$1,500 / set
H 32.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage White Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps with White Floral Decoration
Located in Morristown, NJ
Dimensions: Wooden base 3.5" H x 8.5" W Jar only 16" H x 9" W Total lamp height to top of finial 32.5" H. Condition: Good, metal lamp mounts, harps, and finials with finish ...
Brass
$760
H 22 in W 12 in D 3 in
Mid-Century Royal Haeger Shell-Form Lamp, Sculptural Coastal Decor, Vintage-Tags
By Royal Haeger
Located in Lomita, CA
Standing roughly 26.5″ tall (base to harp), the lamp remains in pristine, never-used condition and is in perfect working order — the original maker’s tag remains intact.
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s White Plaster Table Lamps in the Style of Dorothy Draper
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
Harps and shades are not included.
Plaster
$1,550
H 65 in W 17 in D 15 in
Vintage Verdigris Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Scrolled Base and Tapered Lines
Located in Yonkers, NY
Topped with a brass socket and harp, the lamp retains its vintage wiring and is ready for professional assessment prior to use.
Wrought Iron
$2,200 / set
H 22.25 in Dm 12.5 in
Pair Chinoiserie White Glazed Ceramic Elephant Table Lamps Asian Animal Motives
Located in Miami, FL
UL Listed, each Lamp takes a regular or LED Light bulb. No Harp, Finial, Shade.
Aluminum
$2,495 / set
H 28.75 in Dm 7 in
Pair of BarovierAttributed Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Table Lamps
By Barovier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The posted dimensions of the lamps include the harps and finials and the height of the lamps to the top of the fixtures measure twenty two inches.
Metal
Black Leather Faux Leather Table Lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Rochester, NY
or faux leather ? table lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet. Original shade is signed Tanner Kenzie at center of brass spider where it connects to the harp.
Leather, Wood, Faux Leather
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Massive Empire Lucite Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy and massive Lucite table lamp with harp and finial made in America, circa 1970.
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century M207 Ceramic Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Oxnard, CA
The walnut elements add a warm contrast to the matte white glaze. The lamp, with harp/finial measure a whopping 48" tall.
Ceramic, Walnut
Stacked Lucite / Acrylic Lamp w/ built in table attrib. to Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Lucite circular disks, various sizes.. Great design.. needs harp and lamp shade.
Glass, Lucite
$1,690 / set
H 31 in Dm 5.5 in
Pair of Modern Chevron Pattern Black & White Tessellated Stone & Lucite Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of modern chevron pattern black & white tessellated stone & lucite lamps. Complete with harps and matching finials Each one undulating column, inlaid with a black and white...
Stone
Signed Marlee Tall Mid-Century Modern Clear Lucite & Chrome Floor Lamp
By Marlee
Located in Miami, FL
Minimalist transparent Mid-Century Modern lucite floor lamp with harp, Finial Perfect working condition and takes 1 regular or LED bulb, max. 100 watts.
Chrome
$5,000
H 24 in Dm 16.25 in
Mid-Century Crackle Glaze Lamp, Original Fittings & Shade, Japan, circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
The harp is original to the lamp and is fixed - original shade (probably recovered with the present paper backed faux linen).
Porcelain, Linen, Hardwood
$950
H 30.25 in W 8 in D 6 in
Vintage German Carl Thieme Dresden Porcelain Amphora Vasiform Urn Table Lamp
By Dresden Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain, Carl Thieme
Located in Forney, TX
A elegant antique German Dresden porcelain amphora-shaped vasiform urn, Carl Thieme, Potschappel, richly decorated with stunning hand painted floral roses and laurel garlands against...
Brass
Vintage Brass Table Lamp in Hollywood Regency Style, Hand-Crafted, USA
By Stiffel
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Traditional solid brass Stifel style lamp with harp and finial (shade is optional). The shade is grey color in Dupioni silk.
Brass
$1,500 / set
H 17.25 in Dm 15 in
Vintage Pair of Beige Textured Lacquered Ceramic Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
UL Listed, each Lamp takes a regular or LED Light bulb. No Harp, Finial, Shade.
Aluminum, Nickel
$2,900 / set
H 54 in W 10 in D 10 in
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
$2,800 / set
H 21 in W 8 in D 8 in
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
$365Sale Price|59% Off
H 32 in W 12 in D 11 in
American Studio Mechanical Wood Specimen Table Lamp, Mid-Late 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
American Studio mechanical wood specimen table lamp, Mid-Late 20th Century Offered for sale is an American Studio mechanical wood specimen table lamp with chunky sections of varie...
Metal
$889Sale Price|44% Off
H 33 in W 5 in D 5 in
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
H 34 in Dm 7 in
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
$850
H 30 in W 10 in D 10 in
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
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
$750
H 24 in W 16 in D 5.5 in
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
$1,295
H 13.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
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
$1,190
H 15.95 in Dm 14.97 in
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
$1,600 / set
H 20 in Dm 12 in
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
$5,129
H 64 in W 12 in D 9 in
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
$1,900
H 31.5 in Dm 15 in
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
$3,200 / set
H 29.5 in W 9 in D 6.5 in
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
$2,050 / set
H 16.5 in Dm 10 in
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
$6,900
H 30.25 in Dm 17 in
Gordon and Jane Martz 170 Lamp Pair for Marshall Studios Maroon Tan Sgraffito
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Original wiring with new shade and harps. These table lamps would work well between organic sofas by Vladimir Kagan, or among works from other designers such as Robsjohn Gibbings, T...
Ceramic, Walnut
$1,900 / set
H 23.25 in Dm 7.5 in
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
$3,544Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in Dm 18.9 in
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
$3,770 / set
H 36.25 in Dm 15.5 in
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
$14,850Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 36.75 in Dm 8.75 in
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
$18,800 / set
H 15.5 in W 4 in D 5.25 in
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
H 6.5 in Dm 4 in
"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
Harper Wall Sconce
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Brass
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
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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