Dutch Art Nouveau Ceramic Table Lamp Pair, circa 1915, New Ochre Linen Shades
By Amitābha Studio, Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A pair of Dutch Art Nouveau ceramic table lamps in green and ivory, hand-painted with stylized orchids at the Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, circa 1915–1920.
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Gilt-Bronze & Faience Porcelain Table Lamp Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and Faience porcelain three-light candelabra table lamps.
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 1920s Table Lamps Made From Sake Jugs on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1920s Table Lamps Chinese Glazed Terracotta Painted Jugs on Wood Base Sake Jugs - Japanese Height to top of socket: 15.5" Needs rewiring
Terracotta
Large Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Arbor Couple Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Beautifully painted and impressive scale Staffordshire group of Staffordshire Arbor Couple Pottery Figurine the overall white glaze applied to the entire porcelain, is a wonderful ef...
Brass
Antique Pair French Ormolu Mounted Siena Marble Table Lamps 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique pair of French ormolu mounted and Giallo di Siena marble Neo Classical table lamps, Circa 1870 in date.
Marble, Ormolu
$808Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 19thc French Louis XVI Bronze/ Porcelain Flower Boudoir Accent/ Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely Pair 19thc French Antique Table/ Accent / Boudoir Lamps.
Porcelain
Near Pair of Antique French Blacksmith Made Wrought Iron Table Lamp, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A wonderful near pair of handmade iron table lamps. French, c.1920 Hand‑forged during the interwar period, each lamp is built in heavy wrought iron with crisp scrollwork and discipl...
Wrought Iron
$9,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
PETITOT Pair of Large French Art Deco Modernist Rod Table Lamps, 1920
By Henry Petitot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of Large French Art Deco Table Lamps by Maison Petitot, Paris, circa 1930 An exceptional pair of large French modernist Art Deco table lamps, designed and produced by the renow...
Chrome
18th-Century Polychrome Carved Wood Altar Figure Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Camden, ME
An extraordinary, highly important pair of continental European or Spanish Colonial polychrome and gilded carved wood figurative table lamps.
Metal
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Vases, Adapted as Table Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Gilt-Bronze Mounted Red Lacquer Vases, Adapted as Table Lamps.
Ormolu
Pair of Antique Italian Bronze Table Lamps in Japanese Style, Art Nouveau Period
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Antique Italian Bronze Table Lamps in Japanese Style, Art Nouveau Period, Early 20th Century Refined pair of antique Italian bronze table lamps, executed in a Japanese-inspi...
Bronze
Vintage French Renaissance Brass Cherub Putti Column Cream Glass Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Revival Brass Figural Cherub Putti Column Cream Glass Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 28.5" H (to finial) x 20.5" H (to light...
Brass
$2,500Sale Price / set|56% Off
Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamps by Sevres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality 19th Century Louis XVI style Sevres porcelain ormolu mounted table lamps.
Bronze
Antique Wine Bottle Table Lamp Pair Celebrating World War I Victory
Located in South Charleston, WV
War End Celebration table lamps marble, wine bottles. 14 1/8" tall and 2 7/8" wide Presented here is a pair of amber hock or rhine bottles produced between 1890-1915.
Glass
Pair of 19th Century Scottish Highland Hunter Staffordshire Figures Table Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Beautifully painted and impressive scale Staffordshire group of a hunter riding back from the hunt with his quarry, a stag draped over the horse. Except for the face of the rider, th...
Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Bronze, Porcelain and Granite, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps with cherubs in patinated bronze, porcelain and granite, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Granite, Bronze
Pair of Hollywood Regency Bronze and Marble Table Lamps, Corinthian Column Form
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Hollywood Regency Bronze and Marble Table Lamps, Corinthian Column Form A sweet stylish pair of bronze and marble table lamps, each having a Corinthian column form with wrea...
Marble, Brass
$978Sale Price / set|25% Off
Italian Pair of Midcentury White Barbie Pink Murano Italian Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Lovely, huge and beautiful pair of white Murano table lamps with pink stripes.
