$1,624Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Gold Murano Glass "Diamont Sphere" Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Original Murano glass table lamp, the peculiarity of this glass is the golden mirroring and the blowing of the glass that makes it similar to the cut of a diamond, when turned on it ...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Grey Chromed Table Lamp With Brass Sphere, Italy ca. 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic designed, rare late mid-century modern table lamp from the 1970s in Italy. This piece of Italian lightning art impresses with its outstanding shape and an absolute gorgeous...
Brass, Chrome
$1,249Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Of White Murano Sphere Table Lamps 1970s Glass Lights Italian Vintage
Located in London, GB
A pair of white, spherical murano glass table lamps, originating from Italy in the 1970s. Each lamp consists of a frosted glass orb sat on top of a white powder-coated metal base. Th...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamps with Blue Murano Glass Spheres, Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary maximalist pair of brass table lamps, a stunning blend of modern design and opulence. This exquisite lamp features a cylindrical Polished brass structure adorned with sp...
Brass
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Terracotta 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 tab...
Earthenware
HAND CARVED PILLARED TABLE LAMP WiTH MARBLE SPHERE IN THE BASE BRONZED FITTINGS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1960's hand carved table lamp with bronzed light fitting and marble sphere to the ...
Marble
$1,636 / item
Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Almond half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra. Dimensions: ø 30 x 48 cm. Materials: Clay. Also available in Dusty Pink. Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra has earned in 2010 a degree in ...
Clay
Planetaria Table Lamp, Black Frame and Brass Sphere by Lara Bohinc, In Stock
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 Modern Style Green Murano Glass Spheres and Brass Base Italian Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary maximalist pair of brass table lamps, a stunning blend of modern design and opulence. This exquisite lamp features a cylindrical Polished brass structure adorned with sp...
Brass
Art Deco Maison Charles style French 3 Burgundy Spheres Nickel-Plated Table Lamp
By Maison Charles
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Art Deco table lamp Maison Charles style nickel-plated finish with 3 burgundy resin spheres in the center. US rewiring and takes one light bulb max. 75 watts, or LED bulb wor...
Metal, Nickel
XL Sphere Table Lamp ‘Model 4043’ by Filippo Panseca for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Table / floor lamp ‘Model 4043’ by Filippo Panseca for Kartell, Italy 1968. Two models were produced, this is the rare largest version. Interesting radical design consisting an acryl...
Stainless Steel
1930's WMF Table Or Desk Lamp, Red, Orange, White Black Glass and Chrome Sphere
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and artful Art Deco original vintage glass lamp is from the fine and noted German metal company of WMF whose span of decades of business has produced top line pieces in...
Nickel
Rosé Pastel Polka Dot Sphere Table Lamp, Ceramic, Brass, Studio Paf Milano, 1970
By Bagni Ceramiche, Alvino Bagni
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely and large spherical Midcentury table or side lamp from the 1970s, executed by Studio PAF Milano, Italy. Its base is made of shiny glazed ceramic and brass and it has an amaz...
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Glass Sphere Lamps - a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pair of glass sphere lamps designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s. These beautiful vintage lamps features a sphere glass design on top of a metal base gi...
Metal
Pair of 1940s Gilded Spheres and Wrought Iron Spherical Art Moderne Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic and architectural pair of table lamps were realized in France, circa 1940. They feature Edgar Brandt style wrought iron curvilinear embellishments ascending from a squa...
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Planetaria Globe Table Lamp, Dark Brass and Glass Sphere by Lara Bohinc in stock
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
$2,800Sale Price|26% Off
Monumental Hand Thrown Art Pottery Sphere Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Monumental art pottery sphere lamp on hand thrown pedestal base. Newly rewired. Measures: 39" height, lamp body measures 24" height.
Pottery
Edgar Brandt Art Deco Lamp Sphere model
By Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base, sphere model. Alabaster tulip. Electrified, B22 socket, bayonet LED bulb. In perfect condition. Height: 33cm Width: 9 cm Depth: 9cm Weig...
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
$1,183 / item
Small Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Small half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra. Dimensions: ø 20 x 27 cm. Materials: Clay. Also available in dusty pink finish. Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra has earned in 2010 a ...
Clay
$3,900 / set
Pair of Aluminum Sphere Lamps by Raymor
By Russel Wright, Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Raymor (Irving Richards) aluminum sphere lamps. We believe these were designed by Russel and Mary Wright and distributed/sold through Raymor. One of the lamps has a Raymor ca...
Aluminum
Sphere Lamp in Marble and Gilt Brass, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sphere lamp in marble and gilt brass. Shaft in sphere shape in white and brown tones standing on three gilt brass concave blades. Work realized in the 1970s. New and functional...
