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Table Lamps For Sale
Mid-Century Modern German Hollywood Regency Style Brass Table Lamps Goldkant
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive table lamps from renowned manufacturer Goldkant. Particularly rare as a set.
The lamps impress with their ornamental design and high-quality materials. The segmented base...
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1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Art Deco Table Lamp in Brass & Frosted Glass, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco table lamp made in Scandinavia/Denmark during the mid-late 1920s. It features an organically crafted trifold base and an architecturally perceived rod with stylish vertical ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$537 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Fluted Walnut Table Lamps by Zina Lamp Co.
By Zina Lamp Co., Raymond Pfennig
Located in Lafayette, IN
This wonderful pair of designer table lamps were manufactured by the Zina Lamp Co. of Forest Knolls, CA. Lamp design is attributed to Raymond Pfennig. Lamps features a turned, solid...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency. Onyx table lamps by Maison Honoré, France, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Onyx table lamps by Maison Honoré, France, 1950s. Made with turned onyx in green and earth tones, with elements in gold chrome metal and brass lion paws. The lampshades seem to have ...
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1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Chrome, Brass
Louis-Albert Carvin Marabou Sculpture-shaped Table Lamp or Night-light 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Marabou Sculpture-Shaped Table Lamp or Night-Light by Louis-Albert Carvin, France, 1920s Spelter & Frosted Glass.
A rare and exquisite French Art Deco table lamp or night-ligh...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
AROUCA TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2024.
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature, s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
$1,085 / item
Space Age Minimalist Table or Wall Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Space Age table or wall lamp.
The lamp body is made of a single piece of aluminum. The shaft transitions harmoniously into a plate base. In order to be able to use the lamp a...
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1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
AROUCA TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2024.
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
$1,085 / item
French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-colored opaline glass and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.0"H x 6.3"W x 6.3"D
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inche...
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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Space Age. Brutalist style table lamps by Estiluz, Spain, 1970s
By Estiluz
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist and Space Age style table lamps by Estiluz, Spain, 1970s. Each piece is formed by a veined pine wood base varnished in a dark chocolate tone, and an opaline glass diffuser,...
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1970s Spanish Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1950s Paprika XL Table Lamp by Lisa Johansson Pape
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
XL Upsala Ekeby "Paprika" Large Ceramic Table Lamps by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1950's.
Glazed feather on matte texturized ceramic .
Contain one E27/E27 socket .
Will ship with 9 ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,497 Sale Price
21% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass & Brass Table Lamp by Marbro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, New Shade
Country: United States/Italy
Dimensions:
25.25”H x 9”W x 9”D
Shade:
9"H x 15"W x 15"D
This Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Marbro showcases an ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Murano Glass
Andre Delatte French Art Deco Bindweed Table Lamp, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Table Lamp by André Delatte, France, 1920s – Wrought Iron & Blown Glass.
A striking and rare large French Art Deco table lamp by renowned glassmaker André Dela...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Expertly Restored - David Shreve Sculptural Walnut Table Lamps for V.H. Woolums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer
David Shreve
Manufacturer
V.H. Woolums
________________________________________
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life,...
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1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Mid-Century Brass Table Lamps Model EV 59, Itsu 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful pair of table lamps in brass model EV59 made by Itsu, Finland in the 1950s. The shades are detachable and adjustable so they can be placed to direct the light in differen...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamps by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pair of Exquisite Diskometal Table Lamps made Just Andersen in the 1930s
* Set (2) of bottle-shaped metal desk lamp on foot and white fabric shades.
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Mode...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$11,800 / set
Einar Luterkort Green Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was designed by Einar Luterkort and produced by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden during the 1930s. The design is model number 322, and the lamp retains its original manufa...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Harald Notini Pair Table Lamps Brass Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A brass and elm-wood table lamp, model 15296, marked at the bottom, produced by Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Very desirable pair of table lamps each measuring circa...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cocoon resin. Brutalist hand-crafted table lamps, Italy, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of Mid-Century Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Composed of turned pine wood bases and lampshades made of a metal structure covered with Cocoon resin,...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Chrome desk lamp with frosted shade
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very smart totally original, adjustable Art Deco desk lamp. The chrome has a lovely aged patina to it and this still retains the original frosted glass shade. The lamp is a...
