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Altar stick Lamp
Altar stick Lamp

Altar stick Lamp

Located in Bronx, NY

Italian carved altar stick lamp. witth nicely hand carved wood.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Popsicle Stick Lamp
Popsicle Stick Lamp

Popsicle Stick Lamp

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#4-403 Hand made lamp. Shade not included

Category

Vintage 1940s Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Ebonzied Pricket Stick as Table Lamp, Circa 1800
Ebonzied Pricket Stick as Table Lamp, Circa 1800

Ebonzied Pricket Stick as Table Lamp, Circa 1800

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An ebonized tall candlestick converted to a lamp with a custom shade in belgian linen.

Category

Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Restored Albini Style Stacked Stick Rattan Table Lamp
Restored Albini Style Stacked Stick Rattan Table Lamp

Restored Albini Style Stacked Stick Rattan Table Lamp

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Restored midcentury bulbous shaped rattan table lamp, circa 1970. Measures 14" diameter x 16

Category

Vintage 1950s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Chinese Porcelain Joss Stick Foo Dog Table Lamp
Chinese Porcelain Joss Stick Foo Dog Table Lamp

Chinese Porcelain Joss Stick Foo Dog Table Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

The pooch painted in greens, browns and orange with paw on a pierces ball, cartouche shaped base, mounted on an ebonized base with enamelled cartouche, leaf tip bronze feet. Light st...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

1950s Brass Altar Stick Lamp
1950s Brass Altar Stick Lamp

1950s Brass Altar Stick Lamp

Located in Charlottesville, VA

This is a handsome brass lamp. A former altar stick.

Category

Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Candle Stick Lamps
Pair of Candle Stick Lamps

Pair of Candle Stick Lamps

Located in Buchanan, NY

Pair of silver plated art deco candlestick lamps

Category

20th Century French Table Lamps

Unusual Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamp
Unusual Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamp

Unusual Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

Very tall silver gilt altar stick converted to a lamp with a very nice quality custom made linen

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Pair of Carved Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of Carved Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of Carved Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

Exquisite pair of carved altar stick lamps. Beautifully painted in a blue/green shade with gold

Category

Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Vintage Popsicle Stick 'Tramp Art' Lamp
Vintage Popsicle Stick 'Tramp Art' Lamp

Vintage Popsicle Stick 'Tramp Art' Lamp

Located in Pasadena, CA

Vintage 'Tramp Art' small table lamp made of popsicle sticks.

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair  Hammered brass candle stick lamps
Pair  Hammered brass candle stick lamps

Pair Hammered brass candle stick lamps

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

Tall hammered brass on wood base

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Mid 19th Century Carved Altar Stick Lamps
Mid 19th Century Carved Altar Stick Lamps

Mid 19th Century Carved Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A nice painted pair of altar stick lamps. Good carving.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair, Antique English Mahogany Candle Stick Lamps
Pair, Antique English Mahogany Candle Stick Lamps

Pair, Antique English Mahogany Candle Stick Lamps

Located in Bellport, NY

Pair of elegant tall mahogany candle stick lamps shown with a modern paper green shade.Hand lathe

Category

Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Mahogany

8 Panel Slump Glass Table Lamp with Stick and Rope Filigree Overlay
8 Panel Slump Glass Table Lamp with Stick and Rope Filigree Overlay

8 Panel Slump Glass Table Lamp with Stick and Rope Filigree Overlay

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is a nicely designed Arts and Crafts table lamp. Its impressive at 2 foot tall with a 21 inch

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Stained Glass

Pair of French Silvered Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of French Silvered Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of French Silvered Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Kent, Dover

A pair of French silvered bronze Altar sticks converted into table lamps.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully scaled gilded Japaenese altar sticks as lamps with silk shades.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint, Silk

Pair of 1920s Wood Italian Alter Stick Lamps
Pair of 1920s Wood Italian Alter Stick Lamps

Pair of 1920s Wood Italian Alter Stick Lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of 1920s wood Italian alter stick lamps.

Category

Vintage 1920s Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

David  N  Ebner. Twisted Stick Lamp. (Sassafras Wood )
David  N  Ebner. Twisted Stick Lamp. (Sassafras Wood )

David N Ebner. Twisted Stick Lamp. (Sassafras Wood )

Located in Bellport, NY

Simply beautiful design,by internationaly renouned Artist and Craftsman David N Ebner.Twisted Stick

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Nice Lucite Stacked Stick Lamps with Nice Shades
Nice Lucite Stacked Stick Lamps with Nice Shades

Nice Lucite Stacked Stick Lamps with Nice Shades

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice pair of vintage Lucite stick or bar stacked lamps. They appear to be from the 1970s based on

Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Pair of Mid 19th Century Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of Mid 19th Century Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of Mid 19th Century Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A wonderful pair of Altar sticks that have been converted into lamps. Complete with shades.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique French Belle Epoch Gilt Bronze Candle Stick Lamp
Antique French Belle Epoch Gilt Bronze Candle Stick Lamp

Antique French Belle Epoch Gilt Bronze Candle Stick Lamp

Located in New Orleans, LA

An exquisite example of the French Belle Epoch period gilded bronze candle stick lamp, beautifully

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Exquisite Brass Candle Stick Lamps with Shades
Pair of Exquisite Brass Candle Stick Lamps with Shades

Pair of Exquisite Brass Candle Stick Lamps with Shades

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a beautiful pair or brass lamps. Sexy and sweet for the nightstand or dresser and chic

Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Pair of 18th c. Italian Brass Pricket Stick Lamps
Pair of 18th c. Italian Brass Pricket Stick Lamps

Pair of 18th c. Italian Brass Pricket Stick Lamps

Located in Greenwich, CT

decorative detailing throughout. Now as lamps

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

PAIR OF PEWTER CANDLE STICK ELECTRIFIED LAMPS W/PARCHMONT SHADES
PAIR OF PEWTER CANDLE STICK ELECTRIFIED LAMPS W/PARCHMONT SHADES

PAIR OF PEWTER CANDLE STICK ELECTRIFIED LAMPS W/PARCHMONT SHADES

Located in Los Angeles, CA

BEAUTIFUL OLD PATINA PEWTER CANDLE STICK HOLDER LAMPS WITH PARSHMONT SHADES. ALL NEWLY WIRED AND

Category

Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

1950s Walnut and Brass Modernist Stick Lamps with Drum Shades
1950s Walnut and Brass Modernist Stick Lamps with Drum Shades

1950s Walnut and Brass Modernist Stick Lamps with Drum Shades

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Tastefully simple pair of Mid Century Modern table lamps, each with a circular brass base and stem

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Silver Gilt Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

Handsome pair of 19th century Italian carved and silver gilt altar stick lamps. Very fine carving

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Parcel Gilt Alter Stick Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Parcel Gilt Alter Stick Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved and Parcel Gilt Alter Stick Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

Lovely pair of 19th century Italian carved and parcel gilt alter sticks lamps. Beautiful patina on

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood

Molitor Grapholux Lamp Brown Enamel and Bakelite Stick by Christian Dell 1930s
Molitor Grapholux Lamp Brown Enamel and Bakelite Stick by Christian Dell 1930s

Molitor Grapholux Lamp Brown Enamel and Bakelite Stick by Christian Dell 1930s

By Christian Dell, Molitor

Located in Krefeld, DE

Brown enameled metal and bakelite arm holder. Shade and arm adjustable. Produced by Molitor Zweckleuchten, Berlin, Germany in 1930s. Nice vintage condition with E26/E27 socket so...

Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Decorative Chinoiserie Tray Table Stick Lamp
Decorative Chinoiserie Tray Table Stick Lamp

Decorative Chinoiserie Tray Table Stick Lamp

Located in Stamford, CT

A decorative chinoiserie tray table / stick lamp. The finely decorated tripod base supporting a

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Floor Lamps

Vintage French Silverplate Candlestick Table Lamp
Vintage French Silverplate Candlestick Table Lamp

Vintage French Silverplate Candlestick Table Lamp

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A beautiful claw footed French silver plated candle stick updated as a table lamp. It is a signed

Category

Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps

Early 20th Century Cold Painted Spelter Candle Stick Figures
Early 20th Century Cold Painted Spelter Candle Stick Figures

Early 20th Century Cold Painted Spelter Candle Stick Figures

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century cold painted spelter candle stick figures We are proud to offer a wonderful

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Spelter

Carved 18th Century Lamp
Carved 18th Century Lamp

Carved 18th Century Lamp

Located in Kent, Dover

An Italian 18th century carved walnut pricket stick converted into a table lamp.  

Category

Antique 1780s Italian Table Lamps

Carved 18th Century Lamp
Carved 18th Century Lamp

Carved 18th Century Lamp

Located in Kent, Dover

An Italian 18th century carved walnut pricket stick converted into a table lamp.    

