Sold|$4,800 / set
Italian Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable metal table lamps designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s. Dimensions of
Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp
Brass
Norlett-Elit, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp produced by Norlett-Elit, Sweden, c. 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches
Brass
George Kovacs Walnut Veneered Table / Desk Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A double headed adjustable table / desk lamp with walnut veneer on both shades . A solid square
Metal, Chrome
AJH Armatur, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp produced by AJH Armature, Sweden, c. 1960s. *some scratches and age
Brass
Sold|$1,656
Unusual Wide Mid-Century Oak Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual extra wide table lamp. Adjustable in height and angle. Belgium, c1940s
Wood
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions
Brass
Original, Vintage Industrial, American Made Desk/Table Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Original, Vintage Industrial, American Made Adjustable Desk/Table Lamp. Diameter of base - 6
Metal, Iron
Mid Century Italian Fully Brass Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian adjustable fully brass Table lamp made in Italy 1960s.
Brass
George Nelson Half Nelson Table Lamp in Black
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic black, adjustable saucer/reflector table lamp by George Nelson for Koch/Lowy.
Chrome, Enamel, Metal
Table Lamp Burnished Aluminium Crystal Vintage Italy, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A table lamp with adjustable shade. Burnished aluminium, crystal base. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.
Crystal, Aluminum
Vintage Table Lamp Flos Taccia Aluminium, Italy, 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp with adjustable indirect light diffuser with metal and aluminium base and glass and
Aluminum
20th Century French Bronze and Zinc Table Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century French bronze and zinc table lamp. Adjustable fixture. Unique design features 3 feet
Bronze, Zinc
Walnut and Chrome Table Lamp by George Kovacs
By George Kovacs
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An adjustable swiveling double-headed table lamp with walnut veneer wrapped cylinder shades mounted
Walnut
Brass and Red Lacquer Table Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Brass and red lacquer table lamp with adjustable stem on marble base. Measures: 16" L x 6.5" W x
Marble, Brass
Sold|$2,131 / item
Oluce, 1950s Pair of Flexible Coloured Table Lamps
By Oluce
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Flexible and adjustable pair of table lamps manufactured by Oluce in the 1950s. Lacquered metal
Brass, Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Rattan, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and rattan table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall
Brass
Modernist Green Speckle Double Gooseneck Desk Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Green and black speckle metal cone double gooseneck adjustable flex arm desk table lamp with black
Metal
1970s Vintage Industrial Table Lamp Seminara Italian Design
Located in None, IT
Three-armed black metal industrial table lamp with adjustable lampshade. Seminara design, 1970s
Metal
Gerald Thurston Green Desk Table Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unique adjustable table or desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. The lamp
Brass, Metal
Lyfa Attribution, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Denmark, 1950s
By Lyfa
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable red-lacquered table lamp attributed to Lyfa, Denmark, 1950s. Overall Dimensions
Metal, Brass
Björn Svensson, “Elidus” Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and acrylic “Elidus” Table Lamp designed by Björn Svensson, Sweden, 1970s
Brass
Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Naples, IT
This vintage Italian table lamp is made of brass and glass. It has an adjustable arm. Brass table
Brass
Sold|$950 / set
Mid-Century Lucite and Chrome Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of mid-century lucite and chrome table lamps with adjustable height finials. The shade height
Chrome
Artemide Aggregato table Lamp Design Mari and Fassina Vintage
By Enzo Mari, Artemide, Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp adjustable by means of 2 joints; in metal and aluminium, the diffuser is in methacrylate.
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Brass Table Lamp with Pressed Crystal Glass Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small brushed brass table lamp with adjustable pressed glass shade and round base. In original
Brass
Italian Table Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfatti
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian 1950s table lamp with adjustable shade and simple brass tube base. Rose red lacquered metal
Brass
Pileino Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Adjustable Pileino table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1972. This model with sculptural quality
Metal
Christian Dell Gooseneck Table Lamp for Kaiser Idell, 1930s
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Black adjustable gooseneck table lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell made in Germany during the
Metal
Gecko Table Lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Leuka, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Leuka
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Gecko table lamp by Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini for Leuka in 1971. Giuliana Gramigna
Chrome, Magnets
Sold|$449 / set
Pair of Vintage Table Lamps 70s Orange Italian Design
Located in None, IT
Pair of orange and chromed metal table lamps with adjustable lampshade, 1970s. Conditions: In
Metal
Pileino Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Adjustable Pileino table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1972. This model with sculptural quality
Metal
Sold|$2,131 / set
Set of 2 brass table lamps by Florian Schulz
By Florian Schulz
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and extremely rare height-adjustable brass table lamps from the 1970s. The design
Brass
Pileino Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Early adjustable Pileino table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1972. This lamp with sculptural
Metal
Pileino Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Early adjustable Pileino table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1972. This lamp with sculptural
Metal
Björn Svensson, “Elidus” Table Lamp, Brass, Acrylic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and acrylic “Elidus” Table Lamp designed by Björn Svensson, Sweden, 1970s
Brass
"Slalom" Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for O Luce, 1981
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Adjustable table or desk lamp model "Slalom", designed in 1981 by Vico Magistretti for O Luce.
