Pair of turquoise gourd shaped lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller
Located in Winnetka, IL
These beautiful gourd shaped lamps are hand thrown ceramic lamps with timeless appeal by the well
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
Pair of turquoise gourd shaped lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller
Located in Winnetka, IL
These beautiful gourd shaped lamps are hand thrown ceramic lamps with timeless appeal by the well
Brass
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
Ceramic, Linen
$1,958 / item
Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: Ø 33 x H 38 cm. Materials: ceramic. Different
Ceramic
$1,958 / item
Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: Ø 33 x H 38 cm. Materials: ceramic. Different
Ceramic
$10,185 / item
Bone White Raw Mushroom Floor Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper rests on the
Ceramic
Fern Green Glaze Satin Mushroom Floor Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper
Ceramic
$1,958 / item
Terra-Cotta Raw Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper rests on the
Ceramic
$1,958 / item
Black Raw Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper rests on the
Ceramic
Frederick Cooper Hand Thrown & Relief Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Chicago, IL
Frederick Cooper ceramic hand thrown & glazed bottle shaped ceramic bodied table lamp. Gilt metal
$8,725 / set
Set of 4 Mushroom Lamps by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
without additional hardware. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball
Ceramic
Pair of English Ceramic Drip Table Lamps, Hand Thrown, Glazed Finish
Located in London, GB
Large pair of art studio hand thrown and coiled ceramic stoneware table lamps with brass fittings
Ceramic
$2,587 / item
Bone-White Raw Medium Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper
Ceramic
Fern Green Glaze Satin Medium Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design, the upper
Ceramic
Hand-Thrown Mineral Teal Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Vietnam Artisan Wood-Fired
Located in London, GB
This handcrafted ceramic table lamp is formed by hand and finished in a layered mineral teal glaze
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Set of 2 Stone Blue Glaze Satin Small Mushroom Lamps by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
additional hardware. A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. Using a ball joint design
Ceramic
Lava Red Drip Glaze Hand Thrown Ceramic Body Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Lava red with orange and yellow drip glazed hand thrown ceramic bodied table lamp. Wood base and
Wood
20th-Century Hand-Thrown Anatolian Terracotta Twin-Handled Olive Jar Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
traditionally used for storing and transporting olive oil. Hand-thrown from coarse, iron-rich clay and fired
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
$3,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of American 1960s Hand-thrown Pottery Seafoam-Green Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each baluster-form lamp with everted neck and bulbous body all resting on a brass base; with
Ceramic
$1,150 / item
Scandinavian Handcrafted White Ceramic Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
A bulbous form hand-thrown and hand-brushed white ceramic lamp (two available. Chrome cap and rod
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown ceramic table lamp primarily glazed in a creamy orange with diagonal overlays of
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern hand-thrown ceramic table lamp glazed in orange / green / grey with masterful
Ceramic
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Marcello Fantoni Table Lamp, Ceramic, Studio, 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in South Jordan, UT
Unique lava glaze Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Brown and Green, Earth Tones. Large hand thrown
Ceramic
Gunmetal Glazed Ceramic Lamp, France 1950s
By Georges Jouve
Located in Portland, OR
Intriguing hand-thrown organic modern ceramic lamp with a lustrous gunmetal glaze. Unsigned, but
Brass
Design Technics Golden Yellow Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-thrown ceramic table lamp from the 3300 series, model 3311, with a subtle hare’s fur glaze in
Ceramic
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
Ceramic
Oxide Moro Ceramic Table Lamp in Glazed Earthenware Clay by Gazar Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
character and quiet artistry into any interior with this hand-thrown ceramic table lamp. Shaped slowly on
Clay
City Scape Table Lamp by Bitossi
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand thrown tapered ceramic table lamp with an apartment building and water tower motif.