Murano Glass
Antique Japanese Ceramic Beige Figural Dragon Vase Form Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Japanese Ceramic & Brass Beige Figural Dragon Vase Form Table Lamps with Applied Decoration on all Sides - a Pair.
Ceramic
Pair of Gagneau of Paris Ormolu Mounted Small Scale 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of small scale mid 19th century French gilt bronze mounted porcelain bottle neck vases attributed to Gagneau of Paris, with a pale celadon glaze and craquellure detailing...
Ormolu
Antique Capodimonte Figural Porcelain Twin Handle Urn Gold Vase Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Ialian Capodimonte Figural Porcelain Twin Handle Urn Gold Vase Table Lamps with Classical Scenes of Cherubs, Maidens and Bearded Men - a Pair.
Porcelain
$4,780Sale Price|20% Off
c1820 Pair French Regency Gilt/Patinated Bronze Cherub Candle Holder Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1820's French Regency Gilt & Patinated Bronze Cherubs on Gold Chair Candle Holders Now Table Lamps.
Bronze
Pair of Large Three Arms Solid Bronze Table Lamps circa 1900, French
Located in London, GB
This stunning pair of large bronze table lamps, dating from around 1900, embodies the elegance of the early 20th century.
Bronze
$5,400 / set
Pair of Large Brass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's antique Turkish table lamps with wood bases.
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Porcelain Painted French Floral Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Porcelain Hand Painted French Floral Table Lamps (Decorated on both sides) - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Porcelain
$827 / set
Pair Antique Corinthian Column Lamps
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice pair of antique brass corinthian column table lamps, rewired and in excellent condition. 13" high 4.5" square You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please ...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars Converted into Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain Ginger Jars converted into table lamps with wood bases.
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Marble Shell Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical Style Carved Marble Shell Urn Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 26" H (to finial) x 18" H (to light socket) x 5" W x 5" D. {3...
Marble
Antique Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Silver Painted Petite Boudoir Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Silver Painted Petite Boudoir Table Lamps With White Painted Flowers - Pair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Wrought Iron
Victorian German Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase Meissen attr. French Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victorian German Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase French Hand Painted Table Lamps with Beautiful Scenes of "Cupid's Punishment" and "Young Bacchus", after Meissen - a Pair.
Brass
Antique French Empire Style Figural Black & Gold Tall Column Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Style Figural Black & Gold Tall Column Form Table Lamps with Figural Ormolu on all Sides of the Bases (Harps, Maidens, and Soldiers) - a Pair.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Carved White Marble Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Carved White Marble Urn Form Table Lamps with Brown Carved Scrollwork - a Pair.
Marble
Vintage Victorian Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Small Bulbous Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Small Bulbous Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 21" H (to finial) x 13" H (to light socket) x 6.5" W x 6.5" D. ...
Brass
Pair of Antique Bristol Glass Hand-painted Napolean and Josephine Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French hand-blown milk glass table lamps with the figures of Napoleon and Josephine hand-painted on them.
Blown Glass
Antique French Moreau Figural Full Cherub Painted Metal Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Moreau Figural Full Cherub Painted Metal Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 26" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 5" D. {3-Wa...
Metal
Pair of Portuguese 18th Century Painted Wood Table Lamps with Angel Depiction
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 18th century Portuguese painted red wood column table lamps with traces of gilding throughout.
Lucite, Wood
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Pink Porcelain Urn Table Lamps w/ Bearded Man, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Style Pink Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps w/ Horned "Bearded Man" Mask Handles on Painted Metal Bases - a Pair.
Metal
Vintage Art Deco Japanese Figural Green Porcelain Man & Women Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Japanese Figural Green Porcelain Man & Women Table Lamp - Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial) x 25" H (to light socket) x 6.5" W x 6.5" D...
Porcelain
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Gold Burnished Brass Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Style Gold Burnished Brass Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial) x 31" H (to light socket) x 6" ...
