Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary American Ming Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Marble
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Copper, Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Empire Revival Table Lamps
Ormolu
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Brass, Metal
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plaster
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Plastic
1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
PVC
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery, Plaster, Paint
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Other
2010s British Organic Modern Table Lamps
Glass
2010s American Table Lamps
Cement, Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Polystyrene, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Opaline Glass, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Gold
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Bronze
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Polystyrene, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, String, Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Plaster
20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Glass
1990s American Minimalist Table Lamps
Iron
1960s Dutch Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s American Minimalist Table Lamps
Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Antique, New and Vintage Table Lamps
Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does 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. 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 during the Art Deco movement, originating 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 an Art Deco table lamp provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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 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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