Pair of Tall Mid Century Modern Antique Wall Paper Roll Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
wall paper. Lamps are the same dimensions but have a slightly different surface that was used to print
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Pair of Tall Mid Century Modern Antique Wall Paper Roll Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
wall paper. Lamps are the same dimensions but have a slightly different surface that was used to print
Brass
Vintage Wall Paper Roll Base Table Lamps, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
wall paper. All original and in as-found condition. They are working but we recommend rewiring. The
Metal
table lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
wall paper printing roll as table lamp. Great color and patina
Metal
Wall Paper roll lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice and well patinated wall paper roller mounted as a lamp.
Brass
Wall Paper Roller Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wall paper roll lamp
Steel
Wall Paper Roller Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wall paper roll lamp (one of a pair).
Metal
Wall Paper Roller Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wall paper roll lamp mounted as a lamp with linen shade. One of a pair.
Metal
An Elegant Pair of Wallpaper Roll Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Original paper shades included on these stunning wall paper roll lamps with metal finish relief.
Brass
Vintage Wallpaper Printing Roller / Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wall paper roll lamp
Wall Paper Roller / Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wall paper roll later mounted as a lamp
Metal
Large Wall Paper Roller Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wall paper roll later mounted as a lamp 31" to top of the shade.
Metal
Unmatched Pair of Tall and Small Combination Wall Paper Roll Lamps
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern tall and small combination wall paper roll lamps, available individually
Brass, Nickel
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
$1,440Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 43.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Pair Of Rosewood And Brass Tall Laurel Lamps Mid-century Danish
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome pair of tall rosewood veneer and brass Laurel lamps. The graining on the bases is quite lovely and the brass has a nice vintage patina.
Brass
Exceptional Vintage Brutalist Wallpaper Roller Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
A stunning large-scale vintage wallpaper roller as lamp. Dating from the 1890s, this industrial fabric or wallpaper roller has been up cycled at some point in time into a table lamp....
Brass
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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