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Tall Green Marble Table Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Tall Green Marble Table Lamp
This is a very heavy piece it is made in solid marble, the lamp has a
Category
Vintage 1960s French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tall Green Italian Marble Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Tall green Italian marble lamp. Measures: 37.5"H (without globe).
Shade not included.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Rembrandt Tall Brass Candelabra Style Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
50 inch tall Rembrandt lighting table lamp. Sculptural stepped brass candlesticks on a round
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Marble Tall Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
1960s carved marble tall Italian table lamp.
Measure: Height to light socket 27''
Shade for
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tall White Marble Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of slim and tall table lamps, made of white marble rectangles assembled in a star shape on top
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Tiffany Style Wisteria Lamp Grapes Black Marble
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Aachen, NW
wonderful Breccia marble base.
Very fine handwork, colourful glass.
The lamp has an amazing warm light
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Breccia Marble
Unique Tall Tiffany Style Wisteria Lamp Black Marble
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Aachen, NW
wonderful Breccia marble base.
Very fine handwork, colourful glass.
The lamp has an amazing warm light
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Breccia Marble
Tall 20th Century Faux Marble Painted Obelisk Lamp
Located in London, GB
marble.
Dimensions refer to painted wooden parts only.
Wired to UK standards. This lamp can be
Category
Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
1960s Tall Cylinder Table Lamps Marble & Rosewood Mexico City
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Modernist Tall Cylinder Table Lamps in Rosewood & Marble from Mexico City
Listing
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair Neoclassical Brass and Marble Tall Table or Buffet Lamps
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of brass and marble tall table or buffet lamps in a neoclassical barley twist design with
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid Century Modern Tall Brass Marble Base Table Lamp MINT!
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Tall Brass Marble Base Table Lamp MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Calacatta Viola Marble Mayfair Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Calacatta Viola marble mayfair table lamp by CTO Lighting
Materials: Polished calacatta viola
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tall Black Marquina Marble Mayfair Table Lamp by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall black marquina marble mayfair table lamp by CTO Lighting
Materials: Polished black marquina
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
French Empire 68" Tall Bronze & Marble Lighted Candelabra Torchere Floor Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire 68" Tall Bronze & Marble Lighted Candelabra Torchere Floor Lamps - a Pair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 68 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Tall Carved Alabaster Marble and Bronze Urn Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautifully carved Italian alabaster marble handled urn table lamp, early 20th century. Classic urn
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
Mid Century Italian Tall Stacked Marble Lamp in Blues and Greens
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This Mid Century Italian Tall Stacked Marble Lamp in Blues and Greens is a stunning addition to any
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tall Midcentury Marble, Brass, Metal and Plexiglass Six Lights Floor Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Interesting tall floor lamp, made of a white marble foot, a very long brass stem from which are
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
H 82.68 in W 17.33 in D 13.78 in
Huge 96cm Tall Antique Corinthian Pillar Italian Carrara Marble Table Lamp
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Marble table lamp
This lamp is very collectable, it is exceptionally large for its type, nearly 1
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Tall Pair Nessen Studios Chrome & Dark Portoro Marble "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Architectural pair of Nessen Studios Chrome and Marble "Pinnacle" Desk Table Lamps, 1950's. Small
Category
Vintage 1950s American International Style Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome, Metal
Tall Urn Shaped Mercury Glass Lamp with Marble Stone Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Mercury Glass Urn/Trophy shaped table lamp. Stands tall at 41" with finial.
Dark marble
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Pair of Carrara Marble Mid Century Tall Hour Glass Sculptural Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and hard to find in an hour glass shape. Tall and slender 25 inch to the top of the socket
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Very Tall Gilded Iron and Marble Tulip Floor Lamps, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful, one-of-a-kind set of five gold-painted textured iron "tulip" floor lamps, set on round
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Iron
Tall Italian Mid-Century Gold Leaf Marble Table Lamp, Mid 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Marble Gold Leaf Florentine Lamp, Italy circa 1950's
Impressive Florentine
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tall Black and Light Gold "Portoro" Marble Conical Lamps, Italy, 1970
Located in New York, NY
Tall pair of vintage black with gold veins "Portoro" marble lamps, Italy, circa 1970. These lamps
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
"Strata" Slate Tall Double Sphere Lamp
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The lamp base is handcrafted with multiple individually carved sections of blue stone slate, then
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Marble, Steel
Chrome J14 Tall Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Chrome J14 Tall Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte.
Dimensions
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Chrome J14 Tall Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Chrome J14 Tall Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte.
