Hand-Carved Wooden Owl Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Hand-carved and painted wooden lamp with glass eyes.
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Wood
Hand-Carved Wooden Owl Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Hand-carved and painted wooden lamp with glass eyes.
Wood
Austrian Floor Lamp from the 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel painted wooden lamp food. Fabric shade fitted with two E27 socket.
Brass, Steel
Austrian Floor Lamp from the 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel painted wooden lamp food. Fabric shade fitted with two E27 socket.
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Art Deco Skyscraper Rocket Folk Art Wooden Floor Lamp
Located in Bernville, PA
Magnificent mid century Art Deco skyscraper rocket Folk Art wooden floor lamp. Skyscraper light fixture and rocket sit atop of an incredibly detailed crisscross framework. (Lamp cont...
Wood
$644Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Hans-Agne Jakobsson Table Lamp
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Elegant mid-century table lamp by designer Hans-Arne Jakobsson. Dark painted wooden Lamp Base with geometric pattern.
Wood
Pair of Wildwood Lamp Japanned Tea Caddy Tin and Wooden Base Table Lamps
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Wildwood Lamp Company Japanned Tea Caddy Tin and Wooden Base Table Lamps in great vintage condition. Measure: 8" W x 8" D x 18" H. To light bulb socket and 29" to the top o...
Tin
$2,490 / set
Pair of Hand-Painted Wooden Table Lamps
Located in GB
A Pair of hand-painted wooden table lamps. Gold-gilt and lacquered paint on a turned wooden carved jar.
Wood
19th Century French Hand Painted Adjustable Wooden Desk Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Very rear hand painted desk lamp in dark mustard color made of wood. France, circa 1860.
Wood
Antique French Wooden Lamp with Hand-Painted Musical Instruments
Located in Asheville, NC
This whimsical musical table lamp features delicately painted friezes of musical instruments, the French horn and the Violin on the base of the lamp, with lyrically strewn garlands a...
Pair of Italian Rococo Hand-Painted Wooden Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Rococo painted wooden altar stick form table lamps on a trianglar base with claw feet (distressed condition) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Wood
Pewter and Turned Wooden Table Lamp with Hand Painted Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pewter and Turned Wooden Table Lamp with Hand Painted Shade This is a very attractive piece, it has a bulbous wood and pewter base which has a hand painted shade, the wiring is good...
Pewter
Antique Wooden Table Lamp in Dark Green, Hand-Painted Birds, 1920s
By Jean Besnard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique spherical wooden table lamp beautifully lacquered in earthy dark green color with a two hand-painted multicolored birds - one on each side.
Wood
Large Chinese Carved and Painted Wooden Buddha Head Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese carved bleached wood table lamp with Buddha head on a square giltwood base with a giltwood head piece under a three light top with central white glass shade.
Glass, Wood
Antique Italian Carved and Green Painted Wooden Floor Lamp with Dolphins, c.1910
Located in Barntrup, DE
The hand-carved wooden structure is painted in elegant shades of green and gold, achieving a softly aged patina that enhances its sculptural depth.
Wood
$486Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco wooden lamp painted in white and patinated blue, France, Circa 1920
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Wooden lamp painted in white and patinated blue. Art Deco, France, Circa 1920 In good condition, electricity OK.
Wood, Paint
$1,050
Painted Table Lamp
Located in Washington, DC
A hand-painted wooden garden lamp with garden decoration.
Wood, Paint
Pair of 1950s Florentine Carved Wooden Painted Table Lamps on Gilt Brass Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s Florentine Carved Wooden Painted Table Lamps on Gilt Brass Base Height to top of finial: 27” Height to top of socket: 18” Has minor paint losses and small cracks (as ...
Wood
Mid-Century American Ceramic Peacock Glazed Table Lamp on Painted Wooden Base
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American ceramic table lamp peacock glazed in shades of blue, purple, and green, in tapered ovoid form with a flared, rimmed mouth housing a brass stem with two nonfuncti...
