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Josep Lluscà for Metalarte Post Modern Anade Side / Desk Lamp 1985 Spain
Josep Lluscà for Metalarte Post Modern Anade Side / Desk Lamp 1985 Spain

Josep Lluscà for Metalarte Post Modern Anade Side / Desk Lamp 1985 Spain

By Metalarte Spain

Located in Miami, FL

The ÁNADE Desk lamp was created by Catalan designer Josep Lluscà in 1984 for the Spanish lighting

Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

“Falux” Desk Lamp, FASE, Spain, 1960s
“Falux” Desk Lamp, FASE, Spain, 1960s

“Falux” Desk Lamp, FASE, Spain, 1960s

By Fase, Luis Pérez de la Oliva

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

Iconic desk lamp designed by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for FASE, rare “Falux” model from the 1960s

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage "Tatu" POP-OP Desk / Wall Light A. Ricard for Metalarte Spain, 1970.
Vintage "Tatu" POP-OP Desk / Wall Light A. Ricard for Metalarte Spain, 1970.

Vintage "Tatu" POP-OP Desk / Wall Light A. Ricard for Metalarte Spain, 1970.

By Metalarte Spain, André Ricard

Located in Miami, FL

Vintage iconic POP-OP "TATU" desk / sconces / wall-wash light by André Ricard for Metalarte S.A

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set
Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set

Spanish Art Deco Alabaster Desk Lamp and Inkwell Set

Located in Atlanta, GA

An unusual alabaster desk set with a working lamp, inkwell and blotter.

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Vintage 1920s Spanish Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Alabaster

Classic and modern desk lamp. Spain 60s.
Classic and modern desk lamp. Spain 60s.

Classic and modern desk lamp. Spain 60s.

Located in Barcelona, ES

Classic and modern desk lamp, unknown designer and producer, made of brass, steel, leather and

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain, 1960's
Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain, 1960's

Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain, 1960's

Located in Barcelona, ES

Desk lamp model Reina edited by Lupela, Spain, 1960's. Base and rotary shade enamelled in metallic

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Valenti Desk Lamp in Burgundy Leather, Spain 1960's
Valenti Desk Lamp in Burgundy Leather, Spain 1960's

Valenti Desk Lamp in Burgundy Leather, Spain 1960's

By Valenti

Located in New York, NY

A Stitched leather covered desk lamp by Valenti, steel construction with brass swivel.

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

20th Century Spanish Articulated Desk Lamp by Fase, 1970s
20th Century Spanish Articulated Desk Lamp by Fase, 1970s

20th Century Spanish Articulated Desk Lamp by Fase, 1970s

By Fase

Located in LEGNY, FR

Very nice 20th century Spanish articulated desk lamp designed by Fase in the 1970s. The top of

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Fase Madrid Bordeaux Red Chrome Desk Lamp, 1960s Spain
Fase Madrid Bordeaux Red Chrome Desk Lamp, 1960s Spain

Fase Madrid Bordeaux Red Chrome Desk Lamp, 1960s Spain

By Fase

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

Iconic vintage desk lamp by Fase, Madrid. Red garnet metal shade and base. Fully adjustable. Fully

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.
1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.

1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.

By Fase

Located in Andernach, DE

Mid-Century desk lamp – made in Spain, attributed to Fase. A genuine funky 1970s lamp, in original

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Rare Mid Century Modern Table Lamp or Desk Light by Andre Ricard for Metalarte
Rare Mid Century Modern Table Lamp or Desk Light by Andre Ricard for Metalarte

Rare Mid Century Modern Table Lamp or Desk Light by Andre Ricard for Metalarte

By André Ricard, Metalarte Spain

Located in Munich, DE

Extremely rare and elegant table lamp or desk light. Designed by André Ricard in 1973. Manufactured

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Chrome-Plated Metal Desk Lamp by Fase - Spain
Mid-Century Modern Chrome-Plated Metal Desk Lamp by Fase - Spain

