Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American High Victorian Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wicker
1920s Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Onyx, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1850s French Antique Floor Lamps
Walnut
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Steel, Nickel
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1920s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Craftsman Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s American Antique Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opal, Metal, Brass
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Stone
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Medieval Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
1920s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1920s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1920s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1920s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Baroque Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century English Georgian Floor Lamps
Iron
1910s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Floor Lamps
Bronze
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Sporting Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Pewter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique 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.