Early 1900s French Neoclassical Reverse Painted Églomisé Lamps, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Pair of French Neoclassical style églomisé columnar lamps, c. 1910-1920. Gorgeous pair of table lamps in églomisé with two coordinating designs. One features cherub-like figures, th...
Brass
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
A Well-crafted French Reverse-painted and Mirrored Arbalete-form Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
the shaped lamp with slumped glass mirrored panels; the front panel with a Chinoiserie reverse-painted scene; all resting on a wooden base
Glass
Antique Art Deco Czech Molded & Reverse Painted Fruit Basket Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique table lamp was made by Flora of the Czech Republic and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The lamp or accent light is made of molded glas...
Glass
$2,520Sale Price|20% Off
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Glass and Silver Plate Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pairpoint reverse painted glass table lamp, dated circa 1915 - 1920, showcases a cheerful floral design shade on a green onyx and silver plate base. In excellent original antique c...
Onyx, Silver Plate
$2,850Sale Price|70% Off
Original Large European Reverse Painted Glass and Bronze Floral Table Lamp Andre
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is this Outstanding Beautiful LARGE Original Reverse Handpainted Floral Lamp by Andre. Lamp features a Lavish and Colorful Scene showcasing Beautif...
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Phoenix Reverse Painted Table / Landscape Scene, c1920
By Phoenix Glass
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Though unsigned, the design and quality are strongly attributed to Phoenix — a known maker of high-caliber reverse-painted lamps during the Arts & Crafts period.
Bronze
Reverse Painted Glass Shade with Elk at a River In the Manner of Moe Bridges
By Moe Bridges
Located in Chicago, IL
Reverse hand painted glass shade depicting Elk in their natural habitat.
Metal, Enamel, Gold Leaf
19th Century Bronze / Painted Glass Shade Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century bronze base /reverse hand painted frosted glass shade table lamp.
Bronze
Antique Handel School Pittsburgh Style Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Winter
By Handel Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Handel School table lamp features Pittsburgh style reverse painted glass dome shade with winter landscape scene with snow and cabin, cast amphora form brass base, dual pull c...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Table Handel Lamp with Pittsburgh School Reverse Painted Shade
By Handel Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts table lamp by Handel features double hand vessel form cast base with three lights and Pittsburgh School reverse painted shade depicting lake scene and foliate o...
Metal
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H 24.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Arts & Crafts Handel Obverse Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Signed, Shade No.5347
By Handel Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp by Handel offers obvers and reverse painted shade having repeating stylized foliate design over triple socket base, both elements signed Handel,...
Metal
Pittsburgh School Reverse Painted Table Lamp by E. Miller & Co., circa 1920
By Miller Lamp Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School table lamp by E. Miller & Co. offers cast bronze base having Dual independently controlled sockets, is embossed with maker, and surmounted ...
Bronze
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H 22 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp circa 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp by Pittsburgh Lamp Co offers dome shade having reverse painted landscape scene with lake over double socket base, c1920 Measures - 22''H x 17...
Metal
Art & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Phoenix Table Lamp, circa 1910
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Arts & Crafts table lamp features gilt and foliate cast base having dual lights with a Phoenix reverse painted dome shade with lake and landscape scene, circa 1910 Measures: 26...
Glass
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School Reverse Painted Panel Table Lamp
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School table lamp offers a cast shade housing reverse painted ribbed glass panels depicting country side river scene and surmounting cast urn form...
Metal
Antique American Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Glass Bronze Table Lamp Signed 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Arts & Crafts reverse painted table/parlor lamp, by the Pittsburgh Lamp & Glass Co., circa 1910. This very attractive antique lamp having a dome shaped shade ...
Bronze
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H 18 in Dm 14.25 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School Bronze Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School table lamp in the manner of E. Miller & Co. offers cast bronze base having Dual independently controlled sockets, is embossed with maker, a...
