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Table Lamps For Sale
Nao Tamura 'Tiki' Portable Table Lamp in Olive Green for Established & Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
Nao Tamura 'Tiki' Portable Table Lamp in Olive Green for Established & Sons
These brilliantly designed bird-like lamps use a futuristic form to animate and evoke character. The flaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 1970's Black Nickel Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of 1970's Black Nickel glazed ceramic lamps
that have been Newly rewired with adjustable Nickel double clusters
that take standard size light bulbs and silk rayon cor...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$2,800 / set
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
Danish Modern Unique Stoneware Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen / Søholm, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A unique handmade stoneware table lamp designed and signed by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm Stentøj in the 1960s. This sculptural piece showcases Backhausen’s distinctive ceramic langu...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Modern Brass Table Lamp with White Opaline Glass Sphere
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Simplistically composed Scandinavian Modern table Lamp. It features a heavy solid brass base and white opaline ball shade. It has an on/of switch to its cord. It was made in Sweden o...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$454 Sale Price
20% Off
Haevey Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Harvey Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp 1970s
Category
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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
Art Deco Aluminium Table Lamp by Josef Hoffmann for Osram
Located in Marseille, FR
Albatros table lamp in painted aluminium, nickel-plated brass, often attributed to Josef Hoffmann, manufactured by Osram in Germany circa 1934.
A rare Art Deco icon, the Albatros la...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$3,733 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A light grey-glazed ceramic and metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10” Bot...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Important Amphora Shaped Lime Chamotte Clay Table Lamp - France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Large amphora-shaped lamp. Made of antique-style chamotte clay with a lime patina. France, 1940s or 1950s.
Featuring two side rings, each secured to a loop.
European socket & wiring....
Category
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Muller Frères Art Deco Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1925.
Wrought iron base representing a treble clef, stamped "le fer forgé Henri Fournier (ironworker in Lyon.)
Glass paste tulip signed Muller Frères Luneville.
I...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
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
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
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
1960's Dutch Design Studio Art Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Design Dutch Studio Art Pottery Table Lamp. Made in the Netherlands, 1960's period. Handmade pottery base in a cream color structured finish with round piercings a...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
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
2 MID-CENTURY MODERN Orientable TABLE LAMPS by GILARDI & BARZAGHI, Italy 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic, rare and iconic pair of orientable table lamp, Mid-Century-Modern, Modernist, Fifties, Forme-Libre, minimalist "Z" brass structures, with orientable conical shades, gol...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Paper Parchment "Cloud" Table Lamp by Frank Gehry for Belux
By Frank Gehry, Belux
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Cloud Table Lamp designed by architect Frank Gehry for BELUX. A cloud for indoors. Is there anything more beautiful? The poetic character of the 'Cloud' lamp makes it an atm...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Perforated Galvanized Steel Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.4” H x ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Jean-Pierre Ryckaert Large Mid-Century Table Lamp 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Wrought-Iron Table Lamp by Jean-Pierre Ryckaert, Paris, circa 1950
A striking mid-century table lamp by French artisan Jean-Pierre Ryckaert, crafted in wrought iron in Paris a...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis Kalff, Timor table lamp, Philips, 1960s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Uppsala, SE
Timor table lamp from the 1930s designed by Louis Kalff for Philips with a round sheet metal shade one a chromed stem mounted to a metal base. Later cord and plug. Good vintage condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps in Onyx, Chrome & Frosted Glass, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps in Onyx, Chrome & Frosted Glass, 1930s
Striking pair of French table lamps from the 1930s in a bold and architectural Art Deco design. Crafted i...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Chrome
Staff & Schwarz Orion Red Opaline Glass White Metal Table Lamp Germany 1960s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Striking, sculptural, and full of Space Age character, this 1960s table lamp by Staff & Schwarz for Staff Leuchten (Germany) is a rare and highly collectible piece of mid-century lig...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative experimenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
'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
Iridescent Ceramic Table Lamps - a Pair
By Sunset Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of iridescent ceramic table lamps made by Sunset Lamp Corporation. Vases shine in oil pinks, purples and turquoise. Finished with a craquelure ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,049 / set
Bon Jour Unplugged Crown in Amber by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bon Jour Unplugged Crown in Amber by Philippe Starck
French designer Philippe Starck adopts ‘democratic design’ approach to create beautiful and accessible objects. Guided by a huma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
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
$16,752 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Reverse Painted Lake Scene, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Arts & Crafts period table lamp with reverse-painted glass dome shade with a lake scene
In the manner of Handel
By Pittsburgh Lamp Co.
