Table Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Teak
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Austrian Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Alabaster
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Ceramic
1990s French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Table Lamps
Tin
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Table Lamps
Copper
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Chrome, Aluminum
1970s Italian Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Stainless Steel, Other
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Cotton
1970s German Minimalist Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Steel
1960s American Other Vintage Table Lamps
Burl
1980s Italian Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1940s Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Rope, Blown Glass
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Stained Glass
1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1940s Finnish Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
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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