Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
1950s French Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Terracotta
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic, Fabric
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Fabric, Wood
1970s Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Crystal, Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Nickel
1960s American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Travertine
1980s North American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century North American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Travertine
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Metal, Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1950s Anglo Raj Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic, Leather
1970s Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1950s English Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Other Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Travertine
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Bronze, Enamel
1960s American British Colonial Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Synthetic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Travertine, Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1960s Asian Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
Late 20th Century American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Stone
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
20th Century Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Bronze
1970s Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic, Plastic
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Bronze
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1960s Italian Anglo Raj Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Pottery
1970s Italian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Wood
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
20th Century Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Pottery
1960s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1970s French Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Resin
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Marble, Metal
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Teak, Wood, Cotton
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Art Glass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Brass
1980s American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Ceramic
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Metal, Chrome
1960s Unknown Anglo-Indian Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Teak
20th Century English Other Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Glass, Resin
20th Century American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Metal
1970s American Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
Terracotta, Wood
20th Century Art Deco Vintage Elephant Table Lamp
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Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
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