Large Vintage Onyx Sphere Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage onyx sphere lamp. This stunning 20th century onyx table lamp is comprised of cut and polished onyx in a circular sphere that emits a beautiful effect when lit.
Onyx
Massive Ball Sphere Travertine Marble Table Lamp Base Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a massive and extremely heavy spherical table lamp base made of travertine marble, crafted in Italy during the 1960s. The solid stone construction gives it an impressive we...
Travertine
Chrome Sphere Table Lamp Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy, Circa 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Italian modern table lamp attributed to Fontana Arte, produced circa 1970s. The design features a polished chrome spherical base paired with a clean white tapered shade, crea...
Metal
Threaded Glass Sphere Table Lamp With Original Handwoven Maria Kipp Shade
By Maria Kipp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This table lamp combines mid century charm with artisanal craftsmanship, featuring a clear threaded glass sphere that creates subtle texture and a warm diffusion of light. The sculpt...
Glass
Stunning Italian Alabaster Sphere Offset Table Lamp, in polished brass
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
The Offset table lamp is a stunning piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The backlighting of the veined alabaster creates a magical and ethereal effect, reminiscent of a fu...
Alabaster, Brass
$928Sale Price / set|20% Off
Modern Table Lamps by Luci Italia, Metal, Orange Spheres, 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of table lamps on white stands with spherical orange bodies. Label on the side "LUCI".
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Brass Table Lamp with White Opaline Glass Sphere
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Simplistically composed Scandinavian Modern table Lamp. It features a heavy solid brass base and white opaline ball shade. It has an on/of switch to its cord. It was made in Sweden o...
Brass
Walter Von Nessen For Nessen Lighting Chrome Table Lamp With Sphere
Located in Mexico City, MX
A mid-century American Art Decó style table lamp with sphere by Walter von Nessen. The lamp's body has a sphere on its top, an inverted con and a round base. The socket has its origi...
Chrome
$492Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Chrome Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Sphere, Art Deco, 1970s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Table lamp with a minimalist chrome frame and glass sphere. Beautiful space-age/postmodern design. Renewed wiring, also cleaned, inspected, and tested. In good vintage condition, wit...
Chrome
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra Dimensions: Ø 7,6 x H 16 cm. Materials: Frosted glass and aged brass. Available in blackened steel and frosted or c...
Brass
Clear Bubbles Murano Glass Table Lamps With 3 Spheres, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano glass clear modern style with bubbles in the glass and a triple sphere shape. Amazing hand blown glass lamps with characters of the smaller bubble in glass add to the artistic...
Murano Glass
Vintage Scandinavian Brass Table Lamp with Pink Marble Glass Sphere
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual table light composed of brass and mounted with a spherical shade in marbled glass. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1970s or earlier a style deriving from the Art Deco move...
Brass
$980Sale Price|30% Off
Visual Comfort Graduated Stacked Brass Ball Orb Sphere Table Lamp MCM 35"
By Visual Comfort
Located in Dayton, OH
A very tall and elegant vintage Visual Comfort brass table lamp featuring a graduated / stacked ball / orb / sphere design. Dimensions: 7.5" x 7.5" x 24" / Total Height - 34.5" (W x...
Brass
Space Age Table Lamp, Metal with Orange Sphere, Vintage Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp. The basic shape of the lamp is a cylinder with an inserted ball. The cylinder is open on one side and top. It has a polished and mirror finish on the outside. ...
Metal
Pair of Light Bronze Finish Brass Table Lamps with Alabaster Spheres
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of light bronze finished brass body, and alabaster feet and decorative spheres attached all over the lamps.
Alabaster, Brass
Table Lamp Sputnik Sphere Mirror Polished Steel Colletible Design Handmade Italy
By Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Ancona, Marche
The table lamp 'BeMine 33' is composed of a sphere in mirror polished stainless steel and 33 sources of illumination. The highly polished stainless steel allows interesting games of ...
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
Vintage Italian Table Lamps With Brass Base And Murano Glass Sphere
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Elegant pair of vintage table lamps featuring a handblown Murano glass sphere resting on a solid cylindrical brass base. The electrical wiring runs discreetly through the base, conce...
