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Pink Wrought Iron Table Lamp
Pink Wrought Iron Table Lamp

Pink Wrought Iron Table Lamp

Located in Bradenton, FL

A custom wrought iron table lamp in pink with a coolie shaped lampshade. Five curled pink iron

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Small Wrought Iron Lamp with Pear Form Base
Small Wrought Iron Lamp with Pear Form Base

Small Wrought Iron Lamp with Pear Form Base

Located in NYC, NY

A wrought iron lamp with a organic form and leaf.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Hand-Wrought Iron Tripod Table Lamp
Hand-Wrought Iron Tripod Table Lamp

Hand-Wrought Iron Tripod Table Lamp

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A substantial wrought iron single light table lamp on a tripod base.

Category

20th Century American Other Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Coral Effect Twig Wrought Iron White Tripod Base Table Lamp Rare
Vintage Coral Effect Twig Wrought Iron White Tripod Base Table Lamp Rare

Vintage Coral Effect Twig Wrought Iron White Tripod Base Table Lamp Rare

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a rare vintage white painted twig form lamp that is made of wrought iron rendered in the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Fish From, Bamboo Table Lamp on Biomorphic Base
Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Fish From, Bamboo Table Lamp on Biomorphic Base

Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Fish From, Bamboo Table Lamp on Biomorphic Base

By Frederic Weinberg, John Risley

Located in St. Louis, MO

Mid-Century Modern Frederic Weinberg style black wrought iron fish lamp, with fiberglass tail that

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Adjustable Table Lamp, France 1960's
Wrought Iron Adjustable Table Lamp, France 1960's

Wrought Iron Adjustable Table Lamp, France 1960's

Located in New York, NY

Wrought iron table lamp with an adjustable stem. Size is of the base only. Shade is not included.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Alabaster Table Lamp, 1920s
Art Deco Wrought Iron Alabaster Table Lamp, 1920s

Art Deco Wrought Iron Alabaster Table Lamp, 1920s

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR

metal base and a pressed alabaster lampshade. This table lamp is an absolute design classic from the

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Iron, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought-iron table lamp, 1930s
French Art Deco Wrought-iron table lamp, 1930s

French Art Deco Wrought-iron table lamp, 1930s

By Edgar Brandt

Located in leucate, FR

French Art Deco Wrought-iron table lamp. Beautiful handmade ironwork, very elaborate. Height

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Art Deco Table Lamp, France, 1930s
Wrought Iron Art Deco Table Lamp, France, 1930s

Wrought Iron Art Deco Table Lamp, France, 1930s

By Frank Lloyd Wright, Jacques Adnet, Edgar Brandt

Located in Den Haag, NL

Wrought Iron Art Deco Table Lamp, France, 1930s. Ingenious turned metal base, with original shade.

Category

Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp
Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB

ART DECO LAMP A very impressive and unusual Wrought iron table lamp produced in France in the 1930

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920
French Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920

French Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Deco Table Lamp, Circa 1920 – Glass & Wrought Iron. A stunning French Art Deco

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Patinated Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, 1900s
Patinated Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, 1900s

Patinated Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, 1900s

Located in Amsterdam, NL

patinated wrought iron frame with original blue opaline glass shade. This wonderful Arts & Crafts table

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought iron French lamp circa 1950
Wrought iron French lamp circa 1950

Wrought iron French lamp circa 1950

Located in PARIS, FR

Tall and elegant French wrought iron lamp circa 1950 Base alone is 80 cm height

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930s
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930s

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930s

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Very charming 1920s-1930s wrought iron Art Deco table lamp in the style of Edgar Brandt, Paul Kiss

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Horse Bit Table Lamp, France 1950's
Wrought Iron Horse Bit Table Lamp, France 1950's

Wrought Iron Horse Bit Table Lamp, France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

A rustic wrought iron table lamp inspired by a Horse bit. The size is for the base only. Shade is

Category

Mid-20th Century French Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Wrought Iron Candlestick Lamps
Pair of Wrought Iron Candlestick Lamps

Pair of Wrought Iron Candlestick Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of circa 1920's electrified French wrought iron candlestick lamps with footed base

Category

Vintage 1920s Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron Desk Lamp
Art Deco Wrought Iron Desk Lamp

Art Deco Wrought Iron Desk Lamp

Located in NANTES, FR

Desk lamp circa 1925. In wrought iron with floral decoration. In perfect condition and electrified

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Table Lamp
French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Table Lamp

French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Table Lamp

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A stylish French Art Deco two-armed table lamp in wrought iron and frosted moulded glass. This eye

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Chain Links, France 1960s
Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Chain Links, France 1960s

Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Chain Links, France 1960s

Located in Utrecht, NL

This individualistic table lamp is a Brutalist piece from the 1960s with a characteristic design

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Sand Color Ceramic Table Lamp in Wrought Iron Stand
Sand Color Ceramic Table Lamp in Wrought Iron Stand

