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Table Lamps For Sale
Appuntito Ceramic Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Artisanal Ceramic Table Light by Project 213A.
Crafted in the brand's in-house ceramic workshop.
Light launched in 2023 during Salone de Mobile at the Alcova Fair in Milano as part ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Art Deco Style Lamps Lumina Standing Nude Sculpture Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive pair of Art Deco figural table lamps of a standing nude holding a glass shade, Lumina.
H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall.
Designed by Max Le Verrier in France, 1928.
Original pos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Rope and Marine Green Glass Ball Table Lamp Att. Audoux Minnet, France 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Serpentine rope table lamp with marine green glass ball in the center. Most likely by French iconic designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet from the ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Rope, Blown Glass
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' Brass Table Lamp With Paper Shade
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' table lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamp is executed in brass with a cast iron base and scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Pair of Lamps
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful pair of Italian table lamps in gilt bronze with the typical urn shape of oil lamps converted to electric with the etched glass globe and top chimney. The design is inspired...
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios 18" Oak Leaf and Berry Table Lamp
Located in Bronx, NY
A Tiffany Studios 18” geometric lampshade with a wide circumferential Oak and Berry band just above the shoulder of the shade.The shade is signed "Tiffany Studios, New York” & number...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Urn Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of hand carved neoclassic style "urn" form alabaster lamps mounted on giltwood bases bases. Each has solid brass fittings. Newly wired with new 3 way sockets and cords.
Heig...
Category
1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in white for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Stiffel Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
Walnut and brass table lamp, design after Parzinger. Height to brass disk 22.5" Working, clean, original condition. Shade not included.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Danish Modern glass desk Lamp by Lisbeth Brams for Fog & Morup, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A light blue glass desk lamp designed by Lisbeth Brams in 1966 for Fog & Mørup. The eye-catching piece is one of three in her trio for Fog & Mørup. We have the trio available.
* A light blue, transparent glass table lamp...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
FLOS Taccia Led Lamp in Bronze by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Post Modern Red Adjustable Desk Task or Table Lamp by Gammlux Italy, circa 1980s
By Gammalux
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp with two way toggle in rendered in red lacquered steel by Gammalux, Italy, circa 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of Capiz Shades, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 circa 1960's Italian capiz shades. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Height 5.5"
Diameter 7.5".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Japanese Satsuma Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Japanese Style Porcelain Table Lamp inspired by the Satsuma style of ceramics which originated in Japan during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Lamp features rich c...
Category
20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Beech wood and leather Desk Lamp by Anna Ehrner for Atelje Lyktan, 1970s, Sweden
Located in Værløse, DK
A substantial beech wood and leather desk lamp by Anna Ehrner for Ateljé Lyktan. A Nordic vibe to any beautiful space.
* A bent beech wo...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bentwood
1990s IKEA Swedish Frosted Iconic Iced Glass Cube 'Iviken' Table Lamp
By IKEA
Located in London, GB
A wonderful tactile table lamp which is one of the Swedish brand IKEA's most iconic designs. The "Iviken"table lamp is in the shape of a large ice cube and is perfect for lighting i...
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Mid Century Stilux table lamp
By Stilux
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century Stilux table lamp made in Italy.
Cantilevered table lamp manufactured by Stilux. Bright red enameled mushroom shade on brass stem and enameled steel foot. G-16.5 bulbs,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mid century table lamp by Kamenický Šenov, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This mid century desk lamp was made by the Czechoslovak company Kamenický Šenov in the 1970s. It’s made of cut glass.
It’s in very good Vintage condition, fully functional.
Height i...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Coupè Table Lamp by Joe Colombo by Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage italian Coupè table lamp by Joe Colombo. This articulate clamp lamp from the Coupè series in Red lacquered metal is from the first edition by O-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Modernist Handblown Murano 24kt Gold Fleck Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature circula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Gorgeous Pair of White Eyeball Table Lamps by Veneta Lumi, Made in Italy
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous pair of white eyeball table lamps by Veneta Lumi. Made in Italy.
The lamps work perfectly, some signs of aging on them but however they are in excellent condition. The...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company Leaded Glass Peony Table Lamp C. 1915
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Art Glass & Metal Company (New York, active 1889-1917), circa 1915.
