Ceramic lamp by Ruhlmann & Besnard
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Besnard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic lamp by Ruhlmann & Besnard Ball lamp by Ruhlmann in crackled ceramic, signed JEAN BESNARD for Ruhlmann, 1930 Emile Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933) & Jean Besnard (1889-1958) Co...
Ceramic
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp. Silvered bronze base. In the style of Ruhlmann.
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp . Silvered Bronze base. France. Model designed by E.J.Ruhlmann.
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp. Silvered Bronze base. In the style of Ruhlmann.
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp. Silered bronze base. Model designed by E.J.Ruhlmann.
Alabaster, Bronze
Stunning Pair of Art Deco Table Lamp in the Style of J.E Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Beirut, LB
Pair of Art Deco table lamp in the style of the French artist J.E Ruhlmann, having a central column with four curved arms of lights in silvered bronze modernist design, supporting fo...
Bronze
Off White Crackle Ceramic Sphere Lamp, Style Of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, France
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Off White Crackle Ceramic Sphere Lamp In The Style Of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, France, C. 1930’S Custom Handmade Parchment Paper Shade H: 10.25 (Vase) Diam. 16 in. Total height: 21 in.
Ceramic
1930's Art Déco ceramic table lamp signed Thicot
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice 1930's Studio pottery ceramic lamp showing a frieze of horses Great condition No shade included , Dimensions given without shade
Ceramic
Bernard-Albin Gras Industrial Table Lamp, Steel, Black & Green, 1950
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Pierre Jeanneret, Bernard-albin Gras, Le Corbusier
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare workshop lamp stamped “Lampe Gras – Ravel, Clamart,” produced by the Ravel company, continuing the lighting system originally designed by Bernard-Albin Gras from 1921. A true...
Steel
Unavailable
H 28 in Dm 7.5 in
Rare and Important Art Deco Table Lamp Attributed to Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A rare and important Art Deco bronze table lamp with nice patina attributed to Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933), circa 1920, the base is marked, "Made in France."
Bronze
Unavailable
H 14.75 in Dm 20 in
French Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp by Jean Besnard for Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in New York, NY
This important lamp base is spherical on a heel and with a short cylindrical neck with white craqueleur enamel. Has been rewired to U.S. standards. Signed: "J B" Jean Besnard w...
Ceramic
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp. In the style of E.J. Ruhlmann. France.
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Köln, NW
Art Déco Alabaster table lamp . Silvered Bronze base. France. Model designed by E.J.Ruhlmann.
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Deco Lamp, Alabaster, Silvered Bronze Base after Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alabaster shade on a deco design bronze base. Antique silvered base in the style of Ruhlmann. A large size lamp. Lights up great. Priced at each, two available. Alabaster from Spain....
Alabaster
Sold
H 9.85 in Dm 7.88 in
Cracked white ball lamp, attributed to Besnard for Ruhlmann, France, circa 1920
By Jean Besnard, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Cracked white ball lamp. Attributed to Jean Besnard for Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, France, circa 1920 Unsigned. In excellent condition, new electricity. Dimensions: height 25 cm diam...
Porcelain, Ceramic
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H 32 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Art Deco Revival Extruded Aluminum and Chrome Base Table Lamps - A Pair
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco Revival / Machine Age extruded aluminum table lamps with chrome base and accents. Lampshades not included.
Aluminum, Chrome
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H 12.6 in W 11.82 in D 11.03 in
A pair of French Art Deco silvered bronze table lamps by Berger 1930
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of French Art Deco silvered bronze table lamps. Style: Art Deco. Marks: BB for Berger, France. Date: 1930. Material: Bronze, silver plated. 4 modern shades ...
Bronze
Jean Besnard Table Lamp for Jacques-Emile Ruhlman 1940s (Signed)
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Besnard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hand-thrown earthenware table lamp with craquele glaze and brass hardware by Jean Besnard for Emile-Jacques Ruhlman, France 1940's (signed on bottom “JB FRANCE”). New custom shade co...
Brass
Art Deco 1920 Bronze Table Light
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Table light in the manner of important names like Ruhlmann. Rewired ok for US.
Bronze
Sold
H 14.57 in Dm 10.63 in
French Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp in the style of Jean Besnard & J.E. Ruhlmann
By Jean Besnard
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
French Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp in the style of Jean Besnard & J.E. Ruhlmann.
Ceramic
Pair of French Art Deco Torchiere Lamps
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of Art Deco French glass ball lamps torchiere design light upwards.
