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Color: Silver
Table Lamp in Patinated and Chrome Plated Brass 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Table Lamp in Patinated and Chrome Plated Brass 1950s.
A wonderful mid century table lamp in chrome plated brass with a very nice patina. Timeless and elegant mushroom style design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Murano Blue Butterflies Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp Murano Blue Butterflies with polished
brushed brass base table lamp ornamented with deep blue
murano glass butterflies with silver leaf taken under the murano
glass. With...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Silver plate, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A silver-plate and purple blue colored blown glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 10.875“ H x 10.5“ Diameter
Bulb Spec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of James Mont Lamps
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Pair of column lamps by James Mont.
The lamps have a beautiful decorative design with a glazed silver leaf finish.
They have been newly rewired for the US with polished nickel doub...
Category
1950s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Leaf
$5,800 / item
Frankart Style Nude Silhouette Silver Moon Spelter Table Lamp by Sarsparilla
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco-styled Frankart re-edition by Sarsparilla features a nude nymph silhouette moon black metal table lamp. This lamp is crafted from silver-painted white metal featuring a grac...
Category
1970s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,218 Sale Price
35% Off
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Aluminized Silver by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the Miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Sterling Italian Silver Lamp
Located in VALENZA, IT
One light solid sterling silver lamp.
The base is round while the stem has an empty tube where the electric wire passes.
The lamp holder is in the shape of a tulip flower in fusion ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,477 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Jacques Moniquet Silver Plated Table Lamp, Cheret Edition, circa 1975, France
By Moniquet
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Jacques Moniquet table lamp, Cheret Edition Paris, circa 1975, France.
Compressed silver plated metal, new white fabric shade.
Stamped edition Cheret AAM, Paris.
Each piece...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Link Small Table Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Link modernizes the classic pantograph task lamp, incorporating the most advanced LED lighting technology to date. Designed with a dual-purpose shade/handle, Link seamlessly balances...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Modernist Silver Mercury Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian hand blown silver colored Murano mercury glass lamps consist of a conical glass base with a silver glass neck with black contrasting. Absolutely a unique piece of Ita...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Eduard-Wilfrid Buquet Table Lamp EB 27 in Sterling Silver for Tecnolumen
By Tecnolumen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Eduard-Wilfrid Buquet Table Lamp EB 27 in Sterling Silver for Tecnolumen. Current production, hand-made on request.
When you are searching for somethi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lim360 Table Lamp in Aluminum & Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
LIM360 is an inspiringly simple and intelligently functional task lamp. Combining seamless movement with the most advanced LED technology and an integrated USB port for charging mobi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Martinelli Luce Dimmable LED Pipistrello 620 Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1965 by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, the lamp is made with innovative techniques for the diffuser in methacrylate for the time in which it was designed. The shape of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco WMF Ikora Paul Haustein "Congo" Table Lamp
By WMF Ikora
Located in Bochum, NRW
An Art Deco silvered and patinated brass and ivory "Congo" IKORA WMF covered jar lamp (model no. 110/216, circa 1929). Designed by Paul Haustein for WMF,...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
$2,097 Sale Price
20% Off
Wmf Art Nouveau Lamp Night Light
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau night light around 1900.
Silver metal and glass cabochons.
Attributed to WMF.
Electrified and in very good condition
Width: 17 cm
Height: 28 cm
Depth: 14,5 cm
Weight: 1,3 Kg
WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer. In 1880, Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer merged with another German company and took the name of Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, then WMF acquired the Polish metalworks Plewkiewicz of Warsaw in 1886, which became a subsidiary of WMF around 1900. In 1900, WMF acquired Albert Köhler, a famous Austrian ironwork company. Then, in 1905, WMF acquired Orivit, a company known for its Jugendstil (German equivalent of Art Nouveau) pewter fabrications, followed a year later by the purchase of Kunstgewerbliche Metallwarenfabrik Orion, another German metal fabrication company. .
During World War I, the WMF was responsible for producing weapons for the German military and had certified to the Allied Control Commission that the tools used to produce these weapons had been destroyed. However, after Hitler's call for rearmament, the company, then under the control of Hugo Debach, immediately resumed producing weapons. Debach died shortly thereafter. From 1940, WMF began to make increasing use of forced labor from Soviet POWs in surrounding camps, with these eventually accounting for a third of the company's workforce. The WMF also founded its own concentration camp in 1944 to detain and force over 900 Hungarian Jewish women...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp Victorian 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 20th Century brass column lamp stands.
This is a splendid antique Victorian silver plated columnar Corinthian column table lamp, now converted to electricity from an...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
DCW Editions In The Sun Cordless Table Lamp in Silver Steel Body w/Silver Mesh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DCW Editions In The Sun Cordless Table Lamp in Silver Steel Body with Silver Mesh by Dominique Perrault & Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost
There is nothing more tender and magical than the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Peacock Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's American silver plated Peacock table lamp with hand-woven crystal tail with 3 Edison lights behind it.
