Table Lamps
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Papercord
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century European Black Forest Table Lamps
Glass, Hide, Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Travertine
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Copper, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Cement
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Iron, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
1920s French Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
19th Century Italian Antique Table Lamps
Ceramic
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
1980s French Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1920s English Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
2010s American Table Lamps
Marble, Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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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