Vintage Mid Century Small Accent Lamp, Spear Lighting Fixture Mfg.
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage small table or accent lamp. The lamp was called the Spear-Lite table lamp.
Aluminum, Zinc
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Accent or Boudoir Table Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
These small accent or 'boudoir' lamps may have once been vases, and are composed of solid brass with both incised and cloisonnae decoration.
Brass
Vintage Needlepoint Floral Lamp Shades Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Measuring 5.25 inches wide, 5.25 inches deep, and 4.5 inches high, these shades are ideally scaled for smaller table or accent lamps. The fabric displays gentle fading, minor edge fr...
Fabric
Polished Brass Candlestick Lamp with Frosted Glass Petal Shade, 1980s
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely addition to your living room, dining room, bedroom or bathroom. A small, handsome accent lamp with a lot of charm and mystique.
Brass
Vintage Table Lamp Brass & Frosted Glass Art Deco by Deknudt, Belgium, 70s
By Deknudt
Located in Bastogne, BE
It can become an interior decoration of your bedroom, work desk or recreation area in your home. This small bedside or accent lamp will fit into any decor: chic and sophisticated, b...
Brass
$888Sale Price|20% Off
1920's French Art Deco Petite Iron Table Lamp of "Carcassonne" Signed "Delpech"
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1920's French Art Deco Petite Iron Hand Crafted Castle Scene of "Carcassonne" Signed by "Delpech" Table Lamp. Small size accent lamp.
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Teak Tripod or Sputnik Legged Table Lamp with Textured Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This small accent table lamp is unsigned, but presumed to originate from Denmark and date to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style.
Wire
Small Art Nouveau Table Lamp with Brass and Enamel Accents, 1920s
Located in Budapest, HU
Small art nouveau table lamp with brass and enamel accents, 1920s.
Brass
19th Century French Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th Century French Bronze Candle Stick Would Be Charming As A Small Accent Lamp
Bronze
Neoclassical Style Mantel Urn Table Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
These small accent lamps are perfect displayed on a console table or fireplace mantel.
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 13 in W 6.625 in D 6.625 in
Small Mid-Century Erik Hoglund Inspired Emerald Glass Table Lamp w/ Brass Accent
By Erik Höglund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Eric Hoglund inspired table lamp with thick stacked emerald glass discs, chrome accents and newer linen drum shade. In original condition with some wear and scratching co...
Brass
Petit Classical Ceramic Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1930s small table lamp with gilded accents. Base to bottom of socket: 7.25".
Barovier Murano Gold Glass Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Winter Park, FL
A small midcentury Murano glass accent lamp by Barovier & Toso.
Brass
French Vintage Rotating Green Desk Lamp, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage small boule desk or table accent lamp in the shape of a robot which folds back and forth and articulates left and right.
Lacquer
Pair of Mid Century Cased Glass Boudoir Lamps
Located in Peabody, MA
Lovely pair of matched bedside or small scale accent lamps in vibrant blue cased glass, possibly Swedish, with original pleated silk shades, ca. 1950s. 20" high with shades as shown...
Metal
French Art Deco Gilded Brass, Copper And Marble Candlestick Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very atmospheric, small accent lamp, perfect for just the right touch in a compact space in your study, living room, bedroom or anywhere in a well appointed home.
Carrara Marble, Brass, Copper
Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramic Accent Table Lamp, Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming small vintage table or accent lamp features abstract decor with ornate garlands surrounding flowers and leaves, depicted in traditional style in various shades of cobalt bl...
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramic Accent Table Lamp, Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming small vintage table or accent lamp features abstract garlands decor, with bands of flowers, fruits, and berries depicted in traditional style in various shades of cobalt bl...
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic English Bulldog Desk/Accent Table Lamp from Italy
By Rosenthal
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(Shade is not 100% perfect, but looks perfect with the lamp! Brown wood base. Very hard to fuind small desk or accent lamps of this quality.
Ceramic
Murano Vetri Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Murano accent table lamp. Wired for standard medium bulb.
Glass
Fancy Empire Bronze 3-Arm Table Lamp Adorned with Crystals
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A classy small brass accent lamp having three arms, crystal embellishments and custom silk shades.
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Ceramic Ginger Jar Table Lamp, Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming small vintage table or accent lamp features abstract hand painted decor with ornate garlands of large flowers and leaves, depicted in traditional style in various shades of ...
Brass
Pair of Small Alabaster Urn Accent Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The simple neoclassical silhouette of these table lamps are perfect for a bedroom or buffet. Newly rewired.
Alabaster
Small Ceramic Accent Lamp on Wood Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming table lamp in pink and greens. Rewired. Shade not included. 6" diameter, 11" to socket, 20" to top of harp.
Pair of Italian Brass Accent Table Lamps Stilnovo Attribution
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of very interesting small brass accent lamps I am thinking a Stilnovo design.
Brass, Wire
Candlestick Lamps
Located in Seattle, WA
A nice pair of late 19th or early 20th century silver showing through to copper candlestick converted to small decorative accent lamps. The shades are original and have Perspex diffu...
French Faience Dog Lamp
Located in Middleburg, VA
DOG HEIGHT IS 9 X 5.5 X3.75. A GREAT SMALL LAMP TO ACCENT WITH.
Bronze
$795Sale Price|47% Off
H 15.56 in W 20.67 in D 2.76 in
Late 18th century Italian Neo Classical Hand Painted Panel
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing neoclassical hand painted panel in fresco style. Italy circa 1780 Weathered, small losses. Measurements include the wooden base. H:52,5cm W:39,5cm D:7cm
Wood
$11,316
H 31.11 in W 72.84 in D 2.37 in
19th Century French Large Decorative Hand Carved Gilt Wood Element or Headboard
Located in Sofia, BG
Exceptional large massive hand carved and hand painted decorative element which was placed over a grand fireplace more than 150 years ago. There were no restorations so far and it is...
Wood
Pair of Chinese Ceramic Boudoir Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive Chinese vases mounted as lamps on decorative cast bronze bases. Both are in good working condition, one on off switch has been replaced, diameter of ceramic vase 3 inches....
Bronze
$8,000
H 42 in W 28.75 in D 4 in
18th Century French Régence Period Giltwood Carved Mirror in the Baroque Style
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An early 18th century French giltwood mirror from the Régence period in the Baroque style. The arched rectangular mirror plate is set within a conforming molded frame carved with fol...
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage French Gilt Brass Candlestick Lamp With Frosted Etched Ruffled Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning vintage French gilt brass candlestick now converted as a lamp with an outstanding hand made frosted and floral etched ruffled glass shade. The design features a fluted c...
Brass
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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