Mid Century Hand Painted Italian Table Lamp, C.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid century hand painted Italian table lamp, C.1950 Hand made - Hand painted Gorgeous ceramic table lamp with stylized rams heads on either side The centerpiece of the lamp...
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century French Sevres Style Vases or Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French Sevres style, ormolu-mounted vases or lamps. Each with Rams head mounts, a cobalt blue ground with gilded decoration around painted panels depicting cla...
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Fine French Louis XVI Marble and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century French gilt bronze and breche Violette marble urn lamps. Ram's head details.
Breccia Marble
Italian Gueridon Carved Rams Head Side Center Lamp Table
By Grosfeld House
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Italian neoclassical style rams head hoof footed side center lamp solid wood table In the style of Gros...
Wood
1970s Rams Head Rectangular Glass Side Coffee Table Boho Maximalist sofa lamp
Located in London, GB
This an amazing table featuring four silver tin like feet with rams heads. The feet follow an intricate curved debossing design where at the near top unscrew and the glass top is in...
Metal, Aluminum
Victorian Swivel Wall Lamp Gilded with Ram's Head and Urn France Around 1880
Located in Hannover, DE
Today, I present a true rarity: a pivoting, masterfully crafted Victorian wall lamp. The light blue lampshade was replaced in the 1940s and is in remarkably good condition for its ag...
Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
1970s Rams Head Round Glass Top Side Coffee Table Boho Maximalist sofa lamp
Located in London, GB
This an amazing table featuring four silver tin like feet with rams heads. The feet follow an intricate curved debossing design where at the near top unscrew and the glass top is in...
Metal, Aluminum
19th Century French Directoire Table Lamp with Rams Head & Paw Feet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
French Directoire 19th century carved 23k water gilt finish and partial painted wood table lamp. Expertly crafted including rams head, paw feet and and swags motif.
Brass
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
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.