Large Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful large table lamp in "rostrato" mouth-blown Murano glass and brass, completed by either an off-white or a sandy pink cotton lampshade. This incredibly charming table lamp wa...
Brass
Tenfold Low Table Lamp, Perforated Metal Diffuser & Sapele Mahogany Wood Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalism meets glam. Drawing inspiration from Brutalist architecture and Op Art, the Tenfold Series features perforated metal panels that create a captivating interplay of light and...
Aluminum
$19,400 / set
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Rare Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, pair of table lamps, model '12398', enameled aluminum, brass, Italy, circa 1952 Arredoluce captures it perfectly: “One of Lelii's many inventions that p...
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Walnut Lamp American Unsigned
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very old lamp with original shade. Overall W 15.25 x D 15.25 x H 27 in Walnut Body Dia 1.5-5 x H 13.25 in Lampshade Dia 12 and 15.25 x H 15 in
Walnut
Swedish Art Deco Bronzed Globe Table Lamp, Sweden, 1930s.
By Just Andersen, Akta Brons, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful, bronzed, spherical Art Deco / Swedish Grace table lamp. Made by an unknown designer in Sweden, 1930s. Good original condition, with some dents, scratches and scuffs. ...
Metal
Art Nouveau Jugend Pewter Table Lamp by Hags, Denmark, 1920s.
By Just Andersen, GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful Art Nouveau / Jugend / Arts and Crafts pewter table lamp, with amazing patina. Designed and made by Hags, Denmark, 1920s. Good original condition, only a few light scr...
Pewter
Rare Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbury was designed by Luigi Massoni in the late 60s for Guzzini. It was produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of a Guzzini collection, an Italian lighting m...
Metal, Chrome
Spanish Revival Green Ceramic Table Lamp from Aragón, New Silk Lampshade
By Domingo Punter e Hijos, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Spanish revival ceramic table lamp by the Punter family of Teruel, Aragón, hand-painted in green and manganese-brown on a white tin glaze, converted from a vintage vase. A substantia...
Brass
Hand crafted table lamp by Norwegian artist Jossolini.
By Jossolini
Located in Oslo, NO
Unique ceramic table lamp by Norwegian artist Jossolini, aka Johanne Birkeland. The lamp is built and decorated by hand. This is a slow process and a slow craft. After the form is b...
Ceramic
Dutch Art Nouveau Ceramic Table Lamp Pair, circa 1915, New Ochre Linen Shades
By Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A pair of Dutch Art Nouveau ceramic table lamps in green and ivory, hand-painted with stylized orchids at the Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek, circa 1915–1920. The bases are unique organic...
Brass
Maison Barbier Space Age Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1970
By Philippe Barbier, Maison Barbier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Philippe Barbier designed this elegant modernist Space Age table lamp for Maison Barbier Paris circa 1970. The tall geometric shape has polished chromed metal elements. The sale incl...
Metal, Chrome
Art deco nickel-plated banker table lamp vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art deco nickel-plated banker table lamp vienna around 1920s New nickel-plated
Brass, Nickel
Lundberg Studios Tiffany Style Art Glass Tulip Table Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
A Tiffany Style "Tulip" art glass table lamp by James Glenn Lundberg for Lundberg Studios. Founded in 1970 in Santa Cruz, California. Iridescent art glass shades both signed "Lundber...
Art Glass
Flute of Chicago Postmodern Corrugated Cardboard Table Lamp in Red, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bold, sculptural table lamp by Flute of Chicago, designed by Gregory Van Pelt in the 1980s Postmodern idiom — often cited as "in the manner of" Frank Gehry's Easy Edges cardboard f...
Corrugated Cardboard
Sculptural "Cushion" Table Lamp in Fiberglass Resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s
By Hajime Goto, Andre Cazenave
Located in Lille, FR
Hajime Goto Fiberglass "Cushion" Table Lamp, Japan, 1980s Japanese designer Hajime Goto is best known for this iconic series of sculptural lamps inspired by the soft, organic form o...
