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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
1970s Solid Brass Coquillage Seashell Table lamp by DEKNUDT Belgium Model 3742/1
By Deknudt
Located in Torquay, GB
A 1970s solid brass seashell table lamp by Deknudt Belgium, model number 3742/1.
In the form of a single whole seashell.
Very delicately finished.
Unmounted, stands sleekly on its sl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White desk lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Adjustable head and body.
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Original cable and plug. This lamp is suita...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ture Berglund, Table Lamps, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of blown glass and brass table lamps designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Stockholms Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (in...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps by Modernera
By Modernera Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps by Modernera Co.
Dimensions
35in H x 7in W
Lamp Shade: 10in H x 17in W
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Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Bronze Chinese Warrior & Horse Table Lamp
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s cast bronze Chinese warrior on horseback table lamp by Frederick Cooper. It is such a handsome piece! The lamp is in working order...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
2 Big Art deco solid table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Big Art deco solid table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1920s
Solid execution
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Table Lamp by Luxcraft C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular example of the fabulous & wild fifties. Created by Luxcraft inc of New York c1955, this fantastic lamp has been professionally restored in a mild and appropriate manner. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A pair of Fantastic Blue Glass Lamps by Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden
By Aseda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning pair of mid-century modern crystal lamps made by the talented Börne Augustsson for Åseda, Sweden during the 50s. The shape is ver...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Hand Blown Glass Murrina Large Table Lamp, Egg Shape Millefiori
By La Murrina
Located in Taranto, IT
Murano Hand Blown Glass Murrina Large Table Lamp, Egg Shape Millefiori
Murano Glass frame, item in good conservative condition, no structural defects to report. (see photo)
height ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Of Mid Century Stiffel Torchiere Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of mid century torchiere table lamps by Stiffel in brass with white enameling. The lamps with white glass shades with reeded raised design and embossed Stiffel as shown. The foo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Lady Figurine Table Lamp Bronze Sculpture, French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a stunning figurine table lamp of a nude lady bronze Figurine sculpture made in France, circa 1930.
The figurine is heavy and made of bronze metal with good detail. It has been cold painted with a green colour which has worn away in places, showing a patinated bronze colour beneath. The lady is stood on a round ball above a shaped shell like base. The figure is holding the lamp above her head with the electric cable running into the base and vertically up her back to the lamp fitting above. A coloured spherical glass shade firmly sits in the dished support.
The light is currently fitted with a small bayonet fitting, the whole electrical fitting having been PAT tested for safety compliance in the UK. The fitting could easily be modified to suit the electricity supply of the country where it might be used .
This piece is typical of the Art Deco aesthetic, with the sleek lines of the nude girl figure holding the globe light above.
The lamp is in full working order.
This is a substantial heavy piece weighing about 2.5Kg unpacked.
Overall a beautiful original Art Deco Lady Figurine...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wire, Bronze
Tiffany Studios Attr Spider Web Lamp in Patinated Bronze with Blue Stained Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Very old, heavy, cast bronze spider lamp with beautiful verdigris patina and blue stained glass shade.
This lamp was acquired from an estate in upstate New York. Both the bottom of t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Modern brass table lamp 30331 by Bertil Brisborg, Nordiska Kompaniet, NK
Located in Hägersten, SE
Table lamp model 30331 designed by Bertil Brisborg. Produced in Sweden by Nordiska Kompaniet during the 1940-50s. Made from matte finished brass with solid elm stem. Light switch on ...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Blue Ceramic & Fiber Shaded Table Lamps by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund in Canada around 1960, this pair of mid-century modernist table lamps features elegant blue ceramic bases paired with natural fiber shades. The ...
Category
1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Light Blue Handblown Murano Glass Brass Table Lamp Sphere 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
This vintage blue sphere table lamp, crafted in the 1970s, features a stunning light blue handblown Murano glass sphere. The glass, in perfect condition with no chips or cracks, showcases a rare and hard-to-find design, created using a complex technique that produces a captivating bubble effect within the glass.
The lamp sits atop a brass base, which adds a touch of elegance and complements the beauty of the Murano glass. Please note that the brass base shows some wear (see last picture). This lamp is plug-in with a standard North American plug.