Measurements:
Height: 16.25"
Width: 15.75"
Depth: 6"
Category
1930s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
$4,800
Bitossi for Bergboms Table Lamp, Ceramic, Dark Silver Metallic, Geometic, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Bergboms table lamp, ceramic, dark silver metallic, signed. Tall cylinder body with stepped neck glazed in a dark pewter or silver metallic and decorated with bands of ha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Barocco Style Table Lamp
Located in VALENZA, IT
Superb lamp in solid sterling silver completely worked, embossed and hand chiselled. The square base and the stem are enriched with acanthus leaves, fruits and leaflets, typical of t...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Sterling Silver
$20,970 Sale Price
38% Off
Achille Castiglioni for Flos Italian Modern 'Taccia' Table Lamp, Large, Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian modern 'Taccia' table lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The aluminum and polished steel metal base is topped with an inverted glass...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Antique Silver on Bronze Conquistador Figural Table Lamp
Category
1920s Italian Renaissance Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
English Sheffield banquet table lamp, c. 1850-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English hallmarked kerosene or oil banquet table lamp in silver plated nickel. The lamp is a doric column design with a gadroon edged drum form plinth on an extended gadroon edged ci...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
Pair of English Sheffield and Wedgewood Solar Lamps with Original Shades. C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Sheffield and Wedgewood figural solar lamps with the original frosted etched foliage and berry shades. Early 19th century. Pair of lamps have been electrified.
Category
1830s English George III Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Postmodern Murano Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Brussel, BE
Large Italian table lamp made of silver leaf encrusted Murano glass (foot and lampshade) on a black roundish metal base, designed in a Postmodern style in the 1980’s.
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Grande lampe de table italienne...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Antique Large Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a large and splendid antique Victorian silver-plated Corinthian column table oil lamp now converted to electricity, Circa 1870 in date.
The opulent antique table lamp featur...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Silver Plate Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Christofle
By Gio Ponti
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Silver plate arrow and horn candelabra style table lamp by Gio Ponti for Gallia / Christofle. Signed.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Plated Table Lamp 1930 Sweden.
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This silver-plated table lamp was made in Sweden during the early 1930s. With its Art Deco style combined with the Swedish Grace it gives this lamp a nice look. Made for C.G. Hallber...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
A sophisticated silver-plated Swedish Grace Table Lamp from the 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A sophisticated silver-plated Swedish Grace Table Lamp. Made in Sweden during the 1920s. Decorated with silver-plated flowers on black bakelit...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Silver by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Pair of Table Lamps in the style of Ruhlmann
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco silver-plated metal table lamps with fabric shades in the style of J. E. Ruhlmann.
Made in France.
Circa: 1928.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$12,600 Sale Price / set
30% Off
German Empire Period Seven-Piece Silver Candelabra Set
Located in London, GB
German empire period seven-piece silver candelabra set
German, circa 1810
Meaures: Largest: Height 66.5cm, diameter 30cm
Smallest: Height 51cm, width ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
$131,447 / set
1970s V. Nason Italian Vintage Cast Silver Mirror Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bring an extraterrestrial atmospheric mood into your home with this abstract mouth-blown lamp, a 1970s organic Minimalist creation by Vincenzo Nason, the mirrored Murano glass is dec...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Pair of French Hollywood Regency Empire Silver Nickel & Crystal Table Lamps 1920
Located in Coimbra, PT
Pair of French Regency Empire in nickel and crystal table lamps. 3 tiers wedding cake.
Housing 2-light bulbs each E14. Nickel detailing with all crystal intact.
Measures:
Height 20.5...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Nickel
French Art Vannes Clear Crystal "Wave Splash" Table Lamp, circa 1950
By Art Vannes
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Hollywood Regency French Art Vannes handmade Clear Crystal table lamp. Featuring transparent, reflective, hand blown crystal vase form with wave, splash, 8D top, narrowing to silver ...
Category
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
FLOS Taccia Led Diffuser Lamp in Silver by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Shagreen Porcelain Vases, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Shagreen porcelain vases now as lamps,a stunning pair of Shagreen Porcelain Vases, now skillfully converted into lamps, blending elegance with modern flair. Each lamp feature...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,980 / set
Sophisticated silver-plated Table Lamp with Classic column, late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Sophisticated silver-plated Table Lamp with Classic column made during the late 19th Century. Originally a kerosene lamp converted to table lamp in the early 20th Century.
Newly rew...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French circa 1940's mercury glass samovar-shaped table lamps.
Measurements:
height of Body: 23.5"
height to Rest of Shade: 36"
diameter: 8".
Category
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$5,200 / set
Table Lamp By WMF Ikora Circa 1920s
By WMF Ikora
Located in Gloucester, GB
Table Lamp By WMF Ikora Circa 1920s
- Silver plated brass base with black stripe detailing
- Original silver paper shade
- Take E27 fitting bulbs
- Produced by WMF (Württembergische...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Vistosi MiniGiogali Table Lamp in Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom-made
Specifications:
Light Source: E26
No of Bulbs: 1×60W E26
Dimmer: DIM 4
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique English Sterling Silver Marble Corinthian Column Table Lamp
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely Stunning Chisel Cast Single Sterling Silver Electric Table Lamp of nice tall proportions. Circa 1900.
