Old Antique Table Lamps
19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1920s Austrian Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Other Old Antique Table Lamps
Other
1920s Austrian Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Chrome
1920s European Industrial Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Old Antique Table Lamps
Iron
Early 1900s Adam Style Old Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1850s French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Early 1900s French Provincial Old Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
19th Century French Napoleon III Old Antique Table Lamps
Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Rococo Revival Old Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Giltwood
19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s Italian Chinese Export Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Lucite, Wood
Early 20th Century French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Spelter
Early 19th Century French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
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1880s French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal
1850s French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Old Antique Table Lamps
Tôle
18th Century and Earlier Old Antique Table Lamps
Earthenware
Early 20th Century European Bauhaus Old Antique Table Lamps
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Old Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century American Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Old Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s Old Antique Table Lamps
Early 20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Late 19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Old Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belgian Old Antique Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Romantic Old Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
Mid-19th Century French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century American Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Other Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Other Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
16th Century Italian Old Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century Dutch Old Antique Table Lamps
Ceramic, Delft
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1920s Polish Mid-Century Modern Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Late 19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Old Antique Table Lamps
Glass
1920s American Old Antique Table Lamps
Glass
1920s North American Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1920s French Art Nouveau Old Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
19th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 19th Century English Baroque Old Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Tin
Early 19th Century English Baroque Old Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Tin
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Old Antique Table Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Old Antique Table Lamps
19th Century French Neoclassical Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Danish Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
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21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Old Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
2010s British Futurist Old Antique Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s South African Minimalist Old Antique Table Lamps
Hardwood
1930s Dutch Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Velvet, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Nickel
19th Century French Empire Old Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Old Antique Table Lamps
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Old Antique Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Old Antique Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Italian Rustic Old Antique Table Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Old Antique Table Lamps
Clay, Linen
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Old Antique Table Lamps
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Old Antique Table Lamps
Faience, Paint
1850s Academic Old Antique Table Lamps
Oil
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Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
- How do I fix an old table lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To fix an old table lamp, take it to an appliance or lighting repair shop that has experience working with the type of fixture that you have. Many problems can cause an old table lamp to stop working. A professional can determine the cause and use the correct tools to address it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage table lamps.
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