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Table Lamps For Sale
Large 1970's Brown Ceramic Lamps
Located in South Charleston, WV
Huge, 22" to top of ceramic and 10" wide. 32.5" to top of harp. Unknown maker. Ceramic with intricate stripped glaze and certainly made in the 60s or 70s. In good condition with a fe...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Parisian Brass and Black Enameled Desk Lamp by Ferdinand Solère, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant curved brass and black enameled metal desk lamp, designed and stamped in 1950 by designer Ferdinand Solère, who began his career as a graphic designer and eventually became a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from France made during the 1820s. The middle part in the form of a column. Richly decorated with leaf and period Empir...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Green Glazed Ceramic Stiffel Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large Midcentury teal green glazed ceramic lamp with solid cast brass base and tall neck. Original antique patina. White milk glass reflector. Very high quality iconic lamp by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro 1950s Italian Seguso Murano Glass Pineapple Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Marbro 1950s Italian Seguso Murano glass pineapple table lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Italian Murano "Pulegoso" Sphere Glass Lamps in Bronze and Gold, Signed
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Murano "Pulegoso" (bubbled) glass lamps in a rich and elegant bronze and gold color. Each of the five glass spheres is separated by glass rings with 24...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Model 243 Table Lamp by Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model A 243 Table Lamp by Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1953. Bone colored aluminum drum shade, black enameled steel upper diffuser...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Murano Glass Mirrored Green Lamps
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Mirrored green Murano glass lamps signed by glass maestro Alberto Dona. This beautiful pair is a lovely fern green in color, and we love the metallic affe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,700 / set
Uppsala Armaturfabrik Model "59402" Table Lamp, Sweden 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The mid-century modern era, spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s, brought a new approach to lighting design, emphasising simplicity, functionality, and the use of new materials. This...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Alabaster and Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Table Lamp, Circa 1920 – Elegant Modernist Alabaster Shade & Wrought Iron Base. Discover this exquisite French Art Deco table lamp from circa 1920, a timeless piece t...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
French Designer, Table Lamp, Iron, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted iron table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter x 4”...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Stilnovo, Table Lamp, Glass, Metal, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, glass, yellow and black-lacquered metal table lamp produced by Stilnovo, Italy, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 15.0"H x 13.5"W x 7.75"D
Bulb Specificat...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson B 204/31, Carolin Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare large table lamp by Hand Agne Jakobsson, model "B 204/31, Carolin", Markaryd brass frame with leather shade, label marked, height approx. 68 cm, diameter 45 cm. Some repairs on ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary, Handmade Candy Corn Gradient Ceramic Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bold and colorful handcrafted lamp not only brings a pop of color to your space but baths the space in warm light. The lamp features a bold, conical base that flares out at the ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Japanese Imari Blue and Red 18th Century Antique Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare pair of early 18th century Japanese Imari baluster vases, decorated in the typical Imari palette of tones of blues and iron reds with gilded highlights on a pred...
Category
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Gold Maria Pergay Brass Plated Table Lamps
By Maria Pergay
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare pair of 1970’s brass plated stainless steel Table lamps, designed by Maria Pergay.
Born in 1930 in Moldova, Romania to Russian-Jewish parents, Pergay and her mother fled to France at the beginning of World War II. After the war, Pergay studied costumery, set design, and sculpture at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques in Paris, before opening her own shop to sell decorative silver objects. It wasn’t until the late 1960s that she began using stainless steel. Pergay lives and works in Paris, France. Today, her works are held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
These lamps are sometimes mistaken for designs by the Italian company Il Punto...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Breathtaking French Art Nouveau table lamp by Emile Gallé early 1900 model: ''Vosges Paysage'' simply exquisite.
Multilayer glass lamp with engraved decoration in brilliant reserve of a blue and green Vosges landscape, on the foot, and on the hat of eagles in flight, on an opaque yellow background. Gilded bronze mount with three claws and two lights. Signed "Gallé" in reserve, on both elements.
Looks amazing when lit, museum worthy Art Nouveau piece and a must have for any collector
This original Emile Galle lamp...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vivai del Sud Mid-Century Italian Pencil Reed Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century (1970s) Italian table lamp composed of pencil reed in a tapered circular form with extended brass stem and light switch socket, resting on a flattened bottom with an inSe...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Single Yellow Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1940s Italian porcelain table lamp with metal base.
Measurements:
Height of body 17.5"
Diameter 8" (widest point).
Category
1940s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Studded Cream Leather Table Lamp with Original Maria Kipp Shade
By Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic studded cream leather table lamp with original Maria Kipp shade.
Dimensions listed (17 1/2 in. diameter x 39 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade...
