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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
Antique Moroccan Perforated Brass Table Lamp and Shade
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Moroccan or Moorish table lamp handcrafted in brass with the original shade perforated with geometric designs on the base that illuminates from inside through perf...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960 Ro Studio Bbpr Artemide Italian Design Nickel Metal Glass Table Lamp
By Studio BBPR, Artemide
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bo" Table Lamp
BBPR
Artemide, 1962
Nickeled Brass
Glass Shade
Excellent Condiction
Perfect Working Order
Bibliografia: Gramigna G., Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000, Alle...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Stilnovo desk lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Montréal, QC
Stilnovo desk lamp. Black pierced enameled aluminium shade, brass swivel, brass stem, brass pivot, enameled steel and brass foot. 60 watts E-26 medi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
"Sphere" Table Lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini, "Tessuti" series 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Sphere table lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini "Tessuti" series 1970s
Glass diameter 34 cm. Metal structure, E27 lamp.
Complete and in good condition.
We guarantee fast shipp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Metal Italian Table Lamp in the manner of Willy Rizzo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern metal table lamp, designed in the manner of Willy Rizzo, exudes a sophisticated and geometric aesthetic. The lamp features a rectangular column body ado...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Steel
Pair of B102 Table Lamps by Hans Agne Jakobsson
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of B102 Table Lamps by Hans Agne Jakobsson
These exquisite lamps feature a brass construction paired with a molded glass shade. A notable highlight is the crown decor piece sur...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alabaster Table Lamps Pegasam Spain 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning set of Alabaster table lamps. Made by Alabastros Pegasam Spain 1970s
Beautiful drawing in the Marble when the lamps are lid. Light Pink in col...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Large Beige Travertine Table Lamps by Maison Barbier - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Parisican chic pair of large pristine beige travertine table lamps by Maison Philippe Barbier. France 1970's.
Chrome accents.
Base measurements : 15cm * 15cm
These lamps have been re...
Category
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome, Nickel
Pair of Martz for Marshall Studios Earth-Tone Swirl Ceramic Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios table lamps (model #267-28-D116A) feature a matte base in contrasting swirls of tan, brown, cream, and dark green. Etched 'Martz' sig...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Vintage Midcentury brown Leather Chrome Atelje Lyktan Desk Lamp, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This Simris table lamp was designed by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lyjktan Sweden in the early 1970s. It has a nice patinated brown leather base and chrome details to the lamp and whit...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Murano table lamps Neverrino by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi Italy 1970s Set of 2
By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Revitalize your space with this exquisite pair of green table lamps, designed by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in Italy during the 1970s. These sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Amber Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Italian circa 1960s amber glass table lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18.5"
Height to shade rest: 27"
Diameter: 7".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique French Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An antique French "tortoise shell" bakelite table lamp with bronze fittings.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18"
Height to shade rest: 26.25"
Diameter: 5.75" (widest).
Category
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Space Age Table Lamp by Temde Leuchten, Switzerland, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp requires two E27 / E26 Edison screw bulb, is wired, functional and runs on both 110 / 230 volts.
Our lamps are tested, cleaned and are suitable for use in the USA. For use ...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1950s Brass Table Lamp by Edvard Hagman
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful organic brass table lamp by Edvard Hagman AB, Sweden. From around the 1950s it has 3 beautiful brass leaf ornaments that decorates the 2 lamp a...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Sognot Bamboo and Rattan Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1960, France
By Louis Sognot
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Louis Sognot bamboo and rattan table lamp Mid-Century Modern 1960, France
Very nice lamp by the French designer Louis Sognot. It is very well made. The artist has created many model...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Swedish modern"Grazia" ceramic table lamp by Stig Lindberg
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp from the series "Grazia" designed by Stig Lindberg. produced by Gustavsberg in Sweden during the 1950s. Made from carrara ceramic with hand painted floral pattern made wit...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Crystal Marble Trophy Mantel Urn Table Lamp 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Hollywood Regency crystal table lamp featuring trophy or mantel urn with pineapple style top, footed base mounted to blac...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Cactus Table Lamp, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take a trip to the desert with this gorgeous cactus floor lamp. Manufactured in the 1970s by Modeline and made of California pine, this lamp is a quintessential piece of midcentury d...
Category
1970s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Pine
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spider Glass Copper Flush Mount Table Lamp 1950 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flush Mount or table lamp Spider like from copper, metal and blown glass 1950s Italy.
A whimsical spider like fl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Mid-century Tulip table lamp by Yngve Ekström for Pileprodukter, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Forserum, SE
Table lamp ‘Tulip’ designed in the 1970’s by Swedish architect Yngve Ekström. Made from white acrylic with clear details. It features an orange inner shade that imparts a warm and co...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Italian Midcentury "Kaori 2" Table Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and beautiful Italian Table Lamp or wall sconce by Kazuhide Takahama. This fixture was made during the 1970s in Italy by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah. Model "Kaori 2".
