$2,800 / set
H 22 in W 11 in D 5 in
Pair of American Modern Rubbed Bronze Table Lamps, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Modern Rubbed Bronze Table Lamps, Laurel Lamp Company
Bronze
Acid Etched Table Lamp with Oil Rubbed Bronze Base signed Handel
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite acid-etched table lamp, signed by Handel and crafted in America circa 1910, is a
Bronze
Unavailable
H 22 in W 11 in D 5 in
Pair of American Modern Rubbed Bronze Table Lamps, Laurel Lamp Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Hollywood, FL
Pair of modern table lamps, Laurel Lamp Company, rubbed bronze finish, restored and rewired.
Bronze
Pair of Opposing Biomorphic Lamps in Oil Rubbed Bronze and Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
beautiful contrast between the oil rubbed bronze finish and the brass accents. They have newer wiring.
Bronze
Pair of 1960s Oil Rubbed Bronze and Travertine Table Lamps by Nessen
By Nessen Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of American made oil rubbed bronze table lamps with original glass diffusers, marble bases and
Art Deco Oil Rubbed Bronze Skyscraper Molded & Frosted Rose Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
. Complemented by oil-rubbed bronze fittings, the lamp achieves a striking balance between the playful geometry
Bronze
Bronze Ming Base Table Lamp by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful large oil rubbed bronze patina “Ming” base table lamp by Karl Springer. The lamp had
Bronze
Giant Brass Lamp in Oil Rubbed Bronze Finish
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gigant Brass Lamp in Oil Rubbed Bronze Finish Shade included
Brass
Oil Rubbed Bronze with Smoke Glass Shade Table Lamp, Roll & Hill
By Jason Berger, Roll & Hill
Located in Tulsa, OK
painstakingly engineered and custom CNC-milled from solid aluminum. These table lamps have an oil rubbed bronze
Metal
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H 34 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Brass Table Lamps with Oil Rubbed Finish after Tommi Parzinger, 1970s
By Stiffel, Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sculptural brass table lamps with a fabulous custom oil rubbed bronze finish in the style
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Karl Springer Table Lamp, 1970s.
By Karl Springer
Located in Miami, FL
Large Ming base table lamp by Karl Springer oil rubbed bronze patina. This table lamp is documented
Metal
Bronz Ming Base Table Lamp by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful large oil rubbed bronze patina “Ming” base table lamp by Karl Springer. The lamp had
Bronze
Pair of Large Oil Rubbed Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual Table Lamps with Removable Planters rewired and replated
Brass, Aluminum
Urn Shaped Oil Rubbed Bronze Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Urn shaped oil rubbed bronze lamp with new parchment shade
Pair of Italian Oil Rubbed Bronze Horn Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Oil Rubbed Bronze Horn Lamps . Rewired.
Metal
Pair of American Modern Rubbed Bronze Table Lamps, Laurel Lamp Company
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Hollywood, FL
Pair of modern table Lamps, Laurel Lamp Company, rubbed bronze finish, restored and rewired.
Metal
Handel Cherry Blossom Leaded Glass Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
This stunning Handel Cherry Blossom leaded glass lamp is circa 1910. The 12" wide x 6" tall shade is decorated in pink flowers with multiple shades of green. The bronze patinaed base...
Bronze
$11,189
H 29.53 in Dm 23.63 in
Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are delighted to offer this stunning Art Nouveau style salon lamp, a faithful reinterpretation of the "Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade and Mosaic and Turtleback Base" model created b...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
$2,695
H 22.25 in W 15 in D 15 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Reverse Painted Lake Scene, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts period table lamp with reverse-painted glass dome shade with a lake scene In the manner of Handel By Pittsburgh Lamp Co. USA, Circa 1920s Mea...
Metal
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 9 in D 3.5 in
Antique HANDEL Table/Desk Lamp - STICKLEY ERA - W2339
By Handel Co.
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Handel table/desk lamp Arts and Crafts. It is signed (as pictured). The bronze base with the original patina. The switch is in perfect working condition. It is i...
Bronze
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 15.25 in D 15.25 in
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC. Measures - 28"H x 15.25"W x 15.25"D. A fine Arts & Crafts leaded stained glass table lamp from the 20th century. The lamp f...
Stained Glass
Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson” base with a twisted stem. ...
Bronze
Large Antique Leaded Glass Table Lamp by Wilkinson Co. B'klyn N.Y ca. 1910
By Wilkinsons
Located in Petaluma, CA
This high quality and colorful lamp by Wilkinson is a fine example of his workmanship. This dogwood floral border shade is pictured on the top of page 166 in the book Mosaic Shades ...
Metal
Handel Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Shade rim impressed Handel PAT'D NO. /979664. Reverse-painted glass and patinated bronze.
Art Glass
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 20.75 in
Oversized Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Reverse Painted Panel Lamp c1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large antique table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers dome form shade housing bent glass panels with reverse painted stylized flowers, over urn form triple socket ba...
Metal
Handel Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Handel patinated metal table lamp with reverse painted glass shade depicting a woodland landscape, first quarter of the 20th century Side of foot to base inscribed HANDEL, shade ...
Art Glass
$5,600Sale Price|30% Off
H 22.05 in Dm 18.51 in
Handel Lamp Company Early 1900s Trumpet Flower Signed Table Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Mexico City, MX
An early 20th century stained glass and bronze table lamp by American brand Handel Company. The stain glass is made in the shape of trumpet vines and is signed HANDEL. The patinated ...
Metal
Handel Patinated Metal Lamp with Reverse Painted Glass Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Handel patinated metal lamp with reverse painted glass shade depicting a woodland landscape, First quarter 20th century Side of foot to base inscribed Handel, shade inscribed Hande...
Glass
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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