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Table Lamps For Sale
2 Wildwood Pamela Shirley Hand Painted Tropical Flower Table Lamps 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Wildwood white porcelain ginger jar mantel urn shaped table lamps with brass base and cap, hand painted with tropical flowers by Pamela Shirley. Signed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
Austrian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, Rattan, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, teak and rattan table lamp likely designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.0"H x 7.0"W x 10.5"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (S...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Medusa Table Lamp By Luigi Massoni For Guzzini 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Luigi Massoni For Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp Medusa 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Alvaro I Table Lamps for Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful organic modern table lamps by Alvaro Benitez for Gallery L7, with a blackened wood base, a large black powder-coated metal shade and brass hardware. Dual bulb setup with tw...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$1,400 / item
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil Silk & Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp, originally manufactured at the historical Wiener Werkstätte and archived at the WW-pattern-books with the # S 142 - all in all, just eight lamps were manufactured at the W...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte table lamp
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s
Patinated brass shade, glass base.
2 candelabra sockets
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
NO TARIF...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brass and Opaline "Sailboat" Table Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exceptional pair of Italian table lamps from the 1950s captivates with their sculptural, sailboat-inspired design. Each lamp features a slender brass rod mast, resting on a clea...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,973 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood, Pine
$2,548 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Pair pencil reed rattan bamboo brass bedside mushroom table lamps, Italy 1970s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Pair pencil reed rattan bamboo brass bedside mushroom table lamps, Italy 1970s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Richard Barr Brutalist Table Lamp for Laurel Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Rewired, New Custom Linen Shade
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Pine Bentwood Table Lamp for AB Ellysett, 1960s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Rare pine bentwood table lamp designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Ellysett in Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s.
The lamp features Jakobsson’s signature construction of thin, curved pinewo...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Kawa Series Table Lamp 03, Organic Textured White Porcelain, Green Marble Base
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa table lamp 03 by Luft Tanaka
A plug-in portable table lamp with a leather-cast porcelain diffuser, organic and asymmetrical in form, which casts a warm and comforting glow when ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stone, Brass, Steel
French Holophane glass and brass desk light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Holophane glass and brass desk light.
2,5 meter / 100" black cotton flex, plug and switch
Available with UK / US / EU plug
Weight: 3.20 kg / 7.1 lb
Priced per individual it...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Grasshopper Table Lamp in Brass with Canvas Shade by Greta M. Grossman for GUBI
Located in Glendale, CA
Grasshopper Table Lamp in Brass with Canvas Shade by Greta M. Grossman for GUBI
Originally designed in 1947 by Greta Grossman, the Gräshoppa series now features this new edition by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$599 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Brass Table Lamp for Markaryd, Sweden Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
With a legacy spanning over seven decades, Hans-Agne Jakobsson redefined modern design by effortlessly infusing Scandinavian simplicity with innovation, resulting in pieces like this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp
Measures 5" in width x 5" in depth x 20.5" in height x 30" to the top of the porcelain finial
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Joe Colombo Nickel-Plated Table Lamp 'The Globe' by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp "The Globe" designed by Victor Vaisilev in 1964.
Table lamp giving direct and diffused light in trasparent blown glass. Metal base and structure.
Manufactured by Oluce, It...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,202 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair of Beige "Dentate" Cocoon Table Lamps by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique pair of cocoon round table lamps with wooden bases. In fabulous condition, with no rips or stains. These incredibly charming table lamps were designed by Achille...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Gertrud Lönegren, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware, brass and beige fabric table lamp designed by Gertrud Lönegren and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 15.5"H ...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Barovier Murano "Rostrato" Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and very rare Murano glass table lamp entirely made in "rostrato" mouth-blown Murano glass with brass accents. This unique table lamp is incredibly charming and was designe...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gustave Reynaud Lemurier 20th century design white and red ceramic table lamp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Reynaud Lemurier
20th century design white and red ceramic table lamp
Realised by Gustave Reynaud Lemurier and signed under the base
original perfect condition
sold with...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Josef Hoffmann Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
A table light with opaline glass shade, pictured in brass.
USA and CAN:
All electrical components according to the UL regulations.
