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Table Lamps For Sale
Velsen Delft White Table Lamp, 1920s, New Chinoiserie Blue & White Shade
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam, Vasen is a striking one-of-a-kind table lamp that beautifully blends tradition with modernity...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Neverrino Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1970s.
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Neverrino table lamps realized by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in 1970s. Metal and blown glass with murrine. Excellent condition.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Stiffel "Ostrich Egg" Brass & Ceramic Table Lamps ~ a Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Stiffel "Ostrich Egg" Brass & Ceramic Table Lamps. USA, circa 1960. Ostrich egg-shaped ceramic forms mounted on brass bases with matching hardware. Priced as a pair—...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. "Sultan" table lamp in stoneware. 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. "Sultan" tabl...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Fabric

Art Nouveau Table Lamp in the Style of Hector Guimard
Located in Rebais, FR
Art Nouveau Bronze and glasses lamp with nickel painted finish.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Chinese Blue And White Vase As Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Beautifully decorated vintage porcelain blue and white ceramic vase converted to a lamp. With various foliage and applied handles in the form of roses and vine. A crackle glazed fini...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Japanese Tall Antique Classic Electrified Temple Table Lamp Emits Serene Light
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special Antique Electrified Temple Lantern - Fine Interior Lighting Choice, One-Of-A-Kind Japan, a handsome tall classic antique Temple Lantern enhanced with new interior paper and...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Victoria Table Lamp by Bethan Gray
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by pieces from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, this refined table lamp by Welsh designer Bethan Gray will be a stunning complement to an entryway console, living roo...
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2010s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

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...
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2010s Moroccan Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Zero LED PXL Table Lamp by Fredrik Mattson
Located in Yonkers, NY
Multicolored bands of brightly painted aluminum and metal give the PXL table lamp, designed by Fredrik Mattson, a seriously playful profile. Lobbies light up, boutiques shimmer and r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair Of Neoclassical Style Brass Urn Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Neoclassical Style Brass Urn Lamps. Offered is a handsome pair of vintage Neoclassical style urn form brass lamps with beautiful handles on wood bases. Each lamp has two Edis...
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1960s Unknown Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Linden Table Lamp with Cream Linen and Black Trim by Studio Dunn
Located in Rumford, RI
A contemporary table lamp with a linen shade and body, hardwood base, and brass details. The structural shape, distinct clean lines, and neutral tones are derived from classic mid-ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Swan Lamp Hollywood Regency Table Lamp Regina Italy 58cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large Hollywood Regency style table lamp in the shape of an elegant swan, on a black base made of resin, with a black plastic lampshade, gold-colored on the inside, classy design lam...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Green Art Nouveau Wooden Bird Decor Globe Lamp, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique spherical wooden table lamp beautifully lacquered in earthy dark green color with a two hand-painted multicolored birds - one on each side. Created by anonymous designer in t...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of pink and ivory Murano glass lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass table lamps, Italy circa 1980s. The Italian lamps are made of various elements in handmade Murano glass, with brass mounts. The lamps base is ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pottery Bottle Vase Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid-Century pottery lamps in the Brutalist style. Each bottle vase having an overall golden-yellow glaze with sienna mottled finish. Stock ID: D8053
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1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Rare Adjustable Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen and Frits Schlegel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
FRITS SCHLEGEL & VILHELM LAURITZEN SCANDINAVIAN MODERN Rare, large adjustable table lamp with cone-shaped brass shade by Frits Schlegel and Vilhelm Lauritzen. Mounted with push but...
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1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Jacques Avoinet & Jean Simon LABRET style of, French brutalist design lamp 1970s
Located in leucate, FR
Design lantern lamp. Table or ceiling lamp. Copper and raw and cut glass crystals. 4 sides with thick fragments of backlit glass crystals. Copper structure with a handle, the whol...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Large Danish Modern Table Lamps in Brass by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing set of large table lamps model "4180" by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, Denmark. These lamps were handmade in Holm-Sørensens own studio in the 1960s in very low numbers. The lamp bases are constructed from polished brass rods that are intertwined and attached to a square base. They have been equipped with new shades in flax linen. Dane Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) had a creative streak beyond the ordinary. He is known among vintage collectors, not least internationally, where the original lamps fetch high hammer blows at auctions. Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen drew sketches of everything. Envelopes, theater programs...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Tranas Stilarmatur, Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian pair of brass table lamps by Tranas Stilarmatur, 1970s Two stunning midcentury table lamps by Stilarmatur Tranås, Sweden. Heavy brass bases with handm...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1947 Streamline "eye-saver" Cobra Desk Lamp by Jean Otis Reinecke Faries
By Jean Otis Reinecke, Norman Bel Geddes
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Art Deco , Streamline "Cobra" desk / table Lamp designed by by Jean Otis Reinecke for Faries MFG.. coined "Eye Saver" Robert Fairies MFG- Jean Ottis. Reinecke 1947 Art Dec...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Bankers Lamp in Black, Brass and Glass by Robert Sonneman, Halogen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bankers style table lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, 1980s. Functions perfectly, halogen bulb included. Very few if any signs of use.
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