This truly magnificent leaded glass table lamp which was produced during the tim...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Albert Tormos Stone ''Ring'' Table Lamps, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Carved out of solid Pierre du Gard and signed to base.
Base only
12x12x11
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
No.71 Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, 1930s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This No. 71 desk lamp was designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo, in France, during the 1930's. It is made with a combination of chrome plated brass tube, aluminum corrugated base and lamp...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Brass, Aluminum
Art Deco Marble Marquetry Lamp Pair – France - 1930s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exquisite pair of lamps from the Art Deco era, crafted in marble marquetry. Each base is composed of geometric blocks in veined yellow marble, enhanced with black marble inlays, c...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Table Lamp, Diffuser Finish in Decorated Polilux, Italy, 1990s
Located in Palermo, IT
Table lamp, diffuser finish in decorated Polilux, Italy, 1990s
Intact and functional. Attack E27 - 220v
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pierre Sindre 'Visir' Portable Brass and Glass Table Lamp for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Sindre 'Visir' portable brass and glass table lamp for Örsjö.
Designed by Scandinavian creator Pierre Sindre, the 'Visir' portable table lamp is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Table Lamp by Romeo Rega in Lucite, Chrome and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing Table Lamp designed by the Roman designer Romeo Rega in the 70s. The materials used are chromed brass, golden brass and amethyst-colored perpex.
The structure of this L...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Metal
Rare Tito Agnoli for O-Luce '260' Table Lamp in Perspex and Brass
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, desk lamp and wall light, model ‘260’, Perspex, brass, Italy, circa 1958
This lighting design is a remarkable discovery, recently authenticated as an origina...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style French Majestic Pair of Crystal and Bronze Girandoles
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Monum...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rupert Nikoll Table Lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Delicate 1800s Victorian Student Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
A Victorian period student desk lamp from about 1875 is solid brass, and was meant to burn oil or kerosene. The tank is off to the side, helping light shine down onto a desktop. This...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Danish Modern Table Lamps in Brass by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing set of large table lamps model "4180" by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, Denmark. These lamps were handmade in Holm-Sørensens own studio in the 1960s in very low numbers. The lamp bases are constructed from polished brass rods that are intertwined and attached to a square base. They have been equipped with new shades in flax linen.
Dane Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) had a creative streak beyond the ordinary. He is known among vintage collectors, not least internationally, where the original lamps fetch high hammer blows at auctions. Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen drew sketches of everything. Envelopes, theater programs...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Space Age Table Lamp in Chrome and Fabric, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury space age beautiful table lamp in chrome with fabric lampshade.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It uses 1 bulbs.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
French Delft Style Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamp
By Delft
Located in Lomita, CA
Blue and white baluster shape and delicately carved fleur de lys in blue on white ceramic is reason enough to covet this beautiful oversized table lamp produced between 1940 and 1960. The collar like neck complements the gold circular wooden base. The shaped baluster body has a white tin-glaze and is also decorated with cobalt-blue diamonds. The lamp stands 42 inches tall overall with its original harp and 29 inches from the socket to base. The lamp is in very good condition except for some minor pitting to the glaze finish.
The exceptional fleur de lys motif on this lamp has been used historically by French...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
rare large mid century modern cocoon TABLE LAMP cherrywood base 1970s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Exceptional large table lamp from the 1960s to 70s. No label, manufacturer most probably Goldkant-Leuchten Fritz Wauer Wuppertal Germany. The material of the cocoon shade is a kind o...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood, Cherry
Arts & Crafts Jefferson Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Landscape Scene C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Jefferson Reverse Painted Table Lamp with Landscape Scene C1920
Measures - 23 1/2" x 18" x 18"
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Bronze Chinese Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's cast and patinated bronze table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 13.75"
Height to shade rest: 22.25"
Width: 7.25"
Depth: 5"
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1970s Space Age Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A space age table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy by Targetti Sankey, It works both 110 and 220 Volts and needs a regular E27 bulb.
Crafted during the space age era, this des...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
MULLER FRERES, Lunéville, Art Nouveau table lamp in marbled glass.
Located in TEYJAT, FR
MULLER FRERES, Lunéville, Art Nouveau table lamp in marbled sandblasted glass, wrought iron base. Production is around 1900 which is contemporary with the times and the Art Nouveau p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modernist Handblown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamps with 24kt White Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature tear d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Ceramic Pair of Table Lamps with Hand Painted Decoration Signed Car, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Ceramic Crackle table lamp France
Inspired by an old technique of French ceramics, this elegant table lamp is bright
and Handmade with hand-painted Gold decoration.
