Mid Century Faux Bamboo Styled Black & Brass Table Lamp Speer
By Speer
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning! Mid Century Black & Brass Bamboo Themed Table Lamp! Attributed to Speer Lighting
Metal, Brass
Speer Vintage Tall American Empire Crystal and Bronze Torch Table Lamp
By Speer
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Tall, sculptural vintage Speer table lamp features elongated crystal glass body with graphic
Crystal, Brass
$1,900 / set
H 23.25 in Dm 7.5 in
Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jar Lamps with Bronze Mounts and Gilt by Speer
By Speer
Located in Doylestown, PA
accents by Speer. Classic baluster form lidded ginger jars converted to lamps featuring robust, allover
Bronze
Sold
H 26 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
2 Vintage Speer American Empire Black Marble & Brass Table Lamps Torch Horn Pair
By Speer
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of vintage American Empire or Regency style brass and black marble torch shaped table lamps by
Marble, Brass
Regency Crystal Column & BrassTable Lamp
By Speer
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy brass based crystal column table lamp with double socket illumination and brass ball and
Brass
Pair of Speer Mirrored Glass Lamps
By Speer
Located in Baltimore, MD
Handsome pair of large, mirrored glass lamps by Speer. The lamps have black-painted finials.
Mirror
$1,505Sale Price|30% Off
H 19.5 in W 86 in D 11.5 in
Bonnin Ashley Custom Made Bench in Repurposed Pine with Limed White Chalk Finish
By Bonnin Ashley
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Shown in repurposed pine with a limed white chalk finish, this Bonnin Ashley custom made bench can be ordered in other woods and with a variety of finishes. Handcrafted in our worksh...
Poplar, Pine
19th Century Set of Mason's Plates
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in High Point, NC
19th century set of four English ironstone plates, signed Mason's over a crown and banner. The plates are transfer decorated in a pattern of florals and vines, and have been hand pai...
Ironstone
$118,354
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$3,800 / set
H 38.5 in W 15 in D 4 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Continental Neoclassical Giltwood Sconce Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of early 19th century continental sconce mirrors with original early glass and original gilding. Two arm sconces for candles. Great size and wonderful original water gilt carvin...
Mirror, Beech, Giltwood
$1,694Sale Price / set|60% Off
H 31.5 in W 12.6 in D 13.39 in
Rare Pair of Brass Child's Chairs Attributed to Marc Du Plantier, 1960s
By Marc du Plantier
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare and cool kid’s brass chairs attributed to Marc Du Plantier and made in the early 1960s. Beautiful geometric brass design towers to newly upholstered water green velvet seats by ...
Brass
Hanging Pheasant
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Decorative hanging pheasant. Fresh taxidermy.
Feathers
19th Century Chinese Ginger Jars
Located in Esbeek, NL
Beautiful set of Chinese ginger jars 18th century or earlier.
Porcelain
$1,290
H 19 in W 43.13 in D 14.88 in
Early 20th Century Large English Walnut Storage Chest Trunk on Stand
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large antique English walnut country house storage chest on a later stand, circa 1900-1910. Narrow, rectangular chest having an upholstery lined lid supported by double brass chain...
Brass
$5,400 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.25 in
12 Antique Minton England Elaborate Cobalt Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of twelve dinner or presentation plates by the fine porcelain firm of Minton's of England. Custom ordered through the prestigious retailer of William Plummer, New York...
Enamel, Gold
$2,295
H 25.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Early 20thc Bent Slag Glass Paneled Bronze Table Lamp style of Handel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic elegant period arts & crafts style lamp with eight bent slag glass panels over flat panels with bronze overlay. Bronze lamp base with a shade that is magnificent. No cracks...
Bronze, Brass
$2,148 / set
H 17.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
Ormolu
Sold|$495
H 9.5 in W 28.5 in D 13.5 in
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Oriental Black Lacquer Hand Painted Low Asian Side Table. Item features nice low form, carved and hand painted scenes with women, very nice vintage item. Circa Mid 20...
Wood
$725
H 22 in W 22 in D 16.75 in
20th Century Faux Books Table with Portrait Painting and Lift-Top Storage
Located in Doylestown, PA
Charming faux stack of books table with full-length portrait of a girl and lift-top storage. The painted stack has a hinged top with Roman numeral volume markings and a nicely sized ...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Uttermost Arch Top Mirror
By Uttermost
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Uttermost Arch Top Mirror. Nicely stepped 1.5" thick curvy frame in gold finish. Good overall condition. Wire on back for hanging. 30" high x 19.5" wide. Ready to use.
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Vintage Hurricane Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950’s English etched hurricanes lamps with single light. Measurements: Height: 17? Diameter at widest: 8.5?.
Glass, Wood
Country French Potting Bench
Located in Denton, TX
Antique rustic wood with faded paint add to the patina of this French potting bench. The plants and pots are not included.
Wood, Paint
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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