Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Brass
$2,660 / item
Pyrite Table Lamp
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Pyrite collection, this table lamp features a rectangular shade that complements the decoration of the body made of several cubes juxtaposed at different angles. The stru...
Ceramic, Textile
Table Lamp "Bacco 1-2-3" in Murano Glass by Guido Rosati for ITRE, Italy 1980s
By ITRE
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful table lamp in murano glass and metal by Guido Rosati for ITRE. Made in Italy in the 1980s. The Bacco lamp is a refined expression of Italian design, composed of three bot...
Metal
Romeo Rega Table Lamp in Brass, Vienna Straw and Lucite, Italy, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique Italian table lamp in solid brass, lucite, and Vienna straw, completed with an off-white fabric and brass lampshade. This incredibly stylish lamp was designed by...
Metal, Brass
Black Ceramic Table Lamp White Linen Shade, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed. Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
Clay, Linen
Pair of Large Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamps, Søholm, Bornholm Denmark 1960/70s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A pair of vintage ceramic table lamps made by Søholm Keramik on the Danish island of Bornholm. Both lamps are stamped “Bornholmsk Søholm Denmark”. They are made of stoneware (Stentoj...
Stoneware
Kalmar Atomic Floor or Table Lamp 'RS 6 TL', Aluminum Glass, 1970, One of Two
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Mid-Century Modern or Space Age Atomium tower table or floor light mod. RS6-TL 1972 designed by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in 1972. The lamp is made of polished aluminum and handblown b...
Aluminum, Nickel, Chrome
Pair of mid-century Danish ceramic table lamps'Ufo' by Einar Johansen for Soholm
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful pair ceramic table lamps designed by Einar Johansen and made by Soholm, Denmark. These lovely lamps have ceramic glazed base in blue/green/ brown color. Signed at the bot...
Ceramic
Midcentury Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
An authentic French mid-century modern rope table lamp by Audoux-Minet, circa 1950s. Features a hand-woven natural manila rope column resting on a sculptural, coiled clover-leaf bas...
Rope
Vintage Brown Adjustable Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This dark brown industrial desk lamp was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. The lamp has an aluminium shade, a wooden base and iron arm with two adjustable joints. Orig...
Iron, Aluminum
Sculptural Ceramic Emma Table Lamp w/Vellum Shade by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Emma table lamp is constructed by stacking slab-built ceramic bricks. Each brick is individually formed, carefully arranged, and then attached to create a cohesive piece. The arc...
Ceramic
French 1960’s solid wooden sphere lamp.
Located in London, GB
A larger than average heavy solid wooden carved sphere lamp. French c.1960’s. Shade for display, not included.
Wood
Quadrifoglio Table Lamp in brown acrylic by Harvey Guzzini, Yugoslavia 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic Quadrifoglio table lamp designed by Guzzini and manufactured under license by Meblo in Yugoslavia during the 1970s. A celebrated example of Sp...
Steel
Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp, Black Silk Shade, Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous unique Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp. Made in Italy. This lamp is unique and is in excellent condition, signed at the bottom and it works perfectly. The black silk lamp ...
Metal
Pair of 1930s Losol Ware Chinoiserie Potiche Ceramic Lamps by Keeling & Co
Located in London, GB
A decorative pair of English Losol Ware chinoiserie ceramic table lamps by Keeling & Co., Burslem, dating to the 1930s. Executed in richly ornamented Losol Ware with a softly patina...
Brass
French Oil Jar Table Lamp c. 1900
Located in Warminster, GB
A stoneware oil jar table lamp. French, c. 1900, later converted. Stock ref. #3239 Professionally wired to UK standards. New tapered calico shade included. Height with shade: 48 ...
Stoneware
Rare & Elegant Modernist Table Lamp 'TOS' by Florian Schulz Germany 1990s
By Florian Schulz, George Nelson
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and elegant Modernist table lamp. Designed and manufactured by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1990s. The swiveling and rotating lamp shade can be positioned in every wished ...
Brass, Nickel
Verner Panton 'Panthella 320' Opal White Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 320' Opal White Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The Panthella collection, by Danish designer Verner Panton, was introduced in 1971 and remains one of his most ...
Acrylic
20th Century Italian Lotus Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, single vintage Mid-Century modern Italian table lamp made of hand blown Pulegoso Murano glass, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in good condition. The detailed slightly f...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Bedside Lamps 1 Light Golden Leaf Murano Glass by Multiforme in stock
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Pair of bedside lamp Simplicissimus 360 bedisde lamp 1 light, in golden leaf artistic glass by Multiforme. The price is referred to two pieces and it does not include the lampshades ...
