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Table Lamps For Sale
Perforated Galvanized Steel Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Chinoiserie Ceramic Urn Lamp, White Glaze with Craquelure
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage elegant Chinoiserie urn table lamp features large sculptural ceramic body with Blanc de Chine white glaze with craquelure effect. Highly detailed craquelure glaze texture is...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Wood
$408 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Amazing French 19th century Neoclassical-theme table lamp, recently converted from gas to electric. The new lampshade features a black exterior and silver, tortoiseshell pattern on t...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Blitz table lamp green Stilnovo Italian modern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Steel table or desk lamp designed by Trabucco, Vecchi & Volpi for Stilnovo. It was designed in the 70s. Color is green, cable is black.
Sculptural form made by bending one steel pla...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
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
$869 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Table Lamp By Giovanni Michelucci For Lariolux Circa 1940s
By Lariolux
Located in Gloucester, GB
Table Lamp By Giovanni Michelucci For Lariolux Circa 1940s
- Brass base and arm
- Black painted aluminium shade
- Takes 2x E27 fitting bulbs
- On/Off switch on the base
- Designed b...
Category
1940s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pins Burgundy Table Lamp by Marioni
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning medium table lamp featuring a patinated structure with retro-inspired shapes. The key element is its adjustable sloping arm, allowing versatile positioning. The deep red gla...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$2,530 / item
Small White and Gold Ceramic Table Lamp by Georges Pelletier
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A stunning handcrafted ceramic table lamp by Georges Pelletier, a celebrated French ceramicist known for his distinctive fusion of sculptural form and playful light perforations. Thi...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Of Vintage Large Art Deco Ebony And Cream Colored Discus Lamps
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Striking and sculptural, this pair of large Art Deco-style lamps features a bold stacked discus design in contrasting ebony and cream tones. The tiered form creates a dramatic silhou...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Large Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Made Lampshade by René Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare large ceramic table lamp from late-20th century Germany. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in brown and orange tones. With a special custom made lamp shade b...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Edgar Brandt Art Deco Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1925.
Wrought iron base decorated with algae and spirals.
Stamped E. Brandt alabaster top.
Electrified, in perfect condition.
Height: 48 cm
Shell diameter: 20...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Fine Cut Crystal & Brass Cylinder Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco finely detailed cut crystal cylinder lamps with floral and bird motifs, mounted on circular embossed brass bases. Interior cut crystal c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
$2,900 Sale Price / set
23% Off
Pair of Extra Large Ceramic Lamps with a Wonderful Moss Colored Glaze.
Located in New York, NY
Extra large pair of Ceramic lamps with a wonderful Moss colored glaze.
The bulbous ceramic lamp bodies sit on Antique brass bases and they have been Newly
rewired with adjustable an...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Paper Lamp' by Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
Joseph Ellwood is a British designer and maker, he has been named one of 10 'Future Icons' in design by Wallpaper* magazine, collaborated with the luxury brands Rimowa and Maison Mar...
Category
2010s British Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$1,281 / item
Gordon & Jane Martz Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
35in H x 8in W x 8in D
Lamp Shade: 10in H x 15in W
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen, Wood, Walnut
Olof Georg Hermansson, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige ceramic and beige embroidery fabric table lamp designed by Olof Georg Hermansson and produced by Keramik-Olle, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Vintage lampshade in fair condition consiste...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This is an elegant table lamp and an attractive addition to a modern h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Linden Table Lamp, Short, by Studio DUNN
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Linden table lamp features a cream linen shade and lamp body, solid hardwood walnut base, and brass details. A study in duality, the piece explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$895 / item
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps in Onyx, Chrome & Frosted Glass, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps in Onyx, Chrome & Frosted Glass, 1930s
Striking pair of French table lamps from the 1930s in a bold and architectural Art Deco design. Crafted i...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Chrome
Very Large Athena Table Lamp by Georgia Jacob, France, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Wonderful and very large midcentury "Athena" table lamp by Georgia Jacob, France, circa 1970s.
Socket: 1 x e27 for standard screw bulbs.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Limestone
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous eight-panel caramel curved slag glass shade
In the manner of Handel
USA, Circa 1920s
Measures: 19"W x 19"D x 20....
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Leather Floor Lamp, Berry, Doma, Saddle Lamp Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of
Colombian artist Ferna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Henning Koppel - Vintage Petronella Oil Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Designed by Henning Koppel (1918-81) and manufactured by Louis Poulsen in Denmark during the 1960s this early series Petronella oil lamp made from solid brass and opaline glass has b...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$610 Sale Price
20% Off
Vianne, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, France, 1930s
By Cvv Vianne
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and yellow glass table lamp produced by Vianne, France, c. 1930s.
Oxidation present to brass
Wear consistent with age and use
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.5"H x 5.0"W x...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century East German Table Lamp Circa 1960s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century East German Table Lamp Circa 1960s
- Black marble bases
- On/Off switche on the base
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- Textured shades
- Brass arm
- East German ~ 1960s
- 33cm...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Rare Art Déco table lamp with rosalin glass
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Rare Art Déco table lamp
This rare Art Deco table lamp will enchant any room. The elliptical rosalin glass creates a very special atmosphere that stands out soothingly from conventio...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
"Febo" Table Lamp, Red Marble and Murano Glass by Pamio & Toso for Leucos, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular "Febo" Table lamp in solid red Verona marble, brass and a stunning shade in mouth-blown Murano glass. This incredibly rare lamp was designed by Roberto Pamio & Renato Tos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Fumée by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the Miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
$379 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Silhouette In Alabaster and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
The Silhouette table lamp consists of two alabaster cones hoes vertices meet through a decorative solid brass sphere. Its curved shape gives the ...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$2,829 / item
Josef Hoffmann Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Shade, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table light with opaline glass shade, pictured in brass. Originally designed for the Spitzer House, designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1900
Most components according to the UL regulation...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp Brass, Glass and Wicker Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in brass, glass and wicker in the style of Rome Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it pro...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Art Deco Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Table Lamp, Circa 1920 – Glass & Wrought Iron.