Resin
Venetian Blown Glass Lamps, Green Glass and Brass, Murano, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of hand-blown Murano glass lamps featuring unique glass components on a brass structure. In the style of iconic Italian designer Ettore Sotsass. We love the enlarged forms and s...
Brass
Vintage Articulated Green Glass Brass Bankers Lamp Desk Lamp 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb Vintage articulated brass bankers lamp, dating from the second half of the 20th Century. It has an adjustable stem with a green glass shade and is raised on a...
Brass
Palm Beach Regency style hand-painted ceramic table lamps, France, 1970s
By Vallauris, Capo Di Monte, Cerámicas BONDIA, Hispania CH, Paolo Traversi
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Palm Beach Regency and French Riviera style handmade ceramic table lamps, France (La Côte d'Azur), 1970s. Each piece is composed of ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Puigdemont Ceramics. French Riviera turned and handmade table lamp, Spain, 1950s
By Serra Studio, Puigdemont, Scheurich Keramik, Bitossi, Vallauris
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large French Riviera style glazed ceramic table lamp by the Catalan ceramic artist Puigdemont, Spain, 1950s. Handmade in turned ceramic, with multicolored abstract art decorations, very typical of the 50s and 60s. Signed on the base (see last photo). Collectible piece. Mid-Century Modern, Safari, Tiki, Palm Beach Regency, Farmhouse, French Provincial and Atomic Era style. Very much in the style of La Bisbal’s Catalan ceramic creations, and other Catalan artists such as Jordi Serra...
Ceramic
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'B-138' Table Lamp in Brass and Silk
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB in Markaryd, Sweden, 'Fringe' table lamp, model 'B-138', brass, silk, Sweden, 1960s This desk lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson exemplifies ...
Brass
$3,005 / item
Modern brass lamp, Patra, Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Modern brass lamp, Patra, Viya by Vikram Goyal Table Lamp in brass. Handmade in India. Crafted from cast brass and adorned with semi-precious stones, this collection pays homage to...
Brass
Art Deco nightlight Attributed to H.de Vramy
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco nightlight, circa 1930, attributed to H. de Vramy. A pair of entwined birds in spelter with a green patina and silver decoration, all on a marble base. Electrified, E14 sock...
Marble, Spelter
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Replaced sockets and brand new lampshades. Dramatic patina on brass. Original felt bottom missing. Wear...
Brass
Pair of Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Black & White "Sintesi" Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of 1970's designed Ernesto Gismondi "Sintesi" Desk Lamps, Circa 1980. Featuring adjustable and articulating Black enameled metal frames with Silver enameled bulb protector and ...
Metal
Pair of Green Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamps by Rolf Palm, Sweden, 1960s.
By Gustavsberg, Rörstrand, Yngve Blixt, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A pair of beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamps with amazing glaze. Handmade by Rolf Palm, in the artist's studio, Mölle, Sweden, 1960s. Great original condition. No chips, cr...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-century table lamp Cocoon, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful vintage table lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The frame is metal covered in Cocoon spray-on plastic. In the United States, after World War II, a new type of fiberglass-rei...
Plastic
Beautifully Patinated Desk Lamp by Erpe Belgium 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautifully Patinated Desk Lamp by Erpe Belgium 1930s A beautifully patinated desk lamp by Erpe. Belgium, 1930s. A desk lamp produced by Erpe in Belgium during the interwar period....
Metal, Cast Iron
Modern Venetian Glass and Brass Lamps with Green Drum Glass, Murano, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of modern lamps made with brass structures and green hand-blown drum shaped Murano glass components. Each piece has pieces of the bold green glass stacked around a brass center....
Brass
Large Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful large table lamp in "rostrato" mouth-blown Murano glass and brass, completed by an ivory cotton lampshade. This incredibly charming table lamp was designed by Ercole Barovi...
Brass
Barovier Murano Rostrato Glass and Brass Round Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful table lamp in "rostrato" mouth-blown Murano glass and brass, completed with an off-white lampshade. This delightful and charming table lamp was designed by Ercole Barovier ...
