$2,000 / set
Pair of Pierced Enamel Lamp Bases
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite pair of pierced enamel lamp bases with floral motifs climbing up the sides in excellent condition, dating to the mid-20th century. Each bloom is linked by climbing vines...
Enamel
Pair of Unusual Brass Shades Brass Bases Bouillotte Table Lamps MINT!
By Stiffel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Unusual Brass Shades Brass Bases Bouillotte Lamps MINT!
Brass
Pair of Polished Texas Longhorn Table Lamps on Mirror Nickel Bases
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A commanding marriage of American frontier heritage and high-polish luxury. This pair of table lamps designed by Kent utilizes authentic Texas Longhorn, meticulously hand-polished to...
Nickel
Pair of 20th Century Large Red Table lamps on gilt bases
Located in Reepham, GB
Extremely attractive pair of 20th Century Large Red Ceramic Table lamps on square gilt bases.
Ceramic
Pair Italian Neoclassical Gilt Metal Three-Serpent Table Lamps, Marble Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of Italian Neoclassical-style gilt metal table lamps formed as three intertwined serpents, rising in a dynamic helical composition from substantial black marble bases.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Brass with Black Granite Bases.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in patinated brass with black granite bases.
Granite, Brass
Modern Antique Silver Leaf Table Lamps With Lucite Bases, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of modern antique silver leaf table lamps with lucite bases. Very nice leaf finsi in a warm silver tone.
Lucite
$1,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brushed Bronze Table Lamps with Marble Bases
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Hollywood Regency brushed bronze heavy table lamps with marble bases. Newly rewired in good working condition.
Bronze
Pair of Asymetrical Opaline Glass Table Lamps with Polished Brass Bases
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Striking pair of contemporary table lamps, each featuring a beautifully formed opaline glass shade resting on a polished brass cylindrical base adding a refined contrast. Their organ...
Brass
Pair of 1950s Floral Tole Table Lamps on Carved Giltwood Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Florentine tole floral lamps, each handpainted tole floral bouquets on round, knopped, and fluted bases of carved giltwood. Base diameter: 6 in Stock ID: D4011
Metal
Italian Bronze Midcentury Table Lamps with Scrolling Motifs, on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Midcentury bronze table lamps with scrolling motifs, foliage, verdigris patina and custom made rectangular lucite bases.
Bronze
Swedish modern brass table lamps by Harald Elof Notini, Böhlmarks 1950s
By Harald Notini, Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Hägersten, SE
Light switches on the table lamp bases in working condition. Good vintage condition with age related patina and wear with light scratches.
Brass
$1,650 / set
Pair of Heifetz Russian Dancer Lamp Bases
By Heifetz
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Heifetz Russian Dancer lamp bases. These lovely Mid-Century Modern hand carved wood lamp bases consist of a male and female Russian Dancers. The pair of Russian dancers are h...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Italian Blown Glass Table Lamps with Giltwood Bases, Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an exceptional pair or mid-century Italian art glass table lamps executing the traditional Venetian striped ribbon technique.
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience Table Lamps with Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience table lamps with Bronze Bases will make a timeless style addition to any room, enhanced by the craftsmanship and quality of a bygone era!
Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps with Sculptural Raw Glass Rock-Form Bases, 1950s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of table lamps built around large, hand-worked glass forms cast to resemble natural crystal or mineral specimens, each in a soft olive to citrine green with dense internal bub...
Cut Glass, Wood
Pair of Sculptural Bronze Coat Table Lamps with Brass Bases, Contemporary Italia
Located in Guazzora, IT
This striking pair of sculptural table lamps is crafted from bronze and represents stylized, headless 19th-century coats, richly detailed with buttons, lapels, and flowing garment li...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Bronze table Lamps with Red Marble Bases, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This pair of table lamps, dating from the late 19th century, are crafted in gilt and patinated bronze, resting on striking cherry-red marble bases.
Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Mid Century Modern Polished Aluminum Table Lamps On Lucite Bases
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This refined pair of Mid Century Modern table lamps features sleek, sculptural forms crafted from polished aluminum, resting atop clear Lucite bases.
Aluminum
Modernist Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Leather Wrapped Bases by Lorin Marsh
By Lorin Marsh
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Modernist mercury glass table lamps, created by Lorin Marsh in the 20th century, exemplifies the seamless blend of elegance and functionality that defines modern design....