A stunning French Art Deco table lamp from circa 1920, crafted in glass and wrought iron. This elegant lamp featur...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage 80s table lamp in green metal design Veneta Lumi
Located in None, IT
Green and black metal table lamp, design Veneta Lumi, 1980s.
CONDITION: In excellent condition, working, like new, with original packaging.
DIMENSIONS: Height 37 cm; Width 27 cm; Le...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$257 Sale Price
25% Off
French Designer, Table Lamp, Wood, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wood and brass table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.75"H x 6.125"W x 6.125"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6" Top Diameter...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp — Matte Tan Glaze
Located in Portland, OR
💡 WHAT IS IT?
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Another gem from the masters of mid century lightning – Gordon and Jane Martz. A small but exceptionally versatile lamp!
This signed Martz model 105 lamp comes in a...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pillaret Trio Table Lamp by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
Our clover-shaped table lamp compels attention with both organic flow and precise symmetry. The optional diffusor softens the light above, while the three-column shade creates a lumi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$1,180 / item
Diskometal Table Lamp by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Elegant Diskometal Table Lamp made by Just Andersen in the 1930s
* Bottle-shaped metal desk lamp on foot with a white fabric shade.
* Designer: Just Andersen
* Model: 1860
* Year: ...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
'Wiggle' Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Matte cream and brown checkerboard pattern with a matching dark rust Alpaca Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 3-4 weeks from order confirmation
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$580 / item
Törngrens Krukmakeri, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An incised green and blue-glazed ceramic table lamp produced by Törngrens Krukmakeri, Falkenberg, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.75"H x 6"W x 6"D
Dimensions of Sh...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp by La Borne Potter Jacques Vilain 20th Century
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Vilain
Original stoneware ceramic table lamp realised in La Borne circa 1970
Blue ceramic glaze color
Electrical system is new
Original perfect condition
Ceram...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous six-panel curved caramel slag glass shade
In the manner of Handel
USA, Circa 1920s
Measures: 17"W x 17"D x 21.5"...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Three-Light Lily Table Lamp
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze three-light "Lily" desk lamp or table lamp
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Ce...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Massive French Ceramic Lamp by Roland Zobel, 1960, era Capron, Jouve, Ruelland
By Roland Zobel
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Massive French Ceramic Lamp by Roland Zobel, 1960, era Capron, Jouve, Ruelland
Lovely ceramic lamp by the french ceramist Roland Zobel.
The deep green enamel is very beautiful, shin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Monumental Murano Glass Table Lamp by Adolf Loos for VeArt, 1970s
By Adolf Loos, VeArt
Located in Mortsel, BE
Large 50cm VeArt Blown Glass Sphere Lamp, Wire Cage, Space Age Italy
Monumental table lamp, designed by Austrian architect Adolf Loos and manufactured by the Italian glassmaker VeAr...
Category
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Partisans Gweilo Song Table Lamp For Parachilna
By PARTISANS
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-...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
$1,055 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Pair Large Kalmar Table Lamps 'Frankenberg', Glass Nickel Fabric Shades, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of rare and large table lamps model 'Frankenberg', no. 1359 by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The stand and base is mad...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal, Nickel
Nils Thorsson 'Baca' Table Lamp for Royal Copenhagen Denmark 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Nils Thorsson 'Baca' Table Lamp for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1960s.
This is a wonderful and quintessentially mid century Scandinavian table lamp by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Table Oil Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Kerosene / table oil lamp model L 178/V 382. Designed during the late 1950s by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for his own company Markaryd AB in Sweden. This is a rare version featuring cased...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$752 Sale Price
20% Off
Mario Botta Pair of Vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps for Artemide, 1986
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Tilburg, NL
Exceptional pair of iconic vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps by architect and designer Mario Botta (1943) for Artemide 1986.
Straight from the first owners, these table lamps have always...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Gatto Beige Cocoon Table Lamps by Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent first edition large Gatto cocoon table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and produced by Flos in Italy during the 1960s. The lamps are signed inside....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s Chinoiserie Celadon Porcelain Foo Dog Lamp, Custom Shade
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Chinoiserie Celadon Porcelain Foo Dog Lamp, Custom Shade
Offered for sale is an early 20th century porcelain foo dog statue glazed in celadon green. The food dog is mounted o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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. Very period design.
Newl...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Artisanal Ceramic Table Light by Project 213A.
Crafted in the brand's in-house ceramic workshop.
Light launched in 2023 during Salone de Mobile at the Alcova Fair in Milano as part ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,656 / item
Green Murano Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian blown glass lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 12.5"
Height to shade rest: 24"
Diameter: 4"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$1,600
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC.
Measures - 24.25"H x 18"W x 18"D.
A striking Arts & Crafts style table lamp featuring a leaded stained glass shade and base...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
$1,000 Sale Price
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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