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Table Lamps For Sale
Art Deco Chrome desk lamp with frosted shade
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very smart totally original, adjustable Art Deco desk lamp. The chrome has a lovely aged patina to it and this still retains the original frosted glass shade. The lamp is a...
Category
1930s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlon Nason, 1970s, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking Murano glass table lamp, designed by Carlo Nason in the 1970s, is a remarkable example of Italian mid-century modern lighting design. Crafted in Italy, the lamp feature...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamp by Markslöjd, Sweden, 1980s
By Markslöjd
Located in Værløse, DK
Swedish Modern Pine Wood Desk lamp made by Markslöjd in the 1980s.
* Table lamp in Pine wood with a white fabric shade.
* Manufacturer: Markslöjd, Sweden
* Style: 1532
* Year: circa...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Pine
E. Hansson & Co, Malmö, mid century table lamp 568, brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A rare modernist table lamp, model 568, produced by the Swedish manufacturer E. Hansson & Co. in Malmö during the 1940s. The lamp features a beautifully perforated, disc-shaped brass...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sculptural Tiered Ribbed Glass Table Lamps in Amber and Smoke
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This elegant pair of contemporary table lamps features sculptural, hand-formed glass bases composed of two stacked, ribbed tiers in graduated tones of warm amber and smoky bronze. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Model Sirius by Max Sauze, Circa 1970
By Max Sauze
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
The Sirius table lamp features a base made of two parts constructed from aluminum wires, supporting a finned wireframe structure.
This lamp masterfully plays with light and shadows...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Single Bubble Pink Rock Crystal Lamp by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Single pink rock crystal bubble lamps with polished brass finishes, created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Measures: To the rock crystal part 13 in / H. Overall height 25 inch High, Lampsh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
$3,800 / item
Pair, Kawa Series Table Lamp 03, Organic White Porcelain, Green Marble Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 2 Kawa Table Lamp 03 by Luft Tanaka
A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser, organic and asymmetrical in form, which casts a warm and comforting ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Steel
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Alice Nordin, table lamp in solid bronze, Herman Bergman, Sweden Art Nouveau.
By Alice Nordin, Herman Bergman
Located in Stockholm, SE
An rare Alice Nordin Art Nouveau table lamp in solid bronze, with shade in iridescent glass. Manufactured by Herman Bergman, Sweden early 1900s.
Total height 54.5cm/21.5". Signed Al...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful 1970s floral table lamp by Hans Kögl in the shape of a wheat sheaf
By Hans Kögl
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s gilded Florentine Regency "Sheaf of Wheat" table lamp.
This lamp is an original from an earlier production. Not a reproduction.
A classic among floral table lamps. De...
Category
1970s German Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Pair of 1960s Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Blanc De Chin Urn Form Table Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of 1960s Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Blanc De Chin Urn Form Table Lamps.
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$1,584 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen
The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Brutalist Wood and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This striking pair of Italian table lamps beautifully exemplifies the Brutalist design language, blending natural warmth with sculptural boldness. Each lamp features a cylindrical bo...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$4,527 / set
Antique Industrial Early 20th Century Brass Desk Lamp with Shell Shade, c.1915
Located in London, GB
A beautiful example of an early 20th century desk lamp. c.1915
Presented in excellent original condition, this lamp is crafted from brass with a beautifully aged patina throughout. ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp. English C.1970
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Stylish chrome table lamp
Designer unknown
Modern shade included
Wired to UK standards.
Free UK shipping
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp' in Grey by Gabriel Tan for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp' in Grey by Gabriel Tan for Louis Poulsen
A new design from Gabriel Tan, inspired by the wavy curves of a spacious, broad hat. The 'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Table Lamps with Spherical Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of Italian table lamps from the 1950s features a clean, modern design built around a compact, geometric composition. Each lamp is structured as a solid brass cylinder risin...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Willy Rizzo "Cube" Table Lamp in Bronzed Mirror and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular “Cube” table lamp fully made of smoked bronze mirrors and chrome-plated metal, completed with a white cotton lampshade. This charming and unique lamp was designed by Will...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp' in Blue by Gabriel Tan for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp' in Blue by Gabriel Tan for Louis Poulsen
A new design from Gabriel Tan, inspired by the wavy curves of a spacious, broad hat. The 'Rumee 220 Portable Lamp'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
E.A.E., Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
By EAE
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and green fabric table lamp produced by E.A.E, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Brass presents with moderate oxidation consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Chinese Asian Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Chinese import porcelain Famille Rose wide baluster jar vases mounted as table lamps on gilt wood bases. Beautifully crafted with colorful hand-painted floral and butterfly m...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian vintage table lamps. Mid-century modern Pine wood lights
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Swedish Pine Table Lamps by Ta i Trä, 1970s
A beautiful and rare matching pair of vintage table lamps designed and handcrafted by Ta i Trä, Uppsala, Swede...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An incised green-glazed ceramic and brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11"H x 7.25"W x 7.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6"...
