Cast Bronze Skull Lamp
Located in London, GB
Cast and patinated in one of the best London art foundries, fitted (if wanted) with a pair of vintage black lacquered card oval lampshades. Made to order
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Bronze
Cast Bronze Skull Lamp
Located in London, GB
Cast and patinated in one of the best London art foundries, fitted (if wanted) with a pair of vintage black lacquered card oval lampshades. Made to order
Bronze
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 20.87 in D 15.04 in
Modern Mexican Calavera Skull Stool or Side Table Lamp By Studio Job
By Qeeboo, Studio Job (Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel)
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
pattern of the Mexican skull, a symbol born to exorcize death and celebrate life, it becomes an ironic
Plastic
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 20.87 in D 15.04 in
Modern White Mexican Calavera Skull Stool or Side Table By Studio Job
By Studio Job (Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel), Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
pattern of the Mexican skull, a symbol born to exorcize death and celebrate life, it becomes an ironic
Plastic
Amazing Carved Amethyst Skull Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an exquisite lamp with touch sensor on/off command through the brass components of the lamp
Amethyst, Brass
Pair of Lucite and Stainless Steel Modern Skull Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of custom made modern Lucite table lamps. The modern stylized skull swivels in place.
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Skull and horn lamp
Located in New York, NY
Skull and horn lamp made from composition mounted to a black wood base
Composition
Gilded Ram Skull Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of gilded ram skull form lamps. These are made from cast and gilded resin. They are very
Gilded Ram Skull Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of gilded ram skull form lamps. These are made from cast and gilded resin. They are very
Gilt Ram Skull Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of gilt ram skull form lamps. These are made from cast and gilded resin. They are very
Resin
Vintage Boho Cement Skull Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho table lamps. Chic cement skulls on stacked black wood plinths
Wood
Two Aries Skull Ram Lamps Mid-Century Modern, France
Located in Sofia, BG
A Pair of Two Aries Skull Ram Lamps Mid-Century Modern, France For sale as a pair (discount
French Modernist Skull in Rock Crystal and Stainless Steel Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
This carved rock crystal skull mounted on a modernist stainless steel table lamp makes an amazing
Rock Crystal, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 27.17 in W 9.06 in D 16.15 in
Rare Horse Skull Lamp on Huge Thick Slate Base Taxidermy Interest Movable Head
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Horse skull lamp on a large heavy
Slate
Skull Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp skull with solid brass skull in aged brass finish, on iron base in black finish. Lamp
Brass
Lamp Skull in Brass with Black Transparent Shade and Skull on Base
Located in Paris, FR
Skull lamp in brass with black transparent shade and skull on base.
Brass
Ceramic Skull Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Artisan made ceramic skull shape table lamps with square card shade. Cleaned and rewired. Signed.
Brass
Art Deco Bronze Skull Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Amazing and rare Art Deco Bronze Skull Table Lamp by the Decorative Arts League. This unique lamp
Bronze
Bronze Skull with Laurel Table Lamp
By George Sellers
Located in New York, NY
bronze as his primary mediums. Flair exclusive, skull with laurel wreath large sculpture table lamp
Bronze
Machinist Fabricated Robot Skull Lamp
Located in New York, NY
We love skulls. This incredible created Robot Skull lamp is one of our favorite new purchases. The
A Heifers Skull Fashioned Into a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Heifers Skull Fashioned Into a Lamp. Early 20th Century. Works well as floor lamp.
Bone
A Silvered Bronze Skull Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Silvered bronze "Scull" table lamp on a black wood base. Two lights, by Blackman&Cruz workshop
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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