With an additional charge the fixture will be labe...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1910
Located in NANTES, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau lamp, circa 1910.
Brown-veined alabaster shell.
The base is bronze with floral decoration.
Electric and in perfect condition.
Total Height: 52 cm
Shell Diamete...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Deco Tiffany table lamps 1980s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice pair of Art Deco style table lamps .Replicas of the Tiffany lamps .
Hand made Stained Glass shade .Bronze color base .
2 small socket lamps each . Very good condition.
Category
1980s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
$1,385 / set
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The large T2 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun.
The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. What is particularly specia...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as Lamp.
Measures 8 " in width, 8 " in depth and 18.5" height
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Burl Wood and Brass Table Lamp, Finland, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
A finely crafted Finnish table lamp from the 1940s combining a turned burl wood stem with a solid brass base. The rich, organic pattern of the wood contrasts with the smooth, patinat...
Category
1940s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Oblong Marbled Crete Table Lamp in Blue by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
Our Hydro collection is inspired by the grooves and patterns that waterways make through the landscape as seen from above. The layers of gradation in the pigment on the exterior of t...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Terracotta Ceramic Table Lamp with Oatmeal Linen Shade, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Brass Table Lamps Karl Borén, Boréns Borås Belysning Sweden 1950s, Set of 2
By Boréns Borås
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These table lights were designed and manufactured in the 1950s by Karl Borén for Boréns Borås Lighting, model 'Baby' 9303.
The lights feature a pair of Swedish table lamps with slee...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jaipur Repousse Table Lamp in Patinated Brass, by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Jaipur Repousse Table Lamp in Patinated Brass, by Vikram Goyal
"Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the reverse that originated around th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alfetta Table Lamp by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The Alfetta table lamp was designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in the 1960s and is a refined example of Italian mid-century lighting design. Known for his precise and rational aest...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,750 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Hollywood Regency. French Riviera table lamp by Maison Jansen, France, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Hollywood Regency and French Riviera style table lamp by Maison Jansen, France, 70s. Square base of golden chrome metal on which sits a prismatic structure imitating bamboo or cane o...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Chrome
$2,114 Sale Price
25% Off
ABEA, Table Lamps, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and beige fabric table lamps produced by ABEA, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.0"H x 6.25"W x 6.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.75...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,800 / set
Mid-Century German Bulb Table Lamp Doria Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
This Mid-Century Bulb table lamp was produced by the German manufacturer Doria Leuchten. It comes with a large glass diffuser and lamella base. The structural glass casts a special p...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Stone Table Lamp - Art Deco Quartz Lamp - Jean Michel Frank Style - France 1940s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Stone Table Lamp - Art Deco Quartz Lamp - Jean Michel Frank Style - France 1940s
Very beautiful table lamp reminiscent of the work of Jean-Michel Frank.
French work from the 1940s....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Granite, Brass
Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamps in Smoked Graphite
Located in New York, NY
This pair of modernist table lamps exemplifies the masterful craftsmanship and timeless sophistication of Murano glass. Each lamp features a body rendered in a rich, smoked graphite ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Spanish Colonial style. Handmade ceramic table lamp from Manises, Spain, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large Spanish table lamp from Manises, 1960s. Handmade and molded ceramic base, glazed in pale blue color. Elegant design in the shape of an amphora or vase, with applications of reliefs of leaves, flowers and plant motifs. Wooden base with gold leaf finish and top rosette in golden brass. It is accompanied by an elegant pleated fabric shade that combines pale blue, matching the lamp, and ivory colour, and made around the 90s. In the style also of the Spanish Bondia lamps...
Category
1960s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$1,397 Sale Price
30% Off
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Butterfly Tall Lamp, Signature Original Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Butterfly Tall Lamp, Signature In Original Unrestored Condition. Generally we are not at a loss of words to describe an item, but this one is a stretch. ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed incised ceramic table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.1"H x 9.25"W x 9.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6" Top Diam...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Fluted Aged Brass Lamps.
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of large fluted brass lamps with a beautiful Patina.
