$2,800 / set
H 39 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair Mid Century Modern Stiffel Brass Finial Shape Table Lamps Marble Bases MINT
By Stiffel, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Modern Stiffel Brass Finial Shape Table Lamps Square Marble Bases MINT!
Brass
Pair of Heavy Solid Brass Finial Shape Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice Mid-Century Modern heavy solid brass table lamps.
Stiffel Lamp with Original Shade, Diffusers and Finial
By Stiffel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stiffel lamp with original shade, finial and diffusers. Lamp measures (with finial) 38" high. From
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Brass Lantern Table Lamps by Stiffel, circa 1960s
By Stiffel
Located in Peabody, MA
Impressive pair of brass table lamps by Stiffel, with original finials and shades, circa 1960s
Brass
Stiffel Lamp with Matching Finial
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stiffel lamp with matching finial, replaced shade. ***Contact/Shipping Information: AOL (American
Brass
Pair of Brass Stiffel Lamps
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of brushed brass Stiffel lamps with original finials. Newly rewired with silk cord.
$2,705Sale Price|30% Off
H 47.25 in Dm 29.53 in
Round Great Classic Chandelier Trasparent Crystal Bohemian Art, 1950s
By Bohemia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round great Classic chandelier transparent crystal bohemian art, 1950s. Very elegant and chic piece. 9 light bulbs max 40 watt each.
Crystal
Pair of Baker Neoclassical End Tables or Nightstands
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant pair of Neoclassical end tables or night stands, by Baker, American, circa 1980s. Like all Baker furniture, they are extremely well made with beautiful graining to the wood. ...
Wood
$4,589 / set
H 13.78 in W 9.45 in D 8.67 in
Attributed to Barovier & Toso Brass and Pulegoso Murano Glass Sconces, Pair
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This fabulous pair of Art Deco style Murano glass sconces was made entirely by hand. It is all decorated with the Pulegoso technique. This means it has large air bubbles inside the h...
Brass
$4,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Fantastic Pair Baker Modern Asian Tansu Bachelors Chest Chinoiserie Mid-Century
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Amazingly beautiful pair of Japanese Tansu bachelors chests by Baker. Dark stained oak with fantastic Japanese-inspired hardware. They have a time-worn patina with splendid charm. I ...
Metal
Pair of Chinese Archaistic Brass Table Lamps, 1940s
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive pair of chinoiserie-inspired brass table lamps in the manner of Hollywood Regency designer James Mont. Traditional form being a fang (square) interpretation of hu and g...
Brass
$2,500
H 17 in Dm 23.35 in
Maison Jansen Brass Faux Bamboo & Glass Campaign Style Occasional Table, C. 1960
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Maison Jansen attributed Tripod Brass Faux Bamboo Occasional Table. Drinks. Plants. Display. Accent. Featuring a molded and reinforced reflective solid Brass tripod base, Brass rimme...
Brass
Pair Brass Stiffel Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass stiffel lamps. Lamps have three sockets and well designed. Shades included.
Brass
Barovier e Toso Murano Rostrate Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Austin, TX
Original vintage Murano glass pair of wall sconces with "rostrate" ("beaked") glass cups and brass structures, in the manner of Barovier e Toso. Each sconce holds one candelabra base...
Brass
Set of 3 Vintage Danish Modern Teak Nesting Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 Vintage Danish Modern Teak Nesting Tables
Teak
$5,600
H 35.75 in W 68.25 in D 22.75 in
French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved-wood sofa bench with rushed seat from the 19th century. This antique bench from France has been beautifully carved with Neoclassical details, featuring a g...
Wood
$1,050Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 20 in W 25 in D 16 in
Machine-Age Brushed Steel Ottomans By Norman Bel Geddes For Simmons
By Norman Bel Geddes, Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of art deco, machine-age, ottomans or foot stools designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Company Furniture feature brushed steel frames with reupholstered tops in gunmetal vi...
Steel
Colonial Antique Coffee Table in Teak Wood
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Teak Asian coffee table with a great shine, warm and worn patina of the Teak Wood, Bangkok around 1920,
Teak
Art Deco Era Tall Brass Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Monumental pair of solid brass candlestick table lamps. Walnut base and double standard bulb sockets. Not marked or signed by maker. 44" to tip of finial. (Shades shown are not o...
Brass
$2,695 / set
H 22.25 in W 22 in D 26 in
Baker Furniture French Regency Mahogany Nightstands or End Tables, Refinished
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of mid-century French Regency style two-tier side tables or nightstands By Baker Furniture USA, Circa 1960s Mahogany, with original brass hardware Measure...
Brass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.25 in W 16 in D 12 in
Mid-Century Frederick Cooper Tang Dynasty Horse Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Mid-Century Modern plaster Tang dynasty style horse, with a brass rod supporting a vintage custom square shade. The beautiful finish (faux marble) makes this piece sculptura...
Metal
Paul Bench by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Paul bench features a solid lacquered brass base and an upholstered seat with piping. Each leg features a rounded leveler. The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and hand...
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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