Art Deco Streamline Pivoting Table Lamp by Markel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to the chrome part of the shade as well as out the bottom of the shade, giving it a very machine age
20th Century American Table Lamps
Copper, Chrome
Art Deco Streamline Pivoting Table Lamp by Markel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to the chrome part of the shade as well as out the bottom of the shade, giving it a very machine age
Copper, Chrome
Great Art Deco Streamline Table Lamp Manner of Donald Deskey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great example of 1930's American streamline design, much like the table lamps that were
Chrome
Art Deco Fluted Chrome and Molded Glass Lamp in the Manner of Russel Wright
By Russel Wright
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Machine Age lamp in brushed chrome metal with stylized fluted stem details and a molded glass
pair of Streamline Art Deco Ambient Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These very machine age lamps are finished in copper and chrome. When lit, the light comes between
Sold|$3,500
Art Deco Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
Brilliant chrome Art Deco skyscraper table lamp. Heavy chromed steel base with classic machine age
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold|$5,900
Pair of Hand Blown Ribbed Glass Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Blown Ribbed Glass Table Lamps with Chrome Bases. Machine Age Style. Rewired Silk Twist
Chrome
Pair of Streamline Art Deco Multi Tiered Ambient Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These very machine age lamps are finished in copper and chrome. When lit, the light comes through
Copper, Chrome
Rare Pair of Streamline Art Deco Ambient Lamps by Markel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
marble base adds a touch of elegance to this very machine age design.
Marble, Chrome
Art Deco Machine Age Modern Deskey Style Chrome and Lacquer Writing Desk
By Donald Deskey
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Rare Art Deco Machine Age Modern Donald Deskey Style chrome and black lacquer writing desk. Could
Pair of Modernist Lucite Lamps in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
beveled squares. Lamps have an Art Deco (Machine Age) inspired design and have chrome stems and fiitings
Sold|$2,200
Art Deco Chrome and Mirror Cocktail Table
By Donald Deskey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
stream-lined machine-age look in polished chrome and black glass. FYI:- Deskey. Donald Deskey
Chrome
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Chrome Table Lamp in Donald Deskey Manner
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline chrome table lamp in the manner of Donald Deskey Square-tube arm
Chrome
Sold|$1,250
Machine Age Art Deco Markel Table Lamp
By Markel Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Markel table lamp Rectangular-tube arm design with multiple Von Nessen - like
Chrome, Aluminum, Steel
Very Rare Canadian Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome and Black Enamel Table Lamp.
By Electrolier Manufacturing Co.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very rare Canadian Art Deco/Machine Age table lamp is yet anther stunning design by the
Chrome, Enamel
De Stihl Manner Machine Age Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive European-design table lamp, with European plug, purchased in Amsterdam. Tubular chrome
Machine Age Art Deco Skyscraper Pair Turned, Aluminium Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco skyscraper pair turned, aluminium table lamps Nice original functioning
Aluminum
American Art Deco or Machine Age Polished Aluminium Table Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
aluminium table lamp sported this Markel style chrome-plated finial but I do not believe that it is by them
Aluminum, Nickel
Rare Pair of American Art Deco or Machine Age Chrome and Black Boudoir Lamps
By S.O.H. Rochester
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of American Art Deco or Machine Age boudoir lamps are by the S.O.H. Company of Rochester
Chrome, Enamel
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp
By Markel Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Markel Desk Lamp Jeweler's Lamp Banker's Lamp Banker Bankers
Aluminum, Chrome, Enamel, Steel
Rare American Art Deco or Machine Age Buffed Aluminium Dice Table Accent Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American Art Deco or Machine Age buffed aluminium accent lamp is in the form of a dice with
Pair of American Art Deco/ Machine Age Twin Shade Console Lamps
By Markel Corporation
Located in Port Hope, ON
shades themselves are in aluminum as are the bulb sockets while the rest of the lamps are chromed metal
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
Uncommon Machine Age Sight Light Luminaire by Leroy Doane, 1935
By Leroy C. Doane
Located in Dallas, TX
L.C. Doane was an American indirect lighting Pioneer, having designed the "infamous" lamps
Pair of French Art Deco Bakelite Chrome Table Lamps, 1930s Modernist Design
By Jacques Adnet, Donald Deskey
Located in Bremen, DE
Pair of French Art Deco table lamps, very rare design featuring a polished metal and Bakelite
Aluminum
Pair of American Art Deco Chrome and Copper Adjustable Lamps by Markel
By Markel Corporation
Located in Port Hope, ON
Buffalo New York, designers of some of the most distinctive lamps of the Art Deco or Machine Age era
Chrome, Copper, Brass
American Art Deco Chrome and Copper Organic Mushroom Lamp with Tendril Accents
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful American Art Deco twin socket organic mushroom lamp features an all original chrome
Chrome, Copper
Pair of American Art Deco Chrome Boudoir Lamps with Opaline Glass Shades.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This eccentrically designed pair of American Art Deco/Machine Age bookended chrome plated boudoir
Chrome
American Art Deco Chrome Plated Faries Asymmetrical Desk Lamp by Bert Dickerson.
By Faries, Bert Dickerson
Located in Port Hope, ON
distinctive Dickerson/Faries signature angle-edged, machine age finial. This unusual lamp is in great
Chrome
American Art Deco Black Enamel, Bakelite & Chrome Twin Pen Desk Lamp by Markel.
By Bert Dickerson, Markel Corporation
Located in Port Hope, ON
with all the Machine Age bells and whistles that one could possibly wish for. With its two signature
Chrome, Metal
Machine Age Art Deco Royalchrome Fan Table Royal Metal and Kisco Company
By Royal Metal Co., Kisco Company
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco royal chrome fan table royal metal and Kisco fan company royal chrome
Chrome
French Art Deco Petitot Glass Wings Table Lamp, 1930s Design
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Bremen, DE
Art Deco table lamp by Petitot, very impressive by night when the butterfly shaped glass wings come
Aluminum
Original Lloyd Chromium Furniture Inlaid Machine Age Table ( Lloyd's )
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co., Alfons Bach
Located in Dallas, TX
also pictured with the tables in the club. The "standard model", for home use as a lamp table, was
Pair of French Art Deco Modernist Uplighter Lamps, Brass Glass Lights
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bremen, DE
frequently include man-made substances in addition to natural ones (jade, silver, obsidian, chrome, and rock
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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