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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Art Nouveau
1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp.
Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape.
Well made solid construction with PVC parts and rubber joint.
Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up.
2 intensity switch.
50 watt 2 pin light...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
PVC
$750 Sale Price
62% Off
'The Muse' Portable Lamp by Farrow & Ball x Tala in Hackles Black
By TALA
Located in Glendale, CA
'The Muse' Portable Lamp by Farrow & Ball x Tala in Hackles Black.
Recalling the promise and grandeur of the British pleasure garden, The Muse mixes the classic lantern aesthetic wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rupert Nikoll Table Lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Nouveau "Hjort" Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated Parrots, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Ceramics table lamp made at "L. Hjort", Denmark in the 1930s. The base is made from stoneware and hand decorated with fruit branches and parrots motif in Art Nouveau style. Original ...
Category
1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Globe Table Lamp, Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, Italy, 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Midcentury glass table lamp designed by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani. Made in Italy in the 60s.
In good vintage condition. Working perfectly.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Rare French Signed & Dated Cubist Glass Table Lamp by Anatole Riecke, 1950
By A. Riecke
Located in London, GB
For sale is an exceptionally rare, signed, and dated Modernist glass table lamp by renowned Art Deco designer Anatole Riecke, produced in Paris in 1950.
This lamp features a heavy, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
GINO SARFATTI - ARTELUCE Lampada in alluminio lucidato - Mod. 586 - ITALIA 1962.
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo o da terra , creata da GINO SARFATTI, e prodotta dalla ditta da lui fondata ARTELUCE.
Questa lampada modello 586 é stata creata nel 1962 e nel 1964 é stata esposta ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Tiffany style stained Glass Dragonfly Table lamp 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful , Tiffany style table lamp, Bronze base and comes with a
very nice Dragonfly stained glass shade .
Category
1980s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Bitossi Style Aqua and Sand Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp in style of Bittosi, 1960s.
This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Pair of table lamps by Brazilian Designer, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of table lamps by Brazilian Designer, Brazil, 1960s
Pair of vintage Brazilian table lamps featuring a sculptural composition of stacked wooden rods arranged ...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pink Quadriedri Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Magnificent pair of table lamps, 24 pink Quadriedri for each lamp. Elegant object of furniture.
Period: Late 20th century
Dimensions: 15 inches (38 cm) height, 10.50 inches (27 cm)...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$2,341 / set
Sculpture lamp both table and wall lamp made in italy 20th century 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
Sculpture- Made in Italy .
Gaetano Pesce's works are imbued with color, fun and self-mockery but, at the same time, many of them are also transformed into political and social symbol...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Resin
1 of 2 Wonderful Glass Mushroom Table Lamps by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful mushroom table lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. Made of a single piece.
Great glass body and its edgy quality contrast nicely with the smooth surface and shape of t...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Toso Murano Mid-Century Modern Pink Crystal Two Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1992
Located in Murano, Venezia
The lamps you see in the picture are made in a mold, and then subsequently cut in different points to give a less linear effect than the classic Murano lamps. The hot glass is slid i...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Marshall Studios, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.25” H x 6.25” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5.25” Top Diameter x 12.25” Bottom Diameter x 7.25” H
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 1...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Newly Refinished -Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tapered Ceramic, Walnut Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Newly Rewired, Newly Refinished, New Linen Shades
Materials: Cream Glazed Ceramic Base, Walnut, Brass Accents
Dimensions:
27”H x 5.75”W x 5.75”D
Shade:
10"H x 13"W x 1...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Guzzini Style Table Lamp Orange Acrylic & Opaline Glass – Italy 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Guzzini Style Table Lamp – 1970s – Orange Acrylic & Opaline Glass
A vibrant expression of 1970s Italian lighting design, this Guzzini-style table lamp features a bold orange acrylic...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,536 Sale Price
20% Off
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspired by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
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
$883 Sale Price
23% Off
Vintage Holmegaard Table Lamp
By Holmegaard
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish Holmegaard hand blown table lamp
The lamp is in great vintage condition
Rewired with a twisted CNN moth flex.
