$3,200 / set
H 30 in W 22 in D 14 in
Interactive Brass Beads Shades Square Brass Bases Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Interactive sculpture like shades table lamps. The shades are decorated with hundreds of brass beads that slide up and down interactively.
Brass
$1,950 / set
H 24 in W 16 in D 16 in
2 Hollywood Regency Vintage White Bleached Handwoven Wicker & Beaded Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of charming Bohemian Chic bleached white handwoven wicker table lamps with beaded shades. Brass Hardware for secure daily use.
Brass
Pair of Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Shown with their original custom silk and bead tasseled lamp shades which were handmade by Blanch Field.
Murano Glass
Pair of Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro
By Archimede Seguso, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hanover, MA
Shown with their original custom silk and bead tasseled lamp shades which were handmade by Blanch Field.
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Table Lamps with Beaded String Shades
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Barovier & Toso table lamps with beaded string shades.
Unavailable
H 23 in W 5 in D 5 in
"See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Speak No Evil" Vintage Lamps Beaded Shades, 1960
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of custom lamps circa 1960 with stacked monkeys using their arms and hands to "See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil", circa 1950. Each metal candlestick is mounted on a sq...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century, Italian Table Lamps with Hand-Painted Shades
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hand-painted and beaded lamp shades in a mixture of brown and beige nuances.
Foil
Sold
H 31.11 in Dm 21.66 in L 31.11 in
Pair of Mid Century Clear Murano Glass Table Lamps with Hand-Painted Shades
Located in Salzburg, AT
Hand-painted and beaded lamp shades in a mixture of yellow, green and brown nuances.
Brass, Foil
Pair of Vintage Crystal and Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom gathered silk lamp shades are included.
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Italian Dark Gray Table Lamps with Glass Beaded Shades by Pamino & Toso
By Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso, Leucos Design Lab
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The lamps are constructed of charcoal gray powder coated aluminum and polish brass with gold and black glass beaded shades.
Brass, Aluminum
Sold
H 18.75 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of Italian Porcelain Griffin Push-Up Candlesticks with Beaded Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
Finely crafted Porcellane d'Arte from Bassano del Grappa, Italy; hand painted, porcelain, urn crowned Griffin sculptures on gold painted bases as push-up candlesticks. Topped with br...
Brass
PAIR, Art Deco, BEADED marbled Glass LAMP SHADES, circa 1930's.
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Each bead is actually a multi beaded group, comprising different sizes of bead in different colour groupings of light pink, dark pink and white, The bead length also varies from abo...
Glass, Beads
1960s Pair of Czech Large Beaded Crysal Glass Lamp Shades
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of Antique Czech large beaded crysal glass lamp shades. The beads are all in great condition and have been metal tied tightly for stability and strength of the hold on each bead.
Crystal
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$6,600 / set
H 29.25 in W 7 in D 5.38 in
Murano Glass Table Lamps with Gold Leaf Accents, Modern Design, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Striking pair of Murano glass table lamps layered with a pristine crystal clear glass outer layer, frosted glass interior, and 23-karat "polvero d'oro" (gold leaf flecks) ring elemen...
Gold
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Seguso for Marbro Pair of Huge Blue Murano Glass Lamps, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Archimede Seguso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural Murano glass lamps feature extra-large hand-blown glass bodies, assembled from multiple separate parts and mounted on gilded wood bases with brass fittings. The ...
Gold, Brass
$5,800 / set
H 30.5 in Dm 7.5 in
Elegant Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps, Polvera d'Oro, Italy, Modern
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant pair of handblown Murano glass table lamps with "polvera d'oro," 23-karat gold flecks, fused over the opaline glass. Height to the top of the glass is 20.5 in. Rewired for th...
Gold, Gold Leaf
Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of golden amber MuranolLamps by Marbro Because they are mouth blow there's a slight color and size variation if put next to each other. Newly rewired.
Brass
$2,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 34 in Dm 6 in
Stunning Pair of Barovier & Toso Murano Lamps with Gold Flecking
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Beautiful pair of Barovier & Toso Murano lamps, glass is clear over white with gold flecking. We love the refined glass with the shabby chic patinated bases.
Brass
$6,800 / set
H 34.5 in Dm 11 in
Murano Avventurina Glass Table Lamps, Gold Flecks, Italian Design, New
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of beautiful Murano "avventurina" glass fluted lamps. Rewired to US standards. Height to the top of the glass is 23.5 in. AVVENTURINA: Clear glass with 23-karat gold flecks, c...
Murano Glass
$2,450 / set
H 34 in Dm 7.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair Italian Murano Seguso Venetian Clear Fluted Glass Lamps
By Lorin Marsh, Barovier Seguso & Ferro
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Seguso style Venetian clear fluted glass lamps in the Art Deco style with new polished nickel fittings and wiring. Purchased fro...
Nickel
$6,100 / set
H 34.875 in Dm 9.5 in
Pair of Pagoda Table Lamps, Hand Blown Murano Glass, Dark Amber, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of Murano glass “Pagoda” lamps of dark amber hand blown glass. The Avventurina process was used here, adding 23-carat gold leaf in the fusion process to create a timeless...
Murano Glass
$5,436Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 42 in W 8 in D 8 in
1950's Murano Seguso Turquoise Ribbed Glass Lamps & Nickel For Marbro Lamp Co.
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in North Miami, FL
These stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Seguso for Marbro Co. ribbed luscious turquoise or Caribbean sky blue Murano glass lamps have white lacquered bases. The luminosity ...
Nickel
$22,500 / set
H 48 in Dm 10 in
Remarkable Pair of Monumental Seguso Murano Lamps by Marbro, Italy, circa 1960
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the narrative. They have been professionally restored using materials of the finest quality and ar...
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Ball Pale Blue Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of modern Murano glass pale blue ball lamps. Perfect for today's transitional designs! 23W x 9W
Blown Glass
Fine pair of Cream White Murano lamps, c. 1960
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of Murano table lamps, cream and white tones. 1960, having alabaster bases. 22 ¾ to top of glass, 35” to finial, base 8” diam.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Lamp by Seguso for Marbro
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An circa 1950s Italian table lamp by Seguso for Marbro Lamp Company, with double socket cluster on clear green, Murano glass body. The lamp is in excellent vintage condition, fully r...
Metal
Marbro Seguso Murano Glass Lamp, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Savannah, GA
A Seguso Murano glass lamp for Marbro Lamp Company, 1960s. Opalescent pink tone. 7 inches wide by 34 inches tall; shade 15 ½ inches wide by 12 ¾ inches tall
Murano Glass
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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