Alvino Bagni Lamp Base, Mid Century Italy
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Alvino Bagni deep purple/blue and orange drip glaze bulbous lamp base. Stamped 'ITALY' to
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Alvino Bagni Lamp Base, Mid Century Italy
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Alvino Bagni deep purple/blue and orange drip glaze bulbous lamp base. Stamped 'ITALY' to
Ceramic
Sold|$1,500
Italian Ceramic Lamp
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Southampton, NY
Tall, orange volcanic glazed ceramic lamp with walnut base, attibuted to Fantoni.
Metal
Sold|$2,800
Pair Large Ceramic Lamps
By Design Techniques
Located in Southampton, NY
A gorgeous pair of orange and gold shiney glaze lamps with matte, sand glaze base and top, creating
Metal
Sold|$1,200
PAIR of Mid Century Lamps
Located in New York, NY
pair of orange and black glazed table lamps with abstract design. Shades not included.
Pottery
Frederick Cooper Asian Form Table Lamp
Located in Southfield, MI
Superb red/orange glazed table lamp by the Frederick Cooper Lamp Company of Chicago. Dating to the
Brass
Sold|$380
Ceramic and Orange Glaze Drip Lamp
By Vallauris
Located in Pasadena, CA
A ceramic table lamp features a unique finish of orange and cream dripped glaze.
Ceramic
Vintage Orange-Red Glazed Lamp with Lucite Base
Located in San Antonio, TX
Vintage modern vase as a lamp with a gradient red orange finish and unique texturing. It sits on a
Ceramic, Lucite
Kostka Yellow /Orange Ceramic Lamp Bas with Orange Lamp Shade, 1980s
By Robert Kostka
Located in Achterveld, NL
Beautiful big ceramic lamp with velor lampshade. De ceramic lamp base is in a beautiful glazed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Lava Glazed Ceramic Lamp with Shades of Green and Orange
Located in Bay City, MI
This is a unique mid-century lava glazed ceramic lamp. It has beautiful texture and has brilliant
Ceramic, Paint
Berndt Friberg, Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1960s
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Berlin, DE
Berndt Friberg, green, turquoise and brown glazed stoneware table lamp, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden
Stoneware
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Pottery Lamps in Burnt Orange
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of midcentury ceramic pottery lamps with glazed finish in vibrant burnt orange. Lamps have
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Lamps in Burnt Orange, circa 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Minimalist cylinder pottery design with a glossy cognac or terracotta colored glaze finish. The lamp have
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Orange Ceramic Lamps with Geometric Design, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Pair of orange glazed ceramic lamps with textured geometric design c. 1960
Ceramic, Cord, Linen, Silk, Wood
Swedish Orange Stoneware Tablelamp Pair from the 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
have beautifully glazed orange and dark brown colors with tree trunk designed lamp foots and a releiff
Ceramic, Stoneware
Sold|$1,800
Lotte, an Aegean Blue Ceramic Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
An Aegean blue ceramic lamp, mid-20th century A beautiful lamp with a gorgeous Aegean blue glaze
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, a Swedish Ceramic Lamp
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in New York, NY
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, a Swedish ceramic lamp, mid-20th century A rich golden glaze
Ceramic
Danish Pale Green Ceramic Lamp by Per Linneman-Schmidt
By Annelise and Per Linemann-Schmidt
Located in New York, NY
A Danish pale green ceramic lamp by Per Linneman-Schmidt Mid-20th century The sophisticated column
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp in David Cressey Style
By David Cressey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern ceramic / pottery lamp. Orange gloss glaze and textural crater glaze
Ceramic, Pottery
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.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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.