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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1960s
Art Deco Tiffany Style Table Lamp with Organic Base from the 1970s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful Tiffany style table lamp, lamp with stained glass lampshade, image of bunches of grapes and leaves, inspired by the art deco movement, with an organic art nouveau style bas...
Category
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Lead
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 17.5"H x 14.25"W x 6.75"D
Bulb Specifications: E-12 (Candelab...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970 White Carrara Marble Italian Modernist Design Modern Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Sculpture Table Lamp
Italy, 1970
White Carrara Marble
Excellent quality of Manufacture
Light chip at the corner base (shown in the picture)
Excellent Condiction
Perfect working order
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Getano Sciolari Glass Table Lamp. 1970
Located in CA, CA
A very rare Getano Sciolari (1927 - 1994) table lamp constructed of mirrored metal, brass-plated metal each of the three columns topped with a hand blown smoked glass dome, circa 19...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of mushroom table lamps in copper and chrome 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
A pair of 1970s table lamps featuring mushroom-shaped shades. The lamps have a chrome steel base, the shades are made from warm-hued copper. Over the years, both lamps have develope...
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1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Chrome
Belux 'Turbo 01' Table / Desk Lamp
By Belux
Located in Bern, CH
'Turbo 01' Desk / Table Lamp by German designer, Joe Niemeyer.
Produced by Belux, Switzerland. Modern Swiss minimalism.
Winner of a 1984 design competition for Belux, Switzerland.
C...
Category
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Early 20th-Century Chinese Cloisonné Table Lamp, Floral Motifs, Brass Accents
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Early 20th-Century Chinese Cloisonné Table Lamp, Floral Motifs, Brass Accents
This exquisite early 20th-century Chinese cloisonné table lamp is a stunning example of traditional enamel craftsmanship. Adorned with intricate floral motifs in vibrant shades of light blue, deep blue, red, and green, this lamp brings elegance and a touch of exotic charm to any interior. Its aged brass base and top further enhance its authenticity and refined character.
Note: An electrical plug adapter for U.S. outlets is included. Lampshade not provided.
Cloisonné Enamel Work: The lamp showcases classic Chinese cloisonné craftsmanship, with delicate floral designs set against a richly colored enamel background.
Color Palette: The harmonious blend of blue hues, red, and green creates a visually striking piece, perfect for adding warmth and personality to any space.
Brass Accents: The aged brass base and top feature a beautiful patina, adding to the lamp’s antique charm and timeless appeal.
Versatile Elegance: Whether placed in a modern, traditional, or eclectic setting, this lamp enhances its surroundings with a touch of history and cultural artistry.
Decorative and Functional: Beyond its decorative value, the lamp provides a soft, ambient glow, making it ideal for bedside tables, living rooms, or study areas.
This early 20th-century Chinese cloisonné lamp is more than just a lighting fixture—it is a statement piece that brings heritage, artistry, and vibrant color into any home. A rare find for collectors and interior design enthusiasts alike.
Chinese cloisonné lamp, early 20th-century enamel lamp, antique Chinese lighting, floral enamel table lamp, vintage brass and cloisonné decor, colorful Asian lamp, traditional Chinese craftsmanship, decorative cloisonné lighting.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Pistachio Green Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large and clean ceramic table lamp, 1970s. Heavy quality ceramic.
This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Blue hand blown ribbed murano glass table lamps by Tommaso Barbi
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 1960s table lamps. Italian design by Tommaso Barbi for Barovier and Toso Murano Italy. Hand blown worked ribbed sky blue glass with brass metal lamp holder.
Lamp bas...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Murano Lamp Honey Caramel Brown Vintage
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning vintage Murano glass mushroom lamp in a rare honey caramel brown hue, crafted using the signature swirl technique. The warm gradient effect gives the glass an ombré-like d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Rupert Nikoll table lamp with lucite shade vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp with lucite shade vienna around 1960s
Original lucite shade
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-century Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Table lamp by Einar Johansen for Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, circa 1960s.
The lamp has shiny blue glaze over an embossed repeated graphic decor.
Included is a new lamp shade designed ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Gallè Tip - Large Art Nouveau Mushroom Lamp in multilayer glass
By Gallé
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Superb Large Mushroom Lamp in multilayer glass decorated with flowers, tones of red and orange on an ocher background. Height: 60cm. Lamp signed “Gallé”, accompanied by a “Tip” dist...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Austrian table lamp attributed to Carl Auböck
Located in Montréal, QC
Large Carl Auböck attributed lamp manufactured in the 1950’s. Large black enamel saucer shade, brass trimmings, brass stem, black enameled steel foot. 60 watts max E-26 Edison medium...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel, Enamel
Alessio Tasca Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Alessio Tasca Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s.
