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Table Lamps For Sale
Chinese ginger jar lamp in polychrome enamels, c. 1890-1910
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese Qianjiang cai porcelain ginger jar decorated in polychrome enamels and electrified for use as a lamp. The decoration is rendered in rose and shades of green which are the col...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Early 20th-Century Japanese Table Lamps, Floral Motifs, Orange and Blue
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This exquisite pair of Japanese table lamps from the early 20th century showcases timeless elegance with classic floral and vegetal motifs. Their vibrant orange and blue colors are i...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Francois-Raoul Larche 'Loie Fuller' Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Francois-Raoul Larche 'Loie Fuller' Gilt Bronze Figural Table Lamp
The pinnacle of bronze Art Nouveau lamps for your consideration. This particular Raoul Larch lamp has a beautiful bronze gilt color which is not a bright gold. The chasing is exquisite and the condition is almost flawless with only traces of verdigris and zero other condition issues. The two light fixture have been tested and work perfectly. The full sun photos...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Table Lamp by Cosack
Located in München, DE
Pretty table lamp by Cosack from the 1950s.
Fantastic mid-century design.
The combination of high-quality workmanship and loving details enriches every home.
Manufacturer: Cosack
C...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Table Lamps, 1970s Chrome and White Lacquered Steel
Located in Rome, IT
Presenting a stunning pair of Italian table lamps from the 1970s, these lamps beautifully encapsulate the design ethos of the era with their sleek chrome and white lacquered steel co...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Of Vintage Silver Mercury Glass Table Lamps
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This is a lovely pair of vintage silver mercury glass table lamps, presented in beautiful vintage condition. They are perfect for anyone looking to elevate their space and are ideall...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Mercury Glass
Tommaso Barbi Mid-century Modern Brass Leaf Table Lamp by Bottega Gadda, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Tommaso Barbi, Italy. Leaf-shaped brass table lamp. Mid-20th century. Italian design produced in the 1960s by Bottega Gadda.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Kaare Klint BV1 wall and table lamp in brass, Bergboms, Sweden, 1950s
By Kaare Klint, Bergboms
Located in Forserum, SE
This exceptional BV1 lamp, designed by renowned Danish architect Kaare Klint in 1945, offers the versatility of both a wall and table fixture. Originally designed for Le Klint as mod...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Johan Carpner Grenverk Raw Brass Long Wall Lamp by Konsthantverk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model Grenverk designed by Johan Carpner and manufactured by Konsthantverk.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techn...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modernist Murano Glass Table Lamps in Flint Gray W/24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a touch of modern elegance to your space with this pair of Modernist Murano Glass Table Lamps in Flint Gray with 24K Gold Flecks. Crafted in Italy in the 21st century, thes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Goldfishes Rock Crystal Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Fine carved swimming goldfish rock crystal lamps with fine cast gilt brass fishes base. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC.
Available in ni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Pair of Modernist Silver Mercury Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian hand blown silver colored Murano mercury glass lamps consist of a conical glass base with a silver glass neck with black contrasting. Absolutely a unique piece of Ita...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Meissen Snake-Handled "Schlangenvase" Urn Vase Lamp
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Meissen Snake-Handled "Schlangenvase" urn vase lamp, circa 1900, Gilt and painted in colors, the baluster body decorated with "Deutsche Blumen" on both...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Table Lamp by VeArt, 1960s, Italy
By VeArt
Located in Brussels, BE
VeArt is a Murano Workshop which designed and produced Glass artefacts. The present lamp is made of white opaline glass. It has three on positions, bottom, top, and both on. The bas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Brass Turned Table Lamp With Shade- 2 Pieces
By Stiffel
Located in Cordova, SC
Possibly by Stiffel but, it’s unmarked. Lamp is in great shape. I didn’t notice any dents and no discoloration. It’s in overall very good condition and includes a lamp shade.
Height...
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1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Green Murano Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in green Murano glass.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbury was designed by Luigi Massoni in the late 60s for Guzzini.
It was produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of a Guzzini collection, an Italian lighting m...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Lumess Switzerland Chrome and Glass Desk Lamp
By Lumess
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful sleek and modern glass and chrome desk lamp manufactured in Switzerland by Lumess. This lamp has a white glass shade with a chrome curved stem resting on a circular base an...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Brazilian Tigerwood Lamps with Custom Paper Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Brazilian tigerwood lamps.
Rewired with 3-way switches (on, half intensity, off).
New European-style (no finials) custom paper shades.
Dimensions listed (13 in. diameter x 23...
