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Table Lamps For Sale
Pair of Antique Brass and Cast Iron Elephant Lamps
Located in Søborg, DK
A pair of rare antique Danish elephant lamps from the 1920s.
Raised on 3 elephant heads of cast iron with white painted iron tusks.
The elephant hea...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,912 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. The intricately carved white alabaster are covered with lots natural colorful veining. Newly wired wit...
Category
1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/24Karat Gold Flecks originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features a rounded body and tape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Postmodern Italian Ala Table Lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto for Iguzzini, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Iguzzini according to a design by Rodolfo Bonetto from the 1980s.
A highly flexible and changeable design based on the game with ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Edwardian Brass Large Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Brass Large Table Lamp in the Neoclassical form of Corinthian Column on Platform Base - 18"diam x 37"h - The lampshade(s) are newly handmade silks by the same maker as prov...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century French Empire Ormolu Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair 19th Century French Empire Ormolu Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps.
Pair of elegant antique French Empire bronze four light candelabras converted to table lamps. The outstandi...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Candlestick Lamps
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of French cast bronze doré tall pillar candlestick lamps with colorful champlevé enamel decoration. Triangle base with fantastic winged dragons and claw feet. Excellent qualit...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Italian modern table lamp Tecla by Noti Massari for Leucos, 1970s
By Leucos, Noti Massari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp Tecla by Noti Massari for Leucos, 1970s
Table lamp model Tecla with a round base in white glass.
It features a decorative red glass ring and a white plastic...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Aldo Nason Chandeliers Murano Pelugoso Glass and Chrome for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly rare Mid-Century chandeliers in chrome and Murano mouth-blown "Pelugoso" glass. These spectaculars chandeliers were designed by Aldo Nason and produced by Mazzega in Italy...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Japanese Satsuma Floral Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of hand painted floral motif Japanese Satsuma lidded ginger vases mounted on gilt turned wood lamp bases. The vases are expertly painted with different blooms and blossoms in an...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Falkenbergs Belysning, Scandinavian Grasshopper brass table lamp, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
A striking small-scale modernist table lamp, model 6166, designed by Czech-born industrial designer Ernest ’Igl’ Hofmann and produced by the renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer Fa...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Barbell Portable Table Lamp by Studio Namit Khanna
By Namit Khanna
Located in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Lightweight design, heavyweight style. The Barbell Portable Table Lamp takes cues from the gym and transforms them into a limited-edition work of art. Crafted in brass and alabaster,...
Category
2010s Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
$4,110 / item
Pair of Table Lamp Italian Design 1960s Opaline Glass White Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of elegant table lamp Italian design 1960s opaline glass with gold decorations and brass finishes, fabric dome, elegance and refinement for t...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
$1,982 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Paavo Tynell 5321 Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Berkeley, CA
Paavo Tynell’s fanciful take on nature is gracefully echoed in the 5321 Table Lamp, designed by the Finnish designer in 1938. Under the distinctive shell-inspired brass shade, the bulb subtly appears from beneath; a picturesque detail resembling the desirable sea shell pearl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,199 / item
Venetian Flambeau Glass Table Lamps / Gold Flecks & Brass Design
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Illuminate your space with the captivating beauty and sublime color of this exquisite handcrafted Venetian table lamp / flambeau, originating from the late 20th century Italy. The l...
Category
1980s Italian Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Rare One of Two Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare table lamp designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Milano, Italy. This table lamp is made of blackened cast aluminium with fabric shade in an eleg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$14,691 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Silver Plated Horse Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's English silver-plated lamps depicting horses.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18.5"
Height to shade rest: 26".
Category
1940s English Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$5,200 / set
Set of Ceramic Table Lamps by Esben Klint for Le Klint, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A pair of exquisite ceramic desk lamps designed by Esben Klint for Le Klint in 1949 and produced by Palshus in the 1950s.
* A set of two (2) brown ceramic desk lamps with hand-pleat...
