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Table Lamps For Sale
Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo Dove Vintage Table Lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo dove vintage desk lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy, which was made of brown plastic and metal.
The desk lamp is adjustabl...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Selection of Midcentury Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury Murano glass lamps, Italy, circa 1950s. From left to right, they are:
1) Gold and white Murano glass lamp with...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,400 / item
Oscar Torlasco Attributed Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oscar Torlasco attributed brass table lamp
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s
2 candelabra sockets
Rewired for US.
FREE US rewiring.
FREE US Continenta...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French art...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$15,307 / set
Tall Diskometal Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Early Just Andersen Diskometal Table Lamp made in 1926. A fine piece for an exquisite home.
* Tall diskometal table lamp on a 6-sided foot with ornaments and a white shade
* Designe...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gunnar Nylund 'Rubus' Ceramic Table Lamp Rörstrand, Sweden, 1965
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking table lamp was designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced in Sweden in the 1960s. Nylund, renowned for designing many classics for the Swedish ceramic factory Rörstrand, cr...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Fabric
Large Francois Chatain Pebble Lamp from France A Charming piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Francois Chatain Pebble Lamp from France
A Charming piece in Oatmeal and Orange /Red with a Coolie Lampshade
All working and a great looker
The lamp is 33” tall, and 22” in di...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Large Kalmar Table Lamps 'Frankenberg', Glass Nickel Fabric Shades, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of rare and large table lamps model 'Frankenberg', no. 1359 by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The stand and base is mad...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal, Nickel
Pair of Pink Barovier Murano Glass Lamps
By Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Pale Pink Murano glass lamps with Silver dust inclusions.
The lamps sit on thick lucite bases and have been Newly rewired with adjustable
polished Nickel double clusters that...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Lucite
$4,200 / set
Vintage Capiz Lamp with Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's French capiz lamp with shade.
Measurements:
Height of body: 17"
Height to shade rest: 31"
Diameter: 9"
Shade: Height:12", Diameter top: 9", ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy '9212B' Table Lamp in Brass and Leather
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy, desk lamp, model '9212B', brass, leather, Finland, 1950s
Paavo Tynell was a pioneering Finnish designer who helped shape early 20th-century lighting in Fi...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Marbro Lamp Co. Monumental Ceramic Gold Gilt Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Southampton, NJ
ENORMOUS pair of vintage lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company. Marvelous dark Salmon and GOLD painted textured pottery with brass Torchiere fictures and milk glass shades mounted on ebon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Table Lamps in Parchment and Wood Designed by Michel Leo
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing pair of table lamps in parchment and wood designed by Michel Leo, made in Italy.
Category
Early 2000s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
French Louis XV Bronze Dore Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze dore table lamp with Neptune & dolphins at base holding glass globe with etched stars fabricated from a c...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Shell Desk or Table Lamp Flexo Brass Gold Art Deco Style
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Desk shell Flexo lamp, 20th century Art Nouveau, Art Deco. Table lamp
Brass lamp, early or mid 20th century
Perfect condition,, working
It is beautiful with its shell that can be ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's Italian marble and gilt metal palm lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 27"
Height to shade rest: 34"
Diameter: 11" (widest point)
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,800 / set
Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp! Gerald Thurston Era 1950s Brass & Walnut
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS!
SCULPTURED DANISH MODERN
SLEEK SHAPED WALNUT & BRASS
TABLE LAMP!
SUPER CLEAN LINES & STYLE!
BEAUTIFUL!
( DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 23" TALL 18" WIDE )
Here is a w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Turkish Earthenware Table Lamp with Handles
Located in London, GB
This dark terracotta jar, featuring a beautifully weathered finish and dual handles, is a testament to traditional Anatolian craftsmanship.
Originally crafted for storing grains and...
Category
1930s Turkish Rustic Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Mid Century Table Lamp "Medusa" designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini
By Meblo, Luigi Massoni
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare Mid Century Modern table lamp "Medusa" designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini. The lamp features minimalist brown shade done in acrylic, at...
Category
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Tomato Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Tomato Color by Philippe Malouin
Table lamp with adjustable head. Integrated LED bulb and cut-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hammered Brass Deer Stag Head Handled Urn Vase Table Lamp & Shade 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hammered brass urn or vase with stag head handles. The vase was converted to a lamp around 1980 and includes a shade.
Dimensions:
27"h x 17" x 17", shade 17"d, base 6.5"d...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Dogs of Fo Blue and White Porcelain 20th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Chinese blue and white baluster vases, decorated in the Kangxi style in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised Dogs of Fo, now mounted as lamps with hand g...
