$145Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century TV Lamp Horse Bust Grey and White
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This striking Mid-Century TV lamp features a bold horse bust in a dramatic dark grey and white glaze.
Ceramic
$145Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century Prancing Horse Tv Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV Lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950's and early 60's these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television an...
Ceramic
$145Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century Kneeling Antelope TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950s and early 60s these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television and ...
Pottery
$145Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century Yellow Rearing Horse w/ Wall TV Lamp Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV Lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950s and early 60's, these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television an...
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic TV Lamp
By Fantoni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian ceramic television lamp with flowers. Lamp measures 8.5" wide, 7.5" deep and 11" high. Lamp has been professionally rewired with an in/line switch. Reminiscent of Fantoni.
Ceramic
$536Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century Hawaiian Themed Brass & Ceramic TV Lamp & Planter by Sierra Columbia
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare mid-century Hollywood Regency style TV lamp with a gold-tone casted screen and a green pottery planter.
Brass
$357Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-century Green Ceramic Jumping Deer Mantle TV Lamp by Shawnee Art Pottery
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Mid-Century Modern green ceramic deer TV lamp with designed with a leaping gazelle or deer figurine against a contrasting base by Shawnee Art Pottery.
Ceramic
California Pottery Ballerina TV Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
California Pottery Ballerina TV lamp from the 1950's by the Sierra Columbia Pottery Company of Pasadena. Glazed pottery ballerina sits atop a lime pottery planter well which is back ...
Metal
Art Deco Styled Accent or Television Lamp with Cast Gilt Figural Elephants
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco styled figural accent or 'television lamp' is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in the 1950s in the Art Deco style. The lamp has a black rec...
Marble, Metal
$492Sale Price|44% Off
White Ceramic "Sportsman Panther" TV Lamp signed Kron, 1955
By Howard Kron
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This lamp features a large black panther on top of a Mid-century style base with white accents.
Ceramic
Rare Art Deco Ballet Dancers TV Lamp, Drip Glaze California Pottery, 1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare ceramic TV lamp features two ballet dancers, man and woman, in front of abstract graphic background, sculpted in Art Deco style. Other examples of lamp in this shape were done ...
Pottery, Ceramic
Vintage MCM Royal Haeger Glazed Ceramic Lamp
By Haeger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This iconic Mid-Century Modern TV lamp by Royal Haeger is a quintessential example of 1950s American art pottery.
Ceramic
Great Mid Century Figural Vallauris Pottery TV Lamp
By Vallauris
Located in Pasadena, CA
Whimsical ceramic "TV" lamp modeled as a colorful fish with smaller fish within it. The French majolica figurine conceals a small bulb in the base which illuminates the internal fish...
Mid Century Stalking Black Panther Figurine by Royal Haegar
By Royal Haeger
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The stalking panther theme was one of the most popular subjects for Mid-Century TV Lamps and other decorative porcelain objects d'arte.
Ceramic
1950s Stalking Panther Statuette
By Russel Wright
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The stalking panther theme was one of the most popular subjects for Mid-Century TV Lamps and other decorative porcelain objects d'arte.
Pottery
Mid-Century Organic Leaf Esco-Lite Pottery TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century organic leaf esco-lite pottery TV lamp with green in a green glaze with gold accents.
Pottery
Mid-Century Organic Leaf Esco-Lite Pottery TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century organic leaf esco-lite pottery TV lamp with green in a green glaze with gold accents.
Pottery
Mid-century California Pottery Ceramic Pink Swan Leaf TV Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and white ceramic California pottery Sawn TV accent lamp.
Ceramic
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H 13.25 in W 8.75 in D 4.25 in
A Midcentury Pair of Ceramic Siamese Cat and Kitten TV Lamps by Howard Kron
By Howard Kron
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of TV lamps, with Siamese cat and kitten, produced circa 1950s by designer Howard Kron for Texans Inc. Wiring and sockets to US standard, each requiring one Edison bas...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Crouching Puma Panther TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV Lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950s and early 1960s, these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television a...