Category
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Ceramic
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Blue Grey Opal
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Blue Grey Opal
The Panthella collection was designed by Verner Panton in 1971 and remains one of his most iconic lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
An alabaster table lamp - Italy - 1970
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A stunning 1970s alabaster lamp, meticulously restored to combine vintage charm with modern functionality. This exquisite piece features a new lampshade and has been fully rewired to...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Pair Sculptural Walnut Wood Lamps & Custom Shades
Located in Aspen, CO
Italian 1960's Modern Pair of Sculptural Walnut Wood with Custom Shades
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Walnut
One of 3 Philips Vintage Infrared Heat Lamp Charlotte Perriand HP 3603 Infraphil
Located in Miami, FL
One of 3 Industrial French Architect and Designer Charlotte Perriand designed Mid-Century Modern Philips Heat Lamp, Desk Lamp or Table Lamp in different designs. Model Number HP 3603...
Category
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Silk and Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Adolf Loos, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp with the requested finish - the fabric can be delivered with a plugged - or with a leadband – border.
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte, now manufactured at...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Mushroom table lamp.
The small lamp consists of one foot made of metal and a ring -shaped diffuser hood made of translucent plastic. The lamp looks out above the diffuse...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century 'Faux Bamboo' Table Lamp in Sand Cast Brass 1960s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century 'Faux Bamboo' Table Lamp in Sand Cast Brass
A true gem, this is. A 1960s table lamp in sand cast brass with the original fabric shade. It features a very distinct faux b...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rupert nikoll table lamps with bamboo and fabric shades vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert nikoll table lamps with bamboo and fabric shades vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Original bamboo
The shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Murano Pale Green Rock Jewel Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Contemporary handcrafted and hand-polished heavy solid Murano rock jewel lamps in pale green. Brass fitting.
Signed 'Murano'.
Also available in emerald green, citrine, bronze, pale...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French circa 1940's mercury glass samovar-shaped table lamps.
Measurements:
height of Body: 23.5"
height to Rest of Shade: 36"
diameter: 8".
Category
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
$5,200 / set
Large Tin Metal Palm Tree Table Lamp Warren Kessler 1960's
Located in Rochester, NY
Large tin tole palm tree table lamp in older soft white painted surface. Beautifully detailed metalwork. Double electric sockets w/ pull chains / electric cord w/ on off switch. Meas...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp, circa 1960, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury ceramic table lamp, circa 1960, France.
Enameled sandstone, new straw shade.
Rewired, one E27 bulb.
Dimensions: total height: 56 cm, Diamter of the shade37 cm.
Good condition.
All purchases are covered by our Buyer Protection...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Sandstone
Table Lamp 'Gradi Scrivania' by Bettonica E Melocchi for Cini & Nils Italy 1990s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and adjustable Postmodern table lamp or desk light 'Gradi Scrivania'. The lamp shade adjustable in height. Rotating diffuser and dimmer. Designed by Franco Bettonica & Mario ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Brass for GUBI
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
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
Charles Dudouyt Attributed Table Lamp in Oak with Ivory 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 deta...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Bitossi Rimini Blue Table Lamp C1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Large Rimini Blue Table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Large 37 inches to the top of the finial by 8.75 Diameter of the body of the lamp. Scrubbed and embossed with moder...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tall Decorative Organic Ceramic Lamp, Danish Midcentury, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A rare tall Danish Mid-Century Modern brutalist stoneware lamp in a beautiful vintage condition. Dark earthen colors. Crafted in Denmark in the 1970s.
A beautiful vintage lamp well ...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Tall pair of Italian Murano white and clear pebble Lamps with brass detail
Located in London, GB
Substantial pair of contemporary table lamps. Each lamp consists of 12 handmade smooth sculptured pebbles. Each pebble is interspersed with double ribbed sections of brass and a bras...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp. This lamp features a mid century style handmade cream colored string wrapped lampshade. The lamp has a Bras...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Black Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of mixed metal neoclassical table lamps with pierced Greek key motif.
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,300 / set
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and purple metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.875"H x 7.75"W x 6.75"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standard) bulb
Bul...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Famous Adolf Loos "Turnowsky" Table Lamp Brass Silk Design from 1900, Re-Edition
By Adolf Loos, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A great design from 1900, Adolf Loos has used this lamp in several Interiors: Turnovsky, Paul Khuner, Lit.: E. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos, Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg 1994,...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Big Size Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Mercury glass table lamp totally handmade.
The entire electrical system has been completely changed, the lamps not includes the shades for be...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Belgian Art Deco Shell Brass Goose Neck Desk Table Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Belgian Art Deco Brass goose neck desk light.