Brass
Antique French Empire Brown Painted Column Small Metal Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Brown Painted Column Small Metal Table Lamps with Paw Feet and Lion Heads - a Pair.
Metal
$16,000 / set
Pair of Art Deco Table Lamp in wood and chrome, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Desk table lamps Art deco. Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ) and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Materia: chromed and wood Style: Art Deco...
Chrome
Pair of 19th Century French Polished Repousse Urn-Shaped Table Oil Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique "Lampes a Petrole" (or oil lamps) were crafted in France, circa 1870. The spelter fixtures, converted into table lamps, sit on a round silvered base. They featu...
Spelter
Pair of Large Famille Rose Chinese late 19th, early 20th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of late 19th, early 20th century large Chinese famille rose baluster vases, decorated with exotic birds amongst trees and foliage and rocky outcrops with furthers ...
Porcelain
Italian Neoclassical Cream & Gold Gilt Carved Wood Harp Column Table Lamp - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressive Vintage Italian Neoclassical Cream & Gold Gilt Distressed Finish Carved Wood Harp Column Table Lamps on Painted Metal Bases and Raised on Brass Feet - a Pair.
Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilded Scenic Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilded Scenic Table Lamps 12"W x 6.5"D x 34.75"H
Porcelain
A Very Fine Pair of 19th Century Candelabra Converted to Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of 19th Century polished brass three branch candelabra of exceptional quality, fully restored, rewired and converted to table lamps.
Brass
$1,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Antique Louis XVI style Black Bisque Cherub & Maiden Decorated Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair c1900 French Louis XIV style Black Bisque Table Lamps.
Clay
$2,184Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1920's French Napoleon III Bronze & Crystal Fruit & Petals Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair Antique 1920's French Napoleon III style Bronze with Crystal Fruit Table Lamps/ Girandoles.
Bronze
Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 35" H (to finial) x 19" H (to top of porcelain figure...
Porcelain
$1,800Sale Price|52% Off
Hollywood Regency Chinese Style Bronze Filigree Design Tiered Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A striking pair of Hollywood Regency Chinese-style table lamps, exuding opulence and grace.
Bronze
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain Pink Rose Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Porcelain Pink Rose Twin Handle Jardiniere Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H (to finial) x 18.5" H (to light s...
Porcelain
Pair of Art Nouveau Table Lamps in Metal, Brass and Marble, US, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Art Nouveau table lamps reflects the movement’s commitment to organic line, ornamental detail, and sculptural presence.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique French Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Bird Green Urn Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Chinoiserie Green Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Sinuous Urn Form Table Lamps with Brass Mounts - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Porcelain
Pair of French Early 20th Century Brass and Crystal Girandoles Table Lamps
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French brass and crystal three-light girandoles table lamps from circa 1900.
Crystal, Brass
$1,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1920's Art Deco Bronze with Crystal Nautical Ship Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Pair of Art Deco Bronze Nautical Ship Table Lamps.
Bronze
$4,400 / set
Pair of Painted Tole Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French circa 1920's a painted Empire style table lamps.
Metal
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal & Glass Cherub Table Lamps a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Renaissance Revival Gilt Metal & Cut Glass Triple Cherub Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H (to finial) x 21" H (to light socke...
Metal
$760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Of Antique French Josef Ahne Opaline Glass Portrait Pillow Table Lamps c189
Located in Big Flats, NY
This pair of antique French table lamps, attributed to Josef Ahne and dating to approximately 1890, features opaline glass globes adorned with hand-painted portraiture.
Glass
One Pair Chinese Lacquered Elm Grain Jars Table lamps Great Color And Patination
Located in Buchanan, MI
One Pair Chinese Lacquered Elm Grain Jars Table lamps Great color and form.
Wood
Antique French Empire Nickel Silver Glass Corinthian Column Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Nickel Silver Etched Glass Corinthian Column Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H (to finial) x 21" H (to light socket) x 5.5" W ...
Metal
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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