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Table Lamps For Sale
Neoclassical White Florentine Alabaster Table Lamp with Leaf Relief, Italy
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Discover elegance with this finely carved Florentine alabaster table lamp, a timeless and ornate piece. Crafted in the 20th century, its exquisite baluster-shaped design features han...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Trilli Libellule Glass Led Table Lamp by Casarialto
By Casarialto
Located in Milan, IT
The Trilli Libellule is a handcrafted LED table lamp featuring a small glass sphere adorned with two transparent glass dragonflies on a sandblasted surface. Inspired by nature, this ...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Sculptural Green Ceramic "Sfere and Tubi" with Brass Lamps by Matteo Giampaglia
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted in Florence by renowned Italian artist Matteo Giampaglia, this exceptional pair of glazed ceramic lamps represents the highest level of design, artistry, and craftsmanshi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian modern brass table lamp "Liljan"
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Embrace the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design with the modern brass table lamp "Liljan". Reminding of Ivar Ålenius Björk Liljan, this lamp showcases an exquisite blend of mini...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Modern Table Lamp Model 15624 by Böhlmarks
Located in Karlstad, SE
A striking table lamp by Böhlmarks, model 15624, produced during the 1940s–50s. The lamp features a wide, dark green lacquered metal shade with brass details, balanced on a cylindric...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp with Wood and Brass Accents and Newer Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created from a Mid-Century Dutch vessel shaped ceramic, this table lamp has a raw ochre ceramic color and features wood and brass domes emerging from it's top. The newer linen shade ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Spanish Alabaster Urn Lamp with Foliage Carved Details, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Alabaster urn lamp with neoclassical design. Spain, 1930s-1940s
This turned alabaster urn lamp with classical design has foliage carved details on the top and on the bottom part. It ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Fog & Mørup Small Fried-Egg Table Lamps, Denmark 1950s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare set of small table lights. They are made from brass and frosted/partially painted single layered glass. Please notice they diffrent bases. Th...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$982 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Italian Rococo Style Carved Wood Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Carved Wood, Distressed Paint Finish, Parchment Lamp Shades with Gold-Leafed Trim
Category
1940s Italian Rococo Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$1,795 / set
Vintage French Empire Brass & Italian Black Marble Column Table Lamps (B), Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Italian Black Marble & Polished Brass Column Table Lamps With Black Textured Shades - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 27.5" H (to finial) x...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Jacob E. Bang Table Lamp in Cased Honey Glass, Holmegaard/Kastrup, 1950s
By Jacob Bang
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare organically shaped table light in cased honey yellow glass. Designed by the kid-brother of Arne Bang alias Jacob E. Bang in the mid to late 1950s. Manufactured by Holmegaard/K...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Bedside Lamps, Italy, 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of Murano glass bedside lamps, Italy, 1980s
Intact and functional, they are in excellent condition. Connection for e14 lamps.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
'Follow' Satin Black and Cream Shade
Located in London, GB
Satin brown/black glaze on a hand-built earthenware form. Paired with a cream alpaca silk lampshade.
The form is covered in a drip texture, which creates a contrasting appearance to...
Category
2010s British Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
$532 / item
'Filigrana' Cylinder Table Lamp in Red and Opal Glass for Established & Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
'Filigrana' Cylinder Table Lamp in Red and Opal Glass for Established & Sons
The iconic Filigrana collection, created by former Established & Sons Creative Director Sebastian Wrong,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Antique Pair Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Green Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Oil Lamps with ornate Ormolu bases now converted to Electric Table Lamps, of medium proportions, (see last image in s...
Category
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Murano Art Glass Soft Pink Mushroom Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano art glass mushroom lamp with a closed top shape in a soft pink colour. It was originally made in the island of Murano, Italy in the 1970s by Murano glass artisans. Th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
$825 Sale Price
25% Off
Shell Inlay Table Lamp with Bronze-Patina Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
2010s Philippine Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dirk Van Erp Style Arts & Crafts Copper & Mica Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Dirk Van Erp Style Arts & Crafts Copper & Mica Table Lamp 20thC
Measures - 21.5"H x 16.75"W x 16.75"D
A vintage Arts & Crafts table lamp in the styl...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Curvy Smoked Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This striking pair of table lamps features a distinctive sculptural silhouette crafted from stacked, capsule-shaped elements in smoked Murano glass. Vertical brass rods run through t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$4,530 / set
A Mauve Lustre Glaze Art Pottery Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1960.
