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Table Lamps For Sale
Set Of Italian White Blossom Murano Table Lamps
Located in Hannover, DE
This lovely set of two delicate table lamps was made in Italy. The white glass blossoms are artfully designed and individually mounted on the golden lamp frame. The light is so encha...
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1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Plate
Midcentury Modern Pair of Table Lamps in Brass and Cast Iron Asea Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A great looking pair of table lamps made in Sweden at famous ASEA produced in the 1950s. These one with a fabric shade and the lamp in cast iron and brass.
Good vintage condition wi...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mother-of-pearl. Exotic handmade table lamp, Indonesia, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mother-of-pearl handmade table lamp, Indonesia, 1950s. Made entirely by hand and in a traditional way using the stained glass methodology, which consists of joining pieces of transpa...
Category
1950s Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Lead
Large Longobard Gilded Metal and Red Hammered Glass Table Lamp
By Longobard
Located in Benalmadena, ES
An interesting large-scale table lamp by the manufacturer Longobard. This piece is a clear example of the brand's signature "Longobard" revival aesthetic, which drew inspiration from...
Category
20th Century Italian Gothic Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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 ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Steel
2 Rembrandt Masterpiece Classical Brass Candlestick Buffet Table Lamp Pair 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of very large and impressive Rembrandt Lamps Masterpieces Lamps. They feature Hollywood Regency and colonial styling with tall polished brass candlesticks and faux candle tops....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
Philippe Barbier. Hollywood Regency table lamps by Maison Barbier, France, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hollywood Regency style table lamps by Philippe Barbier for Maison Barbier, France, 1960s. Made of brass and golden chrome metal, with a root wood veneered wood base. Neoclassical, A...
Category
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Streamlined Nickle "Cobra" Table Lamp by Norman Bel Geddes for Faries
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Cobra Table lamp originates from the United States Circa 1930 designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Fairies. A handsome example of Art Deco design and material beauty, this...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
1923 Gabriel Argy Rousseau Nightlight Lamp Bouquet de Fleurs Pate Verre Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Nightlamp "Bouquet de Fleurs" made in red, black and yellow glass pate-de-verre by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1923.
Wrought iron base. New wiring.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
2 Small ART-DECO MODERNIST NEOCLASSICAL Craqueled Wood TABLE LAMPS, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A small and elegant pair of ovoid table lamps, to be attributed, France 1960.
These pieces bodies are made of massive wood "eggs" lacquered with a cre...
Category
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
Kai Ruokonen 'Finnmark' Slated Table Lamp, Full Brass, Orno 1970s
By Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic Scandinavian design lamp model 0992 by Kai Ruokonen "Finnmark" and manufactured by Orno Oy in the 1970s for the Vaakuna Hotel in Helsinki, Finland. The same model was also ...
Category
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Bronze Figural Lamp Loetz Glass Gustav Gurschner
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique bronze Art Nouveau / Secessionist figural lamp by Gustav Gurschner (1873-1970), signed, circa 1905.
The lamp modeled as a lilly, with an organic stem rising from a lil...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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
Set of Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamps by Markslöjd, Sweden, 1980s
By Markslöjd
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Swedish Modern Pine Wood Table Lamps made by Markslöjd in the 1970s.
* Set (2) of table lamps in Pine wood with off-white fabric shades.
* Manufacturer: Markslöjd, Sweden
* ...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Pine
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
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...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Huge Spanish Neoclassical Alabaster Urn Table Lamp with Winged Dragons
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind Carved Alabaster Urn Lamp with Winged Dragon Handles, Spain, 1930s
This stunning Art Deco period alabaster lamp has an elegant neoclassical urn design with foliage carv...
Category
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$5,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Burnished Brass & Opaline Glass Table Lamps, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These table lights have been designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s to 1940s.
The lights feature spherical cream-colored shades made of glossy opaline glass, supported b...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Richard Barr for Laurel Lighting Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Richard Barr Torch Cut and Welded Brutalist Table Lamp done for Laurel Lighting. In nice original condition with a shade that could be original to the lamp. Really great scale! St...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
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 ...
