Table Lamps
1990s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Coral, Brass
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Steel
1690s Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Beech
19th Century European Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Table Lamps
Steel
19th Century Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Earthenware
20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Agate, Brass
20th Century Japanese Baroque Table Lamps
Porcelain
1690s French Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Pewter
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Wood
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze, Copper
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
2010s American Baroque Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Amethyst, Metal
1970s Portuguese Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Agate, Brass
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Other
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Travertine
Late 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
1970s Israeli Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Earthenware
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century British Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze, Tôle
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Other
1950s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
20th Century Belgian Brutalist Table Lamps
Agate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Table Lamps
Concrete, Steel
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Linen
1970s English Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Clay
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Wood
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Paint, Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
1890s Danish Brutalist Antique Table Lamps
Pine
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.