Metal, Brass
American Cerused Wooden Urn Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American country-style cerused wood finial mounted as a table lamp on a square base. Ships without a shade
Wood
Well-Carved Pair of Italian Romanesque Style Gray Painted Wooden Masks now Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-carved and stylized pair of Italian Romanesque style gray painted wooden masks now mounted as lamps; each bearded face surrounded by thick curly hair; with custom iron stands ...
Vintage Regency Wooden Column Floor Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a grand statement with this stunning pair of vintage wooden floor lamps. Drawing inspiration from classical architecture, each lamp is meticulously carved in the form of a flute...
Metal
American Mid-Century Milk Glass and Wooden Stem Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century floor lamp featuring a milk glass pendant at the base with hand painted bird design atop a round wooden base and turned wooden stem
Glass
$2,380Sale Price|20% Off
Wooden Sculptural Floor Lamp Ebonized Bamboo and Resin Shade
Located in Miami, FL
A rare wooden sculptural floor lamp, hand-crafted and signed. Dedicated to the splendors of the sun and shade as is the title "Sol Y Sombra". This French mid-century sculptural flo...
Bamboo, Wood, Resin
$777Sale Price|44% Off
Gilded 19th Century Wooden Urn-Shaped Rococo Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, K
This 19th century Rococo-style, gilded and painted in blue and red table lamp, featuring an decorative urn shaped body with side handles carved in wood. The lamp is raised on a squar...
Wood
Contemporary Abstract Wooden Standing Sculpture Floor Lamp by Flowlight Design
By Flowlight Design Ltd, Karson Wu
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
This is a Made to Order item! The solid wood half-arc carvings are intricately hollowed and meticulously hand-polished, revealing fine natural grain and evoking the presence of a sa...
Brass
Italian Contemporary Hand Caved Hand Decorated Wooden Lamp with Fabric Lampshade
Located in Scandicci, Florence
This is a very unique black wooden lamp, completely hand carved and hand painted so as to give an antique effect to the color and wood.
Wood, Fabric
UK Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Wooden Floor Lamp, Sculptural Lighting FORTUNA
By Flowlight Design, Karson Wu
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
This is a Made to Order item! The wood is intricately carved with hollow detailing, and the surface is meticulously hand-polished to form ordered grooves and ridges with fine, tacti...
Wood
Mid Century Modern Art Deco Pair of Carved Wooden Table Lamps Stylized Heads
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Table Lamps in carved oak . Stylized female heads in a Art Deco manner. We'll executed and sitting on black plinths for maximum signifi...
Brass
Italy Late 18th Century Pair of Lacquered and Gilted Wooden Carved Torches Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in mecca-gilt silver. The torche...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Contemporary Architectural Salvage Grey Distress Painted Wood Corbel Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary Architectural Salvage Style Grey Distress Painted Wooden Corbel Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century.
Wood
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Porcelain Floral Paint Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Porcelain Floral Hand Painted Cylinder Table Lamp on Wooden Base. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Porcelain
$18,551Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique pair of big gilded and carved wooden candlesticks, Florence (Italy)
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient antique pair of very large and important candlesticks, tall lamp holders in gilded and richly carved wood, total of 8 arms each, moved and with a candle holder at the end, co...
Poplar
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Cressida Bell - 'Pithari' Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hand-painted wooden base table lamp with matching shade adorned with red, and black.
Wood, Paint
Unique sculpted wood floor lamp
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Carved and painted wooden floor lamp with Native American motifs, a unique piece with a few small stains on the lampshade.
Brass
$3,478 / set
Pair of Swedish Floor Lamps, 1940s
Located in Karlstad, SE
Elegant pair of Swedish floor lamps crafted in brass with black-painted wooden stems.
Brass
Michel Jaubert sculptural table lamp France 1970
By Michel Jaubert
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Amazing hand-shaped table lamp! It's like a sculpture made of solid bronze on a sleek black painted wooden base.
Bronze
$2,392Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Bronze Urn Lamps - Ferdinand Barbedienne Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century, possibly French Urn Lamps. Each converted to a table lamp, each urn with a short gadrooned neck flanked by scrolled handles, the tapering ovoid body decorated in r...
