Large Adjustable Work Lamp in Original Metallic Lacquer, Industrial Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large adjustable work lamp in original metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century. Height: 46 cm. Foot measures: 20 x 13.5 cm. Screen diameter: 29 cm. In excellent c...
Metal
Large Adjustable Work Lamp in Original Metallic Lacquer, Industrial Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large adjustable work lamp in original metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century. Height: 46 cm. Foot measures: 20 x 13.5 cm. Screen diameter: 29 cm. In excellent c...
Metal
Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of adjustable 'Orbit' lamps by Ron Rezek, circa 1980. High-end Post-Modern design featuring adjustable height swing arms and 2 light intensity settings: full, half, off. T...
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Adjustable Chrome Ball Desk Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Excellent example of mid-century design this desk or reading lamp
Aluminum, Steel
Bauhaus Adjustable bauhaus Lamp in Black and Chrome, Mid-20th Century
By Christian Dell
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elegant Bauhaus-style desk lamp featuring a black enameled metal shade and a curved chromed steel arm mounted on a circular weighted base. Its clean geometry and functional construct...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of French 1950's Adjustible Tripod Lamps by Disderot
By Disderot
Located in Hanover, MA
Fine example of 1950's French whimsical lighting design from the house of Disderot. Probably designed by Jacques Biny or Boris LaCroix. Handsome brass tripod base with bulbous swive...
Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Unusual adjustable desk, or task, lamp made in Denmark by Luxo. This model features a hood shade, and two arms which flex at the center joint. The lamp also swivels on the circular b...
Metal
OMI Polished Brass Adjustable Desk or Piano Lamp, 1970s Modernist Task Light
By Cedric Hartman, Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Elegant vintage polished brass task lamp by OMI, circa 1970s–1980s. Featuring a sleek cylindrical shade suspended from a double articulating arm, this refined modernist design combin...
Brass
Italian Midcentury Black and Brass Adjustable Clamp Desk Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
This Charming Italian 1950s brass clamp desk or table lamp with black lacquered adjustable and perforated shade has been manufactured by Stilnovo in the 1950s.
Brass, Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Adjustable Height Brass Cone Task Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Adjustable Height Brass Cone Task Desk Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 26" H x 12" W x 9" Diameter Shade x 8" Diameter Base. {3-Way (No)}, (Loc...
Metal, Brass
1970s German Space Age Adjustable Desk Lamp in White Metal and Chrome
Located in Praha, CZ
Original adjustable desk lamp produced in Germany during the 1970s. This elegant modernist lamp features a white lacquered metal shade and base paired with a slim chromed metal stem...
Metal, Chrome
Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Task Lamp by IKEA, Metal & Plastic, 1975
By IKEA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Lival Finland Task Lamp, possibly from Ikea. Heavy Iron base shows paint loss. Metal pole of lamp sits in the base. Lamp adjusts and allows you to place in the position tha...
Metal
Italian Modern Space Age Desk Lamp by Zonca, White, Adjustable, 1970s
By Zonca
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Space Age White Desk Lamp by Zonca, 1970s This flexible white table desk lamp manufactured from Zonca LTD in the 1970s, captures the essence of space-age design with ...
Metal
$150Sale Price|50% Off
Vintage Post Modern Desk Lamp ... 1980s Adjustable Folding Task Light, Modular
Located in Chicago, IL
Folding post modern desk lamp made of high-impact plastic. Most likely by Marksman Brown, made in Taiwan. Marked Model #3870. 13 watt bulb, included. Features an adjustment screw to ...
Plastic
Vintage Mid Century Industrial Adjustable Brown Metal Desk Lamp by Dazor
By Dazor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Industrial Adjustable Brown Metal Desk Lamp by Dazor. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 28" H x 18" W x 15" D. (Location: Section 1) Standard antique/vinta...
Metal
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Task Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 23" W x 6" D. (Location: Section 1) Standard antiqu...
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
By Artemide
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
Chrome
French "Fare" Desk/Banker's Lamp Chrome Adjustable Art Deco from 1930s
By Art Decor
Located in Beirut, LB
Vintage from the 1930s. Materials: chrome, marble base. Classic vintage French "Fare" desk lamp. It is a classic design chrome light with marble base. From the Art Deco period. An...
Marble, Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tensor Bright Yellow Enamel Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tensor Bright Yellow Enamel Adjustable Desk Lamp.
Steel
1990's Italian Wooden Lamp with Leather Shade and Height Adjustment
Located in Marbella, ES
1990's Italian's Wooden lamp with leather shade and height adjustment.
