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Table Lamps For Sale
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bottle Shape Cobalt Blue Table Lamp
Located in Southampton, NJ
Antique Chinese porcelain bottle shape Cobalt blue table lamp with flared mouth and thick glaze with pleasing range in depth of color. Excellent...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Japanese Designer, Table Lamps, Metal, Paper, Japan, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered metal and printed paper table lamps designed and produced in Japan, c. 1980s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.125” H x 4.5” Diameter
Bulb Speci...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Mid-Century Modern Ruche Brass Ball Table Lamp after Michel Armand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large & impressive sculptural brass ball lamp after Michel Armand. It features welded brass tubing and base. Fully working in nice condition, showing warmness to brass from age.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tall Pair of Italian Murano Pink/Purple Glass 'Pebble' Lamps
Located in London, GB
Substantial pair of contemporary table lamps. Each lamp consists of 12 handmade smooth sculptured pebbles in pink/purple hues with clear and white detail. Each pebble is interspersed...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Brass for GUBI
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Glendale, CA
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Brass for GUBI
Designed in 1972 by Weisdorf, this new portable version of Weisdorf's iconic de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space Age Triple Globe Table Lamp in Brass
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice "Space Age" triple globe table lamp in brass, circa 1970's. The lamps features three globe style fixtures, all at different heights. The piece is in very good vintage condition (some minor pitting on the brass uprights and base) and measures 11" D x 29" H. the light switch has 3 setting where one, two or all three globes can be lit. Very cool lamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Linden Table Lamp with Contemporary Linen Shades by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Linden table lamp features a cream linen shade and lamp body, solid hardwood walnut base, and brass details. A study in duality, the piece explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gil Angoloni Zoomorphic Ceramic Lamp, Parchment Shade. France, c. 1950, signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gil Angoloni, ‘Bird' Black Glazed Ceramic Lamp w/ Parchment Shade. France, c. 1950, signed
Orleans Earthenware, France
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Medium Black Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp, large and medium, "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$3,940 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Charles Dudouyt Attributed Table Lamp, Oak with Tapered Shade, France, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was produced in France during the 1950s. The rustic yet elegant design is attributed to the renowned French designer Charles Dudouyt.
The carefully carved det...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Oak
FLOS Serena LED Table Lamp in Aluminum by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
At first glance, Serena appears to be in motion—it is a leaf blown by a gentle breeze, dancing through a current of wind. Inspired by the simple beauty of nature, this piece features...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
PAF, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
By PAF Studio
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp produced by PAF, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.625"H x 4.7"W x 4.7"D
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 13.1” H x 8” Diameter
Dimension...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Green Atollo Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti, Italy circa 1970
Located in Culver City, CA
Italy, 1970
Rare green Atollo table lamp by Vico Magistretti, produced by O-Luce.
19.5”dia x 28”h
Ref. L5231
$ 6,400
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' LED Table Lamp in Chrome for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' LED table lamp in chrome for Louis Poulsen.
The 'Panthella 250' LED table lamp uses Verner Panton's original drawings to produce an organically shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
Mid Century French Rooster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
French Mid Century rooster table lamps. White ceramic rooster statues on solid wood stands with Fabric Shades. The shades are 14 inch diameter. ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 / set
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in Charcoal by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
A Round Wooden Table Lamp, Danish Modern, Solid Pine, 1980s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine sculptural round vintage table lamp in solid pine. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1980s. It will complement many interior styles. A Modern, Classic, Scandinavian or an A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
'Plissé Blue Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé Blue Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Pair of Italian Giltwood Dolphin Fragments on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking pair 19th-century Italian carved wood fragments in the form of stylized dolphins, now mounted on custom Lucite bases. Originally part of a larger decorative scheme—like...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood, Lucite, Gesso
Art Deco Brass Desk or Table Lamp w/ Glass Globe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco brass desk or table lamp radiates timeless elegance with its column design and polished golden finish. The lamp features a traditional pedestal design with modernist influen...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$258 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Amethyst Austrian Neoclassical Theme Campana Urn Mounted As A Lamp
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A spectacular amethyst vase featuring faceted diamond cuts, fan cuts and faceted border. The lamp with bronze Bacchus masks with handles, hand-chased grape leaves and an egg/dart rim...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Gilt Metal lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950’s Italian gilt metal lamps with Murano glass body.