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1930s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 26.5"H x 13.0"W x 13.0"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 9.0" To...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pine
1950s Pair of Italian Table Lamp with Opaline Glass and Brass
Located in Rome, IT
This striking pair of table lamps embodies classic Italian design from the 1950s, featuring elegantly curved brass bases that exhibit a natural patina from age. Each lamp is topped w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Art Deco Style Streamlined Brass Table Lamps Westwood Industries 1970's
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of American Art Deco style brass table lamps with a streamlined bullet shaped form. They are both signed Westwood Industries ( a high quality California lighting company establi...
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1970s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beautiful 1970s floral table lamp by Hans Kögl in the shape of a wheat sheaf
By Hans Kögl
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s gilded Florentine Regency "Sheaf of Wheat" table lamp.
This lamp is an original from an earlier production. Not a reproduction.
A classic among floral table lamps. De...
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1970s German Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Table Lamp Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Grooved casted column, copy of a signed and marked lamp, offered on an auction - see detail - compare to WW-Archive at the MAK - Object 3014, Inventnory# 119-23-1
Most components ac...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Cenedese, Italian Modern, Circa 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
This striking vintage table lamp is a superb testament to the artistic innovation of Murano's master glassmakers in the 1970s, produced by the renowned house of Cenedese.
The lamp f...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cocoon resin. Space Age hand-crafted table lamps, Italy, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist style and Space Age style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Composed of hand-carved, turned and varnished veined alabaster bases, and lampshades made of a metal structure covered ...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Chrome
Alice Nordin, table lamp in solid bronze, Herman Bergman, Art Nouveau, Sweden.
Located in Stockholm, SE
An Alice Nordin Art Nouveau table lamp with shade in iridescent glass. And base in solid bronze. A beautiful and rare sculptural lamp. Early 1900s, Sweden. Manufatured by Herman Berg...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Upsala Ekeby, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
An incised green-glazed earthenware and brass table lamp produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.5"H x 5.75"W x 5.75"D
Dimensions of Shade (inche...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French 1950’s small black metal lamp
Located in London, GB
Small French 1950’s black metal table lamp in the style of Mathieu Mategot. Rewired. Sold with linen shade.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Modern Pair of Table Lamps in Brass and Cast Iron Asea Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A great looking pair of table lamps made in Sweden at famous ASEA produced in the 1950s. These one with a fabric shade and the lamp in cast iron and brass.
Good vintage condition wi...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alice Nordin, table lamp in solid bronze, Herman Bergman, Sweden Art Nouveau.
Located in Stockholm, SE
An rare Alice Nordin Art Nouveau table lamp in solid bronze, with shade in iridescent glass. Manufactured by Herman Bergman, Sweden early 1900s.
Total height 54.5cm/21.5". Signed Al...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Carlo Nason 'Lotus' Table Lamp for Mazzega, Opalescent Glass, 1960s Design
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A refined expression of Italian glass artistry, the ‘Lotus’ table lamp—designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega—embodies both sculptural beauty and functional elegance. This example, prod...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Table Lamp, Desk Lamp, Joseph Brumberg, Germany, 1950s
Located in Schwerin, MV
A wonderful Bauhaus-style lamp from the 1950s: a large table lamp by Joseph Brumberg Sundern (JBS) - no. 17409 - from West Germany (Sauerland region). This lamp is often attributed t...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An incised green-glazed ceramic and brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11"H x 7.25"W x 7.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6"...
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1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rattan Table Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
The Chloe Rattan Table Lamp combines expert craftsmanship and distinctive design, featuring a unique shape with a wicker hand-woven shade and a sturdy cane base. Its natural textures...
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2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
$999 / item
Scandinavian modernist table lamp B10 by LECO Armatur AB, Sweden. 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
An Atomic Age table lamp, model B10, produced by the Swedish manufacturer LECO Armatur AB in Gothenburg during the 1950s. The small lamp features a sculptural tripod frame in black-p...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
French Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Glass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, glass and white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 8.0"H x 9.0"W x 4.0"D
Dimensions of Shade (in...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Glass Earth Globe or Table Lamp by Columbus Verlag - Paul Oestergaard 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern glass earth globe or side table lamp. The globe is illuminated, rotating horizontally and tilting vertically, and can be used as a side ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau French Brass & Frosted Glass Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French frosted glass, brass desk light / table lamp
2,5 meter black cotton wire, plug and switch
Available with UK / US plug
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made su...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlon Nason, 1970s, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking Murano glass table lamp, designed by Carlo Nason in the 1970s, is a remarkable example of Italian mid-century modern lighting design. Crafted in Italy, the lamp feature...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Austrian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, Rattan, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, teak and rattan table lamp likely designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.0"H x 7.0"W x 10.5"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (S...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mother-of-pearl. Exotic handmade table lamp, Indonesia, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mother-of-pearl handmade table lamp, Indonesia, 1950s. Made entirely by hand and in a traditional way using the stained glass methodology, which consists of joining pieces of transpa...
