Table Lamps
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Sandstone, Enamel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Cotton, Glass
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Nutwood
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Leather
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1870s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Copper, Brass, Metal
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Plexiglass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
Mid-20th Century German Country Table Lamps
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Dutch Bohemian Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Iron, Brass
1990s Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Sandstone
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century British Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Plastic
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Copper, Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Fabric, Harewood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Bohemian Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Linen, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s Swiss Jugendstil Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Copper, Wrought 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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