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20th Century Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood, Parchment Paper
Pair Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps with Iron Red Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
each hand painted ginger jar with domed lid above a bulbous tapering body raised on a stained wooden base; painted with various figures in a landscape setting divided by cloud scroll...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Marble Student Desk Table Lamp
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Black Ceramic Table Lamp White Linen Shade and Ball Pull, 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
Richard Barr Brutalist Iron Table Lamp for Laurel
By Richard Barr, Laurel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Rewired, New Custom Linen Shade
Materials: Iron, New Linen Shade
Dimensions:
47”H x 5”W x 5”D
Shade:
13”H x 15”W x15”D
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Tiffany Studios Rare Empire Jewel Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Empire Jewel Table Lamp
Important and rare Tiffany Studios New York "Empire Jewel" Table Lamp, Only 2-3 known to exist and well documented in Alastair Duncans Tiffan...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mercury Table Lamp by Odilon Avalos
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this fantastic and hard to find Mercury Table Lamp by Odilon Avalos. Totally handmade.
About Odilón Ávalos Razo:
Descendant of a family of glass workers, Odilón Ávalos Razo, was born in Puebla in 1881. He came to Guadalajara attracted by the economic and Industrial development that characterized the city in the last decades of the Porfiriato, especially during the governments of Ramón Corona and Luis C. Curiel. Odilón was the introducer of an industry that today is representative of the crafts of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, the industry of blown glass, brought to Guadalajara in 1903, by this artist of glass. In Guadalajara he started his workshop in front of the garden of Analco, and later moved it to the street of Catalán, current Avenida Revolución. One of Odilón's hobbies was to create extraordinary and fantastic pieces. However, for years it rarely transpired to the public some of his works, because they used to model them in private and then place them on the shelves of a high room that he kept closed, almost in secret, where he used to go, perhaps, to admire himself the beauty of his creation. In the year of 1954, the Government of the State of Jalisco, granted Don Odilón Ávalos, the highest award that pays tribute and is dedicated to artists: "The Jalisco Prize." Even when this encouragement of his adoption status, he was granted time after the recognitions he received at the New York and Seville fairs. In the latter, he received a very special greeting from King Alfonso XIII...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Industrial Taske Table Lamp Midgard by Curt Fischer, 1950s
By Curt Fischer
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A jointed fully adjustable German table light by Industrial designer Curt Fischer who was hugely inspired by the Bauhaus Movement and Walter Gropius in particular. This light came ou...
Category
1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Biomorphic Post-Modern Freeform Ribbon Motif Plaster Table Lamp by Jaru, 1980's
By Jaru
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Very unique Post Modern biomorphic table lamp by Jaru. This sculptural abstract form lamp features a neutral tone finish with metallic gold accen...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Maison Charles Extremely Rare Early Gold Palme Brass Table Lamp by Jean Charles
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Jean Charles for Maison Charles exceptionally rare and very large tall gold-plated cast brass/bronze table lamp with original brass & bronze metal shade. This is an early example whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Metal, Gold Plate
Large Pair of Hollywood Regency Lapis Shell Table Lamps
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful pair of large lapis shell table lamps in a Hollywood Regency design from the 1970's. The lamps have a wonderful bulbous lapis shell base with brass soldering around the s...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Space Age Chromed Table lamp, "Torino co" , Italy 1970
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Space Age Lamp, "Torino co" , Italy 1970s
Unusually shaped 1960-1970 vintage table lamp manufatured by Torino Ltd, Italy, A beautiful example of Space Age design and Italian crafts...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Oversized Mid-Century Modern 1960s Fat Lava Lamp Base in Turquoise Ceramic
Located in COLMAR, FR
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Authentic mid-century so called "fat lava" lamps in ceramic like this one rarely come up for sale since they are very sought after not only by mid-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Contemporary "O" Table Lamp in 24K Gold Plate by Robert Kuo, Hand Repoussé
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"O" Table Lamp
24K Gold Plated
Hand Repoussé
Copper Base
Limited Edition
Natural Silk Pongee Shade
Wired with US plug
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative r...
Category
2010s Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Copper
Memphis style table lamp, Ikea 1980 with custom-made lampshade
By IKEA
Located in Herentals, BE
Blue ceramic table lamp in Memphis style by Ikea, 1980s. Label is located at the bottom of the ceramic table base.
The intense blue ceramic base has a custom-made lampshade in red-white fabric by Erika...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Green Sintesi Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sintesi table lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Italian lighting company Artemide in the 1970s.
This lamp comes from the first series of the Sintesi lamp. The lighting fixture i...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Mid-Century Frederick Cooper Tang Dynasty Horse Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Mid-Century Modern plaster Tang dynasty style horse, with a brass rod supporting a vintage custom square shade. The beautiful finish (faux marble) makes this piece sculptura...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Cut Crystal Table Lamp in the Manner of Baccarat
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco Crystal Table Lamp cut and etched with intricate details in the manner of Baccarat.
This very good quality antique Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Vintage French Bronze Bamboo Table Lamps by Maison Charles
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage French bamboo form bronze table lamps by Maison Charles.
Lamp shades are oval form, new made.
Singed on the side.
Each table lamp includes 3 pcs.E27 bulb.
