Unavailable|$1,400
French Art Deco Chrome and Glass Torchiere Tabletop Lamp
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional French deco chrome torchiere with stepped base and translucent glass wings (probably Sabino glass). When illuminated, the lamp is exquisite. The glass piece that attaches...
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,250
American Art Deco Copper & Limed Wood Geometric Table Torchiere
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American Art Deco/Machine Age copper and wood lamp features a copper slender trumpet shaped torchiere shade. This is supported by a copper rod that is subdivided by two thick wo...
Copper
Unavailable|$6,995
Art Nouveau Carved Alabaster "Orientalist" Torchiere Lamp, circa 1890
Located in Redding, CA
This is such a great thing, so decorative and useful to, the work is excellent expert carving rendered this fine image. From Italy famous for beautiful carved alabaster and marble sc...
Alabaster
Unavailable|$1,250 / set
Pair of American Art Deco Spun Aluminum & Glass Wide Base Table Torchieres
Located in Port Hope, ON
This hard to find pair of American Art Deco spun aluminum small table torchiers have unusually flared and ridged bases that support their equally flared trumpet torchiere shades.
Aluminum
Unavailable|$12,000 / set
Pair of Tommi Parzinger Brass Torchieres
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
A pair of brass with enameled detail torchieres by Tommi Parzinger. American, Circa 1940's
Brass, Enamel
Very Rare French Art Deco Geometric Dinanderie Table Torchiere by Edmond Etling
By Edmond Etling
Located in Port Hope, ON
This distinctive and very hard to find French Art Deco table torchiere in geometric Dinanderie was produced by Edmond Etling.
Brass, Bronze
Unavailable|$850
Torchiere by Georgia Jacobs for Athena
By Georgia Jacob
Located in Toronto, ON
Signed fiberglass handkerchief lamp on alabaster and lucite base. Cleaned and rewired.
Alabaster
English Art Deco/Machine Age Chrome & Black Torchiere with Red Fiberglass Shade
Located in Port Hope, ON
This English late Art Deco or Machine Age tall table torchiere would seem to be a workshop or studio piece.
Chrome, Iron
Unavailable|$1,100 / set
Pair of American Art Deco/Machine Age Aluminum and Glass Tabletop Torchieres
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of American Art Deco or Machine Age torchieres feature aluminum bases and shades that are separated by glass spheres. The light not only shines up from the shade but also d...
Aluminum
American Art Deco, Nickel Plate and Red Enamel Vaseline Glass Table Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American Art Deco geometric table lamp/torchiere is extremely heavy as, like the matching design of the bookends that were produced by the same anonymous company, the two sphere...
Uranium Glass
Copper Mid-Century Torchiere Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage pair of Mid-Century copper torchière table lamps with leaded glass center accent.
Copper
Sold|$1,224
French Art Deco Torchière Table Lamp
Located in Stockholm, SE
A French urn-formed "Torchière" table lamp, produced in the 1930s. Made of aluminium that has oxidized with time and left behind a beautiful patina, but can be polished to achieve a ...
Aluminum
Sold|$3,200 / set
Pair of Copper Midcentury Half Glass Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury copper half glass torchiere table lamp with leaded glass center accent.
Copper
Midcentury Brass Free Standing Torchiere Table Lamp with Perforated Cone Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Unique Googie brass and white enamel freestanding torchiere table lamp with perforated cone shade.
Brass
Antique Classical Slag Glass Torchiere Table Lamp in Street Lamp Form C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Slag Glass Torchiere Table Lamp in Street or Newel Lamp Form C1920 Measures- 19.75"H x 9.75"W x 9.75"D
Slag Glass
Sold|$3,600 / set
Pair of Large Brass Torchiere Table Lamps by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of large brass torchiere table lamp by Chapman. Substantial in size, stunning solid brass French torch design with heavy frosted glass shades, Italian black marble bases.
Marble, Brass
Pair Antique Oscar Bach Bronze & Mica Shield-Form Torchiere Table Lamps c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair Antique Oscar Bach Bronze & Mica Shield-Form Torchiere Table Lamps c1920 Measures - 19 5/8" x 6 5/8" x 6 5/8"
Bronze
Pair of Chrome Art Deco Style Luminarie Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Art Deco style Torchiere table lamps. Each lamp is constructed with a Luminaries spun metal shade fixed to a steel base with rock crystal decorative balls attached.
