Vallauris Pottery Aquarium Lamp Signed Kérina Monaco A Trompe l'oeil aquarium
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
earthenware and signed underneath. Many versions were made of these “kitsch” lamps, all with fish, shellfish
Earthenware
French Mid Century Kitsch Palm Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Mid Century Kitsch Palm Table Lamp This is an exciting one-off piece, the lamp is not a
Tin
Kitsch Brass and Glass Swans Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Kitsch brass and glass table lamp, featuring three art glass swans in pinkish hues.
Brass
Kitsch Azure Blue / Gold Ceramic Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Kitsch Italian ceramic lamp, mimicking an urn with handles and lid, fabricated in the 1960s
Ceramic
$534
H 10.24 in W 13.78 in D 5.12 in
Vintage 1960s French Vallauris Ceramic Red & Gold Glazed Fish Table Lamp
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
, produced in Vallauris, France, most likely during the 1950s or 1960s. These types of "kitsch" lamps were
Ceramic
Large Majestic Table Lamp, All Original
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large, high kitsch, Angular acrylic table lamp by Majestic with original shade and original Lucite
Fabric, Lucite, Wood
Artist Palette with Colored Paintbrush Plaster Table Lamp Base
Located in Ferndale, MI
Neat Kitsch plaster table lamp. Artist palette with multi-color paint brush protruding. Shade not
Plaster
Pair of 1960's Hollywood Regency Art Glass and Gilt Metal Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of outrageously over the top (bordering on kitsch) pair of monumental table lamps created in
Metal
Kitsch 1950s Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Ceramic lamp, circa 1950. Kitsch 1950s ceramic lamp. (Shade for display purposes only
Ceramic
Kitsch Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
Sexy table lamp from the Kitsch era, made of plastic and real fishnet stockings with an animal
Fabric, Velvet, Plastic, Acrylic
Sold
H 15.75 in W 22.05 in L 15.75 in
1950 American Mid-Century Modern Stylised Brass Flower Table Lamp Laurel Lamp Co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Pure 1950s stylish American Kitsch by The Laurel Lamp Company, USA, who were an active tastemaker
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Sold
H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
1960s French Vallauris & Monaco Ceramic Glazed Fish & Underwater Scene Lamp
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
An interesting and kitsch Vallauris ceramic decorative table lamp from the 1950s/1960s of a large
Ceramic, Silk, Plastic
Sold
H 6.7 in W 11.42 in D 5.91 in
1960s French Vallauris Ceramic Shell Lamp with a Seabed Interior Signed Hyeres
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
An interesting and kitsch Vallauris ceramic decorative table lamp from the 1950s/1960s in the shape
Ceramic
Sold
H 29.53 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Vintage Ceramic Hand Painted Glazed Corn on the Cob Table Lamp with New Shade
Located in London, England
An unusual, quirky, and kitsch, vintage ceramic glazed table lamp in the shape of a corn on the cob
Metal
Sold
H 17.5 in W 11 in D 8 in
Vintage Trea Boye Kitsch Lighter Telephone Clock Teal Lamp Venetian Blind Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Rare Mid-Century Modern late 1940s or early 1950s retro kitsch décor vintage lamp with multiple
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Retro Modern Laurel Blue Mushroom Table Lamp Kids Room
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage 1960s kitsch table lamp, fully functional, with clean frosted glass shade. Base diameter is
Aluminum
Pair Vintage Hollywood Regency Platinum & Gold Cut Bohemian Glass Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of outrageously over the top (bordering on kitsch) monumental table lamps created in the early
Metal
A Touch of Kitsch Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Who's scared of a little kitsch? Measures 51 inches tall from the base to top. The double layered
Kitsch 50's Zebra Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
We don't usually succumb to the siren call of pure un-adultered kitsch, but this pair of 50's
Ceramic
Kitsch 1960s Italian Metal Orb Table Lamp
Located in Pewsey, GB
A Fantastically Kitsch 1960s Italian Metal Orb Table Lamp with Realistic Nalla Lilies and leaves
Metal
Art Deco Style Kitsch CA Pottery Dancer Lamp by Reglor
By Reglor Of California
Located in Minneapolis, MN
An Unusual Art Deco Style Kitsch CA Pottery Dancer Lamp by Reglor with Original Lampshade. Shade
Pottery
French Pink Ceramic Lamp, 1960s
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage ceramic table lamp glazed in kitsch pink with white linen shade, French, circa 1960s. The
Ceramic
Midcentury Stag and Sunset Silhouette Wall Lamp
Located in Cape Town, Western Cape
A collectible kitsch vintage bowl shaped wall lamp with a stag motive from the 1950s. This is deep
Art Glass
$2,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 26.38 in W 7.49 in D 5.12 in
1960s Purple Glass Set of Ten Italian Empoli Genie Bottles, Vases and Candy Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative aubergine, amethist, plum coloured purple set of ten different size and colour Italian art glass bottles, vases and apothecary or candy jars. Mention Italian glass...
