Adjustable Wood & Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Adjustable table lamp in a wood structure and brass details made in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal, Brass
Stilux Adjustable Table or Wall Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Milan, IT
Stilux Italy adjustable table lamp can also be used as a wall lamp, Italy, 1950s.
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Midcentury Adjustable Aqua Green Metal & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable table lamp made from brass and painted metal.
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Atomic Ball Adjustable Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Fraser, MI
Adjustable Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg. Restored.
Steel
Adjustable "Space Age" Table Lamp, 1970's, Hungary
Located in Praha, CZ
Adjustable table lamp from the 1970's, made in Hungary.
Metal, Chrome
$1,125Sale Price|28% Off
Adjustable Black Lacquered and Chrome Table Lamp. French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This adjustable table lamp is made of black lacquered metal and chrome.
Metal, Chrome
Rare Mid Century Adjustable Table or Desk Lamp in Stilnovo style, Italy 60s
By Stilnovo
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare small adjustable table lamp was made in Italy in the late 50s In the style of Stilnovo
Metal, Brass
Italian Adjustable Mid-Century Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An adjustable table lamp. Likely Italian, c. 1960s.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Nautical Chrome Ship's Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
An adjustable ship's goose-neck table lamp in chrome from a Mid-Century merchant ship.
Chrome
Italian modern adjustable black metal table lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable table lamp in black metal, 1980s Adjustable table lamp with perforated diffuser in black painted metal externally and ivory white painted internally.
Metal
$1,056Sale Price|29% Off
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Chrome Adjustable Cone Shade Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
We offer this adjustable table lamp which has a chrome cone shade light mounted on a round chrome base.
Chrome, Metal
Italian Table Lamp by Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian Adjustable Table Lamp by Angelo Brotto Stainless Steel Arm Connected to Leather and Metal Base
George Kovacs Chrome Table Beside Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Kansas City, MO
Adjustable table lamp designed by George Kovacs in polished chromed steel.
Steel, Chrome
Adjustable Black Metal Table Lamp from Italy, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique adjustable table lamp made of two metal parts. The playfulness of the design makes it an interesting piece.
Metal
Model 6751 - Table lamp in brass by Christian Idell
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Model 'Kaiser Idell 6751' - Adjustable table lamp in patinated brass. Designed by Christian Dell and made by Kaiser Leuchten GmbH.
Brass
Model 6751 - Table lamp in brass by Christian Dell
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Model 'Kaiser Idell 6751' - Adjustable table lamp in patinated brass. Designed by Christian Dell and made by Kaiser Leuchten GmbH.
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp Designed by Th. Valentiner, Made in Denmark, 1950s
By Th. Valentiner
Located in Lejre, DK
Adjustable table lamp. Designed by Th. Valentiner made by Poul Dinesen in 1950s.
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp Designed by Th. Valentiner, Made in Denmark, 1950s
By Th. Valentiner, Povl Dinesen
Located in Lejre, DK
Adjustable table lamp. Designed by Th. Valentiner made by Poul Dinesen in 1950s.
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp Designed by Th. Valentiner, Made in Denmark, 1950s
By Th. Valentiner, Povl Dinesen
Located in Lejre, DK
Adjustable table lamp. Designed by Th. Valentiner made by Poul Dinesen in 1950s.
Nickel
Svend Aage Holm Sorensen Table Lamp by Holm Sorensen in Denmark
By Holm Sørensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare adjustable table lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen.
Brass
Paavo Tynell Table Lamp, Model 9227
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An adjustable table lamp by Paavo Tynell for Idman, circa1950 This example retains it's original enameled white shade with a solid brass upright and adjustable thumbscrew.
Brass, Metal
Midcentury Table Lamp Designed by Th. Valentiner, Made in Denmark, 1950s
By Povl Dinesen, Th. Valentiner
Located in Lejre, DK
Adjustable table lamp in brass and teak. Designed by Th.
Brass
Vintage Orange Table Lamp , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This height adjustable table lamp was produced in former Czechoslovakis during the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Red Table Lamp , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This adjustable table lamp was produced in former Czechoslovakis during the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Svend Aage Holm-Sorensen Table Lamp
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Svend Aage Holm Sorenson adjustable table lamp, Denmark. High quality design lamp, adjustable height made in brass and enameled steel.
Brass, Enamel
1950 Stilux Italian Mid Century Design Green Perspex Brass Marble Table Lamp
By Stilux
Located in Brescia, IT
Adjustable table lamp by Stilux _ Milano Italy, 1950s Green perspex, polished brass and marble base Perfect working order.
Marble, Brass
Böhlmarks, Adjustable Table Lamp or Wall Light, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable wall light or table lamp. Designed and produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
$297Sale Price|20% Off
Electrosvit 1012 Adjustable Bakelite Table Lamp, 1960s
By Elektrosvit
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare adjustable table lamp model 1012 produced by Elektrosvit in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s featuring a black bakelite shade combined with elegant minimalist metal construction.
Metal
Vintage Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial adjustable table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s It features an aluminium shade and a chrome plated base and arm with wooden handle The origina...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Fåglavik Adjustable Mid-Century Table Lamp in Brass & Black, Sweden 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Beautiful adjustable table lamp in brass and lacquered surface, manufactured by Fåglavik Glass (and marked) in Mid-Century Sweden.