Sand Color Ceramic Table Lamp in Wrought Iron Stand

By Paul McCobb

Located in New York, NY

Chic 1970s ceramic lamp in original wrought iron base stand. The large bulbous ceramic lamp base

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

A BRUTALIST Wrought Iron & Wood MARINE TABLE LAMP, France 1960
A BRUTALIST Wrought Iron & Wood MARINE TABLE LAMP, France 1960

A BRUTALIST Wrought Iron & Wood MARINE TABLE LAMP, France 1960

By Atelier Marolles

Located in PARIS, FR

A strong and powerful wrought iron table lamp, including a patinated massive wooden pulley, made by

Category

Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Table Lamps, Frosted Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920
French Art Deco Table Lamps, Frosted Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920

French Art Deco Table Lamps, Frosted Glass & Wrought Iron, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps, France, circa 1920 — Frosted Glass & Wrought Iron

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Alabaster and Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920
French Art Deco Alabaster and Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

French Art Deco Alabaster and Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Deco Table Lamp, Circa 1920 – Elegant Modernist Alabaster Shade & Wrought Iron Base

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Alabaster & Snake Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920
French Art Deco Alabaster & Snake Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

French Art Deco Alabaster & Snake Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

sophisticated modernist alabaster shade resting on a wrought-iron base designed to symbolize a snake. The base

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pierre Gilles French Art Deco Wrought-Iron Table Lamp 1920
Pierre Gilles French Art Deco Wrought-Iron Table Lamp 1920

Pierre Gilles French Art Deco Wrought-Iron Table Lamp 1920

By Pierre Gilles

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

thick molded-glass shade set on a beautifully detailed wrought-iron base, showcasing the clean lines and

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Classic Wrought Iron Chain Motif Table Lamp, France 1960's
Classic Wrought Iron Chain Motif Table Lamp, France 1960's

Classic Wrought Iron Chain Motif Table Lamp, France 1960's

Located in New York, NY

A wrought iron table lamp made of welded chain links on a half-round base. Shade not included

Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Edgar BRANDT French Art Deco Wrought-iron Table Lamp, 1920
Edgar BRANDT French Art Deco Wrought-iron Table Lamp, 1920

Edgar BRANDT French Art Deco Wrought-iron Table Lamp, 1920

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

lamp by Edgar Brandt, crafted in France during the 1920s. This rare lamp features a finely wrought-iron

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

Artisanal Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Organic Form, Mid-20th Century, 1940s
Artisanal Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Organic Form, Mid-20th Century, 1940s

Artisanal Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Organic Form, Mid-20th Century, 1940s

Located in Odense, DK

A beautiful and unique sculptural table lamp crafted in wrought iron, dating to the mid-20th

Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Opaque Glass Shade, 1920
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Opaque Glass Shade, 1920

French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp, Opaque Glass Shade, 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

, etc.). Key Attributes Authentic French Art Deco table lamp Sculptural wrought iron base with square

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Michel Zadounaisky Art Deco Antelope Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930
Michel Zadounaisky Art Deco Antelope Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930

Michel Zadounaisky Art Deco Antelope Wrought Iron Table Lamp, circa 1930

By Michel Zadounaïsky

Located in Atlanta, GA

This stunning Art Deco wrought iron and chrome table lamp is a timeless piece of French mastery and

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco wrought iron Table Lamp, 1940s
Art Deco wrought iron Table Lamp, 1940s

Art Deco wrought iron Table Lamp, 1940s

Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP

metal base and a pressed glass lampshade. This table lamp is an absolute design classic from the ART

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A BRUTALIST RUSTIC MODERN Wrought Iron CHAIN TABLE LAMP, France 1960
A BRUTALIST RUSTIC MODERN Wrought Iron CHAIN TABLE LAMP, France 1960

A BRUTALIST RUSTIC MODERN Wrought Iron CHAIN TABLE LAMP, France 1960

By Atelier Marolles

Located in PARIS, FR

A singular and very beautiful wrought iron table lamp, made by a French ironworker from the 60s, by

Category

Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Schneider Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp
Schneider Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

Schneider Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

By Charles Schneider

Located in NANTES, FR

Art deco lamp around 1930. Foot in wrought iron, tulip in white glass paste speckled. Electrified

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair Of Brown Wrought Iron Table Lamps With Shades
Pair Of Brown Wrought Iron Table Lamps With Shades

Pair Of Brown Wrought Iron Table Lamps With Shades

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Pair of brown patinated wrought iron table lamp with acanthus leaf decorated scrolls, covered in

Category

20th Century Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Paul KISS French Art Deco Alabaster & Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920
Paul KISS French Art Deco Alabaster & Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

Paul KISS French Art Deco Alabaster & Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920

By Paul Kiss

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Deco table lamp by Paul Kiss, France, 1920s. Alabaster & wrought-iron. Old alabaster

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

Charles Schneider Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought-Iron, France, 1920
Charles Schneider Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought-Iron, France, 1920

Charles Schneider Art Deco Table Lamp, Glass & Wrought-Iron, France, 1920

By Charles Schneider

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Schneider’s early Art Deco production. The shade is mounted on its original wrought iron base, preserving its