Blown Glass, Glass
Svante Skogh, Sofa, Wood, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
By Seffle Möbelfabrik, Svante Skogh
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and floral-printed sofa designed by Svante Skogh and produced by Seffle Möbelfabrik, Sweden, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.75"H x 52.5"W x 25.0"D Seat Height (in...
Fabric, Wood
Space Age Ball Chair in White Fiberglass and Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge or ball chair, fiberglass, leather, Italy, 1960s This pop-cultural lounge chair features a concave-shaped seat perched atop a conical base. The base securely supports a hemis...
Leather, Fiberglass
19th Century Italian Parcel Gilt and Rose Glass Liqueur Set Tantalus
Located in Milano, MI
Antique late-19th century Italian exquisite glass liqueur set, consisting of three liqueur bottles, 3 decanters with stoppers, twelve small glasses arranged on two tier. This antique...
Metal
Engens Fabriker, Chaise Longue, Beech, Velvet, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A beech and green velvet chaise longue produced by Engens Fabriker, Örkelljunga, Sweden, c. 1950s. Wear to wood consistent with age and use Overall Dimensions (inches): 37.0"H x 27...
Velvet, Wood, Beech
$618
H 13.39 in W 20.87 in D 0.79 in
1940'S BRAZILIAN INLAID WOOD TRAY WITH REAL MORPHO BUTTERFLY WiNGS
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are excited to present this vintage Brazilian inlaid wood tray with real Morpho butterfly wings. This vintage tray features a geometric pattern made from the wings of the brilli...
Walnut
Rainer Daumiller Set of Six Dining Chairs in Solid Pine
By Rainer Daumiller, Hirtshals Savvaerk
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Savværk, set of six dining chairs, solid pine, Denmark, 1970s Designed by Danish designer Rainer Daumiller, these dining chairs showcase the natural b...
Pine
Swedish Designer, Lounge Chair, Fabric, Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A floral fabric and wood lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Seat Height (inches): 16.5” Arm Height (inches): 22.5" All items ship from High Point, North Carol...
Fabric, Wood
Klaus Grabe Attribution, Chaise Longue, Wood, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By Klaus Grabe
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and beige red fabric webbing chaise longue attributed to Klaus Grabe, USA, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 27.5"H x 29.0"W x 65.0"D Seat Height (inches): 14.0" Arm H...
Fabric, Wood
$34,500
H 37.01 in W 22.84 in D 56.7 in
Arne Vodder for Bovirke Chaise Longue in Patinated Cognac Leather
By Bovirke, Arne Vodder
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Vodder for Bovirke, chaise longue, leather, beech, Denmark, 1950s. Chaise longue designed by Arne Vodder for Bovirke in the 1950s. This chaise longue has an open frame in blond...
Leather, Beech
A pair of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...
Alabaster, Bronze
Italian Designer, Lounge Chair, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and floral-printed fabric lounge chair designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 32.375"H x 38.25"W x 28.75"D Seat Height (inches): 15.0" Arm H...
Fabric, Wood
$22,000 / set
H 36.03 in W 28.94 in D 34.85 in
Guglielmo Pecorini Angular Lounge Chairs in Oak and Leather
By Guglielmo Pecorini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guglielmo Pecorini, high back lounge chairs, ash wood, leather, brass, Italy, 1950s Wonderfully sculpted oak chairs featuring rich brown-reddish leather upholstery. Designed by Ital...
Brass
Austrian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Resin, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and beige resin table lamp designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s. The brass neck presents with light oxidation. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 13....
Brass
Italian Designer, Vase, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange-colored Murano-glass vase likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.0"Height x 6.0" Diameter All items ship from High Point, North C...
Glass
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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