Table Lamps
Table Lamps For Sale
Color: Yellow
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
Originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the construction of the Radiohuset building in C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Yellow
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Yellow
The 'PH 3½-2½' table lamp is based on Poul Henningsen's original drawings from the late...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century yellow Corolle Lamp by Georgia Jacob, France 1970s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Corolle lamp by Georgia Jacob, made from resin on a marble base.
France, 1970s.
perfect vintage condition.
rare yellow version.
we also have the orange colored on stock.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Scandinavian Modern Brass Table Lamp with Yellow Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small simplistically yet elegantly composed Table Lamp in solid brass and featuring a pastel yellow spherical shade. Made in Scandinavia during 1970s in art deco revival style. The...
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20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Buttery Yellow Ceramic Chinoiserie Pair of Table Lamps Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add a touch of vintage glamour to your space with these 1970s Buttery Yellow Chinoiserie Table Lamps by C.N. Burman Co. These Mid Century pieces feature intricate designs and a uniqu...
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Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Marie-Claude de Fouquieres Yellow Fractal Resin and Chrome Table Lamp circa 1970
By Marie-Claude de Fouquieres, Ombre et Lumiere
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer Marie-Claude de Fouquières designed this extraordinary fractal resin table lamp for the Parisian lighting company Ombre et Lumière in the 1970s. The rare piece boasts...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in pale yellow Murano glass, thi...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Yellow Lacquer, Made-To-Order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader Mini, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader serie...
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2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Single Yellow Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1940s Italian porcelain table lamp with metal base.
Measurements:
Height of body 17.5"
Diameter 8" (widest point).
Category
1940s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Sergio Giobbi & Patrizia Innocenti 'Sfera' Table Lamp in Yellow Acrylic
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Giobbi and Patrizia Innocenti for Metalmobili, 'Sfera' table lamp, acrylic, chrome-plated steel, cast aluminum, Italy, 1971
This radical designed table lamp is created by the...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum, Steel
Gunnar Nylund Mustard Yellow 'Chamotte' Table Lamp, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand in Sweden in the 1950s. The base is impressed with the Rörstrand logo, followed by “Nylund, Chamotte, Sve...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Fabric
Mid Century Yellow Metal Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite vintage Italian table lamp from the 1960s embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of mid-century modern design. Its bold yellow finish and sleek silhouette add a sophi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Lamp With Woman and Yellow Glass, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau spelter sculpture lamp, featuring a graceful Belle Époque woman holding a vibrant yellow glass bowl,
This 20th-century French piece captures the spirit of Art Nouveau...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Spelter
$3,078 Sale Price
23% Off
Vistosi Sata PT Floor Lamp by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
This lighting system carries on with the stylistic reflection of Trepai, and gives even more emphasis to ash wood, which forms the rigorous and geometric structure where the blown gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Oblong Huxley Table Lamp in Lichen Yellow by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
This collection is inspired by the unique galaxy of microorganisms living within each of us. We created a technique for dying and stippling each base that evokes the nature of microb...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Rare Antique Gone with the Wind Yellow Farmhouse Parlor Corn Oil Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Very rare and impressive Antique Victorian Gone with the Wind yellow satin glass double globe (converted to electric) parlor oil table lamp / lantern with hurricane and a molded corn...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tensor Bright Yellow Enamel Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Tensor
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tensor Bright Yellow Enamel Adjustable Desk Lamp.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1972 Stilnovo 'Blitz' Table Lamp in Yellow by Trabucco, Vecchi & Volpi
Located in Glendale, CA
1972 Stilnovo 'Blitz' table lamp in yellow by Trabucco, Vecchi & Volpi. Executed in yellow lacquered steel, this ultra refined sculptural lamp was designed by the legendary team of T...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Pair of Yellow Ceramic Table Lamps, USA
Located in Toronto, ON
A striking and tall pair of canary yellow glazed mid century modern ceramic lamps. This bold pair are in excellent vintage condition and date from the early 1970’s. The base height i...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Poul Henningsen Art Deco PH Table Lamp PH 3½-2 Glass + Warm Yellow Shade 1930s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco Poul Henningsen table lamp model PH 3½-2 from the 1930s.
Poul Henningsen was one of the most unique and world famous architect from the past century.
Besides the Lamp Desig...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Mustard Yellow
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp, desk lamp or bedside lamp. It features a glossy mustard yellow cast aluminum base with mouth blown frosted white glass shade in an acorn form. It takes one standard bulb up to 100 watts.
