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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1910s
Eldorado Mfg. Co. Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large ceramic table lamp made by Eldorado Mfg. Co. A sculptural vase is decorated with a raised and indented irregular geometric line and arc pattern, finished in a chalk whitewash...
Category
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Geometric Lucite and Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Van Teal circa 1970s, this clear and blue Lucite, geometric-style table lamp on a black wooden base,
Double Sockets with pull strings, US wired and uses 2 max. 75 watts light bulbs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Red and Black Desk Lamp with Metal Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An arresting 1980s adjustable desk lamp with round enameled black base and stem, red metal shade, and power switch on the cord. Adjustable height, angle, and cord clips.
In very go...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Single Griffin Lion Motif Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single porcelain oval shape table lamp with Griffin Lion motif. The porcelain coloring consists black outlining of the Griffins against taupe background (...
Category
1970s European Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Single Rembrandt Brass Lion Motif Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single solid brass lion head and paw motif table lamp. Has 3-way push button on/off switch, made by the well known lighting manufacturer "Rembrandt Lamp Company". Includes harp and f...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lovely Small Platsic Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Italian plastic table lamp from the 1970s.
Accepting Space Age Design.
A very warm light is created.
Condition:
Very good vintag...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Cardboard Lamp by Gregory Van Pelt
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The cardboard lamp and lamp shade designed by Gregory Van Pelt are exemplary pieces of sustainable and innovative design, showcasing the potential of everyday materials in creating f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
A Pair of NEOCLASSIC TABLE LAMPS, in the style of ROMEO REGA, Italy 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in PARIS, FR
An important and rigorous pair of table lamps, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Neo-Classical, Seventies, asymmetrical compositions of 2 rectangular blocks in beige veneered wood, offset...
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Scandinavian Glass Table Lamps
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Scandinavian glass table lamps with a cotton wire.
Gives a very warm atmosphere.
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Large Ceramic Table Lamp Designed by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A rare table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone.
Stunning form and color- Good qual...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Murano Glass Lamp by Marbro
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large lilac / violet Murano glass lamp by Marbro.
38” to the top of sockets.
Does not include lampshade.
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Classical Roman Figural Plaster Urn Vase Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Classical handled urn table lamp mounted on sqaure wood plinth base. This urn form lamp is modeled after the Roman Towley Vase and features relief figures in an aged black patinaed f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970's Pair of Sleek Polished Brass Ball Lamps by Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
1970's Sleek pair of ball lamps by Laurel lamp company.
The polished brass ball lamps have elongated tapered necks that connect to the Newly rewired adjustable polish brass double c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi, Table Lamp, Copper, Finland, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform copper table lamp designed by Tukiainen Aimo Ossi Kalevi and produced by Oy Moonlight, Finland, 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inche...
Category
1970s Finnish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Copper
Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Geometric and Bronze Table Lamp. Art Nouveau Circa 1910
Beautiful leaded glass table lamp by Tiffany Studios. The 18" diameter shade is comprised of a geometric patt...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Vintage Burnished Metal Table Lamp Bedside Lamp Amber c 1910 France
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau vintage table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished metal with an amber orange colored decor stone circa 1910 France.
A wonderful table lamp or bedside lamp from burnished ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Washi Paper Akari 3x Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp, model 1X, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.)
Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tradition...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Vintage Vetri Blown Murano Glass Mushroom Lamp
By Vetri
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Vintage Vetri Blown Murano Glass Mushroom Lamp
Offered for sale is a 1970s vintage blown Vetri Murano glass table lamp with a swirl pattern. The lamp is one piece and the sin...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tiffany Studios Bronze And favrile Harp Table lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze And Favrile Glass Harp Table Lamp.
Circa 1910, period Art Nouveau Art Deco
Patinated bronze and Iridescent favrile glass
Height: 13....
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Pair of Heavy Brass Chapman Urn Ram Horn Table Lamps
Original Large Brass Finials
Horn to Horn is 11" wide
Urn is 9" wide
Base is 7" by 7"
Lamps are dated ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Speer Vintage Tall American Empire Crystal and Bronze Torch Table Lamp
By Speer
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Tall, sculptural vintage Speer table lamp features elongated crystal glass body with graphic bronze top, mounted on highly detailed bronze base, creating a torch-shaped silhouette. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Organic Modern Ceramic Table Accent Beige and Pink Lamp, Art Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage studio art pottery ceramic table or accent lamp is decorated with textured relief band on the widest part of the body; the textured band is accented with light pink glaz...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of pink and ivory Murano glass lamps
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
Vintage Red Italian Architect Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage red adjustable table lamp made in Italy during the 1970. Adjustable in all desired positions. It features an aluminium shade and an iron arm with clamp base. The socket requi...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Table Lamp "mushroom" in Plexiglas, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original table lamp from the 70s, vague mushroom shape, consisting of an aluminum tulip base and an upper metal structure that supports, supported, a milky white plexiglass ...