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1950s Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Lead
Art Deco wooden table lamp with brass shade
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover elegance with this Art Deco wooden table lamp. An exquisite piece crafted by an anonymous designer, this lamp effortlessly blends form and function. Its rounded polished bra...
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Early 20th Century Finnish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th mid-century design stoneware ceramic table lamp att. to Guy Bareff 1970
By Guy Bareff
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Att. to Guy Bareff
20th mid-century design scultpural stoneware ceramic table lamp
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Electrical system is ok
Height 28 cm
Large 2...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Table Lamp "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Made in Italy
By Paolo Piva
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Stunning "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli. Made in Italy.
The lamp is in excellent condition.
It works perfectly.
Dimension:
diameter 5,90" x 21,30" inches
diam ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
E. Hansson & Co, Malmö, mid century table lamp 568, brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A rare modernist table lamp, model 568, produced by the Swedish manufacturer E. Hansson & Co. in Malmö during the 1940s. The lamp features a beautifully perforated, disc-shaped brass...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamp by Markslöjd, Sweden, 1980s
By Markslöjd
Located in Værløse, DK
Swedish Modern Pine Wood Desk lamp made by Markslöjd in the 1980s.
* Table lamp in Pine wood with a white fabric shade.
* Manufacturer: Markslöjd, Sweden
* Style: 1532
* Year: circa...
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1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Pine
Falkenbergs Belysning, Scandinavian Grasshopper brass table lamp, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
A striking small-scale modernist table lamp, model 6166, designed by Czech-born industrial designer Ernest ’Igl’ Hofmann and produced by the renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer Fa...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair, Kawa Series Table Lamp 03, Organic White Porcelain, Green Marble Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 2 Kawa Table Lamp 03 by Luft Tanaka
A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser, organic and asymmetrical in form, which casts a warm and comforting ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Steel
Collection of 19th Century French Glass Weaver Oil Lamps
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare collection of three hand blown glass weaver oil lamps from the South of France, France, circa 1800-1900
Very good condition. Copper wick holders of recent date.
Measures: H:21-2...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$867 Sale Price / set
42% Off
Lamp Gustaf Table Light, Pine, Fabric, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage art deco style table lamp manufactured by Lamp Gustaf AB in Sweden in the 1980s.
Solid circular pine wood base with black lacquered metal swan neck. Original draped flower li...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
2 Rembrandt Masterpiece Classical Brass Candlestick Buffet Table Lamp Pair 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of very large and impressive Rembrandt Lamps Masterpieces Lamps. They feature Hollywood Regency and colonial styling with tall polished brass candlesticks and faux candle tops....
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of white Danish lamps by Lyfa c.1970’s
By Lyfa
Located in London, GB
Pair of Danish 1970’s white painted metal table lamps produced by Lyda. Some minor damage and rust marks conducive with age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,946 / set
Antique Industrial Early 20th Century Brass Desk Lamp with Shell Shade, c.1915
Located in London, GB
A beautiful example of an early 20th century desk lamp. c.1915
Presented in excellent original condition, this lamp is crafted from brass with a beautifully aged patina throughout. ...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Paul Mayen “Beehive” Table or Floor Lamp designed in 1965
By Paul Mayen
Located in New York, NY
This handsome mid century lamp has a large woven wicker shade that floats on three sleek black enameled hairpin legs . The lamp gives off a lovely warm ambient light . Can be used as...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wicker
Paavo Tynell for Idman '9224' Table Lamp in Brass and Leather, Finland, 1950s
By Idman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Prague, New Town
'Horseshoe' table lamp, model '9224', designed by Paavo Tynell. Produced by Idman Oy in Finland, 1953. Polished brass, adjustable brass shade with perforated edge, leather-wrapped st...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set Of Italian White Blossom Murano Table Lamps
Located in Hannover, DE
This lovely set of two delicate table lamps was made in Italy. The white glass blossoms are artfully designed and individually mounted on the golden lamp frame. The light is so encha...
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1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Plate
Hollywood Regency. French Riviera table lamp by Maison Jansen, France, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hollywood Regency and French Riviera style table lamp by Maison Jansen, France, 70s. Square base of golden chrome metal on which sits a prismatic structure imitating bamboo or cane o...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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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