Vintage Italian Desk Lamp
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Regency Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Table Lamps
Sheet Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
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Finding the Right table-lamps for You
Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does 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. 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 during the Art Deco movement, originating 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 an Art Deco table lamp provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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 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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