Unusual antique Edwardian quality onyx and gilded brass table lamp
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique Edwardian quality onyx and gilded brass table lamp, having three quality gilded brass cherubs dancing on a circular onyx base with a reeded column, pink silk lamp sha...
Brass
Early 20th Century Romanian Hand Paint/Hand Cut Ruby Bohemian Glass Lamp
Located in Malibu, CA
Early 20th century Romanian gilt and hand paint & hand cut ruby Bohemian table lamp. Marble base with brass feet. Lakeshore raw silk lamp shade is available at an additional charge.
Marble, Crystal, Brass
Late Victorian Art Nouveau Brass Standard "Steamer"Oil Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late Victorian Art Nouveau Brass Standard Oil Lamp with integral onyx table, having a frosted and cut glass shade, together with handmade silk lamp shade - The lampshade(s) are newl...
Brass
Arts and crafts Iron and Brass Telescopic Floor Lamp This is a stunning piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and crafts Iron and Brass Telescopic Floor Lamp This is a stunning piece from the Arts and Craft movement, it set with a very attractive scalloped and fringed Silk Lamp Shade ...
Brass
Antique Swedish Floor Lamp, Gilded Wood & Brass, Silk Shade, 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Floor lamp anonymous, Sweden. 1920's. Carved gilded wood and brass with original two piece silk shade.
Silk, Wood
Sculpted Wood Japanese Style Lamp with Silk Shade, Red & Gold
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality sculpted wood Japanese style lamp, with custom silk shade. Red and gold crackle finish.
Silk, Wood, Paint, Faux Bamboo
Art Deco Modernist Floor Lamp with Shantung Silk Shade, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This wonderful Art Deco Modernist floor lamp with Shantung silk shade is in very good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Silk, Macassar, Oak
Edwardian Turned Floor Lamp, Fruitwood, Silk Shade, Antique, 1900
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Edwardian Turned Floor Standing Reading Lamp This charming floor Standing reading lamp is just the perfect height to stand by your chair and illuminate your pages from over your sho...
Fruitwood
Art Deco Table Lamp With Lamp Shade In Hand Marbled Silk
Located in Hamburg, DE
The crystal ball is mounted an a chrome base Size crystal base 10cm Dia x 120cm H including bulb socked Total height table lamp: base with lamp shade 40cm, Lamp shade is hand crafted...
Crystal
Charles Catteau Boch Frères Keramis Pineapple Table Lamp, New Silk Shade
By Charles Catteau, Amitābha Studio, Boch Freres Keramis
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An Art Deco Belgian ceramic table lamp from a Boch Frères Keramis Pineapple vase by Charles Catteau, circa 1925–1930, paired with a new bespoke pistachio silk lampshade and matching ...
Brass
Wonderful Patinated Gilt Bronze Caldwell Floor Lamp Silk Shade Marble Claw Foot
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful neoclassical patinated gilt bronze Caldwell floor lamp silk shade set with marble and finished with bronze claw feet Rewired and ready to enjoy.
Bronze
Italian Majolica Hand-Painted Apothecary Jar Table Lamp, New Mustard Silk Shade
By Amitābha Studio, Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hand-painted Italian majolica apothecary jar table lamp, circa 1870s–1880s, with a new deep golden mustard dupion silk drum shade — the cylindrical albarello base decorated in cobalt...
Brass
Antique French Bronze Lamp with Porcelain Flowers & Custom Silk Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
The quality of the bronze work is exceptional. The lamp has been newly re-wired with silk cord and the custom shade is handmade in pleated crème silk chiffon with vintage metallic trim.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Napoleon III Bronze and Opaline Lamp with Custom Silk Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A unique French Napoleon III opaline glass lamp with gilt and flower details on an ornate bronze base, newly rewired with a magnificent shade of lace, pleated silk and metallic bulli...
Bronze
Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg Art Deco Table Lamp with Original Silk Shade, 1928
By Gustavsberg, Josef Ekberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
The elegant, fluted form rises from a gently scalloped base with a decorative gilt border, giving the piece a strong sculptural presence and refined verticality. The lamp retains it...
Brass
Antique Bohemian Art Deco Crystal Cut Table Lamp 20th Century
Located in London, GB
It comes withs its pleated silk lamp shade. This beautiful lamp is ready to shine light to any special spot of your special room.
