Table Lamps
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Terracotta
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Alabaster, Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass, Plastic, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Polish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Chrome
1910s Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1950s American Louis XVI Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Fiberglass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Birdseye Maple, Maple
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Travertine
Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps
Iron
1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chestnut
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Driftwood, Cypress
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Paint, Pottery
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Fruitwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Paint
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1910s French Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
1930s English Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
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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