French Vintage Table Lamp in Ceramic with Custom-Made Lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
Ribbed ceramic lamp base with a handmade lampshade from a silky vintage fabric.
Ceramic, Fabric
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Ribbed Table Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each lamp features a bold ribbed form, expertly crafted to create rhythm, texture, and visual depth around the ceramic body.
Brass
1970s White Glazed Ceramic Lamp with Ribbed Design
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant table lamp with a white ceramic base and a refined spiral ribbed design, which provides a sophisticated and timeless touch.
Ceramic
Grey Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 78 cm.
Ceramic, Cotton
Red Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 78 cm.
Ceramic, Cotton
Beige Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Ribbed Ceramic Venuso Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 78 cm.
Ceramic, Cotton
Turquoise Ceramic Ribbed Ginger Jar Form Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Turquoise ceramic table lamp with brushed brass base. Ginger jar form with ribbed detailing, brass stem and socket.
Brass
1950s Mid Century Atomic Age Ribbed Ceramic & Brass Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1950s classic mid century modern desk table lamp with brass accents and a beautiful ribbed ceramic base in a salmon color.
Brass
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed salt glaze ceramic lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics.
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of Midcentury American Ceramic Ribbed Gourd Large Green Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Mid-Century American ceramic celadon green glazed large table lamps with extended silver metal stems, brass harps and functioning light switch sockets, topped by shaped ceram...
Metal, Brass
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed salt glaze ceramic lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics.
Ceramic, Wood
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics.
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century c1970s 7x7" Square White Ceramic Ribbed Sides Table Lamp MINT
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century c1970s 7x7" Square White Ceramic Ribbed Sides Table Lamp MINT
Brass
A large 1970s Italian white ribbed ceramic floor lamp with natural linen shade
Located in London, GB
A large 1970s Italian white ribbed, ceramic floor lamp with natural linen shade.
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Beige Sculptural Ceramic Pottery Ribbed Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Beige Sculptural Ceramic Pottery Ribbed Table Lamp with Burnished Metal Mounts.
Metal
Pair of Tommaso Barbi's Table Lamps in white and gold glazed ribbed ceramic, 70s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
This pair of giant lamps were made in Italy during the 70s in white glazed ribbed ceramic.
Brass
Postmodern Ribbed Color Speckled Pillar Floor Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible vintage postmodern ceramic floor lamp. Features a fibbed body with a pink green and purple speckled over white finish.
Ceramic
Ribbed 19th Century Japanese Imari Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A superb 19th century Japanese Imari vase, with ribbed body form, decorated throughout in the typical Imari palette of iron reds and blues with gilded highlights on a white backgroun...
Ceramic
Large Ribbed 19th Century Japanese Imari Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A superb very large 19th century Japanese Imari vase, with ribbed body form, decorated throughout in the typical Imari palette of iron reds and blues with gilded highlights on a whit...
Ceramic
Large French Terracotta Table Lamp, Ribbed Design, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An attractive large scale French terracotta vase with ribbed decoration. Now mounted as a lamp. Height of vase: 21 in (53 cm) including base, excluding electrical fitments and lamp...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp with New Handmade Lampshade, France 1960
Located in Herentals, BE
This beautifully shaped and ribbed vintage ceramic lamp base is fitted with a new, custom-made lampshade.
Ceramic, Fabric
A large 1970s Italian white and silver ceramic floor lamp with linen shade
Located in London, GB
A large 1970s Italian white and silver ribbed, ceramic floor lamp with natural linen shade.
Ceramic
Midcentury Black and Gold Splatterware Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury black and gold splatterware ceramic lamp ribbed in a chevron pattern and set on a brass base.
Brass
Solid Maple Top Wrought Iron Base 2x18" Leaves Dining Table MINT
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century c1970s 7x7" Square White Ceramic Ribbed Sides Table Lamp MINT 2x18” leaves with an extended table length of 104”
Wrought Iron
Pair of Large Sinuous-Ribbed Ceramic Table Lamps
By Marioni
Located in Calenzano, IT
Pair of large ceramic table lamps and shades. The sinuous-ribbed body made of ceramic is decorated with a pastel cyclamen glaze in crackled effect.
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 23.88 in Dm 5.63 in
Mid-Century Modern Black & White Ceramic Ribbed Bottle-Shaped Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very dapper and uncommon 1950s bottle-shaped ceramic table lamp with white ribbed body and black tapered neck.
Metal, Brass
Large Ribbed Ceramic Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large ribbed ceramic lamp with varying tones of blue glazes.
Ribbed Ceramic Lamp, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in Culver City, CA
Ribbed ceramic lamp, Italy Circa 1970, Off-white ceramic vase with intricate ribbed detail.