This exceptional piece is a testament to the skill and artistry of Murano glassmakers and is a rare find for any collector or enthusiast. We have more unique and rare Murano lamps...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of 1970s Glazed Pottery Toucan Table Lamps With Black Shades and Whimsical
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Add a playful yet sophisticated touch to your space with this pair of 1970s Glazed Pottery Table Lamps, featuring hand-painted toucans perched among lush green foliage. The cream-col...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Pair of Table Lamps in Murano Glass and Brass by Franco Luce, Italy 1970s
By Franco Luce
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pair of table lamps leaf shaped in murano glass and brass by Franco Luce.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
European plug (works outside EU with a simple plug adapte...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Asymmetrical Green Ceramic Table Lamp
By Haeger
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage table lamp features Modernist asymmetrical base, decorated with monochromatic hunter green glaze on top of the base, and turquoise and white drip glaze on hunter ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare French Signed & Dated Cubist Glass Table Lamp by Anatole Riecke, 1950
By A. Riecke
Located in London, GB
For sale is an exceptionally rare, signed, and dated Modernist glass table lamp by renowned Art Deco designer Anatole Riecke, produced in Paris in 1950.
This lamp features a heavy, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Table Lamp Mounted on Green Glass Bottle Demijohns Lady Jeanne or Carboy
Located in Labrit, Landes
Green table lamp mounted on a dame Jeanne or carboy vintage glass bottle demijohn
The lamp was mounted on the lady jane circa 1960.
Irregularities in the glass that give it all its c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8“ H x 3.25“ W x 3.25“ DDimensions of Shade (inches): 4“ Top Diameter x 8“ Bottom Diam...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Lytegem High Intensity Lamps by Michael Lax for Lightolier
By Michael Lax
Located in Montréal, QC
Lytegem high intensity lamp designed in 1965 by Michael Lax for Lightolier. Black or taupe colored. Sold individually. 25 watt 110 volt high intensity bayonet bulb. This desk Lamp is...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
c1960 Lee Rosen for Design Technics Ovoid Brutalist Pottery Ceramic Lamp
By Lee Rosen
Located in Southampton, NJ
A c1960 Lee Rosen for Design-Technics Brutalist Pottery Lamp featuring its original, oval string shade. This lamp appears in the Design-Technics catalog as Style: CL 385 (Ovoid) Tech...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
French Rope Horse Table Lamp in the style of Audoux-Minet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical small rope table lamp in the shape of a horse in the style of Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet, France, 1960s. Beautiful twisted rope body and tail on four rope legs. New petite...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Rope
Large Murano Glas and Brass Mushroom Table Lamp by Barovier & Toso, ca. 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A very rare and stunning mid -century Murano glass mushroom table lamp by Barovier& Toso, Italy, circa 1960s.
Socket: one x e27 for standard screw bulbs.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Black Enameled Metal and Chrome Herda Drafting Table Lamp
By Herda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Herda table lamp with chrome hardware and black enameled metal shade. This lamp is height adjustable with a tilting shade and black weighted base. Standard medium E26/E27...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Modern Century Touch-Dimmer Opaline Glass Lamp 1971 Italian ITER Elettronica
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid Modern Century Touch-Dimmer Opaline Glass Lamp 1971 Italian ITER Elettronica
An icon of early ’70s Italian innovation, this ITER Elettronica table lamp marries rationalist form ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1970s Gorgeous Unique Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous unique Piero Fornasetti Table Lamp. Made in Italy. This lamp is unique and is in excellent condition, signed at the bottom and it works perfectly. The black silk lamp ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Michel Jaubert Signed Sculptural Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1975, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Michel Jaubert signed sculptural table lamp, circa 1975, France.
Polished bronze organic form, black lacquered wood base, new off-white fabric shade.
Signed M.Jaubert on the bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Neoclassical Urn Shaped Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired
Materials: Patinated Metal, New Shade
Style: Italian Neoclassical
Dimensions:
23”H x 6.50”W x 5.50”D
Shade:
9"H x 13"W x 13"D
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s Giovanni Michelucci for Lariolux Brass Table Lamp
Located in Palermo, IT
Pre-war Italian brass desk lamp, circa 1940s. A Classic desk lamp which combines the characteristics of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. A Lariolux ministeriale rounded shade ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
2 hight adjustable J.T.Kalmar table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2 hight adjustable J.T.Kalmar table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1950s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson G 52/M, Floor Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare floor lamp by Hand Agne Jakobsson, model "B 52/M", Markaryd brass frame with leather shade, label marked, height approx. 145 cm, diameter 45 cm. Some repairs on plastic white sh...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade, 1960s
Located in Toronto, CA
This unique Mid-Century Modern sculptural table lamp is crafted from natural cypress knees, organic outgrowths from the roots of the cypress tree, giving it a striking and earthy aes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Cypress
Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Table Lamps, Pair, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite pair of table lamps, crafted in Italy during the 1960s, embodies the elegance and innovation of mid-century modern design, specifically in the style of Stilnovo. Featu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1973
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Pair of table lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio designed in 1973. This type of lamps exist out of 3 sizes, The micco (smallest version), the Mimosa and the M...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Brazilian Designer, Sizable Table Lamp, Resin, Brazil, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizable resin table lamp designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1960s.
