Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s French Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Crystal, Wrought Iron
1940s French Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Copper
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Silver
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Zinc, Brass, Metal
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1940s Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s European Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mission Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Leather, Oak, Upholstery
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1940s Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s American Industrial Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Swiss Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Oak
1940s Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Copper
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper, Parchment Paper
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swiss Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Brass
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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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