Brass
Pair French Mid-Century Enameled Wire Sphere Table Lamps, Gilbert Poillerat 1950
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Enameled Wire Sphere Table Lamps in the style of Gilbert Poillerat circa 1950. The lamps are in the form of Oblong spheres emphasizing ...
Enamel, Steel
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Green and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Oatmeal and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Brown and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Blue and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Stylish Table Lamp Bronzed Metal Frame Decorative White Matt sphere Inside
By sicis
Located in London, GB
About Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A c...
Metal
Table Lamp Polished Champagne or Chrome Finish Murano Glass Spheres Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Metal
Mid-Century Tapered Brass & Silver Cerused Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sphere Detail
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Mid-Century Modernist table lamps, crafted in America around 1960, exemplifies the sleek sophistication and innovative design characteristic of the era. The lam...
Brass
Pair of Vintage Stacked-Sphere Metal Table Lamps with White Drum Shades
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking pair of vintage metal table lamps features a bold stacked-sphere silhouette that brings sculptural presence and timeless sophistication to any interior. Each lamp is co...
Metal
$2,240Sale Price|30% Off
Raymor Italian Ceramic Sphere Lamp
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian hand crafted ceramic sphere lamp on brass and enamelled base. Raymor, Italy, circa 1950s
Metal
Alvino Bagni Sphere Table Lamp in White Textured Ceramic, Italy, 1970s
By Alvino Bagni
Located in The Hague, NL
This elegant table lamp was designed by Alvino Bagni and produced by his company Bagni in Italy in the 1970s. The complex manufacturing involved the application of each “dot” by hand...
Ceramic, Fabric
Nuum Table Lamp in Aged Brass with Opal Glass Sphere by Nuumbra
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuum Table Lamp in Aged Brass with Opal Glass Sphere by Nuumbra Dimensions: D 13 x W 21 x H 38 cm. Materials: Opal glass and aged brass. Available in blackened steel or in aged bra...
Brass
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum Table Lamp with Round Base & Long Glass Sphere Shade by Nuumbra Dimensions: Ø 7,6 x H 45 cm. Materials: Frosted glass and aged brass. Available in blackened steel and frosted...
Brass
Brass Tulip Base and Crackle Glass Sphere Table Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A unique small table lamp with a tulip brass base and a crackle glass globe shade that diffuses a warm light. Unique and easy to place in any room to add light and warmth. Measure...
Brass
Scandinavian mid-century table lamp model 705 with brass spheres, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Forserum, SE
An elegant mid-century table lamp, model GMA 705, crafted from brass with a sculptural design featuring four gracefully arranged brass spheres. It includes a standard E27 lampholder ...
Brass
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
1970s Murano Glass & Brass 'Tessuto' Sphere Table Lamps Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
These Classic table lamps are perfectly hand blown from white and clear Murano glass, attributed to Venini, circa 1970.
Murano Glass
Elegant 1930 Art Deco Table Lamp with Glass Spheres and Chrome Base
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Single Art Déco table lamp These Art Deco table lamps with glass balls could be a beautiful addition to your Art Deco interior. Here are some features that could make up such a lamp:...
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Style Acrylic Lucite Sphere Tapered Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Style Acrylic Lucite Sphere Tapered Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 29" H (to finial) x 19" H (to light socket) x 6" W x 6" D. {3-Way (Ye...
Acrylic, Lucite
Sphere Shape German Vintage Cut Crystal Ball Table Lamp with Crystal Finial
Located in Lomita, CA
This little well-priced ode to art deco design is as functional as it is attractive. The lamp is on a three-way switch that lights the base, the bulb or both at one time. The cut cry...
Crystal
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 200x490 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 200x790 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Table Glass Lamp “Navazi” 110x290 mm Modern Blown Lighting with Glass Sphere
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Vintage Italian Stacked Sphere Metal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A chic and sculptural pair of table lamps featuring a striking stacked orb design in glossy white.
