Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1980s Scandinavian Minimalist Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
20th Century French Other Table Lamps
Metal
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Wood
1980s Danish Minimalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Gold, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Iron
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Opal, Nickel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1950s French Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Pottery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
1930s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Travertine, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1780s Dutch Antique Table Lamps
Delft
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Table Lamps
Shell, Oak
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Alabaster, 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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