Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Table lamp
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Table lamp
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Geometric table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Geometric Table Lamp Dichroic glass (blue to red) geometric shade with a rarer “Library” in my opinion Art Deco looking patinated bronze base. Table Lamp Ci...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Bronze Grapevine Glass Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a rare infused molded glass and bronze Tiffany Studios Grapevine green glass shade in perfect condition.
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Turtle Back Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios jeweled turtleback desk lamp, Circa 1900 A Tiffany Studios bronze table lamp base decorated with jeweled green favrile swirl glass balls supporting the turtleback sha...
Bronze
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H 24.5 in Dm 22.5 in
Tiffany Style Seven Light Lily Lamp Favrille Glass Base Signed Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful glass shades and in the base also. Hand crafted in bronze this seven light Lily lamp will undoubtedly enhance your room. Stamped Tiffany Studios New York. In excell...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Bronze Abalone Pattern Linenfold Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Tiffany Studios gilt bronze and inlaid abalone "Abalone Linenfold" desk lamp a top a gilt bronze base, with inlaid mother of pearl or abalone shell in the base and on the top of th...
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Stylized Floral Slag, Stained and Jewel Glass Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp in the manner of Tiffany Studios offers leaded slag and stained glass shade having stylized floral design with molded glass jewels surmounting fol...
Metal, Lead
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H 52 in W 20 in D 15.5 in
Tiffany Studios 5 Legged, Counter Balance Floor Lamp w/ Period Slag Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios, Kokomo Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This 5 legged, counter balance signed Tiffany Studios floor lamp has the etched gilt finish with all the original parts. The shade is not Tiffany, but a really fine and appropriate ...
Bronze
1926 Rene Lalique Vase Danaides Smoked Topaz Glass with White Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Danaïdes" made in smoked topaz glass with white patina by Rene Lalique in 1926. Molded signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Beautiful et very rare color. height : 18,5 cm...
Glass, Art Glass
1927 René Lalique Vase Rampillon Glass with Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Rampillon" made in clear and glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1927. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Height: 12.7 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue ...
Blown Glass
$100,000
H 35 in W 74.5 in D 19 in
French Art Deco Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Butterfly Buffet by Jules Leleu
By Jules Leleu
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning French Art Deco credenza is designed by famous artisan Jules Leleu. It is comprised of mother-of-pearl inlay forming a butterfly motif with gold hardware, which accents the ...
$3,010
H 10.24 in W 15.75 in D 11.03 in
Exquisite openly carved 19th century Swiss Black Forest jewelry box walnut bird
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A true work of art, this stunning 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is fully hand-carved and a remarkable example of craftsmanship. Nearly 150 years old, the woo...
Walnut
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass Blue Stained Formose Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique opalescent glass Formose vase. Blue stained details. This pattern features exotic fish. The name Formose refers to the old European name for Taiwan. Engraved makers mark...
Glass
1927 Rene Lalique Box Primeveres Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Primeveres" made in glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1927. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Great opalescence. height: 12 cm diameter: 16 cm Félix ...
Blown Glass
"Champs Élysées" Chandelier by René Lalique, France, 1960s
By René Lalique
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A "Champs Élysées" frosted glass chandelier of Sycamore leaf design and a gilt solid bronze frame, France, 1960s. All glasses signed "Lalique France". In an excellent original cond...
Brass
$9,600
H 17 in W 9.3 in D 8 in
20th Century Tiffany Studios Desk Lamp , Gilt Brass Bell-Shaped Shade, Model 424
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A rare and finely executed early 20th century desk lamp produced by Tiffany Studios in the United States, circa 1910. This lamp represents a significant example of Tiffany Studios’ m...
Brass, Bronze
Tiffany Studios Dogwood Floral Stained Glass Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Art Glass and Bronze Dogwood Table Lamp Dogwood Band table lamp New York, USA, c. 1910 Leaded glass, Patinated bronze Height: 21.5 Inches X 16 Inches Diameter (55 × 4...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Table lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, The patinated bronze base with with Acorn design in wonderful condition gives a great stature to the pink floral app...
Bronze
$11,568
H 5.83 in W 4.93 in D 1.89 in
René Lalique (1860-1945), Glass Clock "Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles" 1920
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles,1920 René Lalique Pendulette 8 jours « Cinq Hirondelles » enameled glass clock Also called pendulette « Vol d’Hirondel...
Glass
$11,214
H 29.53 in Dm 23.63 in
Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are delighted to offer this stunning Art Nouveau style salon lamp, a faithful reinterpretation of the "Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade and Mosaic and Turtleback Base" model created b...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Thomas Webb & Sons Two-Color Cameo Vase
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...
Glass
Iridescent Art Nouveau Monumental Beetle Vase by Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the golden age of the Meiji period, delicately worked in fine silver wire and attributed to the celebrated master Hayashi Kodenji. ...
Enamel
$615,472
H 106.3 in W 66.93 in D 22.45 in
‘Grand Psyche’, Monumental Art Nouveau Mirror by Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Claudius Marioton
Located in London, GB
‘Grand Psyche’, monumental Art Nouveau mirror by Maison Millet French, c. 1900 Height 270cm, width 170cm, depth 57cm This exquisite antique mirror was crafted around 1900 by the e...
Bronze, Ormolu
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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