French Designer, Table Lamp, Leather, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green leather or vinyl and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom...
Brass
Italian Model 251 Table Lamp by Tito Agnoli for Oluce, 1950s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Hamburg, DE
A rare design classic from oluce according to a design by tito agnoli from the 1950s. A minimalist design from the 1950s that was far ahead of its time. The light head consists of a...
Metal
Ingo Maurer Table Lamp in Cork for Design M, 1970s, Germany, 73.5cm
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Table Lamp in Cork by Ingo Maurer for Design M Designer Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) Brand M-Design, Germany Era 1970s Material wood, cork, metal High 73,5 cm Diameter 60 cm Condit...
Metal
Large Signed French Iridescent Art Glass Mushroom Lamp
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Large Glass Mushroom Lamp A striking and highly decorative large signed French mushroom lamp, dating from the 1960s–1970s, with an exceptional sculptural form and beautiful iridesce...
Art Glass
Pair of Rembrandt Lighting Solid Brass Regency Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant pair of solid brass Regency style table lamps from Rembrandt Lamp Company. Flanged base with egg and dart body that resembles the oil basins of pre-electric lamps. Antique lacquer finish...
Brass
Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Lotus table lamp designed by Carlo Nason and made by Mazzega. This great example of this mid century Italian classic piece is made of a round metal base, on which are recessed four ...
Metal
Antique Bohemian Crystal and Glass Beaded Fruit Basket Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
This enchanting antique lamp captures the exuberance of Bohemian decorative arts, formed as a bronze fruit basket with a beaded clear crystal structure and handle. Within, a vibrant ...
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-century design blue glass egg shaped table lamp , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design blue glass egg shaped table lamp , 1970s
Glass
French mid-century modern glazed ceramic table lamp from Vallauris, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in MIlano, IT
French mid-century modern glazed ceramic table lamp from Vallauris, 1950s Table lamp made entirely of glazed ceramic. The rounded body features a wide front opening shaped like a wav...
Ceramic
Stunning Italian Design Midcentury Modern Antonio Pavia Crane Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Outstanding sculptural bird lamp table by Antonio Pavia, Italian designer. This incredibly well designed and perfectly executed table lamp by Antonio Pavia of Italy has great decora...
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Wrought Iron Table Lamps, France, 1940s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Élégant pair of French art déco table lamps in hand-forged iron, dating from the 1940s . Featuring hammered stems and distinctive scrolling feet, their design recall the work of Raym...
Iron
Frederic Weinberg Style F.A.I.P. Mid Century Figurative Table Lamps - Pair
By Frederic Weinberg, F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Frederic Weinberg Style F.A.I.P. Mid Century Figurative Table Lamps - Pair Each lamp measures: 16 wide x 11 deep x 22 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio...
Metal
Elegant Pair of German White Porcelain Lamps with Gilt Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each bulbous urn with gilt perimeter bands with raised decoration on a luminous white ground.
Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps by Barovier, Italy 40s
By Barovier
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of Murano glass table lamp made in Italy in the 40s Barovier
Brass
$400 / set
Pair of Art Deco Style Crosa Resin Lamps
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of 1993 Crosa resin sculptures of a couple of dancers/gymnasts lamps. They depict a young woman and a young man holding each other in the back in a position to start a dance or a competition. They have a gymnastics or dancer outfit. He is holding a torchlight with his left hand. This torchlight contains a large white globe...
Resin
French Designer, Table Lamps, Glass, Metal, Onyx, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass, metal and green onyx table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1930s. Dramatic patina brass. Minor fraying of cord. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensi...
Onyx, Metal
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Wood, Metal, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A murano glass, metal and white-lacquered wood table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.0"H x 4.0"W x 4...
Metal
Chrome Ball Lamp Attributed to Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Stacked chrome ball table lamp, attributed to Kovacs Lighting. Clean original, working condition. Lamp shows minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age, shade not included. ...
Chrome
Dome Orange Hand-Built Wall Sconce in Ceramic Organic Shape by Streicher Goods
Located in New York, NY
Dome Wall Sconce by Streicher Goods Ceramic, Glass, Brass 18" W X 18" H X 7" D A heavily textured stoneware ceramic table lamp with a pop of color. Each lamp is hand-built to order...
Brass
$1,036Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of Neoclassical Tole & Eglomise Mirrored Urn Motif Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Neoclassical Tole & Eglomise Mirrored Urn Motif Lamps Later 20th Century Each one eglomise mirrored twin handled urn, raised on a square pedestal base Rewired ready ...
Metal
Set of 2 Murano Iridiscent Pink Table Lamp
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of brass and rare iridescent pink glass abat-jours typical of Venetian production. Connection two e14 lamp holders.
