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Table Lamps For Sale
Pair of Bamboo and Brass Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wood style bamboo and brass table or bedside lamps. Modern italian work in the style Mid Century. Nice size. In the mood of Vivai Del Sud, Jansen, Galerie Maison et Jardin, M...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Antique Heiberg Opaline Glass Table Lamp from the 1920s
Located in Søborg, DK
Large impressive beautiful antique Heiberg table lamp from the 1920s in white opaline glass and with brass fittings. Brass and ceramic lamp holder with an on/off chain pull switch....
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Midcentury Murano Bedside Lamp, 1940s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of fun small lamps inteded to stand beside the bed made in brass and glass. Note that the etching on the glass is individual for each lamp. Working and in nice condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

1960's Bedside Table Lamp
Located in Bern, CH
Beautiful 1960's Bedside Table Lamp with synthetic shade set on a solid wooden base. Adjustable light fitting. Synthetic cream shade gives a warm indirect light. Ideal for bedside li...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Synthetic, Wood

Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios larg...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

2 Art Deco Table lamps vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Art Deco Table lamps vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Louis Katona Art Deco Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1930. Nickel-plated wrought iron base with pine decoration. Stamped L.Katona. Alabaster shell. Electrified and in perfect condition. Height: 48 cm Shell diameter...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Wrought Iron

Pair of French Moderne Silver-Glazed Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960s French silver-glazed porcelain table lamps with open-work design. Measurements: Height of body 15" Width 9.5" Depth 4.5".
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1960s French Vintage Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Aneta, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and cream-white fabric table lamp produced by Aneta, Sweden, c. 1980s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 20.0"H x 13.0"W x 13.5"D Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standard) ...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps

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Fabric, Pine

Elise Table Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise 18" lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined aluminum base combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuser serves as the perfec...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking French Art Nouveau table lamp by Emile Gallé early 1900 model: ''Vosges Paysage'' simply exquisite. Multilayer glass lamp with engraved decoration in brilliant reserve of a blue and green Vosges landscape, on the foot, and on the hat of eagles in flight, on an opaque yellow background. Gilded bronze mount with three claws and two lights. Signed "Gallé" in reserve, on both elements. Looks amazing when lit, museum worthy Art Nouveau piece and a must have for any collector This original Emile Galle lamp...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Hans Bergström, Table Lamps, Oak, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, oak and off white fabric table lamps designed by Hans Bergström and produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 23“ H x 10.5” Diamet...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Maison Charles Table Lamp Guadeloupe Designed by Christiane Charles
Located in Jersey City, NJ
this Maison Charles table lamp Guadeloupe designed by Christiane Charles in 1970 is in bronze with its original shade. The lamp is documented in the Maison Charles catalogue. The lam...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze

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

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Murano Glass

A pair of table lamp by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of table lamp by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden, circa 1960s. Colored glass and brass. Glass base dimensions: 3 1/8"; x 3 1/8 x 13 3/4";. Existing European wiring, re-wir...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

My Chrysalis by Ango – Handcrafted Silk Cocoon Table Lamp with Wood Base
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
My Chrysalis by Ango is a luminous table lamp that reflects the brand’s early vision of fusing natural materials with innovative design. One of Ango’s original lighting pieces, this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Organic Material

Japanese Antique Bronze Electrified Shrine Lantern with fine Heart motif Designs
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind And Over 100 Years Old Japan, a well loved antique heavy bronze shrine lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial, heart shape...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore table lamp with Neptune & dolphins at base holding glass globe with etched stars fabricated from a c...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios Colonial Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios "Colonial" Table Lamp early 20th century leaded glass, patinated bronze shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1901" base impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 2...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios Colonial Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios Colonial Table Lamp
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Pair of ribbed glass table lamps in the manner of Zuccheri
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of ribbed glass table lamps with brass hardware in the manner of Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Stiffel Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Walnut and brass table lamp, design after Parzinger. Height to brass disk 22.5" Working, clean, original condition. Shade not included.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Leaded Glass Table Lamp by Wilkinson Co. B'klyn N.Y ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This high quality and colorful lamp by Wilkinson is a fine example of his workmanship. This dogwood floral border shade is pictured on the top of page 166 in the book Mosaic Shades ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Metal