An oval form earthenware art pottery vase, decorated with a mauve purple lustre glaze, now mounted as a lamp.
Height 36.00 centimetres.
Height with shade 61.00 ...
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Artistic Rostri Table Lamps, 6 Rostri Amber Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Set of 2 Rostri table lamps with amber artistic glass "rostri", 6 levels.
Base in transparent glass, fixture in gold.
The price is for two pieces and doesn't include the lampshade th...
Category
2010s Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,588 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Damo Simple Table Lamp, 'Black / White / Olive Green'
Located in Renton, WA
Damo simple table lamp not only crafts a sense of serenity, it also instills utmost vitality through its brightness, clarifying your innermost though...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green enamel desk light. Bankers lamp
2.5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch
Also, available with US/UK plug
Weight: 2.30 kg / 5.1 lb
Priced per individual item....
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Midcentury Modern Table Lamp by Bent Karlby Produced by Lyfa in Denmark, 1956
By Lyfa, Bent Karlby
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Midcentury Danish brass table lamp from Lyfa, designed by Bent Karlby 1956 Denmark.
This somewhat rare black modell B146 with solid brass and two-light sources, stem decorated with ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of cactus brass lamps, Italy 2000s
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large cactus table lamps, Italy circa 2000s.
The Mid-Century Modern pair of lamps is made of hammered brass and a white glass globe, nesting the light.
The Italian lamps have...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,900 / set
Jacques Biny 'Biny Table n°231' Table Lamp for DCW éditions Paris
By Jacques Biny
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jacques Biny 'Biny Table n°231' Table Lamp designer in 1958 for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production.
The table lamp (Biny Table n°231) by Jacques BINY is almost an alien in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Brass Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Very nice brass table lamp from the 1950s.
Great design and high-quality workmanship.
The loving details and the very pleasant lighting effect make t...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,196
Forest Green French Bouillotte Bronze Lamp Rewired
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant French Bouillotte Bronze Lamp with Forest Green Tole Shade, France, circa late 19th Century. It has been rewired and is ready to use.
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Rare Two Arm Organic Table Lamp, Valinte Oy, 1950s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Rare two arm table lamp, manufactured by Valinte Oy, 1950s. Marble and brass frame, fabric lampshades. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Royal Delft Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamp Pair, New Pleated Silk Lampshades
By Royal Delft, Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously hand-crafted by Amitābha Studio from a pair of Royal Delft (De Porceleyne Fles) blue-and-white vases, paired with pleated blush pink silk lampshades. This Royal Delft blue...
Category
1980s Dutch Chinoiserie Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, Pale Yellow Glaze
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT?
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This set of Martz lamps arrives in a pale, greenish yellow glaze. Exactly how green or yellow they appear will depend on your room, and the lighting at the given moment...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
Series02 Table Lamp, Dark Patinated Brass, Goatskin Parchment Ultra Suede Trim
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined dark patinated brass, goatskin parchment shade with ultra suede trim, hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better with time and use.
Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its natural texture, pattern and color. Reminiscent of the lunar surface, its superior quality of light is unlike paper of any kind. Variations in pattern and texture are the be expected as each skin is unique. Shade construction is unlined, utilizing a single layer of parchment for optimal light transmission and may have a slight bow or curvature of the surface. This is a natural characteristic of the grain of the animal hide as well as the hand stretching and tanning process.
Base is lathe turned from a heavy solid ingot...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Fabric, Metal, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white fabric and white-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 11.3"H x 5.4"W x 5.4"D
Bulb Specificatio...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Biomorphic Sculptural Table Lamp by Elizabeth Garouste
Located in Portland, OR
“Leon” table lamp by Elizabeth Garouste. Part of her exhibition spring 2024 at Ralph Pucci. Constructed of poppy red tinted plaster glass- an unusual material and process which yield...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Grasscloth, Fiberglass, Plaster
Vistosi Large Jube Table Lamp by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Cocoon Cream Base Table Lamp by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful Mid-Century cocoon table lamp with a cream colored plastic base. This incredibly sylish and unique table lamp was designed by Castiglioni and produced by Flos in Italy dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Eyeballs Table Lamp, 1980s Black and Siver Color France Removable globes
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This iconic "Eyeballs" table lamp, crafted in France in the 1980s, combines sleek black lacquered metal with polished chrome steel for a bold, industrial-modern aesthetic. Perfect fo...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$335 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco night light by Hettier and Vincent
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco night light circa 1930.
