Mercury Glass Ball Form Table Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Chic mirrored mercury glass ball form table lamp, in excellent, original, clean and working condition.
Pewter
Chapman Co. Mercury Glass Globe Table Lamp, 1960's
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Chapman Manufacturing Co. attributed Mercury Glass ball table lamp. Featuring a reflective ball form atop a round, tapered Nickel plated 6D base.
Metal, Nickel
Unavailable
H 29 in Dm 13.5 in
Sensational Pair of Monumental Jeweled and Bronze Enameled Mercury Sphere Lamps
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Fantastic mercury glass ball lamps with clear glass gem cabochons and bronze enamel accents on a modernist round chrome base.
Pair of mercury Glass Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of large rounded gazing ball form mercury glass lamps. The paper shades have a soft platinum grey metallic finish with chrome ball finials.
Chrome
Pair of Chic Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of crackled mercury glass ball-form lamps.
Metal
Mercury Glass Ball Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mercury glass round ball table lamp. Nice size and classic shape.
Mercury Glass
Pair of Elegant Mercury Lamp Ball Lamps
By Jacques Adnet
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of interesting mercury ball shaped lamps, made in Italy. Original linen shades, solid brass hardware with heavy solid brass finials and hand stitched leather wrapped bases.
Large Pair of Mercury Glass Ball Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large mercury glass ball lamps. Rewired with double pull chain sockets and new brass bases.
Brass
Pair of George Kovacs Stacked Ball Lamps in Mercury Glass
By George Kovacs
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of modernist table lamps by George Kovacs, manufactured in the United States, circa 1960s, with single socket and stem above bodies comprised of mercury glass, formed into fou...
Metal
Ball Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single ball mercury glass lamp from 1930's. Original piece with new wiring.
Wood
Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Mercury glass ball lamps on chrome bases
Chrome
Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Beautiful mercury glass ball table lamp with dark wood base.
$699
H 10 in W 10 in D 5 in
J.T. Kalmar Midcentury Brass Wall Light, Sconce, Brass Pins, 1950s, Austria
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Modernist wall sconces made by J. T. Kalmar in the 1950s. The light is made of polished brass and the lampshades are made of acrylic glass. The faceted acrylic glass provid...
Brass
$7,000 / item
H 26.5 in W 72 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Modern Inspired "Victoria" Credenza, Boho Stereo Cabinet in Walnut
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
This design is a celebration of, and homage to, the geometric patterns that so often inspired Mid Century design. With this piece we also brought in a little bit of a Boho spirit as ...
Walnut
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
$1,700 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$672 / item
H 4.34 in W 1.58 in D 5.91 in
Josef Hoffmann Coat Hook for the Wiener Werkstaette, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Sensational design from the very puristic period of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette - Avantgarde Art Deco, Industrial Des...
Brass
Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pearl pendant features hand blown frosted glass in a teardrop shade with an unlacquered brass metal finish. Our take on a pearl earring. DIMENSIONS: 42.5" H x 10" W. Glass shad...
Brass
$2,495 / item
H 32.75 in W 20.5 in D 22.75 in
Solid Wood, Walnut Finish, Contemporary Dining Chair with Floating Seat & Back
By Luteca Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully striking, contemporary dining chair with elegant scissor legs and floating back, inspired by the midcentury chairs of Spanish designer Eugenio Escudero from the the 195...
Ash
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
Patinated Brass Sconces by Robert Stilin
Located in New York City, NY
Priced Individually. Lead time is 6-8 weeks. Patinates beautifully with time. Can be made in nickel, patinated brass, and lacquered brass.
Brass
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
Studio BBPR Urania Armchair for Arflex, Italy, 1954
By Studio BBPR, Arflex
Located in Milan, IT
Studio BBPR "Urania" Armchair for Arflex, Italy, 1954 reupholstered in bright curry yellow fabric.
Metal
$12,754 / set
H 35.44 in W 12.6 in D 11.03 in
Elegant wall Lamps, Aqua-Green Glass & Brass, Italy, 1960s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant pair of wall lamps, featuring soft aqua-green shaded glass and a brass geometric structure that beautifully enhances their timeless elegance. The combination of delicate glas...
Brass
Pair of gigantic 1970’s PVC plastic and Chrome Sconces
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of gigantic 1970’s PVC plastic and Chrome Sconces From a movie theater of Nice , France.
Chrome
Mathieu Mategot Wrought Iron & Saint Gobain Glass Gueridon, France 1950's
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Elegant wrought iron and glass center table with a Saint Gobain top, the base is a double-looped rod that gracefully connects to a sphere in the center. The model is a variation of t...
Wrought Iron
$7,900
H 32.29 in W 47.64 in D 20.48 in
Dorothy Draper - Chest of Drawers from Quitandinha Palace Hotel - Circa 1944
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This stunning chest of drawers, dating from the 1940s, hails from the legendary Quitandinha Palace Hotel, renowned for its lavish interiors designed by the iconic Dorothy Draper. Dra...
Wood
$6,295 / set
H 24.81 in W 29.53 in D 31.5 in
1970s Italian Art Deco Armchairs, Hand-Crafted, Walnut Frame, Cream
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Pair of Italian Art Deco Armchairs, 1930s Design, 1970s Production, Fully Restored and Upholstered in Locally Crafted, High-Quality Ribbed Cream Fabric This exceptional pair of Ital...
Wood, Fabric, Cotton, Silk
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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