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Maitland Smith Artisian Table Lamp
Located in Clermont, FL
20th century. Maitland Smith candlestick table lamp. Measure : 30" tall
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Pair of Large Brass Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of large ginger jar lamps in antiqued brass finish. 17" diameter by 26" high top of the socket. Total height is 38.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Black Brass and Bakelite Wall or Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
By Le Klint, Kaare Klint
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
The original Kaare Klint wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp".
This unusual vintage wall & desk light was designed by Kaare Klint for Le Klint in Denmark. First produced in the 1940s...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Composition Table Light in Black Marble 'LED'
Located in London, GB
Playing with the composition of simple forms and pure natural materials, the Composition light is a simple narrative of light, structures and textures. Using standardised aluminium t...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Large One of a Kind Ceramic Lamp Base or Sculpture Vase "Pacific" Signed Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Hand-sculpted ceramic lamp base or sculpture "Pacific" with stylized face ( Shiny dark blue enamel on stoneware )
One of a kind handmade piece signed by the French ceramicists DALO,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen 'Attributed' Model “8208” Lamp, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen was a Danish designer who is best known for his wide collection of light fixtures. A licensed ornamental metalworker, Holm-Sørensen started his design career in the 1950s, and many of his designs feature metal surface with different ornaments and perforations.
As the story goes, the designer sketched...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Table Lamp Small Lighting Straw Marquetry Inlay Black Biomaterial Collectible
Located in Warsaw, PL
Due to the war, many Ukrainians lost their homes and had to arrange their lives in temporary places of residence. The Roots of Home collection has an associative resemblance to an an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black & Bronze Iron Asian Reticulated Lamps, a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Monumental large metal vase lamps featuring overall leaf pattern with open cutwork embellished with custom made zany blossom finials. A pieced leaf pat...
Category
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Large Hollywood Regency Baroque Plaster Lamps by Marge Carson c. 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of Marge Carsons Hollywood Regency Baroque lamps have that Dorothy Draper Greenbrier Hotel Grand Lobby WOW factor. To say these pla...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Table Lamps in Green Murano Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in green Murano glass.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Gilt Brass Vintage Neo Classical Revival Table Lamps
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a wonderful pair of gilt neoclassic style footed lamps with graceful sculpted acanthus leaves and slim articulated legs that terminate in padded feet. The set are urn form wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frink Style Double Mirrored Reflector Bank Light
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a rich looking desk lamp with out being too decorative. It has the simple elegant look of a bankers lamp. Each of the 2 shades have 3 fluted reflector mirrors often found on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Vintage Hollywood Regency Onyx Marble Light Base Table Light, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Impressive large onyx marble light base stand
Origin:
Italy
Decade:
1970s
Description:
This original vintage light base element is made of high ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal
Flos To-Tie T1 Table Lamp in Anodized Black by Guglielmo Poletti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Guglielmo Poletti Table lamp providing diffused light. Clear glass cylindrical lamp body available in multiple sizes. The handle is made ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Molitor Grapholux Lamp Brown Enamel and Bakelite Stick by Christian Dell 1930s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Brown enameled metal and bakelite arm holder. Shade and arm adjustable.
Produced by Molitor Zweckleuchten, Berlin, Germany in 1930s.
Nice vintage condition with E26/E27 socket so...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Varinia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Varinia lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Lamp by Philippe Cheverny
Located in Austin, TX
Lamp, French, by creator Philippe Cheverny. This Modernist lamp mimics a stylized skyscraper with brass and chromed steel components. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Table Lamp “Roots of Home” Lighting Medium Straw Inlay Collectible Natural Black
Located in Warsaw, PL
Due to the war, many Ukrainians lost their homes and had to arrange their lives in temporary places of residence. The Roots of Home collection has an ass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Patinated Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Table Lamp, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts table lamp.
Striking English design from the 1900s.
Original patinated wrought iron frame with original blue opaline glass shade.
This wonderful...
