Pair of Chrome Stitched Square Leather Bases Modern Table Lamps by Nessen MINT
By Nessen Studio, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Chrome Stitched Square Leather Bases Modern Table Lamps by Nessen MINT!
Chrome
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 Onion Shape Turned Solid Walnut Bases Brass Harps Table Lamps MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Onion Shape Turned Solid Walnut Bases Brass Harps Table Lamps MINT!
Brass
Vintage Pair 1960s Drip Glaze Blue Green Table Lamps Newly Wired Brass Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of beautiful blue green drip glaze ceramic table lamps with original brass bases they we had newly plated in brass.
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Porcelain Table Oil Lamps on Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
The fixtures, converted into table lamps, sit on gilded bronze platform ending with sculpted, decorative feet bases.
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Metal Seahorse Table Lamps on Lucite Bases, Wired for USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of gilt metal seahorse fragments, transformed into sculptural table lamps and mounted on custom lucite bases. These 19th-century forms captivate with their bold silhouette and...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Black Forest Table Lamps Hand Carved Shades & Bases Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and all original pair of Black Forest table lamps hand carved from Germany C1950. Shades retain the original translucent material and are in the best condition. Carved Elk a...
Hardwood, Maple
Pair of English 19th Century Tôle Amphorae Shaped Table Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English tôle amphorae table lamps from the 19th century, with scrolling handles and lucite bases.
Tôle
Pair of Maison Jansen French Petrified Wood Table Lamps on Black Lacquered Bases
By Maison Jansen
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of midcentury French (1970s) table lamps with polished petrified wood in irregular oval slices mounted rectangular black lacquered bases.
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Rustic French Wrought Iron Rooster Table Lamps on Custom Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Turn of the Century wrought iron roosters made into table lamps with Lucite bases. This pair of rustic French wrought iron rooster sculptures, dating to circa 1900, ...
Wrought Iron
Pair of White Porcelain Vase Table Lamps on Lucite Bases with Textured Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain vase shaped table lamps with textured décor and circular lucite bases.
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair of Asian Green Porcelain Crackle Table Lamps on Lucite Bases, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bold and elegant pair of bright green porcelain table lamps, each crafted from a straight-necked vase form with a distinctive crackle glaze.
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair of Fine Cut Glass Crystal Cylinder Shape Table Lamps on Brass Bases
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very fine cut glass table lamps on machined brass square bases.
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Chinoiserie Bronze Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamps on Claw Foot Bases
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of cast bronze table lamps feature the classic ginger jar or urn shaped bodies mounted on footed pedestals. The ornate pedestals are standing on 6 highly detailed claw f...
Brass, Bronze
$8,500 / set
Rock Crystal Orb Tree Lamps with Nickel Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of hand polished rock crystal orb tree lamps with nickel plated solid brass circular bases and hardware. Solid rock crystal finial adorns. 100 max wattage per socket. Last pho...
Rock Crystal
Pair of Italian Red and Gilt Urn Table Lamps on Green Marble Bases, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative pair of Italian table lamps executed in a striking neoclassical urn form.
Brass
Pair of Brown and White Porcelain Table Lamps on Lucite Bases with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A graceful pair of Asian table lamps featuring hand-decorated floral motifs in rich brown tones on a soft white glazed ground.
Brass
Pair of English Midcentury Pine Table Lamps with Natural Finish and Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Midcentury pine table lamps with natural finish, mounted on circular lucite bases.
Lucite, Pine
$5,700 / set
Pair of White Porcelain Lamps with Gilt Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of white porcelain lamps with gilt bases, with dragon decoration; 19.5" high to the top of the vase. (Lampshade not included).
Porcelain
Pair of Midcentury English Turned Pine Table Lamps with Plinth Bases – US Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of turned pine table lamps from England, Midcentury, professionally rewired for the USA. Made of solid pine with a warm honey-toned finish and visible knots throughout, each l...
Pine
Pair of Decorative Crown Coronet Lamps with Marble Bases
Located in Worcester, GB
Pair of Decorative Crown Coronet Lamps with Marble Bases A dramatic and finely detailed pair of decorative table lamps in the form of royal coronets, each crafted with a richly gild...
