Table Lamps
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Lucite
2010s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Lucite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Acrylic, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Cork
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Table Lamps
Bakelite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1930s English Vintage Table Lamps
Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s American Industrial Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Leather, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Sandstone
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass, Wood, Stained Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
1890s Swedish Gustavian Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Copper
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Table Lamps
Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does 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. 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 during the Art Deco movement, originating 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 an Art Deco table lamp provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
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 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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