Table Lamps
Late 20th Century North American Table Lamps
Driftwood
1950s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Stone, Brass, Lead
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Table Lamps
Sheet Metal
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Blown Glass
2010s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Table Lamps
Cork
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Plywood, Paper
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
1890s English Bohemian Antique Table Lamps
Blown Glass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Copper
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Table Lamps
Resin
Mid-20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Linen, Oak, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Cut Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Oak
20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wood
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Table Lamps
Cork
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s French Other Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Table Lamps
Tin
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
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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