Marble
$2,900Sale Price / set|23% Off
Pair of Italian Mercury Glass Table Lamps with Gilt Brass Bases, Murano, c 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined and sculptural pair of Italian mercury glass table lamps, attributed to Murano, circa 1950s. These elegant lamps feature hand-blown silvered glass bodies of baluster form, ...
Brass
Pair of Carved Bronze Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we have a pair of French lamps made of polished bronze depicting exquisitely detailed carvings, each sitting atop a marble base, circa 1890. Origin: France Measurement...
Marble, Bronze
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Faux Marble Wood Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of French neoclassical faux marble table lamps with carved knight heads and lucite bases.
Lucite, Wood
Pair of White Porcelain Table Lamps on Custom Giltwood Bases, Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain table lamps on custom giltwood circular bases, professionally rewired for the USA.
Brass
White Porcelain Table Lamps on Custom Giltwood Bases, a Pair Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain table lamps on custom giltwood circular bases, professionally rewired for the USA.
Brass
Pair of White Porcelain Table Lamps on Custom Giltwood Bases, Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain table lamps on custom giltwood circular bases, professionally wired for the USA.
Brass
Pair Vintage Blue Substantial Murano Lamps with Gilt Bases
By Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of substantial and beautiful Murano lamps on gilt metal bases. The glass is super thick and heavy. Original gold leaf finish with nice rich patina. New wiring included sockets...
Gold Leaf
Pair of White Porcelain Table Lamps on Custom Giltwood Bases, Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain table lamps on custom giltwood circular bases, professionally rewired for the USA.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of Mid-Century Green Glazed Ceramic Bamboo Form Table Lamps on Wood Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sophisticated pair of mid-century table lamps featuring sculptural bamboo-form ceramic bodies finished in a rich, variegated green glaze. The cylindrical forms are subtly segmented...
Ceramic
$2,100 / set
Pair of Lathe Cut Walnut Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of mid century lathe cut walnut lamps on black marble bases. Each lamp measures 22" high from base to the bottom of socket and 7.5" diameter. We had them professionally rewired ...
Marble, Brass
Pair 19th Century Chinese Marbro Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of late 19th century Qing Chinese porcelain Famille Rose vases mounted as table lamps on gilt wood bases, made by the renowned Marbro Lighting Co.
Brass
Large Custom Milk Glass Table Lamps w/ Brass Foliate Bases by Paul Hanson Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking pair of sizable table lamps with milk glass columns on bronze-tinted grape leaf bases.
Brass
1940's Cerused Fish Sculpture Lamps with Platform Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s sculpted resin cerused fish sculpture lamps with ebonized wood platform bases.
Resin
Pair of Very Large Antler Horn Bases Artist Signed Table Lamps Folk Art Modern
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very large Antler horn bases Artist signed table lamps Folk Art Modern.
Brass
WAS Benson. A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with heart shaped bases
By Was Benson
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with heart shaped bases & original switches.
Brass
Pair of Pine Twisted Finials on Tall Bases Mounted as Table Lamps, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of natural pine finials from the 19th century with twisted motifs and traces of white paint, made into table lamps wired for the USA. This pair of table lamps, ingeniously cra...
Pine
Pair of French 1920s Bronze Palm Tree Table Lamps on Octagonal Bases, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French bronze palm tree table lamps from circa 1920 on octagonal bases, rewired for the USA.
Bronze
$3,440 / set
Large Pair of Glass Lamp Stands with Gilt Bases
Located in London, GB
The lamps feature circular, gilt metal bases formed as domes, which are decorated with foliate motifs, with waisted supports above.
Metal
Pair of Contemporary Brass Lamps on Square Marble Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of contemporary brass lamps on square marble bases. Base: 5" square.
Brass
$3,600 / set
Pair of Glass Shell Form Lamps with Lucite Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of glass shell form lamps with Lucite bases. Shades not included. Measures: 27.5" H (top of finial) x 7" D x 13" W.
Glass, Lucite
Pair of Alabaster and Gilded Tin Pineapple Lamp Bases
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of alabaster and gilded tin pineapple lamp bases. Hampton location.
