Sold|$2,700
Art Deco Italian Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Art Deco Italian table lamp typically features a stone base and a brass shade, with the base
Stone, Brass
Sold|$2,900 / set
Maison Charles Shell Table Lamp, Pair, France, 1970
By Maison Charles
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
. These table lamps have a solid black stone base and a brass shell shaped center. The lamps have a new
Stone, Brass
Sold|$704
Bronze Flower Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful sculptural bronze and brass flower table lamp mounted on a travertine stone base. Well
Brass, Bronze
Giltwood Columnar Table Lamp with Black Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A giltwood columnar form rope twist table lamp with a dark stone base and black shade.
Giltwood
Sold|$1,200
Italian Gilt Metal Floral Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury Italian tall table lamp with a stone base and an upright surrounded by gilt metal in the
Stone, Gold, Metal
Pair of Vintage Coquina Stone / Key Stone Base Cylindrical Table Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
inches in diameter. Also, we have a taller version of these lamps (17 inches tall base).
Coral
French Modern Georgia Jacob Ophélie Table Lamp, 1960s, Stone Base, Celery Shade
By Georgia Jacob
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French modern Georgia Jacob Ophélie table lamp, 1960s, stone base, celery shade. Fiberglass and
Fiberglass
Rare Mid-Century Agate & Mineral Stone Table Lamp with Bakelite & Mahogany Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique 1960's table lamp. Both with the light switched on and off, this colorful and highly
Agate
1970's French Brutalist Palm Tree Lamp with Natural Stone Base
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
1970's French brass palm tree lamp with natural stone base. There are 3 light sockets on this lamp.
Stone, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Modern Colorful Agate Mineral Stone Table Lamp w. Mahogany Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and superb condition, 1960s table lamp with marvelous colors. Both with the light
Agate
Rare Mid-Century Modern Colorful Agate Mineral Stone Table Lamp w/ Mahogany Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, vibrant and superb condition, 1960s table lamp with marvelous colors. Both with the light
Agate
Pair of French 1950s Table Lamps, Enameled Glass, Brass and Stone
By Maison Lunel, Arlus
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair of French midcentury table lamps with polished black stone base, brass arms and two
Stone, Brass
Sold|$1,243
Vintage Travertine Egg Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage midcentury brass table lamps with a natural travertine stone base and a wooden centerpiece
Travertine, Brass
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps at Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of vintage table lamps in brass with travertine stone base. Italy, 1980s. (Price and
Travertine, Brass
Unusual Double Palm Tree Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Table Lamp w/ Stone & Wood Base, Welded Body & Hand-etched Palm Leaves.
Sold|$990
Stone Temple Pilot Lamp Base
By Beau Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made from composite stone balusters, these lamps are all unique and highly textural and decorative
Composition
Sold|$2,600
Pair of Custom Made Lamps with Stone Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of French Custom Made Lamps With Stone Base and Shades.
Stone
Sold|$2,450
AMETHYST STONE ON CUSTOM BASE AS LAMP
Located in Atlanta, GA
AMETHYST STONE ON CUSTOM BASE AS LAMP
Stone Balustrade Lamp with Marble base Paris France
Located in San Francisco, CA
French wired old balustrade made into lamp. Marble plinth base. Silk shade. Great patina on base
Sold|$1,700
Adjustable Table Lamp with White Marble Base
Located in London, GB
Adjustable Gilded Metal and Marble Table Lamp with Painted Metal Shade.
Stone, Metal
Maison Charles Style 20th Century Blue Coral Lamp on Coquina Stone Base
By Maison Charles
Located in Atlanta, GA
single 20th century blue coral lamp on Coquina stone base in the style of Maison Charles brand new
Stone, Coral
19th-20th Century Pewter Lamp with Inset Jewels on Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th century pewter lamp with inset jewels on custom base New wiring.
Stone, Pewter
French Brass Nautilus Shell Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
Unusual brass nautilus table lamp on a black stone base. The lamp is entirely in the style of
Stone, Brass
Sold|$3,528 / item
Pair of Table Lamps in Spectrolite and Brass, Model Cassiopée by Arriau
By Arriau
Located in Cuy Saint Fiacre, FR
Pair of table lamps in spectrolite (stone base) and patinated brass shades, model Cassiopée
Stone, Brass
Sold|$550
Brass lamp with black shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century brass and stone base table lamp topped with a New Brunswick Lampshade.
Stone, Brass
Gaetano Pesce Italian Table Lamp, Yellow Ocher Lampshade and White Stone Base
By Meritalia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
Italian "Love" table lamp with customized base designed in 1979 by the italian designer Gaetano
Stone
Skye Table Lamp Medium, with Spun Aluminum Shade and Stone Shaped Cement Base
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
This is the medium version of the sky table lamp. The almond colored cement base was made with
Cement, Aluminum
Skye Desk Lamp Small, with Spun Bronze Shade and Stone Shaped Cement Base
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
This is the small version of the Skye table lamp. This darkened cement base was made with forms
Cement, Bronze
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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