Rockdale Union for Ethan Allen pottery table lamp
Located in South Charleston, WV
Produced by Rockdale Union for a limited series sold by Ethan Allen. Wheat/yellow pottery in
Pottery
Vintage Large Oxblood Red Ceramic Table Lamp with Tassel Relief
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large, sculptural Ethan Allen table lamp features urn shaped ceramic body with a relief
Brass
$1,500
H 47.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Richard Barr for Laurel Monumental Wrought Iron Assemblage Table Lamp H-734
By Richard Barr, Laurel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
, Whitney Brothers, Ethan Allen, and the Haeger Lamp Company.
Enamel, Iron
Vintage Ethan Allen Pine Cogwheel Nautical Rope Table Reading Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Ethan Allen Pine Cogwheel Nautical Rope Table Reading Lamp with Shade. Item featured is a
Pine
Vintage Pair of Ethan Allen Brass Urn Table Lamps Hollywood Regency
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Ethan Allen brass urn table lamps. Original patina. Will be newly wired prior to
Brass
Set of 6 Large German Majolica Chesnut Leaves Plate Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 6 Large German Majolica Chesnut Leaves Plates Circa 1900. 9.2 inches diameter.
Ceramic
Pair of Tall Sculptural Bronze Brutalist Table Lamps, Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of Brutalist table lamps designed by Laurel Lamp Company, 1970s. These are what I like to call the Holy Grail of Laurel Lamps. These amazing lamps command attention in ...
Metal
1958 Danish Teak Royal Cado Wall Unit by Poul Cadovius
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly versatile and functional Cado wall unit in walnut by Danish designer Poul Cadovius. We currently have many different Cado pieces in stock and can customize your order to incl...
Teak
Vintage Red Plastic Wall Clock from Prim, 1970s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock was made by Prim in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s - 1980s. It features a red plastic body with black clockface and a convex clear glass cover. Th...
Glass, Plastic, Bakelite
Antique Enameled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique emerald green glass trinket box. 19th century.
Glass
$1,200
H 44 in W 5 in D 5 in
Brutalist Table Lamp by Harry Balmer for the Laurel Lamp Company, ca. 1970's
By Harry Balmer, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Brutalist table lamp, by Harry Blamer, for the Laurel Lamp Company circa 1970's. The lamp features a torch cut body of welded iron segments, mounted on a rectangular plinth ba...
Iron
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Paddle Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paddle lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp feat...
Brass
Richard Barr Brutalist Table Lamp for Laurel Lamp Co.
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Rewired, New Custom Linen Shade
Brass
$5,400 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.25 in
12 Antique Minton England Elaborate Cobalt Jewel & Gilt Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant set of twelve dinner or presentation plates by the fine porcelain firm of Minton's of England. Custom ordered through the prestigious retailer of William Plummer, New York...
Enamel, Gold
$5,808
H 10.63 in W 12.21 in D 10.24 in
Mid-20th Century Black Forest Small Taxidermy Fawn on Green Painted Plinth
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
A very rare and very small stuffed real Bambi. Laying on a green painted wooden piece. Eyes in glass. The fur is in excellent condition. One ear has a small fur fault. Great decorati...
Fur
Double Arm Brass Table Lamp, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA, Bergboms
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual double arm table lamp was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1950s. It features a brass base with a clip-on off white linen lampshades. The lampshades can be mov...
Brass
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 51 in W 5 in D 5 in
Monumental Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Laurel Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
1960s table lamp in Brutalist style. Comprised of welded torch cut steel cubic strips with a black base. The size alone is impressive let alone the skillfully welded construction in ...
Iron
$3,695 / set
H 36.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
Richard Barr for Laurel Brutalist Mid Century Table Lamps, A Pair
By Richard Barr, Laurel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Richard Barr for Laurel Brutalist Mid Century Table Lamps - A Pair Each lamp measures: 5.5 wide x 5 deep x 36.5 inches high and weighs 14.7 pounds Excellent vintage condition ...
Metal
Wooden Folk Art Plane, circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large, handcrafted wooden Folk Art plane with articulated pilot and original paint surface. Great hand carved folk art pilot.
Sheet Metal
Richard Barr Brutalist Table Lamp by Laurel
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Co. this Iron brutalist lamp is wrought iron and comes with the shade. Please confirm item location (NJ or NY).
Metal
Old Sheffield Silver Plate Venison Dish with Cover
Located in New Orleans, LA
This grand venison meat dish is masterfully crafted of fine Old Sheffield silver plate. A product of Regency ingenuity, this dish is crafted with the utmost intricacy in a manner one...
Sheffield Plate
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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