Category
1970s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Green Shade Banker's Lamp by Amronlite, ca. 1915, All Original
By Amronlite
Located in Petaluma, CA
These antique green shaded banker's lamps are some of the most popular and desirable desk lamps. Several companies produced these lamps that were originally designed by H.D. McFaddi...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Luciano Vistosi Artemide Table Lamp Murano Glass Metal 1970 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Table Lamp Artemide Luciano Vistosi
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
New York, Circa 1910
Base signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 584, Height 22 Inches
Shade signed TIFF...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Florian Schulz Rare 'TOS' Vintage Modernist Brushed Satin Nickel Table Lamp
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Incredibly rare and hard to come by vintage Mid-Century Modern German made side table lamp or desk light by Florian Schulz circa 1990s - late 2000s. Featuring a satin matt brushed ni...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Mid-Century Tubular White Perforated Metal and Plexi Table Lamp by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Italian "Mod" tubular plexi table lamp manufactured by Guzzini. This is a stunning example of the Italian company's stylish and highly innovative approach to lighting des...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade, 1960s
Located in Toronto, CA
This unique Mid-Century Modern sculptural table lamp is crafted from natural cypress knees, organic outgrowths from the roots of the cypress tree, giving it a striking and earthy aes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cypress, Wood
Maison Charles Table Lamp "Milos"
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A Milos bronze and brass lamp designed by Christiane Charles for Maison Charles. Signed C Charles inside each leaf plus marked Made in France Charles on th...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Murano in Style of Vistosi Blown Pink Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Rome, IT
Precious and unique hand-blown pink Murano glass, with a classic but original design, a shape that resembles a small mushroom; the hand-blown glass is of a soft and delicate color an...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Light Green Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Matching Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Transpartent light green Murano glass blocks lamps with brass base and our hand sewn green and yellow lampshades.
The geometric glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy.
The double co...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Guzzini Meblo Tble Lamp By Emilio Fabio Simon 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Čelinac, BA
Guzzini Meblo Table Lamp By Emilio Fabio Simon 1970s
Category
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Architect Table Lamp 1970s
By Arteluce
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This stunning 1970s red architect table lamp by Arteluce features a sleek metal design with a double-articulated arm and an adjustable shade for precise, targeted lighting. Made in I...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Leucos Vivia T Table Lamp, Italy 1990s
Located in New York, NY
This striking funnel-shaped table lamp from the Vivia Collection features a distinctive amber color with dot decoration. It stands on a dark base with a gold-plated ring mount, addin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Cannonball Lion Head Ring Knocker Trophy Urn Table Lamp 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage brass cannonball trophy lamp featuring round urn shaped body with lion head ring knockers and square pedestal base.
DIMENSIONS:
6” x 6” x 20.25” (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Wave Hanging Light by Koch and Lowy for Peill and Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pendant glass lights light white
Producer:
Peill and Putzler, Germany
Design:
Koch & Lowy
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Origin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Oversized Vintage Midcentury Solid Cast Brass Table Lamps
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental and tall Mid-Century Modern pair of oversized, large-scale table or floor lamps in the style of Maison Jansen, circa 1970s. Featuring cast polished brass, these lamps lend...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
An elegant glass art table lamp made by Bengt Orup for Hyllinge Glasbruk, Sweden
By Bengt Orup
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
This is a beautiful, elegant, rather tall and slender hand-blown vintage glass lamp base, handmade by the talented Bengt Orup for Hyllinge glas...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Weesp, NL
Discover the Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp
New‑Old‑Stock, 1980s, Sirrah Italy — Designed by Man Ray
Illuminate Your Space with Surrealist Elegance
Step into a world...
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Hollywood Collection by Matteo Thun for Tronconi, 1989
By Matteo Thun
Located in Weesp, NL
Matteo Thun 1989 Hollywood collection for Tronconi, Italy. A pair of elegant and stylish table or bedside lamps designed by Matteo Thun. They reca...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Roger Rougier Acrylic Table Lamp White & Pink Mid-Century Modern Canada
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Pink and White Acrylic Table Lamp by Roger Rougier made in Canada.
US Wiring with Porcelain Socket and takes a regular or LED bulb ...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Acrylic, Lucite
Tiki Table Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Leucos, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
The sculptural Tiki table lamp was designed by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama in 1983. The model consists of a wedge shaped Murano opal glass piece th...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage ITRE Murano Venezia Murano Glass Table Lamp in Wood, "Carlotta"
By ITRE
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage ITRE Murano Venezia Murano Glass Table Lamp in Wood, "Carlotta"
Offered for sale is a vintage ITRE Murano Venezia wood and Murano glass "Carlotta...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-century solid brass obelisk lamp after Chapman
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome mid-century vintage library style solid brass obelisk lamp. This obelisk lamp has a pedestal with four ball feet, holding up the obelisk with a metal black lacquer...
