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Pair of Chrome Machine Age Table Lamps
Pair of Chrome Machine Age Table Lamps

Pair of Chrome Machine Age Table Lamps

Located in Denton, TX

Large pair of Mid-Century Modernist chrome lamps on black wood base the base is 7" wide.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Black Table Lamp by Aladdin
Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Black Table Lamp by Aladdin

Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Black Table Lamp by Aladdin

By Aladdin Co.

Located in New York, NY

Classic Machine Age table lamp by Aladdin Lamp Company. This example features a louvered two tier

Category

Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Machine Age Faries Chrome Desk Lamp Attributed to KEM Weber
Art Deco Machine Age Faries Chrome Desk Lamp Attributed to KEM Weber

Art Deco Machine Age Faries Chrome Desk Lamp Attributed to KEM Weber

By Kem Weber, Faries Lamp Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

Art Deco Machine Age chrome desk by Faries Guardsman lamp attributed to KEM Weber, Classic elegant

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Superb 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp
Superb 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp

Superb 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp

Located in Devon, England

This is a beautifully made 1930s Art Deco polished chrome desk lamp. On first viewing one can't not

Category

Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

ART DECO Table Lamp Bedside Lamp machine age, 1940s
ART DECO Table Lamp Bedside Lamp machine age, 1940s

ART DECO Table Lamp Bedside Lamp machine age, 1940s

Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP

Art Deco Table Lamp - 1940s This original table lamp impresses with its simple and functional

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Classic Art Deco / Machine Age Desk Lamp by Gilbert Rohde
Classic Art Deco / Machine Age Desk Lamp by Gilbert Rohde

Classic Art Deco / Machine Age Desk Lamp by Gilbert Rohde

By Gilbert Rohde, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic Art Deco / Machine Age Desk Lamp by Gilbert Rohde for The Mutual Sunset Lamp CO... Amazing

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Art Deco Machine Age Desk Lamp
Art Deco Machine Age Desk Lamp

Art Deco Machine Age Desk Lamp

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful Art Deco Machine age desk lamp features a black enamel base in quatrefoil design

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Chrome Art Deco Table Lamp with Saucer Shade
Chrome Art Deco Table Lamp with Saucer Shade

Chrome Art Deco Table Lamp with Saucer Shade

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An Atomic Age / Art Deco table or desk lamp with an attached saucer shade made from chrome-plated

Category

Early 20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Art Deco Nickel Chrome Mutual Sunset Table Lamps
Pair of Art Deco Nickel Chrome Mutual Sunset Table Lamps

Pair of Art Deco Nickel Chrome Mutual Sunset Table Lamps

By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.

Located in Miami, FL

Standing tall and Machine Age elegant, this pair of Art Deco inspired lamps have a urbane and sleek

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Space Age Italian Mushroom Table Lamp attributed to Goffredo Reggiani, 1960s
Space Age Italian Mushroom Table Lamp attributed to Goffredo Reggiani, 1960s

Space Age Italian Mushroom Table Lamp attributed to Goffredo Reggiani, 1960s

By Goffredo Reggiani

Located in Hannover, DE

Unique Space Age table lamp with a chrome tulip base. This table lamp is an eye-catcher in its

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Gilbert Rhode Style Chrome Plated Desk Lamp, 1940s
Gilbert Rhode Style Chrome Plated Desk Lamp, 1940s

Gilbert Rhode Style Chrome Plated Desk Lamp, 1940s

By Gilbert Rohde

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Streamline Moderne Gilbert Rohde style all chrome desk lamp. Featuring an arched Chrome plated

Category

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Large 1960s Rocket Table Lamp Chrome & Acrylic, Funky Mid-Century
Large 1960s Rocket Table Lamp Chrome & Acrylic, Funky Mid-Century

Large 1960s Rocket Table Lamp Chrome & Acrylic, Funky Mid-Century

Located in Andernach, DE

Absolutely unusual and impressive 1960s space age rocket lamp, made from chrome & acrylic in funky

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Chase Brass & Copper Co. Black Line detail Chrome Candlestick Lamps, 1940s
Pair Chase Brass & Copper Co. Black Line detail Chrome Candlestick Lamps, 1940s

