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Table Lamps For Sale
Olive River Rock Table Lamp, Hand Turned Reclaimed Wood, MCM, Handstrung Shade
By Surcle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simple and elegant, the River Rock lamp features two stacked ovals turned on a lathe and sanded smooth as river rocks polished by time and water.
The olive wood for our River Rock L...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Belux 'Turbo 01' Table / Desk Lamp
By Belux
Located in Bern, CH
'Turbo 01' Desk / Table Lamp by German designer, Joe Niemeyer.
Produced by Belux, Switzerland. Modern Swiss minimalism.
Winner of a 1984 design competition for Belux, Switzerland.
C...
Category
1980s Swiss Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$975 / item
Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Table Lamp Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Grooved casted column, copy of a signed and marked lamp, offered on an auction - see detail - compare to WW-Archive at the MAK - Object 3014, Inventnory# 119-23-1
Most components ac...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Italian Table Lamp - Marble & Brass - Brutalist Design - Linen Shade
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
1970s Italian Table Lamp - Marble & Brass - Brutalist Design - Linen Shade
Sculptural organic modern marble and brass lamp crafted in the 1970s.
The base is carved from a solid blo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Dutch Delft Hand‑Painted Ceramic Chinoiserie Table Lamps, Tichelaar Makkum, 1950
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Exquisitely handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam from a pair of vintage Royal Tichelaar Makkum vases (circa 1940–1960), this one-of-a-kind set of table lamps celebrates the en...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,191 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Elisabeth Loholt, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Rattan, Fabric, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A painted black-glazed ceramic, rattan and white fabric table lamp designed and produced by Elisabeth Loholt, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.0"H x 6.0...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Rattan
Scandinavian Modern Pair of Table Lamps Luxus, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of table lamps manufactured in Sweden and produced by famous Luxus. They are made in black synthetic leather with stiches around a teak base.
Nice vintage condition.
Dimensio...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Huron Lamp, Contemporary Handmade unique Ceramic Stoneware, postmodern sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind lamp thrown on the wheel and assembled by hand. About 23 inches tall with linen shade, unfinished brass hardware with blue braided cord.
Details:
Lamp plugs into 120v ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Cork and Wood Lamps in Style of Baughman
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Milo Baughman style table lamps feature rounded cork bodies with cork and wood necks, mounted on round wooden bases. Walnut-stained wood juxtaposes light mocha brown ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century "Sun" Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent mid-century table lamp in Murano mouth-blown orange and yellow glass and brass. This incredibly rare and stylish lamp was designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced during th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of green Murano glass lamps, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass table lamps, Italy circa 1980s.
The Italian lamps are made of various elements in handmade Murano glass, with brass mounts.
The lamps base is ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,800 / set
Koloman Moser/Wiener Werkstätte Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful variation of a table lamp from the very early period of the Wiener Werkstätte
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list ...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Sognot Bamboo and Rattan Table Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1960, France
By Louis Sognot
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Louis Sognot bamboo and rattan table lamp Mid-Century Modern 1960, France
Very nice lamp by the French designer Louis Sognot. It is very well made. The artist has created many model...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$711 Sale Price
20% Off
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,090 / item
Black Ceramic Table Lamp White Linen Shade, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Bunny Williams Home Small Pheasant Feather Lamp (Brown)
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling pheasant feather glaze is inspired by the traditional sancai or tri-colored glaze technique, where colors often mix together. It is now available in smaller size, in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Cantagalli Style Table Lamp (1880s) with New Pleated Sari Silk Shade
By Deruta, Cantagalli
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Exquisitely handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam from a 19th-century Italian Renaissance Revival vase (circa 1880–1900), Cosimo is a one-of-a-kind table lamp. The base—a richl...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,561 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Daum & Ranc French Art Deco Eagle Table Lamp, 1915
By Charles Ranc, Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Daum (Nancy) and CharlesRanc, France, circa 1915. Classy & genuine glass shade by Daum hung at its solid bronze eagle base by Charles Ranc. Height : 14....
