Vintage Chrome Jeweler's Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A polished chrome jeweler's lamp wth adjustable shade and pivoting base, USA, circa 1940.
Vintage 1940s American Industrial More Lighting
Chrome
Vintage Chrome Jeweler's Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A polished chrome jeweler's lamp wth adjustable shade and pivoting base, USA, circa 1940.
Chrome
Industrial Magni-Ray Magnifying Jeweler's Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magni-ray, midcentury, industrial, magnifying, jeweler's table lamps feature cast metal bases and shades with chrome poles and stems.
Metal, Chrome
Apollo Jewelers Counter Lamp with Quilted Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Peekskill, NY
These lamps were used by jewelers and would replicate a daylight color to correctly check diamonds.
Glass
$1,450
H 15.75 in Dm 5.91 in
Swedish Court Jeweler CG Hallberg, table lamp, silver plate, Swedish Grace 1930s
By Elis Bergh, CG Hallberg, Sylvia Stave
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful example of Swedish grace beauty, a silver plate table lap with subtle elegance. Timeless design by Elis Bergh for court jeweler CG Hallberg, Sweden 1920/30s. Marked: CG Hal...
Silver Plate
Jeweler's Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This industrial jeweler's lamp adjusts in reach and height, and also articulates.
Chrome Jeweler's Lamp with Blue Glass Interior, America, circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Chrome table lamp with blue glass interior, America circa 1950. Chrome plated brass table lamp with interior blue glass reflector. Manufactured by Apollo Electric Co.. Crack on inte...
Chrome
Jewelers Articulated Hooded Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice shop grade jewelers lamp. The hood lifts up and down but can also slide around the diameter of the shade from a central pivot point.
Jewelers Table Lamp
By Lynn Bowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp.
Brass
Jewelers Desk Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
Articulating, weighted iron desk lamp with retractable magnifying lens
Metal
Chrome Jewelers Table Lamp by Apollo
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome jeweler's table lamp by Apollo features an articulating shade is newly wired to accept up to a 150 watt bulb.
Chrome
Hala Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful jeweler's lamp by Hala in mostly original condition the lamp is fully adjustable, on/off switch at the back plate
Metal
Pair of Hala Scissor Wall Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful jeweler's lamps by Hala in mostly original condition the lamps are fully adjustable, on/off switch at the back plate
Metal
Unique White over Blue Art Deco Desk Lamp, Signed Jlrin
Located in Peekskill, NY
Because of the blue glass its possible this was a jewelers counter lamp. They used blue in their lamps to show diamonds.
Glass
Sold
H 11 in Dm 6.5 in
Rare German Silver Incense Burner Lamp, by Wilh. Rauscher, Pope's Court Jeweler
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare German silver incense burner lamp, by Wilh. Rauscher, Pope's Court Jeweler, and Gold/Silversmith, circa 19th century.
Silver
Industrial Jewelers Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jewelers lamp with multiple arm positions and rotating shade.
Brass
Industrial Brass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne, circa 1920s is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap shades to regulate light and pull chains.
Brass
Industrial Bass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne, circa 1920s is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap shades to regulate light and pull chains.
Brass
Industrial Brass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne circa 1920's is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap shades to regulate light and pull chains.
Brass
1911 Jewelers Desk Lamp
By Lyhne Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a classic Lyhne Lamp Company Jewelers counter lamp. It's all nickel plated and newley rewired.
Iron, Steel
Early Jewelers Counter-Top Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy industrial quality brass table lamps. These lamps date to the 1920s. They have a rich feel and an oversized shade. Perfect for showing off watches and diamonds. The f...
Pair of Apollo Jewelers Table Lamps
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy Industrial quality chrome-plated table lamps. These lamps were very modern for the 1920s. They have a surprising Mid-Century Modern look for a lamp over 90 years old....
Early Jewelers Counter-Top Lamp, Pair
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy industrial quality brass table lamps. These lamps date to the 1930s. They have a wood grained metal finish and an oversized shade. Perfect for showing off watches and...
Steel
Ornate Cast Darkened Aluminum Jewelers Counter Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
It has a darkened patina showing brighter highlights. This lamp has the look and feel of a very early jeweler's counter lamp.
Aluminum
Early Jointed Watchmakers Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early industrial jeweler's or watchmaker's dest lamp. Its all business with very clean lines and articulating joints.
Brass
French Art Deco Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
French Art Deco desk lamp produced by SuperChrome, a French workshop specialized in lamps for jewelers workshops, 1930s.