This La...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
ASEA table lamp E1325, brass and steel, Scandinavian modern, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Forserum, SE
A modernist table lamp, also possible to use as a wall lamp, model E1325 produced by renowned Swedish lighting manufacturer ASEA Belysning in the 1950s. Constructed from a sculpted b...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stacked Plexiglass & Chrome Table Lamp, 1970, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Sculptural Minimalist modern table lamp made of stacked plexiglass on a chrome base.
The edge of the plexiglass catches the lights playfully.
Solid, well made with quality materia...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair Neoclassical Style Décalcomanie Lamps Mid Century with Silk Shades
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique reverse decorated decalcomanie glass lamps. Rich colors. They are decorated with Neoclassical figures of women. Décalcomanie, is a decorative technique by which eng...
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Dragonfly Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Art Nouveau dragonfly table lamp in ceramic with original lampshade in bamboo.
Measures: Height 75 cm.
Width 40 cm.
Depth 23 cm.
Weight 3 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Ceramic
Set of Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamps, Sweden
Located in Værløse, DK
A set Swedish Pine Wood Table Lamps. A Scandinavian touch to a beautiful home.
* Pair (2) of pine wood tables lamps with white fabric shades
* Country: Sweden
* Year: circa 1980s
*...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pine
Pair of Hollywood Regency Standing Buddha Ceramic Table Lamps by Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Amazing pair of Ugo Zaccagnini, gold brass base and blue ceramic Chinese Buddha lamps, circa 1950 by Designer Ugo Zaccagnini. Made in Italy.
Beautiful unique pair of matching lamps....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Fredrick Cooper brass tray Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp Table
Located in South Charleston, WV
52" tall, 16" diameter. Asian inspired faux bamboo floor lamp by Frederick Cooper features etched brass tray table with a Chinese scene surmounted by a tall brass fluted column with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
2 Bakalowits Table Lamps with Shades Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Bakalowits table lamps with shades vienna around 1950s
Fabric shades are replaced ( new )
Brass polished
Pair price.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Iron Table Lamp Original Italian
Located in Buggiano, IT
Table lamp in iron and fabric, original Italian from 1960.
Flower design, very elegant.
The type of attack of the bulbs is type E27.
If the voltage in your country is not 220V I s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Gae Aulenti 'Pipistrello' lamp for Martinelli Luce
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, IT
Large table lamp model 'Pipistrello' designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Martinelli Luce from 1965. A height-adjustable lamp using a steel telescope, it features a white painted ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Tommi Parzinger Stiffel Brass Bouillotte Lamp w/Faux Burl Wood Shade
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Tommi Parzinger Stiffel Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Faux Burl Wood
Shade
Measures Overall 14" in diameter and 29" in height. Shade is 14" in diameter at the base and 11" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Søholm, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Paper, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A white and brown-glazed stoneware and printed floral paper table lamp, designed and produced by Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Sold with Lampshade
Dimensions stated are of T...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Fabric, Paper
Large art deco 1940 20th century white ceramic table lamp style of Jean Besnard
By Jean Besnard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
in the Style of Jean Besnard
Large art deco ceramic table lamp
White ceramic galze color
Circa 1940
original perfect condition
Electrical sysrtem is ok
Ceramic height 32 cm
He...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Set of early Just Andersen Table Lamps, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Early-Work Table Lamps made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. An exquisite duo for a beautiful home.
* A pair (2) of metal lamps with 12-sided bases with ornaments and beige fab...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kaare Klint Table Lamp in Mahogany and Hand Folded Le Klint Shade, Denmark 1940s
By Le Klint, Kaare Klint
Located in Odense, DK
Early Le Klint table lamp Model 301 in beautifully patinated solid mahogany wood with hand folded Le Klint shade. The lamp was designed by Kaare Klint in the 1940s and is associated ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Ash
Big Table Lamp with Fabric Shade Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Big table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced ( new ).
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
French Art Nouveau Maurice Bouval Bronze Table Lamp
Signed: “M. Bouval”
Circa 1900
Bronze
Foundry Stamp: Thiebaut Freres / Foundeurs / Paris
Measurement: 17 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. (43.2 x...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair Neoclassical Brass and Marble Tall Table or Buffet Lamps
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of brass and marble tall table or buffet lamps in a neoclassical barley twist design with cherub detail and a square marble base. 37" tall x 6 1/2" square base. Shades are not i...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp by Pierre Forssell for Skultuna, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amazing brass table lamp in a brutalist design by Pierre Forssell. With this design Pierre Forssell presented a whole new way of using brass in lighting and decorative objects. Execu...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES FLOOR LAMP F217/2 by ETIENNE FERMIGIER DISDEROT, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A radical and minimal floor lamp with 2 adjustable spotlights, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, circular base, straight central axis, 2 adjustable spotlights of squar...