Brass
Giotto Stoppino, Italian Vintage Table Lamp from 70s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use on the nicheled metal for this Italian adjustable table lamp designed by Giotto Stoppino for Valenti Luce.
Metal
Vintage Beige Table Lamp from Lidokov , 1970s
By Lidokov
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This height adjustable table lamp model L286 was produced by Lidokov and designed by Josef Hurka in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s.
Metal, Iron, Chrome
Orange Combi Lux Table Lamp by Stanislav Indra for Lidokov, 1970s
By Lidokov, Stanislav Indra
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Orange adjustable table lamp with clamp base from the Combi Lux serie designed by Stanislav Indra and made by Lidokov in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s.
Chrome, Iron
Vintage Beige Table Lamp from Lidokov , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This height adjustable table lamp model L286 was produced by Lidokov and designed by Josef Hurka in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Simris Table Lamp by Anders Pehrsson for Ateljé Lyktan, 1968
By Anders Pherson
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable table lamp made from chromed and painted metal, plastic details.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Brown Architect Table Lamp from Napako, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage brown adjustable table lamp made by Napako ( model LH 4937 ) in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s.
Metal, Aluminum
American Designer, Table Lamp, Lacquered Metal, United States 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed and produced in the United States, c. 1940s.
Metal
$871Sale Price / set|25% Off
Arredoluce Attrib. Paor of Table LAmps, Italy, 1960s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of adjustable table lamps with constructivist form is attributed to Italian designer Angelo Lelli.
Metal
Italian Modern White Metal Table Lamp by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, 70s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lucija, SI
One internal bulb. Adjustable table lamps in white metal. Jucker 147 model.
Metal
Italian Modern Plastic and Black Metal Bikini Table Lamp by Tronconi, 1980s
By Tronconi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern plastic and black metal bikini table lamp by Tronconi, 1980s. Adjustable table lamp with round base, in plastic and black painted metal, with halogen bulb.
Metal
White Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage adjustable table lamp designed by Josef Hurka and produced by Napako in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
$604Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Design White Metal Table Lamp by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, 1960s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
One internal bulb. Adjustable table lamps in white metal. Original label present.
Metal
Eileen Gray Style Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
By Eileen Gray, Maison Jumo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful adjustable table lamp in style of Eileen Gray manufactured in 1970s, Germany.
Brass
Vintage Red Table Lamp by Josef Hůrka for Lidokov, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This adjustable table lamp was designed by Josef Hůrka and produced by Lidokov in former Czechoslovakis during the 1960s-1970s.
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Vintage White Italian Architect Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage white adjustable table lamp made in Italy during the 1970.
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Adjustable Bauhaus Green Table Lamp in Chrome and Enameled Metal, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Unique Italian adjustable table lamp in chrome with a green enameled shade, inspired by the iconic design of the Bauhaus movement, featuring clean lines and a functional aesthetic, t...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Black Enamel Table Photo Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial adjustable table lamp from former Czechoslovakia made during the 1950s.
Enamel, Iron
$399Sale Price|20% Off
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Italian Green "Sintesi" Model Table Lamp 1970s
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design adjustable table lamp Sintesi model designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide with painted metal frame, Italy production 1970s Designer a...
Metal
Vintage Architect Desk Lamp by Veb Metalldruecker, DDR, Germany, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Low riding yet fully adjustable table lamp model TK 501, produced by VEB Metalldruecker in Halle, DDR during the 1960s.
Steel
Industrial Grey Enamel Workshop Table Lamp from Siemens, 1950s
By Siemens
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial adjustable table lamp made by Siemens in Germany during the 1950s.It features grey enamel shade with white enamel interior, a cast iron base and an iron arm with three adj...
Enamel, Iron
1950 Oscar Torlasco Lumi Italian Design Midcentury Brass Grey Black Table Lamp
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Brescia, IT
Adjustable Table Lamp Oscar Torlasco Lumi _ Milan0 Italy, 1950 Black and Grey Enamel Aluminum Polish Brass "Lumi Milano" Transfer Label Perfect Working Order Very Good condiction ...
Brass, Aluminum
Industrial German Workshop Table Lamp from Reif Dresden, 1950s
By Reif Dresden
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial workshop adjustable table lamp made by Reif Dresden in former East Germany during the 1950s It features an black bakelite lampshade, a chrome plated gooseneck and ...
Chrome, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chromed Table Lamp by Omi Elux 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage table lamp from the 1960s. A pivoting and adjustable table lamp shows a black lacquered stem and chromed steel.
Steel
Oscar Torlasco, Modern chrome and glass table lamp by Stilkronen. Italy 1960s
By Stilkronen, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Catania, CT
Space age style adjustable table lamp made from chromed metal and glass.
Chrome
Grey Scandinavian Table or Wall Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small fully adjustable table lamp or wall light with flexible brass goose neck.
Aluminum
Vintage Black Enamel Table Photo Lamp from EB , 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial adjustable table lamp made by EB in former Czechoslovakia made during the 1950s.
Enamel, Iron
Gino Sarfatti 586 table lamps Arteluce Italy 1962
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice playful pair of adjustable table lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1962.
Metal, Aluminum
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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