Aluminum
Vintage Jewelers Workbench Table & Desk Lamp with "Lek-Tro-Lens"
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage industrial jewelers work table, workbench with desk light. Features seven drawers, a split level top, two small storage cubby holes, one under the top center, and one under t...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
A pair of Jewelers Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of French jewelers lamps
Metal
Pair Nickel plated Jeweler's Lamps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pair of newly plated jewelers lamps
Nickel
Pair nickel plated jeweler's lamps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful pair newly plated jeweler's lamps
Nickel
Early 20th Century Jeweler's Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Two Wonderful Examples of Lighting and Magnification. Used to Direct Light for Detailed Work and for Magnification with the Addition of light for Examination and Repair. Old Origina...
Brass, Iron
Jeweler's Magnifying Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful brass jeweler's magnifying lamp with doughnut shaped dome.
Brass
Early Jeweler's Magnifying Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic Art Deco jeweler's magnifying lamp. It adjusts up and down.
Wood, Glass
A Handsome Jewelers Desk Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
From the desk of a custom jeweler is this brass plated desk lamp with great joinery and shade.
Brass, Steel
Jewelers Machine Age Table Lamp
By Faries
Located in San Francisco, CA
Machine Age chromed jeweler's table lamp with an uncommon circular base, the bell shaped shade pivots via well crafted stem hardware.
Chrome
Chrome Apollo Sculptural, Jewelers Desk Lamp
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific Vintage Chrome Jewelers Desk Lamp by Apollo Chicago. Comprised of a shiny chrome frame with adjustable shade and extra bright Jewelers Bulb.
Chrome
Jeweler's Lens
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage brass lamp without electrical magnifying lens on canted industrial stand, easily adjustable y-z direction with natural patina.
mercury pendant lamps
Located in Spokane, WA
Rare blue iridescent mercury jeweler's pendant lamps.
Adjustable Brass Jeweler's Lamp
Located in Providence, RI
Adjustable brass Jeweler's lamp or desk lamp, circa 1900s. Lamp has been completely re-wired for safety, as all vintage lighting should be.
Brass
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in D 6 in
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp
By Markel Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp Banker Bankers Rare Canadian 1705 model (C.E.S.A.
Aluminum, Chrome, Enamel, Steel
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
Charlotte Pedestal
By Josh Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Josh Greene. Square oak pedestal.
Oak
1920's Silver Plated Caldwell One Light Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's Caldwell one light sconces with scalloped backplate
Silver Plate, Bronze
$8,000 / set
H 9.45 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
2 Italian Sconces in Murano and Chromed Bronze, Style: Art Deco, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 sconces Style: Art Deco Year: 1920 Wall light in Material: Murano and chromed bronze Chic and Elegant To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring h...
Chrome
$3,900 / set
H 15 in Dm 10 in
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$4,136 / item
H 23.63 in Dm 15.36 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Silk & Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp, originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstätte and archived at the WW-pattern-books with the # S 142 - all in all, just eight lamps were manufactured at the W...
Brass
1930's Swedish Oval Pedestal Table
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's Swedish Deco occasional table with oval top in bookmatched birch veneer and faceted pedestal base with feet, contrasting in Macassar ebony.
Birch
$1,123Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.68 in W 1.19 in D 13.23 in
Swedish grace Art Deco 1930s silver Mirror, in the Vibe of Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
Cute silver painted Swedish grace Art Deco mirror. Showing traces of time and use but with a nice patina. Little hook to hang it to the wall. Perfect to fit in narrow places. Son p...
Mirror, Hardwood
An Angular Armchair, Upholstered in COM
By Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jules Leleu, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A single modern angular club armchair, upholstered in customer supplied fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and sprung seats.
Beech, Oak, Fabric
Axel-Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' cabinet, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovo cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.
Iron
$12,129 / set
H 29.93 in W 37.8 in D 38.59 in
Pair of Round Leaning Club Chairs, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Jules Leleu, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jacques Adnet, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb pair of round, leaning modern club chairs, upholstered in pure Alpaca fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and upholstered in a soft, golden brown, premium 100% alpaca ...
Alpaca, Wood
$5,500Sale Price|50% Off
H 49.22 in W 53.15 in D 18.51 in
1920s - 1930s Swedish Grace Masur Birch Inlay Cabinet Attributed Carl Bergsten
By Carl Bergsten
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the 1920s - 1930s Swedish Grace inlay cabinet attributed Carl Bergsten. It comes with a top veneered in dark stained birch decorated with a well-marked molding in both straig...
Birch, Elm, Plywood
Elaborate Articulated and Ratcheted Wall Bracket Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Peekskill, NY
This articulating and complex wall lamp has an amazing look. The dome over square Holophane shade is original 1930s and one of the more interesting shades the company created. The Br...
Brass
Swedish Grace Art Deco Table, Sweden Late 1920s
Located in Skanninge, SE
Amazing Art Deco table made in Sweden during the so-called Swedish Grace 1920s period. Most likely by Carl Malmsten. Great quality and in a fine vintage condition. Freestanding, ...
Birch, Mahogany, Zebra Wood
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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