Pair of Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain & French Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
The bases are square and made of gilt bronze, with a raised relief border resembling a twisted rope pattern. Each lamp is fitted with a central gilt bronze stem extending vertically...
Ormolu
Lámpara por Adrien Audoux y Frida Minet · Francia, Años 60
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lámpara francesa de los años 60 diseñada por Adrien Audoux y Frida Minet, figuras clave en la introducción de materiales naturales en el diseño moderno. La base, realizada en cuerda...
Rope
lampe de table en chêne et corde attribué à Audoux-Minet circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Mouscron, WHT
lampe de table en hêtre et corde attribué à Audoux-Minet circa 1950
Rope, Oak
Sébastien Léon, "Red", Light Sculpture, 2021
By Sébastien Léon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Twentieth Exhibitions is proud to present the début of Hydrochrom, a family of glass sculptures by LA-based artist and designer Sébastien Léon. Hydrochrom, stemming from the Greek ex...
Blown Glass, Rope
Sébastien Léon, "Oman", Light Sculpture, 2021
By Sébastien Léon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Twentieth Exhibitions is proud to present the début of Hydrochrom, a family of glass sculptures by LA-based artist and designer Sébastien Léon. Hydrochrom, stemming from the Greek ex...
Copper
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.