$5,800 / set
Pair of Large Bamboo Pattern Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large circa 1940's French brass table lamps with hammered bamboo pattern on body, original patina and wooden bases.
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The contrast between the black hose with a rib structure and the smooth metal surface of the luminaire body is striking. The lamp has a classic bayonet version. The draft is predesti...
Metal
Organic 'Etna' Table Lamp, Bronze Plaster, Handmade by Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand formed. Each piece has been skillfully finished in plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark.
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Special pair of lamps in hand-hammered brass sheet and opaline glass.
Brass
Organic Modern Etna Table Lamp by Benediko, Antique Gold
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand formed. Each piece has been hand-shaped with plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark and finished in Antique Go...
Metal
Genet & Michon Large Nickel and Glass Ball Table Lamp circa 1930
By Genet & Michon
Located in CA, CA
A Large modernist nickel and hammered glass table lamp by Genet & Michon, circa 1930.
Nickel
A large pair of wrought iron candelabra table lamps with copper shades
Located in London, GB
An impressive pair of twisted iron five lamps candelabras with hammered copper shades . Made in France C1940s-1950s
Copper, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Frederick Cooper style Brass rope and tassel lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Charleston, SC
Frederick Cooper Large Hammered Brass / Bronze Table lamps. Large hammered brass body 10 1/2" diameter, beautifully grained 7" walnut base, applied metal twisted core tassels.
Brass
MidCentury Italian Periscopio Clamp Table Lamp by Danilo & Corrado Aroldi, 1960s
By Danilo & Corrado Arnoldi
Located in Hamburg, DE
The draft is predestined for the use of a half -mirrored hammer pot lamp. Additional information: Materials: Metal, Plastic Color: Black Brand: Stilnovo Styles: Mid-Century Modern C...
Metal
Set/2 Organic Modern Etna Table Lamp by Benediko, Gold Leaf, White Lampshade
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand formed. Each piece has been hand-shaped with plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark and finished in Antique Go...
Metal
Set/2 Modern Organic Etna Table Lamp by Benediko, Bronze Plaster, White Shade
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand-formed. Each piece has been skillfully finished in plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark and is a unique orga...
Metal
Organic 'Etna' Table Lamp in Antique Gold with Lampshade by Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand formed. Each piece has been hand-shaped with plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark and finished in Antique Go...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp 1950s Austria Multicolored Glass Stones
Located in Vienna, AT
While the outstanding table lamp shows beautifully hammered brass shade with various multicolored glass stones, the downer part features rectangular stepped brass base with a brass s...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Periscopio Clamp Table Lamp for Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hamburg, DE
The draft is predestined for the use of a half -mirrored hammer pot lamp. This piece has an attribution mark, European Plug (up to 250V).
Metal
$2,963Sale Price|24% Off
Signed Maison Charles Bronze & Black Marble Eagle Table Lamp Neoclassical France
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Maison Charles table lamp stunning handmade hammered bronze eagle like a Trophy mounted on a Black Marble Pedestal.
Belgian Black Marble, Metal, Bronze
$3,442Sale Price / item|20% Off
Modern Organic Etna Table Lamp by Benediko, Bronze Plaster, Silk Ecru Lampshade
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The Etna tree branch table lamp is individually hammered and hand-formed. Each piece has been skillfully finished in plaster to resemble the texture of tree bark and is a unique orga...
Metal
Pair of Large Lamps in Cast Aluminium and Gilt Bronze, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large lamps in hammered silvered cast aluminium and gilt bronze.
Aluminum, Bronze
Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Leaf Desk Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant desk lamp or table lamp shows a hammered brass rhubarb leaf with a rolled base.
Brass
Large Danish Modern Table Lamps in Brass by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, 1960s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Odense, DK
He is known among vintage collectors, not least internationally, where the original lamps fetch high hammer blows at auctions. Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen drew sketches of everything.
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Night Lights Cascade Model in the Style of Sabino
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art deco night lights circa 1930. Pressed molded glass tulip representing a waterfall. Hammered wrought iron frame. Electrified, E27 sockets. In perfect condition. In the sty...
Wrought Iron
Original 1970s Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda two leaf rhubarb table light
By Bottega Gadda, Tommaso Barbi
Located in London, GB
Original 1970s Tommaso Barbi 'Rhubarb' two leaf table light. Wonderful dark bronze patina
Brass
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.