This is a wonderful and unusual table lamp by sculptor Alessio Tasca.
Very nicely glazed with great colors and a mode...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
French 1910s Art Nouveau Brass Table Desk Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Art Nouveau Brass table desk lamp with brass shade and wooden base. ca. 1920
Natural aged with small cracks in edge shade
2,5 meter black cotton flex with plug and switch in bulb h...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Italian ceramic lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 21"
Height to shade rest: 32"
Diameter: 13"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Daum & Ranc French Art Deco Eagle Table Lamp, 1915
By Daum, Charles Ranc
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Daum (Nancy) and CharlesRanc, France, circa 1915. Classy & genuine glass shade by Daum hung at its solid bronze eagle base by Charles Ranc. Height : 14....
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Italian Model PAO T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun.
The Pao shines impress with their characteristic diffuser made of matt glass. However, the material combin...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Anders Pehrsson, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed by Anders Pehrsson and produced by Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Light oxidation present throughout brass lamp.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Functionalist Paavo Tynell Table Lamp 5007, Nikled Brass, Taito 1930s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
This exquisite minimalist functionalist table lamp, model 5007, was designed by the renowned Paavo Tynell and manufactured by Taito Oy in Finland during the 1930s and reflecting the ...
Category
1940s Finnish Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
"Febo" Table Lamp, Red Marble and Murano Glass by Pamio & Toso for Leucos, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular "Febo" Table lamp in solid red Verona marble, brass and a stunning shade in mouth-blown Murano glass. This incredibly rare lamp was designed by Roberto Pamio & Renato Tos...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mission Style Table Lamp 1940
Located in New York, NY
Solid Walnut Mission Shaker Style Table Lamp. American walnut Mission Style table lamp, 1940's. Clean lines obelisk shape set on raised base, we...
Category
1940s American Mission Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Fog & Mørup, Scandinavian mid-century modernist table lamp, brass, Denmark 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A rare Scandinavian mid-century modernist desk lamp model E6493, produced in Denmark by the renowned manufacturer Fog & Mørup in the 1940s. The model is attributed to Danish architec...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Bauhaus Table Lamp By Kaiser Idell Model 6750 Circa 1930s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bauhaus Table Lamp By Kaiser Idell Model 6750 Circa 1930s
- Brass shade, arm and base
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- On/Off switch on the base
- German ~ 1930s
- 36cm wide x 46cm tall ...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Blue Crystal Glass Table Lamp model RD 1566 by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite mid-century modern table lamp model RD 1566 by Orrefors showcases the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design. Designed by Carl Fagerlund and handcrafted from high-qu...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Italian Table Lamp Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Table or floor lamp with one light. It has a lucite base and the upper part in plastic material with an ice effect. Definitions in aluminum or chromed brass. It could also be used as...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
A French Brutalist stone figural lamp by Albert Tormos, C. 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Where form meets function - this sculptural carved stone lamp by Albert Tormos, will be eye-catching in your home! It is composed of two parts - the seated figure with hands on knees...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Stone, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of fossil stone table lamps designed and produced in Gotland, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8“ H x 3.5“ W x 3.5” D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.25“ Top D...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 10.625“ H x 3.65” W x 9.25“ D
Bulb Specifications: E-14
Number of...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fase Madrid Design Desk Lamp, Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Spain, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant golden and chrome Mid-Century desk, table or side lamp from the 1970s — Model No. 520, designed by Luis Pérez de la Oliva and produced by the renowned Spanish lighting man...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps Attributed to Barovier & Toso 1960s
By Barovier
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of leaf table lamps, made of blown Murano glass with a brass base, whose creation is attributed to Barovier & Toso in the 1960s.
Ø cm 15 h cm 28
The Barovier family is one of ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce 676 Rader lamp Italian modern Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table lamp designed by Elio Martinelli. Produced by Martinelli Luce. Probably in the 70s or 80s.
Made steel. Lamp shade can be tilted. Tilted shade looks like radar. So, it is calle...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Danish Modern Adjustable Table / Desk Lamp with Brass Base and Cone Shade, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table or desk lamp was produced in Denmark in the 1950s.