Art Glass
$424Sale Price|20% Off
IKEA Kila Red Dog Table Lamp by Harry Allen - Modern Metal Design
By Harry Allen, IKEA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Model Kila Red Dog table lamp and was designed by Harry Allen for Ikea. It was inspired by his long interest in roller skating. The three rubber wheels support the lamp and go roun...
Metal
Large Uno Kristiansson Table Lamp, Turned Solid Pine, Luxus Sweden, 1960s
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus of Sweden, Luxus Vittsjö, Uno Kristiansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large, sculptural, solid pine table lamp designed by Uno Kristiansson around 1966 and made by Luxus. The body of the design is turned pine wood. Although the form of the lamp is ...
Pine
Big Lamp Pink & Red, Contemporary Designer Lighting, Made in Canada
By Ryan Mercer
Located in Paris, IDF
The Big Lamp is a sculptural floor lamp that celebrates exaggerated scale, playful proportions, and contemporary craftsmanship. Transforming one of the most familiar household object...
Resin, Acrylic
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s - Steel shade and base - Chrome arm - Original grey paint - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on the base - M...
Steel
$5,200 / set
Pair of Pale Green French Art Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa late 1940s French pale green colored art glass table lamps with gilt bases. Measurements: Height of body 16" Diameter 6".
Art Glass
Hans Bergström Table Lamp Brass & Teak ASEA Sweden 1950s
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Basel, BS
Hans Bergström table lamp with a ribbed teak and solid brass base, made by ASEA in Sweden in the late 1950s. Hand-crafted teak and brass base, original wiring. Wiring can be repla...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak with Carmel Colored Slag Glass Table Lamp C 1910
By W. Brown
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple & elegant arts and crafts mission Oak desk table lamp. Beautiful Carmel Colored Slag Glass in a quarter sawn oak lamp frame. Perfectly proportioned and in excellent ...
Brass
Original Jacques Adnet Adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706, France, 1930s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Original Jacques Adnet adjustable table lamp, model no. 7706, France, 1930s. Crystal, nickel-plated bronze, modern shade. Glass produced by Baccarat, Paris, France. Approx 10 in. ...
Bronze
Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Table Lamp, 20th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Vintage Italian Murano glass table lamp produced in the 1960s. The design features a hand-blown green Murano glass conical base combined with a wide matching Murano glass dome shade,...
Aluminum
1960s Set of 2 Rocky Ice Glass Dome Table Lamps, Chrome Base, German Mid-Century
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive and indeed unusual set of 2 icicle glass table lamps by Hoffmeister Leuchten, Germany. The lamps come in a fantastic rock-like ice sculpture shape and are resting on trul...
Chrome
$1,500 / set
Pair of Smoked Lucite and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of smoked acrylic and polish brass table lamps from the 1970’s. Shows minor wear consistent with age. Newly rewired. Measurements:25.5” High 8” Diameter.
Brass
$2,597 / set
Audoux Minet pair of cord lamps
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of 1970's cord lamps in the style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet. New lampshades, french electrification. Measurements : total height 71,5 cm, to...
Cord
Italian Table Lamp with Carrara Marble Base
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Table lamp, carrara marble, glass, nickel-plated brass, Italy, 1960s This refined Italian table lamp from the 1960s embodies the quiet elegance of mid century design. Defined by its...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Nickel
Mustard Waxed Paper Table Lamp with Black Metal Base, Model Geraldine
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geraldine Table Lamp is a chic lamp featuring a distinctive pleated shade in a vibrant mustard hue. Its base, designed with elegant simplicity, consists of three slender black legs. ...
Metal
Gallé Table Lamp Mushroom Green Leafs, France
By Gallé
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exquisite Art Nouveau Gallé table lamp is a real eye catcher. Made around 1900 in France. The table lamp, shaped as a mushroom, is made of green colored glass with leafs on it....
Glass
Pair of custom SMARA Ceramic Table Lamps by Marie Fekroun for Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This sculptural pair of SMARA table lamps by French ceramic artist Marie Fekroun showcases her distinctive exploration of texture, light, and refined hand-craftsmanship. Each lamp is...
Ceramic
20th Century Chromed Table Lamp With Black Metal Lamp Shade, AT circa 1950
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary mid century table lamp from the 1950s in Austria. This stylish mid 20th century table top lamp impresses with an extravagant design: a rectangular base veneered with pr...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Stick Lamps with Shades
Located in Morristown, NJ
An elegant pair of Louis XV style bronze and crystal stick lamps dating to the 20th century, combining the refinement of French Rococo-inspired design with restrained neoclassical so...