These retro lamps work with all mid-century modern furniture & decor. Such as classic vintage mcm, art deco, space age, post modern, retro kitsch and contemporary design. Imagine a pair of these lamps used as bedside lamps, on end tables in a living room, or a matching pair on top of a vintage credenza. These lamps will compliment modern furniture from iconic designers like Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Paul McCobb, Adrian Pearsall, Verner Panton, Florence Knoll, Joe Columbo, Hans Wegner & Arne Jacobsen. Use a single lamp as an accent lamp on your favorite cabinet or buy one as a funky desk...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Klaus Nolting 'Lix' Portable Outdoor Aluminum Table Lamp in Yellow for IP44de
Located in Glendale, CA
Klaus Nolting 'Lix' portable outdoor aluminum table lamp in yellow for IP44de
Founded in 1933 in East Westphalia, Germany, IP44.DE has quickly become one of the most innovative outdoor lighting companies in Europe, producing innovative pieces manufactured with detailed precision to the highest quality standards. Combining beauty with durability, this family run business has seen its space defining designs illuminate noted commercial, public and residential projects all over the world.
The 'Lix' portable rechargeable indoor/outdoor table lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Large Teardrop Form Yellow Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern teardrop form, yellow ceramic table lamp, mounted on original solid wood base, with original shade. Great, workin...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Glass and Brass Lantern Shape Pair of Table Lamps, 1950s, France
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow Glass and Brass Lantern Shape Pair of Table Lamps, 1950s, France
Lampshades are in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp by Napako
By Napako
Located in Vienna, AT
The lamp is made of steel and the lacquered shade is adjustable, from the 1970s.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s
By Lightolier
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s. This table lamp, in the form of an oversized pencil, is representative of the 1980s trend of making large versions of everyday ...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$195 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair Mid-Century Modern Yellow Multi Striped Ceramic Lamps
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern Pair of Green and Yellow Striped Ceramic Table Lamps, circa 1960's
Substantial in size, these striped pair of lamps are perfect for the room seeking that Mi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$680 Sale Price
75% Off
Modern Black Red Pink Yellow Green or Gray Daisy Flower Table Lamp
By Nika Zupanc, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Inspired by the gesture that we all made sooner or later in life, the "Loves me, loves me not", Daisy lamp depicts a daisy that does not lose its emblematic Romanticism. Delicate but...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Yellow Flexible Space Age Eyeball Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Beautiful yellow space age eyeball table lamps. The eyeball shade can be turned in any direction desirable. The lamp requires one E14 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug (works ou...
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tubetop Table Lamp in Yellow by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Mid-Century Metal Industrial Bright Sunshine Yellow Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Metal Table Lamp. Very versatile lamp that has been newly powder-coated in a bright sunshine yellow color. Perfect addition in any home looking for a pop of color ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 space age yellow glass table lamps ve-art Italy design , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 space age yellow glass table lamps ve-art Italy design , 1970s
Dimensions: 19,5 cm Height, 15cm Diameter
Condition: Good One has a small damage on the edge see photos
Col...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Pair of Lamps Yellow Fractal Resin by François Godebski , France, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space age Pair of set of 2 yellow fractal resin table or bedside lamps, nice original shades with brass circle, from the 1970s by the artist François Godebski. Fam...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce Elmetto 685 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp indirect light. Adjustable reflector with inside screen made of aluminum painted in white. Molded resin structure in the new golden color. Also available in the series-pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Cubic Yellow Amber Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of contemporary table or bedside lamps cubic pressed yellow amber and smoke Murano glass block and brass base. Few exclusive production. In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Polia...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Yellow Metal Cube Glass Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Luci, 1970s, Italy
By Luci Milano
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow Metal Cube Glass Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Luci, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
It has European plug. It can be converted to other countrie...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Japanese Porcelain Lamp Vases Yellow Monochrome Vintage 1960s Table Crackle
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage pair Japanese porcelain yellow monochrome lamps in baluster form with rich yellow crackle glaze, circa 1970's. Nice quality, heavy, double articulated...
Category
1960s Japanese Qing Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Essig Table Floor Lamp, Glass Chrome Yellow Shade, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large table light fixture designed by Richard Essig and manufactured in Germany in midcentury in 1970s.
It also can be used as floor lamp.
It is made of a chromed base covered wi...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Neoclassical Wedgwood Style Warm Yellow Table Lamp, circa 1950s
By Wedgwood
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Honey yellow glazed soft shaped neoclassical Wedgwood Jasperware style table lamp with silky white molded relief decorations depicting human figures, birds and floral ornaments. Dani...
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Mid-20th Century British Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair Cenedese Murano Bright Yellow Table Lamps
By Cenedese
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Italian Cenedese hand blown bright yellow vase shape table lamps. Mounted on giltwood bases with new brass hardware. Newly wired with 3-way ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,195 / set
Vintage Italian Lamps Yellow Neoclassical Lion Traditional Table Lamps a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
pair vintage 1960s traditional Italian tole lamps with matching lampshades.
