Vintage Chrome Jeweler's Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A polished chrome jeweler's lamp wth adjustable shade and pivoting base, USA, circa 1940. Signed
Vintage 1940s American Industrial More Lighting
Chrome
Vintage Chrome Jeweler's Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A polished chrome jeweler's lamp wth adjustable shade and pivoting base, USA, circa 1940. Signed
Chrome
Industrial Magni-Ray Magnifying Jeweler's Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magni-ray, midcentury, industrial, magnifying, jeweler's table lamps feature cast metal bases and
Metal, Chrome
Apollo Jewelers Counter Lamp with Quilted Mercury Glass Reflector
Located in Peekskill, NY
the rare original sky blue mirrored mercury glass insert. These lamps were used by jewelers and would
Glass
$1,450
H 15.75 in Dm 5.91 in
Swedish Court Jeweler CG Hallberg, table lamp, silver plate, Swedish Grace 1930s
By Elis Bergh, CG Hallberg, Sylvia Stave
Located in Stockholm, SE
design by Elis Bergh for court jeweler CG Hallberg, Sweden 1920/30s. Marked: CG Hallberg. Sold excl
Silver Plate
Jeweler's Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This industrial jeweler's lamp adjusts in reach and height, and also articulates. The base is
Chrome Jeweler's Lamp with Blue Glass Interior, America, circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Chrome table lamp with blue glass interior, America circa 1950. Chrome plated brass table lamp
Chrome
Jewelers Articulated Hooded Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice shop grade jewelers lamp. The hood lifts up and down but can also slide around the
Jewelers Table Lamp
By Lynn Bowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp.
Brass
Jewelers Desk Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
Articulating, weighted iron desk lamp with retractable magnifying lens
Metal
Chrome Jewelers Table Lamp by Apollo
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome jeweler's table lamp by Apollo features an articulating shade is newly wired to accept up to
Chrome
Hala Scissor Wall Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful jeweler's lamp by Hala in mostly original condition the lamp is fully adjustable, on/off
Metal
Pair of Hala Scissor Wall Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful jeweler's lamps by Hala in mostly original condition the lamps are fully adjustable, on
Metal
Unique White over Blue Art Deco Desk Lamp, Signed Jlrin
Located in Peekskill, NY
saucer look. Because of the blue glass its possible this was a jewelers counter lamp. They used blue in
Glass
Sold
H 11 in Dm 6.5 in
Rare German Silver Incense Burner Lamp, by Wilh. Rauscher, Pope's Court Jeweler
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare German silver incense burner lamp, by Wilh. Rauscher, Pope's Court Jeweler, and Gold
Silver
Industrial Jewelers Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jewelers lamp with multiple arm positions and rotating shade.
Brass
Industrial Brass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne, circa 1920s is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap
Brass
Industrial Bass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne, circa 1920s is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap
Brass
Industrial Brass Jewelers Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, jewelers lamp by Lyhne circa 1920's is height adjustable from 12 - 14", with adjustable flap
Brass
1911 Jewelers Desk Lamp
By Lyhne Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a classic Lyhne Lamp Company Jewelers counter lamp. It's all nickel plated and newley
Iron, Steel
Early Jewelers Counter-Top Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy industrial quality brass table lamps. These lamps date to the 1920s. They have a
Pair of Apollo Jewelers Table Lamps
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy Industrial quality chrome-plated table lamps. These lamps were very modern for the
Early Jewelers Counter-Top Lamp, Pair
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are heavy industrial quality brass table lamps. These lamps date to the 1930s. They have a
Steel
Ornate Cast Darkened Aluminum Jewelers Counter Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
of a very early jeweler's counter lamp.
Aluminum
Early Jointed Watchmakers Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Signed and dated 1909 Nova Specialty Inc. This is a very early industrial jeweler's or watchmaker's
Brass
French Art Deco Desk Lamp, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
French Art Deco desk lamp produced by SuperChrome, a French workshop specialized in lamps for
Aluminum
Vintage Jewelers Workbench Table & Desk Lamp with "Lek-Tro-Lens"
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage industrial jewelers work table, workbench with desk light. Features seven drawers, a split
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Pair Nickel plated Jeweler's Lamps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pair of newly plated jewelers lamps
Nickel
Pair nickel plated jeweler's lamps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful pair newly plated jeweler's lamps
Nickel
A pair of Jewelers Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of French jewelers lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Jeweler's Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Two Wonderful Examples of Lighting and Magnification. Used to Direct Light for Detailed Work and for Magnification with the Addition of light for Examination and Repair. Old Origina...