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Bronze Bird & Turtle Lamp on Pen Shell Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze table lamp depicting a bird standing on a turtle. Base is a free form shape covered in pen shell.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
George Nelson "Half Nelson" Lamp for Koch Lowy #2
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic George Nelson Half lamp for Koch Lowy. In brass finish. Very good overall conditon. The shade pivots to aim light. The switch has minor edge paint loss, shade has a minor h...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Cylindrical Metal Lamp Base Viso Black/White, Iconical Fornasetti Face Decor
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The cylindrical shape allows Fornasetti's imagination to create surprising decorative effects in which the shapes follow one another endlessly. The metafisical face design makes this hand-silkscreened metal lamp base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carl Fagerlund Crystal Disc Orrefors Lamps, Carl Fagerlund, Sweden, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of clear stacked crystal disc Orrefors lamps glass Carl Fagerlund, Sweden, 1970
Seven individual crystal discs stacked on a brass base with original Orrefors sticker holds one E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic and Brass Torchere Table Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic and Brass Torchere Table Lamps. Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 38.5" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pewter Table Lamp made by Just Andersen, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Rare Pewter table lamp manufactured by Just Andersen in the early 1950s. A timeless piece for a beautiful home.
* Pewter table lamp with a white fabric shade
* Manufacturer: Just An...
Category
1950s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Hight adjustable and swiveling art deco table lamp vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hight adjustable and swiveling art deco table lamp vienna around 1920s
The shade can be swiveling in different directions
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
20th Century Table Lamp with Shells
Located in Buggiano, IT
Table lamp with plastic sphere manually coated with shells, very elegant.
In working condition.
Equipped with original 20th century European wiring.
We recommend buyer consults an ex...
Category
1980s Italian Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Shell, Plastic
$189 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Purple Bubble Glass & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, New Linen Shade
Materials: Handblown Purple Glass, Patinated Brass Cage, Brass, New Custom Linen Shade
Style: Spanish Revival
Dimensions:
32.50”H x 11”W x 11”D
Shade:
10"H x 17"W x 17"D
This striking 1960s Spanish Revival table lamp...
Category
1960s American Revival Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blue Murano Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian blown glass lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15"
Height to shade of rest: 24.5"
Width & Depth: 5.5" x 4"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$5,400 / set
Neoclassical Black and Ormolu Bronze Sinumbra Base Table Lamp, circa 1835
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual and finely cast circa 1835 English William IV or French Louis Philippe period ormolu and black-patinated solid bronze table lamp of columnular form, the base originally us...
Category
1830s European Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Wire
Pair of James Mont Style Brass Chinoiserie Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of James Mont Style Brass Chinoiserie Lamps. Intricate Asian motifs and detail to the brass design. Elegant large designer lamps that will make a statement in any room. Measure...
Category
1960s American Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,799 / set
No.71 Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, 1930s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This No. 71 desk lamp was designed by Eileen Gray for Jumo, in France, during the 1930's. It is made with a combination of chrome plated brass tube, aluminum corrugated base and lamp...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Paul Hanson French Limoges Porcelaine De Paris Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage French Porcelain de Paris table lamps by Paul Hanson circa Mid 20th Century. These large and heavy pair of lamps are done with a French Chinoiserie design known as Fl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rupert Nikoll Table Lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
New York, Sculpted Contemporary Table Lamp, White-Resin with 24-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf
French Designer, Table Lamp, Bamboo, Rattan, Fabric, France, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, rattan and beige fabric table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 18.0"H x 12.0"W x 12.0"D
Bulb Specifications: B22 (B...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Cubic3 Dutch Design Table or Desk Lamp "Nachtschade", Nightshade Plants Inspired
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique, adjustable and rotational, stylized plant table lamp, from 1987.
This rare and interesting table lamp is number 65 of a limited edition of only 100 and one of the others is in the famous Dutch "Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen".
Illuminate your workspace with "Nightshade", the innovative desk lamp that blends functionality with botanical beauty. Crafted by hand this adjustable lamp brings a touch of artisanal charm to your desk or sidetable. Designers Ton Hoogerwerf en Gerwen van Vulpen must have been inspired by this particular group / family of plants (a family that grows particularly well in the night and in the shade, hence the name Night-shade) and the result of their design ideas has become a collector's item at home and abroad. Obviously for a lamp to have such a design and such a name makes this work of lighting art a true result of fresh creativity. The bottom part represents the flower pot, then the stem with the leaves and at the end the flower with the bulb as a stamen. Cubic 3 Design...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper, Nickel
Maison Jansen Brass Palm Tree Table Lamp, in the style
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen was a Paris based interior decoration firm founded in 1880
by Dutch born Jean-Henri Jansen. Maison Jansen was considered the
premiere design company, combining traditi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
“Mermaid” Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Eileen Gray was a significant designer and architect born in 1878 in Brownswood, Ireland. While in Paris, in the 1920s, Gray opened her own stores to sell her furniture pieces - and just a few years later, designed and built the iconic “E-1027” Modernist villa in the south of France along with frequent collaborator Jean Badovici. Whilst her earlier works were mostly figurative, she eventually became a proponent of Modernity, inspired by traditional Japanese craftsmanship and the geometric Dutch art movement known as De Stijl. Gray is best known for her revolutionary and innovative designs, such as this ‘Mermaid’ table...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Sheet Metal
Travertine and gilded brass lamp designed by Philippe Barbier France 1960-1970
Located in LE CANNET, FR
Rare and luxury table or desk lamp by designer Philippe Barbier for Maison Barbier, dating from the 70s.