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Bronze
$6,800 / set
Pair of Midcentury Blue Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian large blue ceramic table lamps with painted wooden bases. Measurements: Height of body 23" Widest point 12.5" Diameter of base 8"
Ceramic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Pair Very Large Danish Modern Porcelain Table Lamps Sea, Beach Coastal Scenes
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
Silvery grey and blue tones create a magical beach sea shore setting depicted in these hand painted custom mounted lamps. The porcelain vessels are Royal Copenhagen, circa 1920 with ...
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Gilt Faux Bamboo Turtle Lamps with Shades
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of gilt turtle faux bamboo tall buffet lamps. Black painted wooden base with attached gilt plaster turtles base.
Metal
19th C. French Green Glazed Confit Pot Table Lamp with Custom Shade and Finial
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing on a painted wooden base, this distinctive lamp is hard-wired and dressed with a custom shade and decorative finial.
Earthenware, Pottery
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Tortoise Mother of Pearl Veneer Table Lamp, Original Finial
Located in Lomita, CA
Of oval section with an oval shaped brass neck, clad in bricked tiles of tortoise shell and mother of pearl, on a stepped black painted wooden base. The lamp is probably European cir...
Tortoise Shell
Spanish Folk Art Floor Lamp, Pine Wood, Gilt Decoration, 1920, Spain
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This wooden lamp stands on a square base, it is stepped at floor level above this is a Gilt and painted fluted column with carved and painted Gilt decoration, around the column at th...
Pine
Hand-Carved Spanish Folk Art Floor Lamp with Original Shade, 1950
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This wooden lamp stands on a square base, it is stepped at floor level and has a large bulbous shape decorated with carved and painted Flowers and Fruit, the lamp comes with its orig...
Softwood
Original Hollywood Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Regency Wooden Flatware Chest
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-20th century Hollywood Regency fitted flatware chest or canteen on stand in the original cream paint. The top unlocks and opens to a fitted and clothed upper shelf and the front ...
Wood
$6,000
Lamp Revisited - Contemporary Still Life Dark Brown Mahogany Wooden Desk, 2015
By Brett Eberhardt
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet, contemporary still life painting in oil on panel, a single lamp with a yellowed lamp shade stands atop a dark brown mahogany wooden desk with gray metal handles on the...
Oil, Wood Panel
Italian Painted Wooden Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large black vintage painted wooden lamp, Italy, 20th century. Baluster-style turned wood construction with dipped wax faux candle top, brass fixture and finial.
Wood
Pair of White Painted Wooden Lamp Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of white painted wooden baluster Lucknow lamp bases, with carved ornamental leaves.
Silver and Black Painted Stepped Wooden Art Deco Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silver and black painted stepped wooden Art Deco lamp base.
Wood
Hand-Painted Wooden Floor Lamp by Artist Anne Vaughn
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely Hand Painted Floor lamp, signed by artist "Anne Vaughn". Each side has a different design. Shown with 14" Pink Lamp shade and a "Rabbit" finial. Beau...
Wooden Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Decorative wooden table lamp. Nice big size. We have two of those pieces in stock!
Wood
Carved Wooden Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
Painted Lamp Base with Giltwood Detailing.
150cm high
Giltwood
19th Century Wooden Mannequin Boot Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
French wooden painted mannequin calf and foot carved to depict a woman's high button boot, with scalloped top, extending half way up the leg, circa 1880 The piece has been repurposed...
Burlap, Wood
Unavailable
Single marbelized lamp with wooden base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Single marbelized lamp with wooden base
Brass
Pair Painted Column Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of charming, painted European Wooden Column Lamps, early 20th century.
Wood
Turned and Painted Bulbous Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A turned and white painted wooden table lamp of bulbous form. Dimensions refer to wooden section.
Wood
19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Wooden Lantern
Located in Limerick, IE
Very decorative 19th century hand painted Chinese lantern/candleholders. Reverse painted figures on glass with carved dragon features. Not wired with candleholder. In good decorative...