Rock Crystal, Chrome, Steel
Sold|$5,200 / set
Pair of Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French 1940s nickel-plated and gilt torchere table lamps with interior light. Measurements Height of body 16.5" Diameter of base 5".
A Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Torchiere Table Lamp on Brass Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Astoria, NY
A Mid-century modern Marcello Fantoni torchiere table lamp, with ceramic shade on brass base, made in Italy circa 1950's.
Ceramic
A Three Metal Art Deco Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
This Beautiful Torchiere Lamp is made up of three metals: Nickel, Brass and Copper, with a new wire and plug.
Brass, Nickel, Copper
Art Deco Uplighter Torchiere Table Lamp, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant 1930s Art Deco torchiere tabletop lamp, vase shaped uplighter. Brass with lovely green bronze patina. The three large glass balls on the base give the lamp that extra styli...
Metal, Bronze
A Mid Century Pair of Torchiere Table Lamps by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of brass torchiere Stiffel table lamps Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear.
Brass
Art Deco Style Three-Tier Brushed Aluminum Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco style brushed aluminum red and green industrial accent flood table lamp. Underwriters laboratory. Measures 6" diameter x 10" tall.
Aluminum
Pair of white and silver dust glass murano torchiere table lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice pair of murano table lamps.
Glass
1960s Psychedelic Mid Century Modern Space Age Glass Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very cool 1960s psychedelic table lamp in black glass and brass. Most of the lamp is black glass including the base, and brass where the light fixture component attached. The black...
Glass
German Bauhaus Brass and Opal Torchiere Table Lamps, Set of 2, 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These table or bedside lamps were designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s during the Bauhaus period. They are made of brass and have got cream colored opaline glass lamp sh...
Brass
Sold|$3,120 / set
Pair of Maitland Smith Torchiere Lamps
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Maitland Smith torchiere table lamps in a fan shape and featuring a warm eggshell finish and brass banding along the base.
Brass
Hand Blown Glass Torchiere Lamp by CVV Vianne, France
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Beautiful hand blown torchiere table lamp from the Laurel Era with original tag “CVV Vianne made in France”.
Glass
Sold|$3,450 / set
French Hand Blown Torchiere Lamps, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful and elegant pair of hand blown glass torchiere table lamps from France. The blush pink glass emits a warm glow when lit.
Art Glass
Sold|$2,800
Pair of French Art Deco Table Torchieres
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of French urn-form torchiere table lamps, produced circa 1930s, in polished aluminum, up light shades with lacquered interior, on glass cube stems and stepped circular bases.
Aluminum
Sold|$1,200
Art Deco Torchiere Table Desk Lamp
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Torchiere lamp white/gold lacquered rim. France around 1930. Original condition. Nice brass detailing. Rewired with new plug, cord and switch. Width 28 cm ( 11,1 i...
Brass
Art Deco Alabaster urn form table lamp - torchiere
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco Alabaster urn form table lamp - torchiere. Italian 2 tone geometric design
a Pair of Torchiere Form Table Lamps by Sarried
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A pair of brass torchiere form table lamps.
Brass
Nude Bronze Modern Male Torchiere Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Nude Bronze modern male torchiere Lamp featuring a modernist nude male holding up a torchiere shade.
Metal
Tommi Parzinger for Lightolier Torchiere Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Single vintage tabletop torchiere lamp by Tommi Parzinger for Lightolier. Brass and aluminum.
Sold|$1,200
Mid-Century Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chrome torchiere floor lamp, similar in style to Nessen lighting. Circa 1960. A bold, impressive and graceful lamp with oversize shade. Well-suited to a wide range of decors.
Chrome
Sold|$2,000
Lamp “Child Torchière” Bronze, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Lamp “Child torchière”. Bronze, 20th century. Bronze sculpture adapted so it can work as a lamp, after Neoclassical models like the well-known “Enfant Torchère” by August Moreau (183...
