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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1910s
Austrian Art Nouveau Jewel Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Bronze Art Nouveau table lamp with floral relief decoration and red glass jewel.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1950s Table Lamp in white metal and brass
Located in Berlin, DE
1950s Table Lamp in white lacquered aluminum and brass in good original condition.
Please note: Lamp should be fitted professionally in accordance to local requirements.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Tall Lee Rosen for Design Technics Incised Natural Art Pottery Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Lee Rosen for Design Technics handcrafted sgraffito Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a classic tall wheel thrown pottery bottle form natural earthen palette in Beige, Taupe, Eggs...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Designer, Large Table Lamp, Oak, Metal, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A large oak and metal table lamp designed and produced in the US, 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 24.75” x 5” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 10” Top Diameter x 14” Botto...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Italian Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's Italian ceramic table lamps with glazed finish.
Measurements:
Height of body: 20.5"
Height to shade rest: 32.5"
Diameter: 8"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Sleek Crowfoot Table Lamp by Karl-Heinz Kinsky for Cosack
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful sleek lamp by Karl-Heinz Kinsky for Cosack with the crowfoot base. The lamp is in beautiful original and vintage condition except for the changed wirings. The shade is ad...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Bronze TABLE Oil LAMP with Electric Wire and Glass Cup Art Deco 50's
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique Bronze Wired TABLE Oil LAMP with Electric Wire and Glass Cup Art Deco 50s.
Length: 51cm
Width: 26cm
Height (luminaire): 12cm.
Condition
Minimal wear and tear.
Worked at the...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Antique TABLE LAMP Hollywood Regency brass Ceramic Classic Lamp EWÅ, Värnamo
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique TABLE LAMP brass Ceramic, Decorative Lamp EWÅ, Värnamo Hollywood Regency
Height (luminaire): 30cm.
Condition
Minimal wear and tear.
Worked at the time of cataloguing. No fu...
Category
1950s Swedish Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Metal
Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
By Le Klint, Kaare Klint
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
The original Kaare Klint Wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp".
This unusual vintage wall & desk light was designed by Kaare Klint for Le Klint in Denmark. First produced in the 1940s t...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Brass and Green Metal Petite Table Lamp by Gilardi and Barzaghi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, petite table/bedside lamp by Gilardi and Barzaghi (ca. 1953/54, Italy).
Composed of a perforated, conical shade in green lacquered metal supported by a tubular brass base.
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Barovier & Toso Stunning Monumental Hand-Blown Blue Glass Table Lamp 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Monumental hand-blown glass table lamp, light blue with footed with channeled body, by Barovier & Toso, Murano Italy, 1950's. The scale of this hand-blown lamp is truly stunning. As...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Austrian Ivory & Bronze Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Beautiful carved ivory and bronze table lamp with alabaster shade.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
Midcentury Italian Pair Of Ceramic Lamps By Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury pair of ceramic table lamps designed by Bitossi. Made in Italy.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Double Gooseneck Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautifully restored gooseneck lamp in turquoise. Sound wiring with a stable base, 3-way switch. Very cool style.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Turned walnut lamp with ceramic inlay by Jane and Gordon Martz for their company, Marshall Studios. Solid walnut with ceramic inlay around the perimeter.
Dimension: 5.75" diameter ...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Walnut
French Ceramic Table Lamp - 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A stunning ceramic lamp/catchall, featuring a glossy yellow and black enamel finish, produced in France during the 1950s. It boasts a superb shape and is in perfect condition.
Fully...
Category
1950s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910.
At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting department and the brains behind some of Tiffany’s most iconic shades introduced the “Drophead Dragonfly” to the world. Unable to cut the pieces of glass small enough to give the desired lacy effect to the wings of the dragonfly, Driscoll came up with the idea of using a brass filigree overlay that would be soldered over top of the glass wings, giving a much more intricate appearance.
These filigrees had previously been used on smaller decorative items but were a new concept in lamp design. The Dragonfly became one of Tiffany’s first recorded leaded shades, shown as early as 1899 by Art Nouveau tastemaker Siegfried Bing at Grafton Galleries in London The design won her the bronze medal at the 1900 world's fair a year later.
As the son of Tiffany & Co-founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, jewels to Louis Comfort Tiffany were as water is to a fish. It is no wonder with this background that Tiffany made the bold decision to employ Leo Popper & Sons of New York City as its producer of glass jewels Popper was founded in 1880 to produce imitation stones for costume jewelry, and Tiffany’s entrepreneurial prowess saw the possibility of using jewels in leaded glass shades. On the subject, Tiffany wrote: “Anyone who has seen the great rose windows of Chartres has, intuitively or otherwise, understood the relationship between glass and jewels. Designed to refract light prismatically, and placed to raise heads beatifically, they resemble nothing so much as magnificent celestial jewels.” It was likely for this reason that model no. 1507 was Tiffany’s favorite. More than any of its variants, the shade was spangled with a wide assortment of cabochon topaz glass jewels.
