Table Lamps
2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Cement
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Alpaca, Cut Glass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Cement, Brass
1950s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal
2010s French Minimalist Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
20th Century French Other Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Plastic
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plaster
1960s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps
Alabaster
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Greek Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic, Straw, Blown Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Resin
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Wrought Iron, Steel, Aluminum
1970s German Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s British Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel, Iron
1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, 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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