USA, Circa 1920s
Mea...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Counterbalance Desk Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze counterbalance desk lamp or table lamp
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside of base)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Gi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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
Bradley & Hubbard Antique Arts & Crafts Brass Student Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts and Crafts or Victorian brass student lamp or desk lamp with white glass shade
By Bradley & Hubbard
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 18.5"W x 12"D x 21"H....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon 'Bell' Portable LED Lamp in Fluoro
By Tom Dixon
Located in Glendale, CA
Tom Dixon 'Bell' Portable LED Lamp in Fluoro
Taking its name from a classic dome shape, the 'Bell' portable rechargeable table lamp is an exercise in reductionism. Designed in 2021,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
$265 / item
Antique Pair Of Table Lamps Chinoiserie Porcelain Vases Newly Electrified
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of Chinese table lamp hand painted on porcelain, beautiful colors of form of ceremony with families and there children in the garden , in The back is Chinese scrip...
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Agnes Escala large sculptural colored ceramic table lamp circa 1960 20th century
By Agnes Escala
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Agnes Escala
Circa 1960
Large 20th century design colored ceramic table lamp
Original perfect condition
electrical system is new
Sold without lampshade
Signed at the base
Ceram...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp by Rolf Palm, Sweden, 1960s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze.
Made by Rolf Palm, in the artist's studio, Mölle, Sweden, 1960s.
Great original condition.
Signed 'Palm'.
Sold wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
Pink Crackle Mushroom Table Lamp in Ceramic Organic Shape by Streicher Goods
Located in New York, NY
Pink Crackle Mushroom Table Lamp by Streicher Goods
Ceramic, Brass
12" W X 16" H X Dia (base) 6.5"
A heavily textured stoneware ceramic table lamp with a pop of color. Each lamp i...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Italian Neoclassic Urn Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of finely crafted hand carved neo-classic style urn form alabaster lamps. The intricately carved white alabaster are covered with lots natural colorful veining. Newly wired wit...
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1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
1970s Buttery Yellow Ceramic Chinoiserie Pair of Table Lamps Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add a touch of vintage glamour to your space with these 1970s Buttery Yellow Chinoiserie Table Lamps by C.N. Burman Co. These Mid Century pieces feature intricate designs and a uniqu...
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Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Herda Brass swing arm Desk Lamp 1980s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice swing arm Desk lamp. Manufactured by Herda Holland
quality firm . Halogen dimmer on the shade . i also have the floor lamp .
please ask for a nice price . Very good conditi...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Einar Bäckström Brass Table Lamp with Leather-Wrapped Stem, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This stylish table lamp is a delightfully distinctive model, with immediately recognizable details. According to the Museum of Malmö, Einar Bäckström founded his workshop in 1918 for...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Pair of Corinthian Column Lamps with Linen Shades
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Polished in taste and patina, these vintage French Neoclassical-theme table lamps are a fantastic choice for buffet lighting, side tables, or bedside lamps. The silver metal lamps ar...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-century spherical Table Lamp, Era Jacques Adnet France
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Spherical Table Lamp, Era Jacques Adnet France 1940
This striking table lamp, attributed to the esteemed French designer Jacques Adnet, exemplifies the refined modernism of mid-cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Asteroid Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova Italy 1968 , Memphis
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Ettore Sottsass was a pioneering designer, artist and architect known for his bold approach to midcentury design. He opened his own design and architecture studio in 1947 and became ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Small Brown Ceramic Table Lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze
Made by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Great original condition.
Signed 'G.N.' and makers mark 'R'.
So...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
'Opposée' Table Lamp - Satin Brown with Green Wool Shade
Located in London, GB
Dark Brown base with a Satin finish paired with a Green wool lampshade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb no...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Modern Black Ceramic Table Lamp with White Stripes
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A delicately executed ceramic table lamp in black glaze with white stripes at the top and bottom. This shape is commonly referred to as Baloon for obvious reason and because of the small neck. The lamp base is signed indistinguishable to its base. The style is reminiscent of Bernt Friberg and Claes Thell...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$378 Sale Price
20% Off
Coral-glazed ceramic lamp in the Ruelland style, 1960, France
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Coral-glazed ceramic lamp in the Ruelland style, 1960, France
Beautifully sized ceramic lamp with the bright, vivid enamel typical of Jacques and Dani Ruelland's creations.
The la...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Table Lamp Brass, Glass and Wicker Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in brass, glass and wicker in the style of Rome Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it pro...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
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
Fabric, Oak
Vintage white ceramic table lamp, Memphis style with black and white lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
The white glazed lamp base features a skyscraper motif and a black and white striped custom-made lampshade.
The height of the lamp base is 35.5 cm. Th...
Category
1980s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
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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