Pair of Small Brass Table Lamps with Bamboo Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A striking pair of sculptural table lamps crafted from warm-toned bamboo and brass. Each lamp features a domed shade composed of vertically arranged bamboo reeds, accented by a brass...
Brass
French Modernist Table Lamp, circa 1950
By Arlus, Jacques Biny
Located in Vienna, AT
Brilliant modernist French table lamp from the early 1950s. The Minimalist sculptural base holds a lantern style body with glass diffuser (frosted on the inside). One brass and ceram...
Brass, Steel
Pair of Handmade Ceramic Mini Devoe Small Table Lamps - tan and green
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind, pair of ceramic lamps, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies, with white underglaze and coppery green glaze. This piece was inspired by seashells and smooth stones collected from the beach on trips to New England. About 17 inches tall with linen shade, unfinished and brushed brass hardware, with a blue braided cord...
Brass
Peill & Putzler Ice Cube Table Lamp, Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful petite table lamp by Peill & Putzler, circa 1970s, in very good original condition. The Fixture requires one European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs, up to 40 watts. Loo...
Glass
$1,501Sale Price / set|20% Off
Chloe Rattan Table Lamps, Handcrafted Lighting, Organic Design, New
Located in Oxford, GB
A Pair of Chloe Rattan Table Lamps Handcrafted with care in our workshop, the Chloe Rattan Table Lamp is an original design that blends artisanal charm with organic elegance. Eac...
Rattan
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
Post-Modern Missoni Table Lamp by Massimo Valloto, Italy, 1980s
By Missoni, Missoni Home
Located in Vienna, AT
An amazing colorful postmodern Missoni table or side lamp from the 1980s, designed by Massimo Valloto, executed by Ceramiche Viba, Bassano, Italy. This light has a conical unusual ce...
Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 15.0"H x 3.75"W x 3.75"D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 9.0" Top Diameter x 10.0" Bottom Di...
Teak
Sculptural Art Deco Gilded Wood Lamp in the style of Giacometti, Porta Romana.
By Jean-Michel Frank, Alberto Giacometti, Porta Romana
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Art Deco Gilded Wood Lamp in the style of Giacometti, Porta Romana.
Gold Plate
$1,800
Carved Alabaster Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian carved alabaster lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 16" Height to shade rest: 23" Diameter: 4.75"
Alabaster
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp by Lamp Gustaf, Pine & Linen, 1980s
By Ateljé Lyktan, Lamp Gustaf, Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Markslöjd
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage art deco style table lamp manufactured by Lamp Gustaf AB in Sweden in the 1980s. Solid circular pine wood base with black lacquered metal swan neck. Original draped flower li...
Metal
Sonneman Table Lamp Chrome & Lucite Mid Century Modern Space Age
Located in Lake Worth, FL
1960s-70s Mid Century Modern curved lucite and chrome ball table lamp. Adjustable angle chrome ball. Good vintage condition, chrome and lucite look good but so show age. Original wir...
Chrome
Vintage Flos Gatto Piccolo Table Lamps by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in amstelveen, NL
Pair of Gatto Piccolo table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Created using the innovative cocoon technique, each lamp features a delicate resin-coate...
Resin
Pr. Mid Century Brutalist Style Ceramic Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of Mid Century Brutalist school table lamps, executed in ceramic, with black, off white , brown and gold toned glaze. Both lamps are in very good,m original, clean and work...
Ceramic
$382 / item
‘Opposée’ Table Lamp - Pink 'Matte'
Located in London, GB
Matte pink base with a Matte Finish and Matching Shade. Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation. Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included. T...
Ceramic
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
By Achille Castiglioni, Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...
Resin, Wood, Pine
Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Painted Glass Landscape Scene Shade, 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts period table lamp with painted glass dome shade featuring a landscape scene In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 15.75"W x 15.75...
Iron
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamps by David Cressey
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a fantastic pair of large stoneware table lamps by David Cressey, California's favorite mid century ceramic artist. The lamp forms are a tall gourd shape with a speckled yel...
Brass
Design Technics Bottle Form Persian Blue Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A handthrown, bottle-form ceramic table lamp from the 3300 Series, model 3310, designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, finished in a stunning blue glaze referenced as "Persian Tur...
Ceramic
$418Sale Price|47% Off
1940s Hand-Carved Organic Midcentury Wooden Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1940s lacquered solid wooden table lamp with swirling organic hand-carved relief decorations around the heavy body. Smooth slender neck with wide tiered architectural top. Original b...
