Table Lamps
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Terrazzo
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Copper
1880s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Brass
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wood, Rosewood
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wood
1880s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Copper
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Terracotta
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1730s Swedish Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Pine
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Organic Material
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Iron
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Copper
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Art Glass
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Wood, Paint
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Maple
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Spelter
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Upholstery, Driftwood
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
1920s Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Terrazzo
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Marble
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Gold
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.