New in Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco New in Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
2010s British New in Table Lamps
Silk, Blown Glass
Late 20th Century French Modern New in Table Lamps
Limestone
20th Century French Baroque New in Table Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Fiberglass, Mahogany
20th Century Italian Empire New in Table Lamps
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Aluminum
Early 2000s French Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic, Rope
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Crystal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine New in Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Stained Glass, Walnut
1930s Italian Bauhaus Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
19th Century French Antique New in Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique New in Table Lamps
Ormolu
1880s British Antique New in Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century French Modern New in Table Lamps
Limestone
1960s French Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian New in Table Lamps
Chrome
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Crystal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Crystal
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage New in Table Lamps
Marble
1970s Belgian Regency Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage New in Table Lamps
Blown Glass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau New in Table Lamps
Metal, Silver Plate
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary New in Table Lamps
Glass, Optical Glass
1950s Italian Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British New in Table Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency New in Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Vintage New in Table Lamps
Marble
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency New in Table Lamps
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary New in Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary New in Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage New in Table Lamps
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary New in Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency New in Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil New in Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage New in Table Lamps
Travertine, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage New in Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal, Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern New in Table Lamps
Copper
Late 20th Century European Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Pine
1970s Vintage New in Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Post-Modern New in Table Lamps
Plastic
2010s American Modern New in Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s American Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
2010s British Organic Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Machine Age Vintage New in Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Italian New in Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical New in Table Lamps
Fabric, Harewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage New in Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage New in Table Lamps
Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Crystal, Onyx, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian New in Table Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern New in Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco New in Table Lamps
Brass
2010s English Art Deco New in Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Aluminum
1920s German Art Deco Vintage New in Table Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco New in Table Lamps
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency New in Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern New in Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1980s Baltic Industrial Vintage New in Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Modern New in Table Lamps
Hardwood, Ash, Ebony, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern New in Table Lamps
Fiberglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Art Deco New in Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern New in Table Lamps
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New in Table Lamps
Chrome
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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