Enamel
Set of 4 American Modern Bamboo and Resin Composite Sphere Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
A Set of 4 American Modern Bamboo and Resin Composite Sphere Lights
Bamboo
Planetaria Table Lamp, Dark Brass Frame and Glass Sphere by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The new Planetaria lights are both geometric and organic. The lights rep-resent an exploration of the globe; one created by folding and rotating three flat circles to create a single...
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp with Ruby and Mottled Spheres
Located in London, GB
A stacked sphere Murano table lamp featuring three hand-blown glass spheres, each executed with a distinct Venetian technique—mottled sommerso-style ruby-coloured glass and a white s...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Rock Crystal Sphere Table Lamps with Chrome Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.A refined pair of mid-century modern table lamps featuring a striking vertical arrangement of stacked rock crystal spheres. The natural translucency and subtle inclusions of the roc...
Rock Crystal, Brass
Art Deco Chrome Table Lamp with Sphere by Sölken Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sculptural chrome-plated table light with opaline glass sphere. Designed and manufactured by Sölken Leuchten in Germany during the 1970s.
Chrome
Italian Modern Aluminum and Trasparent Plastic Sphere Table or Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern aluminum, trasparent plastic and steel sphere table or floor lamp, 1970s. Table lamp with three lights with round aluminum base, internal central stem with round secti...
Aluminum
Pair of Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamps with Green Glazed Spheres, Bergboms, 1960
By Bergboms, Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of table lamps was produced by Bitossi in Italy in the 1960s. The Swedish lighting firm Bergboms imported the ceramic Bitossi bases, assembled them into lamps, and ret...
Ceramic, Fabric
Maison Barbier French Mid-Century Modern Two Spheres Table Lamps, 1970, Pair
By Maison Barbier
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of polished steel French Mid-Century Modern two spheres table lamps by Maison Barbier from the early 1970s. US Rewiring and each lamp takes one light bulb max. 75 watts or LED ...
Steel
Planetaria Globe Table Lamp Large, Dark Brass Frame, Glass Sphere, Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The new Planetaria lights are both geometric and organic. The lights rep-resent an exploration of the globe; one created by folding and rotating three flat circles to create a single...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Maison Barbier French Two Spheres Chrome Finish Table Lamps 1960
By Maison Barbier
Located in Miami, FL
French Mid-Century Modern Pair of two spheres Maison Barbier Table Lamps. The Chrome Finish is in original condition. Working Condition and uses 1 Light bulb max 65 watts.
Steel, Chrome
Sublime Pair of Original Murano Glass Diamond Patina Sphere Gold Tables Lamps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Murano glass Diamond cut Sphere table lamps in gold These lamps are part of a large selection of Murano lamps tha...
Murano Glass
"1108" Table Lamp by Luxus Sweden, Ash Support with Yellow Glass Sphere
By Luxus of Sweden
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the captivating "1108" Table Lamp by Luxus Sweden, a true embodiment of timeless elegance. Crafted with impeccable attention to detail, this lamp effortlessly combines or...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Wood, Ash
Pair of Tables Lampes Black Resin and Pyrite Sphere by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair of black resin table lamps levitation pyrite sphere gemstone. Exceptional craftsmanship with the art of tailor made furniture. This origina...
Agate
Pair French Mid-Century Enameled Wire Sphere Table Lamps, Gilbert Poillerat 1950
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Enameled Wire Sphere Table Lamps in the style of Gilbert Poillerat circa 1950. The lamps are in the form of Oblong spheres emphasizing ...
Steel, Enamel
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Blue and White Ceramic Sphere "UP" Table Lamp
By Henry Holland Studio
Located in London, GB
Our "UP" light might look small in stature but it's large in personality. Made in our signature Nerikomi marble pattern and made completely in ceramic, the "UP" makes the perfect ta...
Earthenware
"Sphere" Table Lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini, "Tessuti" series 1970s
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Palermo, IT
Sphere table lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini "Tessuti" series 1970s Glass diameter 34 cm. Metal structure, E27 lamp. Complete and in good condition. We guarantee fast shipp...
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Italian Modern Brass and Glass Sphere Tripod Tall Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Italian Modern Brass and Glass Sphere Tripod Tall Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H (to finial) x 31" H (to light socket) x 14" W x 14" D. B...
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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