A Brutalist Chain Link Wrought Iron Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A tall wrought iron chain link table lamp in the brutalist manner.
Category
Late 20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
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Pair Mid Century Green Cast Iron Table Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair mid century green cast iron table lamps. 24" tall to top of the sockets. Original working wiring.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair Of 1970s Glossy Yellow Cylindrical Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This pair of 1970s ceramic table lamps features tall cylindrical bases finished in a glossy yellow glaze.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Classical White Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp, 1900
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Tall white marble Corinthian column table lamp This is heavy piece it is made in solid marble, the lamp has a single fluted marble corinthian style columns set on a marble base T...
Category
Antique 1890s Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Antique Swedish Arts & Crafts Table Lamp Stockholm Sweden c. 1920
By C.G. Hallberg
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique Arts & Crafts Solid Silver Table Lamp. This Tall Silver Lamp has a straight sided tapered column and a round base embellished with a pair of chased egg shaped b...
Category
20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades.
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Turquoise Chinoiserie Ceramic Table Lamp with Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall chinoiserie ceramic table lamp with a floral motif.
Category
20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Italian Porcelain Table Lamp, Floral Motif, Handmade, E27 Socket
$1,694 / set
H 22.45 in Dm 6.7 in
1970s Italian Porcelain Table Lamp, Floral Motif, Handmade, E27 Socket
By Capodimonte
Located in Bochum, NRW
1970s Italian floral motif ceramic large table lamp. A tall ceramic table lamp, baluster shaped.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Mid-Century Elegant Moorish Style Brass Decorative Table Lamp
Located in West Chester, PA
Elegant tall Moorish brass table lamp. Intricately designed in Moorish Arabesque styles on a brass onion form with long neck atop a square black base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Moorish Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Matte Olive Stoneware Table Lamp by Gordon & Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful tall stoneware table lamp by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshal Studios.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Teak
Pair of Stoneware Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of tall stoneware table lamps by Jane & Gordon Martz.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Teak
Walnut Mid Century Table Lamps after Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Walnut Mid Century table lamps with tall scalloped form mimicking skyscrapers and raised on a plinth base and having fine color and weight.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Tall Gilded Carved Wood Candelabra on a Patinated Base
$1,168Sale Price|20% Off
H 49.22 in W 15.36 in D 13 in
Tall Gilded Carved Wood Candelabra on a Patinated Base
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This decorative tall candelabra is made of a gilded carved wood on a patinated base. This is a French work. Circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Italian Murano Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and statuesque. Tall hand blown early 1960s table lamp from Murano.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tall Lucite Obelisk on Light Boxes
Located in North Miami, FL
Truly unique all acrylic obelisk monuments on a Lucite light stand which lights from underneath. Provides great ambient lighting through the clarity of the obelisk.
Category
Early 2000s American Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Brass and Wood J. T. Kalmar Table Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
A tall simple elegant table lamp from Kalmar. Made from brass and wood.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Paul Mayen Mid-Century Modern Habitat Table Lamp, Brass & Acrylic
By Habitat International, Paul Mayen
Located in New York, NY
Paul Mayen Habitat Table Lamp, Brass, Acrylic. Tall architectural table lamp with brass square stock frame with cross stretchers and round acrylic shade with a painted metal disk di...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A tall gourd shaped ceramic table lamp with relief/ribbings and applied caramel and olive green glaze.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Large Red Suede Leather and Brass 1960's Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Tall suede 1960's table lamp in burned Siena red .
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980
By Chelini Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Baroque style figural cherub table lamp by Chelini Firenze Manifacture, a late 20th-century tall Italian table lamp featuring a standing angel carved figure with later white painted ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Japanese Fluted Wood & Brass Reverse Trefoil Base Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall Japanese table lamp comprised of carved and lacquered wood, stamped and lacquered brass with a pierced and backed open tripodal footed base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
HALO Gradient Color Glass Light 'Tall' by Studio Buzao
By Buzao
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Size, color, design are customizable. This work is made of laminated dichroic glass. Production lead time is 2 - 3 months. Chinese experimental brand BUZAO’s latest collection HAL...
Category
2010s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Table Lamp by Paul Evans, Directional Cityscape, Brass & Chrome, Mid-Century Art
$5,500
H 30 in W 22 in D 4 in
Table Lamp by Paul Evans, Directional Cityscape, Brass & Chrome, Mid-Century Art
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Paul Evans for the Directional Cityscape, circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
New Limited-Edition Pair of Vintage Travertine Polished Table Lamps
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modernist Pair of new limited edition Travertine Polished Table Lamps 19 tall x 5.5 in diameter Original vintage condition.