Marble, Brass
$1,754Sale Price|20% Off
Chandelier Italian Murano Glass Swirlings orange white Pendant Sphere
By Ars Murano
Located in Valladolid, ES
Italian Swirling Pendant Sphere by Simoeng Amazing mid-century lamp with a spherical profile, crafted from blown glass by master artisans in Murano, Italy. Designed by Simoeng , i...
Metal
1970s Handblown Glass Sphere or Globe by Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Doria handblown glass sphere on chrome base. Made in Germany in the 1970s. The handblown glass contains bubbles and pockets of air that capture and reflect the light. The arrangem...
Chrome
Unique Bespoke White Lacquer Waterfall Edge Console with Sphere, Antonio Fortuna
Located in Queens, NY
Unique Bespoke White Lacquer Waterfall Edge Console with Sphere, Antonio Fortuna
Lacquer
$1,763 / item
Blackened Gold Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened gold half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: ø 30 x 48 cm. Materials: Clay. Also available in dusty pink finish. All our lamps can be wired according to each country....
Clay
$1,264 / item
Pearl Small Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Pearl small half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: ø 20 x 27 cm. Materials: Clay. Also available in dusty pink finish. Please contact us. All our lamps can be wired accordi...
Clay
$3,713Sale Price / set
Pair of Italian Modern Red Travertine Sphere Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of mid-century modern style lamps, made in Italy from a single block of red travertine, with spherical workmanship. Each lamp measures without lampshade height cm 54 x Diameter...
Travertine
$5,950 / set
Exquisite Pair of Stacked Cut Brass Sphere Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely jaw-dropping pair of vintage lamps. Individual cut brass pieces (brass on one side, cream enamel on the other) tension loaded on a brass rod, creating two stacked spher...
Brass
Mid Century/Modern Candlestick Lamp, Rock Crystal Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall silvered finish candlestick made into a lamp. Solid brass with a silver patina. Tall at 31" height with a 10" harp. An old sample from a lighting showroom.No shade. Put into s...
Brass
$1,425Sale Price|25% Off
Mazzega Murano - Pair Of Vintage Glass Sphere Lamps, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Stratford, CT
A pair of spherical murano glass table lamps, originating from Italy circa 1970. Each lamp consists of a glass orb sat on top of a metal base. The glass has been handblown, and featu...
Chrome
Architectural Stepped Lucite Lamp with Faux Marble Glass Sphere 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Table lamp produced circa 1970, defined by its architectural forms and material contrast. The design features an art glass sphere with a deep, opaque finish, traversed by white veins...
Glass, Lucite
$3,600 / set
Pair of White Onyx Sphere Lights, c. 1990's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of modern white onyx with matte finish globe lights, can be used as floor or large table lamps. Made in USA, c. 1990's. Dimensions: 21"H x 20"D
Onyx
$1,183 / item
Black Small Moor Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Black small half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: Ø 20 x 27 cm Materials: Clay Also available in dusty pink finish. Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra has earned in 2010 a d...
Clay
"Mid-Century Modern Mercury Glass Sphere Lamps, Germany, 1960"
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of Vintage Italian mercury glass sphere lamps in good condition.
Wire
$1,264 / item
Dusty Rose Small Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Dusty Rose Small Half Sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: Ø 20 x 27 cm Materials: Clay Also available in Blackened Gold and Pearl. Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra has e...
Clay
Licorice Medium Moor Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Licorice Medium Moor Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: ø 30 x 48 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Also available in Almond color and in different sizes. Please contact us. Born i...
Ceramic
$1,183 / item
Almond Small Moor Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Almond Small Moor Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: ø 20 x 27 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Also available in Licorice color and in different sizes. Please contact us. Born in...
Ceramic
LallemantIvory Crackle Ceramic Sphere Vase with Motif, France, c, 1925, signed
By Robert Lallemant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Robert Lallemant (1902-1954) Ivory Crackle Ceramic Sphere Vase With Pastille Decoration, France, C. 1925, Signed Total height: 11 H: 5 Diam. 4.75 in.
Ceramic
$1,264 / item
Dusty Rose Small Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Dusty rose small half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra. Dimensions: ø 20 x 27 cm. Materials: Clay. Also available in dusty pink finish. All our lamps can be wired according to each c...
Clay
$2,784Sale Price|20% Off
Carlo Nason Handblown Murano Glass Sphere Lamp for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
This striking Carlo Nason lamp, made for Mazzega in Italy in the 1960s, exemplifies the bold elegance of the Space Age modern movement. It features a hand-blown Murano glass sphere, ...
