Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Wood, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1930s American Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Copper, Enamel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Late 20th Century Brutalist Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze, Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Walnut
1990s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Porcelain, Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Chrome, Aluminum, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Parchment Paper, Wood
Early 2000s French Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome, Steel
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Table Lamps
Tin
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel, Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
20th Century French Louis XIV Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Tin, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Table Lamps
Enamel, Brass, Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 2000s North American Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
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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