Dimensions
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Tall White Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Dorchester, MA
This tall table lamp from Italy features a gently twisted teardrop form of hand blown white Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Castel Tall Table Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
Castel Tall Table Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 21 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Metal and
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Golden Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Golden Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Gun Barrel Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Gun Barrel Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Other
Gun Barrel Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Gun Barrel Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Other
Brushed Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Brushed Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Brushed Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Brushed Brass Tall J14 Floor Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Joseph-André Motte
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very Tall Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
This is very heavy piece it is made in solid marble
Category
Antique Early 1900s Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Large White Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Tall white marble Corinthian column table lamp
This is heavy piece it is made in solid marble
Category
Antique 1890s Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Chinoiserie Tall Blanc De Chine White Porcelain Fretwork Pillar Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Tall Blanc De Chine White Porcelain Fretwork Pillar Table Lamp with Light Blue
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Toucana Tall Portoro Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
Toucana is a candle holder talking about dualism and optical illusion.
It is also a tribute to architecture and brutalism movement with its offset and sharp cuts.
A real statement ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Toucana Tall Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
Toucana is a candle holder talking about dualism and optical illusion.
It is also a tribute to architecture and brutalism movement with its offset and sharp cuts.
A real statement ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pair of Tall Bronze Egyptian Revival Candelabra Style Table Lamps C1900
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and very elegant pair of Egyptian Revival Candelabra form table lamps with all new wiring
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Egyptian Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron, Bronze
Tall Modernist Chrome / Rods Torchiere
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A super elegant chrome and marble torchiere / floor lamp featuring nine vertical chrome rods rising
Category
Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Orion Tall Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Calacatta marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble
Aureolo Halo Marble Floor Lamp by Cini and Nils, Italy
By Cini & Nils
Located in Miami, FL
Tall white Italian marble floor lamp with LED bulb by Cini and Nils, Italy 1990s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Orion Tall Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Marquina matte marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble.
With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
H 98.43 in Dm 77.56 in
Vintage French Louis XV Brass & Marble Figural Table Lamps w/ Cherubs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Marble Tall Figural Table Lamps with Triple Cherubs and Black
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 40.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
1960's Elegant Pair of Marble and Steel Floor Lamps in Style of Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Schoorl, NL
pole consists of three extendable units that can make the lamp up to 220cm tall. The marble foot ankers
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Tall Paonazzo Norma Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Paonazzo Norma candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Dimensions: Ø 126 x H 400 mm
Materials: Marble
Category
2010s French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tall Portoro Norma Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall portoro norma candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Dimensions: Ø 126 x H 400 mm
Materials: Marble
Category
2010s French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tall St Laurent Norma Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall St Laurent Norma candleholder by Dan Yeffet
Dimensions: Ø 126 x H 400 mm
Materials: Marble
Category
2010s French Modern Candle Lamps
Materials
Marble
Country Provincial Tall Legs Silver Gilt Marble-Top Lamp Table Stand
By Baker Furniture Company, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Country French provincial rouge veins marble-top lamp side end table stand.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble
Tall Neoclassical Lamp Marble And Gilded Bronze
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Important and very elegant Louis XVI style lamp, in veined green marble and finely chiseled and
Category
Vintage 1930s European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Vintage Marble and Brass Tall Table Lamps
Located in Tulsa, OK
Beautiful pair of vintage rare lamps made of marble and brass with detailed designs in the brass
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Modernist 1950s Nessen Studios Marble Table Lamp
Located in Washington, DC
Tall modernist 1950s Nessen studios marble table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Italian Marble Table Lamp, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall marble Italian table lamp circa 1920s with new custom hand-stitched parchment shade. Rewired
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Monumental Marble Column Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An assembled pair of tall marble lamps by Marbro, c. 1970. Three fluted columns on a plinth support
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tall Brass & Marble Lamps
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Large pair of lamps with decorative glass detailing. New silk shade and professionally rewired.
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
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Tall Marble Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tall marble lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, marble and metal, every tall marble lamp was constructed with great care. Find 46 options for an antique or vintage tall marble lamp now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a tall marble lamp — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right tall marble lamp, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Dan Yeffet, CTO Lighting and Maison Barbier each produced at least one beautiful tall marble lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Tall Marble Lamp?
A tall marble lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,450, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $24,565.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Tall Marble Lamp
- How tall should floor lamps be?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Integrated into a room's overall design, a floor lamp can create an intimate atmosphere and introduce a stylish, sculptural element.
Find antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is a tall lamp called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021A tall lamp is called a torchère or torch lamp, or a floor lamp. It is a lamp with a tall stand made of wood or metal with a lampshade of glass or fabric. Vintage and contemporary tall floor lamps are available at 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.
You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.
Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023How tall an arc lamp should be depends on the height of your furniture. The lamp needs to be able to reach over the piece and allow enough clearance for you to sit comfortably. Generally, arc lamps are 60 to 82 inches tall. Find a range of arc lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024What a tall, skinny lamp is called depends on its design. Buffet lamps are tall lamps with slender bases that are topped with fabric or paper shades. On the other hand, floor lamps that consist of a glass, ceramic or other bowl shade positioned on a tall, skinny base are torchiere lamps. Explore a wide variety of lamps on 1stDibs.
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