Can be fitted with an EU UK or US plug.
Lampshade not in...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$325 Sale Price
43% Off
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' Table Lamp in Chrome for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' table lamp in chrome for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury era, pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Walnut and Brass Push Table Lamps by Modeline, California 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of sculptural table lamps in walnut with brass accents were made by Modeline Lamp Company, located in California, in 1960s. The lamps operate by a suspended walnut disk in the m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Tiffany Studios Style Antique Art Nouveau Desk Lamp With Quezal Art Glass Shade
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco or Art Nouveau period desk lamp or table lamp
In the manner of Tiffany Studios
USA, Circa 1930s
Cast iron base, with brass stem, and beautiful Favrile ...
Category
1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Visor-Form Table Lamps with Opaline Glass Diffusers, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Matching 1960s table lamps with a hinged visor shell that swivels around an internal opaline-glass globe. The shells present in an ivory finish and are most likely carved or moulded ...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
1950 Oscar Torlasco Lumi Italian Design Midcentury Brass Grey Black Table Lamp
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Brescia, IT
Adjustable Table Lamp
Oscar Torlasco
Lumi _ Milan0
Italy, 1950
Black and Grey Enamel Aluminum
Polish Brass
"Lumi Milano" Transfer Label
Perfect Working Order
Very Good condiction ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
French Ceramic Mid Century Table Desk Lamp by Jacques & Dani Ruelland, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French mid century grey ceramic stoneware table desk lamp by Jacques & Dani Ruelland produced in France, 1960s. In good original and working condition with minimal signs of use ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Red And Gold Murano Glass Table Lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of little Murano bedside lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Red and gold Murano glass, brass and new white fabric shades.
Rewired .
Dimensions: 33 cm H, 13 cm diameter.
All purch...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tue Poulsen, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
By Tue Poulsen
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Tue Poulsen, Sweden, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.7” H x 4.45" Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches):...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Pierre Cardin 1970s High Style Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A statement pair of 1970s French dramatic polished chrome and beaded floor lamps by famed designer, Pierre Cardin. Rewired.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Stiffel Mid-Century Polished Solid Brass and Porcelain Colunm Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Germantown, MD
Stiffel Mid-Century Polished Solid Brass and Porcelain Colunm Table Lamp.
Measures 7" in width, 7" in depth and 23" in height to the top of the light socket, 30" in height to the top...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$262 Sale Price
30% Off
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and white-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.25"H x 6.0"W x 10.25"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Fiberglass Shell Lamp by Michelle Mahé for Atelier A. France - 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This handcrafted fiberglass lamp emits a soft, warm glow, creating an intimate and cozy atmosphere.
Its ingenious design allows for adjustable light intensity: the shell, mounted on...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
Varinia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Varinia lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,650 / item
Vintage Italian Gilt Hydrangea Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful Italian mid-20th century gilt steel table lamp in the form of a potted hydrangea plant with three arms surrounding a central stem, all with large mop-head hyd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A natural form captured masterfully in regular glass paneling, the shade of this Tiffany Studios New York lamp graduates from emerald gre...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co. Antique Art Nouveau Style Faux Bois Leaded Glass Lamp
By Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique art nouveau style faux bois form lamp base in a bronze patina. Marked along the edge with the word CHICAGO discernible. The base covered with a leaded glass floral shade with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Table Lamps, Steel, France, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of steel table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.0"H x 5.25"W x 5.25"D
Bulb Specifications: E-14 (European) bulb
Bulbs are no...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Austro-Hungarian Floral Jugendstil Brass & Opal Glass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
An excellent example of floral Jugendstil.
Hand formed sand casted brass-parts, hand blown opaline-glass.