Blown Glass
Bar Table Lamp, Contemporary Lamp, Verdigris, Brass, Alabaster by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
BAR is a table lamp by Kalin Asenov. Alabaster base, verdigris patina, and column, supporting a brass dome. Every piece is made to order which allows us to create variations in d...
Marble, Brass
Expertly Restored -Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut Base with Brass Accent Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut Wood, Polished Brass Dimensions: 34in H x 7in W x 7in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W x 15in D _________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-C...
Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A light grey-glazed ceramic and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10” Bot...
Metal
Blue Brush Stroke Ceramic Table Lamp, Small, by Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our signature brushstroke design is now available on a smaller size lamp. A gently faceted double-gourd shape sits atop a gold gilt base. 8” Diameter x 24”H Overall 7” Diameter Base...
Ceramic
Danish Modern, Decorative Stoneware Table Lamp with Flared Base, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Elegant Danish Modern table lamp crafted in stoneware, featuring a sculptural form with a wide, flared base and a slender neck. The surface is finished in a subtle, variegated glaz...
Stoneware
Vintage Italian Rococo-Style Carved Wood Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Carved Wood, Wood, New Linen Shade Condition: Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade Dimensions: 30.50”H x 9”W x 9”D Shade: 9"H x 15"W x 15"D
Wood
Medium Medusa Mouthblown Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Established & Sons
By Carlo Nason, Established & Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medium 'Medusa' Mouth-blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Established & Sons Originally designed in the 1960s by Carlo Nason of Italy, the Medusa has been brought ...
Metal
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/24Karat Gold Flecks originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features a rounded body and tape...
Gold
FORNASETTI Rare Ceramic Snail Table Lamp
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage original white ceramic giant snail lamp / made in Milan Italy by Fornasetti, 1970s Original label underside Measures: length 13.8 inches, width 9.8 inches, height 19.3 inches...
Ceramic
Fine Art Deco "Waterfall" Table Lamp Signed by Sabino, Paris, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful and lovely nickeled bronze and glass table lamp by Sabino, France, Paris, circa 1930s. The amp is signed on the bottom and on the glass shade with "Sabino Paris...
Nickel, Bronze
Rare Pair Of Vintage Italian Ceramic Parrot Table Lamps
Located in Bruton, GB
Pair of large, sculptural vintage Italian ceramic table lamps in a striking high-gloss white glaze, modeled as perched parrots atop naturalistic tree trunks. These highly decorative ...
Metal
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Acrylic
Contemporary Hand Carved Cream Lacquer Feather Table Lamp by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather Table Lamp Cream Lacquer Hand Carved Lacquer over metal Silk Shade Shade Size: 12/12 x 13/13 x 12 Limited Edition Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the Shang dynasty...
Silk, Lacquer
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Textured Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Hamburg, PA
Lee Rosen designed this striking mid-century modern ceramic table lamp for Design Technics, New York. Founded by Lee and Samuel Rosen in the 1940s, Design Technics became one of the ...
Ceramic
Eduardo Vega Ceramic Table Lamp, Ecuador, 1990s
By Eduardo Vega
Located in South Jordan, UT
A striking handcrafted ceramic table lamp by celebrated Ecuadorian artist and designer Eduardo Vega, renowned for his vibrant architectural compositions and distinctive geometric sur...
Ceramic
$899Sale Price / set|44% Off
Faux Bamboo French Ceramic Table Lamp Pair , French 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Hollywood Regency style, faux bamboo French ceramic table lamp Pair with green painted faux-bamboo trim circa 1970s. Please note of wea...
Ceramic
Green Glass Desk Lamp by Michael Bang for Holmegaard, 1970s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A Green desk lamp designed by Michael Bang for Danish Holmegaard Glasværk in 1975 accomplished new a shade made of artisan textile from Mallorca. A colorful attribution to the a mode...
Glass, Blown Glass
Daum Nancy Art Deco Wrought Iron Lamp
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base with ginkgo biloba decoration, stamped A. Moyens (Marseille ironworker). Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy. In perfect condition and ele...
Wrought Iron
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Stained Glass Shade
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, Circa 1930s Bronze base, with stained glass shade. Measures: 16"W x 16"D x 25"H. Very ...