Leather, Glass, Mercury Glass
Table Lamps by Stilarmatur Tranås Opaline Glass, Brass Bases, Sweden, 1970
By Orrefors, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Stilarmatur Tranås
Located in Bronx, NY
Midcentury pair of Tranås AB Stilarmatur table lamps white mouth blown opaline glass balls on a brass base, 1970s, Sweden. Three white individual mouth blown glass balls on a heavy ...
Brass
20th Century Famille Verte Chinese Pair of Antique Table Lamps, Gilded Bases
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of 20th century Chinese famille verte baluster vases, decorated with characters amongst trees and foliage and rocky outcrops with furthers stylised foliate detailing, pre...
Porcelain
Pair of Fine Elegant Alabaster Marble Onion Shape Bases Table Lamps Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Fine Elegant Alabaster Marble Onion Shape Bases Table Lamps Clean!
Marble
Pair of Parchment Leather Shades Table Lamps on Brass Bases 1970's
Located in London, GB
Pair of elegant 1970's table lamps. The bases are in brass and the base is part covered by ochre suede.
Brass
Pair of Reticulated Chinoiserie Urn Weather Gilt Table Lamps with Wood Bases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of reticulated chinoiserie urn weather gilt table lamps with wood bases Dimensions: 8" diameter x 32" height.
Metal
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Lamp Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese Export porcelain lamp bases mounted in French Louis XVI style bronze dore.
Pair Mid Century Lotus Motive Ceramic Pottery & Turned Walnut Bases Table Lamps
By Gerald Thurston, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Lotus Motive Ceramic Pottery & Turned Walnut Bases Table Lamps MINT!
Ceramic, Walnut
$1,600 / set
Glass Empire Column Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of glass Empire column lamps on brass and marble bases. Glass column portion is 13.75” high. Marble base is 6” wide, 6” deep and 1” high. Total height from base to the bottom of...
Brass
$3,291Sale Price|20% Off
Pair Of Antique Lamp Bases, French, Gilt Metal, Marble, Table Light, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique lamp bases. A French, gilt metal and marble wired table light, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Marble, Metal
Pair of Turquoise Asian Urns Transformed into Table Lamps on Giltwood Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant figures walk among windswept trees, rocky cliffs rise from rippling waters, and distant pavilions perch in misty solitude, each brushstroke carefully applied in tones of cora...
Ceramic
$12,250Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of silver table lamps with reliefs and applications on shell bases
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Pair of silver table lamps with reliefs and applications sitting on a circular shell-shaped base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 3780.5...
Silver
Pair Carved Oiled Walnut Star Bursting Sputnik Shape Bases Table Lamps Mint!
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair carved oiled walnut star bursting sputnik shape bases table lamps mint.! Mid-Century Modern Kagan decor match.
Walnut
Pair of 1950s Murano Glass Bullicante Table Lamps on Black Marble Bases
Located in London, GB
Italy, C.1950s A refined pair of circa 1950s Murano glass Bullicante table lamps, beautifully composed with clear hand-blown glass spheres and solid black marble plinth bases.
Murano Glass
Pair of Midcentury French Crystal Single-Light Table Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French crystal single-light table lamps from the mid 20th century on circular lucite bases, wired for the USA.
Crystal
A Pair of Monochrome Blue Vases as Table Lamps with Giltwood Bases
Located in London, GB
A Pair of twentieth century Chinese vases in dark blue glaze, with flared necks, now mounted as lamps with turned giltwood bases. Height of vase 36.00cm Height with shad...
Ceramic, Giltwood
Marbro Lamp Company 1950's Large Porcelain And Brass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of Large 1950's porcelain brass and giltwood bases table lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company, lightly restored and newly rewired in silk wired, with minor wear and patina ...
Brass
Pair of 1960s Hand Painted Ceramic Peacock Table Lamps On Brass Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1960s hand painted ceramic peacock table lamps on brass bases.
Brass
Pair of Iron Table Lamps with Anchors and Sailboats on Rectangular Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Created during the second quarter of the 20th century, this pair of iron table lamps, wired for the US, attracts our attention with its anchors mounted on rectangular bases and toppe...
Iron
Midcentury Pair of Italian Carved Pine Pilaster Table Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Midcentury carved pine pilaster table lamps on lucite bases, US wired. Introducing a striking pair of Italian Midcentury carved pine pilaster table lamps, bringing ...
Lucite, Pine
Pair Tiffany Style Art Nouveau Stained Glass Table Lamps with Cast Bronze Bases
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Torquay, GB
A decorative pair of Tiffany style table lamps featuring richly coloured leaded stained glass shades with stylised rose motifs in shades of ruby red, green, amber and opalescent whit...