Alabaster, Gilt Metal
$14,000 / set
Pair of Rock Crystal Lamps with Silver Leaf Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940s large French rock crystal lamps with silver leaf bases. The sculptures on an oval base. Rewired for US use. Perfect condition. Measurements: Height of body 2...
Chinoiserie Craquelure Ceramic Lamps Lucite Bases Mid Century Modern Glamour
By Tony Duquette, James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Pair of Chinoiserie Lamp with Lucite Bases, the ceramic portions at least circa 1950s, perhaps much earlier. They have been rewired and are ready to use. They measure " heigh...
Metal
$2,300 / set
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company, Ben Seibel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Three not a pair Mid-Century Modern table lamps. Cast metal bases in style of Ben Seibel.
Metal
White Satin Enamel Metal Faux Bamboo Lamps with Lucite Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of vintage Italian Lamps featuring a clean, sculptural form in a glossy opaque white. Each lamp is handblown with subtle horizontal ribbing that gives a softly textur...
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of White Porcelain Lidded Urns Made into US-Wired Table Lamps on Gilt Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain lidded urns made into table lamps with single lights on circular gilded bases.
Porcelain, Wood
$3,247Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases as Table Lamps with Gilt Bases
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 18th century Chinese export porcelain vases, now mounted as lamps, with polychrome decoration throughout, showing scenes of Chinese figures surrounded by a floral...
Porcelain
Pair Of Armorial Samson Porcelain Lamps On Gilt Bronze Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Armorial Samson French porcelain vases that were turned into lamps. On gilt bronze bases. Needs rewiring. Height from bottom of base to top of vase is 14.5.
Porcelain
Natural Shell Lamps on Lucite Bases with Shades and Finials
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celebrate seaside elegance with this pair of handcrafted table lamps, each featuring a sculptural base composed of natural shells stacked in a dynamic arrangement. The organic curves...
Shell, Lucite
$3,600 / set
Pair of Brutalist Lamps by Laurel Lamp Mfg. Co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of incredible brass sculptural table lamps on black metal bases. Brutalist lamps manufactured by the Laurel Lamp Company in Newark, N.J.
Metal, Copper
Pair of Petrified Wood Lamps on Acrylic Bases with Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of petrified wood lamps on acrylic bases with custom designed linen shades. Round acrylic finials and gold harps. Shades can be easily raised or lowered with variabl...
Acrylic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome Lamps with Black Bases
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fetching in both form and finish, this pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps captures the refined elegance of 1960s Parisian design! Each lamp features a sculptural rectangular silh...
Metal, Chrome, Brass, Steel
Pair Deco Style Black Obsidian Marble Lamps on Slivered Wood Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage table lamps in the Art Deco style crafted from rectangular black obsidian stone with silver gilt wooden bases and chromium plated lamp hardware.
Marble
19th Century English Pair Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps With Gilded Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Carved Walnut Eagle Lamps with Gilded Bases. These lamps showcase intricate craftsmanship and attention to detail, with their beautifully carved walnut eagle fig...
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Danish Design Lamps with Translucent/Textured Acrylic Rectangular Bases
Located in North Miami, FL
The lamps feature translucent, textured acrylic rectangular bases upon which cylindrical metal stems are mounted to hold two bulbs each.
Metal
Pair of Antique Lamp Bases, English, Painted Pine Electric Light, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique lamp bases. An English, turned and painted pine electric light, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightful late Victorian candlesticks, pr...
Pine
Fabulous Grotto Sea Shell Encrusted Lamps on Lucite Bases Tony Doucquett Style
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fabulous pair of sea shell encrusted selected shells in Tony Doucquett style on Lucite bases and with sea shell lamp finials.
Shell
Pair of Beautiful Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Brass Bases and Custom Shades
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely brass filigree bases. SW 30” H to finial. 9” diameter base of lamp Shade 16” diameter bottom
Brass
4 German 1960s Amber Crackle Glass Lamp Bases / Flush Mounted Globes
Located in Tarrytown, NY
4 German 1960s amber crackle glass lamp bases. Also can be used as flush mounts. Price is per item.
Art Glass
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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