Ceramic
Sold
H 75 in W 26 in D 26 in
Mid Century Movie Television Theater Production Scoop Industrial Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Tall Scoop Industrial lamp with three caster wheels for great mobility. From a movie set, television or a theatre production. Rewired. Adjustable shade will tilt and lock. Height adj...
Aluminum, Iron
Mid-century Harlequin Chalkart Scupture TV Accent Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century chalkware figural sculpture of a young Harlequin sitting in a horseshoe-shaped alcove TV Lamp.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Streamline Greyhound TV Lamp by Royal Haeger
By Royal Haeger
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century greyhound TV lamp with built in planter by Royal Haeger #6202.
Ceramic
Black Panther Cat Ceramic Back Light Mid Century Desk TV Lamp
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is such a cool lamp, the panther looks ready to pounce, full of strength and energy!! I think this type of back lit lamp was made as a TV lamp to put on the newly invented telev...
Ceramic
2 Fine French 1960s "Television" Floor Lamps by Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two fine French 1960s floor lamp by Maison Arlus, with a black metal and brass base, and a remade circular shade with brass details. Model "television" Documented. US re-wired.
Brass, Metal
Sold
H 9 in W 7 in D 3 in
Mid-century California Ceramic Pottery Pink Flamingo w/ Open Wings TV Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green ceramic California pottery flamingo TV accent lamp.
Ceramic
Black Ceramic "Sportsman Panther" TV Lamp by Kron, 1955
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV lamps were invented and became popular in the 1950s with the Boom of television in 1950s America, they were an accent lamp designed to help eliminate eye strain associated with wa...
Sold
H 35.44 in Dm 9.45 in
Tall White Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp, in the Shape of a TV Tower, European
Located in London, GB
Striking tall white ceramic lamp, the shape redolent of an early TV tower. Midcentury, European. Beautiful oversize piece in very nice condition, rewired with black twisted flex....
Ceramic
Art Deco Playing Panthers Cats Desk or TV Lamp, 1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage ceramic TV lamp features two playing panthers or wild cats in exotic forest or jungle background, sculpted in Art Deco style. One cat is holding high ground on a rock o...
Ceramic, Pottery
Sold
H 4.5 in W 21 in D 4 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Black Panther Television Figurine Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic Black Panther television figurine lamp, with rhinestone eyes.
Ceramic
Funky Sunfish Midcentury Television Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
When radios became common place in the 1930's and '40's, consumers were afraid that the low glow emitting from the radio dial would damage their eye sight. So, charming Radio Lamps b...
Mid 20th Century Chartreuse Green Ceramic Panther TV Lamp
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern Panther TV Lamp, unbranded. Made of ceramic with glossy chartreuse green finish.
Metal
Exotic 1950's TV Lamp
Located in Papaikou, HI
I've never seen this one before, and I'm not sure what exact ethnicity I'm looking at. She's mysterious and intriguing however. And in perfect condition.
Metal
1950s Asian Figures TV Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
A 1950s cast and painted plaster television lamp with male and female figures. Exceptional decorated fiberglass 2-piece shade. Very good original condition. TV lamps: In the 1950...
Fiberglass, Plaster
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$696 / item
H 7.4 in W 1.8 in D 7.7 in
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Green for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in green for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Metal
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...
Metal, Brass
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$68,640
H 85.04 in W 118.12 in D 86.62 in
1946 Bespoke Handmade Art Deco Bar Engraved Bevel Mirror, Early 20th Century A
Located in Lewes, England
This incredible Art Deco bar was handmade and installed in an apartment in St Johns Wood in London in 1946 and has remained there until the death of its owner. It is beautifully cr...
Hardwood
$985,000
H 31.5 in W 37.88 in D 1.5 in
The Garden Near Cailhau By Achille Laugé
By Achille Laugé
Located in New Orleans, LA
Achille Laugé 1861-1944 French The Garden Near Cailhau Signed "A. Laugé 96" (lower left) Oil on canvas “Laugé’s art is one of great sensitivity and controlled reason; he is a mas...
Canvas, Oil
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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