Glass, Wood
White Glazed Terracotta Cherub Lamps on Wooden Bases, Pair
Located in Cookeville, TN
These lamps have a white glazed crackle finish that covers this pair of terracotta cherubs from Italy in the early 20th century. They sit upon black finish wooden bases. We suggest r...
Metal
Green, Hand-Painted Asian Vase Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Green, hand-painted, Asian vase lamp on wooden stand. Adorned with flowers and butterflies.
Porcelain
Pair of Large Faux Painted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Very large faux painted wooden table lamps. Black with white details.
Unavailable
H 34.26 in W 34.65 in D 12.6 in
19th Century Italian Table Lamp Made with Wooden Horse Children's Toy, 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century Italian table lamp made with wooden horse children's toy, 1890s The cost refers to the table lamp including the fabric lampshade.
Iron
19th Century Painted Wooden Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Painted Wooden Lamp with Custom Shade, made from an industrial object.
Pair of Painted Wooden Lamps Jacques Adnet, circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Pair of painted wooden lamps by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, circa 1940.
Wood
PAINTED WOODEN LAMP
Located in New Orleans, LA
CARVED WOOOD
Pair of Maison Jansen Painted wooden lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of Maison Jansen painted with gilded highlights table lamps.
Wood
Fabulous American Hand Painted Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand painted wooden lamp. Bear and Tree. Newly rewired in excellent condition.
Brass
Painted Baluster Wooden Table Lamp
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style baluster table lamp is made of painted wood. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Wood
Pair of Painted Wooden Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of wooden lamps, having distressed painted finish; each a well carved fluted column with Ionic capital, on marbleized graduating square plinth.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Italian Painted, Gilded Wooden Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted and gilded; square base holding a vase-shaped stem on a raised stand; painted in a barley-twist pattern in reddish brown, black, and white, capped with an overhanging balloon...
Giltwood
1980s Wooden Painted Table Lamp in Reddish Color
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s wooden painted table lamp in reddish color. Lampshade not included.
Wood
Pair of Painted Wooden Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of painted wooden Baluster Table Lamps, XXth Century.
Wood
Large Pair of Painted Carved Wooden Finial Table Lamps
Located in Chireno, TX
Large pair of painted carved wooden finials, newly wired with linen shades, as custom table lamps.
Raw Linen, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wooden Black Painted Floor Lamps
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
A pair of 18th century Italian wooden black floor lamps with hand-carved crescent moons decorating the body of the lamps. These originate from a church in Liguria, Italy. They were o...
Metal, Wire
1930s Antique Japanned Chinoserie Painted Wooden Floor Lamp Japonisme
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
An Edwardian gilt and black japanned standard lamp, circa 1920-1930 decorated throughout with chinoiserie motifs, on a circular base, chunky joined and turned wood with crackle to ...
Hardwood
Metal Floor Lamp with Hand-Painted Square Wooden Table Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Metal Floor Lamp with Hand-Painted Square Wooden Table Top
Metal
Pair of Italian Wooden Baluster Table Lamps with Polychrome Painted Residue
Located in London, GB
A pair of turned and painted wooden baluster lamps, with gilt and teal coloring, the baluster supported on a square plinth base.
Wood
Sold
H 30 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Oriental Hand-painted Wooden Table Lamp with Floral Decoration, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
This elegant pair of Oriental hand-painted wooden table lamps features a fine floral design hand painted on the four sides of the lamp base.
Metal
1970s Table Lamp Made from a Red Painted Wooden Bed Leg
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s table lamp made from a red painted wooden bed leg.
Iron
1970s, Table Lamp Made from a Red Painted Wooden Bed Leg
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s table lamp made from a red painted wooden bed leg.
Iron
Chinese Hand Painted Pagoda Table Lamp on Hand Carved Wooden Base
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Illuminate your home with the cultural beauty of the Chinese Hand Painted Pagoda Table Lamp. This exquisite lamp features a hand-painted pagoda design, rich in detail and vibrant col...
Ceramic
Interesting Syrian Wooden Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
Interesting Syrian wooden lamp with painted blue and white floral motifs.