Ceramic
City Scape Table Lamp by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand thrown tapered ceramic table lamp with an apartment building and water tower motif. Designed
Brass
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 red orange glaze and
Ceramic
Cream Glazed Table Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant hand-thrown Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp designed by Ugo Zaccagnini. This lamp
Brass
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
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. This
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
Ceramic
Early 1970s Per Bovin Hand Thrown Perforated Earthenware Plug-in Wall Lamp
By P. Bovin
Located in Glendale, CA
Early 1970s Per Bovin Hand Thrown Perforated Earthenware Plug-in Wall Lamp Handmade by Danish
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
Ceramic
A Mandarin Orange Glazed Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, 1969
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand-thrown cylinder-form ceramic table lamp having a rich, glossy red-orange glaze and
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
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
Brass
Unavailable|$3,200 / set
Bob Kinzie for Affiliated Craftsmen Hand Thrown Ceramic Lamp
By Bob Kinzie, Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown and glazed ceramic lamp base with swirl texture by Bob Kinzie for Affiliated Craftsmen
Ceramic, Wood, Yarn
Unavailable|$3,200 / set
Joel Edwards Hand-Thrown Ceramic Lamp with Maria Kipp Shade
By Maria Kipp, Joel Edwards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-thrown, glazed and Sgraffito textured lamp base by Joel Edwards with original Maria Kipp wood
Ceramic, Wood, Yarn
Unavailable|$2,600
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Series 3300 Lamp
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Princeton, NJ
Hand-thrown ceramic lamp in a matte burnt sienna glaze with rich, textural detail. Exemplary design
Ceramic
Unavailable|$2,795 / set
Pair of Midcentury Terracotta Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
textural hand thrown ceramic lamps are mounted on white lacquered turned wood bases and wired with brass
Brass
Unavailable|$5,500
Ceramic Mushroom Floor Lamp by Nicholas Pourfard
Located in Chicago, IL
A hand-thrown ceramic lamp that is comprised of two pieces. The upper rests on the base with no
Ceramic
Unavailable|$850
Large Hand Thrown Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Large overglazed hand thrown ceramic table lamp.
Ceramic
Unavailable|$1,800
SAPPHIRE, Hand-thrown, Hand-painted Terracotta Table Lamp
By Daphne Verley Ceramics
Located in Warren, RI
gloss dots. This hand thrown, hand painted terra-cotta lamp is part of a series daphné created focusing
Ceramic
Unavailable|$950
Bob Kinzie Hand Thrown Table Lamp
By Bob Kinzie
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Hand-thrown ceramic table lamp Bob Kinzie for Affiliated Crafstmen, circa 1960s. In good vintage
Ceramic
Mid-Century, French Hand Thrown Pottery Table Lamp, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
French, Mid-Century pottery table lamp featuring a hand thrown ball shaped base in divided sections
Ceramic
Unavailable|$1,995
Mid-Century Coral Glazed Ceramic Jar Form Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
hand thrown sun bleached coral glazed ceramic lamp is mounted on a turned whitewashed wooden base
Brass
Large Brown Ceramic Table Lamp by California Pottery in the style of Bob Kinzie
By Bob Kinzie
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hand-thrown brown ceramic large table lamp on a walnut base table lamp in the style of potter Bob
Ceramic
Hand-Thrown Ceramic Lamp by Ursula Ekeby for Marbro Lighting
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Large hand-thrown ceramic lamp with striation by Ursula Ekeby for Marbro Lighting, American 1950's
Sold|$1,700 / set
Pair of Hand Thrown Ceramic Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of studio hand thrown lamps. The large ceramic portion is 23" high, 9" diameter and
1960s Monumental Tall Large Hand-Thrown Ceramic Lamp, California Designed
By Bob Kinzie
Located in San Diego, CA
no chips or cracks rewired, hand-thrown atributed to Bob Kinzie for Raul Coronel and Stoneware
Stoneware
Danish Hand Thrown Blue Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown ceramic lamp with round base and includes a linen shade.
Ceramic
Table Lamp by Design Technics
By Design Technics, Leah Halpern
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A good and well-scaled hand-thrown ceramic lamp having a rich deep brick-to-black glaze and
Brass
Bob Kinzie Affiliated Craftsman Studio Pottery Lamp
By Bob Kinzie
Located in San Mateo, CA
Hand thrown ceramic lamp by Bob Kinzie for Affiliated Craftsmen of Costa Mesa, California. The base
Brass
Tall Blue Sgraffito Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by Guido Gambone
By Guido Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Early bottle shaped hand thrown ceramic lamp by Guido Gambone with sgraffito pattern in white over
Ceramic
Sold|$2,800
A Pair of Turquoise Lava Glaze Ceramic Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A bold pair of 1960s, hand-thrown ceramic lamps with a thick lava glaze in aqua or turquoise blue
Brass
Sold|$600
Hand Thrown Glazed Ceramic Lamp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Wonderful thrown ceramic lamp with blues and earth tones.
Ceramic
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.
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.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.