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Pair of Mid-Century Brass Table Lamps Model EV 59, Itsu 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful pair of table lamps in brass model EV59 made by Itsu, Finland in the 1950s. The shades are detachable and adjustable so they can be placed to direct the light in differen...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Ceramic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green black-lacquered metal and green-glazed ceramic table lamp with removable ashtray designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
The metal shade presents with moderate staining a...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lamp Gustaf Table Light, Pine, Fabric, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage art deco style table lamp manufactured by Lamp Gustaf AB in Sweden in the 1980s.
Solid circular pine wood base with black lacquered metal swan neck. Original draped flower li...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Paavo Tynell for Idman '9224' Table Lamp in Brass and Leather, Finland, 1950s
By Idman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Prague, New Town
'Horseshoe' table lamp, model '9224', designed by Paavo Tynell. Produced by Idman Oy in Finland, 1953. Polished brass, adjustable brass shade with perforated edge, leather-wrapped st...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Small Table Lamps, Art Deco Style, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Very attractive pair of table lamps with chrome bases and opal glass globes from the 1970s.
The design of the base is reminiscent of Art Deco style. The two bases differ slightly a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Pottery and Wood Table Lamps - Set of 2
Located in Fairfield, CA
A pair of matching mid century table lamps. Each lamp features a pottery base and turned wood neck and base. Lovely texture to the ceramic with a matte white glaze. Recently rewired ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Wood
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, Rattan, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable bronze-painted metal and rattan table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.75"H x 7"W x 9"D
Bulb Specifications: E-2...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Oblong Marbled Crete Table Lamp in Blue by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
Our Hydro collection is inspired by the grooves and patterns that waterways make through the landscape as seen from above. The layers of gradation in the pigment on the exterior of t...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The lamp is composed of a...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Amsterdam School copper and fringe desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An extremely rare version of the Conrad Fehn Amsterdamse School fringed copper desk lamp. A one off with a different design than the more common ones like depicted in the ''Living in...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Fern Ceramic Lamp, Blue, by Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
A delicate fern motif graces this lamp, its fronds gracefully unfurling along the vase, a nod to nature’s quiet beauty. The silhouette is svelte and refined, designed to complement a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Scandinavian vintage Teak table lamps from Möllers, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Pair of Vintage Scandinavian Teak Table Lamps by Möllers Armatur, Sweden, 1960s
A pair of sleek and slender mid-century Scandinavian teak lamps, crafted in the 1960s by Möllers Arma...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Teak
Harald Notini, Böhlmarks, table lamp 15625, Scandinavian modern, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Forserum, SE
A Scandinavian modern table lamp, model 15625, produced by Swedish manufacturer Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in the 1930s, attributed to Harald Notini. Expertly crafted, the lamp featu...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 26.5"H x 13.0"W x 13.0"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 9.0" To...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Art Deco wooden table lamp with brass shade
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover elegance with this Art Deco wooden table lamp. An exquisite piece crafted by an anonymous designer, this lamp effortlessly blends form and function. Its rounded polished bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Cenedese, Italian Modern, Circa 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
This striking vintage table lamp is a superb testament to the artistic innovation of Murano's master glassmakers in the 1970s, produced by the renowned house of Cenedese.
The lamp f...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Delft Ceramic Table Lamp, 1900s, Hand-Painted Makkum Polychrome, New Silk Shade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Antique Delft Tichelaar Makkum hand-painted polychrome ceramic table lamp, early 20th C. Hand-painted Dutch pottery with new navy silk lampshade.