This lamp features a unique example of Tiffany Studios' iconic Drophead Dragonfly shade depicting a swarm of nine descending dragonflies, each with a distinct combination of body and eye color. Dragonflies, each with wings of strikingly mottled apple green and deep red and a unique combination of eye and body color. The ground is a warm saffron yellow shaded up to rich butter yellow, punctuated by twinkling amber cabochons jewels and topped by geometric bands of purple mauve and mint green. The vibrancy and variation in the dragonfly glass...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Rare Outdoor or Garden Lamps by Kaiser Leuchten Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of three exceptional Mid-Century Modern outdoor or garden lights in a lovely combination of red, yellow, green, white and black colors. Manufactured by Manufactured by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1950s.
Executed in red, yellow, green and black lacquered metal and plexiglass shades. All lamps need E27 Edison screw fit bulbs, are with original wiring, in working condition and run both on 110/230 volt.
Measurements:
Two armed lamp...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Giuseppe Ostuni "Ochetta" Yellow Wall or Table Lamp for O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Giuseppe Ostuni "Ochetta" yellow wall or table lamp for O-Luce. An extremely rare and surprisingly utilitarian lamp executed in brass and yellow painted metal by one of the mos...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French 'Java' Yellow Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot, 1953s
Located in Paris, FR
The highly collectible yellow 'Java' lamp, circa 1953, embodies Mathieu Matégot's artistic innovation, featuring pleated and perforated painted sheeted metal atop elegant brass tripo...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Amber Murano Table Lamp with Customized Blue Shade, Italy, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Italy, 1950's
Murano table lamps in amber glass with customized shade by The Apartment.
H 29 x Ø 16 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Glass, Murano Glass
Single English White and Blue Porcelain lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950 large English porcelain lamp with landscape decoration
Measurements:
Height of body: 19"
Height to shade rest: 28"
Diameter: 9"
Category
1950s English Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Modernera Cork and Brass Tripod Table Lamps with Fiberglass Shades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sculptural tables lamps with original fiberglass parchment shades by Modernera (USA, 1950s).
Composed of cantilevered cork orbs supported by tubular brass tripod frames.
Very...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A stoneware desk lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A curry-colored glazed stoneware desk lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen and made in Italy in the 1950s.
* A stoneware desk lamp with curry-colored glaze and a beige fabric ...
Category
1950s Danish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Mid Century Modern crow's foot table lamp by Karl Heinz Kinsky for Cosack
Located in München, DE
Rare large Mid Century Modern crow's foot table lamp by Karl Heinz Kinsky for Cosack.
Beautiful design with adjustable lampshade in original conditio...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Asian Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Asian porcelain table lamp. Beautiful hand painted landscape scene with gorgeous colors and details. Just add your favorite shade ...
Category
1950s Chinese Other Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
1950's Anglepoise Desk Lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Three-spring' chromed and polished green painted Anglepoise desk lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons. Two step base and perforated lamp shade. Original stamps to stem. The three spring Ang...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of English Ostrich Egg lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's English silver plated lamp with ostrich egg body.
Measurements:
Height of body: 12"
Height to shade rest: 24"
Diameter: 5.25"
Category
1950s English Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Dresden Porcelain table lamp 1910 Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Classic table lamp ,signed Dresden porcelain . Beautiful Red color ,
comes with gold musical medallion in the middle .
Category
1910s German Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Table Lamp by Michael Andersen & Sons and Marianne Starck, 1950s Denmark
Located in Balen, BE
Stunning ceramic table lamp made in Denmark in the 1950s by Michael Andersen & Son from Bornholm. The lamp was designed by artist Marianne Stack and features the so-called "Persia" ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
1950s Cylindrical Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Arlus
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Cylindrical Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Arlus.
Executed in opaline glass and patinated brass, this refined table lamp is attributed to French lighting manufacturer ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Ceramic, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak and red and blue ceramic tile table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.95” H x 3.84” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Di...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Boleslaw Danikowski Enameled Ceramic light , France, 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski Enameled Ceramic light , France, 1950
to use as is, at height so as not to have the bulb in your eyes, or to create a lampshade
Boleslaw Danikowski was the first...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Set di due abat-jour anni 50, Manifattura italiana
Located in Firenze, IT
Set di due abat-jour anni 50, Manifattura italiana
Set di due lampade da comodino di produzione italiana. Realizzate negli anni 50. Hanno una base modanata in ottone e dei cartocci ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Please note cord feeds from socket exposing cord running along base.