Category
1970s American British Colonial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stunning Toucan Table Lamp by H.T.Huang for Lenoir, 1975s.
By H.T. Huang
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Tchaj-Wan
Made of Plastic
Re-polished
Fully Functional
US adapter included
Good Original Condition
Category
1970s Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Brass & Enamel Table Lamps by Stiffel - a Pair
By Stiffel
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Regency style baluster shaped table lamps in gold and white by Stiffel. Bright gold colored brass is turned with a central white enameled vase. Each lamp measures 16.5"H to...
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Ingo Maurer Lampampe, Germany 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in London, GB
Ingo Maurer’s company Design M is based in Munich and has been designing intriguing lighting for over 40 years. Ingo Maurer’s output is distinctive in form and concept. His desire to...
Category
1980s German Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Müller Frères, Lunéville, "Anémones" Art Nouveau Glass Lamp circa 1910
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Muller Frères, Lunéville, “Anémones” Lamp
Mushroom lamp in multi-layered glass with acid-etched and wheel-carved decoration of red and mauve magnolias in ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. Art nouveau classic wit Art Deco design. Attractive orange peel texture with light gilding and red coloring bronze base crowned be a conical geometric leaded and mottled glass shade.
Marks to shade: TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1493
Marks to base: TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 532
Height: 26.5 Inches (68 cm)
Diameter: 20.3 inches (51.7 cm)
Condition: 2-3 hard to find tight heat cracks. Period correct sockets and paddles. Rewired.
LITERATURE: Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An illustrated reference to over 2000 models, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, p. 172, fig. 695 (similar example of shade 1493) and fig. p. 120, fig. 462 (similar example of base 532).
AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described.
Please also consider Avantiques eclectic Art...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Veronese table lamp by Umberto Riva and Barovier & Toso Murano Italy 1984
Located in Catania, IT
Table lamp "Veronese "pink color (out production) designed by Umberto Riva for Barovier & Toso.
Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1985.
Chrome base, wooden supports, brass har...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Brass & Muranoglass Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps 1970
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Brass & Muranoglass Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps 1970s
The objects have a purist look, the glass body is slightly overdrawn and has air bubbles all over t...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrile Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Bronze and favrile Desk lamp
Damascene iridescent glass with greens, blues, goals and silver. Fine reticulated and patinated bronze base. Original favrile pearl heat cap. Original socket and paddle switch. A rare and fabulous table lamp.
New York c. 1910
patinated bronze, Favrile glass
Height: 20 Inches (51 cm)
Diameter: 7 Inches (18 cm)
Impressed to base 'TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK'.
Etched to inner top aperture 'L.C.T. Favrile'.
Provenance: Private Collection, New York
Literature: Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Alastair Duncan, pg. 90 illustrates base and shade
AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an exclusive curated collection of Fine Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Asian treasures, Art Glass and Antiques. Our inventory represents time-tested investment quality items with everlasting decorative beauty. We look forward to your business and appreciate any reasonable offers. All of our curated items are vetted and guaranteed authentic and as described. Avantiques only deals in original antiques and never reproductions. We stand behind our treasures with a full money back return policy if the items are not as described.
Tiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios in New York, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers, including Clara Driscoll, Agnes F. Northrop and Frederick Wilson.
In 1865, Tiffany traveled to Europe, and in London he visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose extensive collection of Roman and Syrian glass made a deep impression on him. He admired the coloration of medieval glass and was convinced that the quality of contemporary glass could be improved upon. In his own words, the "Rich tones are due in part to the use of pot metal full of impurities, and in part to the uneven thickness of the glass, but still more because the glass maker of that day abstained from the use of paint".
Tiffany was an interior designer, and in 1878 his interest turned toward the creation of stained glass, when he opened his own studio and glass foundry because he was unable to find the types of glass that he desired in interior decoration. His inventiveness both as a designer of windows and as a producer of the material with which to create them was to become renowned. Tiffany wanted the glass itself to transmit texture and rich colors and he developed a type of glass he called "Favrile".
The glass was manufactured at the Tiffany factory...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Solid Walnut Table Lamp, France 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This large table lamp is a stunning example of the principles characteristic of mid-century modern design, crafted from solid walnut to highlight the natural beauty and unique grain ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Jacques Moniquet Silver Plated Table Lamp, Cheret Edition, circa 1975, France
By Moniquet
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Jacques Moniquet table lamp, Cheret Edition Paris, circa 1975, France.
Compressed silver plated metal, new white fabric shade.
Stamped edition Cheret AAM, Paris.
Each piece...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand blowed glass balls inside.
Designed by Studio Venini during the 1970s this table la...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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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