Mid-Century Modern Chrome-Plated Metal Desk Lamp by Fase - Spain

By Fase

Located in Girona, Girona

Rare desk lamp, revolving base and pivoting lampshade, chrome-plated metal, black lacquered sheet

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Tomás Diaz Magro "Torpedo" Desk Lamp for Fase, Spain, 1969 - Matching Pair
Tomás Diaz Magro "Torpedo" Desk Lamp for Fase, Spain, 1969 - Matching Pair

Tomás Diaz Magro "Torpedo" Desk Lamp for Fase, Spain, 1969 - Matching Pair

By Fase

Located in TORQUAY, AU

A rare and highly sought-after "Torpedo" desk lamp, designed in 1969 by Tomás Diaz Magro for the

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1970's Large "Boomerang" Desk Lamp by Fase, Steel, Frosted Glass - Spain
1970's Large "Boomerang" Desk Lamp by Fase, Steel, Frosted Glass - Spain

1970's Large "Boomerang" Desk Lamp by Fase, Steel, Frosted Glass - Spain

By Fase

Located in Girona, Girona

Large desk lamp, white enameled steel arm pivoting on a nickel plated metal round base, frosted

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Bicolored Desk Lamp
Bicolored Desk Lamp

Bicolored Desk Lamp

$890Sale Price|36% Off

Bicolored Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Vienna, AT

Gold/Braun colored with chromed lamp arm. Two bulbs E27 (max. 60W) now fitten with LED bulbs

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Cut Steel

Fase Madrid Desk Lamp
Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Vienna, AT

Steel construction white painted and chromed fitted with one E27 socket made by Fase in the beginning of the 1980s. Very good original condition, small scratches on the base.

Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp
Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp

Modernist Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp

Located in Devon, England

Original modernist chrome desk lamp of substantial quality, dating we think to mid-20th century

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Fase Chrom Plated Desk Lamp

Fase Chrom Plated Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Vienna, AT

perfect condtition from the 1960s

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

BOOMERANG 2000 Desk Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva for Fase Madrid, 1960's Spain
BOOMERANG 2000 Desk Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva for Fase Madrid, 1960's Spain

BOOMERANG 2000 Desk Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva for Fase Madrid, 1960's Spain

By Luis Pérez de la Oliva

Located in Lisboa, PT

The Boomerang 2000 Desk Lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva for Fase Madrid in the 1960s, is

Category

Vintage 1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

FASE of Madrid Burgundy & Gold UFO Desk Lamp
FASE of Madrid Burgundy & Gold UFO Desk Lamp

FASE of Madrid Burgundy & Gold UFO Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Hanover, MA

This is a very rare color combination on this Iberian icon with space age lines and articulating Star Trek head with glass reflector and swivel base.

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Pair of unique pyramid shape alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s
Pair of unique pyramid shape alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s

Pair of unique pyramid shape alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Pair of Spanish table or desk lamps from the 60s. Made of alabaster and in the shape of a pyramid

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana

Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana

By Fase

Located in London, GB

A rare and exceptional example of the Fase desk lamp, Modelos Patentados, designed and manufactured

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana

Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana

By Fase

Located in London, GB

A rare and exceptional example of the Fase desk lamp, Modelos Patentados, designed and manufactured

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Metal

Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s
Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s

Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s

By Luis Pérez de la Oliva

Located in Lisboa, PT

This exceptional desk lamp—unofficially dubbed the Tiburón (Spanish for "shark")—was designed by

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Desk Lamp for Galaxia by Enrique Aparicio, Delta Gold Design Award 1962
Desk Lamp for Galaxia by Enrique Aparicio, Delta Gold Design Award 1962

Desk Lamp for Galaxia by Enrique Aparicio, Delta Gold Design Award 1962

Located in Benalmadena, ES

This desk lamp, designed by Enrique Aparicio for Galaxia in 1961, received the prestigious Delta