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Rare Swedish brass table lamp by CG Hallberg, attributed to Elis Bergh, 1920s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Brass Art Deco table lamp manufacturer CG Hallberg from the 1920s and attributed to designer Elis Bergh. A nice and clean typical Art Deco design with a globe shaped form at the bott...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Mondrian Color Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy geometric ceramic table lamp was imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. The piece was crafted circa 1960. Thi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience
Pair of 1950s Italian Midcentury Modern Blue Bedside Lamps
Located in Rome, IT
Presenting a pair of midcentury modern Italian bedside lamps from the 1950s, exuding timeless elegance and charm. These abat-j...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
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
$1,574 Sale Price / set
20% Off
L. Bessin and Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Lamp
By Paul-Lucien Bessin, Daum
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau lamp circa 1900. Patinated regula representing a nymph, signed L. Bessin for Paul Lucien Bessin.
Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy.
Electrified and in perfect condition...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Art Deco Chrome Twin Arm Desk Lamp w/ Frosted Glass Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, Patinated Chrome Metal
Materials: Patinated Chrome, Original Frosted Glass Shades
This elegant Art Deco table lamp, crafted circa 1930s, features a sculptu...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Pair of French Glass & Ormolu Table Lamps 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant pair of vintage French ormolu and glass table lamps, mid 20th century in date.
These elegant lamps have a sophisticated moulded glass body with splendid high-lig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French Designer, Table Lamp, Alabaster, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An alabaster and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3.25” Top Diameter x 7” Bottom Diameter ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Modernist table lamp in aluminum, France, circa 1930
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Sculptural table lamp in nickel-plated aluminum, featuring a wide circular shade tilted around a hemispherical reflector. The overall form suggests a planetary silhouette, reminisce...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Jordi Veciana Petra M Me Table Lamp For Parachilna
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Veciana Petra M Me Table Lamp For Parachilna
A cylindrical base, a conical shade both made from a single piece of alabaster. Pure utility, pure material. Simply beautiful.
Pr...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$2,770 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of 'Lido' Peill & Putzler Glass Mushroom Table Lamps, Germany 1970s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Striking pair of mushroom table lamps by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s.
Each lamp is crafted from a single piece of blown and cased glass, featuring red and black pigment inclusion...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Blown White Gold Reeded ‘Balonton’ Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
Lovely pair of lamps comprised of large 23k gold blown reeded balls finishing with an elegant dome shaped base.
Illuminated with E26 bulb with warm LED bulbs.
Origin: Murano, Ita...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Josep Aregall Talla 3 Table Lamp For Parachilna
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Aregall Talla 3 Table Lamp For Parachilna
TALLA 3 is a lamp composed of a diffuser that wraps around a steel mast with a textured black finish. It maintains its shape thank...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$929 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Art Deco Ceramic Perfume Table Light Buddha
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This perfume light is unsigned, made in Art Deco style between 1920-1950.
The light is composed of molded ceramics with hand painted details.
The lamp has a small heat bulb which f...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Bunny Williams Home Block Printed Daisy Lampshade 15"
Located in New York, NY
This delicate yellow flower pattern is subtle and transports you with its sunny, warm glow. Scaled to work on nearly all of the Bunny Williams Home table lamps.
Patterned lampshades...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Cotton
Pink and Black Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps made of hand-blown glass elements from Murano; Italy outside of Venice. Each lamp features unique glass components in different pink and black tones on a brass st...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,750 / set
Vintage Etched Glass & Lucite Table Lamp by Fredrick Ramond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: New Shade, Original Wiring
Materials: Etched Glass, Lucite, Polished Chrome, New Shade
Dimensions:
21”H x 9.50”W x 6”D
Shade:
10"H x 16.75"W x 9.50"D
This stunning Holly...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Linden Table Lamp Short, with Cream Linen and Black Trim by Studio DUNN
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
Our contemporary Linden Table Lamp is now available in a shorter 20.5" height with a 16"-diameter top shade. The minimalist lamp features linen fabric, a hardwood base, and brass det...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Very Large Italian Antonio Pavia Brass Crane Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large and very well hand made table lamp of a stalking Crane in brass with bull rush and bamboo stemmed silk shades. Shell body. Original stockist label to Base Arcadia, of the Ne...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black Ceramic Table Lamp Oatmeal Linen Shade and Ball Pull, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
1980s Table Lamp "Dove" by Barbaglia & Colombo for Paf Studio. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1980s stunning table lamp "Dove" by Mario Barbaglia & MarCo Colombo for PAF Studio. Made in Italy. The lamp is in excellent condition. It works perfectly . A true piece of museum
Di...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$544 Sale Price
38% Off
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Stained Glass Shade
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp
In the manner of Tiffany Studios
USA, Circa 1930s
Bronze base, with stained glass shade.