Category
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Modern Murano Hand Blown Violet/Purple Glass Table Lamps Signed
By Barbini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This pair of beautiful hand blown Murano lamps are in the most beautiful melange shades of voiles to purple with clear and white glass swirls. The lamps are made in the Murano region...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Vintage Søholm Table Lamps, Designed by Einar Johansen
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
This is a pair of elegant table lamps designed by Einar Johansen and crafted by Søholm in Bornholm, Denmark, in the 1960s.
The lamps are made of stoneware and feature a signature by the designer and the maker, including "Søholm Stentøj," "Denmark".
They stand at a height of 23 cm to the top of socket and 16 cm for the ceramic.
Please note that the lamps are sold without the lampshade.
These lamps are perfect for adding a touch of vintage...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Flambé Glazed Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very charming flambé-glazed vase, decorated with painted irisies, now mounted as a table lamp, with a hand-gilded turned base.
Height of vase: 13 in (33 cm) including giltwood b...
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural Desk Lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s
By Marco Zotta
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Large desk lamp, model GLI. Designed by Marco Zotta for Eleusi Italy in the 1980s. A very strong design that consists of geometrical shapes and straight lines. This table lamp is hea...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rupert Nikoll Midcentury Brass Tube Bubble Glass Table Lamp, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist table lamp / side lamp from the 1950s, designed and executed by Rupert Nikoll Vienna, Austria. Made of polished brass and mouth blown clear glass with bubbles i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marble Bedside Lamp, 1980s
Located in Brussels , BE
Marble bedside lamp, 1980s.
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Vintage Italian Table Lamps with Custom Shades in Irish Linen
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Stylish pair of vintage Italian table lamps with bespoke custom made Irish linen shades. This beautiful pair offer a two way lighting system where by both the top and the bottom of t...
Category
1960s Italian Meiji Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Lacquered Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Brass Details, Scandinavia ca 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Scandinavia is extremely important in mid-century modern design history. In contrast with the functionalism of the International, designers from the region brought a refreshing breat...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Italian Table Lamp "Spiral" by Angelo Mangiarotti of Chrome Steel, 1970s
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing the Fabulous “Spirale” table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy circa 1970, now available for sale. This stunning piece was manufactured in Italy by an unknown maker and features a chromed steel spring with a hidden and integrated switch inside the base. The lamp takes one E27 standard screw bulb to illuminate and comes with a silver mirrored bulb, making it a perfect match. The lamp is in fine working order and ready to use, with perfect wiring, plug, and switch. We have also included a video where you can see the lamp being turned on and off. It stays in good original vintage condition, partly with minor patina and rust to metal. Measuring 29 cm / 11.42 inches tall and 17.5 cm / 6.89 inches in diameter, this rare and cool table lamp...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Table Lamp by Liwan's, Italy, 1970s
By Liwan's Rome
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern design lamp was made by the renowned architect Giacomo Sinopoli for Liwans of Rome, Italy. Liwans pieces are known for their extraordinary design and di...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
DAWN Table Lamp 'Black'
Located in Renton, WA
A metaphor of the sunrise, emitting the first light from the ocean’s horizon, DAWN table lamp brings a new day and a new lighting experience. Beneath w...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Planet Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Planet is incredibly polished and sophisticated, yet still so straightforward. The multi-adjustable parts provide the user the flexibility to meet their every need. Combining intelligent design with innovational aesthetics, the PLANET Table Lamp is ready to tenderly emit a moon-like illumination through genuine copper/ brass gear...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Steel
Gio Ponti for Ugo Pollice Model 546 Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti Table lamp in chrome and black shade model 546.
This lamp was designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Ugo Pollice Illuminazione during the 1940s. Gio Ponti was an icon...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Kartell Take Lamp in Smoke by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The classic icon of the bedside lamp is revisited by Kartell's technology to become an industrial product in a variety of colour shades. The shape of Take is the result of the joinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Antique Black Pottery Owl Table Lamp by L. Hjorth of Bornholm
Located in Søborg, DK
An amazing iconic pair of black pottery table lamps with owls by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth of Bornholm Denmark.
