Marbro White, Beige Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century porcelain lamps in an ivory white glaze embellished with white chrysanthemum pattern
Brass
$1,200
H 42 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Marbro Chinese Porcelain Floral Chrysanthemum 2 Light Mantel Vase Urn Lamp 42"
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Chinese chinoiserie two light table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. White porcelain body
Porcelain, Fabric, Hardwood
$1,746Sale Price / item|55% Off
H 22 in W 9 in D 9 in
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century. Hand painted
Porcelain
$2,020 / item
H 21 in Dm 10 in
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese Deco Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, Hollywood Regency, Early 20th Century. Hand painted
Porcelain
All Original Marbro Japanese Chrysanthemum Bronze Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Papaikou, HI
, as well as an on/off line switch. Marbro Label affixed to the socket. Like so many Marbro lamps
Bronze, Metal
Marbro Blue Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Pair of porcelain lamps with the Classic blue chrysanthemum pattern on satin brass bases by Marbro.
Brass
Marbro Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hamburg, PA
An Asian-style Marbro porcelain lamp with chrysanthemum design. The table lamp has a decorative
Brass
Marbro Green and White Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of porcelain lamps depicting white and green chrysanthemums with gilt accents and
Gold
Marbro Hand Painted Blue & White Chrysanthemum Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Marbro Lamp Company blue and white porcelain vase-form table lamp. Hand painted blue and white
Brass
Pair of Blue Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps by Marbro
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of hand painted chrysnthemum porcelain lamps on 22kt gilt bronze bases and gold
Ormolu
Marbro Cinnabar Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of ginger jar shaped cinnabar chrysanthemum patterned porcelain lamps with gilt
Porcelain, Wood
Marbro Hand-Painted Blue and White Chrysanthemum Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Marbro Lamp Company blue and white porcelain vase-form table lamp. Hand-painted blue and white
Brass, Metal
Spectacular Large Pair Marbro Blue and White Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular large pair of blue and white chrysanthemum porcelain lamps by Marbro. These lamps are
Porcelain, Wood
Blue and Gold Chrysanthemum Lamp, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful blue and white chrysanthemum lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, 1960s. Marbro lamp company is
Porcelain
Blue Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamp by Marbro
Located in St. Louis, MO
Exceptional hand painted chrysanthemum porcelain lamp on 22kt gilt bronze bases and gold accents.
Ormolu, Metal
Marbro Blue Chrysanthemum Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Hand-painted Marbro Lamp company porcelain lamp. Very delicate chrysanthemum decoration in various
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Chrysanthemum Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Antonio, TX
Exquisite and delicately painted pair of Chinese vases as lamps with chrysanthemum floral
Porcelain, Silk, Wood
Carved Giltwood Chippendale Chinoiserie Mirror
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality gilt and carved wood Chinese Chippendale beveled mirror. Chinoiserie style giltwood frame with central Ho Ho bird at top.
Mirror, Wood
French Art Deco Milk Glass Large Flush Mount, Bronze Mounted, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large Art Deco leaded glass ceiling lamp with bronze mounts, France 1950s. Beautiful large conical milky white glass shade reflecting a pleasant, atmospheric light. In very good co...
Bronze, Lead
$3,637 / set
H 25.6 in Dm 7.88 in
Toso Murano Mid-Century Modern Green Two Murano Glass Table Lamps Italian, 1987
By Toso Vetri D'arte
Located in Murano, Venezia
The lamp in front of you is very simple but very classy. Designed in 1987 by Toso murano, it is simply formed by a drop of glass that elongates the lamp. It is an elegant object,...
Gold Leaf
Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Red & Gold Abstract Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From Rug & Kilim’s Homage collection, an 8x10 distressed style abstract rug reflecting on rippling curvatures with delicious red-brown & lush orange-gold tones. The drawing expresses...
Wool
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.75 in Dm 7 in
Murano White Copper Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Footed Flower Vase
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown swirling white and aventurine flecks Italian art glass footed flower vase. Atrtibuted to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M.) company, and in the styl...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare elegant Japanese vase cast of metal, possibly brass, featuring a baluster shaped body and a wide short neck. The surface is decorated with a delicate image of a thistle flowe...
Metal
$17,084Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 69.3 in W 137.8 in D 90.56 in
21st Century Ej Ee Bed Upholstered Velvet Headboard Made in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
The Postmodernism movement is notoriously difficult to define. So the best way to characterize this elusive art movement is that it’s a reaction against the utopian ideals of moderni...
Cotton, Wood
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
$11,853 / set
H 28.75 in W 29.14 in D 29.53 in
Pair Of Carl-Johan Boman Armchairs Upholstered in White Fabric, Boman Oy 1950s
By Carl-Johan Boman, Boman OY
Located in Helsinki, FI
A pair of elegant armchairs designed by Carl-Johan Boman and manufactured by Boman Oy in Finland in the 1950s. Apart from the reupholstery the chair bodies are in original and good c...
Metal
$3,800
H 34.375 in W 40.625 in D 2 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Musical Trophy Boiserie Panel in Carved Oak Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved during the reign of Louis XVI, this linden wood and oak plaque was originally a boiserie panel that would have adorned the wall of a French manor in the late 1700s. The r...
Wood, Oak
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.88 in Dm 4 in
Seguso 1950s Gold Flecks Murano Italian Art Glass Perfume Powder Box Vanity Jar
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown white, gold flecks and green spots Italian art glass powder box / jar. Published and documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950...
Gold Leaf
René Lalique-1924 - “Ceylan” Opalescent vase.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
René Lalique - Ceylon Vase Ceylan” vase, also called ‘Aux huit perruches’, in opalescent pressed molded glass. Signed “R.Lalique”. Created in 1924. H: 24 cm Ceylan” vase. Pressed-mo...
Glass
Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
A lovely 20th century pair of brass Chinese Cloisonné vases sites on gilded wooden bases. Decorated with a striking blue enamel ground with red, yellow and pink chrysanthemum flowers...
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Early Meiji Namikawa School Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese early Meiji period cloisonne vase, attributed to the renowned artist Namikawa Yasuyuki. Adorned with intricate floral motifs, delicate butterflies, and exquisite ...
Enamel
NeoClassic Bistro Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
NeoClassic Bistro table, a piece that seamlessly blends timeless design with modern functionality. Handcrafted from solid reclaimed pine, this table showcases the beauty of natural m...
Wood
Old Chinese Cloisonné Jardinière With Floral and Wildlife Motif
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exquisitely detailed Chinese cloisonné jardinière with deer, cranes and floral decoration with gilt rims and Lion motif handles. 8.5 inches high, 14.5 inches wide, 11.5 inches deep..
Metal, Enamel
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.
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.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.