It consists of 2 parts in travertine, the rest of the structure being in gold...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Rare Model 243 Table Lamp by Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model A 243 Table Lamp by Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1953. Bone colored aluminum drum shade, black enameled steel upper diffuser...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Large Athena 80s Table Lamp by Georgia Jacob of France - Draped Resin Marble
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Exclusive and eccentric large table lamp “Athena”, a patent design created by Georgia Jacob in the 80s.
Athena is the large version of the series ‘Coqueluche’ and Ophelie lamps. It ...
Category
1980s French Bohemian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
$542 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Gilt Brass Holophane Pinecone Torchiere Wall Lamp Sconce Light c.1920
Located in London, GB
An elegantly formed brass torchiere wall lamp with Holophane shade. c.1920
Simply designed brass metalware of high quality complete, likely made by GEC, with Holophane pinecone pris...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dutch Delft Blue and White Hand-Painted Ceramic Table Lamp with Ikat Lampshade
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam, Gentiaan is a unique table lamp crafted from a rare vintage Delft Blue vase, produced by the renowned Regina factory in Gouda, the Netherlands, likely in the 1960s or 1970s. This exquisite piece bears the signature "Keizerskroon" (Emperor’s Crown) mark, which Regina pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,226 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucite Horses Table Lamp, French Work, in the Style of Maison Lalique, 1970's
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice table lamp showing horses is all made of lucite. This is a very interesting French work in the style of Maison Lalique. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Post Modern Picasso Facial Silhouette Inspired Table Lamps c. 1990
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Alluring pair of Picasso inspired post modern facial silhouette table lamps. Modern. Eccentric. Similar in sculptural form to Frederic Weinberg pieces. Inject interest and curiosity ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Martinelli Luce Elmetto 685 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp indirect light. Adjustable reflector with inside screen made of aluminum painted in white. Molded resin structure in the new golden color. Also available in the series-pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Frankart Style Nude Nymph Silhouette Moon Black Spelter Table Lamp by Sarsparill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco-styled Frankart re-edition by Sarsparilla features a nude nymph silhouette moon black metal table lamp. This lamp is crafted from black-painted white metal featuring a grace...
Category
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,125 Sale Price / item
40% Off
Aldo Londi for Bistossi of Italy Ceramic Table Lamp
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Oakland, CA
Ceramic table lamp designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy. Multi-colored in green and blue with impressed patterns around the body of the lamp, resting on a black metal base, re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Attributed to Jacques Adnet Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Jacques Adnet. 1950's, France. Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp. Overall great vintage condition with age appropriate wear to leather and brass. Measures 22" t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Philippe Barbier Nickel Plated Bras & Glass Table Lamps - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of Philippe Barbier signed photophores turned into table lamps. The lamps feature a nickel plated brass "piedouche" base with a glass cylinder shade that fits into the bases...
Category
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Model 835 'Cordonata' Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 835 'Cordonata' Table Lamp by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1976. An all ribbed "cristallo" glass table lamp with brass accents. The lamp comprises of a top sh...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Italian Teal Green and Brass Table Lamps Attributed to Stilnovo, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of table lamps made from brass and painted metal with adjustable cone. Due to a small brass ring, the lamps can also be fixed to the wall as a sconces (ideal for placing above b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Design Table Lamp with New Custom Made Lamp Shade by Rene Houben, 1960s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Unique brass design table lamp from the 1960s. With wonderful new custom made shade by Rene Houben
Dimensions Depth: 5.11 (13 cm) width: 15.7" (40 cm) overall height: approximatel...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fulper Pottery, Rare Vasekraft Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cream colored flambe glazed stoneware and leaded glass lamp by Fulper. Lamp measures 22" high from base to the top of shade. Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside of shade 'Ful...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Postmodern Model Ara Table Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1980s
By Flos
Located in Hamburg, DE
A design classic from flos according to a design by designer philippe starck from the 80s.
A postmodern design of special materiality and a unique function. Postmodern accents are s...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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.
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