Sold|$575
Palmette Table Lamp
By Serge Roche
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single painted cast plaster palette table lamp. In the manner of Serge Roche. The lamp is rewired.
Plaster
Sold|$1,400
Monumental Hollywood Regency Lamp
Located in Crockett, CA
Very unusual and monumental lamp with a Hollywood Regency flair. The white plaster base is accented
Plaster, Wood
Sold|$900
Monumental Marbro Harlequin Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
One of the finest (and LARGEST) examples of this 50's-era lamp we've seen. Based on an 1879 bronze
Plaster, Paint
Vintage Postmodern Sculptural Ribbon Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite sculptural plaster lamp tied with a “ribbon.” Faux travertine plaster and fine detailing
Stone
Sold|$2,800
ANATOMICAL HEAD MOUNTED AS LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anatomical head made of plaster mounted as table lamp
Metal
Sold|$2,100
Two Modernist Figural Lamps by RIMA
By RIMA
Located in Essex, MA
Two modernist figural lamps in brown painted plaster, one of a male musician playing a guitar, the
Metal
Sold|$3,500 / set
Pair of 1970's Sirmos Dove Lamps
By Sirmos
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of 70's Sirmos white plaster finish lamps have Doric column bases topped by stylized gold
Metal, Gold Leaf
Sold|$2,500
Stylized Table Lamp by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Crockett, CA
Very stylized female figure supported by a wrought iron frame. The center female figure is plaster
Wrought Iron
Sold|$450
Pair of 60's Chapman Finial Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Hollywood glamour in these fun 60's chalk lamps on wood base, by Chapman Co. (Shades not included).
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Sold|$950 / set
Pair of French Faux Alabaster Urn Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of urn shaped table lamps on black octagonal bases, circa 1940s. The lamps are painted white
Plaster
1960"s Lavender Lacquered Neoclassical Rams Head Lamp Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of custom refinished Mid-Century lamps with plaster cherub, fruit and ram's head motif. Hand
Brass
Table lamp by PePe Mendoza from the late 50.s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
the faux painted turquoise detail and original metal base. The custom oval metal shade contributes to
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Round plaster table lamp in painted finish.
Pair of Neoclassical Lavender Lacquered Cherub and Rams Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing Pair of 1960s custom lacquered and hand-painted gold beaded detail chalkware lamps
Brass
Sold|$2,400
Harlequin Lamp
Located in New Preston, CT
A tall polychrome painted plaster lamp of a harlequin in vivid tones of blue, green and gold; after
Tête de Femme Lamp in the Style of Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
White painted plaster lamp in the surrealistic style of Alberto Giacometti
Plaster
Sold|$2,200 / set
Pair of Sculptural Modern Table Lamps Signed Lux, 1948
Located in New York, NY
A pair of sculptural modern table lamps signed Lux, 1948 Shades not included.
Silver, Iron
Sold|$7,500
Signed Smokey Tunis Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Smokey Tunis painted plaster and wood floor lamp signed "Tunis"
Sold|$1,100
LARGE 1960S GEODESIC DOME LAMP
Located in Essex, MA
Stylish and sculptural painted plaster lamp of geodesic, circular form.
Sold|$1,500
Pair of Aqua and Brown Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of painted cast plaster lamps with horizontal aqua geometric pattern.
Sold|$1,800
White lamp In the style of Giacometti
Located in santa monica, CA
Vintage painted plaster with original paper lamp shade. Newly rewired
Giacometti "Tete de Femme" Table Lamp for Jean Michel Frank
Located in North Miami, FL
Painted plaster lamp possibly by Diego and Alberto Giacometti for Jean Michel Frank, circa 1935.
Sold|$1,500
French Twist Plaster Floor Lamp
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Oaks, PA
French twist plaster floor lamp, of substantial size, beautifully modeled, layered gesso and
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Mirror Image Painted Plaster Foliate Lamps
Located in New York, NY
The mirror image lamps in the form of scrolling acanthus leaves on an oval base. Height to base
Plaster
Sold|$3,200
Pair of Sirmos Plaster Dove Lamps
By Sirmos
Located in North Miami, FL
Sirmos white plaster finish lamps. Doric column bases topped by sculptural doves in flight
Metal
Sold|$1,800
Pair of 1970s Cactus Form Plaster Lamps
By Sirmos
Located in North Miami, FL
Chic, stylized pair of cactus-form painted plaster lamps, circa 1975.
Plaster, Paint
Large Mid-Century Modern Georges Jouve Style Sculptural Plaster Table Lamp
By Georges Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Made of plaster this lamp is stunning . It has original black surface and shade. Wiring is original
Plaster, Fiberglass
Modern "Rachel Floor Lamp" by Brent Warr Wood White Custom Colors
Located in madrid, ES
plaster, wood pulp, and paint mix, this piece can be seen as a focal and functional art piece in any
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Sold|$425
1950s Asian Figures TV Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
A 1950s cast and painted plaster television lamp with male and female figures. Exceptional
Fiberglass, Plaster
Pair of Floor Lamps after Giacometti for Jean Michel Frank
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of white painted plaster figural floor lamps. The top of them is a woman head made after a
Fabric, Plaster
Pair of Table Lamps by Marianna von Allesch, circa 1950s
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Allesch, circa 1950s. Hand-formed plaster with an applied black paint finish. Newly rewired with new
Nickel
Pair of Mid-Century Figural Table Lamps after Giacometti for Jean-Michel Fran
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Mid-Century white painted plaster figural table lamps after Alberto and Diego
Brass
Pair of Ultra Chic and Rare Wall Lamps, Signed S. Melani
Located in Brussels, BE
Made by Melani Salvatore (1902-1934). Two very rare table or wall lamps made in plater, super
Plaster
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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