The lamps have been rewired with a bl...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Neoclassic Brass Lion Low Desk Lamp Rectangular Black Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage neoclassic brass lion desk lamp with rectangular black cardboard shade with gold trim, diffuser in the shade, black cord with inline s...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jamie Young Co. Contemporary American Black Bronze Table Lamp
By Jamie Young
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American cast bronze table lamp featuring a turned neck with functioning brass light switch socket connected to a compressed globe form...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Cobalt Blue Glass Table Lamps with White Interior, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Beautiful cobalt blue glass table lamps with a white interior. Measuring height 24cm / 9.22 inches, by top diameter 17cm / 6.7 inches, and base diameter 11cm / 4.33 inches. The lamps are wired for the UK and are in full working order. They have a bayonet bulb fitting.
These stylish vintage cobalt...
Category
1970s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Rare Sasso Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare "Sasso" table lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1948. Onyx base, enameled aluminum shade, brass hardware. Original European plug. S...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Aluminum
Junius Lamp in Brushed Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-made lighting in Arvo Ray Studio's NYC workshop.
Lacquered brushed bronze.
Available in natural brass, verde gris, aluminum, blackened alumi...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fantastic pair of ceramic table lamps by Bitossi.
These lamps are brown ceramic in the center with a metallic glaze at the top and bottom.
Newly rewired with new nickel hardwar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Barovier & Toso Murano Bullicante Glass Table Lamp with Avventurina, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted Murano glass table lamp with Rigadin and Bullicante decoration and Avventurina throughout. Base banded in brass. By Barovier & Toso, Italy 1950s. Shows wear and age. Lamp...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Michael Andersen & Son of Bornholm Painted Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique pottery table lamp made by Michael Andersen & Son of Bornholm with penguins.
5 Standing penguins around the core of the lamp.
A very recognizable Michael Andersen glaze t...
Category
1910s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Adnet Style Brass Horse Shoe & Black Stitched Leather Desk Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant neoclassical black stitched leather and brass horseshoe shaped base table or desk lamp.
In good vintage condition. European socket and wiring. Price include rewiring for use...
Category
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brazilian Table Lamp, by Enrico Furio, Produced by Dominici, 1950s
By Dominici
Located in New York, NY
This fantastic table lamp was designed by Enrico Furio (1909-2010) and produced by Dominici, a Brazilian company of lighting objects created by the Italian designer Enrico Furio – wh...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
French Midcentury Reflecting Black and Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Pierre Guariche, Arlus
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant Maison Arlus style table light was designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s.
It features a black adjustable reflecting lampshade, a brass lamp arm and black b...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
A 1950s Industrial American Table Lamp by Dazor
By Dazor
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Dazor floating fixture metal industrial desk lamp number 2324, in original conditions. Consistent signs of use and age visible on the photos.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Original 1980s Postmodern Design Tablelamp Philips Modell Z Lamp
By Philips
Located in München, DE
Original "Z-Lamp" from the 1980s. Design classics from Philips. Type: FGG 200. Typical Postmodern design of that time. Housing is made of gray and black plastic and the typical 1980s...
Category
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Large Figural Lady Table Lamp by Deknudt
By Deknudt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spectacular large figural table lamp with an elegant lady.
A Hollywood Regency table lamp with an Art Nouveau touch made by Deknudt Belgium.
A graceful lady or women in draped dress standing on one foot on a Belgian black marble base which has beautiful detailled messing finish.
The lady holds the other foot to the back and her arms to the side.
The godess lady sculpture is made of messing or gold colored metal.
Above her a bakelite fitting ( for large bulb E27 ) with an on-off button.
On top you can place a lampshade.
As you can see in the pictures, this large table lamp is beautiful to combine with a black, white, beige lampshade and you can even play with the shape of it ( round, square, taps etc ) This table lamp is for sale excuded lampshade.
We added an on-off button to the wire, so you do not need to go under the shade to switch the light on and off.
