Table Lamps
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Ormolu
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Linen
Early 2000s Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1850s Danish Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1930s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Onyx
1860s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Earthenware
19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Iron
1880s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1950s Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Porcelain, Earthenware
1960s American American Classical Vintage Table Lamps
Acrylic, Plaster
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
1970s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
19th Century European Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Metal
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Belgian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European American Classical Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
2010s Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century German Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Iron
1980s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
1950s English Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Linen
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Wood
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.