Hollywood Regency Design Opulent Mirrored Table Lamp With Shot Silk Shade Fitted
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Hollywood Regency Design Opulent Mirrored Table Lamp With Shot Silk Shade Fitted With UK Three Pin Plug Height to the top of the lamp: 60cm Width of the base of the lamp: 20.5cm ...
Mirror, Silk
Art Deco Globular Milk Glass Chrome Table Lamp With Barley Twist Stem 1920's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Globular Milk Glass Chrome Table Lamp with twisted stem and bakelite switch Takes a bayonet bulb, and it fitted with UK plug, usually between 220-250v.
Chrome
Handcrafted Solid Wood Table Lamp Collectible Art Sculpture CONTINUUM Edition UK
By Flowlight Design, Karson Wu
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
This is a Made to Order item! The carvings are made from solid wood with carefully shaped curved forms, fully hand-carved and finely finished to preserve the natural grain and textu...
Wood
$2,699Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Brass Adjustable Reading Lamp with Etched Glass Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian Brass Adjustable Reading Lamp with Etched Glass Shade, 19th Century An elegant antique Victorian adjustable brass student reading lamp dating from the 19th century, comple...
Brass
Elegant Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Racing Green Opaline Glass Shade With An Adjustable Height Mechanism. Reworked For Modern Day Use with a UK three pin plu...
Brass
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
Brass
$998Sale Price / set|25% Off
Fine Pair of C20th Silver Plated Candelabras by Barker and Ellis
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of three Branch Silver Plated Candelabras by British Silversmiths Barker Ellis Barker and Ellis was Established in 1801 in Birmingham and are one of the oldest firms in the...
Silver Plate
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.
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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.