Wood
19th Century American Painted Wooden Urn As A Lamp With A Pewter Silk Shade
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century American Painted Wooden Urn As A Lamp With A Pewter Silk Shade
Sold
H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An adjustable desk lamp in patinated copper and painted in gold on a wooden base. 65cm Tall with the base measuring 60cm long x 42cm Wide.
Copper, Metal
Sold
H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An adjustable desk lamp in patinated copper and painted in gold on a wooden base. 65cm tall with the base measuring 60cm long x 42cm wide.
Copper, Metal
1970s Life-Size Hand Painted Wooden Man Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Life-Size Hand Painted Wooden Man Sculpture
Wood
Vintage Brown Painted Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage brown painted lamp with a wooden carved body and platform base.
Wood
Pair of French Wooden Faux Marble Lamps
Located in Southampton, GB
A stylish pair of Faux Marble, Painted Wood Table Lamps with brass collars. Wired and tested. France, circa 1950. Height - 55 cm Base - 12 cm x 12 cm Please message if any further ...
Pine
Vintage Boho Wooden Ombré Cactus Lamps, a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An incredible pair of vintage wooden table lamps. Beautiful ombré design on a coveted cactus shape.
Paint
Rare Hand-Painted Italian Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare hand-painted wooden table lamp designed in Italy, circa 1932.
Wood, Paint
Vintage Grey Industrial Lamp on Wooden Tripod, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Industrial lamp on wooden tripod - Made by Mechanika Praha in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s - Adjustable height and angle - Grey hammerpaint metal body - New porcelai...
Iron
Pair of 18th Century Italian Wooden Candlestick Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian 18th century painted wood candlesticks on tripod paw feet made into table lamps. Rewired for the US.
Wood
Painted Tall Decorative Column Lamps
Located in Bellport, NY
Handsome pair of painted wooden column lamps, in a natural stone shade.Original hand crafted custom shades in black linen.All new hardware with double fittings in each,pull cords.
Pair of Spanish Colonial Style Wooden Candlestick Floor Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of wooden candlesticks converted to floor lamps. Made in the Spanish Colonial style featuring a long turned wood column supported by a tripod base.
Metal
Antique Turned Wooden Candlestick Table Desk Lamp, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A turned and painted wooden table lamp. c.1900 Perhaps once a candlestick, beautifully turned and hand painted in a dark green with slight floral pattern.
Softwood
Black Lacquered Wooden Table Lamp with Gold Oriental Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
Black Lacquered wooden table lamp with gold oriental decorations.
Wood
Belgian Wooden Foundry Element Lamps (s), Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red painted wooden table lamp with custom linen shade.
Pair of Italian Bronze and Wooden Column Lamps
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Italian bronze and painted wooden column lamps.
Bronze
PAIR OF HAND PAINTED GLASS TABLE LAMPS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL GLASS HAND PAINTED TABLE LAMPS WITH WOODEN BASE AND POST.
Glass, Wood, Paint
Vintage MCM Signed Wooden Horse Lamp With Brass Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Boho table lamp. A fabulous carved horse head with hand painted detail. A chic brass shade with matching brass plinth. Acquired from a Palm beach estate.
Brass
Vintage Italian Wooden and Rope Floor Lamp, 1930s-40s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This floor lamp was designed and produced in Italy between the 1930s and 1940s. It is made from wood structure and covered with rope. The lamp has been rewired and remains in working...
Rope, Wood
Italian 19th Century Wooden Fragment Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century painted and gilded wooden fragment made into a table lamp with floral motif, on painted custom metal base.
Wood
Wooden Army Tripod Black Vintage Industrial Spot Light Floor Lamp
Located in Karis, Nyland
Industrial spotlight on wooden army green painted tripod. Adjustable height and angle. Measures: Maximum height 190 cm Spot diameter 30 cm New wiring with dimmer, EU plug.
Metal
Pair of Wooden Lamps in Black with Gold Flower Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of wooden lamps in black with gold flower decoration. The measurement is without screen.
Wood
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.