Pressed molded glass ball by Hettier & Vincent.
Wrought iron frame.
Electrified, B22 socket.
In perfect condition.
Total height: 16.5 cm
Diameter: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Bulb Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, France 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Emile Gallé, probably the greatest master of Art Nouveau, was born in Nancy, France, on May 4, 1846 to Charles Gallé and Fanny Reinemer.
This single-glass bulb lamp decorated with a ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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
Diva Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Infused with sophistication and charm, this stunning lamp is a modern and opulent piece of functional decor. It features a drum-shaped lampshade made of a brown rigid fabric, and sup...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
$4,640 / item
Marbro Pair of Large Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamps with Imari Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Chinoiserie porcelain urn table lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company features hand-painted, highly detailed Imari style decor in bright, cheerful yellow color with gold a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
Chinoiserie Ceramic Urn Lamp, White Glaze with Craquelure
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant Chinoiserie urn table lamp features large sculptural ceramic body with Blanc de Chine white glaze with craquelure effect. Highly detailed craquelure glaze texture is...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Wood
Series 03 Table Lamp, "Smoke" Patinated Brass, Stitched Goatskin Parchment Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. Round shade version with handstitched goatskin parchment shade. Hand-dyed braided cotton co...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Oom Table Lamp Organic Rattan Reed
Located in Oxford, GB
A compact, eco-friendly lamp crafted from natural rattan, offering a warm, textured aesthetic perfect for cozy spaces. Its small size fits effortlessly on desks, shelves, or bedside ...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$539 / item
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Rare Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, pair of table lamps, model '12398', enameled aluminum, brass, Italy, circa 1952
Arredoluce captures it perfectly: “One of Lelii's many inventions that p...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$23,210 / set
Antique Pair Ormolu Hand Carved Bovine Candlesticks Table Lamps Chinese Japanese
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine and quite rare Pair of Asian Hand Carved Bovine and ormolu early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now conv...
Category
19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Ormolu
Ewå Värnamo, Table Lamps, Brass, Iron, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
By Ewå Värnamo
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable brass, yellow lacquered iron and metal table lamps produced by Ewå Värnamo, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass
Wear to metal consistent with age and ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Industrial Workshop Black Enamel Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s.It features a black enamel shade with white enamel interior, an iron base and a chrome plated arm with three adju...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome, Iron
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 17,32"x 19,68"...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Slump Glass Table Lamp with an Elaborate Filigree Overlay and Flared Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nicely designed table lamp. It has a curved shade with 6 unique latticework filigree overlays. Each slump glass (curved) panel features a cream - amber variegated glass. I...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp With Foo Dogs on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Chinese Familie Rose Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp. This ceramic urn has been converted into a table lamp an old wooden circular base and later refitted on a square fr...
Category
1880s Italian Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Lucite, Porcelain
Appuntito Ceramic Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
APPUNTITO LIGHT, designed in 2023.
This light has a hand-crafted ceramic base which is covered with individually shaped ceramic spikes. This artisanal piece is made in Project 213A'...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$2,512 / item
Paavo Tynell, 1940's table lamp 5066 for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Elevate your space with the Paavo Tynell 1940's table lamp for Taito Oy, a true classic distinguished by its elegant brass details. This distinguished piece represents the pinnacle o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$16,750 Sale Price
20% Off
Mario Botta Pair of Vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps for Artemide, 1986
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Tilburg, NL
Exceptional pair of iconic vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps by architect and designer Mario Botta (1943) for Artemide 1986.
Straight from the first owners, these table lamps have always...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age Mushroom table lamp.
The lamp features a classic mushroom shape. The large metal shade is finished in orange and sits on a trumpet-shaped...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hight Adjustable Art Deco Banker lamp vienna around 1920s
The glass is in every direction adjustable.
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elegant Pair of Empire Bronze Table Lamps, France, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of Empire Bronze Table Lamps, France, 1820s
Elegant pair of French table lamps crafted from original bronze Empire candlesticks, dating from the 1820s. The design features cla...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Table Lamp by Rupert Nikoll, Brass Shade Paper with Dried Grasses Leaves, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An eye-catching table lamp by Rupert Nikoll, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century in late 1950s or early 1960s.
The stand is made of polished brass which has an aged surface in a ric...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hi-Hat Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hi-Hat lamp is a tall and broad brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The l...
Category
2010s American Brutalist 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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