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Arquímedes Desk Table Lamp by Gemma Bernal for Tramo, 1970's
Vintage Arquímedes Desk Table Lamp by Gemma Bernal for Tramo, 1970's

Vintage Arquímedes Desk Table Lamp by Gemma Bernal for Tramo, 1970's

Located in Barcelona, Cataluna

lamps edited by Tramo. In this tabletop version, a square-conical shade in black lacquered aluminum is

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Miguel Milá ASA Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Spain, Circa 1950
Miguel Milá ASA Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Spain, Circa 1950

Miguel Milá ASA Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Spain, Circa 1950

By Miguel Milà

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

ASA desk lamp designed by Miguel Milá, circa 1950. In good original condition, with minor wear

Category

Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern More Lighting

Materials

Metal

Spanish Desk Lamp in the Style of Fase by Gei 1960 - 1970
Spanish Desk Lamp in the Style of Fase by Gei 1960 - 1970

Spanish Desk Lamp in the Style of Fase by Gei 1960 - 1970

By GEI

Located in Karlsruhe, DE

Spanish desk lamp in the style of Fase by Gei. Below part 90° degree rotatable and the top 360

Category

20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lacquered Metal and Chrome Spanish Desk Lamp "Sauce" Edited by Fase, 1965
Lacquered Metal and Chrome Spanish Desk Lamp "Sauce" Edited by Fase, 1965

Lacquered Metal and Chrome Spanish Desk Lamp "Sauce" Edited by Fase, 1965

By Fase

Located in Illetas- Mallorca, Islas Baleares

Spanish Desk Lamp ¨SAUCE¨ edited by Fase in 1965. This lamp was made with lacquered metal and

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Calder’ Desk Lamp, Designed by Enric Franc
Calder’ Desk Lamp, Designed by Enric Franc

Calder’ Desk Lamp, Designed by Enric Franc

By Metalarte Spain

Located in London, GB

Calder’ desk lamp. Designed by Enric Franch. Produced by Metalarte, 1974. Spain. Halogen

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain 1960s
Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain 1960s

Desk Lamp Model Reina by Lupela, Spain 1960s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Desk lamp model Reina edited by Lupela, Spain, 1960's. Base and rotary shade enamelled in metallic

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Fase Desk Lamp
Fase Desk Lamp

Fase Desk Lamp

Unavailable|$1,715

Fase Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in London, GB

An iconic 1960s Spanish stainless steel desk lamp.

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps

Large Spanish Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Metal and Oak Desk Table Lamp Fase
Large Spanish Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Metal and Oak Desk Table Lamp Fase

Large Spanish Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Metal and Oak Desk Table Lamp Fase

By Fase

Located in Oslo, NO

Spanish Mid-Century Modern adjustable metal and oak desk table lamp by Fase. Manufactured by Fase

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Steel and Oak Desk Lamp Manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1960
Mid-Century Modern Steel and Oak Desk Lamp Manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1960

Mid-Century Modern Steel and Oak Desk Lamp Manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1960

By Fase

Located in Oslo, NO

Mid-Century Modern steel and oak desk lamp from manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1960. Classic Fase

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

FASE 1960s Desk Lamp
FASE 1960s Desk Lamp

FASE 1960s Desk Lamp

Unavailable|$1,509

FASE 1960s Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in London, GB

This desk lamp was made by FASE in Spain in the 1960s. It's an iconic design and this particular

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Desk Lamp, Cast Aluminium, 1970s
Desk Lamp, Cast Aluminium, 1970s

Desk Lamp, Cast Aluminium, 1970s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An elegant aluminium modern desk lamp.

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

André Ricard Desk Lamp for Metalarte
André Ricard Desk Lamp for Metalarte

André Ricard Desk Lamp for Metalarte

By André Ricard, Metalarte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Steel leaning desk lamp by André Ricard for Metalarte in red with white steel insert. Two available.