Flexible brass goose neck arm with brass base and metal shell shade.
Brass base. Black cotton wire and plug.
Also, available with US/U...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Toso Murano Mid-Century Modern Gold Two Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1983
Located in Murano, Venezia
Designed by Toso Murano in 1983, this lamp is formed by 13 cm high blocks positioned vertically.
It consists of 8 elements with gold powder inside, called "mika gold" in glass jarg...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Beautiful Mid Century Table Lamp, Tree, Redwood
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful table lamp, hardware and shade are new.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Table lamp by ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Flat white glaze with incised spiral detail.
Measures: Overall
25” tal...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Green Malachite Table Lamp
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite Mid-Century Modern table lamp with oversized off-white custom cylindric shaped original shade. The lamp features a malachite inspired green color showing patterns and gr...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$950 Sale Price
38% Off
Pair of Murano Avventurina Italian Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Gold inclusion ( Avventurina) technique make these a very stylish and elegant pair of Murano, Italian Art Glass lamps.
Original and working condition, shades not included.
Height ...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$3,200 / set
Vintage Sculptural White Mushroom Accent Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern accent table lamp manufactured by Laurel Lamp Co. circa 1960's. This unique piece features a sculptural tulip base in a white enam...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Attributed to Jacques Adnet Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Jacques Adnet. 1950's, France. Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp. Overall great vintage condition with age appropriate wear to leather and brass. Measures 22" t...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Charles Sucsan Asymmetrical Studio Ceramic Table Lamp in Vibrant Red Glaze 1960s
Located in Dallas, TX
This Charles Sucsan asymmetrical studio ceramic table lamp is a captivating piece of 1960s design. Featuring a vibrant red glaze, the lamp showcases Sucsan's signature artistic flair...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Small Brass and Matcha Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a matcha colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimme...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Substantial Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cocoa, Chocolate & Blue Pottery Table Lamp
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Aldo Londi Bitossi hand painted Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp. Featuring a tall, textured bulbous bottle form in textured Cocoa clay accented with hand-painted Chocolate Brown and ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Pingouin Table Lamp, Verre Lumière, 1970
Located in CA, CA
A very rare Studio table lamp by Verre Lumiere circa 1970 constructed of hand forged stainless steel.
French studio Verre Lumiere. Founded in 1968 by Max Ingrand, a French master glass worker and decorator, Verre Lumiere was in fact a partnership between French glass company Saint Gobain and the lighting firm Mazda and spanned over only 20 years.
With just forty craftsmen everything was devised in house – and it shows in their simple hand forged beauty. Apart from distinguishing themselves through public and commercial commissions, including Pierre Paulin‘s Élysée...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Porcelain lamp de table sevres france signed 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Porcelain lamp de table sevres france signed 20th century - private collection Domenico Rugiano
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of American 1960s Hand-thrown Pottery Seafoam-Green Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each baluster-form lamp with everted neck and bulbous body all resting on a brass base; with textured surface all in a soft seafoam-green glaze with brown flecks.
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$3,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English Traditional Lamps Gold Black Ebonised wood High End Table Lamps
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage Tradidional English Table Lamps Black and Gold Column Table Lamps
Style: English, Vintage, Victorian, Mid Century, Traditional, Classic
Design: Traditional Victorian Column lamps in the manner of Caldwell, Chapman, Henredon,
Maison Bagues, Maison Charles, Caldwell
Material: Black ebonized wood with Gold accents
Color: Black and Gold
The opaque lampshade are made of faux cream leather trimmed with black and gold and
on the interior
Description: Vintage traditional English table lamps made in the Victorian style
Gorgeous yellow gold and black shades on a black ebonised lamp...
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1980s English Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
Seletti ‘Mouse Lamp#3-Us’ Resin Lamp, Lie Down
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Rare Pair of Table Lamps by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Italy
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare pair of table lamps designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, 1955-1956, Milano, Italy.
These specific table lamps are made of blackened cast aluminium with f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$29,260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Paavo Tynell Style Brass Table Lamps, 1940s/1950s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Mid-Century Modern Paavo Tynell style brass table lamps from the 1940s/1950s. Sold as Set of two.
Brass frame and fabric lampshade. Most likely manufactured by Idman Oy or Itsu.
Be...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,085 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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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