$1,077Sale Price|40% Off
H 15 in Dm 14 in
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939
Steel, Chrome
1939 World’s Fair Light Up Bottle Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This custom chrome airplane accent lamp was created in Los Angeles in the 1980s using a re-edition
Glass
1939 World's Fair Chrome Airplane Art Deco Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1939 World's Fair, held in New York, was a dazzling spectacle of innovation and progress. It
Chrome
TWO GREAT AIRPLANES LAMPS MADE FOR THE WORLD FAIR 1939
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TWO GREAT AIRPLANES LAMPS DESIGN FOR THE WORLD FAIR 1939. TALL MADE ON 1939 H 14" X 14
Glass, Wood
1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp captures the essence of that era's innovation and
Chrome
1939 World’s Fair Light Up Bottle Airplane Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This custom chrome airplane accent lamp was created in Los Angeles in the 1980s using a re-edition
Glass
Art Deco Entrance Double Doors, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful custom made Art Deco entrance doors from 1930s Including original aluminum seals. Original glass.
Glass, Oak
$1,850
H 31.5 in Dm 18.5 in
Art Deco Styled Chrome Lighted Airplane Smoker's Ashtray Stand or Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique lighted smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in North America, likely the United States, in approximately 1950 in an Art Deco style. This smoke...
Metal
Art Deco Pair of 'Folies Bergeres' Wall Plaques
Located in Devon, England
This is a super rare opportunity to acquire a pair of these beautifully reduced versions of the facade bas-relief of the Folies-Bergères cabaret. One time designer, Pico who created ...
Plaster
$2,850
H 32 in Dm 9 in
Wonderful Art Deco Edgar Brandt Scroll Flower Iron Frosted Glass Lantern Fixture
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful art deco scroll, flower & leaf iron & frosted glass lantern fixture with single edison light in the manner of Edgar Brandt.
Iron
$2,789Sale Price|30% Off
H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 8.46 in
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States...
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$1,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 13.5 in W 22 in D 6 in
Antique French Art Deco Figural Spelter & Onyx Garniture Mantel Clock Set Uriano
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and difficult to find Art Deco Garniture Clock Set depicting a young lady looking down at birds below. Set between lovely Garnitures of cups or vases with tapered shap...
Onyx, Spelter
$15,750Sale Price|40% Off
H 16 in W 24 in D 24 in
Edwardian Era Bronze Gothic Dragon Chandelier w/ Quezal Gold Iridescent Shades
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Very rare chandelier featuring four finely cast bronze dragons with dramatic wings and intricate detailing. Each dragon clasps a lantern-style shade of American Quezal hand-blown gol...
Bronze
Art Deco Walther and Sohne Peach Glass Table Lamp, Circa 1930's
By Walther & Sohne
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this tall and very elegant and original Walther and Sohne peach colored glass table lamp, circa 1930's. Features female nude to create the column of the lam...
Chrome
Art Deco Night Light Signed Boyreau Bordeaux
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco night light circa 1930. Wrought iron base, black patina. Molded glass plate with fish decoration. Electrified and in perfect condition. Molded signature “Boyreau Bordeaux” ...
Wrought Iron
$15,689 / item
H 63.39 in Dm 18.51 in
Art Deco Brass and Glass Floor Lamp by Sofar, Nickel Finish, France
By Sofar
Located in Rebais, FR
2 Art Deco lamps with, 2 column, 1 Coat rack Wall light, 1 mirror nickel finish. .
Brass
$19,999 / set
H 60.24 in W 34 in D 27 in
Outstanding Wurlitzer 1015 "bubbler" Jukebox & rare 4008 extension speaker
By Wurlitzer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original Wurlitzer Model 1015 “Bubbler” 78 RPM, jukebox in excellent condition with full set of 78 classic 50 and 60’s songs with printed labels. fully functional,, works perfectly ...
Chrome
$11,487
H 33.08 in W 18.51 in D 11.82 in
Art Deco style Lamp Clarté Nude with Globe by Max Le Verrier H. 33 inch / 84 cm
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Clarté, iconic 84 cm / 33 inch tall Art Deco style figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass shade by Max Le Verrier with foundry mark. Designed in 1928. Posthumous conte...
Marble, Metal
$2,297Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.49 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Table Lamp by Sarsaparilla Deco Designs Model of Empire State Building
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Wonderful table lamp made by Sarsaparilla Deco Designed, probably somewhere in the 1970s. Inscripition: “World’s tallest Empire State New York 1848 Feet”
Metal
$1,125Sale Price / item|40% Off
H 15 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Frankart Style Nude Nymph Silhouette Moon Black Spelter Table Lamp by Sarsparill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco-styled Frankart re-edition by Sarsparilla features a nude nymph silhouette moon black metal table lamp. This lamp is crafted from black-painted white metal featuring a grace...
Metal
$2,089
H 7.49 in W 11.42 in D 13.78 in
Art Deco Aviation Interest Chrome and Frosted Glass Bi-Plane Table Lamp
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Aviation Interest Chrome and Frosted Glass Bi-Plane Table Lamp Modelled As A Small Bi-Plane AirCraft With A Moulded Frosted Glass Shade, On A Chrome Plated Stand.
Chrome
$75Sale Price / item|40% Off
H 3.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Vianne Art Deco Geometric Square Cobalt Art Glass Light Up Lamp Base
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco era cobalt blue lamp base/shade by Vianne Glass company. This base was commonly used in table lamps, floor Lamps, and light-up ashtray stands. Available- 20 Measurements: ...
Glass
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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