Art Deco Large Desk Lamp, 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's Art Deco large Angle poise table light in great period working condition in chrome.
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps
Chrome
Art Deco Large Desk Lamp, 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's Art Deco large Angle poise table light in great period working condition in chrome.
Chrome
$1,200Sale Price|25% Off
Large Scale Constructivist Lamp - Very Sculptural Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Scale Constructivist Lamp, circa 1960's. It has a very sculptural form and is executed in greys and white, with a black lacquered base and chrome plated details. It is a very l...
Chrome
Large Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Fantasia and Gino Poli for Sothis, Italy 60s
By Gino Poli
Located in Lucija, SI
Very interesting and rare Murano glass Table Lamp was designed by Ettore Fantasia and Gino Poli for Sothis in Italy, in '60s. It is made of metal and Murano glass; with unique "Pule...
Metal, Chrome
Large desk lamp by Josep Magem – Barcelona 1969
By Madom, Josep Maria Magem
Located in Girona, Girona
Large desk lamp in blue lacquered sheet metal with a height-adjustable chrome-plated flexible arm and a tilting shade; original wiring. Designed by Josep Maria Magem for Madom. Barc...
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Large Scale Murano Glass Table
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Oakland, CA
Handmade Murano glass lamp circa 1950s to early 1960s, thick glass body with a soft red to contrasting gold-green color, having the original high grade chromed hardware, with two pul...
Chrome
Large Triple Column Floor Lamp for Tronconi, Italy, 1970s
By Tronconi
Located in Firenze, IT
A stunning and monumental triple-column floor lamp designed by Enrico Tronconi during the 1970s. This architectural piece, often referred to as the "Skyscraper" lamp, consists of thr...
Steel, Chrome
Large Carlo Nason Lamp for Mazzega circa 1960
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in London, GB
Sculptural glass light. Looks like melting ice! Italy circa 1970 by the glass lighting designer Carlo Nason. Four separate bulb holders inside glass Can be used as a table or fl...
Chrome
Large Space Age Lucite and Metal Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Large Space age mid-century ball lamp in lucite and metal chrome attributed to the italian design lightning manufacture Stilux. In the mood of Filippo Panseca, Gaetano Missaglia, Car...
Metal, Chrome
Large lamp by Aldo Nason, Mazzega, Murano, Italy, circa 1970
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Paris, FR
Large lamp consisting of five closed tubes made of frosted glass with white speckles, set in a chrome-plated metal frame. Five lights. Height: 65 cm (25.6 inches) Base diameter: 25 ...
Chrome
Large "Pipistrello" lamp, by Gae Aulenti, Martinelli Luce Italy, circa 1965
By Martinelli Luce, Gae Aulenti
Located in Paris, FR
The largest model of the Pipistrello lamp, with adjustable height. It can be lowered or raised by about 20 cm thanks to its telescoping base. White opal methacrylate shade. Four ligh...
Chrome
Glamorous 1970s Pair of Large Scale Stepped Design Lucite Lamps
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of 1970s Hollywood Regency Karl Springer style stepped Lucite lamps, shades not included.
Chrome
Large Space Age Smoked Acrylic Dome Mushroom Lamp in Style of Martinelli 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
While Martinelli is best known for his iconic mushroom table lamps, the resemblance is especially evident in his large acrylic ceiling fixtures of the late 1960s and 1970s, such as t...
Chrome
Extra Large Pair of 1970's Crystal Lamps by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors.
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's Extra large heavy Crystal lamps designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. The lamps have been newly rewired with polished chrome adjustable double clusters that take s...
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Two Chrome and Opaline Glass Floor-Table Lamps, Italy, 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of two large chrome and opaline glass floor-table lamps, Italy 1970s Gorgeous set of two opaline glass floor-table lamps with chrome center.
Brass
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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