Chrome
Exceptionally Large Albert Tormos Stone “Sphere” lamp, France 1960's
By Albert Tormos
Located in New York, NY
Solid carved Pierre du Gard table lamp in a spherical shape with holes letting the light through. Amazing scale
Stone
Off White Crackle Ceramic Sphere Lamp, Style Of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, France
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Off White Crackle Ceramic Sphere Lamp In The Style Of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, France, C. 1930’S Custom Handmade Parchment Paper Shade H: 10.25 (Vase) Diam. 16 in. Total height: 21 in.
Ceramic
Large Pair of 23k Gold Infused Sphere Murano Glass Lamps, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lamps consisting of hand blown clear Murano glass infused with 23-karat gold, creating a rich and luminous gold effect. Each of the three spheres are separated by glass rings...
Murano Glass
Sophisticated Restored Pair of Etched Brass Sphere Lamps, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite pair of vintage brass sphere lamps, circa 1960. Hand-forged and etched brass form with fabulous scale and detail. Custom carved mahogany base finished in black lacquer. ...
Brass
Pair of Golden Amber "Pagliesco" Murano Glass Spheres Lamps, Italy, 2025 Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Golden Amber or Champagne "Pagliesco" Murano Glass Lamps handblown in Venice, Italy, by the master glassblower Alberto Dona. Textured (ridged) glass spheres are separated by...
Murano Glass
Art Deco Style Lamp, Iron and Glass Spheres, after E. Brandt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand forged Iron lamp frame holding 3 translucent glass spheres 3" in diameter on a metal base 6 x 6 x 3/4" metal finished in bronze. Single socket. A listed Lamp by the iron master ...
Steel
Japanese Touch-Activated Bamboo Sphere Lamp on Lacquered Base (Late 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This sculptural Japanese lamp features a handwoven bamboo shade in the form of a perfect sphere, composed of richly stained bamboo strips intricately interlaced in a traditional bask...
Bamboo, Plastic
Majestic Gold Gild Metal Sphere Lamp on Thick Lucite Base Neoclassical
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful unique rare 1970's , its 19" tall to the top of the socket and 29" to the top of the finial , beautiful solid lucite hexagon base , nice patina one of a kind piece that wil...
Metal
Pair of Large Black and Gold Murano Glass Spheres Lamps, Italy, Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of impressively large Italian hand blown Murano black and gold glass sphere lamps. Solid black Murano glass spheres are separated by clear glass rings infused with 23-karat gold...
Murano Glass
A Translucent & Textured Pair of Murano Stacked Chartreuse Glass Sphere Lamps
By Swank Lighting
Located in San Francisco, CA
each lamp by Swank Lighting in a magical textured chartreuse-colored glass with a frost-like translucent finish creating a blurry surface allowing scattered light to pass through; ea...
Blown Glass
Contemporary Pearl Desk Lamp with White Sculptural Spheres, Brass on Slate Base
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on a slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres. Each element is hand patinated to increase tonal contrast...
Slate, Brass
Pair of Vintage Modern White Wood and Brushed Chrome "Orbit" Sphere Lamps
By Donald Deskey, Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These pictures do not do the lamps any justice. They are not reproductions. They are original Vintage designs that have been carefully and expertly re-done. New paint on wood, origin...
Wood
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 1960s Italian MOD/ Space Age Murano Glass Sphere Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 1960s Italian MOD/ Space Age Murano Glass Sphere Column Lamps We are please to offer this unique duo, a pair of 1960s Italian MOD/Space Age Murano glass sphere column lamp...
Chrome
Planetaria Wall Light, Dark Brass Frame and Glass Sphere by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
New addition to Planetaria collection. Both geometric and organic, the light represents an exploration of the globe created by folding and rotating three flat circles to create a sin...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Midcentury Stacked Sphere Brass Lamps in the Style of James Mont
By Karl Springer, James Mont, Frederick Cooper, Tommi Parzinger, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of midcentury stacked sphere brass lamps in the style of James Mont. These handsome midcentury brass lamps have been recently polished to a high shine and are newly wired with n...
Brass
Planetaria Wall Light, Black Steel Frame with Dark Brass Sphere by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
New addition to Planetaria collection. Both geometric and organic, the light represents an exploration of the globe created by folding and rotating three flat circles to create a sin...
Metal, Brass
Yellow Glass Sphere on Swirling Marbled Smokey Grey Glass Base by Aina Kari
Located in Geneve, CH
Full Moon Over High Water In Venice Murano Glass Decorative Lamp by Aina Kari One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 40 x H 13 cm. Materials: Murano glass, marble. A full moon rises above a ...
Marble
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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