Table Lamps
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Japanese Vintage Table Lamps
Giltwood, Porcelain
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
1960s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plaster
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Birch, Fabric
1970s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware, Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Fabric, Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
20th Century French Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s German Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Cut Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron, Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Slag Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Travertine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1920s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
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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