$1,307 / item
'Paper Lamp' by Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
Joseph Ellwood is a British designer and maker, he has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, collaborated with the luxury brands Rimowa and Maison Mar...
Aluminum
Carlo Nason Table Lamp LT323 for Mazzega, Italy, 1960's
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table lamp model LT323 designed in 1960's by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy. Lamp composed of two pieces of hand-blown glass with a steel base with one light bulb, This sculptured la...
Steel
$3,680Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of NeoClassical Onyx Urn Form Table Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
A pair of carved Oynx Urn form lamps mounted on lacquer and gilded Mahogany bases, new wiring. Pagoda lamp shades. Two horizontal sockets with pull cords in each lamp. Brass posts an...
Onyx
$1,621Sale Price|24% Off
Mid-Century French Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s)
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Mid-century ceramic table lamp (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. This beautifully rust-coloured French lamp (c. 1950s) with sgraffito-etched stylised birds is in very good overall condi...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Filigree mid-century table lamp. A minimalist design. The construction gives this design a special lightness. The base is broken into a bracket made of a chrome-plated metal rod. Th...
Metal
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Paddle Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paddle lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp feat...
Brass
Lariolux, Table Lamp, Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Lariolux
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable blue-lacquered metal table lamp produced by Lariolux, Italy, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.5” H x 5.25” W x 5.25” D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 10” Diam...
Metal
Bell-Flower Murano Glass & Brass Table Lamp, 1930s, Barovier & Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning bell-flower shaped table lamp in Murano blown glass and brass. This incredibly elegant and rare table lamp was produced in Italy by Barovier during the early 1930s. Fully o...
Brass
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios larg...
Bronze
Walter Von Nessen Enameled Brass & Glass Desk Lamp, Circa 1935
By Miller Lamp Company, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter von Nessen Enameled Brass, Steel & Glass Table Lamp for Miller Lamp Company, Circa 1935. Featuring a Pagoda style form, with step up Art Deco styled column with patina to...
Brass, Steel
Fratelli Toso Murrine Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, Italy, 1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Table Lamp / Night-Light by Fratelli Toso, Venice, Italy, c. 1900. Rare in this size, this exquisite table lamp, or night-light, is a stunning example of Venetian craftsmanship by th...
Bronze
$2,201 / item
Henry Holland Studio Edison Blue & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any sp...
Earthenware
Modern Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Mottled orange mouth blown art glass lamp and shade. Original makers label affixed to shade. French maker.
Blown Glass, Art Glass
$2,800 / set
Pair Of 1960's Ceramic Drip Glazed Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's drip glazed ceramic lamps. The ceramic lamps have a lovely textured glazed finish and are mounted on Bronzed colored bases. The lamps have been Newly rewired with adju...
Ceramic
'Synergy' Table Lamp in Green, Contemporary European Design
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamps are mounted on rectangular slate bases and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, spheres and semi-circles with org...
Slate, Brass
Striking Pair of French Art Deco Turquoise Crackle-Glazed Urns Now Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and robust pair of French Art Deco turquoise crackle-glazed urns now mounted as lamps; each large-scaled urn with sweeping flared neck tapering to a flared foot; now drill...
Art Deco 1930 White Ceramic Table Lamp Mid Century Lighting Jean Besnard Style
By Jean Besnard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Jean Besnard Original 1930 Art Deco ceramic table lamp French unique piece mid century design original perfect condition new electrical system Ceramic ...
Ceramic
Josef Hoffmann Silk and Brass Table Lamp Villa Primavesi, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Similar to the Steiner lamp by Adolf Loos but with a silk shade. Published in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration in 1915, for the bedroom of the Primavesi Family. Most components accordi...
Brass
$886Sale Price|20% Off
HJ Busquet Midcentury "Pinocchio" Red Table or Wall Lamp for Hala Zeist 1950s
By Hala Zeist, Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury modern design table or wall lamp model Pinocchio designed by H. J. Busquet for Hala Zeist with metal base and stem and adjustable shade of painted aluminum, made in the Ne...
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Tiffany Studios Desk Lamp , Gilt Brass Bell-Shaped Shade, Model 424
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A rare and finely executed early 20th century desk lamp produced by Tiffany Studios in the United States, circa 1910. This lamp represents a significant example of Tiffany Studios’ m...