Bronze
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H 20 in W 16.5 in D 12.75 in
Antique Reverse Painted Pittsburgh Table Lamp with Molded Drapery Shade, c 1910
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Pittsburgh table lamp offers glass molded drapery form shade with reverse painted floral garland surmounting double handle urn form cast base with double sockets, c1910 ...
Metal
Ulla Darni Reverse Painted Glass Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Ulla Darni (Danish/American, 1937-2022) Reverse Painted Glass and Wrought Iron Table Lamp, blooming floral design, signed "Ulla" to shade, swirling designs to ironwork body. 28" H x...
Glass
Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pittsburgh obverse/reverse painted table lamp features bronze base and vibrant landscape scene with pleated ends, circa 1920.
Spelter
Handel Boudoir Reverse or Inside Painted Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful and rare early 20th century American Handel scenic reverse or inside painted Boudoir lamp with 10 inch shade…..model number 6672. This is a gorgeous and original Handel ...
Bronze
Antique Moe Bridges Reverse Hand Painted Boudoir Urn Form Table Lamp, c1920
By Moe Bridges
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique boudoir table lamp by Moe Bridges offers glass dome shade having reverse hand painted landscape scene surmounting cast urn form base with stylized floral embossed collar a...
Metal
Artist Signed Pairpoint Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Artist signed Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with a jungle motif depicting parrots. The base is signed Pairpoint and the shade is initialled H.F.. The glass is in great conditi...
Bronze
Antique Reverse Painted Jefferson Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
By Jefferson Electric Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique hand-painted Pittsburgh style Jefferson table lamp features cast base and reverse painted shade with countryside scene, signed Jefferson, early 20th century.
Glass
Antique Reverse Painted Boudoir Table Lamp, Landscape Scene, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique boudoir table lamp offers reverse painted glass shade with landscape scene over single socket cast metal base, c1920 Measures- 13.75''H x 7''W x 7''D.
Paint
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H 21.25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Pittsburg table lamp offers dome form shade with cast frame housing bent glass panels having reverse painted flowers over double socket base, c1920 Meas...
Paint, Glass
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H 21 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Lamp & Reverse Painted Shade, C1910
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp by Bradley & Hubbard offers domed shade with reverse painted ribbed glass panels having foliate and stylized sunburst design surmounting double so...
Metal
Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Roses, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh table lamp features brass urn form base having two sockets, floral reverse painted glass shade with roses, circa 1920 Measures: 20" height x 12.5" shade d...
Glass
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Three-Light Table Lamp, Artist Signed Auba
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pairpoint three-light table lamp features cast urn form base, reverse painted shade with landscape and stream scene is artist signed AUBA, three independent switches, circa 1920 Ite...
Metal
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H 21 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
Antique Pairpoint “Venice” Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Roses C1920
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pairpoint “Venice” Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Roses C1920 Measures - 21"H x 14.5"W x 14.5"D
Metal
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H 19.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Arts & Crafts Pittsburg School Reverse Painted Landscape Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Pittsburg School Reverse Painted Landscape Table Lamp 20thC Measures - 19 3/4"h x 13"w x 13"d
Metal
Antique Pairpoint Table Lamp with Reverse Floral Painted Glass Shade
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
Lovely table lamp from Pairpoint with reverse painted peony flowers in various colors. 13 by 9 inches. Glass signed with the stamped mark of the maker on the interior edge of the ...
Art Glass
Antique Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Scenic Table Lamp, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp offers reverse painted glass shade having landscape scene over cast double socket base, c1920 Measures: 19" height x 12" diameter.
Metal
Antique Arts & Crafts Jefferson Reverse Painted Table Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Jefferson table lamp offers glass shade in dome form with reverse painted countryside scene having lake and country road, over cast double socket base, c19...
Metal
Antique Arts & Crafts Phoenix School Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920
By Phoenix
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp in the manner of Phoenix offers domed reverse painted shade with stylized diamond pattern surmounting double socket cast and gilt urn form base, c...
Metal
Antique Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Style Reverse Painted Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp in the manner of Bradley & Hubbard offers polychromed cast double socket base with matching shade housing six reverse painted bent glass panels ...
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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