Wood
Art deco table lamp with palme koenig glass shade and glass sticks vienna 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art deco table lamp with palme koenig glass shade and glass sticks vienna 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled The glass sticks are replaced ( new )
Brass
$266 / item
Natural Linen Empire Lampshade 20", 22", 24"
Located in London, GB
A natural linen empire lampshade with generous proportions and a softly textured, organic weave, designed to bring warmth and quiet refinement to ceramic, terracotta and sculptural l...
Linen
Pair, Kawa Series Table Lamp 03, Organic White Porcelain, Green Marble Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 2 Kawa Table Lamp 03 by Luft Tanaka A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser, organic and asymmetrical in form, which casts a warm and comforting ...
Stone, Marble, Brass, Steel
$1,895 / item
Ebonized Maple and Cherry Table Lamp, Delhi I
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Delhi balances a strong, vertical posture with a large, buoyant shade. Turned, ebonized maple base with a cherry neck and finial. Brass hardware, black fabric-covered cord, triml...
Brass
$2,557
Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp
By Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp by Daum Nancy, circa 1925. Wrought iron base. Paste de Verre shade signed Daum Nancy. Electrified, B22 socket. In perfect condition. Total height: 46 cm Shade diameter...
Wrought Iron
Pair of HAN Style Lamps with Handmade Belgian Linen Shades
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful pair of unglazed Han dynasty style vases of a very elegant form. Expectedly mounted as lamp. High quality mount with a brass adjustable pivot joint. Shade handmade in Bel...
Pottery
Vintage PAF Studio Dove Italian Table Lamp Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo MCM
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, PAF Studio
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, iconic postmodern "Dove" desk lamp, designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio (later known as Italiana Luce) in Milan, Italy, around 1984....
Plastic
$636Sale Price|25% Off
Hand-Painted Yellow Chinoiserie Porcelain Lamp, Europe, circa 1900
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A small antique porcelain table lamp, beautifully hand-painted in a famille jaune inspired Chinoiserie style, featuring delicate floral motifs...
Brass
Green Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp With Rattan Shade 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Green Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp With Rattan Shade 1970s. A beautiful luster glazed studio pottery table lamp made in Portug...
Rattan, Pottery
Delft-Style Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamp by Samson, circa 1880-1910
By Edmé Samson, Delft, Samson & Cie, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
An antique French blue and white faience table lamp by Samson of Paris, circa 1880–1910, featuring intricate hand-painted Delft-style decoration and newly fitted pleated English Heri...
Brass
Set of 2 Mid-Century German Minimalist 6658 Table Lamps, 1960s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Hamburg, DE
6658 table lamps by kaiser glow in a rare color. what is special here is the combination of 2 lights of the same type and color in different sizes. A minimalist design by kaiser. Th...
Metal
$1,627Sale Price|20% Off
Nemo Cassina Chocolite Table Lamp Toshitaka Nakamura Brown NOS with Original Box
By Cassina
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Chocolite table lamp, designed by Toshitaka Nakamura for Nemo Cassina, is an elegant contemporary classic. Inspired by the smooth, rounded form of molten chocolate, the design co...
Metal
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp C1977
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Lamp C1977 Measures - 7 1/2" x 12 3/4" x 12 1/4" A vintage Art Deco lamp designed in the shape of a DC-3 airplane, featuring a c...
Glass
Orrefors Midnight Blue Crystal Lamp by Carl Fagerlund
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Mid-night Blue Crystal lamps designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. The Beautiful blue colored lamps have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished Brass double cl...
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Modernist Brass Table Lamps
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This vey nice pair of modernist table lamps is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Gooseneck Desk Lamp or Table Lamp, Circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A unique Mid-Century Modern gooseneck desk lamp or table lamp USA, Circa 1950s Measures: 3.5"W x 4.75"D x 16.5"H. Good original vintage condition.
Brass
Louis Sognot Pair of Table Lamps in Rattan and Vienna Straw, Italy, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Mid-Century organic table lamps entirely crafted in bamboo, curved rattan, and Vienna straw. These lovely French Riviera-style lamps were produced in Italy during th...
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
Pair of Chrome & Lucite Table Lamps, Italy 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevate your home decor with this exquisite Pair of Chrome & Lucite "Elvis" Lamps designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1970's. The lamps are made with precision and attention t...
Chrome
Table Lamp in the Style of Jugendstil 'nickel'
Located in Wien, Au
Table lamp in the style of Jugendstil This is a reproduction. We have also the same in brass Opal glass. Depending on the order quantit...
