Vintage Articulated Floor Lamp
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century English Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
1990s English Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1960s Swedish Space Age Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Hardwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Wardrobes and Armoires
Metal
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century German Modern Doors and Gates
Wood
20th Century English Chesterfield Footstools
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Night Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Industrial Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rosewood, Teak
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
Vintage 1980s Spanish Minimalist Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swiss Archaistic Scientific Instruments
Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps
20th Century English Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s British Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s French American Classical Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s French American Classical Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome, Enamel
Late 20th Century British Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Floor Lamps
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Floor Lamps
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1920s English Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel, Aluminum
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1950s French Industrial Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Iron
Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Finding the Right floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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