Turquoise Lamp Base
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
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Ceramic, Lucite
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Pottery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Vintage 1960s American American Craftsman Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
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Acrylic
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
2010s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
20th Century Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Terracotta
Vintage 1950s Unknown Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Malachite, Brass
Vintage 1980s Polish Art Deco Table Lamps
Walnut, Glass
Vintage 1980s Polish Art Deco Table Lamps
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Table Lamps
Earthenware, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Lucite, Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Stoneware
Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps
Gold
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Glass, Lucite
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Nickel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
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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.
- What is a lamp base?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
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