$1,295
H 40.5 in Dm 14.5 in
Large Mid-Century Modern Turquoise Lava Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp after Fantoni
By Gambone Fantoni
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome very large Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp with a gorgeous turquoise lava glaze and
Metal
$2,800 / set
H 36 in W 14 in D 14 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Orange Drip Lava Glaze Large Pottery Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Mid Century Modern Orange Drip Lava Glaze Large Ceramic Pottery Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid
Ceramic
$4,500 / set
H 39 in W 12 in D 12 in
Large Italian Mid Century Modern Blue Lava Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Vintage Italian Mid Century Modern Blue Lava Glazed Sculptural Bulbous Ceramic Table Lamps
Ceramic
$2,200 / item
H 18 in W 10 in D 10 in
CADEN Table Ceramic Dome Lamp, Highly Textured Light Lava Glaze by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
A highly textured white lava glaze, evoking the essence of coral and natural stone. In Kalin
Ceramic
$2,500 / item
H 31 in W 20 in D 20 in
FINLEY Shade Ceramic Large Table Lamp, Textured Black Lava Glaze by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FINLEY_Dark Lava Please note that this listing includes the table base and finial. Light bulbs are
Ceramic
$1,195
H 42.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp with Cream Fuchsia Green Drip Lava Glaze
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome large Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp with a cream, fuchsia, and green lava drip
Metal
$4,800
H 30 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid-Century American Ceramic Fat Lava Style Glazed Cone Table Lamp on Wood Base
Located in Queens, NY
functioning light switch socket, the body bathed in a thick fat lava-style drip glaze over glaze in fiery
Metal, Brass
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 12 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 15 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 11 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 16 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO – Lava Edition Limited to just 16 unique pieces, the
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 9 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
Design Week, the MILANO lamp has been reimagined in this exclusive edition with a glazed lava finish
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 2 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
Design Week, the MILANO lamp has been reimagined in this exclusive edition with a glazed lava finish
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 3 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
Design Week, the MILANO lamp has been reimagined in this exclusive edition with a glazed lava finish
Stone, Lava
"MILANO" Table Lamp by FABIAN FREYTAG STUDIO - Lava Edition No. 5 / 16
By Fabian Freytag
Located in Berlin, DE
Design Week, the MILANO lamp has been reimagined in this exclusive edition with a glazed lava finish
Stone, Lava
$1,300
H 51 in Dm 15 in
A Tall Slender Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic Lamp with a Tall Psychedelic Drum Shade
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful tall marbleized blue ceramic table lamp with great curves . The base is solid walnut and
Ceramic, Walnut
Fat Lava Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic table lamp with brown with red and orange glaze. Manufactured in West
Ceramic, Pottery, Fabric, Silk
Alvino Bagni Red and Black Lava Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Chinoiserie style decor, done in textured black lava glaze on Bagni's characteristic bright orange-red
Nickel
$1,316
H 57.09 in Dm 15.36 in
XL Floor Lamp by Hustadt Leuchten, Germany, 1970s, Studio Ceramic, Fat Lava
Located in Cork, IE
associated with the fat Lava style, to the elongated fabric lampshade, this very large floor lamp
Ceramic
$1,595
H 30 in Dm 6.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Volcanic Lava Like Textured Table Lamps
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern sculptural table lamps with a rough textured lava like finish
Brass
$650
H 32.25 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
1960's Walter Gerhards Fat Lava Ceramic Table Lamp with New Linen Shade
By Walter Gerhards, Herda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great West German fat lava glazed ceramic table lamp by Walter Gerhards for Herda with interesting
Ceramic, Linen
$1,819Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.11 in Dm 17.72 in
Large Lava Ceramic Table Lamp from 1960 with Illuminated Base
Located in Vienna, Austria
Large and dramatic table lamp made from ceramic with a lava glaze. The lamp shade is oval in form
Ceramic, Textile
Huge Squatty Drip Glaze Lamp Mid-century Danish Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Over the top gorgeous huge squatty lava drip glaze lamp. This is one gigantic colorful piece of art
Brass
Brutalist Ceramic Pendant Lamp with Lava Glaze, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Striking mid-century Brutalist pendant lamp in textured ceramic with bold lava glaze and a vivid
Brass
Selection of Midcentury Italian Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury Italian lamps, circa 1950s-1960s. From left to right, they are: 1) Lava
Alabaster, Metal
Marcello Fantoni Table Lamp, Ceramic, Studio, 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in South Jordan, UT
Unique lava glaze Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Brown and Green, Earth Tones. Large hand thrown
Ceramic
$1,850 / set
H 33 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vintage Pair of Orange Textured Ceramic Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning vintage pair of Lava glazed textured lamps, circa 60's. These lamps measure 33"t
Brass
$2,399
H 37 in W 16 in D 6 in
Large Vintage Mid Century Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor, Italy
By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Oxnard, CA
oversized circular ceramic form with bold, dripping blue and green lava glazes. The lamp measures a
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Style Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp, Italy
By Raymor, Guido Gambone, Bitossi
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern ceramic lava glazed table lamp. This atomic inspired lamp features a dimensional
Brass
$1,500 / set
H 34 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Green Orange Flame Table Lamp - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Green and Orange "Flame" Lava Glaze Table Lamps - a Pair
Ceramic
$347 / item
H 3.35 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
1 of 2 mid century ceramic SCONCES wall lamp 1960s 1970s lava drip glaze beige b
Located in Mannheim, DE
Mid century ceramic wall lamps manufactured in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Lava glaze in brown
Ceramic
$1,550 / set
H 11.03 in W 11.03 in D 3.55 in
Ceramic Fat Lava Mid-Century German wall lamps -set- 1960
Located in The Hague, NL
Characteristic Fat Lava ceramic wall lamps. Beautiful different tones of brown and orange colored
Ceramic
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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