Brazilian Design. Sputnik Table lamp, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Brazilian design Sputnik Table lamp, c. 1970 Opalescent glass, chrome metal and lacquered metal 58 x 73 x 78 cm 22 83/100 x 28 37/50 x 30 71/100 in Rare Sputnik table lamp, crafted ...
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Floor Lamp This is a beautifully designed piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Deco Floor Lamp This is a beautifully designed piece, the lamp has a heavy iron frame which has a distressed silver leaf finish giving it a very unusual patina, the heavy base s...
Iron
Pair of Pearlescent Murano Glass Sea Shell Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage scallop shell lamps of opalescent glass, mounted on rectangular Lucite bases.
Murano Glass, Lucite
Opaline Glass / Gilt Gold Decorated Pair Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Opaline glass, known for its radiant and lustrous qualities, has been used to craft the base of these lamps. The opalescent sheen of the glass, combined with the opulent gold bands, ...
Gold
French Napoleon III Brass Oil Lamp Decorated with Lions and Chains
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Napoleon III brass oil lamp decorated with lions and chains A beautiful 19th century lamp, this and been converted for electricity It stands on lions paw feet and there ar...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp in brass, marble and milk glass attr. to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking Mid Century Modern floor lamp attr. to Stilnovo. The lamp features six opalescent white glass globes arranged like a bouquet on black metal s...
Marble, Brass
Carlo Moretti Style Italian Space Age Lamp in Murano Glass and Marble Base
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The most difficult and special operation was to leave the opaline white on the whole lamp and make the outside decoration of other colors; some colored oxides (in this case, iron oxi...
Murano Glass
Pair of French Toleware Lamps with Leaves in the Orangery Style, Floor and Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
The lamps have a brassed finish with hints of green, they are designed to look like delicate leafy plants Each lamp has a round base, with several upward stems topped off with opale...
Tin
A 20th Century Italian "Space Age" Floor Lamp With Hand Blown Venetian Glass
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The white lacquered stand supports a glass ball which has been entirely realised by hand by the expert glass makers located on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. The beautiful op...
Metal
Carlo Moretti Style Space Age Lamp from Murano in Opaline Glass and Marble Base
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The most difficult and special operation was to leave the opaline white on the whole lamp and make the outside decoration of other colors; some colored oxides (in this case, iron oxi...
Murano Glass
Space Age Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy ca 1970
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age pendant light by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970. This lamp consists of 2 separate pieces a core piece in white and the sorrounding sphere in opalescent blue Murano gl...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Stylish Metal Ceiling Lamp Champagne Finish Opalescent Vetrite
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Stylish Metal Ceiling Lamp Champagne Finish Opalescent Vetrite
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Stylish Metal Ceiling Lamp Chamoagne Finish Opalescent Vetrite
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Stlish Metal Wall Lamp Champagne Finish Opalescent Vetrite
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
$3,012Sale Price|20% Off
A 1970s XL Opalescent ICEBERG Murano Glass Floor/wall Lamp
By AVMazzega
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The 1970s XL Opalescent ICEBERG Murano Glass Floor/Wall Lamp is a statement piece that blends timeless elegance with bold artistic design.
Metal
Vintage Ceiling Lamp Opalescent Glass Design for Luci, Italy, 1960
By Luci Cinisello
Located in Biella, IT
design for Luci Italy ceiling lamp opalescent glass years ’60. Ceiling lamp in two piece, glass ad alluminium.
Aluminum
1930s Danish Opalescent Industrial Glass Disc Pendant Lamps 10" 2x Available
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Danish Industrial Pendant Lamp from the 1930s, featuring an opalescent milk glass disc shade.
Metal
Opalescent Art Deco Pendant Light
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco pendant lamp, circa 1930. Opalescent, blue-patinated pressed-molded glass bowl with a rose motif.
Wrought Iron
1970 Salviati Opalescent Murano Glass Italian Design Modernist 3 Wall Lamps
By Salviati
Located in Brescia, IT
3 Wall Lamps Salviati Italy, 1960 Blown Opalescent Glass Metal Frame Sticker Label Manufacture Excellent condiction Perfect working order
Metal
Vintage Wall Lamp in Opalescent Glass Decò Ercole Barovier, Italy, 1930
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Biella, IT
Ercole Barovier Italy design years ’30 wall lamp in opalescent glass and brass, decò design important and rarest work of ercole barovier in very perfect condition.
Brass
1960s Industrial Ships Ceiling Pendant Lamps/Lights, with Caged Opalescent Glass
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s industrial ships ceiling pendant lamps/lights, with caged opalescent glass 1960s vintage original industrial ships ceiling pendant lamps/lights with caged opalescent glass.
Metal
Barovier e Toso two-light ceiling lamp made of opalescent, mouth-blown glass and
By Ferro Toso Barovier
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Ceiling lamp made of thick-walled, opalescent, mouth-blown glass and gold leaf.
Murano Glass
Italian Vintage Opalescent Hollywood Regency Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Italian opalescent Hollywood vintage regency hanging lamp with rods and transparent crystal beads.
Brass
Pair of Modern, Italian Wall Lights in Opalescent Light Blue Murano Glass, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Modern, conical, Italian wall lamps in opalescent glass. Flat bars lined up with small round decorations form the outer wall.
Brass, Iron
Mosque Lamp In Glass And Bronze, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very decorative mosque lamp in opalescent glass painted in green-blue and gold tones The frame and chains are in bronze Originally a small oil lamp was placed inside; modern lamp a...
Glass
$3,300Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Important Estate Art Deco Sabino France Lady in Shell Lamp Centerpiece
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in New York, NY
The Following Items we are offering is an Estate Art Deco Opalescent Lady in Shell Centerpiece Lamp. Signed with raised Sabino France signature at base.
Crystal
Oil Lamp with an Illuminating Globe Shade, Bohemian, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century opalescent glass oil lamp with an illuminating globe shade, Bohemia, circa 1885.
Glass
Mid Century Modern Ceiling Light by Rispal in Teak and Opaline Glass - brass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Opalescent Globe Ceiling Lamp, 1950s-1960s Scandinavian style 1950s cascade pendant chandelier ribbed oval opal globe glass lampshades attributed to Louis Kalff and Philips.
Brass
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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