Category

Antique 1780s Italian Table Lamps

Restored Vertical Stacked Rattan Brick Lamp W/ Shades, Pair
Restored Vertical Stacked Rattan Brick Lamp W/ Shades, Pair

Restored Vertical Stacked Rattan Brick Lamp W/ Shades, Pair

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Pair of modernist stacked stick rattan table Brick lamps with an outward fan-out pattern and square

Category

Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Antique Eastlake Cherry Stick and Ball Parlor Lamp Table, circa 1890
Antique Eastlake Cherry Stick and Ball Parlor Lamp Table, circa 1890

Antique Eastlake Cherry Stick and Ball Parlor Lamp Table, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Eastlake parlor lamp table offers cherry construction with top with stick and ball skirt

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Tables

Materials

Wood, Cherry

A Pair of Chinoiserie Decorated Table Lamps
A Pair of Chinoiserie Decorated Table Lamps

A Pair of Chinoiserie Decorated Table Lamps

Located in Stamford, CT

intricately inlaid walnut bases support an upper decorative tray table leading to a brass stick lamp

Category

Early 20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Floor Lamps

12 Stick Table Lamp by Mattaliano with 22 Gold Leaf Finish

12 Stick Table Lamp by Mattaliano with 22 Gold Leaf Finish

Located in Buchanan, MI

12 stick table lamp by Mattaliano with 22 gold leaf finish paper shade. Shade measures 14" deep

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Tramp Art Match Stick Table Lamp
Tramp Art Match Stick Table Lamp

Tramp Art Match Stick Table Lamp

Located in NYC, NY

A unique table lamp made entirely of match sticks. The sticks are orientated in different

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Table Lamps

Vintage Folk Art Popsicle Stick Table Lamp with Matched Shade
Vintage Folk Art Popsicle Stick Table Lamp with Matched Shade

Vintage Folk Art Popsicle Stick Table Lamp with Matched Shade

Located in Cincinnati, OH

This large handmade Folk Art table lamp and matched shade are composed of popsicle sticks which

Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Chapman Lamp Pair
Chapman Lamp Pair

Chapman Lamp Pair

By Chapman Manufacturing Company

Located in San Diego, CA

Pair of Chapman candle stick table lamps with brass finished columns on black lacquered wood bases

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades
Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades

Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pair of Cisco's burl table lamps with birch bark, twig work and "flowering" burls. "mica" stick

Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades
Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades

Cisco's Burl Table Lamps with "Mica" Stick Shades

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pair of Cisco's burl table lamps with birch bark, twig work and "flowering" burls. "mica" stick

Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Cisco's Burl Floor Lamp with "Mica" Stick Shades
Cisco's Burl Floor Lamp with "Mica" Stick Shades

Cisco's Burl Floor Lamp with "Mica" Stick Shades

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Cisco's burl floor lamp with birch bark, twig work and bands of burls. "Mica" stick shade with burl

Category

2010s American Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Crystal Candle Stick Lamps
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Crystal Candle Stick Lamps

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Crystal Candle Stick Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Italian Mid-Century crystal candle stick lamps. Segmented crytsal shafts with patinated

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of Brass Midcentury Candle Stick Lamps with Shades
Pair of Brass Midcentury Candle Stick Lamps with Shades

Pair of Brass Midcentury Candle Stick Lamps with Shades

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pair of brass lamps with three brass candlesticks, and midcentury detailing. The lamps come with

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Modernist Stacked Stick Rattan Vertical Brick Lamp Pair, w/ Shades
Modernist Stacked Stick Rattan Vertical Brick Lamp Pair, w/ Shades

Modernist Stacked Stick Rattan Vertical Brick Lamp Pair, w/ Shades

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Pair of modernist stacked stick rattan table Brick lamps with outward fan out pattern with square

Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Original Vintage Pair of Folk Tramp Art Popsicle Stick Lamps
Original Vintage Pair of Folk Tramp Art Popsicle Stick Lamps

Original Vintage Pair of Folk Tramp Art Popsicle Stick Lamps

Located in Topeka, KS

Incredible pair of Folk Art tramp art lamps made of popsicle sticks. They are in wonderful

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Green MCM Ginger Jar Lamps with Popsicle Stick Lampshades
Pair of Vintage Green MCM Ginger Jar Lamps with Popsicle Stick Lampshades

Pair of Vintage Green MCM Ginger Jar Lamps with Popsicle Stick Lampshades

Located in Los Angeles, CA

original pair of popsicle stick lamp shades c. 1970s. The petite lamps have been newly rewired with

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Early 19th Century French Rock Crystal Candle Stick Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Early 19th Century French Rock Crystal Candle Stick Boudoir Lamps

Pair of Early 19th Century French Rock Crystal Candle Stick Boudoir Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of exceptionally clear rock crystal table lamps with very few inclusions, and having gilt

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal

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Stick Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal stick table lamp for your home. Each stick table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are 51 variations of the antique or vintage stick table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a stick table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each stick table lamp bearing Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made stick table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Zhipeng Tan, Brendan Bass and Jules Jouant are consistently popular.

How Much is a Stick Table Lamp?

Prices for a stick table lamp start at $375 and top out at $17,500 with the average selling for $1,500.

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.

