Pair of Orange Overscale Ceramic Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of overscale ceramic ginger jar lamps on Lucite bases with gilt paint decoration. Glass ball
Pair of Orange Overscale Ceramic Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of overscale ceramic ginger jar lamps on Lucite bases with gilt paint decoration. Glass ball
Over Scale Table Lamp of Ginger Jar Form
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Fun large yellow ceramic table lamp of classic ginger jar form. This example is in good, original
Tall Glazed Tomato Red Ginger Jar Ceramic Table Lamp, Circa 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Statuesque Modernist Glazed Red Orange Ginger Jar Pottery Table Lamp. Featuring a clean reflective
Metal, Enamel
$1,033Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 22 in Dm 12 in
A Pair of Oriental Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps A Lovely Vintage pair dates bac
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Oriental Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps A Lovely Vintage pair dates back to the 20th
Porcelain
Large Orange Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940s French ginger jar orange-glazed porcelain table lamp with crackled finish and
Porcelain
Large Orange Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960s French large orange glass ginger jar shaped table lamps with nickel plated
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Old Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain famille verte ginger jar lamp, circa 19th/20th century. Shade not
Porcelain
Pair of Mid-Century Yellow Ceramic Chinese Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
stem and cap in brass, above a baluster form body, styled after a Chinese ginger jar, mounted on
Brass
Pr. Orange Glaze Ginger Jar Form Table Lamps Chinese Style Made in USA 1970's
By Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Cheery and optimistic pair of 1970's orange glaze ginger jar form lamps, made in the USA. The
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Yellow Table Lamps as Chinese Ginger Jars
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese ginger jar, on circular wood base. Wiring and sockets to US standard, each requires two Edison
Brass
Burnt Orange Ginger Jar Style Lamp
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This burnt orange porcelain ginger jar style lamp has an elegant matte glaze which gives it an
Metal
Pair of Orange Ceramic Ginger Jar Lamps, circa 1940
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of orange ceramic ginger jar lamps, circa 1940. Measures: 18” diameter x 27” height.
Ceramic, Linen, Lucite
Vintage Japanese Burnt Orange/Gold Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Bridport, CT
Beautiful vintage porcelain burnt orange ginger jar table lamp with hand-painted gold birds and
Porcelain
Pair Glass Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair large brilliant orange glass ginger jar table lamps with brass bases.
Brass
Pair of Orange and Gilt Chinese Famille Verte Ginger Jars, Now as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of orange and gilt Chinese Famille Verte ginger jars, now as lamps. Each one beautifully gilt
Porcelain, Giltwood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$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
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,825 / item
H 7 in Dm 18 in
Leather Pendant Light in Camel, Capa, Talabartero Collection Saddle Lamp
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of Colombian artist Fernan...
Brass
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
Pair of Frederick Cooper Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Stylish pair of ceramic ginger jar lamps by Frederick Cooper.
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.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.