Table Lamps
1920s Folk Art Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
1910s Japanese Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
2010s Czech Post-Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
2010s Czech Post-Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
2010s Czech Post-Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
2010s Czech Post-Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
Early 20th Century English Empire Table Lamps
Crystal, Silver Plate
2010s Czech Post-Modern Table Lamps
Crystal
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Jade, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble, Siena Marble, Spelter
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century European Table Lamps
Alabaster
2010s American Table Lamps
Porcelain, Lucite
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Tortoise Shell
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Alabaster
2010s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Table Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Nickel
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s American Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
Early 20th Century French Steampunk Table Lamps
Marble
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Resin
1910s Danish Jugendstil Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 1900s Italian Gothic Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Onyx, Marble
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
2010s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Ivorian British Colonial Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Table Lamps
Chrome
1920s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Gold Leaf
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Industrial Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood, Cork
2010s American Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Jade
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Plaster, Paper
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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