Table Lamps
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Bronze, Nickel
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Chrome
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Wood, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Moroccan Table Lamps
Stone
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
1870s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Gold Leaf, Iron
2010s Asian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Oak, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Hickory
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Han Table Lamps
Pottery
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Ceramic
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Dutch Bohemian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s French Table Lamps
Concrete
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Tôle
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern 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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