Table Lamps
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Oak
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Rattan
2010s American Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 2000s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Textile
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Steel, Aluminum
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Copper
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic, Bamboo, Rattan
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Raffia, Teak
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Table Lamps
Boxwood, Mahogany
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Rope
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1950s Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Pewter
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Celadon, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1980s American Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1940s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Resin
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1940s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Table Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Copper
Antique, New and Vintage Table Lamps
Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does 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. 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 during the Art Deco movement, originating 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 an Art Deco table lamp provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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 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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