De Majo 25" Mushroom Table Lamp White Murano Glass, 1960
By De Majo
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant huge white Murano glass mushroom table light manufactured by De Majo in the 1960s-1970s.
Murano Glass
$1,418 / set
H 9.26 in W 9.85 in D 5.12 in
Italian Mid-century Designer Murano Swirl Glass Mushroom Wall Sconces, 1970s
By De Majo
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous pair of Murano glass wall sconces Made in Italy by De Majo Murano during the 1970s. Every glass is signed by hand ( see detail picture) This beautiful pair of shiny white sw...
Metal
$4,263
H 25.6 in Dm 14.57 in
White Murano Glass tablelamp with mushroom head, manufactured by De Majo, Italy
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Elegant large table lamp made of white Murano glass with mushroom head, manufactured by De Majo in the 1960s-1970s.
Murano Glass
Unavailable
H 11.82 in Dm 11.82 in
Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamps by Guido De Majo for RES Murano, Italy
By Res
Located in Lugano, TI
Beautiful couple of Murano glass mushroom table lamps by Guido de Majo for RES Murano, Italy.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass 1970s Mushroom Table Lamp
By De Majo
Located in Palermo, PA
Beautiful vintage Murano mushroom table lamp in white glass with grey and black swirl. Handmade in Italy, 1970s. The light works perfectly and is ready for a new home. Hight: 59 cm!.
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano De Majo Mushroom Swirl Table Lamp White Glass Signed
Located in København, DK
Beautiful vintage Murano De Majo mushroom table lamp in white glass with swirl.
Murano Glass
Xl Murano Mushroom Table Lamp Designed by Federico De Majo
By De Majo
Located in Palermo, PA
This XL mushroom lamp is designed by the iconic designer Federico De Majo.
Metal
1960s Monumental Murano Glass Mushroom Lamp by Vetreria De Majo
By Vetreria DeMajo
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental milky-white Murano glass mushroom lamp, hand-blown in Italy by Vetreria De Majo c.1960s.
Murano Glass
$1,894 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
$3,872
H 10 in W 31 in D 8 in
Rare Goldkant Cocoon Two-Light Pendand Lamp 1960's Castiglioni, Flos Style
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
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
Pia Guidetti Crippa, Wall Lights, Steel, Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Pia Guidetti Crippa, Lumi
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of steel and opaline glass wall lights designed by Pia Guidetti Crippa and produced by Lumi, Italy, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 8” H x 5.25” W x 7” D Back Plate Di...
Steel
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$2,460 / item
H 11.8 in W 11.8 in D 7.5 in
Tulip Organic Modern Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster
By Hannah Woodhouse
Located in London, GB
Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...
Plaster
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
By Alessandro Mendini, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in pale yellow Murano glass, this petite lamp is strongly associat...
Glass, Art Glass
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
Art Deco Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp Large White Metal, France 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Large 23" flush mount from enameled aluminum, France circa 1935-1940 Elegant spun aluminum light with 2 bulbs and passive soft lighting. It's in very good original condition, newl...
Aluminum, Metal
Saint Bench
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Saint Bench in oak, designed in 2024. This bench combines traditional design features with a simplistic appearance. Crafted from solid wood . The cushion is available in customer's ...
Oak
Micro KYLE pl - solid brass wall lamp
Located in Saonara, IT
*This model is highly customisable based on the client's needs* Handcrafted ceiling lamp model "micro KYLE pl", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectl...
Brass
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
Low Elm Coffee Table
By Maison Regain
Located in Toronto, CA
Solid elm coffee table by Maison Regain, France. This low-slung piece has a compact footprint, making it ideal for a small space. There’s a sly geometry in the way the slabs of wood ...
Wood
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Brass
Diabolos modern brass and lacquered metal sconces
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
These diabolos sconces feature solid brass structures with a patina finish and metal shades lacquered with a textured beige paint. We recommend E14 LED bulbs for these sconces. As al...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Ribbed Texture
Located in Puglia, Puglia
These Italian Murano glass wall lamps feature a soft, curved shape and refined striped details that lend depth and rhythm to the surface. The translucent glass diffuses the light eve...
Metal, Brass
Sfera Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti in Murano Glass for Skipper, 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Rotterdam, NL
"Sfera" table of bedside lamp designed by architect Angelo Mangiarotti for skipper. The lamp consist of white Murano glass and a chromed metal frame. The glass bowl can be positione...
Metal
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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