Table Lamps
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1960s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Alabaster
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Clay, Cotton
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Teak
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Stone, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Fabric, Birch
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware, Ceramic
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Onyx
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.