$900Sale Price|64% Off
Rare Original Large Important Fancy 1920s Dresden Style Porcelain Lamp of Couple
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is this Beautiful Spectacular Handpainted Dresden Style Porcelain Lamp of a Lovely Couple sitting at a Piano with Intricate Fine Colorful Painted ...
Bronze
Pair, Large Modern Neoclassical Brass Ball Lamps, style Jean-Michel Frank, 1940
Located in New York, NY
A Large, Elegant and Timeless Pair of British Mid-Century Brass Ball Lamps in the Modern Neoclassical Style of Jean Michel Frank, circa 1940-1950. The lamps are designed with a gradu...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of James Mont Asian Inspired Brass Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large Asian inspired brass or bronze table lamps in manner of James Mont.
Brass
$1,184Sale Price|20% Off
19thc American Large American Made Grape Tree w/Vines Highly Detailed Candelabra
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Early 19thc American Manufactured Large Grape Tree with Vines Candelabra. With Aurora Borealis Crystal [not red like it looks in pic. This is a large statement piece. Candle use.
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Frederick Cooper style Brass rope and tassel lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Charleston, SC
Frederick Cooper Large Hammered Brass / Bronze Table lamps. Large hammered brass body 10 1/2" diameter, beautifully grained 7" walnut base, applied metal twisted core tassels.
Brass
Large Occasional Side Lamp Wine Table Patinated Bronze Fixtures Lion Paw Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale they very well made beautifully inlaid large occasional side table with patinated bronze fixtures and fittings all over and Lion Hairy Paw feet ...
Bronze
Pair Large Bronze & Steel Conch & Starfish Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A large conch shell adorns one of this pair of marine motif table lamps while the other features a starfish.
Bronze, Steel
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.