Stainless Steel
Angelo Lelli Style Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with Chrome Ball Shade
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Angelo Lelli style adjustable magnetic chrome reading lamp, bedside lamp with chrome swivel eyeball shade. 1960's. Featuring a black magnetic bar arm, 5D chrome ball shade adjusting ...
Chrome, Magnets, Metal
Adjustable Work Lamp in Original Red Lacquer, Industrial Design, Mid-20th
Located in København, Copenhagen
Adjustable work lamp in original red lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century. Height: 40 cm. The foot measures: 20 x 13.5 cm. Screen diameter: 17 cm. In excellent conditio...
Metal
Swedish Designer, Adjustable Retro Desk Lamp in Yellow Lacquered Metal, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish designer. Adjustable retro desk lamp in yellow lacquered metal and chrome. 1970s. Measures: Base diameter: 15 cm. Screen diameter: 14.5 cm. Full length: 71 cm. In excel...
Metal
$1,808Sale Price|20% Off
Mint Green Adjustable Desk Lamp, Enamel and Brass, France, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Mint green sculptural desk lamp, enamelled metal, wood and brass, France, 1950's This desk lamp is as elegant as it is functional. It's unusual color, graceful lines and masterful p...
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Mint Green Czech Desk Lamp with Chrome and Adjustable Shade
Located in Praha, CZ
This 1970s Czechoslovak mid-century desk lamp features a mint green metal dome shade supported by elegant chrome arcs. The adjustable shade allows directional lighting, making it bot...
Metal, Chrome
Adjustable Brass And Metal Desk Lamp By Omi For Koch & Lowy, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in London, London
Adjustable Brass and Metal Desk Lamp by OMI for Koch & Lowy, 1970s A refined adjustable desk lamp by OMI, produced for Koch & Lowy in the 1970s. The design pairs a slender brass ste...
Metal, Brass
Bauhaus Christian Dell Kaiser iDell Adjustable Desk Lamp Model No. 6885
By Kaiser Leuchten, Kaiser Dell, Christian Dell
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Adjustable Kaiser iDell desk lamp with an enameled shade connected by a curved brass stem and a enameled base. The lamp has the ball joint patented by Kaiser Leuchten, with which the...
Brass, Enamel, Metal
Large Adjustable Articulated Desk Lamp in Stilnovo Style Mid-Century Modern
By Stilnovo
Located in Rome, IT
Adjustable articulated desk lamp in Stilnovo style, in black metal and brass. Dimensions: shorter arm 22 cm; longer arm 46 cm; cup diameter 39 cm.
Metal, Brass
Yasha Heifetz Adjusting Maple Desk Lamp with Beige Rotaflex Shade, 1950's
By Heifetz Rotaflex, Yasha Heifetz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid-Century Modern adjustable Heifetz Rotaflex Desk Lamp. Featuring original articulating Brass stem, vented Taupe and Off White coiled Rotaflex Bell shade atop a circular, ...
Acrylic, Maple
VintageJean-René Talopp black / Brown Adjustable Desk/Side Lamp by Manade Parijs
By Jean-René Talopp, Manade
Located in Verviers, BE
VintageJean-René Talopp black / Brown Adjustable Desk/Side Lamp by Manade Parijs Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp was produced by Manada Company Parijs Dig...
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Industrial Mechanical Adjustable Tension Desk Lamp by Tensor, 1980's
By Tensor
Located in Deland, FL
About: Introducing a Tensor adjustable desk or table lamp with perfect 1970's Industrial styling that is small in size but great for tight space for its small footprint.
Metal, Wire
1940'S ENGLISH SALVAGED LABORATORY SCHOOL TABLE ADJUSTABLE LiGHT 002
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this 1940s English Salvaged Laboratory School Lamp Is A Remarkable Piece. This lamp showcases the charm and industrial design of its era. The l...
Metal
1940'S ENGLISH SALVAGED LABORATORY SCHOOL TABLE ADJUSTABLE LiGHT 001
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this 1940s English Salvaged Laboratory School Lamp Is A Remarkable Piece. This lamp showcases the charm and industrial design of its era. The la...
Metal
Vintage Cannon Mid Century Modern Enamel & Brass Space Age Adjustable Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Enamel & Brass Space Age Adjustable Desk Lamp by Cannon Products Inc. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 14" H (to finial) x 12.5" W x 11" D. {3-...
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Acme Lite Beige Mid Century Modern Retro Adjustable Gooseneck Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Acme Lite Beige Mid Century Modern Retro Adjustable Gooseneck Desk Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 22" H x 10" W x 8" D. {3-Way (No)}, (Location: Section 2) Stan...
