Pair of Mid-Century Timor Desk Lamps by Louis Kalff, 1950
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Phillips
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Pair of Mid-Century 'Timor' Lamps by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Black Brass Table or Desk Lamp, Austria, 1960s
By Heinz Pfaender, Louis Kalff, Hillebrand
Located in Vienna, AT
In the style of Hillebrand / Oslo / Heinz Pfaender / Louis Christian Kalff.
Aluminum, Brass
1960 desk lamp by Christian Louis Kallf
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Paris, FR
desk lamp with perforated hood green-grey designed by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips
Louis Christian Kalff for Philips Table Lamp, 1960
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful table lamp designed by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips with perforated green-grey shade and base, brass accents and on/off switch on the base.
Brass, Metal
Philips Table Lamp by Louis Christian Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
enameled metal [charcoal grey] table lamp by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp by Louis Christian Kalff for Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful emerald green and brass table lamp by Louis Christian Kalff for Phillips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Sold
H 12.6 in Dm 11.03 in
Vintage Table Lamps "Bijou" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips tripod, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This model was created by the well-known designer Louis Christian Kalff. He was the artistic director of the Philips company in Eindhoven, Holland.
Metal
mid-century Table Lamp "Z-Lamp" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
The model comes from the famous designer Louis Christian Kalff. He was the artistic director of the Philips company in Eindhoven, Holland.
Metal
Table Lamp By: Louis Christian Kalff for Phillips
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All original and fabulous lil' light.
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H 16.54 in Dm 13.78 in
1950s Louis Christian Kalff Midcentury Metal Desk Lamp for Philips Netherlands
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Very rare table lamp or desk lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, salmon metal perforated shade, signed on the salmon base, Netherlands, circa 1950s.
Metal
Louis Kalff By Phillips Table Lamps
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enameled metal green table lamp by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips,8 pieces available.
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H 20.08 in Dm 15.75 in
Set of 2 Vintage Table Lamps "Timor" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
2 Vintage Table Lamp Junior from Philips - 1950s These lamps are a real piece of vintage design history and testify to the creative brilliance of the renowned designer Louis Kalff...
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp by Louis Christiaan Kalff for Phillips
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
blue-ish/teal enameled metal table lamp with brass color accents by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips
Metal, Brass
Louis Kalff for Phillips Desk Lamp
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Bainbridge, NY
1955 designed Louis Christian Kalff for Phillips Eindhoven Table Lamp with Brass frame, enameled Black Steel Shade with White interior, Brass and Black enameled Steel base and expose...
Brass, Steel
Philips Table Lamp by Louis Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
table lamp with perforated hood green-grey designed by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips
Metal
Pair of Philips Table Lamps by Louis Kalff
By Philips
Located in London, GB
Iconic table or desk lamps in brass and black metal designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. Louis Christian Kalff (1897-1976) was a designer of lighting and architect.
Philips Table Lamp
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
table lamp with perforated hood green-grey designed by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips
Metal
Pair of Philips Table Lamps
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of table lamps with perforated hood green-grey designed by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips.
Metal, Brass
Rare 1960's Philips Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Phillips brass desk lamp by Louis Christian Kalff.
Brass
Mid-Century Timor Table Lamp by Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips, 1970s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Mid-Century table lamp was manufactured in the 1970s by Philips in the Netherlands and designed by Louis Christian Kalff. The model is "Timor". The lamp has got a dark grey lac...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Louis Christian Kalff Philips Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Philips Lamps by Louis Christian Kalff . Original dark brown paint.
Metal, Brass
table lamp by Louis Christian Kalff
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed with cast manufacturer's mark to shade: [Philips].
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
A floor lamp by L-C Kalff
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A copper and beige-coloured leather stand lamp by Louis Christian Kalff for Philipps.
Copper
Louis Kalff Table Lamp, 1957
By Phillips Holland, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Wilnis, UT
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a nice patina. Louis Christian Kalff (1897-1976) Philips designer, lighting architect, advertisin...
Metal
Sold
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 6.7 in
Set of 2 Table/Bed Lamps by Louis Kalff for Philips Netherlands, circa 1950
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Wilnis, UT
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a nice patina. Louis Christian Kalff (1897-1976) Philips designer, lighting architect, advertis...
Metal
Diego Giacometti Style Iron Center Game or Breakfast Table Base
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Iron Table, in the manner of Diego Giacometti, France, circa 1970s. It is a versatile size and can be used as a center table, dining table, breakfast table, or game table....
Iron
$2,700
H 29.5 in W 16 in D 48 in
Travertine Entry Table - Travertine Console Table - Travertine Hallway Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in İnegöl, TR
TRAVERTINE CONSOLE TABLE - HALLWAY TABLE Type of Marble: Travertine Dimensions: 48" x 16" x 29,5" Leg Model: Travertine Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks Shipping ...
Travertine, Marble
Charlotte Pedestal
By Josh Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Josh Greene. Square oak pedestal.
Oak
Art Deco Side Table in Wrought Iron and Marble
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Side Table in Wrought Iron and Marble. Wonderful side or occasional table in hand wrought iron with a period marble top. Very elegant design and a slab of marble to dream o...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Uno Classico Semi-Flush Mount by Gaspare Asaro-Bronze Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Uno ceiling light exemplifies simple elegance via its clean profile designed around a single Murano glass shade. Starting pricing by size-10% upcharge for specialty finishes: 1...
Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Bespoke Octagon Smoked Murano Glass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagon smoked Murano glass mirror, in stock Vivid and intense smoked or bronze glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout Highly polished faceted pa...
Brass
Panoplie White Oak Drink Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly made solid white oak cocktail table with carved ribbed detailing. Natural oak finish. Made in Los Angeles. Multiple quantity and custom sizes available.
Oak
Brass Sphere with Murano Glass Leaves Chandelier
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Small chandelier made of a round brass structure covered with different colours Murano glass sheets.
Brass
Pasqualina Counter Stool by Grassi&Bianchi
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
This sturdy counter stool features a tubular steel frame completely covered in terra-colored leather and a black, embossed footrest. Black technical fabric covers the metal seat pan....
Leather
$8,400 / set
H 22.84 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
French 1940s Pair of Parchment Table Lamps, Andre Arbus attributed
Located in CA, CA
An elegant pair of French table lamps from the 1940s attributed to Andre Arbus. Of neoclassical obelisk form on low square basses wrapped in parchment and finished with brass ball an...
Parchment Paper
$2,675
H 22.25 in W 17.82 in D 17.82 in
French Modern Iron And Travertine Table Inspired By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern Iron And Travertine Table Inspired By Gilbert Poillerat. Offered is a handsome French mid century triangular hand hammered iron table with a polished travertine top. Th...
Travertine, Iron
$2,843 / item
H 34.77 in W 22.01 in D 0.95 in
Art Deco Inspired Mirror with Handcrafted Decorative Brass Frame, Vintage N.1
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Vintage N.1 Exquisite mirror with a minimalist brass frame and handcrafted curly decorative brass detail. Made in London, UK, to very high quality standards using pure solid brass. ...
Brass
Midcentury Italian Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury Italian cocktail table with a cast iron base, curving scroll feet, and rectangular marble top.
Marble, Iron
French Slate Round Table
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage round slate table with a base that is made up of two interlocking pieces. These pieces come from the Ardennes area of France.
Slate
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' Floor Lamp for Sammode Studio in Chalk
By Pierre Guariche, Sammode
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' Floor Lamp for Sammode Studio in Chalk. Originally designed by Pierre Guariche in 1951, this iconic floor lamp is newly produced authorized re-edition by...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
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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