19th Century French Hand Painted Adjustable Wooden Desk Lamp
Located in Sofia, BG
Very rear hand painted desk lamp in dark mustard color made of wood. France, circa 1860.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Wooden Desk Lamp
Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Lamp, Wiener Werkstätte Style, Austria c1920
$2,842
H 23 in Dm 6.2 in
Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Lamp, Wiener Werkstätte Style, Austria c1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Art Deco hand carved wooden figural sculpture Desk / Table lamp, Austria circa 1920 During the early decades of the twentieth century, designers across Central Europe began explorin...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Finnish Mid Century Wooden Teak Lamp attributed to Lisa Johansson-Papé, 1940s
$1,763
H 11.03 in Dm 2.96 in
Finnish Mid Century Wooden Teak Lamp attributed to Lisa Johansson-Papé, 1940s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Finnish wooden mid century desk / table lamp in teak and brass attributed to Lisa Johansson-Papé produced in Finland, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brett EberhardtLamp Revisited - Contemporary Still Life Dark Brown Mahogany Wooden Desk, 2015, 2015
$6,000
H 40 in W 30 in D 2 in
Lamp Revisited - Contemporary Still Life Dark Brown Mahogany Wooden Desk, 2015
By Brett Eberhardt
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet, contemporary still life painting in oil on panel, a single lamp with a yellowed lamp shade stands atop a dark brown mahogany wooden desk with gray metal handles on the...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Art Deco Hand Carved Wooden Seal, Sea Lion Table or Desk Lamp
$764
H 13 in W 6.25 in D 4.25 in
Antique Art Deco Hand Carved Wooden Seal, Sea Lion Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
With the holiday season on our doorstep we are offering a number of season related items, but also many smaller and lower priced art and antiques that will make great gifts for yours...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
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1950s Italian Desk Lamp in Rattan Wooden Slats in the Taste of Gio Ponti
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H 16.74 in W 8.08 in D 6.11 in
1950s Italian Desk Lamp in Rattan Wooden Slats in the Taste of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Italian desk lamp with a black metal structure, gilded brass and thin rattan wooden slats, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Paolo Pallucco Lamp
By Paolo Pallucco
Located in London, GB
Exceptional solid wooden desk lamp by Paolo Pallucco for Pallucco Roma.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Turned Wooden Candlestick Table Desk Lamp, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A turned and painted wooden table lamp. c.1900 Perhaps once a candlestick, beautifully turned and hand painted in a dark green with slight floral pattern. Rewired with 2m of green ...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Softwood
Vintage Industrial Antique Table Desk Task Wooden Satin Glass Night Lamp Light
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H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Vintage Industrial Antique Table Desk Task Wooden Satin Glass Night Lamp Light
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful scratch built mini task lamp with matchbox wooden base, England circa 1930. - Simple, raw, industrial looking lamp, with the most amazing decorative leaf detail to the ...
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Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Pine
French Midcentury Hand Carved Wooden Desk Table Lamp Produced in France 1950s
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H 11.03 in Dm 3.94 in
French Midcentury Hand Carved Wooden Desk Table Lamp Produced in France 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare midcentury hand carved desk / table lamp in solid stained oak. In good vintage condition with patina from age and use. Strong influences to works by Alexandre Noll. Shade is not...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
1960s, Square Scandinavian Bohemian Crystal and Teak Wooden Table or Desk Lamp
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H 15.75 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
1960s, Square Scandinavian Bohemian Crystal and Teak Wooden Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish table lamp made of square teak (veneer) with mirrored Bohemian crystal elements. The table lamp is in very good condition and technically 100%. One bulb size: E26 / E27 for...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
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H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An adjustable desk lamp in patinated copper and painted in gold on a wooden base. 65cm Tall with the base measuring 60cm long x 42cm Wide.
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20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Metal
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
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H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Patinated Copper and Painted in Gold on a Wooden Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An adjustable desk lamp in patinated copper and painted in gold on a wooden base. 65cm tall with the base measuring 60cm long x 42cm wide.
