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Table Lamps For Sale
Finnish 1940s folk art table lamp made from curly birch
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Unearth a blend of history and design with this Finnish 1940s curly birch table lamp. War-time made, this piece embodies the raw elegance of brutalist aesthetics with a unique birch ...
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1940s Finnish Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps

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Birch

Art Deco Table lamp vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Table lamp vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original antique glass shade The glass sticks are replaced ( new )
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Iron

Philippe Stark for Flos Archimoon Soft Table Lamp c.1998
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Price per lamp. With its sleek, almost skeletal, aluminum arm and fabric shade, these task lights whimsically combine a traditional shade with a contemporary architectural b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Linden Table Lamp Short, with Cream Linen and Black Trim 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

FIN Dome Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique. This ancient method of hand-buil...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the imag...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Deco Nautilus and Conch Shell Lamp
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Art Deco Nautilus and Conch Shell Lamp from the 1940's with original bulb. 1940's USA.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Shell

Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Kelvin LED Green Mode Table Lamp with Adjusting Sensor in Chrome by Antonio Citterio w Toan Nguyen Designed by Antonio Citterio, Kelvin LED Green Mode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Partisans Gweilo Song Table Lamp For Parachilna
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Partisans Gweilo Song Table Lamp For Parachilna This collection is composed of a thermoformed acrylic and an extruded aluminum profile housing an LED strip. they is carefully hand-...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plexiglass

Industrial Lamp GEI, circa 1970
By GEI
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial lamp designed and manufactured by Gei in Spain, circa 1970. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.   
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Industrial Lamp GEI, circa 1970
Industrial Lamp GEI, circa 1970
$456 Sale Price
59% Off
Danish Art Deco Bronze Lamp, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Danish Art Deco Bronze Lamp from the 1930s. * Bronze lamp on round base with four legs, slim neck and a white shade. * Year: est. 1930s * Condition: Good vintage condition. Bronz...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Large Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Italian ceramic lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 21" Height to shade rest: 32" Diameter: 13"
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1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Curtain Lamp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Lamp: H 10'“ x W 3” Shade: white linen, loose fitting H 7” x W (top) 6” x W (bottom) 6” Glaze: Sage matte, white matte, black shiny, matte blue Hardware: unfinished brass The curtain lamp is hand sculpted and made to order. Please allow for slight variations between each piece, as molds are not used. Each piece is crafted with a coiling technique and is made and designed by Analuisa Corrigan. The overall height, shade fabric and glaze may be custom if needed. Each shade is made of carefully selected vintage...
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2010s American Table Lamps

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Brass

Curtain Lamp
Curtain Lamp
$2,350 / item
Mario Bellini Ceramic Table Lamp Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini table light Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976 Rare iconic ceramic lamp. It shows a beautiful rough-edged ceramic socket-like base and the trade-mark flying piece of res...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Plastic, Parchment Paper

6 Panel Slump Glass Table Lamp with Landscape Filigree Overlay
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nicely designed Arts and Crafts table lamp. It has a curved shade with 6 elaborate landscape themed cast filigree panels. Each slump glass (curved) panel features a cream -...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

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Stained Glass

Utopical wireless lamp
Located in New York City, NY
Translucent porcelain lamp featuring a hummingbird decorated in gold, adjustable light and integrated LED technology. The translucent porcelain lithophane from the Utopical collectio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Burned Earth Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Visual Comfort “Dauphine” Gilt Gilded Iron Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous pair of Visual Comfort “Dauphine” table lamps.
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

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Iron

Tiffany Studios Dogwood Floral Stained Glass Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Art Glass and Bronze Dogwood Table Lamp Dogwood Band table lamp New York, USA, c. 1910 Leaded glass, Patinated bronze Height: 21.5 Inches X 16 Inches Diameter (55 × 4...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

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...
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19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Johan Carpner 3452-8 STAV SPOT 2 Brass Ceiling Lamp by Konsthantverk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 3452-8 STAV SPOT 2 designed by Johan Carpner and manufactured by Konsthantverk. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using crafts...
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Foz Table Light (large) in walnut
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Foz in white, designed in 2024. Large artisanal floor light with an organic shape, carved from solid wood in Project 213A's own workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade na...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Antique Arts & Crafts Table Lamp With Reverse Painted Lake Scene, Circa 1920s
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...
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1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Vallauris Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A ceramic table lamp, stamped Vallauris France, 1950s With the shade: 57 cm high by 45.5 cm diameter Lamp base only: 33 cm high by 25 cm diameter
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Black Ceramic Table Lamp Oatmeal Linen Shade and Ball Pull, Barro Bruñido
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Clay, Linen