Flavio Poli Italian Glass table lamp, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Flavio Poli Italian Glass table lamp, Italy 1960s A hand-blown lamp on a round glass base, designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso, 1960s. The lamp has a yellow colored glass edge on the outer edges. It gives a nice effect. The lamp is 41 cm high with the socket and the base is 17 cm diagonally. The weight is 2485 grams. Flavio Poli was an Italian glass designer known for his vases and lamps. Born 1900 in Chioggia, Italy (died 1984). Flavio Poli received his education at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia. In the late 1930s he became director and chief designer of Barovier, Seguso and Ferro, a Venetian glass-blowing company, which later became Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Poli's immersed glass pieces, made by layering transparent colors and textures, were later awarded Italy's Compasso d'Oro (Golden Compass...
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20th Century Table Lamps

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Glass

Large Orange Hand Blown Fungo Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A hand blown orange colored glass Fungo table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini. This is the largest size of the Fungo table lamp. The Fungo lamp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti. A pair of tall slender sculptural table lamps modeled after Alberto Giacometti's iconic designs. The lamp bodies me...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Resin

French Art Deco table lamp by Degué
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original table lamp by Degué from the french Art Deco period, Circa 1920-1930. The design is interesting with the shape of the glass lampshade inspired by the asian design and the ni...
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20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Bronze

Midcentury Pair of Table Lamps in Glass and Brass by Gino Paroldo, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing pair of table lamps in nile green glass, smoked glass and brass by Gino Paroldo. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Rattan Modern Table Lamp "Milli"
Located in Oxford, GB
A stylish mid-century modern style rattan table lamp featuring natural organic rattan with a honey lacquered finish, that exudes warmth and texture. The lamp is complemented by a sle...
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2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Rattan, Acrylic

Pair of Hollywood Regency Tall Brass Lotus Lamps by Feldman Lighting circa 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Just ask Jennifer Lopez how much she loves her pair of majestic, organic and inspiring tall lotus flower brass lamps famously made by the Feldman Lighting Company beginning in the 1950s. These lamps are show stopper attention seekers. A delicate organic lotus flower silhouette made of glowing brass. As if born from light - each layer representing a season of life - rings of lotus flower petals bloom in size. A symbol of strength and beauty, Lotus flowers can grow in even the harshest conditions and still bloom. Brass petals are embossed with small lines softening the brass and adding more organic detail. They are also malleable and can be gently bent to your pleasure. Black lacquered wood base highlights and anchors the brass elements. Professionally polished bringing back its original glamorous glow and clear coat lacquered to retain it. Works beautifully in any setting from chinoiserie to Hollywood Regency to Contemporary and Eclectic. This tall lotus lamp is rare and sought after by collectors and fans of the Feldman Lighting Lotus Flower Line. Featured in Architectural Digest (last photo). Single lamp also available. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory. Diameter of lamp shade 18" Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop: James Mont Attributed Black Lacquered Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, circa 1940s Pair of Billy Baldwin Style Leopard Velvet Stools with Leather Piping circa 1970s Curtis Jere Mars & Venus Gold Gilt Bookends Sculptures Signed Jeré, 1968 Rare Pair of Tall Parzinger Style Brass Lotus Candle...
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1950s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Carved Alabaster Lamps with Foliage Motif
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1930s Italian carved alabaster lamps with elaborate foliage motif. Measurements: Height of body 21" Diameter at widest 8.5".
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1930s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Alabaster

Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler Glass Seashell Light Made in Germany, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler glass sea shell desk light or table light made in West Germany, in or around the 1960’s. This highly tactile and very smooth to the touch seashell light...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Glass

Cuboluce table lamp Cini&Nils Design OPI Milano Patent Pending, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Cuboluce Cini&Nils Design OPI Milano Patent Pending table lamp, Made in Italy, 1970s.   Historic 1970s Lamp designed by OPI Milan Original. The bulb has the E14 socket is ideal for r...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Plastic

Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD. Carved structure in pale varnished limewood. Lampshade in beige linen. Measures: 30 x 30 x 87 H cm Sculpture-lamp drawers A stan...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Pumpkin-Shaped Diskometal Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Pumpkin-Shaped Diskometal Table Lamp designed by Just Andersen in the late 1920s. A fine lamp for a beautiful home. * Pumpkin-shaped diskometal table lamp on foot with a fabric shad...
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1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and brown-colored blown glass table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Light oxidation present to brass necks. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.5“ H x ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in white hand-blown murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". Ettore Sottsass (1917-201...
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1990s Italian Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Large table lamp by artist Donna in patinated steel
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brutalist table lamp by French artist Donna. Star-shaped base in patinated steel, imagined and handcrafted in the artist’s studio. Sober, timeless design. Each lamp is signed and num...
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2010s Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Terracotta Ceramic Table Lamp with Oatmeal Linen Shade, Barro Bruñido
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Clay, Linen