Measurements:
Height of body: 28″
Height to shade rest: 38″
Width: 11″
D...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$4,800 / set
Vintage 1930s Aluminum Industrial Machine Age Sailboat Lamp by Bunting Electric
By Bunting Electric Company
Located in Lafayette, IN
Wonderful 1930s stylized Art Deco "Yacht Fire" boat-shaped space heater by the English company, Bunting Electric. The heater has been professionally modif...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$699 Sale Price
51% Off
Valenti Desk Lamp in Burgundy Leather, Spain 1960's
By Valenti
Located in New York, NY
A Stitched leather covered desk lamp by Valenti, steel construction with brass swivel.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
$10,200 / item
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Blue Italian Murano Pair of Table Lamps, 1975
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Created in 1975 by glass master Alberto Donà, this lamp is very simple but effective. The blue glass, protagonist of the lamp body, is supported by a brass frame that makes it even m...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Marvelous MARBRO Mid Century Polished Brass Table Lamp! Huge Showpiece Lighting
Located in Peoria, AZ
SENSATIONAL!
MID CENTURY
MONUMENTAL
BRASS MARBRO LAMP!
MID CENTURY DECORATION ICON!
DUAL PULL STRING SOCKETS!
POLISHED BRASS
ORIGINAL SHADE & BRASS FINIAL
DIMENSIONS: 40" x 21"
In the forties and fifties, decorators would choose the most impressive lamp they could obtain and place it in a home's "picture window" so that all passerby and visitors could glimpse just how well the occupants lived!
Picture windows started disappearing in the late sixties, but demand for monumental lighting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide.
With its mushroom shape and bright hues, the Nessino lamp has become a design icon. Introduced in 1967, the Nessino was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Hand Woven Caned Rattan Table Lamp, France 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Interesting shape. Lovely color. Newly wired to US standards. Shade not included.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
French Gilt Table Lamp by Maison Jansen, Paris, 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Absolutely stnning 1930 table or floor lamp in gilt metal and with a glass globe. Made in France by Maison Jansen, ca. 1930
The Paris-based firm Maison Jansen — or simply Jansen — c...
Category
1930s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Yellow
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Yellow
The 'PH 3½-2½' table lamp is based on Poul Henningsen's original drawings from the late...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Studio Buratti 'Tropico' Black Marble & Glass Table Lamp for Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Studio Buratti 'Tropico' black marble & glass table lamp for Fontana Arte.
Executed in high quality marble, thick etched hand blown opaline glass and galvanized glossy black metal....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Mid Century Modern Lightolier Tripod Table Lamp Gerald Thurston 1954 "Profile"
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT!
Lightolier
Tripod Table Lamp
Brass & Walnut
Gerald Thurston Designer
1954
Here is a marvelous Mid Century Modern Icon! The 1954 Tripod Brass & Walnut Table Lamp by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
Hight adjustable nickel- plated table lamp with opal glass shade vienna 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hight adjustable nickel- plated table lamp with opal glass shade vienna 1920s
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opal, Nickel
Paul Hansen Hollywood Regency Bronze Mounted Vaseline Glass Lamps, Pair
By Paul Hansen
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare and elegant pair of mid century Hollywood Regency bronze-mounted uranium glass lamps by Paul Hansen. Gorgeous lamps with great color in very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Totem Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TOTEM TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with a textured detailing, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,910
Finnish art deco brass table lamp
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Illuminate your space with a touch of 20th-century elegance with our Finnish Art Deco brass table lamp. This exquisite piece epitomizes Scan...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production.
Thierry Dreyfus has created a lamp designed to provide light up, of course, but even more, to l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Edwardian Cut Crystal Mushroom Table Lamp, circa 1908
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful Edwardian period cut crystal mushroom table lamp with original shade and Ediwsan lamp socket, UK, circa 1900-1910.
This lamp is made of s...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Midcentury Modern Ceramic and Walnut Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic midcentury modern table lamps. Scandinavian style with a combination of elements. Elegant streamlined wooden neck supported by flared speckled ceramic base on wooden disc, ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Bar Table Lamp, Contemporary Lamp, Verdigris, Brass, Alabaster by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
BAR is a table lamp by Kalin Asenov. Alabaster base, verdigris patina, and column, supporting a brass dome.
Every piece is made to order which allows us to create variations in d...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Emerald Green Lamp ITSO Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, France circa 1940
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Art Deco table lamp in the style of Baccarat and Jacques Adnet, unmarked.