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...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

FINLEY Shade Ceramic Large Table Lamp, Textured Black Lava Glaze by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FINLEY_Dark Lava 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 be ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1960s Scandinavian Solid Wood Table Lamp, Rustic & Elegant Design
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Petite Scandinavian-Style Table Lamp, Pear-Shaped Light Wood, 1960s This petite wooden table lamp, crafted in a Scandinavian style from the 1960s, combines simplicity and elegance. Shaped like a pear and made from light brown wood, this lamp is a charming addition to any interior. Its compact size and timeless design make it versatile for use as a table or bedside lamp. Design: The lamp’s pear-shaped body showcases clean lines and soft curves, embodying the minimalist aesthetic characteristic of Scandinavian mid-century design. Material and Finish: Made from light brown wood, the lamp features a smooth texture and natural grain that enhance its warm, organic appeal. Dimensions: With a diameter of 14 cm and a height of 25 cm, this lamp is perfectly sized for small tables, desks, or nightstands. Functionality: Suitable as a table lamp or bedside light, it provides a cozy and stylish lighting solution for any room. Versatility: Its neutral tones and classic design blend seamlessly into modern, retro, or rustic interiors, making it an ideal decorative accent. 1960s Scandinavian Solid Wood Table Lamp, Rustic & Elegant Design Description: This beautiful small table lamp, crafted in Scandinavia in the 1960s, embodies the timeless elegance of Nordic design. Made from solid wood with a rich brown tone, natural luster, and exquisite patina, this lamp features a simple yet refined silhouette, making it a versatile and sophisticated accent piece for any interior. Key features include: Authentic Scandinavian Craftsmanship: Handcrafted from solid wood, this lamp is both sturdy and timeless, showcasing the clean, organic forms typical of Scandinavian mid-century design. Minimalist & Rustic Charm: With its simple yet elegant lines, this lamp strikes the perfect balance between rusticity and sophistication, allowing it to seamlessly fit into modern, vintage, or classic interiors. Warm Brown Finish: The beautiful patina and subtle shine of the rich brown wood highlight its natural grain, giving it depth and character. Versatile Integration: This lamp is perfect for use as a bedside lamp, desk light, or decorative accent, adding warmth and texture to chic urban spaces, cozy cabins, or modern minimalist settings. Timeless Appeal: The combination of natural materials, simple elegance, and high-quality craftsmanship ensures that this lamp remains a stylish and enduring decor piece. This 1960s Scandinavian solid wood lamp is more than just a lighting fixture—it is a statement of refined simplicity and timeless craftsmanship. Whether placed in a modern loft, a rustic retreat, or a high-end interior, it adds an element of understated luxury and warmth. Keywords: Scandinavian solid wood lamp, 1960s Nordic table lamp, mid-century modern wooden lamp, vintage rustic lighting, minimalist wooden bedside lamp, handcrafted Nordic decor...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Midcentury Table Lamp Wrought Iron and Hammered Glass by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing big table lamp in golden wrought iron and multi-color ( red and orange) hammered glass produced by Longobard the concurrent of Poliarte at the 1960s / 1970s. Made...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Pair Diminutive Column Neoclassic Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of smaller scale Italian hand carved neoclassical style column form alabaster table lamps. Height to top of alabaster socket is 15" x 4" widest at base. Alabaster portion 10", t...
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1950s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass

Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot. The special detail of this lamp is the simple, black star foot made of square rods, which is hard to beat ...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Cameo Bulb Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, France 1900
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 ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Vase as Table Lamp
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a stunning Chinese cinnabar vase is intricately carved with Chinese figures and natural elements, situated on a wood base. 19th century. The size of the vase only is 11,81 in...
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Wood

2 Nickel plated Art Deco table lamps vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Nickel plated Art Deco table lamps vienna around 1920s Brass nickel plated Original hand cut glass shades
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel

Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Lamp /Memphis
Located in PARIS, FR
Tahiti designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano is a table lamp made with a rotating head in polychrome enamelled metal on a plastic laminate base with black and white Bacterio...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

White Mushroom Glass Desk Lamp by Sidse Werner for Holmegaard, 1980s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Large White Mushroom-Shaped Glass Desk designed by designer Sidse Werner for Danish Holmegaard Glasværk in 1985. * Mushroom shaped white glass desk ...
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1980s Danish Vintage Table Lamps

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Glass

Green Metal Cast Iron Banker's Table Desk Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green metal desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and switch Also available with US/UK plug Weight: 3.00 kg / 6.6 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps ...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