Category
1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamps by Bitossi for Bergboms, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamps by Bitossi for Bergboms.
Sweden 1960s.
Take 1 medium base bulb.
Rewired for US.
We take pride in bringing vintage fixtures to their f...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$5,600 / set
Famille Rose Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful pair of matched Chinese famille rose lamps. Out of a great Palm Springs estate, these lamps were featured in a beautifully designed...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$6,300 Sale Price / set
40% Off
FLOS Bon Jour Versailles Table Top Red Crown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern and timeless design is a result of the collaboration between Flos and acclaimed designer Phillippe Starck. Blending together two dynamic pieces—the Flos 2017 design Bon Jour Lamps and the Versaille candleholder created by Baccarat—the Bon Jour Versailles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Iron Table Lamp w/ Alabaster Shade by Marcel Vasseur
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Art Deco table lamp with a beautiful alabaster dome shade that sits on an iron base decorated with shell shapes. Wired with an inline switch and rope cord; Type C plug with Type A...
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Iron
Spanish Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously hand-crafted in Spain in the 1960s and attributed to Cerámicas Bondia of Manises, this lamp exemplifies the exuberant artistry of Valencian ceramics. The form is richly ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Antique Chinese Export Pottery Parrot Roof Tile Table Lamp W / Bamboo Shade
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export earthenware parrot roof tile that has been converted into a lamp. The bamboo shade is new. It measures 12”D x 7”H. The wrong is new as well.
Category
Early 20th Century Cypriot Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Bamboo, Wood
$896 Sale Price
25% Off
A pair of 19thC tea canister lamps
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A pair of late 19thC tole tea canisters converted to lamps. The shades (which are a little worn) are included. Dimensions: H 70cm (with shade) 62cm (without)
W 22.5cm
Category
1890s Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
$1,931 / set
Théros Ceramic Table Lamp Small, by Aristotelis Barakos
Located in Athens, GR
Théros Ceramic Limited Edition is the outcome of the creative coming-together of two creators: designer Aristotelis Barakos and ceramicist Giannis Zois.
It’s based on the concept of ...
Category
2010s Greek Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta, Straw, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Table Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Ecolight/Valenti based on a design by Gaetano Sciolari from the 60s.
An elegant table lamp with a lacquered metal base, an opal glass d...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Red Adjustable Desk Task or Table Lamp by Gammlux Italy, circa 1980s
By Gammalux
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp with two way toggle in rendered in red lacquered steel by Gammalux, Italy, circa 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,087 Sale Price
56% Off
Table / Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage table lamp
Colour: Red
Material: Metal
Period: 1980s
Style: Midcentury.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Lamps Sun by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, France, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare pair of table or bedside Sun lamps in gilt gilding metal, bronze style and white porcelain ceramic terracotta by Pierre Casenove for Fondica. Sign Casenove and stamp Fondica on ...
Category
1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Fontana Arte Glass & Chrome Lamps by Max Ingrand, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking pair of table lamps designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1950s. These sculptural lamps are a quintessential example of Ingrand’s refined aesthetic, blend...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ceramic Lamp with Glass Lamp Shade- Pink and Blue Grid
Located in London, GB
Fun and unique, this handcrafted ceramic lamp pairs a pink and deep blue base with a frosted globe bulb for a cozy glow. Its glossy finish and playful design make it the perfect litt...
Category
2010s European Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Pair of "Fina" Wood Table Lamps by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Pair of Beech Wood Table Lamps by Blauet. Model: B-1485 Natural. These Table Lamps were designed by Josep Llusca for Blauet, S.A. they wer...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Beech, Textile
Fancy Pair of Crystal & Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fancy pair of crystal and brass neoclassical style table lamps with custom silk shades. The columns look like corinthian columns.
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Bertil Brisborg Two Arm Brass Table Lamp, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, Late 1940s
Located in The Hague, NL
This very rare table lamp was designed by Swedish designer Bertil Brisborg in the late 1940s. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, it is marked with the production number 9503 on the unde...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Fornasetti Architecture Lamps
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Rare pair of iconic Piero Fornasetti architecture lamps from the Architecture series. American wired.
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Hand-Blown Glass Table Fountain w Gold Leaf Inclusions, Att Gino Cenedese
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible handcrafted and mouth-blown glass table fountain and light fixture.
This rare Murano glass table fountain is a spectacular fusion of sculpture, light, and water — a true ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Postmodern Vertebrae Floor Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1980s Postmodern Vertebrae floor lamp by Elio Martinelli
Flex floor lamp, also known as Vertebrae, Model 2164 by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce.
The lamp is full flexible with swivel shade.