In excellen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Art Deco Table Lamp in Alabaster & Patinated Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Interesting table light inspired by architectural art deco elements. It features an alabaster shade freely resting on a bronze tri-stand. This light was anonymously made in Scandinav...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Abyss Table Lamp in Black Recyclable Polyethylene by Dai Sugasawa
By D. Sugasawa, Qeeboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Dai Sugasawa, Abyss is a bold fish-shaped table lamp in recyclable polyethylene. Inspired by the anglerfish swimming in the deep seas with its luminous built-in rod, Abys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 9.3“ H x 4.125“ Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-14
Number of Sockets (per fixt...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Modern Chrome Sputnik Style Bubble Glass Globe Lamps Att. to TSAO Designs, Pair
By TSAO Designs
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are awesome! This is a pair of modern 1970s chrome based Sputnik style clear bubble glass table lamps attributed to TSAO Designs. These are in working order and original condit...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Short Baxter Lamps by Stone and Sawyer for Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Short Baxter lamps by Stone and Sawyer
Available at Lawson-Fenning
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Murano Clear Glass Leaf Table Lamps with double color lampashades 1980s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Murano hand blown clear glass leaf table lamps with square thick and heavy clear glass base. The lamps are presented with handmade lampshades handcrafted by our team, double ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ingo Maurer Lampampe, Germany 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in London, GB
Ingo Maurer’s company Design M is based in Munich and has been designing intriguing lighting for over 40 years. Ingo Maurer’s output is distinctive in form and concept. His desire to...
Category
1980s German Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci patinated brass ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in richly patinated brass with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable s...
Category
1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Calhoun Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Our stoneware Calhoun Lamp is handcrafted using slab-construction techniques.
FINISH
- Verdigris dipped glaze
- Antique brass fittings
- Twisted black-cloth cord
- Full-range dimme...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Brown and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Elegant Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Late 19th Century Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Racing Green Ceramic Shade
Reworked For Modern Day Use with a UK three pin plug.
A timeless design classic suitable fo...
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Bronze Cat-Form Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Charming Art Deco period bronze and metal table lamp in the form of a stretching cat, with original porcelain sockets and modern cord and plug with two on settings that light the cat...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Ivory Lacquered Metal Italian Table Lamps
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern set of Italian table lamps, in the manner of Tommaso Barbi, exudes sophisticated elegance with its distinctive design. The base of the lamps features a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Table Lamp 'Temptation' by Targetti Sankey – 70s Blue Speckled Glass Globe
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful table lamp 'Lume Temptation' by Targetti Sankey, a striking example of 70s Italian design, featuring a blue glass globe with speckles on a white metal base. A timeless desi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Crystal lamps Girandoles Gold Gilded Bronze Table Lamps Pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage High End Tall 10 light Table Chandeliers - Palacy lamps
Material: Crystall, gold gilded bronze, Blown glass
Design: Palacy style In the manner of Baguès, Baccarat, Murano, Venice glass, Banci Firenze
Style: Marie Therese, Empire, Rococo, Baroque, Vintage, Mid Century, Regency
Color: Gold, Clear, transparant
Origin: Europe, probably Italy, 20th century
Socket E14 dimmable, max 25 watt and min 20 watt
Condition: These high end table lamps are very heavy and in a good condition.
Minor time wear on the base but certainly not disturbing
US compatible but an adapter for plug required
All our lamps are fully working condition, however, we are shipping from Europe and for all our lamps or chandeliers we always recommend to have it checked by an electrician before use.
Description: Good well positioned lighting can make a room,.
Create the right ambience with these magnificent dimable table chandeliers.
Fully hand crafted vintage tall 10 light table chandeliers - Palacy girandoles
Made of gold gilded bronze, blown glass arms and lavish embellished with fabulous crystal pendants.
Note: For shipping the lamps will be crated by professionals.
Height 75 cm - 29.9 inches
Width 51 cm - 20.7 inches
Depth 51 cm - 20.7inches
Crystal table lamps - Girandoles
Crystal table lamps also called girandoles in French.
Girandoles comes from the Italian word girandola. A Girandole is a decorative candlestick or light fixture with multiple light...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, 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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