Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Copper
1970s Dutch Louis XV Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Clay, Linen
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Rattan
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Blown Glass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic, Celadon
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Faux Leather, Teak
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
1990s American Table Lamps
Stone
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
2010s European Table Lamps
Ceramic
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Slate, Gold Leaf
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century European Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Lead
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome, Steel
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Copper, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pottery
Early 2000s Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Gold Plate
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
1940s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1940s American Mission Vintage Table Lamps
Walnut
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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