Pair of French Modern Neoclassic Iron "Z" Table Lamps in Style of Jacques Quinet
Located in New York, NY
An elegant pair of French Midcentury style table lamps in the form of the letter Z. These refined bronzed wrought iron pieces reflect modern and neoclassical tastes. The lamp base al...
Wrought Iron
Silvered Bronze Arts & Crafts Table Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome hand-hammered and cast bronze table lamp features foliate motifs, and a pierced floral base.
Marble, Bronze
$4,800 / set
Pair of Midcentury Italian Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1960s Italian hammered brass table lamps in a fluted/scalloped shape.
Metal
$5,800 / set
Pair of Copper Arts & Crafts Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940s large American Arts & Crafts hammered copper table lamps with bronze handles detail and original patina.
$14,000 / set
Pair of Large Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Italian hammered bronze table lamps with original finish, the body having grapes and foliage motif and with scrolling oversized handles.
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Mid-century Red & Gold Tole / Tin Table Lamps circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A timeless and decorative Pair of French Midcentury hand painted tole (tin) lamps in a wonderful shade of dark red with gold leaf decoration near the border of the shades and on the ...
Tin
$5,200 / set
Pair of Brass and Copper Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of tall 1940s Italian hammered brass and copper table lamps with original patina.
The Arc Lamp made of 3 Cast Bronze pieces mounted on a Brass plinth in Gold
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs this stunning pair of table lamps are 100% handmade from scratch in Brass and Bronze and made in over nine individual sections befo...
Brass, Bronze
Green Industrial Bakelite Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
By Elektroinstala
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Green hammer paint industrial table lamp made by Elektroinstala Decín in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Iron
$6,000 / set
Pair of Rock Crystal Table Lamps
By Sylvain Subervie
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of hand hammered iron and rock crystal lamps by artist Sylvain Subervie.
Crystal, Wrought Iron
The Arc Lamp made of 3 Cast Bronze pieces mounted on a Brass plinth in Nickel
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs this stunning pair of table lamps are 100% handmade from scratch in Brass and Bronze and made in over nine individual sections befo...
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Moorish brass Damascus table lamp with Arabic decorations
Located in Antwerp, BE
Moorish Damascus brass table lamp with hammered brass with fine Islamic designs on stand and hand-cut filigree Persian style shade.
Brass
Lamp By Edgar Brandt In Art Deco Wrought Iron
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Charmes, FR
Edgar BRANDT (1880 - 1960) Table lamp in hammered wrought iron with anthracite and gold patinas.
Iron
$2,200 / set
Over Size Gold Toned Metal Base Jar Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large brass or gold colored metal jar lamp bases from India. The jar shaped lamp has textured hammered surface with ribbed trimmed details encircling the body.
Metal
Organic 'Etna' Tree Branch Table Lamp in White Plaster
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
$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
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 '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
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
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
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
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
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
$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
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
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
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
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 Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda
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.