Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
20th Century American Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Pewter
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Czech Vienna Secession Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Iron
20th Century European Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Teak
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Metal, Nickel
20th Century Unknown Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Glass
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Stone, Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Unknown Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Unknown Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Alabaster
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French French Provincial Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Hardwood
20th Century English Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Clay
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20th Century American Neoclassical Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
20th Century Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Glass
20th Century Swedish Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
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1940s French Louis XVI Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century International Style Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Pewter
1940s French Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Enamel, Iron
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Bronze
20th Century French Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
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Oak
20th Century English Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century English Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Industrial Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
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Brass
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Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Chinoiserie Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Gold, Bronze
20th Century British Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
20th Century Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
20th Century Austrian Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bamboo, Cane, Linen
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Alabaster
1940s American Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
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Metal
2010s American Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
2010s Vietnamese Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Burl
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Wool
2010s American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Bronze, Iron
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Rattan
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Steel, Cut Steel, Chrome
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Late 19th Century French Regency Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
1930s French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Walnut
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
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