Brass, Bronze
Todd Hase White Dragon Table Lamps, a Pair
By Todd Hase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of Todd Hase designed white Dragon table lamps. Great addition to your modern interiors and table tops.
Leather
Lampampe table paper lamp by Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in New York, NY
The Lampampe table lamp by Ingo Maurer is part of his collection of Japanese paper lamps, designed to create atmosphere and emotion through light. ...
Paper
Mid Century Ceramic Pineapple Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni (attr.) Italy 1970s
Located in München, BY
Highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with an orange ceramic base representing a pineapple. Designed probably by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1970s. Executed in orange colored...
Ceramic, Fabric
Modern 1970s Brass Table Lamp by Hustadt, Hollywood Regency, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Impressive table lamp from brass in an Hollywood Regency style with an equal share of Scandinavian minimalism. Elegant and the star of the room in any way, as the light simply reflec...
Brass
Pair of Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Lampshade by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of rare ceramic table lamps, Germany 1970s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in warm multi color tones, with a new custom made matching lamp shade by René Houben. The...
Metal, Brass
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Copper
Pair of Ceramic "Cactus" Table Lamps by Adeline Delesalle
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of Cactus ceramic table lamps made by the french contemporary artist Adeline Delesalle. Cylindrical large base on which are applied offset decorative rectangles. Artist's sig...
Ceramic
Austrian Polished Chrome Five-Light Table Lamp by Kalmar Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Austrian Modern Polished Chrome Five-Light Table Lamp by J T Kalmar Amazing space age atomic hexagonal chrome silver tower table lamp. Austrian modern pol...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp, Ignazio Gardella Attr. 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Mid-century Italian table lamp in metal and glass, attributable to the famous architect and designer Ignazio Gardella, the glasses are identical to those of the famous LP7 wall ...
Metal
1960s Italian Ceramic Bamboo Lamp with Antique Chinese Jade Butterfly Finial
Located in New York, NY
Italian ceramic cylinder lamp with hand-painted bamboo motif on brass base. Antique Chinese white jade butterfly finial. Measures 32.75 total hei...
Jade
Single HAN Style Lamp without 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...
Pottery, Linen
Organic Modern Olive Wood Table Lamp, Circa 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Organic Modern table lamp combines the expressive beauty of olive wood with a distinctly sculptural silhouette. Composed of a rounded base and matching shade connected by a slen...
Wood, Olive
Big Lamp, Contemporary Designer Lighting, Made in Canada
By Ryan Mercer
Located in Paris, IDF
The Big Lamp is a sculptural floor lamp that celebrates exaggerated scale, playful proportions, and contemporary craftsmanship. Transforming one of the most familiar household objects into a collectible design statement, the lamp embodies the designer's signature approach of blurring the boundaries between furniture, lighting, and sculpture. Its oversized silhouette and softly rounded geometry create a striking visual presence that feels both monumental and approachable, inviting viewers to reconsider the everyday through a lens of artistic expression. Entirely handcrafted in Canada...
Acrylic, Resin
$4,892 / item
Empire Black Marble Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp Empire black marble with solid black marble base and with polished stainless steel in gold finish. Including a white coton shade. 1 bulb, ...
Marble, Stainless Steel
$2,911 / item
Mesia Ceramic Table Lamp by Luis Gimeno
Located in Geneve, CH
Mesia Ceramic Table Lamp by Luis Gimeno Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 38 cm Materials: Ceramics, Glass Available colors: Amber / Green All our lamps can be wired according to each cou...
Ceramic, Glass
Art Deco Brass Table Lamp by Niels Thykier for Fog & Mørup, 1930s, Denmark
By Fog & Mørup, Niels Rasmussen Thykier
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish Art Deco Brass Lamp designed by Niels Thykier for Fog & Mørup in the 1930s. * Brass desk lamp with a plastic shade and brass top piece * Designer: Niels Rasmussen Thykier *...
Brass
Pair Chinoiserie White Glazed Ceramic Elephant Table Lamps Asian Animal Motives
Located in Miami, FL
Asian Chinoiserie Style Pair of Off-White vintage glazed ceramic Table Lamps with Elephant 2D Motives and deeply incised base. UL Listed, each Lamp takes a regular or LED Light bulb....