The height of the table lamp - with or without lampshade - stays as good as the same as the lampshade comes over and not above the lamp base.
An impressive gold and black table lamp !
The Belgo Chrome etagere...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Ceramic Perfume Table Light Buddha
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This perfume light is unsigned, made in Art Deco style between 1920-1950.
The light is composed of molded ceramics with hand painted details.
The lamp has a small heat bulb which f...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1960's Blown Glass And Iron Table Lamps From Spain
Located in New York, NY
1960s blown glass and iron table lamps from Spain, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Measures: Height to light socket 26''.
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century sang de boeuf glazed baluster vase. Now set upon a hand-turned giltwood base and mounted as a lamp.
Dimensions refer to height of porcelain vase and gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Brass and Metal Table Light in the Style of Hans Kogl
By Hans Kögl
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Layered leaves, gilt metal flower and a metal round bass.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style of Marbro Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Enjoyable vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Art Deco figural jester or harlequin table lamps in the style of Marbro, a pair. Comprised of molded plaster, hand painted details, antiqued gold painted stems and finials, and new black silk like drum shades. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There were some cracks and chips that have been repaired. They have new wiring, sockets, & base felt. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Mid-20th Century.
Let’s get this party started!!! Did you know, a jester, court jester, fool or joker was historically a member of the household of a nobleman, or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras? A jester was also an itinerant performer who entertained common folk at fairs and markets… and now this whimsical performing duo is ready to entertain YOU!!! This is a lively pair of figural table lamps in the style of Marbro comprised of molded plaster with intricately hand painted details. They have antiqued gold painted finials under new black silk like drum shades. The male is wearing a fabulous one piece garment embellished with gold and black diamonds, a cape with a broad gold ruffled collar, a black face mask with bright blue eyes, a Renaissance pirate style hat, and he is jamming out on his mandolin with one foot perched upon a ball. The female jester or “Plaisante” appears to be dancing and getting her groove on to the beat of the mandolin. Her outfit matches the male jester with black and gold diamonds down her pants, an identical wide gold ruffled collar, and a gold zig zag on the front of her top. And let’s not forget to mention her gorgeous gold shoes!! She also has a black face mask with blue eye slots and her hat is pointed with jewels on the front. She holds a facial fan which she waves as she dances and a shawl that drapes loosely across her back and flows as she glides to the music. They are sturdied by antiqued gold painted stems and they both stand upon a square base stacked upon a larger gilded square with rounded edges… They are absolutely EXQUISITE!!! Can’t you just hear the strum of the strings and see them laughing and dancing in front of their King or nobleman? We certainly can! They will be wonderful in a game or entertainment room, in your living room, one on each side of the sofa upon a pair of end tables or side by side on a sofa table, or in your bedroom, one on each nightstand beside your bed. They are mid-century modern with a little Art Deco and Hollywood Regency flair and will blend in beautifully with many décor styles. If you are a clown collector or jester lover and have been searching for just the right addition to your home… you just found it! They are amusing, completely charming, and sure to entertain you and your guests for years to come!! There’s no more time for “funny business….” You simply MUST make them YOURS!!!
Female Lamp...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Boxford Holland Memphis Style Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
Boxford Holland Memphis style table lamp, 1980s.
Category
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Vintage Burnished Metal Amber Table Lamp Bedside Lamp c 1910 France
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau vintage table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished metal with an amber orange colored decor stone circa 1910 France.
A wonderful table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished metal with a beautiful lamp shade, which shows embossed leaves and an amber colored decor...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Black Theatre Spotlight Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Vintage theatre spotlight table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s
- It features a black metal body and a glass lens cover
- A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Blue and White, Speckled Body, Urn Pottery as Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Clermont, FL
Urn table lamp with dark blue lamp shade.
Category
20th Century Country Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Ceramic Table Lamps by Soholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 3 ceramic table lamps by Soholm, Denmark - 1960s. The lamps are being sold without shade. The measurements given apply to the lampstand.
Søholm Stentøj, also known as Søho...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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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