$1,090Sale Price|39% Off
H 19 in Dm 12.63 in
Bradley & Hubbard Victorian Style Oil Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Miami, FL
the light on and off. The lamp has been cleaned and hand polished without removing the patina of age
Brass, Iron
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
H 24.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
19th Century French Bronze Porcelain Hurricane Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hurricane oil lamp made of bronze and porcelain. It depicts a cylindrical shaped
Bronze
$12,000
H 41 in Dm 15 in
Monumental Pair of Hurricane Lamps by John Vesey from Brooke Astor's Cove End
By John Vesey
Located in Southampton, NJ
Monumental pair of late 1950s V-27 wought iron and blown glass Hurricane Lamps by John Vesey. In my
Iron, Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 24.5 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Victorian Style Electrified Brass Milk Glass Rochester Hurricane Oil Lamp
By Rochester
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Rochester brass and milk glass electrified hurricane oil lamp. It depicts a spherical
Brass
Hand-Painted Victorian Hurricane Lamp by Success
By Summit Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Beautifully hand-painted floral scene on both top and bottom glass shades.
Brass
Sold
H 19 in W 10 in D 7.25 in
Bradley & Hubbard Kerosine Lamp with Hand Painted Hurricane Glass, Electrified
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
. Original hand painted hurricane glass tulip shade with very elegant floral motifs on both sides. This lamp
Brass, Iron
Victorian Style Electrified White Metal Milk Glass Hurricane Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a white metal and milk glass electrified hurricane oil lamp. It depicts a round milk glass
Metal
HURRICANE OPALINE GAS LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted hurricane Opaline lamp
Crystal, Brass
Par of 19th Century European hurricane lamps
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lovely pair of Rare Nineteenth Century European hand-painted porcelain hurricane lamps with glass
$5,304
H 34 in W 20 in D 20 in
French Art Nouveau Jugendstil Brass Glass Four-Light Chandelier, 1900-1910
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
One of kind Art Nouveau period brass and cut glass four-light chandelier, France, 1900-1910. Richly elaborate gilt brass with wonderful detailing and green glass panels adorning eac...
Crystal, Brass
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Bronze
Oil Lamp with an Illuminating Globe Shade, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
A rare late 19th century oil lamp with a globe shade and base decorated with a castle set in a rural scene, circa 1885. Northern European for the French market. The countries and ...
Glass
Sold|$15,000
H 20.25 in Dm 16 in
Art Nouveau Austrian Bronze Table Lamp with Loetz Styled Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The lamp base is composed o...
Bronze
1900's Antique Bradley & Hubbard Mission Green Slag and Cast Iron Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Louisville, KY
If you're a Mission period enthusiast or looking for that Arts and Crafts piece that finishes the room off with an interesting vibe, this is your lamp. Designed and crafted by Bradle...
Wrought Iron
$950
H 32 in W 9 in D 9 in
Antique Victorian Parlor Brass Gone With The Wind Hubbard & Bradley Floral Lamp
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Step back in time with this enchanting electrified Victorian lamp, a treasure from the transition of gas to electric lighting. Celebrating the craftsmanship of the esteemed Bradley a...
Onyx, Brass
English Victorian Style Bronze Student Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (1st half 20th Century) bronze adjustable double arm student lamp with oil font supporting green glass shades Not electrified, kerosene or ornamental use only.
Bronze
Pair of Antique Victorian Reeded Column Brass Oil Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of antique Victorian column brass oil lamps made in Belgium. Comes with a glass shade.The designer lamp is made in a classic style, the body-capacity of the lamp is made of be...
Brass
$2,312
H 23.23 in Dm 5.91 in
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
Brass
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
1900 Antique Victorian Oil Lamp, England
Located in Praha, CZ
Victorian oil lamp with milk glass. Fully working, with 2 burner. Base is from iron metal. Middle parts from milk glass. Top parts hand painting on the glass shade.
Metal
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 20.75 in
Oversized Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Reverse Painted Panel Lamp c1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large antique table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers dome form shade housing bent glass panels with reverse painted stylized flowers, over urn form triple socket ba...
Metal
Bradley & Hubbard Brass 8 Panel Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Toledo, OH
This exceptional lamp by Bradley & Hubbard is dated 1908. The heavy brass base has 4 Bryant sockets with acorn pulls. The base is signed on the underside. There are no breaks in the ...
Brass
$9,176 / item
H 66.93 in Dm 29.53 in
Pair of French Victorian Oil Floor Lamps in Ornate Gilt Bronze & Opaline Glass
Located in Coimbra, PT
Magnificent pair of floor lamps in cast and chiseled gilt bronze and patinated brass. Gorgeous base with very pretty bronze features. It is cast in a triangular molded shape with thr...
Brass, Bronze
4 English Gothic Revival Bronze Hanging Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
4 English Gothic Revival-style (19/20th Century) bronze 6 sided hanging lanterns with filigree panels. (PRICED EACH).
Bronze
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in Dm 13 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Brass Banquet Lamp & Leaded Glass Style Shade C'1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts banquet table lamp offers faceted glass shade with stylized leaded glass design over brass balustrade form base, c1910 Measures - 28 1/2" h x 13w x 13d T...
Brass
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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