Table Lamps
1940s European Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Zinc
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Tin
Late 20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Stained Glass
1950s Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Quartz, Rock Crystal
1930s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Earthenware
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1810s European Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Other
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Philippine Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
1930s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Nickel
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster, Stone
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Carrara Marble
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Tin
Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Neoclassical Table Lamps
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Porcelain
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1970s British Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Zinc
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1880s British Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
1920s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Sheffield Plate
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron, Tin, Silver Leaf
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
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.