Manufactured in hand cut, vivid emerald green Lead glass.
France circa 1940.
The pieces "spin" ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Art Nouveau Sculpture Lamp by Julien Causse 1900s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This exquisite bronze sculpture lamp, designed by French sculptor Julien Causse (1869 - 1914), is a wonderful decorative piece that captures the elegance and beauty of a lady carved ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,146 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Red And Gold Murano Glass Table Lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of little Murano bedside lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Red and gold Murano glass, brass and new white fabric shades.
Rewired .
Dimensions: 33 cm H, 13 cm diameter.
All purch...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Charles X Empire Period Gilt, Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of Charles X period gilt and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each having a central hand chiselled gilt bronze ca...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Swedish Pinewood "Flower" Table Lamps by Jan Wickelgren, Aneta, 1970s
By Aneta
Located in Odense, DK
Charming pair of 1970s "flower" table lamps in pinewood veneer designed by Jan Wickelgren and manufactured at Aneta, Sweden. Both lamps marked by maker.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Piccola Table Lamp in Purple by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Art Deco Table Lamp by Just Andersen in Diskometal, Model 80D, 1920
Located in Odense, DK
A classic table lamp in patinated disko metal. Made by Danish designer Just Andersen in the 1920s. Model D80, signed underneath.
This piece is in a good vintage condition.
Just And...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Green Linenfold Double Student Table Lamp Tiffany Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Linenfold Favrile glass double student lamp from Tiffany Studio (1878-1933) circa 1910s. This rare model features two matching green colored linenfold glass shades (approximately 9.5" in diameter) supported by rubbed bronze lamp frame and base. The shade each feature twelve glass panels bordered by smaller and thicker upper and lower glass trim panels. There is a loop on top of the frame which was used to move the lamp easily. The arm is free to swing, and the height can also be adjusted. Both shades are marked "TIFFANY STUDIOS PAT. APPL'D FOR". The base is marked "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 316". Sockets and wires all appear original and function well.
From 1913 to 1914, the independent designer Henry O. Schmidt (1860–1943) patented a new type of mold-cast glass lampshade panels for Tiffany Studios to imitate delicately pleated silk. Under the directorship of Leslie Hayden Nash, Tiffany Studios offered an expanded range of lampshades in this new Favrile Fabrique style including the double student lamp model. The linenfold lamps were retailed at one of the highest prices among Tiffany favrile lamps...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Danish Brass Bankers Desk Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This midcentury danish bankers table light features two lightsources. Its made entirely out of brass and has a multi-adjustable gooseneck that allows you to direct the light in any d...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Solid Brass Horse Table lamp by DEKNUDT Belgium
By Deknudt
Located in Torquay, GB
A 1970s brass horse table lamp by Deknudt Belgium
Equestrian themed, depicting an image an elegant stallion.
Mounted on a sleek black lacquered platf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cobra Table Lamp Tommaso Barbi 1970 White Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gorgeous White Ceramic Table Lamp Tommaso Barbi 1970 a particular object de of great Decorative character.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Couple Stilnovo Table Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Opal glass and lacquered metal diffuser, lacquered metal base and brass details. Original label. Prod. Stilnovo, Italy, ca. 1960.
Category
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$5,254 / set
Joe Colombo Model #291 'Spider' Table Lamp in Yellow for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #291 'Spider' table lamp in mustard yellow for Oluce.
Executed in yellow lacquered metal and chrome, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the mid-century and an icon for Colombo. A highly adjustable table light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Tiffany Studios Style Slag Glass Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
American Tiffany Studios Style Bronze and Slag Glass Table Lamp, early 20th century, with inset favrile turtleback tiles, the domed slag glass shade above a classical column, on a tr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Nao Tamura 'Tiki' Portable Table Lamp in Matte White for Established & Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
Nao Tamura 'Tiki' Portable Table Lamp in Matte White for Established & Sons
These brilliantly designed bird-like lamps use a futuristic form to animate and evoke character. The flaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Large Brass Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Very large brass table lamp from the 1960s.
The design and the special lampshade create a very elegant and pleasant light.
The lamp creates a ve...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,627
The Caorusel Portable LED Lamp in Glass and Bronze By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Inspired by the Silhouette of a Classic carousel, this portable lamp is authentic in spirit, yet modern in expression. its design is highly intricate, articulated with an outer shade...
Category
2010s Chinese 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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