Bronze
Pair of Diminutive Vintage Italian Blown Art Glass Boudoir Bedside Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of petite vintage art glass table lamps (ca. 1950, Italy). Composed of conical blown glass bases showing a smattering of trapped air bubbles within supporting patinated brass st...
Brass
Monumental Black Murano Glass Five-Arm Candelabra from the Spelling Manor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare, museum-scale Murano glass candelabra with exceptional provenance, sculptural presence, and dramatic impact. This striking five-arm, five-light candelabra is hand-crafted in ...
Murano Glass
Pair of Large 1970's Italian Ceramic Lamps with an Incised Deign Pattern.
Located in New York, NY
1970's Pair of Large Italian ceramic lamps with a wonderful mottled blue glaze and a decorative incised design pattern. The ceramic lamp bodies sit on black bases with brass appo...
Brass
Library Sconce, Contemporary Bookshelf Sconce in Carrara Marble, Aged Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
The small bookshelf sconce is design to fit within contemporary or transitional interior and provide functional illumination of the space. The sconce ...
Marble, Brass, Nickel
Chinese Export Porcelain Blanc de chine Water Buffalo with Child Riding
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Export Porcelain Blanc de chine Water Buffalo with Child Riding
Brass
$330 / item
Pink ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Pink Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation. Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included. If you woul...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
Art Deco table lamp with original old glass shade vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco table lamp with original old glass shade vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled
Brass
$1,880 / item
Totem Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TOTEM TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic light with a textured detailing, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature,...
Ceramic
A Pair of Geometric Monochrome Art Pottery Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
England, modern. Please enquire for availability. A pair of postmodern style pottery lamps, the geometric form decorated with a black glossy glaze and matte white zig zag banding. ...
Ceramic
Very cool pop art Post Modern table lamp with colorful Resin Pretzels sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very cool pop art Post Modern lamp featuring a central frosted white light column supporting a vertical stack of resin pretzels. Each pretzel topped with a crystalline granular textu...
Resin, Acrylic
Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome by Antonio Citterio w Toan Nguyen Designed by Antonio Citterio, Kelvin LED Green Mode...
Aluminum
An Acid Etched Vaseline Glass Shade with Floral Motifs
Located in London, GB
An Acid Etched Vaseline Glass Shade with Floral Motifs and a Deep Pink-Tinted Flared Rim Diameter of lampshade hole: 3cm.
Uranium Glass
Armona Mini Dimmable - Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp Off White Tapered Lampshade
Located in Braga, PT
Brighten up your space with our handcrafted ceramic lamp glazed in off-white, with a rotary dimmer, entirely handcrafted in our studio. You can turn the light on and off, decrease a...
Brass
$2,080 / item
Surya Green Table Lamp
By Euroluce
Located in Milan, IT
A glamorous accent perfect for any space, this eye-catching lamp showcases a green glass body with a gold-plated decorative accent around the top. Resting atop a black square marble ...
Marble
Pair of French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Flower Table Lamps
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Rococo style gilt bronze and porcelain flower table lamps. This absolutely adorable pair of French Rococo-style two-light table l...
Bronze
Contemporary 3D-Printed Tesser 5:3 Portable Table Lamp by Ridezign in Granite
By Ridezign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary 3D-printed cordless table lamp by Brooklyn design studio Ridezign, the Tesser 5:3 in Granite is the most compact expression of the award-winning Tesser Collection. Its ...
PETG, Bioplastic
Sculptural table lamp, Maski in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Sculptural table lamp, Maski in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal Table Lamp in Brass & Natural linen. Handmade in India. From the depths of India’s archaeological history, drawn fro...
Brass
Deco Nautilus and Conch Shell Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Art Deco Nautilus and Conch Shell Lamp from the 1940's with original bulb. 1940's USA.
Shell
$5,400 / set
Pair of Carved Alabaster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's Italian urn-shaped carved alabaster table lamps with beaded detail. Measurements Height of body: 15" Height to shade rest: 25" Base: 4.75" square
Alabaster
Art Nouveau style lady lamp.
Located in Madrid, ES
Art Nouveau style lady lamp. The square base of the table lamp has its curvedprofiles, and a young woman emerges from the foot,hugging the trunk, which ends in a rounded shapefrom wh...
Metal, Other
Antique Chinese Export Pottery Parrot Roof Tile Table Lamp W / Bamboo Shade
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export earthenware parrot roof tile that has been converted into a lamp. The bamboo shade is new. It measures 12”D x 7”H. The wrong is new as well.
Pottery, Bamboo, Wood
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.
Since its 1934 debut, the ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
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