Table Lamps
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Pewter
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery
1920s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Italian Gothic Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass, Bakelite
20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Campaign Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary French Other Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Organic Modern Table Lamps
Cut Steel
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Aluminum
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Copper, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome, Iron
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Composition, Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Hardwood
2010s French Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Stone, Crystal, Other
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Table Lamps
Concrete, Metal, Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Copper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
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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