Brass
Unique handcrafted table lamp by ceramic artist Jossolini
By Jossolini
Located in Oslo, NO
Handcrafted table lamp by Norwegian artist Johanne Birkeland. Birkeland works under the artist name Jossolini, and all her pieces are designed, crafted and fired at her studio at H...
Ceramic
Barovier Murano Ribbed Glass & Brass Table Lamp with Pink Lampshade, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful table lamp in Murano blown glass and brass, completed by a light pink cotton lampshade. This elegant lamp was produced by Barovier in Italy during the 1950s. In amazing co...
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
French 19th Century Silverplate Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely silver-plated French bouillotte lamp, this former candelabra was converted to electric for three candelabra-base bulbs. Bouillotte is a card game that became popular in Fran...
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Pair Italian Column Neoclassical Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large scale finely crafted hand carved neoclassical style urn form alabaster table lamps. Expertly crafted with delicate carving throughout. Newly wired with new brass 3 way ...
Alabaster, Brass
Large Art Deco Cornet Table Lamp with Gold Leaf Decoration, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This impressive large French Art Deco cornet table lamp was crafted in France during the 1920s and embodies the sculptural elegance and refined craftsmanship associated with the peri...
Copper
Original Teak Wood Caprani Table Lamp, 1980s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Teak Wood Table Lamp made by Mads Caprani in the 1980s. * Z-shaped table lamp in bend teak-wood with an off-white fabric shade * Manufacturer: Caprani Light A/S Denmark * Year: 198...
Teak, Fabric, Bentwood
Paavo Tynell model 5068 for Taito circa 1940, Brass & wood straw.
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Paavo Tynell table lamp model 5068 made by Taito Oy, The lamp is made in solid brass with a wood handel and a wood straw shade. Good original condition, the lamp is stamp by the edit...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp with Adjustable Dome Shade, Norway c. 1950s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A solid brass table lamp with a wide domed shade on a cylindrical stem and circular base. The shade rotates freely, allowing the light to be directed as needed. Designer unknown, but...
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Twelve Light Lily" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Tiffany Studios New York "Twelve-light lily" lamp marks the combination of two of Tiffany's favorite floral motifs, the pond lily, and the morning glory. These shades ...
Bronze
Pair of Longchamp Paris Gilt-Metal Leather Equestrian Themed Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century French Longchamp Paris stirrup lamps, circa 1950s. An exceptionally chic and increasingly collectible pair of equestrian-inspired table lamps...
Metal
Mid-century Ceramic Lamp by Gehel, 1950's, France, Era Ruelland Capron Chiazzo
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century ceramic lamp by Georges Gehel, 50's, France, Era Ruelland Capron Chiazzo A beautiful lamp by Georges Gehel, made of ceramic and decorated with black and white lines. A t...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Lilia Table Lamp Haico Nitzsche Søholm
By Haico Nitzsche, Soholm Pottery
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pottery table lamp from the Lilia series by Danish manufacturer Søholm, designed by Haico Nitzsche. The ceramic base is a simple cylinder. It features a floral decoration around its...
Pottery
Dutch Delft Polychrome Chinoiserie Table Lamp, Makkum, New Coral Silk Shade
By Royal Tichelaar Makkum, Amitābha Studio
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Dutch Delft polychrome chinoiserie table lamp from a vintage ceramic vase by Tichelaar Makkum, hand-painted, circa 1948-1979, and paired with a new coral pleated silk shade. A flower...
Brass
Rare Table Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minnet in Braided Rope, France 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
This sculptural table lamp, by the renowned French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, beautifully reflects the organic aesthetic that made their work so distinctive during the...
Rope
Dutch Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Table Lamp, Makkum, New Coral Silk Shade
By Amitābha Studio, Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Dutch Delft blue and white table lamp by Tichelaar Makkum, hand-painted circa 1948-1979, and paired with a new coral pleated silk shade. Flowering-vase panels in various shades of bl...