Small chip present at base of lamp.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 24.75“ H x 16“ Diameter
Bulb Spec...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Ferdinand Solère Rare Desk Lamp with Rotating Arm, France 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A mid-century desk lamp designed by Ferdinand Solere for SolR Paris, France, in the 1950s, it is made of orange lacquered metal and has a telescopic stainless steel arm that lengthen...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
small Boudoir Glass Table lamp inside painting 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice small boudoir Table lamp . Opaline Glass . inside Landscape painting . Still in a good condition . New porcelain fitting and rewire ring.
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Aldo Londi pair of Table lamps for Bitossi 'Rimini blue' Italy 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Aldo Londi pair of Table lamps for Bitossi 'Rimini blue' Italy 1960 , dimensions with out shade H 82 by Diam 14 cm
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Venini Style Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Murano Mushroom Lamp made with the vortex technique. The vortex features 2 colors of glass, gray and white, beautifully wrapped around the white glass base. Murano art glass is consi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Washi Paper Akari 3x Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp, model 1X, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.)
Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tradition...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Agne Aronsson, Table Lamps, Stoneware, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of blue-glazed stoneware and off-white fabric table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.25” H x 4” D
Stated dimensions include shade...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Fabric
Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Arts & Crafts Bronzed Metal & Slag Glass Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Arts & Crafts Bronzed Metal & Slag Glass Eight-Panel Table Lamp c1920
Measures- 24.25"H x 18.5"W x 18.5"D
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Slag Glass
Mid Century Leopard Cheetah Ceramic Table Lamp Portuguese 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
Mid-Century Leopard Cheetah Ceramic Table Lamp, crafted by CLF Faiancas in Alcobaça, Portugal, during the 1970s. The lamp showcases a meticulously detailed ceramic cheetah, hand-pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
This unique Floor lamp by Vetri in ice frost bicolo...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Romeo Rega "Skyscraper" Mid-Century Table Lamp in Brass, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous skyscraper-shaped table lamp in solid brass with it's original lampshade in white silk. This incredibly rare and unique table lamp was designed and signed by Romeo Rega in ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brutalist organic mushroom table lamp, Dutch 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous brutalist table lamp from The Netherlands with mushroom shade 1960s. The lamp has been completely rewired and refitted with brass fitting. the lamp is fitted for a general E...
Category
1960s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Vintage Sculptural White Mushroom Accent Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern accent table lamp manufactured by Laurel Lamp Co. circa 1960's. This unique piece features a sculptural tulip base in a white enamel finish equipped with a three w...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Blue Glazed Stoneware Table Lamp, Søholm Stentøj, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Handcrafted in the mid-20th century, this exquisite stoneware table lamp bear the distinctive mark of Søholm Stentøj. Produced by the renowned Danish c...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Fase Boomerang 2000 lamp white and chrome, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
The Fase Boomerang 2000 lamp in its most exclusive white and chrome version. An iconic design created in 1968 by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for the prestigi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
"Sphere" Table Lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini, "Tessuti" series 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Sphere table lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini "Tessuti" series 1970s
Glass diameter 34 cm. Metal structure, E27 lamp.
Complete and in good condition.
We guarantee fast shipp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1900's Antique Bradley & Hubbard Mission Green Slag and Cast Iron Lamp
Located in Louisville, KY
If you're a Mission period enthusiast or looking for that Arts and Crafts piece that finishes the room off with an interesting vibe, this is your lamp. Designed and crafted by Bradley & Hubbard in the early 1900's, this Mission style lamp...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th century design orange ceramic table lamp by Poteries du Marais 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Poteries du Marais
Abstract 20th century design orange ceramic table lamp
Signed
Original perfect condition
Ceramic height 24 cm
Large 16 cm
Height with electrical system 29 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large 1950's Ceramic Lamps with a Beautiful Green Crackle Glaze
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of 1950's ceramic lamps with a beautiful crackle glaze.
The lamps sit on brass bases and they have been Newly rewired with adjustable
polished brass double clusters a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Travertine Elephant Table Lamp by Mannelli Bros 'circa 1970s'
Located in London, GB
A vintage travertine whimsical elephant table lamp by Mannelli Bros., Florence, Italy (circa 1970s). A joyful, real travertine stylised elephant will del...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Charles Dudouyt Attributed Tall Table Lamp in Oak, France, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking tall table lamp was manufactured in France in the 1950s. The design is attributed to Charles Dudouyt.
Crafted from dark stained oak wood, the lamp consists of a circu...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Brass Art Deco Table Lamp
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
Art Deco table lamp with a mother and child motive. Massive brass body shows attractive patina. The ice glass lamp shade is in very good condition. The lamp works perfectly.
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
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.
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