Table Lamps
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
20th Century Unknown Bohemian Table Lamps
Glass, Cut Glass
19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
1860s Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Glass, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Nickel
Late 20th Century Dutch Bohemian Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Marble, Crystal, Gold, Gold Leaf, Bronze, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic, Paint
1920s Czech Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Glass
1980s French Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Terracotta
1870s Japanese High Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Mid-20th Century European Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s European Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1850s Danish Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Bohemian Table Lamps
Milk Glass
19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Plaster
1890s English High Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Table Lamps
Plaster, Wood
Mid-19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s European Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Reed
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic
19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Bohemian Table Lamps
Earthenware, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Crystal
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s European Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
1910s Czech Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Table Lamps
Ceramic
1980s English Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Bohemian Table Lamps
Driftwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Bohemian Table Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s English Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Late 20th Century Bohemian Table Lamps
Pottery, Lucite
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Glass
1840s English High Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Table Lamps
Brass
1950s British Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s European Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1890s Swedish Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1960s European Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Bohemian Table Lamps
Metal
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.