$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.25 in W 20 in D 20 in
Rare Antique Pairpoint Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Moonlit Bay Landscape Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Rare Antique Pairpoint Arts & Crafts Moonlit Bay Landscape Reverse Painted Lamp With Crystal
Glass
$6,119
H 10.63 in W 0 in D 0 in
Cold Painted Bronze Entitled "Bedouin with Camel under Palm Tree" by Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
the side of a palm tree on a naturalistic raised base, the saddle on the camel opening to reveal an
Bronze
Sold
H 20.75 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Arts & Crafts Beach Sunset with Palms Table Lamp 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
with foliate and scroll embossed base surmounted by shade having reverse hand painted glass dome with
Metal
Vienna Bergmann Bronze Lamp Arab Man with Carpet made circa 1910
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Vienna, AT
. Additionally, the lamp mentioned above is attached to palm tree, too. - The Arab warrior and tree are based on
Bronze
Handel Style Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1930
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful 1930s Pittsburgh reverse painted table lamp having lush tree tropical foliage with palm
Steel
Reverse Painted Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Reverse painted slag glass table lamp. Eight curved panels, each with hand-painted tropical
Metal
$2,800
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 7 in
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Man on Rug w/Rifle Bergmann ca. 1900
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This cold painted bronze is larger than usual for this subject matter. The man sitting on a large rug and holding a rifle shows off the work of Franz Bergmann. Meticulously painted ...
Bronze
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader. The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsmanship. Signed. Measurements: 8 i...
Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) Cold Painted Bronze Table Lamp
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Dallas, TX
Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) Namgreb Table lamp Austrian cold painted bronze lamp of Bedouin guard sitting with his rifle in front of draped floral decorated tent, surrounded wit...
Bronze
$1,850
H 5.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.75 in
Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Orientalist Man Praying on Persian Rug, by Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very detailed Vienna bronze was made by the premier foundry of this genre, Franz Bergmann, and does bear his seal on the underside of the rug. The man praying is delicately pai...
Bronze
$285,000
H 23.5 in W 35 in D 19 in
Asprey Orientalist Gilt Silver Palm Tree & Camel Centerpiece w/ Jade & Diamonds
By Asprey International Limited
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Quite Rare English Asprey Signed Orientalist Motif Masterpiece with Dessert Palm Tree and Parcel-Gilt Silver Camels having Diamond Eyes. Gorgeously constructed in ...
Jade, Malachite, Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Silver
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Elephant Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Austrian cold painted bronze lamp. The 16” tall lamp with middle eastern motif, feature a large, bronze elephant being ridden by a man, with colorful carpets draped over ...
Bronze, Enamel
Viennese Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Viennese Orientalist cold-painted bronze lamp by Bergman Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 19cm, width 23cm, depth 14cm The lamp is superbly made by Franz Xaver Bergman (1961-19...
Bronze
$15,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 9.45 in W 11.03 in D 5.52 in
Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger strapped securely on top of it, accompanied with one hunter and another at his side with ...
Bronze
$3,795Sale Price|40% Off
H 7.68 in W 5.79 in D 3.15 in
Rare Cigar Striker Bergman Style Cold Painted Art Deco Arabian Carpet Trader
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Unusal Cigar Striker In The Franz Xaver Bergman Style Art Deco Cold Painted Vienna Bronze, Arabian Carpet Trader With Camel Mounted on a Black Glazed Base Made in Austria Very ...
Spelter
Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Figure by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Austrian cold-painted bronze figure by Franz Xaver Bergman Austrian, Early 20th Century Height 31cm, width 21cm, depth 14cm This intriguing sculpture was made in early 20th century...
Marble, Bronze
$8,939
H 20.08 in W 6.7 in D 9.26 in
Stunning Antique Circa 1910 Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Carpet Seller Lamp
By Franz Bergmann
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, fully restored, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze table lamp o...
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
FRANZ BERGMANN Austrian, (1861-1936) A Lounging Concubine depicting a reclining woman being fanned by her servant. Inscribed ‘Nam Greb’ with foundry mark. 17 inches high
Bronze
19th Century bronze Arab on a camel.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th Century patented bronze Arab riding a Camel, circa 1860-80. Batch 78 62290 DNKZZ
Bronze
Austrian Orientalist Figurative Lamp in Cold Painted Bronze
Located in London, GB
Austrian Orientalist figurative lamp in cold painted bronze Austrian, c. 1910 Measures: Height 30cm, width 25cm, depth 15cm This charming bronze lamp is crafted in the style tha...
Bronze
$7,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 12 in D 7 in
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Franz Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Bedouin Maiden & Attendant at Well, Fully Signed Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861 ~ 1936) This exquisite Austrian cold-painted bronze sculpture by F...
Bronze
Austrian Bronze Lamp Sculpture of a Rug Merchant by Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Large Austrian Polychrome Bronze Lamp of an Arab rug merchant standing beside a large palm tree with a lantern hanging from it. The lanturn contains red and green glass, ...
Bronze
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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