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1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
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. ...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Tiffany School Leaded Stained Glass Floral Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Tiffany School Leaded Stained Glass Floral Table Lamp 20thC
Measures - 26 1/4" x 17 7/8" x 17 7/8"
A vintage table lamp in the style of Tiffany, featuring a leaded stained...
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Slag Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Paavo Tynell for Idman '9224' Table Lamp in Brass and Leather, Finland, 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Idman
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
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
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
Poul Henningsen 3½/2 Table Lamp 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Poul Henningsen PH 3½/2 with two layer glass shades.
Made in bakelite, browned brass and lacquered steel.
Made in the 1940's.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, New Silk Shade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Sculptural and saturated, this mid-century Manises table lamp showcases a cone of exuberant, hand-carved and hand-applied applied ceramic blossoms in a brilliant turquoise glaze, ris...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Ceramic
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
Neoclassical Pair of Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A distinguished pair of early 20th-century French Bouillotte table lamps in gilt bronze, embodying the elegance and symmetry of neoclassical design.
Crafted with substantial weight ...
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1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Alice Nordin, table lamp in solid bronze, Herman Bergman, Sweden Art Nouveau.
By Herman Bergman, Alice Nordin
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
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL POSTMODERN Tin TABLE LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant architectural table lamp, Post-Modernist, NeoClassical, Shabby-Chic, a matte tin metal cylindrical base and 1 spherical body with a final cylindrical lampshade, in the spi...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
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
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
French Designer, Table Lamp, Wood, Copper, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and copper table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Scuffs and wear present as illustrated.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12"H x 6.25"W x 6.25"D
Di...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Pair of table lamps “Rubus”, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Pair of Swedish stoneware table lamps, model Rubus, designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand in the 1940s. A sculptural and refined design typical of Swedish Modern, combining organic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
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 of Tall Brutalist Uno Kristiansson Table Lamps of Pine by Luxus Sweden 1970
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of tall sculptural brutalist Uno Kristiansson table lamps made of solid turned pine in Sweden 1970s.
Measures:
Height incl. lamp shade 71 cm
Height lamp base incl. socket 44 ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art deco white and black 20th century ceramic table lamp style of Jean Besnard
By Jean Besnard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jean Besnard
Art deco 20th century design black and white ceramic table lamp
Original perfect condition
Electrical system is new
Ceramic height 33 cm
Large 20 cm
...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco 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
Carlo Nason 'Lotus' Table Lamp for Mazzega, Opalescent Glass, 1960s Design
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A refined expression of Italian glass artistry, the ‘Lotus’ table lamp—designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega—embodies both sculptural beauty and functional elegance. This example, prod...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$4,686 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Vintage Italian Daphine Classic Table Lamp by Tommaso Cimini for Lumina, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
A design classic from Lumina based on a design by Tomasso Cimini from the early 70s.
Thanks to the fine lamp arm, the Daphine appears particularly delicate and elegant. The design i...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Sculptural Travertine and Brass Table Lamp with Textured Tassel Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful table lamps combining a solid travertine block base with a warm, sculptural presence and a brass column supporting an exceptional hand-crafted shade. The shade is composed ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass
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
1970s Signed Romeo Rega Italian Table Lamp
By Romeo Rega
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An extraordinary signed Romeo Rega desk lamp found in a private home in Narni. The lamp base is made with Rega's signature brass, chrome and a type of pink plexiglass. We have restor...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
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
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Silk & Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp, originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstätte and archived at the WW-pattern-books with the # S 142 - all in all, just eight lamps were manufactured at the W...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Melchior Wernstedt, Nordiska Kompaniet, table lamp 25760, Swedish Grace, 1920s
Located in Forserum, SE
A Swedish Grace desk lamp designed by architect Melchior Wernstedt in 1922 for the renowned department store Nordiska Kompaniet. Produced in the 1920s, this fixture belongs to the tr...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
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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