Brass
Luxury Crystal Table Lamp by Oggetti D'Arte, Modern Italian Design
Located in Calenzano, FI
Experience the pinnacle of artisanal lighting with this stunning table lamp, an exclusive creation by Oggetti d’arte srl. this piece represents the perfect synthesis of technical mas...
Crystal
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School table lamp by Winkelman & van der Bijl, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Two lamps available, price per item. Rare Amsterdam School table lamps by Winkelman & Van der Bijl, executed in dark patinated copper with a wonderful cut-out decoration. Their...
Copper
21st-Century, Luxury pink and purple Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Calenzano, FI
Experience the pinnacle of artisanal lighting with this stunning table lamp, an exclusive creation by Oggetti d’arte srl. this piece represents the perfect synthesis of technical mas...
Crystal
Attributed to Gino Vistosi – Murano Striated Glass Table Lamp, Italy circa 1970
By Gino Vistosi
Located in leucate, FR
An exceptional Murano glass table lamp attributed to the renowned Italian architect and designer **Gino Vistosi**, created in Italy around 1970. This sculptural piece perfectly embod...
Murano Glass
$864Sale Price / set|42% Off
Set of Antique Hand Blown Glass Weaver Oil Lamps, France, Circa 1800-1900
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare collection of three hand blown glass weaver oil lamps from the South of France, France, circa 1800-1900 Very good condition. Copper wick holders of recent date. Measures:H:22-26...
Blown Glass
Bertil Brisborg Brass and Leather Table Lamp Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
By Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in The Hague, NL
This extremely rare table/desk lamp was designed by Bertil Brisborg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden in the 1940s. This particular model was numbered 30595 and is documen...
Metal, Brass
Sculptural "Cushion" Table Lamp in Fiberglass Resin by Hajime Goto, Japan, 1980s
By Andre Cazenave, Hajime Goto
Located in Lille, FR
Hajime Goto Amber Fiberglass "Cushion" Table Lamp, Japan, 1980s Japanese designer Hajime Goto is best known for this iconic series of sculptural lamps inspired by the soft, organic ...
Resin
Italian Atomic Design Very Beautiful Optik Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Atomic Design Very Beautiful Optik Lamp, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E14 light bulb. Wired and suitable to use with 22...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp by Valinte, Finland, 1950s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Karis, Nyland
Elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp manufactured by Valinte in Finland during the 1950s. The lamp features a sculptural brass frame composed of two gently curved elements rising fr...
Brass
Tenfold Tall Table Lamp, Perforated Metal Diffuser & Sapele Mahogany Wood Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalism meets glam. Drawing inspiration from Brutalist architecture and Op Art, the Tenfold Series features perforated metal panels that create a captivating interplay of light and...
Aluminum
Alessandro Mendini "Cubosfera" Glass Table Lamo for Fidenza Vetraria, Italy 1960
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design table lamp, Cubosfera model, designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Fidenza Vetraria, made of 2 interlocking elements screwed together in thi...
Metal
Ceramic Table Lamp by Roland Zobel — France, circa 1970, era Ruelland, Jouve
By Roland Zobel
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pink ceramic Table Lamp by Roland Zobel — Atelier des Cyclades, France, circa 1970 - Era Ruelland Elegant ceramic table lamp by French ceramist Roland Zobel, from the Atelier des C...
Ceramic
$4,200 / set
Pair of Large Vintage Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of vintage large Mercury glass lamps. The lamps have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double clusters that take standard size bulbs and silk rayon cor...
Brass
'Submerged' Glass Table Lamp Rare Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri d'Arte 60's mod.14092
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
An exquisite and rare Murano glass table lamp, designed by the legendary Flavio Poli for the prestigious Seguso Vetri d'Arte furnace, circa late 1960s - early 1970s. Technical and Ae...
Metal, Sheet Metal
Art Deco Wooden Table Lamp by Charles Dudouyt , France, circa 1930s
Located in Valencia, VC
Charles Dudouyt Wooden Table Lamp, France, circa 1930s A wooden table lamp by Charles Dudouyt, designed and produced in France during the 1930s. Turned from solid wood, the lamp fe...
Wood
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.
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