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Desk Lamp by Fase Madrid, 1960s
Midcentury Desk Lamp by Fase Madrid, 1960s

Midcentury Desk Lamp by Fase Madrid, 1960s

By Fase

Located in Vienna, Austria

Copper colored table lamp by Fase Madrid, Spain in the 1960s. The lamp is adjustable. One bulb E27

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Fase 520-C Bauhaus Design Red Articulated Desk Lamp
Midcentury Fase 520-C Bauhaus Design Red Articulated Desk Lamp

Midcentury Fase 520-C Bauhaus Design Red Articulated Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Valencia, Valencia

Midcentury Fase 520-C Bauhaus design red articulated desk Lamp. Produced by Fase Industries in

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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1969 Industrial Desk Lamp by Josep Maria Magem for Madom
1969 Industrial Desk Lamp by Josep Maria Magem for Madom

1969 Industrial Desk Lamp by Josep Maria Magem for Madom

By Madom, Josep Maria Magem

Located in Valencia, Valencia

Midcentury Industrial articulated lamp designed by Josep María Maguem for Madom, Barcelona, Spain

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Fase Madrid Foldable Desk Lamp in Gold and Chrome
1970s Fase Madrid Foldable Desk Lamp in Gold and Chrome

1970s Fase Madrid Foldable Desk Lamp in Gold and Chrome

By Fase

Located in Dallas, TX

Fase mini desk lamp, designed and manufactured by Fase Madrid in the 1970s. Folds almost completely

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Eduardo Albors 1979 Desk Lamp in Painted Wood and Metal Colorin-Colorado
Eduardo Albors 1979 Desk Lamp in Painted Wood and Metal Colorin-Colorado

Eduardo Albors 1979 Desk Lamp in Painted Wood and Metal Colorin-Colorado

By Eduardo Albors Gilbert

Located in Lisbon, IT

1979 desk lamp in painted wood and metal in blue, red, yellow and white. In working order. With

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Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fase Table Lamp, 1980s
Fase Table Lamp, 1980s

Fase Table Lamp, 1980s

Unavailable|$1,055

Fase Table Lamp, 1980s

By Fase

Located in L'Escala, ES

Desk lamp of Spanish home Fase, 1980. Etiquette this year on the underside of the base. Consisting

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase
Rare Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase

Rare Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase

By Fase

Located in London, GB

the Franco regime. The Bordeaux desk lamp swivels on its base allowing the lamp to turn in 360 degree

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

60's Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase
60's Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase

60's Spanish Desk Lamp by Fase

Located in Los Angeles, CA

60's Spanish chrome desk lamp by Fase - Madrid Please call or use the contact dealer link below

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela
1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

Located in London, GB

A beautifully made vintage desk lamp, made in Spain in the 1960s by the high end lighting

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela
1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

Located in London, GB

A beautifully made vintage desk lamp, made in Spain in the 1960s by the high end lighting

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela
1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

1960s Vintage Spanish Desk Lamp by Lupela

Located in London, GB

A beautifully made vintage desk lamp, made in Spain in the 1960s by the high end lighting

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp
Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Marbella, ES

Midcentury Spanish desk lamp with swivel arm, Madrid from the 1960s. Labelled on the base FASE, in

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp
Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Vienna, AT

Midcentury spanish desk lamp with swivel arm, Madrid from the 1960s. Labelled on the base FASE, in

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp
Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

Midcentury Spanish Fase Madrid Desk Lamp

By Fase

Located in Vienna, AT

Midcentury spanish desk lamp with swivel arm and a switch at the base of the lamp head, Madrid from

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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

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Spanish Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Spanish desk lamp for your home. A Spanish desk lamp — often made from metal, chrome and steel — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a Spanish desk lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A Spanish desk lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Fase, Metalarte Spain and André Ricard each produced at least one beautiful Spanish desk lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Spanish Desk Lamp?

Prices for a Spanish desk lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $268 and can go as high as $3,600, while the average can fetch as much as $1,075.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

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.