Table Lamps
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Leather
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Baroque Table Lamps
Plaster
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Giltwood, Silk
1690s Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Beech
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Plaster
1840s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Beech
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Glass
1920s French Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century Unknown Baroque Table Lamps
Marble
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
1680s English Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century North American Victorian Table Lamps
Art Glass
1880s Austrian Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Terracotta
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Enamel
Mid-20th Century North American Baroque Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
19th Century European Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Softwood
1930s Danish Late Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Fruitwood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Porcelain
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal
1860s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain, Fabric
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
2010s North American Baroque Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Baroque Table Lamps
Iron
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Tôle, Bronze
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century European Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Brass, Copper, Silver Plate
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1880s Italian Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Table Lamps
Gesso, Wood, Linen
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Lamps
Sterling Silver
19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Giltwood, Parchment Paper
19th Century Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Wicker
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.