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Antique French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Electric Table Lamp
$475
H 16.75 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Antique French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Electric Table Lamp
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Neoclassical Ormolu Vase now converted to a single Electric Table Lamp of tall proportions and of outstanding quality, third quarter of the Ninet...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Nickel-Plated Modern Table Lamps with Matching Metal Shades
By Global Views
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sleek and elegant pair of nickel-plated table lamps featuring tall, tapered columns and coordinating nickel-finished round drum shades.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Art Deco Table Lamp, Nickel Base & Vaseline Glass Shade, 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Tall French Art Deco table lamp A very attractive nickel-plated table lamp with vaseline glass shade, the stylish base is made in a nickel silver which now has slightly tarnished ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp with Brass Base, Classical Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Tall Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp This is very heavy piece it is made in solid marble and brass, the lamp has a single fluted marble corinthian style columns set on a ma...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Classical Roman Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Uplight Brass Metal Table Lamp, French, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Stunning French Art Deco metal "dinanderie" tall uplight table lamp. The metalware, very likely brass, is shaped like a tall urn.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Baroque Altar Candlestick Fashioned as a Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning Continental Baroque well carved wooden altar candle holder pricket from the 19th century, now fashioned as a tall two-light table lamp, with foliate bands, the standard wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Tessellated Table Lamps, Karl Springer Style-A Pair
$395Sale Price / set|78% Off
H 25.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid-Century Tessellated Table Lamps, Karl Springer Style-A Pair
By Karl Springer
Located in Trenton, NJ
This impressive pair of tall vintage modern table lamps features a mixed material construction using clear lucite and lacquered tessellated bone-like finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bone, Lucite, Lacquer
French Mauve Plexiglass + Chrome Table Lamp by Philippe Rogier for Oxar, 1972
$1,400
H 11 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
French Mauve Plexiglass + Chrome Table Lamp by Philippe Rogier for Oxar, 1972
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite in scale at just 11 inches tall, this cylindrical table lamp is composed of a chrome-plated metal base and a smoked mauve plexiglass shade.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Scandinavian Table Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Tall simplistically composed table lamp in brass and mahogany.
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tall Red Crystal and Chiseled Bronze TableAttributed to Cristal & Bronze Paris
$2,664Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.93 in Dm 21.66 in
Tall Red Crystal and Chiseled Bronze TableAttributed to Cristal & Bronze Paris
By Cristal Et Bronze
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful neoclassical style table lamp is made of red crystal and chiseled bronze. This is a very fine work, attributed to famous French designer crystal & Bronze, Paris, circa...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
From Duke & Duchess Northumberland's Estate Sale Greenapple Design Table Lamp
$539
H 25.4 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
From Duke & Duchess Northumberland's Estate Sale Greenapple Design Table Lamp
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning tall solid glass table lamp made by the geniuses at Greenapple I’m now listing for sale around 20 lamps that all came from the Duk...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Hand-Crafted American Art Deco Silver Plate Table Lamps, Early 1900s
$4,250 / set
H 32 in W 8 in D 8 in
Hand-Crafted American Art Deco Silver Plate Table Lamps, Early 1900s
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Art Deco silver plate table lamps with tall tapered vase form having a filigree floral design testing on t round stepped up base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Pair Mid-Century Modern Amber and Brown Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps
$3,040Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 37 in Dm 8 in
Pair Mid-Century Modern Amber and Brown Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very tall vintage ceramic table lamps, 37 inches to the finials, with iridescent brown and amber drip glazed finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern Stewart Ross James Table Lamps by Hansen Lighting
$1,975Sale Price / set|76% Off
H 30 in W 6 in D 6 in
Mid-Century Modern Stewart Ross James Table Lamps by Hansen Lighting
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
Stewart Ross James for Hansen Lamps, Gilt Metal. Pair of tall hourglass form table lamps with their original porcelain sockets and Hansen's patented circular 3-way switch.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gothic Revival Figural Bronze Candlestick Table Lamp by Leandri
$2,950
H 47 in W 11 in D 11 in
Antique French Gothic Revival Figural Bronze Candlestick Table Lamp by Leandri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic French Renaissance Figural Bronze Tall Candlestick Table Lamp by "Leandri". Item features the original French foundry mark, stunning cast bronze figures of winged grif...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Gothic Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Organic Modern Mocha Brown Ceramic and Wood Table Lamps
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage tall ceramic and wood baluster table lamps features elongated bulbous ceramic bodies with multi-tiered textured pattern, mounted on round wooden bases and topped with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Deep Cobalt Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in Dm 5 in
Deep Cobalt Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg
Located in New York, NY
Deep Cobalt Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, c. 1950 Tall blue porcelain table lamp with a sculpted pattern by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
New Limited Edition Spectacular Set of Onyx Acid Table Lamps Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
New Limited Edition Spectacular Set of Onyx Acid Table Lamps 19 tall x 5.5 in diameter Original vintage condition.
