Table Lamps
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Cork
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1940s American American Classical Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1960s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s French Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Raffia, Teak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Wood
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Pottery
1980s Vintage Table Lamps
Oak
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fiberglass
1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
2010s Balkan Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Wood, Linen, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Porcelain
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Hardwood
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
Early 19th Century American Grand Tour Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Paper, Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
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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