Early turn of the 20th-century Delf...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair small cocoon Gatto Table Lamps Achille & Pier Castiglioni Flos Italy 1960
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Pair of small cocoon Table Lamps, model Gatto Piccolo. Design by Achille & Pier Castiglioni for Flos, Italy in 1960. Made in the 1960s or 1970s. Both are signed. A great example of m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Antique Miller 8-Panel Slag Glass Table Lamp With Foliate Overlay c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Miller 8-Panel Slag Glass Table Lamp With Foliate Overlay C1920
Measures - 22 3/8" x 18 3/4" x 18 3/4"
This antique table lamp, attributed to the Miller Lamp Company, featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Slag Glass
Gabriella Crespi Style Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with White Lacquer Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with red lacquer bases created in collaboration with Italian Manufacturer
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely Lacquer bases and bamboo tops held ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of white Danish lamps by Lyfa c.1970’s
By Lyfa
Located in London, GB
Pair of Danish 1970’s white painted metal table lamps produced by Lyda. Some minor damage and rust marks conducive with age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,745 / set
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1910
Located in NANTES, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau lamp, circa 1910.
Brown-veined alabaster shell.
The base is bronze with floral decoration.
Electric and in perfect condition.
Total Height: 52 cm
Shell Diamete...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Vintage Japanese Modern Bamboo Washi Paper Lantern Table Lamp by Miyabi Andon
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Miyabi Andon table lamp
Japan circa 1980s
Cylindrical lantern constructed of bamboo and hand dyed washi paper in natural and yellow tones
Two internal sockets for variable ...
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Antique Tiffany Style Stained Art Glass Pink Floral Leaded Slag Table Lamp 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid to early 20th century two-light aluminum-based table lamp with a unique Tiffany-style stained glass shade featuring an off-white lattice / grid trimmed with drooping leav...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Hollywood Regency Style Brass Table Lamp from Goldkant
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive table lamp from the renowned manufacturer Goldkant.
The lamp impresses with its ornamental design and high-quality materials. The segmented base and the shape of the umbr...
Category
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
2 Wildwood Pamela Shirley Hand Painted Tropical Flower Table Lamps 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Wildwood white porcelain ginger jar mantel urn shaped table lamps with brass base and cap, hand painted with tropical flowers by Pamela Shirley. Signed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th mid-century design stoneware ceramic table lamp att. to Guy Bareff 1970
By Guy Bareff
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Att. to Guy Bareff
20th mid-century design scultpural stoneware ceramic table lamp
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Electrical system is ok
Height 28 cm
Large 2...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Victorian Silver Plate Rise & Fall Candelabra Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid antique Victorian revival silver plated candleabra table lamp with rise and fall tole Bouillotte shade, Circa 1920 in date.
This opulenttable lamp features four d...
Category
1920s English Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Rare Swedish Modern Table Lamp by Erik Tidstrand for NK, Model 29595, 1930s
Located in Forserum, SE
A striking example of Swedish modern design, this rare table lamp, model 29595, was designed by Erik Tidstrand for the prestigious department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in the lat...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood, Pine
Model Saori Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model Saori Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with E27 light bulb
Wired and suitable to use ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Seguso. Hollywood Regency Murano glass table lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hollywood Regency Murano glass table lamp by Seguso, Italy, 1940s. Handmade and hand-blown in the shape of a tropical bird in green, transparent and yellow tones, and with gold leaf....
Category
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Pair of Table Lamps in Rattan and Brass by Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of midcentury table lamps in curved rattan and brass with cottonized hemp lampshades. These wonderful and unique organic table lamps were designed by Vivai del Sud and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian table lamp, Bo Fajans, ceramics and rattan, Sweden, 1940s
By Bo Fajans
Located in Forserum, SE
A large and impressive Swedish table lamp from the 1940s, crafted in glazed ceramics with brass and stained pine details. Signed underneath by the ceramics manufacturer Bo Fajans. Th...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Leather and Brass Table Lamp Model B204 by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in New York, NY
Impressive Leather and Brass Table lamp in modell B204 or also known as "Carolin" by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd, Sweden. Beautiful hand-stitched leather lampshade with a brass lam...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical style. Hand-carved alabaster table lamp, Spain, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hand-carved alabaster table lamp formed by two assembled parts: base and diffuser. Both pieces are hand-worked and turned, offering vegetal shapes of roses where the light is diffuse...
Category
1950s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
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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