French Limestone Table Lamp with Four Columns in the Style of Albert Tormos
By Albert Tormos
Located in Chicago, IL
French limestone table lamp in the style of Albert Tormos. Unsigned. This table lamp has four columns of french limestone or buffa with one internal light and one light at the top o...
Stone
Midcentury Brass and White Gypsum Lamp by Richard Faure for Maison Honorė
By Richard Faure
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury brass and white gypsum desk Lamp by Richard Faure for Maison Honoré. Organic structure designed for a sculptural style, mixing vegetal shapes and mineral material.
Stone, Brass
Sold|$3,250
Tormos Pierced Block Lamp, France 1960's
By A. Tormos
Located in New York, NY
Solid Pierre du Gard lamp pierced with round holes, the back of it with the most holes for an indirect lighting against a wall.
Stone
Sold|$3,250
Tormos Cut-Out Block Lamp, France 1960's
By A. Tormos
Located in New York, NY
A solid Pierre du Gard carved lamp with square cutouts for indirect lighting.
Stone
White Stone Table Lamp circa 1960 Xxth Century Design Handmade Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Unique handmade piece circa 1960 White stone table lamp XXth century design Original good condition Electrical system is ok Stone height 36 cm Large 17 cm Height wit...
Stone
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Stone, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, green-lacquered metal and off-white stone table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Stone, Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Fossil Stone, Fabric, Sweden 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A fossil stone and white fabric table lamp, designed and produced in Gotland, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Stone
Sold|$2,750
Table Lamp in Coral Stone, France, 1960's
By A. Tormos
Located in New York, NY
Unusual carved coral stone lamp with brass hardware. Rewired, shade for photographic purposes.
Coral, Brass
Two Large Orange and White Glass Table Lamps on Stone Pedestal, 60's/70's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This set of two lamps are of unknown origin but the model and style would suggest these are Italian. Both lights are similar and come from the same source. The glasses of both lamps...
Stone, Metal
Pair of Thai White Brass Elephant Table Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of attractively cast white brass elephants with polychrome decoration, mounted as table lamps.
Stone, Brass
Early 20th Century Art Déco Bronze and White Alabaster Bear Table Lamp, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco bronze and white alabaster bear table lamp, France By: unknown Material: bronze, copper, metal, alabaster, stone, cord Technique: cast, molded, polished,...
Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Bronze, Copper
A Pair of Clear Resin and White Stone Table Lamps by Jean Brand
Located in New York, NY
A pair of table lamps each featuring bodies composed of clear resin infused with white stones.
Stone, Chrome
Sold|$2,750 / set
Late 20th Century Pair of Stone Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of stone urn lamps on custom gilt bases with box pleated paper shades, circa late 20th-century.
Stone
Sold|$1,700
Adjustable Table Lamp with White Marble Base
Located in London, GB
Adjustable Gilded Metal and Marble Table Lamp with Painted Metal Shade.
Stone, Metal
Pair of Stone White Ceramic Double Stack Lamps by Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
A pair of stone white ceramic double cone stacking lamps with walnut bases, stems and finials by Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. American, circa 1950.
Ceramic, Walnut
Dehua Porcelain White Chinese Sleeve Vase, circa 1850, Now a Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dehua porcelain is from Fujian, China. Noted for brilliant white porcelain as a general rule the warmer the tone the earlier the piece. This is called a sleeve vase because of its sh...
Stone, Wire
Large Elegant Pair of Venetian Gold and Clear Blown Glass Lamps
By Murano 5
Located in Essex, MA
A large, elegant pair of fine quality Venetian blown glass lamps, clear with flecks of gold swirled throughout, with a baluster-form section above a cylindrical base, with silk shade...
Stone, Brass
Gaetano Pesce Italian Table Lamp, Yellow Ocher Lampshade and White Stone Base
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
This lamp has a yellow ocher lampshade in polyurethane Resin and a triangular base in light white stone.
Stone
Pair of Stone White Double Stack Ceramic Lamps by Gordon Martz
By Gordon Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in New York, NY
A pair of stone white glaze ceramic stacked double cone lamps with walnut bases, stems and finials. By Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. American, circa 1950.
Ceramic, Walnut
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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