Ceramic Tulip Flower Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic dining table lamp in the shape of a bunch of tulips. Height with shade 28.7" - 73 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Teal Blue Ceramic Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table lamp,  1970s. This  lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Thi...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of Steel Vintage Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of vintage steel table lamps in great condition with the base covered in leather. New made to measure shades. Two sources of light per lamp. Dimensions with the shades: ø39 H89cm.
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Steel

Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp Ya2 1990s Production
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari table lamp model YA2, early 1990s production, from an estate in DC. I.Noguchi stamped shade, along with Moon and Sun logo and Japan underneath, US wired 1...
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Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Blue Italian Murano Pair of Table Lamps, 1975
Located in Murano, Venezia
Created in 1975 by glass master Alberto Donà, this lamp is very simple but effective. The blue glass, protagonist of the lamp body, is supported by a brass frame that makes it even m...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Contemporary Round Marbled Table Lamp in Amazon Green 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...
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2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Resin, Plaster

Organic Modern Dual Tone Table Lamp, Turned Oak and Teak, Denmark, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptionally crafted table lamp was produced in Denmark in the 1960s. The design features a turned wood base, showcasing a sculptural, curved form with layered tiers that cre...
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1960s Danish Organic Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Fabric, Oak, Teak

Ron Rezek, ‘4200’ Zinc Table Lamps, USA, 1980
Located in New York, NY
In 1978, Rezek started Ron Rezek Lighting to design and sell contemporary decorative lighting and furniture. He maintained a showroom in New York, Los Angeles, and an office and ware...
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1980s American Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Zinc

DAUM French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This French Art Deco table lamp by DAUM (Croismare, France), dating from the 1920s, is a stunning example of the masterful craftsmanship that defined the Art Deco period. Featuring a...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Muller Frères Luneville Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Muller Frères art deco lamp circa 1925. Wrought iron base stamped Fag. Glass paste shell signed Muller Frères Luneville. Electrified and in perfect condition. Total height: 35 cm Sh...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Midcentury Table Lamp Designed by Th. Valentiner, Made in Denmark, 1950s
Located in Lejre, DK
Adjustable table lamp. Designed by Th. Valentiner made by Poul Dinesen in 1950s. Made in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Modern Ceramic Handmade Wave Form Table Lamp in Green by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Wave Form table lamp is a sophisticated approach to our Wave Form signature collection, as it stresses the simplicity of its primal melodic fo...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Spectacular Pair Of Ceramic Lamps By Antoinette Faragallah
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In Mid-Century Style by California Ceramicist and artist Antoinette Faragallah. Twin light lamps of molded off white and black speckled ceramic w...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Ara Table Lamps by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1988
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish pair of Ara table lamps designed by Philippe Starck and produced by Flos, Italy, 1988. The lamps are in great working condition. If you tilt the upp...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Steel

Danish Functionalist Table Lamp in Brass & Marble Glass by Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco styled desk lamp made by Fog and Mørup in Denmark during the 1940s. It features a patinated brass base and rod. The iconic marbled opaline glass top shade resembles a fried ...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Scandinavian Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant articulate table lamp, with matte black metal base, curved brass arm, orientable aluminium shade in textured ivory, on/off switch on the base, wired for US standards, one E27...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Hans Kogl Gold Palm Tree Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning gilt metal palm tree lamp by Hans Kogl, 1970's Germany. Fronds of leaves arranged to form a beautiful gilt statement palm tree. This iconic palm tree lamp has 3 bulb holder...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Lucite Lamps Sirio by Brazzoni Lampa for Harvey Guzzini. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of lucite plastic methacrylate table or bedside lamps, model Sirio by the italian designer Brazzoni and Lampa for the editor Harvey Guzzini. Famous ...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian Pair of Small Opaline Glass Table or Bedside Lights, 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very cute set of 2 small opaline glass table or bedside lights. This set if fabricated in Italy in the 1950's. They are made in the style of Stilnovo. The base is made of brass and...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Art Deco Style Lamps Clarté LUMINA by Max Le Verrier 65 cm.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive pair of Art Deco figural table lamps of a standing nude holding a glass shade, Lumina. H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall. Designed by Max Le Verrier in France, 1928. Original pos...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Marble, Spelter

Maison Jansen XXL Brass Palm Tree Lamp, 1960s
Located in amstelveen, NL
A massive and rare Maison Jansen palm tree lamp, France, 1960s. Torch cut patinated brass trunk and leafs coming out of a square black laminated heavy base. With twelve light points ...
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1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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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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