Aluminum
Paavo Tynell Table Lamp Model 9227 manufactured by Taito Oy1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Adjustable table lamp by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy 1950s. The lamp was completely restored a few years ago. The paint is new, as are the electrical systems. The brass parts have been...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair Painted Plaster Table Lamps After Alberto Giacometti, Tete de Femme
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of painted plaster table lamps after the original by Alberto Giacometti, Tête de Femme, designed circa 1933-1934. A classic design with singular presence. Measures: 32 in high ...
Plaster
$275 / item
Piccola Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Aluminum
Contemporary Pair of Murano Glass Vase Macaroons Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside vase Macaroons lamps in massive Murano glass with gold powder details in the glass. Contemporary work from a small italian design artisanal workshop, minor i...
Murano Glass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Bamboo, Rattan, Paper, France, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, rattan and beige paper table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.0"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D Bulb Specifications: B22 (Bayo...
Bamboo, Rattan, Paper
Antique Chinese Carved Buddha Sculpture Now A Designer Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Chinese Carved Buddha Sculpture Now a Designer Lamp. It is beautifully mounted and includes the custom made shade illustrated. Additio...
Wood
Selection of Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of mid century modern ceramic table lamps. All are rewired and ready to use. The lamp shades are not included. They are priced at $750 each. 1) Italian ceramic lamp in bro...
Metal
"Kasaï" Gorgone light blue ceramic lamp 32cm, Barracuda Edition.
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Kasaï" Gorgone light blue ceramic lamp ornamented on all the down part of the body by a rope pattern going destructured on the higher part, Barracuda Edition. Made in Portugal. All...
Ceramic
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '516' Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘516’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1948 This desk lamp, model 516, is designed by the influential designer in the field of...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$697Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-century Modern Scandinavian vintage oak table lamps
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A striking and elegantly proportioned pair of vintage Swedish oak table lamps, designed and produced in the 1960s by Elpe Armatur. Tall and slender in form, these lamps exemplify the...
Oak
$884Sale Price / set|35% Off
Vintage Pair of Golden Pineapple Table Lamps with Linen Shades, 1970
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage pair of golden pineapple table lamps with custom made linen shades.
Resin
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade In the manner of Handel USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 21.5"...
Metal
$5,400 / set
Pair of Oversized Moderne French lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's French metal lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 27" Widest point:12" Depth: 5.5"
Metal
Alberto Donà Modern Murano Glass Table Lamps, Green Finish, Italy
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...
Murano Glass
1990s Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Taccia Lamp for Flos
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Camden, ME
Designed in 1962 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and manufactured by Flos in Italy, the Taccia table lamp is a landmark of twentieth-century industrial modernism. This 1990s ...
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Red Table Lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy 1970s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Lacquered metal. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on demand for USA standard.
Metal
English 19th Century Cream Glazed Stoneware Water Filter Made into a Wired Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period glazed stoneware water filter from the 19th century, made into a new table lamp wired professionally for the US and mounted...
Stoneware
$1,200
Walnut Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century modern walnut table lamp.
Klase Höganäs, Table Lamps, Stoneware, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of white fabric, brown and beige-glazed ceramic table lamps designed and produced by Klase Höganäs, Sweden, 1960s. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of Lamp with ...
Fabric, Stoneware
Le Chevallier Art Deco Table Lamp in Chrome, Bakelite and Opaline Glass, 1930s
By Jacques Le Chevallier
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful and incredibly unique Art Deco Table Lamp in chromed metal, black bakelite and opaline glass designed by Jacques Le Chevallier in Fran...
Chrome, Metal
$6,800 / set
Pair of Large Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Sang de boeuf lamps with bronze bases. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 33" Diameter: 9.5"
Porcelain
Italian Space Age orange metal table lamp Eco by Annichini for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Luciano Annichini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age orange metal table lamp Eco by Luciano Annichini for Artemide, 1970s Pair of fantastic table lamps model Eco in metal, with orange exterior and white interior. The ...
Metal
Vintage Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Stick Lamps with Shades
Located in Morristown, NJ
An elegant pair of Louis XV style bronze and crystal stick lamps dating to the 20th century, combining the refinement of French Rococo-inspired design with restrained neoclassical so...
Brass
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.
Since its 1934 debut, the ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
The Gallery’s first fall show, “Enlightened,” reimagines how light fixtures can be seen.