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Table Lamps by André Delatte, Wrought Iron & Glass, 1920s
Art Deco Table Lamps by André Delatte, Wrought Iron & Glass, 1920s

Art Deco Table Lamps by André Delatte, Wrought Iron & Glass, 1920s

By Andre Delatte

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

finely wrought-iron base crafted by Morin & Cie, 51 rue Flachet, Villeurbanne, Lyon. The handblown

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron 1950s
Rare Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron 1950s

Rare Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron 1950s

Located in Meer, VAN

Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron, Congo, 1950s. This is a very special and rare

Category

Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Daum Nancy Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp
Daum Nancy Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

Daum Nancy Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp

By Daum

Located in NANTES, FR

Art Deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base with ginkgo biloba decoration, stamped A. Moyens

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

1930 Wrought iron lamp Esprit Muller
1930 Wrought iron lamp Esprit Muller

1930 Wrought iron lamp Esprit Muller

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The lamp rests on a round base in hammered black wrought iron on which is placed a rod like a

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

A French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp Singed by Sabino
A French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp Singed by Sabino

A French Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamp Singed by Sabino

By Marius-Ernest Sabino

Located in Long Island City, NY

mounted on a matching Wrought Iron square base with fine intricate stylized symmetric geometric scrolled

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron Table Lamps. France 1920´s
Pair of Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron Table Lamps. France 1920´s

Pair of Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron Table Lamps. France 1920´s

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Pair of Edgar Brandt Wrought Iron Table Lamps. France 1920´s Fantastic lamps with its curling arms

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Red Glass Shade C1920
Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Red Glass Shade C1920

Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Red Glass Shade C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Red Glass Shade & Pierced Brass Floral

Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron Table Lamps in the Style of Giacometti
French Mid-Century Wrought Iron Table Lamps in the Style of Giacometti

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron Table Lamps in the Style of Giacometti

By Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Located in New York, NY

An Elegant and Timeless Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Hammered Wrought Iron Table Lamps in the

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Wrought Iron and Alabaster Shade Table Lamp by Edgar Brandt
Art Deco Wrought Iron and Alabaster Shade Table Lamp by Edgar Brandt

Art Deco Wrought Iron and Alabaster Shade Table Lamp by Edgar Brandt

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Bochum, NRW

This wrought iron table lamp with a ginkgo leaf design, created by Edgar Brandt, includes an

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Wrought Iron

Wrought iron lamp by artist Donna handcrafted
Wrought iron lamp by artist Donna handcrafted

Wrought iron lamp by artist Donna handcrafted

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Table lamp by French artist Pierre Donna. Patinated and oxidized steel base designed and handmade

Category

2010s French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Empire-Style Wrought Iron and Marble Table Lamp by Maitland-Smith, 1980s
Empire-Style Wrought Iron and Marble Table Lamp by Maitland-Smith, 1980s

Empire-Style Wrought Iron and Marble Table Lamp by Maitland-Smith, 1980s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Glasgow, GB

A sculptural Empire Revival table lamp by Maitland-Smith, crafted during the 1980s with the brand’s

Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat
French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in New York, NY

Elegant, timeless French Mid-Century Modern wrought iron and parchment table lamp attributed to

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Marc du Plantier Attributed Wrought Iron and Parchment Table Lamp, 1940s
Marc du Plantier Attributed Wrought Iron and Parchment Table Lamp, 1940s

Marc du Plantier Attributed Wrought Iron and Parchment Table Lamp, 1940s

By Marc du Plantier

Located in BARCELONA, ES

wrought iron and parchment, France, circa 1940s. The lamp features a substantial hand-forged iron

Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite

Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Wrought Iron Bakelite

Located in Poperinge, BE

industrial bauhaus lamp has a black cast iron cascading base, a wrought iron neck and a bakelite lampshade

Category

Vintage 1920s European Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Vintage Boho Wrought Iron and Fiberglass Palm Tree Lamp
Vintage Boho Wrought Iron and Fiberglass Palm Tree Lamp

Vintage Boho Wrought Iron and Fiberglass Palm Tree Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Tree Lamp. This unique piece blends bohemian style with tropical vibes, featuring a wrought iron base

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat
French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat

French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Parchment Table Lamp Attr to Gilbert Poillerat

By Gilbert Poillerat

Located in New York, NY

A Rare. Elegant, Hand made, Unique French Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk lamp in hand forged

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Wrought Iron Table Lamp Base For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic wrought iron table lamp base available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of iron, metal and wrought iron, every wrought iron table lamp base was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a wrought iron table lamp base — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right wrought iron table lamp base, those designed in Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wrought iron table lamp base over the years, but those crafted by Daum, Charles Schneider and Marius-Ernest Sabino are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wrought Iron Table Lamp Base?

Prices for a wrought iron table lamp base can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $589 and can go as high as $4,650, while the average can fetch as much as $2,100.

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.