Table Lamps
1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Stone, Cast Stone
Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Pine
2010s British Brutalist Table Lamps
Cement
Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Copper
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps
Stone
1960s Scandinavian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Ceramic
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Portuguese Brutalist Table Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Granite, Steel
Late 20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps
Pottery
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Terracotta, Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Cut Steel
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Cut Steel
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Brass, Spelter
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wood, Ebony
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s English Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1990s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Coral, 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.