Bronze, Lead
Pair of White Porcelain Vases Table Lamps on Giltwood Bases - USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain table lamps, each set on a circular giltwood base and wired for use in the USA.
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Blue Porcelain Table Lamps Made of Vases on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking pair of porcelain table lamps, each crafted from a vase form in a vivid, glossy blue glaze and finished with a domed lid.
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair of Handmade Plaster Table Lamps with Globe Bases by Facto Atelier Paris
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of creamy white plaster table lamps with globe bases, produced by Facto Atelier Paris.
Plaster
Pair of table lamps with wrought iron frames, tripod bases, and wooden stems
Located in Madrid, España
Pair of table lamps with wrought iron frames, tripod bases, and wooden stems - Casa & Jardín - Spain - c. 1990 Dimensions: 68 x 47 cm (with shade); 57 x 28 cm (without shade)
Iron
A Statuesque pair of Cased Glass Murano table lamps on Black Walnut bases
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A beautiful statuesque pair of hand blown cased glass table lamps from the island of Murano in Italy circa 1960.
Blown Glass
$1,375 / set
Pair of Pukeberg Glass Lamp Bases, Sweden, 1970s
By Pukeberg Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Glass lamp bases by Pukeberg, Sweden, 1970s. This pair of sculptural lamp bases is executed in clear pressed glass with a structured, geometric surface that reflects the characterist...
Glass
$5,250Sale Price|30% Off
Silver table lamps with suspended globes on relief frames and four-foot bases
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver table lamps with globes suspended in a raised structure and resting on four-legged rubber bases.
Silver
Pair of Asian Porcelain Vase Table Lamps with Brown Décor on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Asian porcelain table lamps features elegant vase-form bodies with a soft white glaze and hand-painted branch decoration in warm brown and golden tones. The elongated ba...
Porcelain, Lucite
$8,500 / set
Pair Rock Crystal Lamps on Silver Leaf Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice pair of rock crystal lamps with silver leaf bases from Brazil. These elegant lamps are perfect for adding a touch of luxury to any room in your home. The combination of the...
Rock Crystal
Pair of Vintage Black Panther Table Lamps on Faux Bois Tree Trunk Bases
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking pair of vintage sculptural table lamps depicting sleek black panthers ascending naturalistic faux bois tree trunks. Executed with a lustrous ebony finish, the felines are ...
Plaster
Italian Vintage Pair of Carved Wood Gilt Table Lamps With Fluted Urn Bases
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Striking vintage pair of decorative table lamps featuring beautifully carved wooden bases with a gilt finish and elegant fluted urn forms.
Gold Leaf
960'sPair of Crystal & Square Brass Bases Ornate Shades 25" Tall Table Lamps
By Chapman Son & Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
960'sPair of Crystal & Square Brass Bases Ornate Shades 25" Tall Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Two Table Lamps with Pyramidal Bases from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
François-Xavier Dutruc-Rosset is a Parisian designer of contemporary lighting established in 1993 and inspired by the early 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement. His creations are h...
Metal
Laurel Styled Mid Century 1970's Faux Rosewood / Lucite Table lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of unique Mid Century smoked Lucite and aluminum table lamps with faux rosewood bases which look like real wood, a great pair for overseas importation since rosewood can't be ...
Aluminum
Pair of Vase Bullet Shape Brass Bases Mid Century Modern Table Lamps
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps w/ Ornate Metal Bases and Fabric Shade.
Located in Seattle, WA
This pair of vintage table lamps features an elegant neoclassical-inspired silhouette with finely detailed cast-metal bases and columnar stems.
Metal
Interactive Brass Beads Shades Square Brass Bases Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Interactive sculpture like shades table lamps. The shades are decorated with hundreds of brass beads that slide up and down interactively.
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut Turned Bases c1970s Table Lamps MINT
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut Turned Bases c1970s Table Lamps MINT
Brass
Amethyst Murano Glass Lamps with Silver Plated Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's ribbon amethyst and white Venetian glass table lamps with brass bases. Measurements: Height of body: 23" Height to shade rest: 31.5" Diameter: 7.5".
Silver Plate, Bronze
Pair of White Porcelain Lidded Urns Table Lamps on Gilt Bases, US-Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain lidded urns table lamps with single lights on circular gilded bases, wired for the USA.
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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