Crystal
Pair of Antique French White Opaline Glass & Bronze Lamps with Purple Silk Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A pair of stunning lamps can be the perfect way to illuminate a room. These large, beautiful French antique opaline and bronze lamps with gold detail are one of our favorite pairs. T...
Silk, Opaline Glass
Pair of Vintage Ceramic Rare Deco Style Horse Heads Table Lamps with Silk Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage Beautiful Rare Ceramic Horse Head Sculpture Table Lamps on Square Black Bases with Square Black Silk Shades
Metal
20th Century French Black Enamel Tole and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp with Silk Shade
By Maison Jansen
Located in Firenze, IT
A beautiful pair of French Empire style early 20th century black lacquered metal and parcel gilt bronze table lamps with pagoda silk shades. These high quality chic and stylish neoc...
Ormolu, Metal, Bronze
$1,241Sale Price|36% Off
Art Deco Charles Catteau Boch Frères Pineapple Table Lamp, New Silk Ikat Shade
By Boch Freres Keramis, Charles Catteau
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Meticulously handcrafted by Amitābha Studio from an iconic Charles Catteau design, this Art Deco “Pineapple” vase by Boch Frères Keramis has been masterfully reimagined with a bespok...
Brass
Craftsman Articulating Reading Lamp, Mahogany Maple, Custom Hand-Painted Shade
Located in Hudson, NY
Reconfigured standing reading lamp / Articulating light/shade / Mahogany finished maple / Custom hand-glazed drum shade w/ semi-closed top / Twisted brown silk cord w/ on-off switch ...
Wood, Silk, Mahogany, Maple
Antique Asian Small Carved Green Fluorite Lamp with Custom Red Pagoda Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful small Antique Asian carved fluorite lamp on a bronze base with a custom "Pagoda" shade in red silk and vintage metallic trim.
Stone, Bronze
Antique Asian Large Carved Green Fluorite Lamp with Custom Red Pagoda Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful large antique Chinese carved fluorite lamp on a bronze base with a custom "Pagoda" shade in red silk and vintage metallic trim.
Stone, Bronze
Pair of Antique French White Opaline Glass & Bronze Lamps with White Linen Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A pair of stunning lamps can be the perfect way to illuminate a room. These large, beautiful French antique opaline and bronze lamps with gold detail are one of our favourite pairs. ...
Silk, Opaline Glass
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company Brass Umbrella Floor Lamp, 1930s
By Gilbert Rohde, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset lamp Company, unlacquered brass umbrella floor lamp with silk shade, all original, 1930s.
Brass
Boudoir Lamp by Edouard Colonna
By Edouard Colonna
Located in New York, NY
The fringed pale gold original silk shade of the lamp is topped by a twisted vine finial that spreads in an arch over the top of the piece.
Bronze
Monumental Art Nouveau Table Lamp probably by Reinhold Kirsch Germany 1900s
By Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Henry van de Velde
Located in Munich, DE
This sculptural table lamp is executed in forged iron/metal. The original shade is made of silk and fabric.
Metal, Iron
Brass Pullman Lamp by The General Electric Company
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
Lovely untouched patina to the brass. Fully re-wired with silk flex. Excludes shade. Custom lamp shade available made to order in card, silk or papyrus.
Brass
Tiffany Bronze and Black Marble Lamp Signed circa 1910
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
It comes with the silk or silk blend lamp shade. Shade is a later production piece.
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Doré Bronze and Marble Lamp Attributed to Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Water Mill, NY
Doré bronze and marble fountain with three Satyrs attributed to Caldwell made into lamp. With silk shade.
Marble, Bronze
French Marble and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
French marble and gilt bronze table lamp with silk shade. Mid-19th century. Lamp is 8" square at base.
19th Century French Bronze Mounted / Black Marble Pair Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
No flaws observed. Each lamp comes with an off white bell shape silk shade.
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Alabaster Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in Larkspur, CA
Late 19th century French alabaster lamp with custom trimmed silk shade. Hand-carved classic urn form with highly detailed carving of acanthus leaves and rosettes on double stepped ba...
Alabaster
Unavailable|$4,500
Italian Torchere / Custom Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Custom Lamp, made from antique Italian torchere with hand made silk lamp shade.
English Edwardian Downton Abbey Style Gilt Wood Lamp
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
English edwardian Downton Abbey style gilt wood lamp with hand sewn silk lamp shade and gold fringes
Unavailable|$2,200
Mid 1800's Banquet Lamp, Electrified
Located in Austin, TX
(Can be wired to carry a silk lamp shade).