Pair Chase Brass & Copper Co. Black Line detail Chrome Candlestick Lamps, 1940s

By Chase Brass and Copper Company

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Pair of Chase Brass and Copper Co. attributed Chrome & Black detailed Bedside Lamps. Small

Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

1930s Art Deco Mushroom Chrome and Copper Table or Desk Lamp
1930s Art Deco Mushroom Chrome and Copper Table or Desk Lamp

1930s Art Deco Mushroom Chrome and Copper Table or Desk Lamp

Located in Devon, England

chromed metal with copper accents it has a good machine age feel. The hood is mushroom shaped and hides

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Streamline Moderne Chrome Desk Lamp, circa 1940
Streamline Moderne Chrome Desk Lamp, circa 1940

Streamline Moderne Chrome Desk Lamp, circa 1940

By Gilbert Rohde

Located in Norwood, NJ

Machine Age design ethos. Finished in gleaming chrome, the lamp reflects the industrial elegance of the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1940s 'Coulter' Louvered Copper Table Lamp, Canada
1940s 'Coulter' Louvered Copper Table Lamp, Canada

1940s 'Coulter' Louvered Copper Table Lamp, Canada

By Fog and Morup, Coulter Lamp Toronto

Located in St- Leonard, Quebec

Iconic Art Deco, Machine Age Coulter seven tier copper lamp. Vented copper lid permit access to

Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Vintage Brass Table Lamp by Willy Rizzo for De Knudt, 'Numbered 3784', 1970s
Vintage Brass Table Lamp by Willy Rizzo for De Knudt, 'Numbered 3784', 1970s

Vintage Brass Table Lamp by Willy Rizzo for De Knudt, 'Numbered 3784', 1970s

By Willy Rizzo, De Knudt

Located in Verviers, BE

Vintage design This 1970s table lamp by Lusterie De knudt Belgium features three brass columns with

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Black Clock With Touch Tip Lighter
Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Black Clock With Touch Tip Lighter

Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Black Clock With Touch Tip Lighter

By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson

Located in Miami, FL

Deco / Machine Age design, was crafted with streamline patterns. Solid construction in polished

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter
Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter

Ronson 1936 Maltese Art Deco Machine Age Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter

By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson

Located in Miami, FL

Deco / Machine Age design was crafted with streamline patterns. Solid construction in polished chromium

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ronson 1940 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter
Ronson 1940 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter

Ronson 1940 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter

By Ronson Art Metal Works, Ronson

Located in Miami, FL

knob like this one. A fabulous Art Deco / Machine Age design, crafted with streamline patterns

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Chrome

RONSON 1936 Art Deco Maltese Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter
RONSON 1936 Art Deco Maltese Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter

RONSON 1936 Art Deco Maltese Small Dial Clock With Touch-Tip Lighter

By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson

Located in Miami, FL

Deco / Machine Age design was crafted with streamline patterns. Solid construction in polished chromium

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Jewelers Machine Age Table Lamp
Jewelers Machine Age Table Lamp

Jewelers Machine Age Table Lamp

By Faries

Located in San Francisco, CA

Machine Age chromed jeweler's table lamp with an uncommon circular base, the bell shaped shade

Category

Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Machine Age Chrome Lamps
Pair Machine Age Chrome Lamps

Pair Machine Age Chrome Lamps

Located in Southampton, NY

Pair solid cylindrical chrome lamps with long neck.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Chrome Machine Age Lamps
Pair of Chrome Machine Age Lamps

Pair of Chrome Machine Age Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the machine age feeling.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum

MACHINE AGE MODERN CHROME LAMPS
MACHINE AGE MODERN CHROME LAMPS

MACHINE AGE MODERN CHROME LAMPS

Located in Miami, FL

CHROME AND PURPLE SWIRL BAKELITE, LARGE SIZE. NO SHADES PRICED FOR PAIR.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Machine Age Jet Lamp
Machine Age Jet Lamp

Machine Age Jet Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

glass cylinder is this Machine Age inspired table lamp. The shade is a heavy chrome saucer, a wonderful

Category

Vintage 1980s American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Machine Age Streamline Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1930s
Art Deco Machine Age Streamline Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1930s

Art Deco Machine Age Streamline Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1930s

By Markel Corporation

Located in Denver, CO

Exceptional Art Deco streamline chrome table lamp, circa 1930s. Beautiful from every angle. Switch

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Machine Age Chrome & Glass Cylinder Lamps
Pair of Machine Age Chrome & Glass Cylinder Lamps

Pair of Machine Age Chrome & Glass Cylinder Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This large pair of table lamps are reminiscent of the glass table lamps that Walter Darwin Teaque

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

American Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome and Copper Table Lamp.
American Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome and Copper Table Lamp.

American Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome and Copper Table Lamp.

Located in Port Hope, ON

This American iconic Art Deco/Machine Age table lamp features the contrasting tones of chrome and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Machine Age Table Desk Lamp Faries Cobra Streamline Art Deco
Machine Age Table Desk Lamp Faries Cobra Streamline Art Deco

Machine Age Table Desk Lamp Faries Cobra Streamline Art Deco

By Faries Lamp Co., J.O. Reincke

Located in Oakland, CA

Art Deco streamline lamp, complete and restored. A favourite of mine, the famous “Cobra” lamp

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Copper, Chrome

A pair of Machine Age Table Lamps

A pair of Machine Age Table Lamps

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Pair of Polished Steel and Chrome Machine Age Table Lamps with Chrome and Steel Shades.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Unique Machine Age Prototype Stainless and Chrome Lamp
Unique Machine Age Prototype Stainless and Chrome Lamp

Unique Machine Age Prototype Stainless and Chrome Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a very impressive Machine Age Art Deco lamp. It appears to be handmade. The uniquely formed

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Machine Age Lucite Floor Lamp
Machine Age Lucite Floor Lamp

Machine Age Lucite Floor Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Magnificent lucite floor lamp comprised of lucite tubes, each 6" high, and six-sided cubes, 3 1/2

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Minty Machine Age Art Deco Table Lamp
Minty Machine Age Art Deco Table Lamp

Minty Machine Age Art Deco Table Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

, Machine Age design.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Copper Table Desk Lamp
Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Copper Table Desk Lamp

Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Art Deco Chrome and Copper Table Desk Lamp

By Gilbert Rohde

Located in Oakland, CA

lamp has been sought after by collectors and has been included in books on Machine Age, Streamline and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Copper

Machine Age Table Lamp Attributed To Gilbert Rohde
Machine Age Table Lamp Attributed To Gilbert Rohde

Machine Age Table Lamp Attributed To Gilbert Rohde

Located in North Hollywood, CA

is added to the title. Rohde designed tubular chrome table lamps for the Sunset Mutual Mfg. Co. in

Category

Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Machine Age Petite Boudoir Lamps

Machine Age Petite Boudoir Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A lovely pair of slight, yet weighty, Art Deco/Machine Age lamps in chromed steel.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Rare Iconic Canadian Art Deco/Machine Age Copper 7-Tier Louvered Coulter Lamp
Rare Iconic Canadian Art Deco/Machine Age Copper 7-Tier Louvered Coulter Lamp

Rare Iconic Canadian Art Deco/Machine Age Copper 7-Tier Louvered Coulter Lamp

By Coulter Lamp Toronto

Located in Port Hope, ON

This Canadian Art Deco copper table lamp is made by Coulter of Toronto. It is the rare, larger

Category

Vintage 1940s Canadian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Desk Lamp
Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Desk Lamp

Gilbert Rohde Machine Age Desk Lamp

Located in Southfield, MI

This lamp along with four others were removed from their original location and are being offered

Category

Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Inspired Tall Chrome and Brass Lamps
Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Inspired Tall Chrome and Brass Lamps

Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Inspired Tall Chrome and Brass Lamps

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pair of tall stylized chrome lamps with brass ring accents and a Machine Age/Art Deco inspired

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Pair of Machine Age Column Lamps in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen
Pair of Machine Age Column Lamps in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen

Pair of Machine Age Column Lamps in the Manner of Walter Von Nessen

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Pair of outstanding Art Deco table lamps with Minimalist design. The lamps are comprised of simple

