Table Lamps
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Plaster, Paper
1920s American Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s French Minimalist Table Lamps
Plaster
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
1910s American Other Vintage Table Lamps
Copper
1910s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
2010s Art Deco Table Lamps
Poplar, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Tôle, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Spelter
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Linen, Stoneware
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Spelter
2010s South American Other Table Lamps
Onyx
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Plaster, Paper
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s Romanian Minimalist Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Chinese Table Lamps
Fiberglass, Porcelain
2010s British Futurist Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Glass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s French Bohemian Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
2010s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps
Plexiglass
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1910s English Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
2010s American Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stone
2010s Lebanese Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass, Zinc
2010s French Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s German Other Table Lamps
Stone, Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
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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