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Table Lamps For Sale
Small Brown Ceramic Table Lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze
Made by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Great original condition.
Signed 'G.N.' and makers mark 'R'.
So...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$847 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Albert Tormos hand-carved organic Table Lamp in Limestone, 1960
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Albert Tormos hand-carved organic Table Lamp in Limestone, 1960
Hand-carved limestone lamp Made by French sculptor Albert Tormos.
Made in France in the 1970s.
His Signature "AT" c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Swedish Markslöjd Pine Wood Table Lamps w. Original Fabric Shades, 1970s
Located in Malmö, SE
Pair of beautiful pine wood table lamps, with original linen shades and lace trim.
Made by Markslöjd AB in Sweden, 1970s.
Great original condition.
Sold with the original lampshad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Pine
'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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
$870 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Swedish Modern Table Lamp Model 15624 by Böhlmarks
Located in Karlstad, SE
A striking table lamp by Böhlmarks, model 15624, produced during the 1940s–50s. The lamp features a wide, dark green lacquered metal shade with brass details, balanced on a cylindric...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp with cat EQUILIBRE signed Gaillard for Max Le Verrier.
With Max Le Verrier foundry seal.
Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast.
Patinated Art Metal on a bl...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
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
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
Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp — Matte Tan Glaze
Located in Portland, OR
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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
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
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
Coastal Woven Wicker Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of coastal woven wicker table lamps with classic empire shades in linen. The vases are topped with brass caps and rest on beveled wooden bases. Matching wooden ball finials to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,695 / set
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
Vintage white ceramic table lamp, Memphis style with black and white lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
The white glazed lamp base features a skyscraper motif and a black and white striped custom-made lampshade.
The height of the lamp base is 35.5 cm. Th...
Category
1980s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
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
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
Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Drimmer, France, Late 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
French orange ceramic table lamp by Louis Drimmer from the late 20th Century.
This colorful Post-Modern table lamp features an impressive lamp base - pebble-shaped irregularly stacke...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Chalkware Painted Owl Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Chalkware Painted Owl Sculpture Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 35" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light socket) x 10" W x 10" D. {3-Wa...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Light Blue Small Table Mushroom Glass Lamp Mid Century by Monica Backström
Located in Toronto, CA
This rare mid-century mini mushroom table lamp by renowned Swedish designer Monica Backström is a true collector's piece.
Crafted from delicate light blue glass, this lamp captures ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$218 Sale Price
55% Off
Art Deco Bauhaus Brass Table Lamp GLEIBO by Hillebrand, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This vintage large original Hillebrand brass desk lamp was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s. Typical streamline design and heavy quality.
The lamp works with an E26...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
French Designer, Table Lamp, Copper, Glass, Paper, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange glass, copper and beige parchment paper table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 10.125"H x 8.0"W x 8.0"D
Dimensions ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Mario Bellini for Artemide “Area 40” Large Table Lamp Signed, Italy, 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and iconic "Area 40" table lamp designed by Mario Bellini and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is signed on the bottom.
This striking table lamp is fully origin...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Paper, Parchment Paper
blue and grey 20th century design stoneware ceramic table lamp La Borne 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Circa 1970
Blue an grey stoneware ceramic table lamp
Original perfect condition
Electrical system is ok
Ceramic height 25 cm
Large 16 cm
Total height 30 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
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 Designer, Table Lamp, Bamboo, Paper, France, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and cream-white paper table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.5"H x 5.0"W x 5.0"D
Bulb Specifications: E-14 (European) bulb
B...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
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
$611 Sale Price
20% Off
Space Age alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s, set of 2. In a cubist style, this pair of lamps are made of veined alabaster and turned into a hollow sphere, inside which...
Category
1960s Spanish Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$1,085 Sale Price / set
30% Off
"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
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
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
Tall ceramic table lamp, Georges Pelletier, 1970's
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A tall glazed ceramic table lamp.
Openwork around the whole body of the lamp.
The ceramic is glazed in shades of cream or beige.
Double electrification with light inside the lamp's...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp No. 9 for Knoll
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Isamu Noguchi tripod table lamp composed of cherry and fiberglass reinforced polyvinyl. Designed in 1947 and produced by Knoll as model no. 9. A strikingly clean example of this icon...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Cherry
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
$3,256 Sale Price / set
50% Off
French Designer, Table Lamps, Glass, Metal, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass, metal and white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.1"H x 5.5"W x 5.5"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3" T...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Harald Notini, Böhlmarks, table lamp 15625, Scandinavian modern, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Forserum, SE
A Scandinavian modern table lamp, model 15625, produced by Swedish manufacturer Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik in the 1930s, attributed to Harald Notini. Expertly crafted, the lamp featu...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Pair Bradburn Gallery Linen-over-plaster Lamps with Hand-painted Bird Motifs
Located in San Francisco, CA
each plaster baluster-form lamp by the Bradburn Gallery covered in a celadon painted linen with hand-painted colorful birds perched on a meandering foliate branch speckled with purpl...
Category
Early 2000s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
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
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Fumée by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
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
Fine Art Deco "Waterfall" Table Lamp Signed by Sabino, Paris, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A beautiful and lovely nickeled bronze and glass table lamp by Sabino, France, Paris, circa 1930s.
The amp is signed on the bottom and on the glass shade with "Sabino Paris...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel, Bronze
1 of the 2 Large Soholm Lamp with New Blue Silk Custom Made Lampshade Houben, 19
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 Ceramic large table lamps by Soholm, Denmark, 1960s. This high-end sculptural piece is handmade ceramic in blue or grey tones, with a combination of dry and glazed finishe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassical Pair of Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A distinguished pair of early 20th-century French Bouillotte table lamps in gilt bronze, embodying the elegance and symmetry of neoclassical design.
Crafted with substantial weight ...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Library Sconce, Contemporary Bookshelf Sconce in Carrara Marble, Aged Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
The small bookshelf sconce is design to fit within contemporary or transitional interior and provide functional illumination of the space.
The sconce ...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
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
Set of Three Hans-Agne Jakobsson Table Lamps for Markaryd, Sweden 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
With a legacy spanning over seven decades, Hans-Agne Jakobsson redefined modern design by seamlessly blending form and function. His designs’ unique quality lies in effortlessly infu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
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
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
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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