Category

20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Iconic Mixed Metal art deco machine age Table Lamp By Kurt Versen
Iconic Mixed Metal art deco machine age Table Lamp By Kurt Versen

Iconic Mixed Metal art deco machine age Table Lamp By Kurt Versen

By Kurt Versen

Located in Dallas, TX

Harder to find metal/paper shade version of this classic. Chrome plated base cover and shade lid

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

British Art Deco Machine Age Saturn Mood Light Davidson Lamp Company
British Art Deco Machine Age Saturn Mood Light Davidson Lamp Company

British Art Deco Machine Age Saturn Mood Light Davidson Lamp Company

Located in Dallas, TX

British Art Deco Machine Age Saturn Mood Light Davidson Lamp Company Amethyst glass squared base

Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco  Machine Age Unity Spot "Head" Lamp with Bakelite Handle
Art Deco  Machine Age Unity Spot "Head" Lamp with Bakelite Handle

Art Deco Machine Age Unity Spot "Head" Lamp with Bakelite Handle

By Unity Mfg. Co.

Located in Chicago, IL

This is an Art Deco and unusual modern accent light, made in Chicago. This lamp can be pivoted up

Category

Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Antique Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp
Antique Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp

Antique Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp

Located in Detroit, MI

This antique Art Deco chrome table lamp is circa 1940. The elegant design features a bell-shaped

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Extruded Aluminum Table Lamp with Chrome Base
Vintage Extruded Aluminum Table Lamp with Chrome Base

Vintage Extruded Aluminum Table Lamp with Chrome Base

Located in Alhambra, CA

This elegant machine age style table lamp combines an extruded aluminum body with a chrome base

Category

Vintage 1970s Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Handcrafted Chrome Industrial Desk Lamp
Handcrafted Chrome Industrial Desk Lamp

Handcrafted Chrome Industrial Desk Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Handcrafted industrial articulated two-light chrome desk lamp in Machine Age design on custom wood

Category

Vintage 1950s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

American Art Deco Chrome Plated, Faries Guardsman Junior Table Lamp
American Art Deco Chrome Plated, Faries Guardsman Junior Table Lamp

American Art Deco Chrome Plated, Faries Guardsman Junior Table Lamp

By Bert Dickerson, Faries

Located in Port Hope, ON

Bert Dickerson who designed the majority of great Art Deco or Machine Age lamps for the Faries company

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Chrome & Copper Two Tiered Art Deco Aviator" Table Lamps
Pair of Chrome & Copper Two Tiered Art Deco Aviator" Table Lamps

Pair of Chrome & Copper Two Tiered Art Deco Aviator" Table Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These great 1930's machine age lamps were featured in the film, "The Aviator". When lit, the lower

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nesson Chrome Adjustable Desk Lamp
Walter Von Nesson Chrome Adjustable Desk Lamp

Walter Von Nesson Chrome Adjustable Desk Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Von Nessen chrome desk lamp- iconic Machine Age design.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Table Lamp
Art Deco Table Lamp

Art Deco Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very unusual chrome Machine Age table lamp

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

American Art Deco Chrome Accent Lamp by Helen Dryden for Revere
American Art Deco Chrome Accent Lamp by Helen Dryden for Revere

American Art Deco Chrome Accent Lamp by Helen Dryden for Revere

By Helen Dryden, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.

Located in Port Hope, ON

This American Art Deco figural chrome plated "Masque" accent lamp was designed circa 1937 by famed

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Spectacular “Heavenly Body” Mixed Metals Table Lamp
Spectacular “Heavenly Body” Mixed Metals Table Lamp

Spectacular “Heavenly Body” Mixed Metals Table Lamp

Located in Bridport, CT

Impressive and unique mid-century table lamp. Stainless steel dome shade is a dramatic and graceful

Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Copper, Steel

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Machine Age Chrome Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic machine age chrome table lamp available at 1stDibs. Each machine age chrome table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, chrome and enamel. Your living room may not be complete without a machine age chrome table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right machine age chrome table lamp, those designed in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one machine age chrome table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Markel Corporation, Chase Brass and Copper Company and Faries Lamp Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Machine Age Chrome Table Lamp?

The average selling price for a machine age chrome table lamp at 1stDibs is $1,750, while they’re typically $600 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

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.