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20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Metal
Desk / Table Lamp Metal Flex Shade and Chrome Mount, Base with a Wooden Detail
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H 14.17 in W 7.48 in D 5.11 in
Desk / Table Lamp Metal Flex Shade and Chrome Mount, Base with a Wooden Detail
Located in Verviers, BE
1970s table lamp with chrome fittings on a metal base with wooden detail. The lamp has a shade made of metal giving it a matte black finish, white surface inside, Ideal for a side t...
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
French Sculptural Wooden Desk Table Lamp in Elm in Style of Alexandre Noll 1950s
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H 14.97 in W 9.45 in D 7.49 in
French Sculptural Wooden Desk Table Lamp in Elm in Style of Alexandre Noll 1950s
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and hand made wooden lamp in solid elm in style of Alexandre Noll. Produced in France ca 1950s and a newer brass socket has been installed. In very nice condition with small sig...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gray Iron Vintage Industrial Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage gray metal desk lamp with wooden handle 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also, available with US/UK plug Weight: 2.30 kg / 5.1 lb Priced per indivi...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Amsterdam School Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Table or desk lamp, cloth, pear wood, the Netherlands, circa 1925 Exquisite and dynamic wooden desk lamp of the Amsterdam School period.
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pearwood
Antique Carved Wooden Black Forest Standing Bear Sculpture Table / Desk Lamp
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H 17.5 in W 7 in D 5.4 in
Antique Carved Wooden Black Forest Standing Bear Sculpture Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
This perfectly balanced and hand carved bear stands firmly on both his legs and he is mounted on a carved wooden base. Displayed on a side table, desk or credenza you could hardly wi...
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Early 20th Century European Black Forest Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Hide, Wood, Paint
Rare and Decorative Carved Chimp, Monkey Wooden Table or Desk Lamp Early 1900
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H 11 in W 8.5 in D 9.5 in
Rare and Decorative Carved Chimp, Monkey Wooden Table or Desk Lamp Early 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
This monkey is looking for a new home! Great antique, hand-carved monkey offering you his lamp. If you look closely than you can see him reaching out and offering the lamp to you, w...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Early 1900, Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Owl in Tree Table / Desk Lamp
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H 15.5 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Early 1900, Hand Carved Wooden Black Forest Owl in Tree Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and truly stylish Black Forest table lamp. With this rare owl table lamp you can create a very nice atmosphere on your desk or on a table in a corner of a room. This fine exam...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Black Forest Hand Carved Wooden Owl on Book Table / Desk Lamp
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H 13.5 in W 1 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Black Forest Hand Carved Wooden Owl on Book Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Early twentieth century, hand-carved owl standing on beautifully carved books. With this rare owl lamp you can create a very nice atmosphere on your desk or on a table in a corner ...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Rare Fase Madrid Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Midcentury Spanish desk lamp with wooden swivel arm and a switch at the base of the lamp head, Madrid from the early 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Black Bauhaus Vintage Industrial Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage black metal desk lamp with wooden handle 2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also, available with US/UK plug Weight: 2.40 kg / 5.3 lb Priced per individual i...
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Chrome
Wooden Desk Lamp
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
An adjustable timber work light. Clamps to desk or table, original opaline spun glass shade. 1950s.
Category
20th Century English Table Lamps
Vintage Adjustable Wooden French Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of kind vintage French desk lamp from the 1940s with an articulating head. Flip through photos to see adjustment Scope. Newly wired with silk-wrapped cord.
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Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Unique Handcrafted Wooden Desk Lamp Signed BB, Late 20th Century
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
A unique, handcrafted wooden desk or table lamp. The maker used very tactile pieces of wood to create this one off piece.
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Late 20th Century German Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid century Scandinavian desk lamp, 1960s
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Scandinavian Modern desk lamp, wooden base and fitting, typical mid century modern shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Wooden Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wooden desk lamp for your home. Each wooden desk lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and copper. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wooden desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A wooden desk lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Modern and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made wooden desk lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Brett Eberhardt are consistently popular.
How Much is a Wooden Desk Lamp?
Prices for a wooden desk lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $342 and can go as high as $6,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,908.
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.
Questions About Wooden Desk Lamp
- What is the best desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- Who invented the desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.
This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”
The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.
Find vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is a good desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.
- What is the best LED desk lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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