Metal
1950s Italian Green and Brass Table Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Italian table lamp with adjustable brass arm and shade on a marble base Rewired with black cotton
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
19760s Golden Brass Tommaso Barbi Adjustable Lights Wall Sconces or Spotlight
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in IT
are made in brass. They can be used both as wall sconces or table lamps. Leaves can be moved and
Brass
Three Shade Midcentury Table Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare fully adjustable 3-shaded table or desk lamp. It has opaline glass shades and flexible
Brass, Steel
Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Gebrüder Cosack, 1950s, Germany
By Gebrüder Cosack, Louis Kalff
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning and rare Mid-Century Modern table lamp with adjustable shade. Designed by Louis Kalff for
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Tommaso Cimini for Lumina Vintage Zed Table Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Tommaso Cimini
Located in IT
Vintage Zed table lamp by Tommaso Cimini for Lumina with adjustable arm. Table lamp model Zed by
Metal
Tizio Italian Table / Desk Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide
By Richard Sapper
Located in Cincinnati, OH
balancing, tilting very adjustable table desk lamp for the Italian company Artemide. Still as fresh as it
Metal
Little Mid-Century Hala (attr) Yellow and Chrome Table Lamp
By Hala Zeist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite, Mid-Century table lamp with adjustable yellow enameled shade seated atop a chrome base
Aluminum, Chrome
Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Cristian Dell for Kaiser
By Christian Dell
Located in London, GB
Pair of brass desk or table lamps with adjustable double tilting arms. Christian Dell (1893-1974
Brass
Adjustable Ship's Desk Light, Chrome and Painted Metal, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
A ship's desk light made of chrome and painted metal (redone), adjustable. A nice heavy piece and
Metal
STAFF "mod. 1166" with adjustable head by Arnold Berges in 1974, Germany
By Staff Leuchten
Located in BARCELONA, ES
STAFF mod 1166: A 1974 Design Classic The STAFF Yellow Table Lamp, designed in 1974 by Arnold
Metal
Eyeballs Table Lamp, 1980s Black and Siver Color France Removable globes
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
color. Its eye-shaped lampshades are adjustable in all directions. Eyeballs Table Lamp, 1960s Black
Metal, Chrome
1940s Christian Dell Metal Bauhaus Table or Desk Lamp for Kaiser
By Christian Dell, Kaiser
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Kaiser Idell German desk or table adjustable lamp designed by the Bauhaus artist Christian Dell
Metal
Taccia Table Lamp Designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos Vintage 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage adjustable Taccia table lamp. This piece is signed with the Flos label. A gorgeous mood
Aluminum
Italian Midcentury Yellow Lacquered Metal and Chrome Table Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming Italian midcentury adjustable table or desk lamp manufactured by Stilnovo. The lamp is
Chrome, Metal
Louis Sognot Style Midcentury Pencil Reed Rattan Table Lamp, France, 1960
By Vivai del Sud, Louis Sognot
Located in Herentals, BE
. The price and shipping costs will then be adjusted. The table lamp is suitable for the electricity
Fabric, Rattan
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos "Jucker" White Metal Table Lamp, Italy, 1963
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Naples, IT
Jucker Model adjustable white metal table lamp by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1963.
Metal
Black Enamel Double Gooseneck Lily Ivory Desk Table Lamp with Fiberglass Shades
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Ivory fiberglass cone double gooseneck adjustable flex arm desk table lamp with lily motif and
Metal, Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Candlestick Table Lamps in Black Leather and Brass
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage, circa 1940s candlestick table lamps, with adjustable, double-cluster sockets
Brass
Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp Side Table by Casella
By Casella Lighting
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Polish chrome adjustable floor lamp with cantilever occasional glass table by Casella
Chrome
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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