$600Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Pottery Table Lamp by Palshus for Le Klint of Denmark
By Palshus
Located in Søborg, DK
Together they created simple, undecorated pottery, successfully producing hand-thrown vases, bowls, ashtrays, lamp bases, teapots and jugs in series that were distinguished by their...
Pottery
Design Technics Incised Terracotta Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand thrown ceramic table lamp with a deeply incised crosshatch pattern designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics.
Ceramic
$792Sale Price|20% Off
Gunnar Nylund "Flambé" Art Deco Stoneware Table Lamp. Rörstrand, 1950s.
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Bromma, SE
Swedish Modern Hand Thrown Stoneware Table Lamp "Flambé" by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand.
Brass
French Accolay Ceramic Table Lamp with Resin Inlay and Perforated Body
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Twin loop handles and hand-thrown contours reinforce the lamp’s artisanal character and distinctly French studio ceramic aesthetic.
Ceramic, Resin
Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Brutalist Table Lamp by Sejer, Denmark, 1960s
By Sejer Keramik
Located in Odense, DK
A striking example of mid-century Scandinavian craftsmanship, this 1960s hand-thrown stoneware table lamp by Sejer Denmark features a rich interplay of texture, glaze, and sculptural...
Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Double Stacked Two-Toned Stoneware Pottery Lamp by Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage hand thrown ceramic pottery lamp by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios.
Ceramic, Walnut
Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1969
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown cylinder-form ceramic table lamp having a rich, glossy red-orange glaze and encircling deeply textured sgraffito decoration.
Ceramic
Large Italian Mustard Ceramic Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large stunning mustard ceramic lamps with rows of etched patterning manufactured by Aldo Londi for Bitossi hand thrown barrel form lamp decorated with an impressed key pattern and Bi...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Stone Blue Glaze Satin Small Mushroom Lamps by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed with the intention of creating a light that is multi-directional within it’s own form and functions without additional hardware. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised...
Ceramic
$1,032Sale Price|20% Off
Rolf Palm Art Deco Stoneware Table Lamp in green & brown, 1960s.
Located in Bromma, SE
Rolf Palm Elegant, Classic Hand Thrown Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp with amazing matte glaze in green and brown.
Stoneware
Oxide Moro Ceramic Table Lamp in Glazed Earthenware Clay by Gazar Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Please contact us. Handcrafted ceramic lamp made using traditional pottery techniques. Each Ceramic lamp is wheel-thrown, hand-glazed, and created as a unique sculptural piece.
Clay
Early 1970s Per Bovin Hand Thrown Perforated Earthenware Plug-in Wall Lamp
By P. Bovin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 1970s Per Bovin Hand Thrown Perforated Earthenware Plug-in Wall Lamp Handmade by Danish ceramic artist Per Bovin on the island of Bornholm in the 1960s.
Ceramic
A Mandarin Orange Glazed Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1969
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown cylinder-form ceramic table lamp having a rich, glossy orange glaze and encircling deeply textured sgraffito decoration.
Ceramic
Yellow Ceramic Lamp with Decorative Elements by Robert Maxwell and New Shade
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gorgeous hand thrown ceramic lamp with a yellow glaze in from of a vase with tapering neck and flared rim.
Ceramic, Linen
Danish Modern Green Blue Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp, Palshus, Denmark, 1960s
By Palshus, Per Linnemann-Schmidt
Located in Odense, DK
Together they created simple, undecorated pottery, successfully producing hand-thrown vases, bowls, ashtrays, lamp bases, teapots and jugs in series that were distinguished by their...
Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Table Lamp by Palshus & Le Klint, Denmark, 1950s
By Le Klint, Palshus
Located in Odense, DK
Together they created simple, undecorated pottery, successfully producing hand-thrown vases, bowls, ashtrays, lamp bases, teapots and jugs in series that were distinguished by their...
Stoneware
Large Dark Green Blue Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp by Palshus, Denmark, 1960s
By Per Linnemann-Schmidt, Palshus
Located in Odense, DK
Together they created simple, undecorated pottery, successfully producing hand-thrown vases, bowls, ashtrays, lamp bases, teapots and jugs in series that were distinguished by their...
Stoneware
$2,011Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Table Lamps by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, Denmark
By Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck
Located in Karis, Nyland
Model no. 6399. Each lamp is hand-thrown and glazed in earthy brown and ochre tones, featuring a subtle relief pattern that gives depth and character to the surface.
Metal
A Mandarin Orange Glazed Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1969
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown cylinder-form ceramic table lamp having a rich, glossy red-orange glaze and encircling deeply textured sgraffito decoration designed in 1969 by Lee Rosen for the 3300 s...
Ceramic
Hand-Thrown Wall Lamp In the Shape #Of A Flower Bucket, Italy 1980s
By Ceramiche Zaccacnini
Located in Hannover, DE
These wall lights are truly one-of-a-kind. They're made with the utmost care and skill, making them a cut above the rest. The design is so appealing, and the basket of flowers create...
Brass
Set of Hand-Thrown and Hand Painted Ceramics by Syco, Sweden, 1950s
By Syco Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of ceramic vase, bowl and lamp. All hand-thrown and hand painted at Syco, Strömstad Sweden, 1950s.
Ceramic
Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand thrown ceramic pendant lamp with a brown and green glaze and four staggered rows of pierced openings.
Ceramic
Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand thrown ceramic pendant lamp with a brown and green glaze and four staggered rows of pierced openings.
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.