$1,759 / set
H 4.72 in W 4.33 in D 7.87 in
Set of 2 German Model 540 Wall Lamps in the style of Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Hamburg, DE
Two Space Age wall lights with a movable ball reflector. The design is based on the 540 model by
Metal
Gino sarfatti sixties vintage model 540 table lamp
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Gino Sarfatti sixties lamp model 540. Gino Sarfatti sixties vintage lamp model 540. Designed by
Metal
$4,657Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 22.05 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce acrylic 540G table light, Italy, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This is a very rare and large version of the Gino Sarfatti Model 540 G (G=grande), produced by
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti model 540G for Arteluce Italy 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This rare and large version of the Gino Sarfatti Model 540 G (G=grande), produced by Arteluce Italy
Aluminum
Pair of Lamps 540 Gino Safatti, 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of lamps model 540 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1970s. Chrome plated metal and aluminum ball
Metal
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H 8.67 in W 4.73 in D 4.34 in
Pair of vintage Italian Gino Sarfatti Model 540 table lamps for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Pair of original vintage Italian Gino Sarfatti Model 540 table lamps for Arteluce, 1968 The 540 is
Aluminum
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H 8.67 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Pair of Midcentury Table Lamps Model 540, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Italy, 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Adjustable - Iconic model - Space age style.
Chrome
Model 540 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Clear
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Original Gino Sarfatti Model 540 table lamp for Arteluce, designed in 1968. Chrome and clear
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 1968 Model 540/G Arteluce Italy Table Lamp
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1968 model 540/G designed by the Italian designer Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985) for Arteluce. Made in
Metal
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H 8.67 in W 4.34 in D 4.73 in
Model 540 Table Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, circa 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Table lamp in the style of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, circa 1970s, designed in 1968. Chrome and
Chrome
White Surfer Bookcase, Bookshelves, Design object
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Add a Touch of Contemporary Artistry to Your Space with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves Design Object Elevate your interior decor with the White Surfer Bookcase Bookshelves De...
Oak
$1,340 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 11.82 in
1970s Industrial Cast Aluminium and Brass Flame Proof Edison Striplight, Orange
By Daeyang, Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Korean flame proof Edison LED twin strip light made by Daeyang in the 1970s with bespoke signal orange finish. Original item salvaged from supertankers and military vessels then p...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,250 / set
H 51.19 in W 36.62 in D 12.6 in
Cool Dutch 1970's Space Age Vanity Dressing Table & Matching Wallmounted Mirror
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fantastic 1970's Space Age Bedroom Vanity / Dressing Table The Vanity has an adjustable mirror and a drawer unit for storing your make up goodies A cute wall mounted mirror in yel...
Brass
$406Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 11.42 in W 7.09 in D 2.56 in
Spanish White Pair of Table Lamps by Fase, Model "Bambina", 1980s
By Fase
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Iconic piece of Spanish design by Fase from 1980s. Model "Bambina", also is called as Bambino. This pair of table lamps also have the possibility of hanging on the wall as wall scon...
Plastic
$3,140Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 31 in D 8 in
Rare Goldkant Cocoon Two-Light Pendand Lamp 1960's Castiglioni, Flos Style
By Achille Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Rare, extra wide Mid-Century Modern Cocoon two-light pendant lamp or flush mount by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant in the style of Achille Castiglioni, designed and manufactured in Germa...
Metal, Chrome
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,692Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 9.85 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Acerbis LOKUM S Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Acerbis, Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$2,181Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 12.6 in W 17.72 in D 12.6 in
Acerbis LOKUM M Coffee Table in smoked grey by Sabine Marcelis
By Sabine Marcelis, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matter, light and colour come together in an intense interaction of materials. This collection embodies the elegance of pure forms, elevated through the use of hand-blown glass. Sabi...
Glass, Art Glass
$4,400 / set
H 33.47 in W 24.41 in D 19.69 in
Set of 4 Armchairs in Brown/Red Leather, Tito Agnoli, Italian Modern, 1970s
By Matteo Grassi, Tito Agnoli
Located in Odense, DK
This set of four vintage armchairs, designed by Italian designer Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, reflects the refined craftsmanship and understated luxury that define his work. Made i...
Leather
$2,850 / item
H 32 in W 13 in D 4 in
Sculptural Ceramic Emma Table Lamp w/Vellum Shade by Danny Kaplan Studio
By Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Emma table lamp is constructed by stacking slab-built ceramic bricks. Each brick is individually formed, carefully arranged, and then attached to create a cohesive piece. The arc...
Ceramic
$5,882 / set
H 29.93 in W 26.78 in D 24.02 in
Set of 6 folding armchairs Plona model by Giancarlo Piretti-Anonima Castelli 70s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Padova, IT
Giancarlo Piretti was born in Bologna in 1940. He attended the State Art Institute of Bologna, where he obtained the title of Drawing Teacher. In 1960 he attended the Academy of fine...
Aluminum
$3,001
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbury was designed by Luigi Massoni in the late 60s for Guzzini. It was produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of a Guzzini collection, an Italian lighting m...
Metal, Chrome
The Forsyth Checkerboard Rug - Tile Checks in Off Black, 9x12
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Our beautiful wool and jute checkerboard rugs are expertly handwoven in Jaipur, India. The checkerboard pattern and neutral off black & natural coloring are chic and sophisticated wi...
Wool, Jute
Nikon WWII Naval destroyer Binoculars.
By Nikon
Located in Aspen, CO
One pair of WWII Naval Binoculars with a magnification of 20 x 120. Mounted on a period tripod, these exceptional binoculars display entirely original optics in a distinctly Japanese...
Aluminum
Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair brass coat hanger designed and produced in Italy, 1940s
Brass
$6,800
H 18.9 in Dm 18.12 in
Orange Clan Lamp by Studio 6G for Harvey Guzzini and Meblo, Yugoslavia 1960s
By Studio 6G, Harvey Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
This listing features a very rare Clan floor lamp by Guzzini, designed by Studio 6G for Meblo. It was manufactured in 1970s and it features a large acrylic shade in orange, with the ...
Chrome
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.