The lamp features a continuous tubular brass loop, which seamlessly forms both the base and the arm in one elegant...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. Newly wired with 3 way sockets and cords. Overall height top of socket 20", height of alabaster 15", w...
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1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Louis SOGNOT Bamboo Table Lamp, 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bamboo Table Lamp by Louis SOGNOT, France, 1950s. This elegant bamboo table lamp by renowned French designer Louis Sognot, made in the 1950s, combines natural materials with a mid-ce...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Vintage French Ceramic Table Lamp (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic table lamp (circa 1970s) by unknown ceramicist. Discovered in Provence, France, the lamp presents a sensuous, tactile organic shape which highlights the matte ...
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1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Stunning Toucan Table Lamp by H.T. Huang for Lenoir
By H.T. Huang
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Stunning original Toucan table lamp by H.T. Huang for Lenoir. The lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. This lamp is iconic.
Dimensions:
5,51 x 4,72 x 11,81 H inc...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Classic Table Lamps by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of timeless no. 1856 Just Andersen Table Lamps made in 1936. A rare set for an exquisite home.
* Set of square metal desk lamps with vertical lines and white shades.
* Designer...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Siemens, Italy 1930
By Siemens
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Ministerial Desk Lamp, Siemens Milano, 1930s-1940s
An elegant and rare ministerial desk lamp, manufactured in Italy by Siemens Milano, a division of the German Siemens company. Siem...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Three-Light Lily Table Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze three-light "Lily" desk lamp or table lamp
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Val St Lambert Midcentury Twisted Blue Crystal Glass Table Lamp with Pink Shade
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Often falsely attributed to Flavio Poli/Murano this large rare table light from Val Saint Lambert in Belgium is executed in clear and blue lead-crystal. It was made during the 1950s ...
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1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Lamps with dragon motif
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white lamps with dragon motif. 20th Century.
8" diam.
15" to top of vase
25.5" overall height
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1980s Danish table light by Lamperiet Aarhus. The ceramic ball base features a monochrome pink glaze and the light comes installed with a fluted white shade.
Measurements: H: 36 ...
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1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
White Table Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama, 1980s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Elegant table lamp designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Sierra in Italy during the 1980s. This sophisticated piece features a white lampshade made of stretched fabric, a signature desig...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric
Adjustable Table Lamp or Wall Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful industrial Bauhaus lamp from the 1950s by Kaiser Leuchten.
Fantastic mid-century design.
High quality.
The lamp can be used flexibly as a table lamp or as a wall lamp.
The ...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
17,32"x 4,53" x 15,16" H inches...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp By Paavo Tynell For Taito Oy Model 5066
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and teak frame, fabric shade fitted with 2 E27 sockets, designed by Paavo Tynell in the 1940 for Taito Oy, model 5066. Original unrestored condition.
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1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp Wrought Iron and Hammered Glass by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing big table lamp in golden wrought iron and multi-color ( red and orange) hammered glass produced by Longobard the concurrent of Poliarte at the 1960s / 1970s.
Made...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Midcentury Table Lamp Brass, Glass and Wicker Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in brass, glass and wicker in the style of Rome Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it pro...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1 of the 2 Grey and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful ceramic table lamps by Haico from Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade.
The brown and dark grey ceramic base has a beautiful shape with geom...
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1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Grey Ceramic Table Lamp by Jane & Gordon Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions
23.50in H x 5in W x 5in D
Lamp Shades: 9in H x 15in W
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing h...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art deco table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art deco table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
we have a total of 3 of this model not includet i...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Fato Artemide Italian Design White Table Lamp 1967
Located in Brescia, IT
White square frame with folded geometric metal forms creating light and dark
Iconic light object and a beautiful lamp.
First production Fato lamp designed by Gio Ponti and produced ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Chrome Table or Floor Lamp, Late 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century table lamp, France, 1960s. Chrome metal, brushed aluminium and fabric. Original lampshade. Full height 91cm - 35.8 inches; Full diameter 45cm - 17.7 inches. Conditi...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Mondrian Color Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy geometric ceramic table lamp was imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. The piece was crafted circa 1960. Thi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience
Art Nouveau Tiffany Style Brown & Green Stained Glass Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Art Nouveau Tiffany Style Brown & Green Stained Glass Table Lamp, a Pair :
This captivating pair of Art Nouveau Tiffany-style table lamps is a masterful tribute to the elegance and craftsmanship of the early 20th century.
The stained glass dome...
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20th Century North American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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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