$3,800 / set
Grand Tour Column Lamps
Located in Tampa, FL
A pair of early 19th century Italian grand tour columns with three specimens of marble converted into lamps in the late sixties. They have been redone and have accommodations for thr...
Marble, Brass
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Large Marble Column Lamp, All Original Fittings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Large Marble Column Lamp with All Original Fittings, for Hansen Lighting. This rare and exquisite large marble column lamp, designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbin...
Marble, Brass
Pair of 20th Century Rosso Francia Column Table Lamps
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 20th Century classical column lamps with polished brass Rosso Francia marble columns. Raised on stepped black patinated bases. PAT tested to UK standards.
Marble, Brass
$321Sale Price|20% Off
Classic Onyx and Brass Column Table Lamp 20th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Classic, high-quality column table lamp made of onyx marble and brass, probably mid-20th century, France.
Marble, Brass
$7,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair! FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS French Louis XVI Style White Gold
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE ! PAIR FREDERICK COOPER COLUMN MARBLE LAMPS LOUIS XVI STYLE (DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 31" x 16") Frederick Cooper lamps have been around for almost a century! A designer b...
Marble, Metal
Italian Alabaster Grand Tour Style Table Lamp With Columns
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century Italian Grand Tour alabaster lamp with two Roman columns. Lamp rests on gold square metal base. Original alabaster finial. In good working condition.
Marble
Vintage Hollywood Regency Style Crystal & Bronze Column Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Neoclassical or Hollywood Regency style table lamp in crystal, bronze and marble. Height with shade 33" - 84 cm. Diameter shade 19.6" - 50 cm. Height base 23.6" - 60 cm. Wid...
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
$648Sale Price|20% Off
A rare late 19 Century griotte marble neo-classical column lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very decorative and unusual neo-classical style column lamp with a suqrw base entirely made of beautifully veined and marbled beige oynx likely manufacted in Italy in the early 196...
Onyx
Pair of Italian Column Table Lights in Onyx Marble, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of matching Art Deco revival onyx art table lamps. The shape resembles architectural columns.
Onyx
Pair of Carved Column Marble Alabaster Lamps with Gilt Bases and Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular pair of monumental marble ionic column lamps with gilt wooden bases and black silk shades with gold foil interior. This pair are stunning, and demand a large presence....
Alabaster, Marble, Foil
Italian Grand Tour Columns As Lamps
Located in Tampa, FL
These fabulous early 19th century Italian lamps are grand tour columns for displaying objects at the very top. They have three specimens of marble and probably were electrified in th...
Marble
$1,126 / set
Good Pair Brass Corinthian Column Lamps
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice pair of brass column lamps with marble bases, rewired and ready to use. In overall very good condition. 26" high 6.5" square 35" high with shades Free Delivery To UK Ma...
Marble, Brass
Italian Neo-Classical Pink Marble Table Lamp with Bronze Trim
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (19th Century) pink marble fluted column table lamp with bronze trim and font.
Marble, Bronze
$5,580Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Style Bronze and Glass Column Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of neoclassical style polished bronze and glass column lamps. The base has marble. Measures: 35H (to top of finial). The height under the bulb socket is 26H. Base measures: 6.2...
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Model of Trajan’s Column Lamp w/ Emperor Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely cast Grand Tour bronze model of Trajan’s Column, mounted on its original stepped marble plinth and later adapted as a table lamp, the work retaining its rare original bronze...
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Figural Alabaster Lamp on a Light Brown Oynx column
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A figure of a standing young lady finely carved in white alabaster. dressed in an almost ‘flapper’ style skirt as she leans with her elbows against an ochre mottled rectangular alaba...
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Late 20th Century Classical Column Lamps in Brass and Verde Antico Marbl
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 20th Century Classical column lamps. With polished brass capitals and green verde antico marble columns. Raised on stepped black patinated bases. PAT tested to UK sta...
Marble, Brass
Neoclassical 14" Square Top Tapered Column Pedestal Stand Lamp Table MINT
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Neoclassical 14" Square Top Tapered Column Pedestal Stand Lamp Table MINT
Stone, Granite, Marble, Bronze
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.