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Iron

Laura Ashley pair Colum nickel table lamps
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Table lamps ,Corinthian Greek Colum lamps . manufactured by Laura Ashley . comes with new shades .
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1990s Portuguese Greek Revival Table Lamps

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Nickel

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN BRUTALIST RUSTIC Ceramic TABLE LAMP, by SERIS, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An imposing table or floor lamp, Modernist, Free Form, Popular Art, Shabby-Chic, slightly asymmetrical base in thick glowing brown enameled ceramic, and its lampshade with wool compo...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Bunny Williams Home Brush Stroke Lamp (Brown)
Located in New York, NY
Uninhibited brushstrokes bring a casual elegance to this classically shaped double gourd ceramic lamp. Generously sized, it’s perfect to invigorate a desk in a home office or side ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1970s Signed Romeo Rega Italian Table Lamp
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An extraordinary signed Romeo Rega desk lamp found in a private home in Narni. The lamp base is made with Rega's signature brass, chrome and a type of pink plexiglass. We have restor...
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1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Art Deco Brass Table/ Desk Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Big elegant desk lamp with two sockets All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s European Art Deco Table Lamps

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Brass

Castle Muse Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
A term derived from Greek mythology, Muses were nine goddesses, that symbolized the greatest of arts and sciences. Today a Muse is defined as a person or object who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. SEED Design has brought a spark of ingenuity and created our very own MUSE. The CASTLE Muse Table...
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2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps

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Concrete

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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps

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Alabaster

Medical DDR Table Lamp in Bakelite and Aluminium, circa 1940
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Vintage East German adjustable bakelite desk lamp by EMVT: Elektro-Medizin-Vakuum-Technik, circa 1940s. Unusual bowler hat shaped shade and organically shaped base.  
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1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum

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...
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1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC. Measures - 22.5"H x 22.75"W x 22.75"D. An Arts & Crafts style leaded stained glass table lamp from the 20th century. The la...
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

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Stained Glass

A blue Glass Desk Lamp by Michael Bang for Holmegaard, 1970s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A blue desk lamp designed by Michael Bang for Danish Holmegaard Glasværk in 1975 accomplished new a shade made of artisan textile from Mallorca. A colo...
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1970s Danish Vintage Table Lamps

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Glass, Blown Glass

Art Nouveau Lamp Stamped Les Etains de France
Located in NANTES, FR
Flower lamp circa 1900. Pewter base topped with an opalescent uraline tulip. Electrified and in perfect condition. Stamped Les Etains De France. Total height: 35 cm Pedestal diamete...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Pewter

Bunny Williams Home Block Print Wild Ginger Lampshade 15" (Brown)
Located in New York, NY
This small brown flower pattern is a beautiful, subtle neutral and would be entirely at home atop our Pheasant Feather Lamp (Brown) or Chicken Feather Lamp (Brown). Scaled to work on...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

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Cotton

Yule Paige Lacquered Brass North Star Candlestick Buffet Table Lamp 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage Yule Paige bright lacquered brass buffet altar lamp featuring a square candlestick shaped body on a three dimensional North star ba...
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

'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...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Extraordinary heavy 1960s XXL brass table lamp by Staff with a swivel joint
Located in München, DE
Exceptional 1960s heavy XXL Staff brass table lamp with a swivel joint and large shade. Great minimalist, high-quality design. Three E27 bulbs with a pull switch. The shade can be st...
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1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Iron

Pair of Italian Alabaster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950's Italian carved alabaster lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height to shade rest: 27" Base: 5.5" square
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1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps

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Alabaster

Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned and Carved Wood with Rattan Shade
Located in Meer, VAN
Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned Wood and Rattan, early 20th century. Beautiful and timeless wabi sabi table lamp in turned and carved wood...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps

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Brass

Rupert Nikoll table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1960s Brass polished and stove enameled The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN NEOCLASSIC Ceramic TABLE LAMP by DRILLON, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant table lamp, Modernist, Free Form, Popular Art, in thick sky gray blue enameled ceramic, "Drillon" stamp under the base, to be attributed, France 1950-1960. SOLD WITH SIMI...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Antique Bradley & Hubbard Brass Hobnail Parlor Hurricane Oil Lamp 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th-early 20th century Bradley & Hubbard brass oil lamp with cross pierced base and hobnail milk glass globe / shade with ruffled top. Converted to electric, switch on base. D...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Stiffel Neoclassical Brass Cannonball Column Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Stiffel Neoclassical Brass Cannonball Column Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial) x 26" H (to light socket) x 8.25" W x 8.25" D. {3-...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps

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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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