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Painted Carved Wood Urn Shaped Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Painted Carved Wood Urn Shaped Lamps. The hand carved urn shaped body sits atop a square plinth base. Ebonized detailing accents the lamps. Lamps are wired with a double cluster light...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Neverrino Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi, 1970s.
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Neverrino table lamps realized by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi in 1970s.
Metal and blown glass with murrine.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.
By Philippe Anthonioz
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and sculptural very large table lamp (or small floor lamp) of organic, plant inspiration, Post-Modernist, Neo-Baroque, rectangular base and vertical axis with sculpted bronze body with gunmetal patina, in the spirit of Philippe Anthonioz...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Single Blanc De Chine Open-Work Ginger Jar Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Large single Blanc de Chine open-work ginger jar porcelain table lamp.
Converted as a lamp around the 50's.
Measures: 21 cm diameter....
Category
1950s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Fog & Mørup Large White Danish Modern Table Lamp, 1970s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large and rare table light in white aluminum designed at and made by Fog & Mørup in Denmark during the 1970s. It features a 3-tiered shade system much like the PH4 by Poul Hennings...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1960s brass lamp with beige shade
Located in Miami, FL
Brass lamp from the 1960s. The foot is in gilded brass. The lamp is sold with its shade.
Classical elegant design
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Bumling lamp by Anders Pehrson
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Bumlingen table lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden. Large Brass lamp with rounded design original designed in 1968. Age appropriate wear with patine to the brass...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Single 1951 Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamps BB1-30XN, New Old Stock
Located in Seattle, WA
A New Old Stock of Isamu Noguchi's Light sculpture Table Lamp BB1-30XN. Original boxe for the 30XN shade with 30XN stamp on the end of the box
The bright red Sun and Moon stamp on ...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Bitossi Table Lamps Gold and Stoneware Ceramic Italy 1970's
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
Bitossi cylinder shape table lamps where produced in stoneware with a natural glaze. The border at the neck is gilded, the band of shiny gold emphasis the rough texture of the ceramic body.
Guido Bitossi established his own ceramic workshop near Florence, in Montelupo, in 1921. Originally the works was named (Ceramaic Manufactory Guido Bitossi & Sons), the company name was later shortened to Bitossi Ceramiche.
After World War II, master ceramist Aldo Londi (1911-2003) was appointed creative director of Bitossi Ceramiche, he held that position for more than fifty years. During which time he was the creator of designs for vases, jugs, animals, candle stick holders and other objects. Where he experiment with textures, surface reliefs, glazes and in the process created new ceramics...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp w/ Blue Mosaic Tiles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood, Walnut
Big Emerald Green Crackled Ceramic Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1970s gilded
Located in London, GB
An elegant tall emerald green in cracked glaze ceramic with brass fittings siting atop on a round gold guilted base. A classic design with a standout presence.
The lamp would look amazing in most interiors and complement any room, either on the side of the sideboard or console table. Shade for display purpose only.
Currently pat tested and UK wired but we can rewire for EU, otherwise easily rewired for our USA buyers.
Please contact us for international postage quotes.
CREATOR: Unknown
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Italy
DATE OF MANUFACTURE: c. 1980's
PERIOD: 1980-1989
MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES: Ceramic, Brass, Guilted Wood...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Radical OP-ART KINETIC TABLE LAMP Sculpture by ANDRE GALATY, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculptural table lamp, Kinetic, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, openwork cubic base forming a kinetic sphere in solid steel, of exceptional quality, by A...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Celandon Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's Chinese celadon table lamps with fish decoration and wooden bases.
Measurements:
Height of body: 23"
Height to shade rest: 34"
Diameter: 11".
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Incised Rimini Blue Toned Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Italian Mid Century Aldo Londi for Bitossi Incised Blue Glazed Table Lamp. Featuring a handcrafted hourglass pottery form, horizontal imprinted crossed accents, varied Blue tones, De...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Danish Søholm Tall Blue Ceramic Table Lamps Einar Johansen Attributed
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of tall midcentury stylish Danish table lamps from the acknowledged stoneware manufacturer Søholm. Manufactured, circa 1960s. The designer is unknown but it could be by Einar Jo...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Danish Modern Sage Gray Stoneware Lamp, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1960s Danish midcentury modernist stoneware table lamp by Søholm Stentøj. Stunning dusty grayish sage green shiny glaze with earthy brown tones over a soft shaped body with square de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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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