Questions About Stick Table Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    The main difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp is its size. Generally, table lamps are larger pieces that people use for task lighting or to increase ambiance lighting in a room. Accent lamps tend to be smaller and provide supplemental light in spaces. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    The difference between a table lamp and a buffet lamp is the size. Although the two types of lamps come in similar heights, buffet lamps are usually narrower, so they take up less space on a buffet server filled with food. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a Laurel Lamp table lamp, first check the bottom of the base and the bulb socket for a label, tag or other marking. Some pieces display the Laurel brand name or a serial number, which you can cross-reference with information published on trusted online resources to make an identification. Since not all Laurel table lamps bear markings, you may need to search image galleries to see if you can find a model that matches your lamp. You can also consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for an expert opinion. Find a variety of Laurel Lamp Company lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    How a table lamp works begins with its cord, which gets plugged into an electrical outlet that provides a source of energy. Halogen and incandescent bulbs contain filaments. The filament in a bulb is a conductor of electricity. It’s attached to contacts made of metal that are connected to a power supply. This allows for electricity to flow through it. When the electrical current cycles through the filament, this component gets quite hot and emits light. Find a large collection of vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Your table lamps do not have to match but it definitely is important that they still go together. This can be done by making sure they are of similar style or have something in common such as color, shape, lamp shade, or metal type.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    How big a table lamp should be depends on your lighting needs and the size of the surface that you're placing the light fixture on. Most table lamps are 30 to 36 inches tall. On shorter tables, a taller lamp may be necessary to put illumination at eye level. Find a variety of table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Table lamps are often used as a reading light or for task lighting. They can also simply serve as part of a room’s decor, perhaps adding light to an area that doesn’t get any illumination from overhead lights. Shop a collection of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Buffet lamps, also known as console lamps or candlestick lamps, are light fixtures that range in height from 32 to 36 inches. The lamps feature a small shade and a narrow base silhouette, which resembles a slim column or candlestick. Shop for antique and vintage buffet lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    To identify your table lamp, look it over in search of a maker's mark. Check the base, neck, light receptacle and shade for an engraving, embossing, stamp, label or other mark. With lamps that have felted bottoms, this may require lifting the fabric to reveal the material beneath. After finding a maker's mark, research it using trusted online resources to learn who the maker was and learn more about your fixture. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can help as needed. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of antique, vintage and contemporary table lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    To identify a Tiffany table lamp, first take a close look at the base. Some pieces will bear a stamp or label that says, "Tiffany Studios," and newer lamps may also feature a serial number. By comparing the number and markings to information and images shared by trusted online resources, you can begin the identification process. If your lamp isn't marked, the base construction can provide more clues about the maker. Tiffany lamps usually feature bronze bases that feel weighty. Older models typically have a gray metal ring on their bottoms as well. In addition to examining the base, try turning the lamp on for a while and then touching the stained glass shade. Tiffany lamps tend to stay cool due to the thickness of the glass, so if yours feels hot, it may be the work of a different manufacturer. When in doubt, use the identification services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of Tiffany lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The best brand of table lamp is really a matter of personal preference. Choose a lamp that complements the style of your room and suits your lighting needs. On 1stDibs, find a range of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To fix an old table lamp, take it to an appliance or lighting repair shop that has experience working with the type of fixture that you have. Many problems can cause an old table lamp to stop working. A professional can determine the cause and use the correct tools to address it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage table lamps.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024


    A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.

    You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.

    Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    There is no single best company for table lamps. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior, and over the years, many manufacturers and designers have offered a range of visually appealing table lamps. Examples include Artemide, Gordon & Jane Martz, FLOS, Søholm Stentøj, Louis Poulsen and many others. Shop a large collection of table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    To determine what size lamp should be on a sofa table, measure the table from the bottom of the legs to the tabletop. Then, choose a lamp that is equal to or up to 1.5 times taller than the table. Shop a range of table lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    The best size for a bedside table lamp is between 24 and 27 inches tall. Finding the best table lamp for your nightstand depends on variables such as the shape of your bedside table, the size of your nightstand's tabletop and personal preferences when it comes to styling your nightstand.

    Albert Hadley–trained designer Harry Heissmann says this about creating a bedside haven for his clients: “A reading lamp is essential and needs to be on a dedicated outlet. I like to keep clients’ nightstands edited, with a carafe for water and an alarm clock, and sometimes a landline phone for emergencies.”

    Find a range of antique and vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    To identify a Bradley and Hubbard table lamp, examine the base, neck and shade. Many Bradley & Hubbard lamps feature a mark consisting of the brand name centered inside a triangle. For unmarked pieces, it's usually necessary to use the characteristics of the lamp to make an identification. Bradley & Hubbard is well known for its intricate glass shades and ornate brass and bronze bases. Looking at photographs of the maker's lamps published on trusted online resources can help you get familiar with its style. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer assist you. Shop a diverse assortment of Bradley & Hubbard furniture on 1stDibs.