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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 10
Amitābha Studio x Royal Delft: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Table Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Introducing this Royal Delft masterpiece: a limited-edition, hand-painted, and handcrafted table lamp that brings a historic design into the present day. Meticulously crafted by Roya...
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2010s Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

'Zen' Table Lamp, Sculptural, Slate, Bronze Resin, Gold Leaf by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on a slate base and features multiple bronze resin handcrafted semi-circles. Each element is hand cast and patinated to increase...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Slate, Brass

Sculptural, Contemporary Bird in Flight Table Lamp by Margit Wittig, Blue Glass
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and includes a hand blown glass sphere in blue. The sculpted contemporary bird in flight, with its organic...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arouca Table Light
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Break the Mold: Nove+Crespano ceramic lamp set by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in New York, NY
The Nove+Crespano is a handmade ceramic lamp and part of a project entitled Break the Mold by artist Jenna Basso Pietrobon. Made in her family’s hometown of Nove di Bassano (an hour ...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Arouca Table Light
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Arouca Table Light
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light Designed by Project 213A in 2023 Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Break the Mold: Marostica+Marostica ceramic lamp by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in New York, NY
The Marostica+Marostica is a handmade ceramic lamp and part of a project entitled Break the Mold by artist Jenna Basso Pietrobon. Made in her family’s hometown of Nove di Bassano (an...
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2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Break the Mold: Breganze+Fara ceramic lamp by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in New York, NY
The Breganze+Fara is a handmade ceramic lamp and part of a project entitled Break the Mold by artist Jenna Basso Pietrobon. Made in her family’s hometown of Nove di Bassano (an hour ...
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2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Break the Mold: Cassola+Cassola Table or Floor lamp by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in New York, NY
The Cassola+Cassola is a handmade ceramic lamp and part of a project entitled Break the Mold by artist Jenna Basso Pietrobon. Made in her family’s hometown of Nove di Bassano (an hou...
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2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

MINA rechargable lamp, brass finish- by 247lab
Located in Saonara, IT
- Presented on 1ST DIBS in preview - -Rechargable table lamp model "MINA", made in anodized aluminium (brass finish); with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits in...
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2010s Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Josef Hoffmann Viennese Jugendstil Opaline Glass & Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table lamp with opaline glass shade, designed for the house of the industrialist and photographer Viktor Spitzer in the then new build series of mansions build by Josef Hoffmann at t...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Glass and Brass Esperia Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made by Esperia, each made of a triangular foot in blown clear glass, with a streak of dark grey in the center. Some air bubbles are visible in the glass, which i...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Koloman 'Kolo' Moser Table or Wall Lamp in One, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table and wall lamp in one: "Pivot" Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Flute Wide Shade Table Lamp, Light Lava, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_wide light lava ​ ​​Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Original L4 Ceramic Table Lamp by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Original L4 ceramic table lamp by Daniel Orozco Material: Ceramic. Dimensions: D 30 x H 50 cm White ceramic table lamp, with white peaks and palm screen. Handmade by Mexican artisan...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Castle Glo Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Staying steadfast with Seed Designs “Castle series” signature concrete finish, the Castle GLO pendant and table lamp is the newest addition to the ever-so ...
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2010s Table Lamps

Materials

Concrete

Colette ATD6, White & Merlot, Table Lamp for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Named after the famed and pioneering French author known simply as ‘Colette’, &Tradition’s new table lamp has an avant-garde aesthetic. Showcasing a tactile shade and base fully enca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

PVC, Fabric, Polyester

Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE MEDIUM table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile, Wood

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Blue Difuser by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Konsthantverk Svep Black Raw Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lamp model Svep floor lamp designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techni...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977 Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Table Lamp Mezquite Wood Flexible Linen Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
MEZQUITE table lamp was designed for the De Palo collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. When burnt using the Japanese technique Shou sugi ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Wood

Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile, Wood

Armitage Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Heavily influenced by The Armitage Floor Lamp, our desk lamp shares the same DNA including a walnut structure with brushed brass detailing, the shade is sustainably sourced from a recycled water bottle felt laminate. Using warm to dim bulbs it emits a variant glow and is perfect for a working station...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Flowerpot Vp9 Portable Table Lamp Stone Blue from Verner Panton
Located in Dubai, AE
The Flowerpot table lamp with a rounded pendant that hangs from the semi-domed upper shade, design of Verner Panton 1968. Slightly smaller in si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Hjra Table Lamp, Handspun and Handwoven wool lampshade, Made of Rock and Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handspun and handwoven white lampshade - made of 100% Siroua wool, an endangered sheep living in a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village - the lampshade is made in the Anti-Atlas region by the weavers from the Feija tribe and then the table lamp is assembled by us using cannes de Provence (local reed) and local rock in Marseille. Approximate measurements: 25 L x 25 W x 56 H CM 9.8 L x 9.8 W x 22 H IN For US customers, we put e26 socket and a plug adaptor. The Anti-Atlas region of Morocco seems to be the only region in the world where henna is not only used to adorn the skin or to dye hair but also to decorate woollen textiles. Women weavers go on keeping this ancestral savoir-faire alive from generations to generations. Handmade : Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural dyes. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws". Care instructions: Hand wash cold with wool detergent only when really necessary. About the artisan This village is landlocked in the mountains of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, until the early 2000s, it was accessible only on foot or accompanied by mules. The architecture of their typical houses is entirely made of local stones. Two cooperatives and more than 45 Berber women work...
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2010s Moroccan Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Torno Desk Lamp or Table Lamp in Olivine Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling Torno family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp! Handmade by Blueprint Lighting, the spun aluminum shades are inspired by a vintage 1950s Italian d...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel

Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes...
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2010s Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf

Kartell Cindy Lamp in Fuchsia Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Arco Lamp, Silver, by RAIN, Contemporary Table Lamp, Stainless Steel
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Arco Lamps are made from a prolonged section of circle that stand out by the discontinuity of its shape. The collection consists of lamps that seem to penetrate the surfaces they...
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2010s Brazilian International Style Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper

Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Table Lamp Indoor-Outdoor On-Off Soft Touch Led Techn Cordless Rechargeable
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Stack Table Lamp in Multi-Color Lacquered Papier-Mâché and Hand-Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by architectural elements, the stack lamp plays with balance and form of the fundamental shapes of building. Hand painted, patterned surfaces pair with hand-dyed and knotted...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bellhop White Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in White by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for the London ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

Chic 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic 'Bloc' parchment table lamp by Design Frères. Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. The dimensions are the overall dimensions of the lamp an...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper

Large 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Bloc' parchment lamp by Design Frères. Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. Comes with the matching custom paper shade shown. Handmade with r...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper

Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Champagne Silk Silvered Glass Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp! For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years. Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond. Additional info: - Dimensions: H 23.5 inches - Materials: Metal - Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V -Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket. - Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets. - If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Walnut and Birch Bedside Table Lamp by Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The bedside table lamp is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2017....
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut, Birch

Large Oval Lamp in Dry Blue Matte by Victoria Morris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic egg-shaped lamp with matte blue and black glaze handmade in Los Angeles by Victoria Morris.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Art Pottery Lamps with Abstract Leaf Motif
Located in London, GB
A pair of cylindrical Studio Pottery vases, with abstract leaf motif and contrasting pink rims, now converted as lamps. Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiring ser...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining Classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The Baroque style bas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass PH 3 1/2 -2 1/2 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen brass and glass PH 3½-2½ table lamp for Louis Poulsen. Executed in white opal glass and a brass, chrome or black metallized frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in Bronze Metal Paint by Tommaso Cimini
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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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

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Acrylic, Polyester

FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover. Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Steel

V-Lite-Brass Table Lamp or Wall Sconce with Perforated Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in collaboration with Commune design, the V-Lite doubles as a table lamp and a wall sconce. As a sconce, the fixture comes with a large brass b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper, Metal

Bellhop Dark Brown Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk & Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Dark Brown by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin

FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Violet 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Bronze 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

FLOS Gatto Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Named for a “little cat,” this Castiglioni brothers creation sits softly on any table, offering a glowing diffused light. The lamp is done in the famous “cocoon” style that the duo w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The playful personas of the Castiglioni brothers are evident in their Snoopy design, named for the beloved cartoon character and featuring a distinctive, light-hearted shape. The ori...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Steel

FLOS Spun T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Glossy Black by Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-T table lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

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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