Opal, Nickel
$2,620 / item
Nadine Table Lamp by Black Tie
By Pier Luigi Frighetto by Black Tie
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary ensemble of geometric shapes, this elegant table lamp emits diffused or downward lighting. A classic silhouette revisited in an innovative, contemporary key, it feat...
Wood
Space Age Luci Milano table lamp, Italy, 1960's.
Located in Montréal, QC
Space Age Luci Milano table lamp, Italy, 1960's. 60 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL. CREATOR: Luci PERIOD: 1960-1969 COUNTRY OF O...
Steel
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and off-white embroidery fabric table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 16.5"H x 10.5"W x 10.5"D Bulb Specifications: E-2...
Pine, Fabric
20th century design red ceramic table lamp in style of Ruelland circa 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jacques and Dani Ruelland Original mid-20th century design ceramic table lamp Realised circa 1950 Original perfect condition Beautiful red ceramic glaze color wit...
Ceramic
Urn Table Lamp, White Craquelure Glaze in Style of Ralph Lauren
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant table lamp features sculptural urn-shaped ceramic or porcelain body with eggshell off-white glaze, reminiscent of Nancy Meyers aesthetic. Highly detailed, fine craque...
Metal
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Winter Landscape Lamp, Manner of Jefferson, c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Winter Landscape Lamp, Manner of Jefferson, c1920 Measures - 22" x 17" x 17" An antique table lamp in the manner of Jefferson, circa 1920, offers reve...
Glass
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Aluminum
Exquisite Tiffany Studios Bronze & Leaded Glass "Feather" Table Lamp, Circa 1915
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This superb Tiffany Studios table lamp, dating to circa 1915, represents the height of American decorative artistry in the early twentieth century. With its refined conical leaded gl...
Cast Stone, Bronze
Table Lamp in gilded and dark patinated bronze. Empire 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in gilded and dark patinated bronze. Originally an Empire Candelabra from the 1820s converted into a table lamp in the early 20th Century. The lampshade in black ...
Bronze
$1,350 / item
Handmade Stoneware Helix Table Lamp in Matcha
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Ethan Streicher, founder of Streicher Goods, located in Brooklyn, NY. Each Helix lamp is hand-built using stoneware and slab building methods. The Helix lamp is compris...
Brass
$607Sale Price|45% Off
XL Mid Century Murano Lamp Light White Murano Vintage Swirl Glass Italian
Located in Toronto, CA
An extraordinary extra-large vintage Murano glass mushroom lamp in a crisp white hue, crafted using the iconic swirl technique. Its generous scale gives this timeless design a strong...
Murano Glass
Amethyst Murano Glass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960 Italian lamp with gilt base. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 30" Diameter: 6"
Metal
A "seashell" lamp - French folk art - 1960s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A seashell lamp, assembled from two real mother-of-pearl shells and electrified. A piece of French folk art from the 1960s. perfect condition. Can be US wired on request.
Shell
Holtkotter Saucer Top Table Lamp Model 6233 c. 1980's
By Holtkoetter
Located in New York, NY
Chic dome top desk, or table lamp by Holtkotter Leuchen model 6233, circa 1980's. The lamp is in very good, original, clean and working condition, showing only inconsequential cosme...
Brass
American Large Brown Salt Glaze Stoneware Crock Jug Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The antique brown glazed stoneware jug, converted into table lamp, features traditional shape with applied finger ring handle, rounded shoulder, an...
Wood, Pottery, Ceramic
Pair of Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Lampshade by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of rare ceramic table lamps, Germany 1970s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in warm multi color tones, with a new custom made matching lamp shade by René Houben. The...
Metal, Brass
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Rattan Table Lamps "colour options"
Located in Oxford, GB
The Pallete Table Lamp distills the bold, organic-meets-geometric appeal of its floor lamp counterpart into a refined, space-saving design. Perfect for desks, bedside tables, or cons...
Rattan
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
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
Baccarat Louipe Table Lamp Clear Crystal Glass Blue Overlay, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful Baccarat table lamp featuring a blue overlay cut to clear crystal glass body. The intricate hand-cut patterns, such as star and crosshatch cuts, are visible where the blu...
Crystal
Midcentury Murano Glass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian blown glass lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 33" Diameter: 6.25"
Murano Glass
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.
The Gallery’s first fall show, “Enlightened,” reimagines how light fixtures can be seen.