Late 20th Century Neoclassic Maitland-Smith Porcelain Lamp Serpentine Lion Heads
By Maitland Smith
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Neoclassic Maitland-Smith porcelain lamp with serpentine style lion head details and original off-white pleated fabric hard back shade.
Brass
Antique Bathtub Lions Claw Foot Changed into a Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antique bathtub lions claw foot changed into a lamp, 19th century. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Metal
$1,671Sale Price|20% Off
Big Pair of Neoclassical Tripod Bronze Lamps with Lions Paw, France 1925
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice pair of bronze lamps with a dark patina. Tripod base with lions paw. One light each. In the style of Bill Blass. Lampshades are optional. France around 1920.
Bronze
Antique Spanish Arab Islamic Style Brass Oil Lamp, Alhambra Lion Motif, w Tools
Located in Madrid, ES
A highly decorative (and functional) Spanish standing brass oil lamp, in Andalusian Arab or Islamic style. The five abstracted lions that ring the oil reservoir and support the burni...
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassic Brass Lion Low Desk Lamp w/Rectangular Black Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage neoclassic brass lion desk lamp with rectangular black cardboard shade with gold trim, diffuser in the shade, black cord with inline switch, brass plated stem, brass...
Brass
Victorian Hand Painted Ceramic Oil Lamps with Chain Swags & Lion Masks, C.1850
Located in Chatham, ON
Fine pair of Victorian hand painted and gilded ceramic oil lamps - each featuring upper and lower floral bands - the top band separated by three gilded lion head masks with original ...
Metal, Enamel
Noble Pair of Restored Lion Head Lamps in Terracotta and Brass, circa 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptionally beautiful pair of large-scale stylized lion head lamps, circa 1970. Aged terracotta with natural calcium deposits which highlight wonderful sculptural detail. Solid ...
Brass
EQUISITE CIRCA 1960's MADE IN ITALY STAMPED MARBLE LAMP LIONS BRASS PAW FEET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Circa 1960's Made in Italy stamped table lamp in Marble with Brass Lions hairy paw feet ...
Marble, Brass
4 Rare French Neoclassical 1820 Louis xviii Monopodae Lamps Lion Hairy Paw Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this set of four original 1820 Louis XVIII Neoclassical hand carved limed oak Monopodae lamps. Please note th...
Oak
Single Silver Plated Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1920's English silver-plated table lamp with lion's masks on body. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to rest of shade: 33" Diameter at widest: 8".
Silver Plate
$5,400 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's French gilt and silver tones Empire table lamps with lion's heads details. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 31" Base: 6" (square).
Silver Plate, Bronze
Stig Blomberg Table Lamp Cast Bronze Sweden 1960 Signed
By Stig Blomberg
Located in Paris, IDF
Vintage cast bronze table lamps with lion head reliefs on the sides of the lamp.
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Galle Faience Lion Candleholder with Silver Candelabra
By Émile Gallé
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of signed Emile Galle (French, 1846-1904) rampant lion faience candleholders Heraldic lion holding a castle tower in rampart also holding silvered bronze candelabra Signed...
Bronze
Antique French Empire Cobalt Blue Porcelain Figural Gilt Bronze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Deep Cobalt Blue Figural Gilt Bronze Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamp with Lion Head Rings. Circa Late 19th Century.
Bronze
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Winged Cherub Gold Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Heavy Bronze Figural Double Winged Cherub Sculpture Table Lamp with Lion Mask to Rear (see pics 9 & 10).
Bronze
Vintage Italian Regency Tole Metal French Country Cream Gold Urn Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Style Tole Metal French Country Cream and Gold Urn Table Lamps with Lion Head Drop Handles - a Pair.
Metal
French Sèvres Porcelain Still Life Flowers Ormolu Cobalt Blue Table Lamp Bronze
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu with Twin Handles modelled as Lions heads, Electric Table Lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good...
Ormolu
WAS Benson. A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with a serpent style tails
By Was Benson
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with lion paw feet and serpent-style tails which have a hole in the end that was originally designed to be hung on a wall if required.
Brass
Antique Art Deco Hand Carved Wooden Seal, Sea Lion Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
With the holiday season on our doorstep we are offering a number of season related items, but also many smaller and lower priced art and antiques that will make great gifts for yours...
Wood
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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