1970's Paul Hamburger Design for Knoll Lucite Floor Reading Lamp, Pair
By Peter Hamburger
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large gleaming chrome steel disc base supporting a 1 inch thick Lucite rod with "invisible" power cord. topped with a single E26 socket with attached harp. One lamp had the set screw...
Steel, Chrome
$889Sale Price|44% Off
Vintage Signed Ivory White Porcelain and Gilt Hand Painted Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
It measures 33 inches tall from base to finial and 5 inches by 5 inches wide. The lamp's harp is old and unattractive with deep oxidation, and it will be replaced before delivery unl...
Porcelain
$4,410Sale Price / set|23% Off
Pair Amethyst Purple Murano Vintage Glass Italian Table Lamps Lucite Chrome
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These have been professionally rewired with new cords, chrome sockets and chrome harps. Shades not included. Measures: Lamp is 34 tall to top of Lucite finial, 26 tall to socket.
Chrome
Pair 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Tables Lamps in the Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique bronze lamps in the French Louis XV style, 36.5 by 8 by 8 inches including the lamp harps , with cassolette urn-shaped form draped with lion pelts and grapevine handl...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Crackle Glaze and Hand Painted Table Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern crackle glaze and hand painted table lamp, circa 1950s Classic midcentury lamp No shade Wired and ready to illuminate The lamp has a harp with no finia...
Ceramic
$788Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Eglomese French Art Glass & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Eglomese French Art Glass & Gilt Bronze table lamp. Includes harp and finial. Additional information: Materials: Art glass, bronze Color: Bronze Period: Early 20th cent...
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Iconic Sculptural Textured White Plaster Table Lamp on Lucite
By Sirmos
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern table lamp with Harp & Finial. Plaster undertone with textured finish in a slim oval body & a chrome neck.
Chrome
1930s Solid Brass Glass Cut and Lead Crystal Arrow Pendulums Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Comes with original harp and solid brass finial. Lamp is 6 inches wide at the base and stands 28.5 inches tall to top of the finial.
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Patinated Plaster Neoclassical Figural Table Lamps by Sculptureline N.Y.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Note: Size of lamps with & without harp. Modelled as a Roman figures of Mars and Minerva Mars depicted standing in contrapposto and holding a shield in his right hand and a sword...
Plaster
Oversized Mid-Century Modern 1960s Fat Lava Lamp Base in Turquoise Ceramic
Located in COLMAR, FR
Most likely, the base was made in West Germany, Austria or Scandinavia during the 1960s. The lamp base is sold on its own: without lamp shade, electrical wiring or lightbulb so...
Pottery
1970's Indian Carved Teak Wood Elephant Sculpture Lamp w/ Haitian Cotton Shade
Located in New York, NY
Lamp height including harp and lampshade 31.5" tall.
Teak, Wood, Cotton
1970’s Woven Wicker Geometric Table Lamps With Ro Sham Beaux Shades - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
Lamps with shades, harps and finials measure :27.5” tall x 14.5” diameter
Metal
Rare & Stunning Mid Century Modern Lucite and Brass Pedestal Floor Lamp Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and completely original set creating a Hollywood Regency floor lamp. This exceptionally beautiful and what we believe to be a very rare set of a midcentury pedestal with a ma...
Brass, Bronze
Pair Signed Chapman Bronze or Brass Urn Form Lamps with Original Finials
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large and very decorative pair of Chapman urn form lamps. Lamps are either brass or bronze. Lamps retain original harps and finials.
Brass
Pair of Italian Carved Travertine and Marble Inlaid Vintage Table Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
The height given is to the top of the form and does not include the lamp rod or harp. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the c...
Marble, Travertine
Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jar Lamps with Bronze Mounts and Gilt by Speer
By Speer
Located in Doylestown, PA
The shapely bronze bases are slightly different from one another lending uniqueness to the pair. The lamps have original harps, large ball finials and rectangular, bell-shaped shades.
Bronze
Set, Van Teal Green & Pink Lucite Table Lamps Gold Shades Mid-Century Modern 70
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Van Teal Mid-Century Modern clear, pink and green Lucite Table Lamps. Come with Harps and Gold Shades. US wired, UL Listed and in working condition takes 1 regular Light Bul...
Brass
$3,597Sale Price|20% Off
Floor lamp in gilded carved wood and pearly glass lampshade, Art Deco, 1920's
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Total dimensions: height 150 cm diameter 48 cm Height of floor lamp + harp: 144 cm Dimensions of the lampshade: height 22 cm, diameter 48 cm
Metal
$14,850Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair French 19th Century Napoleon III Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Urn Table Lamps
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The ovoid campana-shaped noire enameled urns, surmounted twin handles and gilt-bronze mounts of dancing maidens allegorical to the Empire reign, both raised on a square plinth surmou...
Bronze
Pair of E. F. Caldwell & Co. Dore Bronze Mtd. Carved Rose Quartz & Enamel Lamps
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
The total Height including Harp and Shades would be 15.5" plus 10" harp, total with lamp fitting would be 24-26" adjustable).
Bronze
$760Sale Price|20% Off
"Female Figure in Profile, " Rare Art Deco Boudoir Lamp by Lenox in Gray & White
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
(With the harp included, the lamp is 15 inches high).
Porcelain
$3,125
Harper Wall Sconce
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Brass
$6,250 / set
Set of Harper Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Brass
Brass and Opaque Glass Ceiling Lamp, Europe ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Normally, a lamp harp is but a common component of a lamp to which the shade is attached.
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.