Plastic
Stilnovo Adjustable Brass Desk Lamp, Black and Red Diabolo Shade, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare desk/table lamp was produced by Stilnovo in Italy in the mid 1950s.
Metal, Brass
$140Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Model 7100 "Diax" Adjustable Desk Lamp in Gold Accents by Tensor
By Tensor
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM model 7100 "Diax" adjustable desk lamp in gold accents by Tensor, circa 1970s. The lamp is in very good working condition and fully adjusts and articulates. Overall...
Metal
Adjustable Pair of Minimalist Articulated Desk Clamp Lamps by Staff Germany 1960
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of adjustable clamp desk lamps made and marked by Staff Leuchten in the 1960s in Germany.
Chrome
Nessen Studios Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with White Aluminum Shade, 1960's
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Classic Nessen Studios (Model #NS966) Chrome and White Enamel Table Lamp. Featuring a perforated slightly adjusting, modern bell shaped White enameled Aluminum shade, fully rotating ...
Chrome, Metal
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Metallic Lacquer, Industrial Design, Mid 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Adjustable desk lamp in original metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century. Height: 43 cm. Foot diameter: 18 cm. Screen diameter: 23 cm. In excellent condition. Mino...
Metal
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Metallic Lacquer, Industrial Design, Mid 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Adjustable desk lamp in original metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century. Measures: Height: 43 cm. Foot diameter: 18 cm. Screen diameter: 23 cm. In excellent condit...
Metal
$135Sale Price|19% Off
Mid-Century Finish Modern Adjustable Desk Lamp Dulux Junior from Lival Finland
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This Dulux Junior desk lamp was produced by the Finnish manufacturer Lival during the 1980s. The base and lampshade are made of plastic, and the frame is made of aluminum. The color ...
Aluminum
Poliarte Adjustable Cubes Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy, circa 1970s
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Poliarte Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy 1970s. One light table lamp. Parallelepipeds in colorless transparent glass. Very rare and in excellent condition. Parall...
Glass
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Style All Brass Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid-Century Modern Gerald Thurston for Lightolier style brass desk lamp. Featuring a sturdy Brass plated tubular stem, round balanced, weighted 6D base, turn switch to base...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Space Age Orange Desk Lamp with Adjustable Gooseneck Arm, Circa 1960's
Located in Beirut, LB
This striking vintage gooseneck desk or table lamp perfectly captures the vibrant and functional design of the Mid-Century Modern and Space Age eras, from the late 1960s.
Metal
Bakelite and Aluminum Industrial Desk Work Lamp with Adjustable Arm and Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice, circa 1930s, modernist style desk lamp in Bakelite and aluminum. The arm pivots on a ball and socket joint, and the shade adjusts its position on the arm. This is a nice exampl...
Aluminum
$1,650Sale Price|31% Off
Mid-Century Modern Rare Koch & Lowy adjustable Pharmacy Brass Desk Lamp, a Pair
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of rare Mid-Century Modern treasures Koch & Lowy adjustable Pharmacy Brass Desk Lamps. Each lamp bears the prestigious mark of Koch and Lowy, an emblem of quality craftsmans...
Brass
Black & chrome plated metal 1970s adjustable table by B. Gecchelin for Oluce
By Oluce, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable Alogena 50 watt table lamp by B. Gecchelin for Oluce, 1970s.
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Adjustable Post Modern Halogen Desk Lamp by Holtkotter Made in Germany c. 1980's
By Holtkoetter
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post-Modern style desk lamp by noted German maker Holtkotter, circa 1980's. The lamp features several adjustments, including a swivel and tilt point at the base, as well...
Brass
Modernist 1-spot adjustable solid brass Table Light Made by Cosack Germany 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Table light Origin: Germany Producer: Cosack lights, Germany Material: brass Age: 1960s Description: This original 1970s table light made by Cosack in Germa...
Brass
$3,196Sale Price|32% Off
Paavo Tynell Desk/Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable desk/table lamp, model no. 5305 by Paavo Tynell, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Beige Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial adjustable workshop table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.It features a beige iron base and shade and a chrome plated gooseneck.
Iron
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp, France, 1950-1959.
Bronze
Boréns, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp produced by Boréns, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass
Jumo, Table Lamp, Chrome, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable chrome metal table lamp produced by Jumo, France, c. 1940s.
Chrome
Lariolux, Table Lamp, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Lariolux
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable beige-lacquered metal table lamp produced by Lariolux, Italy, c. 1950s.
Metal
Green Industrial Workshop Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Green industrial adjustable workshop table lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Iron
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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