Brass
Mid Century Design Table Lamp by Designline in Brass with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING! A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a conical form. The lamp base is finished in mirro...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,900Sale Price / set|34% Off
Pair of Italian 1950s Art Pottery Lamps
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
A great pair of handcrafted 1950s Italian art pottery lamps with marble bases. Made for Raymor. Rewired.
Marble, Brass
Massive Pair of Chinese Blue & White Urn-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each imposing lamp with everted neck above a tapering body painted overall with bold meandering floral and foliate vines with lappet border at the shoulder and foot and flanked with ...
Ceramic
Blue Pheasant Feather Ceramic Lamp, Small, by Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling pheasant feather glaze—inspired by the traditional sancai or tri-colored glaze technique, where colors often mix together—is now available in smaller size, in an ele...
Ceramic
$5,038 / set
Pair of Plaster Sunshine Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of plaster, shaped like a sunshine with brass hardware. Topped with custom oval shades. Dimensions with shades: 60x20H95cm
Plaster
Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Maria Philippi Søholm Stentøj, Denmark 1960s
By Maria Philippi, Noomi Backhausen, Søholm Stentøj, Soholm Pottery, Einar Johansen
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Maria Philippi for Soholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing. Si...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Extra Large Midcentury Turned Wood Lamp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large turned wood lamp with wonderful natural splits, knots and graining. Pictured with Kofod Larsen lounge chair and Eames LTR for scale.
Wood
Pair Art Deco Hand-Carved Alabaster Urn Shape Table Lamps Brass Double Sockets
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Urn shaped table lamps in beige color Alabaster with light brown veins. All Art Deco Period, hand carved, US rewiring and made in Italy circa 1930-1940s. The lamp holde...
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp in Blue and White
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite Art Nouveau lamp made in France. Traditional mushroom shape with a rounded dome. Glass base and the two pieces all come together with a brass stem that attaches to the ba...
Brass
$6,622 / set
Pair of Glass and Brass Esperia Table Lamps
By Esperia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made by Esperia, each made of a triangular foot in blown clear glass, with a streak of dark grey in the center. Some air bubbles are visible in the glass, which i...
Brass
$2,479 / item
Appuntito Ceramic Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Artisanal Ceramic Table Light by Project 213A. Crafted in the brand's in-house ceramic workshop. Light launched in 2023 during Salone de Mobile at the Alcova Fair in Milano as part ...
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Vintage Leather-Wrapped Column Large Table Lamps with Chrome Accents
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Striking and exceptionally well-crafted, this pair of monumental vintage table lamps embodies the refined glamour of late 20th-century modern design. The cylindrical bodies are wrapp...
Chrome
$826Sale Price / set|20% Off
Midcentury Italian Sputnik Mint and Satinated Glass Table Lamps, 1950s, Set of 2
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This set of 2 table lamps was manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. The lamps are made of light mint green lacquered metal and brass and have got opaline glass rocket style lampsha...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Travertine and Patinated Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in travertine and patinated brass. This exceptional lamp features a round travertine base that celebrates the distinctive beauty of natural stone. This table lam...
Travertine, Brass
Swedish Midcentury Table Lamp by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna
Located in Karlstad, SE
Brass table lamp model 121 by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna, Sweden This rare lamp features a sleek cylindrical brass body, with the upper section adorned by a perforated pattern that ...
Brass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Giltwood & Ebony Urn Form Table Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Hollywood Regency Giltwood & Ebony Urn Form Table Lamps.
Giltwood
Art Deco, Elephant Table Lamp with Alabaster Globe, Early 20th Century, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful Art Deco table lamp depicting an elephant carrying an alabaster globe, dating from the 1920s–1940s. The lamp is crafted in patinated metal with a deep, bronzed finish, re...
Alabaster, Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Sweden, C. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 6.75” Height x 2.75” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5.0” Top Diameter x 5.0”...
Teak
Vtg. Pair 1973 Palm Beach Tree Leaf Table Lamps Restored White Tole Newly Wired
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage pair of metal, tole palm tree leaf leave frond table lamps. Marked 1973. Completely restored! Newly wired, clear cords, 3 way sockets, all new nickel hardware. Newly p...
Metal, Nickel
Arts & Crafts Wood Lamp Handcrafted 1950 Mid Century Architectural Decor OOAK
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts! Hand Carved Wood Lamp Classic Minimalism! Clean Design! White Linen Shade! Dimensions 21" by 17" Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth ce...
Brass
$2,950 / set
Pair of Tramp Art Popsicle Stick Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fantastic Pair of Tramp Art Popsicle Stick Lamps. Geometric design constructed from popsicle sticks that have been assembled and glued together to...
Wood
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.
Since its 1934 debut, the ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
The Gallery’s first fall show, “Enlightened,” reimagines how light fixtures can be seen.