Each la...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Postmodern Design XL Glass Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy, 1980's/90's period. Model 2892. This is the XL table lamp model. Frost glass in a yellow color...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Table Lamps by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s, Set of 2
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Żory, PL
A pair of lamps, type 0513 (also called "nun"), designed by Josef Hurka for Napako, manufactured in the Czech Republic in the 1960s. They are in good, original condition, visible min...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Forged Steel in Bright Gold Finish Table Lamp with Oval Silk Lamp Shade
By Porta Romana
Located in Brescia, IT
This an original pineapple shape in light green glazed ceramic table lamp. It is a contemporary and elegant table lamp that reproduces the Italian Midcentury style. The glazed cerami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gueridon Table Lamp with Rare Blue "Planete" Tiles by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Tall Two-sided Contemporary Design Made with Vintage Tiles by Roger Capron. The tiles are from the "Planete" tiles of the blue series (Vallauris, France 1960s);
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Trenton Potteries Sculptural Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, unusual table lamp features disc shaped ceramic base with circular graphic design delineated in black on molded relief on off-white background. The base is mounted on rectangu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Pinocchio Lamp with black shade by H. Busquet for Hala Zeist, Netherlands
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant table or wall lamps for Dutch lighting company Hala. Tripod base adjustable in height and angle. Minimalistic, beautiful and well thought out designed lamp in very good vinta...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Cut Crystal Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1940's cut glass table lamps with nickel-plated hardware.
Measurements:
Height of body: 20"
Height to shade rest: 28.5"
Diameter: 9"
Category
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Table Lamp, Copper, Paper, Denmark, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper and orange waxed paper table lamp designed and produced by Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Denmark, 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.5” H 14.5” Diameter
Bulb Specifications:...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Jame Mont Style Glamorous Very Tall Gilded Plaster & Black Iron Quan Yin Lamp
By James Mont
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very dramatic large tall sculptural table lamp in the style of James Mont having gilded plaster Quan Yin figure standing in contrasting black metal platform with detailed columns.
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Set Of 2 Art Deco Bronze 1940s Bedside Lamps
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Art Deco Bronze 1940s Bedside Lamps
Intact and working, glass intact and in good condition. Lamps 14.
Category
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Fuchsia by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
1980s Lino Tagliapietra style table lampe , Italia
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of post modern table lamp in the style of Lino Tagliapietra with a saturn glass shaped shade .
Contain one E12 Candelabra size s...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Hjra Table Lamp, Handspun and Handwoven wool lampshade, Made of Rock and Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handspun and handwoven white lampshade
- made of 100% Siroua wool, an endangered sheep living in a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village
- the lampshade is made in the Anti-Atlas region by the weavers from the Feija tribe and then the table lamp is assembled by us using cannes de Provence (local reed) and local rock in Marseille.
Approximate measurements:
25 L x 25 W x 56 H CM
9.8 L x 9.8 W x 22 H IN
For US customers, we put e26 socket and a plug adaptor.
The Anti-Atlas region of Morocco seems to be the only region in the world where henna is not only used to adorn the skin or to dye hair but also to decorate woollen textiles. Women weavers go on keeping this ancestral savoir-faire alive from generations to generations.
Handmade : Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural dyes. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws".
Care instructions: Hand wash cold with wool detergent only when really necessary.
About the artisan
This village is landlocked in the mountains of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, until the early 2000s, it was accessible only on foot or accompanied by mules. The architecture of their typical houses is entirely made of local stones. Two cooperatives and more than 45 Berber women work...
Category
2010s Moroccan Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Pair of 1950s Yellow Tole Urn Lamps With Lion Mask Handles
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of urn-form tole lamps in a bold mustard yellow, decorated with fine black floral detailing and mounted with cast lion mask ring handles on each side. Set on squared plinth base...
Category
1950s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of famille rose porcelain lamps with gilt brass decorations,each lamp installed two E26 sockets.
To the top of the porcelain vase 19 inch.
Lampshades are not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Akari 4N Light Sculpture Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Vintage Akari 4N light sculpture lamp by Isamu Noguchi. Late 20th century "Gemini" model. Shade is in overall good vintage condition with aging spots throughout. The Akari lamps prov...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Table Lamp PLUIE Monkey with Umbrella by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade.
France 1927.
Le Verrier foundry seal.
With certif...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Martine Bedin Super White Memphis Milano Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Famous super lamp designed by Martine Bedin. Six-light bulb along with its back. With wheel and movable.
All white color model.
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of large ceramic table lamps
Located in Uccle, BE
Modulable shade height
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Majestic Brutalist Tall Lamp By Laurel Lighting 1970's in Bronze Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic rare and beautiful tall lamp by Laurel lighting company, circa 1970's includes new lamp linen shade , perfect working condition and nice patina all original bronze finish , ...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Handmade Ceramic Black Checkered Mushroom Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
very mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and co...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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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