Bronze
Murano Glass Table Torchiere - Barovier (attribution)
Located in Ferndale, MI
Murano Glass Table Torchiere - Barovier (attribution) Cordonato D'Oro technique. Classic Urn form.
Sold|$1,650
An Art Deco Brutalist Torchiere Bronze Lamps
Located in Bellport, NY
Impressive and masculine Bronze nude figurines of grandeur-grasping cone-like shades of torchieres. Massive sculptured forms like Atlas, worked beautifully in Bronze toned copper, cl...
Bronze
Sold|$3,600
Pair of Art Deco Brutalist Torchiere Lamps
Located in Bellport, NY
A Pair of Masculine Bronze Nude Figurines of grandeur - grasping cone-like shades of torchieres. Massive sculptured forms like Atlas, worked beautifully in bronze toned copper. All o...
Copper
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Art Deco Brutalist Torchiere Lamps
Located in Bellport, NY
A pair of masculine Bronze Nude Figurines of grandeur-grasping cone-like shades of torchieres.Massive sculptured forms like Atlas,worked beautifully in bronze toned copper.All origin...
Sold|$1,500
Machine Age Spun Aluminum Table Torchiere
Located in Hanover, MA
Fabulous chrome and spun aluminum Art Deco table lamp with stepped base and skyscraper radio tower vibe.
See companion sconce posted separately.
Mid Century Table-top Torchiere by Tommi Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger, Lightolier
Located in Astoria, NY
A single vintage torchiere style nickel plated table lamp. The piece is by noted mid century designer Tommi Parzinger for Lightolier.
Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Hammered Brass and Marble Table Torchieres. Post Modern Memphis Style, Great quality.
Large Art Deco Torchiere Lamp in Brass from France, 1920s
Located in London, GB
The lamp would originally been placed as a centrepiece in a hallway, a stairway or on a table.
Brass
Art Deco Torchiere Tabletop Lamp Brass and Glass, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant 1930s Art Deco torchiere tabletop lamp, trumpet shaped uplighter. Brass with lovely bronze color patina. The 3 glass inlays give the lamp that extra stylish look. Cream color...
Brass
Sold|$1,000 / set
Pair Ebonized Bronze Figural Cherub Torchiere Banquet Lamps, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of figural banquet lamps offer torchiere form with ebonized figural cherub column support, gilt foliate accents, 20th century. Measures- 39''H x 7''W x 7''D.
Bronze
Barovier e Toso Murano Torchiere Lamps in Deep Black and Gold
Located in North Miami, FL
The deep black murano contrasted with the classic gold-fleck murano makes an incredible combination. The torchiere style is uniquely elegant.
Murano Glass
Sold|$7,300
Château Carved Figure Torchiere
Located in Chicago, IL
Please contact dealer for full product description.
Pine
Sold|$2,300
Pair of Art Deco Torchieres
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of French Art Deco chrome torchieres with tiered rosewood bases
Pair of Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Style Torchieres Mounted Into Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational pair of Italian 18th century Louis XIV style giltwood and patinated off-white torchieres mounted into lamps. The pair are raised by a triangular shaped base having at e...
Wood, Giltwood
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse Figural Torchiere Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality and large Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) Patinated and gilt bronze figural candelabra/ Torchier lamp. Wired for electricity. It comes with a later m...
Bronze
Fabulous Pair of Vintage Urn Torchieres in Opaque Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Beautiful pair of vintage urn style torchieres in opaque glass, circa 1960. Exquisite Jewelry that will lend Sophistication to any room ! Fine, well made pieces with nice weight. ...
Glass
Sold|$2,200
Petite Italian Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp torchiere with magnifying lens
Brass
German Bauhaus Art Deco Torchiere Table Desk Lamp
By Bauhaus
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco Torchiere from Germany pre-1933 of the bauhaus period. Polished Aluminium with hammer stroke surface based on a high gloss lacquered wood base. Rewired with new cord, plu...
Aluminum
Vintage Chippendale Mahogany Torchiere Floor Lamp Table, Circa 1940s
Located in Germantown, MD
Very rare Vintage Chippendale mahogany torchiere floor lamp table, Circa 1940s. Mahogany Tripod pedestal base.
Metal
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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