Tall Handled Pitcher & Greek Key Incised Gray Pottery Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Handcrafted mottled Gray, White & Earthen handled art pottery table lamp. Featuring a hand crafted handled pitcher form, layered gray range, vertical texture and abstract bright whit...
Walnut, Ceramic
Tall Pair of Double Gourd Russet Art Pottery & Walnut Table Lamps, C. 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Mid Century Modern corseted hourglass and mottled Art Pottery and Turned Walnut Table Lamps. Featuring an hourglass silhouette, turned Walnut waist to base atop (6W x 6D) squ...
Brass
Tall Marianna Von Allesch Style Figurative Art Pottery Table Lamp with Yellow
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Bright handcrafted Marianna von Allesch style Cream & Yellow glazed ceramic table lamp, circa 1950. Featuring a female form, white background and pebble finish detailed with yellow, ...
Ceramic, Wood
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Brass
Tall Night Blue Carl-Harry Staalhane Table Lamp by Rörstrand in Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
The lamp foot is decorated with glossy midnight blue glaze with lighter speckles.
Ceramic, Fabric
Very Tall Carl-Harry Stålhane Drop Shaped Table Lamp by Rörstrand, Sweden 1960s
By Palshus, Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large almost huge drop-shaped table lamp created by the famous Swedish ceramist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) It's manufactured by Rörstrand Sweden in the 1960s. The lamp base is...
Ceramic, Fabric
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.