Table Lamps
20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps
Brass
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Tôle
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Tôle
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Table Lamps
Ceramic, Suede, Velvet
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Softwood, Plastic
Early 20th Century German George IV Table Lamps
Wood
1830s English George III Antique Table Lamps
Sheffield Plate
1780s English George III Antique Table Lamps
Copper, Silver
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Iron
1780s Chinese Georgian Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1780s English George III Antique Table Lamps
Gold
1720s European George II Antique Table Lamps
Silver
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1790s English George III Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Table Lamps
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Table Lamps
Brass
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Copper
1980s Italian Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Terracotta
19th Century Chinese George II Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American George III Table Lamps
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Folk Art Table Lamps
Wood
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Table Lamps
Boxwood, Mahogany
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.