Can be fixed on a table as well
Most components according to the UL regulat...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FORNASETTI La Commedia Dell'Arte Table Lamp by Fornasetti, 3 Available
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "La Commedia Dell'Arte" table lamp composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with theatrical design, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form / de...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
$441 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Petra M PE Table Lamp in Alabaster by Jordi Veciana 2020
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petra M PE
Base and diffuser in alabaster. Dimmer placed in the electrical cord. By Jordi Veciana, 2020.
Manufactured by Parachilna.
A cylindrical base, a conical shade both made ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Italian Table Lamp Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Table or floor lamp with one light. It has a lucite base and the upper part in plastic material with an ice effect. Definitions in aluminum or chromed brass. It could also be used as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Anders Pehrson, Table Lamp, Leather, Metal, Plastic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal, leather, and plastic table lamp designed by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Table Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Ecolight/Valenti based on a design by Gaetano Sciolari from the 60s.
An elegant table lamp with a lacquered metal base, an opal glass d...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Clear Crystal Glass Table Lamp by Schneider, France, 1950s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century French Crystal Table Lamp by Schneider, 1950s
This crystal table lamp was made in the 1950s by Cristalleries Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France. The base is shaped fr...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Tall Stemlite Table Lamp by Designline in Brass with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING!
A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a sculptural tulip form. The lamp base is finished in a brushed brass / gold finish. The frosted glass lamp shade is hand blown and gives off a soft warm filtered light. It works with one standard bulb up to 100 watts and plugs into a standard US outlet.
These retro lamps...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Sculptural Sheet of Metal Table Lamp in Space age Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Toronto, ON
This exquisite sculptural table lamp is a functional piece of art. It was made in Italy. The material used to construct it is one sheet of metal, meticulously crafted. This one-piece...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
$880 Sale Price
60% Off
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Reside...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Danish Art Deco Table Lamp by Just Andersen in Diskometal, Model 80D, 1920
Located in Odense, DK
A classic table lamp in patinated disko metal. Made by Danish designer Just Andersen in the 1920s. Model D80, signed underneath.
This piece is in a good vintage condition.
Just And...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Contemporary Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of brass cage lamps with imposing and massive cubes in pressed blue Murano glass. The lampshade is in white "Incamiciato" Murano glass. In the st...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,361 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstätte Jugendstil/ Art Nouveau Table Lamp Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A very early design by Josef Hoffmann for the Sanatorium Purkersdorf Veranda, later used at the Cabaret Fledermaus. Published in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration 1906. Hoffmann was comm...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
- Steel shade and base
- Chrome arm
- Original grey paint
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- On/Off switch on the base
- M...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Murano glass table lamps featuring two black glass spheres and two clear amber smaller spheres combined together to form the stem of each lamp. They are enhanced with gilt ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,300
Carlo NASON Lamp LS144 produced by MAZZEGA
By Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Metal base with three handblown iridescent Murano-glass pieces sitting on each other. Two E27 light fittings. The lamp was originally made as a ceiling lamp but has often been used a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small White Glass Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Silk and Brass Table Lamp, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp with the requested finish - the fabric can be delivered with a plugged - or with a leadband – border.
Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte, now manufactured at...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage red metal desk lamp Eyeball Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century red metal desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the 1970s. This table lamp is completely metal.
The lamp is in very good vintage condition. The lamp is fully functional. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$355 Sale Price
20% Off
FORNASETTI Pair of L'Immaginario Table Lamps by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "L'Immaginario" table lamp composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with newspaper motif, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form / designed by ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
$1,050 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Large Cerulean Blue Crackle Glazed Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of large ceramic lamps with a Beautiful Cerulean blue crackle glaze.
The lamps are mounted on turned wooden and brass bases and they have been Newly rewired
with adju...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Akari 1A table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Akari 1A lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
In good condition.
Edition signed with stamped manufacturer's mark.
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was one of the 20th...
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Waterford Crystal and Brass Alana Table Lamp, Vintage, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage cut crystal table lamp with brass accents was made by Waterford in Alana pattern. The pattern was manufactured from 1952 to 2022; it is characterized by cut cross hatch. The ...
Category
20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, 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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