Sold
H 31.5 in W 17.7 in D 17.7 in
French Bouillotte Lamps Napoleonic Empire Green Gold Gilded Vintage Table Lamps
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Frederick Cooper, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Stiffel, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage classic French green and gold gilded bronze Bouillotte style table lamps Style: Napoleonic, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Antique, Vintage, classic table lamps. D...
Bronze
A Spherical Glazed French Pottery Table Lamp, manner of Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in New York, NY
The spherical body raised on a short disc foot, covered in an off-white crackled glaze, factory printed mark STR. (The shade is not included in the price.)
Ceramic
Sold
H 24.41 in Dm 11.03 in
Beautiful Art Deco Period Table Lamp, in the Taste of Ruhlmann, France, 1930s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Art Deco period table lamp, in the taste of Ruhlmann, France, 1930s Wood and brass.
Brass
A White Crackled Ceramic Ovoid Table Lamp, French, after Ruhlman
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in New York, NY
A White Crackled Ceramic Ovoid Table Lamp, French, after Ruhlman
Bronze
$5,255
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 2.76 in
Seguso Wall Light in Pulegoso Murano Glass and Enamelled Brass, 1940
By Seguso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Seguso wall lamp in Pulegoso Murano glass in shades of green, elegant finishes made of enamelled brass. Extraordinary large size. Italy, 1940
Murano Glass
2 Art Deco wall lamps vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
2 Art Deco wall lamps vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled The glass sticks are replaced ( new )
Brass
Italian 1940s Pair of Gesso Sculpted Mirrors
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in CA, CA
An Italian pair of wall mirrors from the 1940s, made of sculpted wood and gesso, cream matt lacquered.
Gesso, Wood
$5,300 / set
H 17 in W 10.75 in D 6.5 in
Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Smoke Color, Modern Design, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Murano Glass
Swedish Grace Dining Chairs in Birch & Velvet 1920s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful set of 4 dining chairs from the 1920s in the style of Axel Einar Hjort.
Velvet, Birch
Italian 1940s Large Wall Console with Four Drawers
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milan, IT
Long Wall Console with Four Drawers, Italy late 1940s
Wood
$7,544 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$9,225 / item
H 13 in Dm 13 in
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Ceiling Lamp Fabric Shades, Re Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Three-arm chandelier with fabric shades. The given length is just the chandelier with no chain, the total drop is custom-made. WW-Archiv, MAK M1652. Originally manufactured at the Wi...
Brass
$4,509
H 34.26 in W 64.97 in D 23.63 in
A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Upholstered in a Blue Velvet Fabric
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Mahogany Swan Back Chaise Longue Day Bed Upholstered in a Duck Egg Blue Plush Fabric With A Carved Scroll End Back Rest. Brass Terminating Turned Legs on Original White C...
Brass
Custom French Plaster Chandelier in the Style of Jean-Charles Moreux
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless, Custom French Modern Neoclassical Plaster Chandelier / Pendant or Flush Mount Ceiling Light in the style of the French Mid-century architect-decorator Jean-C...
Metal
A large pendant by Harald Notini
By Harald Notini
Located in Long Island City, NY
A ceiling lamps model “11555” designed by Harald Notini for Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Stockholm, 1940s. Shade in ivory glass, braided rattan, brass. Glass shades H 23″, Drop 55″. ...
Blown Glass
$910 / item
H 10 in W 5.5 in D 10 in
Three French Art Deco Brass Opaline Glass Wall Sconces, 1930s, Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Three Lovely bronzed brass wall lights with hand-blown opaline glass globes, for indoor or covered outdoor use, France, 1930-1939. All thee wall sconces are in very good condition, b...
Brass
$8,400
H 33 in W 44 in D 28 in
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Upholstered Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé en corbeille from the 19th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the 19th century, this gilded canapé fea...
Upholstery, Giltwood
$992 / item
H 13.5 in W 5.5 in D 10 in
Four French Art Deco Brass Frosted Glass Wall Sconces, 1930s Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
One of four bronzed brass wall lights with frosted art glass globes, for indoor or covered outdoor use, France, 1930-1939. All six wall sconces are in very good condition, beautiful ...
Brass
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
$7,200
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Tiffany Studios Bronze Table Lamp with Contemporary Lundberg Favrile Glass Shade
By Lundberg Studios, Tiffany Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Tiffany Studios patinated bronze table lamp base marked "Tiffany Studios 606". Paired with a contemporary green favrile oil spot shade signed Lundberg Studios 2015. Its radiant p...
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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