Mark of G H for an English Silversmith (cannot find) also STERLING,...
Category
19th Century British Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Statuary Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver
Gustave Residential Table Lamp in Polished Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gustave Residential Table Lamp
By Vincent Van Duysen, 2022
Color: Polished Silver
Color Temperature: 3000K
Gustave is a portable, self-powered luminaire, specially designed for tabletop lighting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
2 Silver Plated Trophy Mantel Urn Converted Oil Lamps Lanterns 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two Victorian silver plated converted oil lamps / lanterns / table lamps featuring trophy or mantel urn form with two light pull chains, footed base and oriental lamp shades.
Dimens...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$640 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Pair Mid-20th Century Silver Plate Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful English silver plate Royal Sheffield pair urn shape vase table lamp. Each lamp features an exterior swirl decorated design resting on a squar...
Category
1950s English Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Pair of Italian Silver embossed with figures Lamps
By Liciano Sacco
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of "Cariatidi" lamps in 800 silver. Completely hand-carved and embossed with scrolls motifs.
Each part of the lamp has been finely embossed and chiseled by hand.
The central pa...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
$20,375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Firmamento Milano Pillola Table Lamp by Parisotto and Formenton Architetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Elegant interior lamp designed as an essential element that creates an evocative light of great comfort. A matte ball of simple and pure form, cut in two perfect halves that diffuse reflected and discreet light. The project line is the essentiality that shapes both the aesthetics and the lighting effect. The light is spread from inside the ball, reflected on the inner shell of the dome and spread on the surface of the table on which it is placed. Designed for the living, its light gives a great atmosphere to the home. The unit features a dimmer enabling custom quality and intensity light.
Aldo Parisotto and Massimo Formenton graduated in architecture from the IUAV of Venice. In 1990 they founded their own design firm P+F Parisotto+Formenton Architetti. Their research is oriented towards a range of different design themes, through which they have developed wide experience on both the national and international levels. In the design field they developed a collaboration with leading furniture and lighting companies such as cc-tapis, FontanaArte, Mingardo, Minotti Cucine. In the yacht sector the studio worked for Sanlorenzo, Cantiere del Pardo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
1940s Hollywood Regency Translucent Cut Crystal Table Lamp with Acanthus Details
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Hollywood Regency table lamp was realized in the United States, circa 1940. It features three stacked volumetric ovoid forms with etched foliate detailing atop an elon...
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Silver-Plated Edwardian Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Edwardian table lamps converted from oil lamps, possibly by the manufacturer. The lamps will be re-wired and PAT tested as part of the price once destination country is known...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$6,226 / set
Pixo Plus Table Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pixo Plus integrates ultra-convenient wireless charging technology + USB port for the ultimate task lightning experience. Designed for maximum utility in a minimal footprint, this co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
English Sheffield silvered copper and brass pulpit lamp, 1835
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Sheffield silvered copper and brass pulpit lamp with double spring loaded candle ejector shafts with a faceted chimney/hood reflector. Electrified...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
French Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI Style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp.
This stunning antique French Louis XVI style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp or desk lamp with adjustable tole shade...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Daytona Medium Green Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp Daytona Medium Green with a fiberglass base
structure with silver leaf covered with translucent lacquered
finish. Base plate in polished stainless steel in gold finish.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Leaf
$3,515 / item
Antique English Victorian Silver Gilt Pewter Table Lamp w/ Regency Dolphin Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Silver Gilt Pewter Heavy Table Lamp with Regency Dolphin Feet and Triple Lights. Item features a stunning floral repousse body, triple dolphin feet, and des...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luminous Murano Teal Art Glass Silver Aventurine Bullicante Lamp, Barovier Toso
Located in San Francisco, CA
A luminous Murano Midcentury teal art glass silver aventurine bullicante lamp by Barovier & Toso; of ribbed baluster form with splayed scalloped foot r...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian blue porcelain table lamps with nickel-plated bases.
Measurements:
Height of body: 17"
Height to shade rest: 25"
Diameter at widest: 9".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$5,400 / set
Pair of faux bamboo & rope silver plated lamps, 1960s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of faux bamboo & rope silver plated lamps, 1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Pr. Brutalist Table Lamps with Original Silver Finish Shades after James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of Brutalist, mid century, Hollywood Regency, table lamps, with original silver and blue decorated shades. The lamps depict a stylized city scene with columns, towers...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Small Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The table lamp LAlampada belongs to the "essentials" collection of the Tuscan company, together with ILtavolo, LApanca e ILletto, pieces of recognisable shapes, giving the highest level of customization. The table version of LAlampada by Lapo Ciatti makes no exception, a metal lamp and a diffuser of spherical shape, in metal or aluminum depending on the finishing. A lighting system that combines tradition and modernity, easy to locate on bedside furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1970 Pair of silver-plated metal lamps signed MURGEX Paris France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Composed of a cylindrical base in silver-plated chrome embellished with rounded cavities of varying size all over the surface, the cavities are encircled by gold-plated brass that le...
Category
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
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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