1970s Vintage German Peill & Putzler Frosted Ice Cube Glass Table Lamp
Located in London, England
1970s German Peill & Putzler solid glass "ice-cube" table lamp. The outside of the cube has a smooth clear finish and in contrast the interior is frosted and textured which sheds a d...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp in Terracotta, Art Nouveau, L. Hjorth, Bornholm, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A finely hand-decorated terracotta table lamp from the esteemed L. Hjorth ceramic studio on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Dating from the early 20th century, this piece exemplifie...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Pair of Carl Fagerlund Crystal Disc Orrefors Lamps, Carl Fagerlund, Sweden, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of clear stacked crystal disc Orrefors lamps glass Carl Fagerlund, Sweden, 1970 Seven individual crystal discs stacked on a brass base with original Orrefors sticker holds one E...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Set of Two Table or Bedside Lamps by Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Design table lamps with metal base and glass shades. Very good original condition. Marked by Kamenicky Senov. 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

A Huge BRUTALIST RUSTIC-MODERN Ceramic FLOOR or TABLE LAMP VALLAURIS France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
An imposing table or floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Popular Art, Shabby-Chic, in thick off-white and brown enameled ceramic, and its immense lampshade with compositions of dried leaves,...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco 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 tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1925, DAUM Nancy France Mushroom lamp
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DAUM Nancy France Table lamp, circa 1920/25 Clear glass with acid-etched stylized geometric motifs. The semi-spherical lampshade is held in place by a wrought iron metal structure ...
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20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Valinte, Table Lamp, Brass, Rattan, Finland, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and rattan glass table lamp produced by Valinte, Finland, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 11.0"H x 7.0"W x 9.75"D Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standard) bul...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Etched Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Turkish patinated bronze lamps with foliage motif. Measurements: Height of body: 27" Height to shade rest: 35" Diameter: 9"
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1940s Turkish Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Pair Large Rock Crystal Giltwood Rare Baguès Fine Table Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of Mid-Century Modern rock crystal and giltwood table lamps very rare to have in this size, in the manner of Baguès Completely rewired with two Edison sockets each a...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal

Vintage Royal Haeger Mid Century Modern Ceramic Turquoise Green Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Italian Style Ceramic Pottery Turquoise & Green Table Lamps On Solid Walnut Base by Royal Haeger- a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to f...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Witt Keramik, Table Lamps, Ceramic, Sweden, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of green and white-glazed ceramic table lamps produced by Witt Keramik, Sweden, c. 1980s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 7.15"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Poul Henningsen 'PH 4/3' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 4/3' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s. Poul Henningsen design fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum, Metal

Chinese Export, Chinoiserie, Black Metal, Canister Lamps, Silk Shades, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinese Export, Chinoiserie, Black Metal, Canister Table or Desk Lamps, Silk Shades, 1960s Pair of Black Canister Lamps with Custom plum-colored shades. The canisters feature two si...
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1960s Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fine Pair of Continental Double-Gourd Lamps with Applied Floral Vines
Located in San Francisco, CA
of exceptional quality, each double-gourd form lamp with hand-painted butterflies and raised polychrome floral and foliate vines all on a white glazed ground; height: 18" (top of por...
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1950s German Rococo Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Large Odeon Dining Carriage Lamp Light, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Something a little more unusual is this fabulous Art Deco 1930's dining car lamp. Very heavy and over 45cm in length this could be perfect for kitchens...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Spelter

Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp Attributed to Handel, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous eight-panel curved caramel slag glass shade Attributed to Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 20"W x 20"D x 23.25"...
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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Charming Ceramic Lamp by Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming ceramic lamp by Martz, circa 1960s. Yellow/beige with a swirling line decoration.
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Black Varinia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Varinia lamp in black is handmade Studio Pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Linen shade included. Born in New York City and raised in Aix-e...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Linen

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN BRUTALIST RUSTIC Ceramic TABLE LAMP, BLIN Style France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular and sensual table lamp, Post-Modernist, Brutalist, Popular Art, Shabby-Chic, Rustic Modern, with a Free-Form body in thick orange enameled ceramic with graphic decorati...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Modern Desk Lamp by Piet Hein, Lyfa, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool desk lamp by Piet Hein, shade lacquered striking orange. Decorative and practical cup over the light bulb, allows a comfortable indirect light out....
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Blue Murano Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's blown Murano cobalt blue glass lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 24" Height to shade rest: 34" Diameter (base): 8.25"
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp. New York, Circa 1910 Base signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 584, Height 22 Inches Shade signed TIFF...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Rare Art Deco Chrome "Mushroom" Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Chromed Art Deco mushroom table lamp, made in the 1930's, in former Czechoslovakia. Made of chrome and metal. Repolished, cleaned, shows signs of use and age (patina, scratches, etc....
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Scandinavian Modern Brass Table Lamp with Yellow Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small simplistically yet elegantly composed Table Lamp in solid brass and featuring a pastel yellow spherical shade. Made in Scandinavia during 1970s in art deco revival style. The...
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20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Table Lamp, circa 1900
Located in CABA, AR
Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. The lamp features a masterful design with a vibrant palet...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Genet & Michon Large Nickel and Glass Ball Table Lamp circa 1930
Located in CA, CA
A Large modernist nickel and hammered glass table lamp by Genet & Michon, circa 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of golden amber MuranolLamps by Marbro Because they are mouth blow there's a slight color and size variation if put next to each other. Newly rewired.
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
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Ludo Fox Outdoor Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp Ludo Fox outdoor with solid polished fox color stone base with outdoor leather base plate. With shade in polyethylene and aluminium. With leather anti-scratch disc on ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Rare Martz Table Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare and unusual table lamp by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a swooping design over a graduating body. Incised detailing to bottom. Over...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Vintage Waterford Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Urn Form Brass Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Waterford "Lismore" Cut Crystal Leaded Glass Urn Form Brass Mounted Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 27.5" H (to finial) x 19" H (to light socket) ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Blue “Pulegoso” Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Hand-blown Murano "pulegoso" mirrored glass table lamps with blue undertones. A unique pair of lights, rewired for the US with a three-way switch. The "pulegoso" technique is charact...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco WMF Ikora Paul Haustein "Congo" Table Lamp
Located in Bochum, NRW
An Art Deco silvered and patinated brass and ivory "Congo" IKORA WMF covered jar lamp (model no. 110/216, circa 1929). Designed by Paul Haustein for WMF,...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Danish Kähler HAK Tall Table Lamp Brown and Warm Yellow, Modern Ceramic 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall table lamp by Nils Kähler from Herman August Kähler's ceramic workshop in Denmark. Made ca 1960s. The lamp base has an incised pattern and the glossy glaze is amber / curry co...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Monumental Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A monumental table lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund. While produced in Canada and the US, the ceramicist duo were from Denmark. This lamp features a predominately brown glaze with s...
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1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Table Lamp in Chrome & Opaline Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Based upon a design from the late 1920s this PH 3/2 desk lamp was relaunched by Louis Poulsen in Denmark in 1999. This particular table lamp is from that series. It features a 3-tier...
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1920s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Hollywood Regency Lenox Porcelain and Brass Stiffel Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of gorgeous Hollywood Regency Stiffel lamps with a Lenox porcelain vase form body and featuring a classic brass leafed pineapple spacer and pedest...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Cubosfera glass table lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
Located in Argelato, BO
"Cubosfera" table lamp designed by the Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini and created by Fidenza Vetraria. Italy, 1968 This is one of Alessandro Mendini's most iconic...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

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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