Material: Tole and fabric
Style: Traditional Italian, French Country, French provincial, Louis XVI, Neoclassical, Vintage, Mid Century, Traditional, Classic
Design: In the style of Edward Caldwell, Chapman manufactoring company
Technique: Lacquered
Color: Yellow and black
Origin: Italy, 1960 - 1969
Gold corded with switch and an E27 socket
Condition: Good working condition. Recent wires and the matching yellow lampshades are in new condition. The lamps are US compatible but an adapter for the plug is required
Description: A pair vintage 1960s Italian tole lamps.
Yellow painted tole vase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Murano Glass Yellow and Light Violet Colored Wisteria, Circa 1950
Located in CABA, AR
This remarkable table lamp, crafted from Murano glass in the mid-20th century, circa 1950, is a rare gem that beautifully encapsulates the rich tradition and artistry of Murano glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Yellow Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase Made into Table Lamp on Wooden Base, US Wired
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage altar vase with yellow crackle finish and flaring neck made into a table lamp wired for the USA on circular base. This vintage altar vase, with its striking yellow crackle ...
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20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s Sculptural Art Glass Yellow Italian Table Lamps
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pair of Italian Glass Table Lamps Italy 1950s
Frosted glass base contrasts with yellow shade.
Unmarked, in the style of Fontana Arte
9 h x 7.75 d x 5 w
Tested and working.
Preowned ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Pair of Yellow Ceramic Ginger Jar Table Lamps Brass Rewired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage pair of yellow ceramic ginger jar table lamps. New brass hardware. Newly wired. No chips or breaks.
Height to socket 18"
Height to finial 24"
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th century yellow stoneware ceramic table lamp by Lucien Talbot La Borne 1940
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Lucien Talbot
Art deco 20th century ceramic table lamp
Signed
Realised in La Borne circa 1940
Original perfect condition
Electrical system is new
Ceramic height 17 cm
Total Hei...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Lumina Daphinette LED Table Lamp in Yellow by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp in metal with an articulated arm and a diffusor pivoting on 360°. Available with halogen or LED light source. On/Off switch.
On/Off switch
Source:
1× 4W LED
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$585 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Mustard Yellow Ceramic 1950s Italian Table Lamp w/ Chromed Hardware
Located in Oakland, CA
Italian ceramic table in a dark mustard yellow with a lacquered wooden base. With chromed hardware that includes two pull chain sockets and a additional switch at the base. The brass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Oatmeal and Yellow Gilt Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Great strong yellow. In beautiful contrast to the brown appliqués. With original lampshade.
A fine ceramic table lamp in an ovoid form with a double waisted flared neck and flank...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Danish Table or Pendant Lamp by Bent Karlby for ASK Belysninger, 1970s
By Bent Karlby
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is a dual colored hybrid table or pendant light designed by the Danish designer Bent Karlby in the late 1960s. It is made from yellow and white acrylic and was manufactured by A...
Category
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
$319 Sale Price
20% Off
Yellow Ceramic Chinoiserie Table Lamp Silk Lampshade
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful bright yellow Chevron pattern ceramic table or desk lamp with coordinating yellow silk shade, in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid-20th century. Lamp body is a bright yellow ceramic in a Chevron pattern, brass hardware that takes two bulbs and has two on/off button switches (one for each bulb), black base, yellow silk shade with a flared edge, and finished with a brass finial. In Fine working order. Other items shown in images available separately, see details below lamp shade dimensions.
Lamp dimensions:
To top of finial: 31" H
To top of lamp body: 19" H
8" Diameter at widest
Silk Shade:
15.5" H
17.75" W
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French porcelain butterfly box...
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1970s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Wood, Ceramic
Robert Caillat Table Lamp with Yellow Adjustable Shade, France, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This charming table lamp was designed by Robert Caillat and produced in France in the 1950s. This particularly rare design is sometimes (mis)attributed to Jean Boris Lacroix Brass stem with a pale yellow adjustable shade with a brass top and push button light...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space age yellow table lamp, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Space age yellow table lamp, 1970s.
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Yellow Crackle Glazed Ceramic Vase Made into Table Lamp on Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A crackle yellow glazed ceramic vase made into a table lamp and mounted on a circular wooden base with petite feet. This table lamp, originally a crackle yellow glazed ceramic vase, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vistosi Damasco Small Table Lamp by Paolo Crepax
By Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
It is produced with the bozzolo technique, which consists in applying threads of molten glass that create an organic texture. Due to its versatility, it is one of our most successful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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
Vistosi Futura Medium Table Lamp with Black Frame by Hangar Design Group
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps in blown glass available in transparent and three exclusive colors combined with different finishes of the metal ring. The glass is blown in one piece but the par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Bicolored Desk Lamp
By Fase
Located in Vienna, AT
Gold/Braun colored with chromed lamp arm.
Two bulbs E27 (max. 60W) now fitten with LED bulbs.
Beautiful and original condition from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Cut Steel
$890 Sale Price
36% Off
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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