Table Lamps
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Rococo Revival Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Metal
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wood, Art Glass, Glass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Early 1900s British Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
1920s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Nickel
1910s Indian Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Baroque Table Lamps
Bronze, Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Table Lamps
Wood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Ceramic, Terracotta
Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Copper
Early 1900s American Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1910s German Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
1920s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Table Lamps
Onyx
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Spelter
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Napoleon III Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Lacquer
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Industrial Table Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Table Lamps
Bronze
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Iron, Brass
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Terracotta
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Table Lamps
Iron, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Onyx, Marble
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wood, Beech
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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