The lamps have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double clusters ...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$5,500 / set
Art Deco Frankarts #L220 Turquoise Figurative Green Craqueleur Glass Table Lamp
By Frankart
Located in New York, NY
This striking Art Deco figurative table lamp, model #L220, is a testament to the innovative design and craftsmanship of FrankArts, an American manufacturer renowned for their excepti...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space-Age Chrome Eyeball Desk Lamp w/ Loop Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
This striking mid-century chrome desk lamp from the 1960s captures the bold, futuristic spirit of the Space-Age era. Its spherical “eyeball” s...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Hand-Blown Aquamarine Murano Fluted Glass Table Lamps w/ 24 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Pair of Hand-Blown Murano Fluted Glass Table Lamps in Aquamarine Hue W/ 24 Karat Gold Fleck Banded Detailing is a perfect synthesis of Venetian craftsmanship and moder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Oasis Repousse Table Lamp in Patinated Brass & Semi Precious Stone
Located in Noida, DL
Oasis Repousse Table Lamp in Patinated Brass & Semi Precious Stone, by Vikram Goyal
"Repoussé involves hammering low-relief designs into malleable metal sheets from the reverse that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus style big table lamp by André Ricard for Metalarte, Spain, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Important table lamp designed by André Ricard in 1969, and produced and manufactured by Metalarte in the 60s and 70s. Chrome steel structure and white opal shade. Very much in Art De...
Category
1970s Spanish Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$682 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Italian Lotus Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, single vintage Mid-Century modern Italian table lamp made of hand blown Pulegoso Murano glass, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in good condition. The detailed slightly f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Willy Rizzo Large Table Lamp in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary and unique massive table lamp in chrome-plated steel and tortoiseshell effect lucite. This striking lamp was designed by Willy Rizzo and produced in Italy during the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
German Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp from Gecos Cosack
By Gecos
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp by cosack.
Large table lamp in brass with wonderful patina. An imposing and functional design of heavy quality. The screen can be aligned with a ball joint. The curv...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Wood/ Cane Reading Lamp, in the Style of Solbackens Svarveri
Located in Valencia, VC
Scandinavian Mid-Century Pine Wood & Cane Reading Lamp, in the Style of Solbackens Svarveri
A beautiful Scandinavian Mid-Century reading lamp crafted from pine wood with a woven can...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Cane, Wood, Pine
$440 Sale Price
50% Off
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
RECTANGULAR TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with a rectangular base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nat...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,644 / item
French Designer, Table Lamp, Wood, Bamboo, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and bamboo table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1960s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5.5” Top Diameter x 8” Bottom Diameter x 6.75...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Mid-Century Swedish Anna Table Lamp by Anna Ehrner for Ateljé Lyktan, 1970s
By Anna Ehrner
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp Anna by Atelje Lyktan based on a design by Anna Ehrner from the 70s.
What is particularly special about this design is the contrast between natural fabric and chrome...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Table Lamp Brass Glass Mod. 2278, Italy 1960
Located in Vienna, AT
An old version of the mod. 2278 for Fontana Arte, with green interior shade and flat glass diffuser. The brass has had a beautiful patina over the years. A heavy and elegant table la...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Carlo Nason Mazzega Floor Lamp Model LT 316 in Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Roma, IT
Rare and iconic floor lamp model "LT 316" designed by Carlo Nason and produced by Mazzega in Italy during the 1970s.
Fully original and in fabulous condition, with no missing parts...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$8,926 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century German 6890 Table Lamp from Kaiser Idell / Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
6890 table lamp from Kaiser Leuchten.
This small table lamp convinces with the practicality and straightforwardness of the design. The simple shape of the shade is repeated in the d...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sculptural Metal Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Phil-Mar is a perfect blend of bold design and expert craftsmanship. The ceramic body features a vibrant orange glaze with textured lav...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Einar Bäckström Brass Table Lamp with Leather-Wrapped Stem, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This stylish table lamp is a delightfully distinctive model, with immediately recognizable details. According to the Museum of Malmö, Einar Bäckström founded his workshop in 1918 for...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1980s Table Lamp "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Made in Italy
By Paolo Piva
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Stunning "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli. Made in Italy.
The lamp is in excellent condition.
It works perfectly.
Dimension:
diameter 5,90" x 21,30" inches
diam ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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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