Table Lamps
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
2010s British Table Lamps
Plaster, Wood
2010s American Table Lamps
Burl
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Leather, Textile, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Marble, Onyx, Aluminum, Brass
2010s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Unknown Organic Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Maple
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Stoneware
2010s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1980s French Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain, Giltwood
1920s Vintage Table Lamps
Fruitwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Travertine, Brass
2010s Ukrainian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Cork
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Metal, Brass
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Enamel
20th Century American Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Balkan Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Table Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
1950s English Vintage Table Lamps
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
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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