Ceramic
Huge ribbed ceramic lamp with original linen shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Huge ribbed ceramic lamp with original linen shade
Ceramic, Wood
BEAUTIFUL RIBBED CERAMIC LAMPS WITH ORIGINAL FABRIC SHADES
Located in New York, NY
Large scalloped and ribbed ceramic lamps in a beautiful moss and brown glaze on black bases, newly rewired with silk rayon cords and double clusters.
Rare Miniature French Art Deco Ribbed Ceramic Lamp by Keramos
By Kéramos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Miniature French Art Deco Ribbed Ceramic Lamp by Keramos. Signed. Rewired with twist cord and switch.
Wire
Large Fantoni Ribbed Ceramic Lamp for Raymor
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Chartreuse Yellow and Black contrasted with blue/grey glaze. Impressive in scale. Retains original shade. With new wiring and new brass two socket hardware.
Pair of Italian Blue/White/Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of ribbed ceramic lamps with white, dark blue and turquoise glaze on satin nickel bases.
Ceramic
Pair of Swedish 22kt Gold Glazed Ceramic Lamps by Bergboms
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional large pair of 22kt gold glazed ribbed ceramic lamps with brass hardware.
Brass
Sold
H 20.48 in Dm 11.82 in
Late MC Table Lamp in Ceramic by Bellino Lighting with Custom-Made Lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
Spherical, ribbed ceramic lamp base by Bellino lighting Belgium with a bespoke lampshade from a silky vintage fabric.
Ceramic, Fabric
Pair of Danish Charcoal-Grey & Green Glazed Lamps by Michael Andersen & Sons
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality pair of Danish mid-century charcoal-grey and green glazed ribbed ceramic lamps; labeled 'M.A.&S Denmark 4774' (Michael Andersen & Sons); each bottle-form lamp with rib...
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Ribbed Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho table lamps. A chic ribbed design in a glazed ceramic finish.
Ceramic
A Pair of Ribbed White Italian Ceramic Tabletop Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Italian pair of white ceramic tabletop vase form lamps having distinctive ribbed profiles and deliberate random rough surface effects throughout.
Ceramic
Pair of Ribbed Ceramic and Metal Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Professionally restored and rewired.
Mid-Century Pair of White Ceramic Ribbed Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of white ceramic table lamps with ribbed design and wood neck/base.
Sold
H 28.38 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Fantoni Ceramic Table Lamp Abstract Ribbed Yellow Blue Signed Italy, 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Light blue and dark black/blue geometric decorations over a bisque glaze on the top half of the lamp contrasted by a light blue and pale yellow glaze over a ribbed decoration on the ...
Ceramic
Midcentury Japanese Ceramic Vase as a Table Lamp with Ribbed Brown Glaze
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century Japanese ceramic vase, with ribbed rich brown glaze throughout, now converted as a lamp.
Ceramic
Pair Modern Ribbed Cylinder Mirrored Glaze Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair ribbed cylindrical shaped ceramic lamps with a mirrored glaze finish.
Nickel, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Bottle-Form Luster-Glazed Ceramic Lamps with Ribbed Body
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish pair of Mid-Century bottle-form luster-glazed ceramic lamps with ribbed body; each finished in a slightly iridescent luster glaze in tones of cantaloupe-orange, brown and g...
Pair of Ribbed Ceramic Bullet Lamps by Marian Jamieson in a Deep Charcoal Hue
By Marian Jamieson
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and understated pair of bullet lamps were realized by the esteemed California contemporary designer Marian Jamieson, who cut her teeth designing under the illustri...
Bronze
Pair of French 1950's Ribbed Celadon Glazed Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of large scale Celadon glazed ceramic lamps with satin brass bases.
Brass
Celadon Pair Of Ribbed Detail Lamps With Shades, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair pale celadon lamps with decorative. raised rib cup details at top of base. Off White boucle shades included. Base measures 9" diameter and 13" tall Overall...
Ceramic
Pair of 1960s Ribbed Ovoid-Form Lamps with Green Textured Glaze
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with long flared neck above a tapering ribbed body over a splayed foot; all in a textured olive green, apple green and ochre glaze; height: 15.25" (top of ceramic) 26.25" (top o...
Ceramic
Nice pair of white crackle glazed ribbed lamps attr to J Adnet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice pair of Crackle Glazed ribbed white lamps that are very much in the manner of jacques adnet ceramics we have had in the past.
Brass
ceramic table lamp by Jean Besnard
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A hand thrown, ribbed ovoid ceramic table lamp with cream glaze on a walnut base with brass hardware.
Brass
Tall ribbed ceramic table lamp by Bob Kinzie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive ribbed ceramic table lamp with custom shade. Made by Bob Kinsie when he was part of the Affiliated Craftmans group.
Ceramic
A Pair of Gunmetal "Gourd" Table Lamps by Lightolier
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A wonderful pair of table lamps with ribbed ceramic "gourd" bodies finished in a vellum Gunmetal glaze with nickel plated hardware and custom White Linen Shades.
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.
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.