Orientalist Spelter Lamp with Female Figure
Located in London, GB
This Belle Époque period orientalist lamp features a charming ensemble of elements. Most strikingly, a female figure in orientalising dress leans against a Moorish side table, upon w...
Spelter
Art Deco Table Lamp with Female Figure
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Deco Table Lamp This exceptional Art Deco table lamp combines the elegant design language of the 1920s and 1930s with the contemporary fascination for Egyptian-inspired motifs. T...
Marble
Art Deco Sculptural Brass Table Lamp with Female Figure, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hammarö, SE
The design features a stylized female figure suspended within an oval brass frame, creating a harmonious balance between art and function.
Brass
Classic Bronze Table Lamp with Wood Base, Female Figure, 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
At the heart of the composition stands a finely cast bronze female figure, gracefully holding a delicately engraved glass pendant adorned with floral motifs.
Bronze
Art Nouveau Female Figure Table Lamp with Bluebells, Late 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Nouveau Figure Table Lamp, Late 20th Century This graceful late 20th century table lamp features a decorative Art Nouveau female figure made from a plastic or ceramic-like mater...
Ceramic
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Young Female Table Lamp with an Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This table lamp is completely unmarked but is presumed to have been made in Europe in approximately 1910 in the Art Nouveau period and style. The figural base of the lamp is a young ...
Spelter
Mid Century Chinoiserie Asian Ceramic Figural Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vibrantly painted male and female figural lamps with brass filigree base.
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative early 20th century Art Nouveau Swedish alabaster figural lamp, a gowned female figure with a mythical sea creature at her feet and a large domed light above her, ...
Alabaster
"Carmen Miranda, " Unique Art Deco Table Lamp with Inlaid Wood by Szoeke
By Andrew Szoeke
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly inspired by the charismatic presence of Carmen Miranda on the stage and screen, with her vividly-colored dress topped with a hat overflowing with tropical fruit, this 1940s t...
Wood
19th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Marcel Delal, Bronze
By Marcel Delal
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau bronze table lamp of female figure with 3 floral lights on round base.
Bronze
Table Lamp in Green Crystal Glass by Pietro Chiesa, Italy, 1940 ca.
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Table lamp with religious female figure made by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy 1940 ca.
Crystal, Brass
Porcelain Figural Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Porcelain lamp with a female figure mounted on a wooden base.
An Art Deco stand lamp by Louis Dideron
By Louis Dideron
Located in Madrid, Madrid
An Art Deco stand-lamp with a terracota female figure by Louis Dideron.
Metal
Mid century Barsony Beautiful African Female Figure Table Lamp
By Barsony Ceramics 1
Located in Weesp, NL
Mat black colored ceramic Barsony table lamp with female figure carrying a basket. Made in Australia in the 1950s.
Ceramic, Nylon
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H 4.73 in W 9.45 in D 18.9 in
Very elegant table lamp from the 1960s made of heavy bronze with a female figure
Located in München, DE
Very elegant table lamp from the 1960s made of bronze. Beautiful very noble organic design with a female figure on the front and water droplets on the back.
Bronze
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H 78 in W 14 in D 14 in
Spectacular Pair of Tom Corbin Torchieres with a Male and Female Figure Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
A spectacular pair of Tom Corbin bronze floor lamps with a male or female figure at the center of each.
Bronze
Pair of Delft Blue Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
A pair of delft blue table lamp vases. Each decorated with a female figure in a landscape against a baluster ground with giltwood mounts.
Porcelain
Frankart Art Deco Nude Female Figurals with 1920s Mercury Glass Globe
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Two sculpted and relaxed nude female figurines, both adorned with smiles, serve as captivating "fem fatales" on either side of an original, large, and brilliantly original 1920s merc...
Metal, Spelter
Pair of Chinoiserie Asian Style Figural Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Chartreuse and bottle green male and female figural lamps with large fanciful finials and new rectangular silk shades.
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Figural Nude Woman Table Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage cast bronze ovoid shaped table lamp base with reclining nude figural female. Highly textured center on base, Original patina.
Bronze
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H 11.25 in W 5.5 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Black and Gold Female Sculpture Desk or Table Lamp After Frankart
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Art Deco period black and gold gilt desk or table lamp with female sculpture figure posing on rectangular base, circa 1930s.
Metal
Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stone and gilt bronze lamp with female figure. This lamp is a modern pc. cast off antique example.
Marble, Ormolu
Art Deco Figural Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Art deco table lamp with female figure on the column, holding aloft a gorgeous baby blue glass shade with an art deco embossed rose design.
Chrome
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H 20.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Chinese Carved Female Figure in Jade, Guanyin with Dore Bronze Base Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Chinese 1930s carved jade sitting on doré bronze base table lamp. Chinese jade import to Europe fitted with bronze base in France. This lamp is fitted with silk lampshade.
Jade, Bronze
Mid- Century Floor Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Very interesting floor lamp with chromed female figure on a tapered standard.
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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.