Floor Lamps
1870s English Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Gothic Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Alabaster
1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Zinc
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Giltwood
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass, Metal
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Gothic Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Iron
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Ormolu
1950s Mexican Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Floor Lamps
Onyx
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Silver
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Floor Lamps
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.