Brass
Unavailable|$4,800
Italian, Hand Carved 18th Century Candlestick as Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Italian, 18th Century, Hand Carved, gilt Candlestick, as a table Lamp with a custom made, 14" Square, Fortuny Silk Lamp Shade and Murano glass finial.
Wood
Unavailable|$975
Orthoceras Petrified Squid Lamp on Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
When they died, the currents lined up the shells in rows, preserving the shell which is all that remains of this ancestor of our modern-day squid. This lamp is anchored on a Lucite ...
Lucite
Unavailable|$11,694
French Romantic Period, Patinated Bronze Sculpture Converted in Table Lamp
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Our sculpture converted to a table lamp, with new French pleated silk lamp shade. Early 19th century, French Romantic period, circa 1830-1840.
Bronze
Unavailable
Antique Pewter Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
One pewter table lamp with new simple black silk shade.
Pewter
Unavailable|$4,656
English Crystal Column Lamp with Custom Silk Shade
Located in Cleveland, OH
English crystal column lamp with custom silk shade. Measures: 38x10", circa 1890.
Crystal
Unavailable|$1,600
Floor Lamp 'Alabaster' with Period Silk Shade and Fringe
Located in Long Island, NY
An elegant alabaster column floor lamp, topped with the original silk shade and fringe.
Alabaster
English Classical Silver Plated Corinthian Column Lamp with Silk Shade
By Sheffield Mfg. Co 1
Located in Vancouver, BC
silver plated classically styled table lamp. the column resting on a stepped rectangular base, the column topped with a Corinthian capital; recently re-wired; together with a pleated...
Silver Plate
Unavailable|$985
Antique Chinese Blue on White LARGE LAMP with silk shade
Located in Sarasota, FL
High quality Blue and white Porcelain Double Happiness ex-large LAMP having a rosewood stand at bottom Asian collector property!
Porcelain
1850s Marble Lamp with Gilt Bronze Capital and Base with Custom Silk Shade
Located in Cleveland, OH
Late empire marble lamp with gilt bronze capital and base with custom silk shade, circa 1850.
Marble, Bronze
A Napoleon III Chinese Dragon Vase With Silk Shade
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
A French Napoleon III blue and gold dragon vase with hand sewn yellow silk shade and red trimmings.
Unavailable|$2,095
19th Century Derby Vase Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th century Derby vase with painted landscape and gilt, newly rewired into a lamp with silk shade.
Porcelain, Silk
Unavailable|$4,800
EXCEPTIONAL BARBIDIENNE BRONZE URN AS LAMP
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th century cast bronze urn now wired as lamp and silk shade
Marble, Bronze
Unavailable|$2,600
Classical 1920s Glass Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lamp is in mint condition, no chips on the glass, the shade is custom made in toffee color silk.
Unavailable|$4,900
Chinese Sang de Boeuf Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Sang de Boeuf Vase with French Bronze mounts as lamp. 18" Boxed Silk Shade included.
Porcelain
Unavailable|$1,850
Italian 18th C. Pricket Stick Now As Lamp
Located in Natchez, MS
18th century Italian Candlestick now wired as lamp with silk shade
Wood
Unavailable|$2,200
TULIP-SHAPED DANISH FLOOR LAMP, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art-deco style floor lamp. Articulated silk shade, ribbed beech curved frame, beech base with blackened wood.
Unavailable|$4,800
19th C French Bronze Bouillotte
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Large Beautiful Bouillotte lamp with silk shade that needs to be re-done. This lamp has great detail and three candle cups.
Bronze
Unavailable|$4,200
Art Deco Table Lamp in Relief Brass with New Silk Shade
By Muller Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A new silk shade has been added.
Brass
Elegant Carved Giltwood Baroque Style Floor Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Elegant Carved Giltwood Baroque Style Floor Lamp This is a very decorative piece, with its large water silk Lamp Shade The lamp is in good original condition with very slight distre...
Giltwood
Sold|$884
Tall French Brass Table Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a very attractive lamp with a good patina, it has not been over polished in its lifetime The Lamp is 25” tall (to the bayonet) and stands on a 7” diameter base, the silk la...
Sold|$780
Art Deco Floor Lamp/Silk Shade
Located in Malibu, CA
Period silk shade.
Brass, Iron
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.
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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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