Organic shape of the flexible arm is similar to a human spine.
First designed for the Turin exhibition 1970.
metal base and bracket, "backbone" body movable in both rotation and bending,
Condition: Good working order, minor scratches to hood and some cracks (Please see pictures)
Given the age, this vintage lamp in good condition, normal usage by age.
Normal cap into E27 / Max. 100W.
Material: plastic, aluminum, metal and chrome. Marked: Martinelli Luce.
Martinelli Flex desk lamp...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Blue Mid-Century French Ceramic Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Wonderfully special mid-century vessel converted into a lamp.
Dimensions given are for the lamp body, they do not include the shade.
Shade not included in offering.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Elaborate Hand Crafted Textile Drum Lamp Shade by Maria Kipp
By Maria Kipp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Elaborate Hand Crafted Textile Drum Lamp Shade by Maria Kipp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage White Plaster of Paris Cactus Form Table Lamps Pair Of
Located in North Miami, FL
These chic pair of white vintage Plaster of Paris table lamps are cactus forms. They are from the 1970s and have been newly re-painted to make them fr...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paint
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Single HAN Style Lamp with Belgian Linen Shade
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful unglazed Han dynasty style vase of a very elegant form.
Expectedly mounted as lamp - US WIRED. High quality mount with a brass adjustable pivot joint.
The vase is from Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Han Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Elegant Antique Oynx Corinthian Table Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Oynx and Brass Corinthian Table Lamp is a truly remarkable piece that exudes elegance and sophistication.
With its very large size and exceptional quality, it is sure to mak...
Category
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Carmel Slag Glass Table Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers cast frame with floral and foliate decoration and housing bent caramel slag glass panels over triple s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Slag Glass
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue and White Delft Ceramic Table Lamp with Brass Mounts
Located in London, GB
Low Countries, circa 1890
A late nineteenth century blue and white Delft vase decorated with tropical flowers and leaves, mounted as a lamp with brass mounts.
Height of vase 3...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monumental Seguso Murano Glass Pulegoso Lighted Urns Lamps
By Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental pair of lighted urns in pulegoso art glass by Seguso. The tops are removable exposing bronze fittings for 2 bulbs each. Round bronze bases, silk twist cords. Signed on the...
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Italian Model Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun.
The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. What is particularly specia...
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Art Deco Desk Lamp Notary Lamp Erpe Model 52 Bauhaus Green Enamel
By Erpé
Located in Poperinge, BE
Iconic Art Deco or Bauhaus desk lamp, also called notary lamp or banker's lamp, made by the Belgian company Erpé, model no. 52, industrial design from the ...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron, Wrought Iron
French Art Deco Wrought-iron Table Lamp, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp, France, 1920s. Very beautiful wrought iron work for this square section base. Opaque glass plates forming a lampshade. Height : 20.3"(51.5 cm), Width : 9....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rupert Nikoll Pair Brass & Bamboo Nightstand, Table Lamps, 1955, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant nightstand or table lamps designed and manufactured by Rupert Nikoll in 1950s, Vienna. The lamps feature a solid brass tripod base with typical Nikoll bamboo tube elements. G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans and Phillip Lloyd Powell Table Lamp, Walnut, Pewter
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans and Phillip Lloyd Powell table lamp, walnut and pewter. Medium scale slender table lamp in walnut with vertical pewter inlays. The lamp measur...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
$2,240 Sale Price
55% Off
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Blue LT 215 Murano Glass Globe Table Lamp Italy 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Troy, MI
Model LT 215 table lamp in blue designed by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega
Italy circa 1960s
Hand blown translucent blue hourglass base with inset Opaline white globe shade
All origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Angelo Lelii Table Lamps mod. 12291 Arredoluce Monza Italy 1950s
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Pair of table lamps Stelline lamps 12291 model designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s.
Lamps have a brass structure and a double shade in frosted opaline glass and m...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Functional Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Desk Lamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A very functional desk lamp, other versions are offered
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp by Jørgen Mogensen, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp by Jørgen Mogensen, Denmark, 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Table Lamp in White Glass, Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage mushroom lamp in white glass, realized by Murano manufacture in 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Single HAN Style Lamp with Belgian Linen Shade
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A beautiful unglazed Han dynasty style vase of a very elegant form.
Expectedly mounted as lamp - US WIRED. High quality mount with a brass adjustable pivot joint.
The vase is from Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Han Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Scandinavian Art Deco Table Light in Bronzed Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Art Deco table lamp, brass, fabric, bronzed brass, Scandinavia, 1930s
This exquisite table lamp, crafted in Scandinavia during the 1930s, is a striking example of refined Art Deco d...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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.
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