Brass, Iron
Jeweler's Magnifying Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful brass jeweler's magnifying lamp with doughnut shaped dome.
Brass
Early Jeweler's Magnifying Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic Art Deco jeweler's magnifying lamp. It adjusts up and down.
Wood, Glass
A Handsome Jewelers Desk Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
From the desk of a custom jeweler is this brass plated desk lamp with great joinery and shade.
Brass, Steel
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
Chrome
Chrome Apollo Sculptural, Jewelers Desk Lamp
By Apollo Electric Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Terrific Vintage Chrome Jewelers Desk Lamp by Apollo Chicago. Comprised of a shiny chrome frame
Chrome
Jeweler's Lens
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage brass lamp without electrical magnifying lens on canted industrial stand, easily adjustable
mercury pendant lamps
Located in Spokane, WA
Rare blue iridescent mercury jeweler's pendant lamps.
Adjustable Brass Jeweler's Lamp
Located in Providence, RI
Adjustable brass Jeweler's lamp or desk lamp, circa 1900s. Lamp has been completely re-wired for
Brass
Sold
H 12 in W 12 in D 6 in
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
Daum Nancy Art Deco Cornet Vase
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco cone vase circa 1930 in green color. Signed Daum Nancy France. In perfect condition Note micro scratches inside Height: 27.3 cm Neck diameter: 14.5 cm Base: 11.3cm x 11.3cm...
Cut Glass
Palmer Smith Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp
By Palmer Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp by Palmer Smith, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. In 25 years of collecting American Art Deco, we have only seen this lamp form come up for sale twi...
Metal, Aluminum
Brutalist Solid Mahogany Sideboard, France, 1940s
By Maxime Old, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Introducing a mahogany sideboard inspired by the style of Maxime Old, featuring exquisite brass details. This sideboard embodies a timeless design crafted to enhance any living or di...
Mahogany
Stylish Axel Larsson Swedish Art Deco Bureau
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Axel Larsson
Located in Kramfors, SE
Stylish Art Deco Bureau by Axel Larsson from around 1920 to 1930. The bureau is designed by Axel Larsson and made by SMF, Svenska Möbelfabriken, in Sweden. Made in birch which has be...
Birch
$3,990 / item
H 34 in W 31 in D 40 in
Custom Made to Order Belgian Linen Slip Cover Club Chair with Down Cushion
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This White Linen Slip-Covered Lounge Chair fits as the perfect accent to any room. It's the perfect chair to have adjacent to a sofa, and can make every pillow look delightful in the...
Cotton, Linen, Wood, Down
Axel-Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' cabinet, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovo cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.
Iron
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
French Art Deco 1920s Wrought Iron Table
Located in CA, CA
An elegant French Art Deco wrought iron table. Understated in it simplicity the forging of this piece has been executed with great precision the interior of each of the ribon scrolls...
Wrought Iron
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A purple-glazed ceramic table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter x...
Ceramic
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
1930's Swedish Oval Pedestal Table
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's Swedish Deco occasional table with oval top in bookmatched birch veneer and faceted pedestal base with feet, contrasting in Macassar ebony.
Birch
Elaborate Articulated and Ratcheted Wall Bracket Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Peekskill, NY
This articulating and complex wall lamp has an amazing look. The dome over square Holophane shade is original 1930s and one of the more interesting shades the company created. The Br...
Brass
Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rich looking desk lamp with out being too decorative. It has the simple elegant look of a bankers lamp. Each of the 2 shades have 3 fluted reflector mirrors often found on ...
Marble
$12,500
H 33.25 in W 16.6 in D 16.25 in
A set of six cerused oak dining chairs attributed to Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of six cerused oak dining chairs attributed to Rene Gabriel. Newly reupholstered in green velvet. René Gabriel (1890–1950) was a French designer and decorative artist renow...
Velvet, Oak
Swedish Grace Table Lamp in Brass by Böhlmarks
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Karlstad, SE
This sophisticated table lamp, model 6962A, was produced by Böhlmarks in the late 1920s and exemplifies the Swedish Grace style, a refined Nordic interpretation of early 20th-century...
Brass
$7,200 / 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
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.
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.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.