Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Natural Fiber, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Leather, Porcelain, Stoneware, Cotton
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Wood
2010s North American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Oak, Wood, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Plaster
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Marble
2010s Lebanese Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Gold Leaf, Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s Table Lamps
Linen
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps
Brass
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Nickel
2010s French Table Lamps
Concrete
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Chrome
2010s Dutch Other Table Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English William IV Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Slate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Table Lamps
Fabric, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Silk, Blown Glass
2010s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Paper
2010s British Table Lamps
Silk, Blown Glass
Early 2000s British Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Portuguese Table Lamps
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Silver Leaf
2010s Portuguese Table Lamps
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1910s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery
2010s American Romantic Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
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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