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx
Vintage Italian Modern Hollywood Regency Cast Plaster Obelisk Pyramid Table Lamp
$850
H 38.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vintage Italian Modern Hollywood Regency Cast Plaster Obelisk Pyramid Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Modern Hollywood Regency Tall Cast Plaster Obelisk Pyramid Table Lamp with Textured Finish.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Candelabra Table Lamp
$1,300
H 40 in W 14.5 in D 9 in
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Metal Figural Girl Cherub Putti Burnished Gold Tall Candelabra Table Lamp with 6 Lights. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Table Lamp with Chased Silver Finish c. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional tall vintage table lamp, in silver finish with traditional Eastern decorative chasing.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Marbro Chinoiserie Porcelain Vase Orange Floral Asian Table Lamp Pair
$2,950 / set
H 42 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Vintage Marbro Chinoiserie Porcelain Vase Orange Floral Asian Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Marbro Chinoiserie Porcelain Vase Orange Floral Decorated Tall Asian Table Lamps with Gold Gilt Wood Base and Finial - a Pair.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Crackle-Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps with rosettes, Mid-Century
$2,260 / set
H 27 in Dm 8 in
Pair of Italian Crackle-Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps with rosettes, Mid-Century
By Bitossi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This refined pair of Italian ceramic table lamps features tall, well-balanced forms finished in a warm white crackle glaze, characteristic of mid-20th-century Italian decorative prod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Rubus Table Lamp with Shade, Scandinavian Sweden 1950s
$1,986
H 16.74 in Dm 10.24 in
Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Rubus Table Lamp with Shade, Scandinavian Sweden 1950s
By Rörstrand, Saxbo, Arne Bang, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall ceramic table lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Vintage Brushed Chrome And Beveled Glass Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brushed chrome and glass table lamp. This tall and elegant table lamp shines brightly as the beveled glass reflects the light.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Marble Table Lamp attrb. to T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
$650
H 20.5 in W 4.6 in D 3.46 in
Mid Century Modern Marble Table Lamp attrb. to T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The marble monolith measures 3.46" by 3.46" by 8.5" tall. Sculptural Modernist table lamp, with elegant form, high quality craftsmanship, and statement piece presence, will make a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Handwoven Tapestry by American Artist Betty Williams and Teak Table Lamp, 1980
$600
H 24.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Handwoven Tapestry by American Artist Betty Williams and Teak Table Lamp, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall rectangular table lamp composed of finely transparent handwoven tapestry with organic elements woven throughout in a teak frame.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Tapestry, Teak
Stefano Cevoli Midcentury Gold-Plated Metal Italian Table Lamp 'Meridiana' 1980s
$683
H 12.6 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Stefano Cevoli Midcentury Gold-Plated Metal Italian Table Lamp 'Meridiana' 1980s
By Stefano Cevoli, Paolo Piva
Located in Roma, IT
This Minimalist, modern, tall and elegant halogen table lamp was designed in 1983 and it is a rare example of elegance and functionality.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table / Floor Lamp, Completely Original
$3,450
H 47.25 in Dm 18 in
Large Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table / Floor Lamp, Completely Original
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large scale (almost four feet tall) ceramic table lamp designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981
$3,038
H 11.82 in W 17.72 in D 6.89 in
Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in Beirut, LB
Designed in 1981 by the visionary Martine Bedin, the Super Table Lamp stands tall as one of the most iconic creations of the Memphis group.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Colorful Geometric Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful tall vintage colorful ceramic table lamp by Frederick Cooper.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair, Frederick Cooper of Vintage Bronze Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
$1,440 / set
H 33 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Pair, Frederick Cooper of Vintage Bronze Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Miami, FL
Great pair of Mid-Century bronze table lamps. Tall cores with very detailed patterns in solid bronze.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Maison Charles Huge Brass 'Corinthian Column' Table Lamp France, circa 1970s
$4,446
H 36.82 in Dm 17.72 in
Maison Charles Huge Brass 'Corinthian Column' Table Lamp France, circa 1970s
By Maison Charles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Maison Charles (attributed) very large tall cast brass table lamp with original height adjustable brass metal shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Tall Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the tall table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and ceramic, every tall table lamp was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a tall table lamp, we have 1033 options in-stock, while there are 44 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a tall table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A tall table lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made tall table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Palshus, Per Linnemann-Schmidt and Stiffel are consistently popular.
How Much is a Tall Table Lamp?
Prices for a tall table lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $45 and can go as high as $19,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,944.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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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