Table Lamps
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s French Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s British Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Giltwood
1920s French Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Cast Stone, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Metal
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Tin
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Cut Steel
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Brass
2010s British Brutalist Table Lamps
Cement
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Stone, Cast Stone
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Empire Antique Table Lamps
Stone, Brass, Ormolu
1960s Scandinavian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps
Copper
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Bronze
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps
Stone
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Iron
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Granite, Steel
1940s Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Portuguese Brutalist Table Lamps
Pine
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Iron
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Terracotta, Fabric
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Cut Steel
Early 1900s European Empire Antique Table Lamps
Milk Glass
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Steel
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
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.