Dimensions of Lamp: 11.55” H x 5” W x 3.1” D
Dimensio...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Pair of Vintage German Black Forest Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A charming matched pair of vintage German black forest table lamps. They were recently imported from Germany, they date from around the 1950’s.
The quality is superb, the stands are...
Category
1950s German Black Forest Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Gilt Wood Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning, large and impressive pair of antique gilt wood table lamps. They were made in England, they date from around the 1930-50’s.
The quality is outstanding, they ...
Category
1950s British Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Bronze TABLE Oil LAMP with Electric Wire and Glass Cup Art Deco 50's
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique Bronze Wired TABLE Oil LAMP with Electric Wire and Glass Cup Art Deco 50s.
Length: 53cm
Width: 26cm
Height (luminaire): 12cm.
Condition
Excellent Condition.
Worked at the t...
Category
1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 23” H x 13” Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 2
Al...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950,
The wood is olive wood.
Signed Falcon Spain...
Category
1950s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Aluminum by Oscar Torlasco 1950s Italy
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Table or desk lamp with basement in black lacquered metal, stem in chromed metal and black lacquered metal, and a circular lampshade in red lacquered metal, designed by Oscar Torlasc...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage American Airplane Table Lamp with Illuminated Wings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, scarcely seen airplane table lamp, ca. 1940s/early 1950s, USA.
Plane itself is maple with steel accents and ribbon lined plastic wings as shad...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Blanc De Chine Chinese Vase Lamps Reticulated Porcelain
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pair of Table Lamps Chinese blanc de chine
Pierced Vase Lamps reticulated porcelain.
3-way intensity bulb switch. Bulbs are included.
...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Beautiful mid century brass star base table lamp from Kalmar with original shade
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Beautiful small Mid Century brass table lamp with original pleated lampshade.
The shade is made of thin plastic, almost like a rough foil. Makes a beautiful light.
Made by Kalmar in ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Black and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's Italian table lamps with gilt details.
Measurements:
Height of body: 17"
Height to shade rest: 26"
Diameter: 7"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Dark Bronze Dutch Turned Table Lamps (28") Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Dutch Colonial lamp with a dish in the center of the turned-style, cast bronze body. It has a rich, dark, oil-rubbed bronze patina and balanced proport...
Category
1910s Dutch Colonial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Set of Ceramic Table Lamps by Esben Klint for Le Klint, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A pair of exquisite ceramic desk lamps designed by Esben Klint for Le Klint in 1949 and produced by Palshus in the 1950s.
* A set of two (2) brown ceramic desk lamps with hand-pleat...
Category
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Pair Marcello Fantoni Brutalist Metal Bottle Vases Table Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) pair of 1950's sculptural lamps in torch-cut and patinated sheet steel bottles on chipped-edge round marble bases.
Marked "Italy".
Imported ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Cut Steel
Pair of Turquoise Opaline Lamps
Located in Belle Mead, NJ
Serene turquoise glass lamps in French opaline with gilt detailing. Lamps are in working order but rewiring is recommended. Please note: glass body measures 19.5” in height; lamp mea...
Category
1950s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Swedish Cream White Metal Table Lamp Pair by Svend Aage Holm-sørensen 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely cream white enameled metal table lamp pair designed in 1955 by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for Asea, Sweden. These cone shaped rare...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
American Designer, Table Lamp, Hickory, Rattan, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A hickory wood and rattan table lamp designed and produced in the US, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 26” H x 7”Diameter
Stated dimensions include shade.
Bulb Specifications: ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan, Hickory
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X
Located in Dallas, TX
This vintage Akari Light Sculpture designed by Isamu Noguchi is an icon of 1950s modern design: a harmonious blend of Japanese handcraft and modernist form.
Stamped ‘Sun and Moon’ ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1950s Greta Grossman Cobra Desk Lamp Ralph O. Smith Vintage Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unrestored, Original Paint, Lots of dents and lots of paint loss, etc. But it is in working order, and appears to be all original. 24 inches high when lamp head raised up straight.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Yasha Heifetz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand hammered and bent copper and oak table lamp by Yasha Heifetz.
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Beautiful small Mid Century Modern table lamp with copper perforated sheet shade
Located in München, DE
Rare, beautiful Mid Century Modern table lamp with perforated sheet shade made of copper, neck is made of brass. Base is with teak veneer.
Very nice design from the 1950s with great ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Copper, Brass
Rare rupert nikoll bamboo table lamp vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Rare rupert nikoll bamboo table lamp vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Fantastic Blue Glass Lamp by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning mid-century modern crystal lamp made by the talented Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden during the 60s. The shape is very biomorphic and the color is equally amazing blue ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Austrian Art Nouveau Bronze Art Glass Water Fontain Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Stunning large art nouveau bronze water fountain Art glass table lamp.
She is looking at her image in the water (art glass with light under it).
base has fan face with mouth open and...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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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