Measures: 16"W x 16"D x 25"H.
Very ...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1958 Bali Bruno Munari Danese MidCentury Minimal Design FirstEdition Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Bali
Bruno Munari
Danese Milano
Italy, 1958
Plastic Shade
Metal Parts and Wood Base
Original Vintage edition with plastic shade
Very good condiction
just small difects (marked in ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Mid-Century Castiglioni Cocoon Table Lamp with Oak Wood Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century cocoon table lamp designed by Castiglioni and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This stylish table lamp has a round base in oak wood completed by a beige "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Silk & Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
For the Villa Pickler, Budapest, 1909, originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstatte, reproduced at Woka Lamps, Vienna in 2003 on the occasion of the centennial of the founding of...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bitossi Lamps for Bergboms, with Custom Made Silk Shades by Rene Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of table lamps. Each lamp features a ceramic base with a rough surface in an off-white glaze with shiny metallic gold glazed patterns, Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960s. With exceptio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stiffel Sculptural Table Lamp, Ceramic and Brass, Mid Century Modern
By Stiffel
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Stiffel table or accent lamp was made with graphic, angular brass base and pillar top juxtaposed by rounded ceramic body in complex medium grey color glaze. Reserved color p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
1980’s Postmodern Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1980’s postmodern urn shaped table lamp made by Alsy. Finished in a cream textured plaster with beveled rings around the body and the base. Measures 18"H to top of socket, 26.5"H t...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Beautiful pair of Empire Table Lamps, originally candlesticks from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful pair of Empire Table Lamps in Bronze. Originally a pair of Empire candlesticks from the 1820s, converted to table lamps in the early 20th Century.
Newly rewired electrici...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, teak and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass.
Later paired lampshade, mounting present for unknown original confi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.0...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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. Newly wired with 3 way sockets and cords. Overall height top of socket 20", height of alabaster 15", w...
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1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Visual Comfort “Dauphine” Gilt Gilded Iron Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous pair of Visual Comfort “Dauphine” table lamps.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Danish Mid-century Blue Ceramic Table Lamp by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Table lamp by Einar Johansen for Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, circa 1960s.
The lamp has shiny blue glaze over an embossed repeated graphic decor.
Included is a new lamp shade designed ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Textured and Smoked Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps made of hand-blown glass elements from Murano; Italy outside of Venice. Each lamp features unique glass components in a smoked tone on a brass structure. We love ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,900 / set
FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green
Please note that this listing includes the table base and finial. Light bulbs are included with the lamp. If you would like the shade shown in the image, it can b...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Giuseppe Ostuni, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and green-lacquered metal table lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni and produced by O-Luce, Italy, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.75"H x 6.5"W x 14.0"D
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Poul Henningsen Art Deco PH Table Lamp PH 3½-2 Glass + Warm Yellow Shade 1930s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco Poul Henningsen table lamp model PH 3½-2 from the 1930s.
Poul Henningsen was one of the most unique and world famous architect from the past century.
Besides the Lamp Desig...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and green beige-lacquered table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Back of shade accepts E-12 bulbs
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 17.5"H x 6.625"W x ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Josep Aregall Costura Floor Lamp For Parachilna
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Aregall Talla 3 Table Lamp For Parachilna
COSTURA is a lamp composed of a diffuser that wraps around a steel mast with a textured black finish. It maintains its shape thank...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$2,447 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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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