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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Industrial
Floral Jugendstil Table Lamp with Glass Shade Vienna Around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Floral jugendstil table lamp with glass shade vienna around 1908 Brass parts polished and stove enameled Original glass shade The glass sticks are replaced ( new ).
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Table Lamps

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Brass

Art Nouveau Bronze & Art Glass Sade Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Bronze art nouveau base with water lily and dragonfly table lamp, beautiful blown glass shade.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Brass & Silk Desk Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
A Josef Hoffmann table lamp with a fabric-shade - different Colors are available Originally manufactured at the Wiener Werkstätte Atelier, now custom-made production at the Woka Lam...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

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Brass

Antique Elephant Table Piano Lamp in Brass
Located in Søborg, DK
A lovely antique elephant table piano lamp in brass. Original shade refurbished with silk from an antique kimono. Original brass and ceramic b...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Art Nouveau Blue Ceramic Vase-Lamp attributed to Paul Milet, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb "antique" ceramic vase in the shape of an amphora, with a very beautiful iridescent enamel finish in blue-green / turquoise color. This vase features a finely crafted bronze frame of good quality, in the German Art Nouveau / Jugendstil style. Recently mounted lamp: new electricity. Art Nouveau, France, circa 1900. Attributed to Paul Milet (1870-1950), son of the ceramist Félix Optat Milet and himself a ceramist, trained in the laboratory of the Manufacture de Sèvres. He worked in the factory founded by his father, which he gradually took over. Paul Milet exhibited in Paris and Sèvres. His productions were also distributed through the stores La Samaritaine and Les Galeries Lafayette. Then history repeats itself and it is Paul...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Vintage Industrial Adjustable Lamp by Jielde Louis Domecq, France
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Original Jielde lamp from France with slight signs of use due to age. French industrial lamp with two rods and three joints and nostalgic metal...
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1970s French Industrial Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Danish Outdoor Table Lamp in Lacquered Metal 50s Style Poul Hennigsen
Located in Lyon, FR
Scandinavian Industrial style outdoor table or small floor lamp in the style of Poul Hennigsen's work dating from the 1950s. Structure of the base and t...
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1950s Danish Industrial Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Art Deco /Art Nouveau Carved Alabaster Elephant Lamp, circa 1920s-1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
Art Deco / Art Nouveau carved alabaster elephant lamp circa 1920-1930s. When illuminated the lamp has a beautiful and warm glow. Has some minor wear and worn edges and possibly a rep...
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1920s North American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Alabaster

Rare Double Student Lamp in Bronze, Retributed to Bigelow and Kennard
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Rare high quality double student lamp attributed to Bigelow, Kennard by Enos Lamp in NYC, very good condition with original shades and patination...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Lamp "La Bonne Soupe" by Victor Rousseau, Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important patinated spelter lamp representing a young boy, probably a butcher boy, drinking his soup accompanied by his pit bull / bulldog type dog. The boy is leaning against a gallows holding an electrified green lantern. By Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau (1865-1954). Art Nouveau / Belle Epoque style. Plate with inscription "La Bonne Soupe par Rousseau" ("The Good Soup by Rousseau") on the front, signature "Rousseau" on the side and stamp "Fabrication française...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Spelter, Metal

Early 20th Century French Plated Work Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century plated work lamp from France is in great vintage condition and wired with a three prong plug. Shows signs of age and has some scratches on the paint with an otherw...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Vintage Industrial Grey Metal 2-Arm Machinist Work Desk Light by Hala, Model 112
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Grey metal industrial 2 arm work light by Hala, Zeist, The Netherlands. Design H. Busquet. adjustable in height and angle + mirror including plug and switch Weight: 2.10 kg / 4....
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Art Nouveau Lamp by Victor Saglier and Daum Nancy
Located in NANTES, FR
Gilt bronze lamp around 1900, probably by Majorelle executed by Victor Saglier. Stamped on the foot VS. Glass paste tulip signed Daum Nancy. Lamp electrified and in perfect condition. Total height: 38.5 cm - 15.15 in width: 15cm depth: 13cm weight: 2.3kg Victor Saglier (1809 - 1894) Victor Saglier is a ceramist and goldsmith known in particular for his creations in the Art Nouveau style of the late 19th century. He produces, among other things, objects in enamelled glass, gilded metal and numerous pieces of silverware. On his death, the company was bought by his brothers who continued production until 1948. Victor Saglier's objects are signed by the "VS" brand. Known for his Art Nouveau work, Saglier made several pieces for Louis Majorelle, Daum and Émile Gallé. Its style is typically French Art Nouveau in the language of the École de Nancy. He often drew inspiration from nature for his work, the logic of which helped design both forms and settings. The sign of master goldsmith Victor Saglier is an oval-shaped three-master sailboat surrounded by the letters V and S in a rectangle. Saglier made everyday objects such as glass vases, bowls and pitchers with metal mounts, planters, tea and coffee services and candlesticks in bronze or silver-yellow metal or cast zinc. On his death, the Victor Saglier company at 12 rue d'Enghien in Paris became Saglier Frères. It was run by his brothers Eugène and André until his death in 1948. Daum (French establishment created in 1878) is a glass and crystal workshop located in Nancy. Founded by the industrialist and notary Jean Daum, the workshop was then taken over by his sons Auguste and Antonin, who ran it during the Art Nouveau period. It was not until the Universal Exhibition of 1900 that the company was at the forefront of the decorative art scene, when Daum received the prestigious Grand Prix medal. At this time, Daum glass became more complex, acid treatment was often used in the cutting, enameling and etching of a piece to produce glass masterpieces. Daum also produces applied glass elements, such as handles and ornamental motifs in naturalistic shapes. The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his death. In 1906, Daum revived glass paste, a process by which glass is transformed into paste, then it is applied to the surface of a mold and fired. This technique originates from ancient Egypt. Today, Daum is the only industrial crystal manufacturer that uses the glass paste process for its glass objects and crystal sculptures. Following the First World War, Paul Daum began to develop works in the Art Deco style, moving away from naturalistic forms and turning to linear, angular, simplified forms and geometric patterns characteristic of the movement. After the Second World War, Henri and Michel Daum became interested in the transparency of glass and pure lines. Daum collaborates with a large number of famous artists, such as Louis Majorelle, Salvador Dalí, Hilton Mac Connico, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti to create glass paste objects.
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Green Lusterware and Gilt Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The baluster-form vase decorated overall in gilt with twining vines terminating in peony blossoms with a stiff leaf border at the base; fitted with two bulb sockets; mounted on a bra...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Brass

Swedish Army Green Metal Spring Vintage Industrial Machinist Work Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green metal industrial 2 arm work light made for the Swedish Army adjustable in height and angle including plug and switch in shade Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual i...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Fine Pair of Art Glass Lamps with Leaf Motifs After Lalique
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of large and sensational molded and frosted glass lamps. Baluster shapes with high relief acanthus leaves around the top sphere on a scrolled support. On a leafy base mounted on a silver gilt wood base. With white pleated silk...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Glass

Art Nouveau Cigaret Companion
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This Art Nouveau Cigarette Companion is an exquisite artifact of its time, combining both form and function in a manner characteristic of the era's design principles. Crafted primari...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Industrial Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial workshop table lamp made in Poland during the 1960s. It features a metal base and shade and a chrome plated gooseneck. The porcelain socket...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Table Lamps

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Chrome, Iron

German Railway Lantern by Leonhard Kolb Nurnberg, 1939s
Located in Verviers, BE
German railway lantern by Leonhard Kolb Nurnberg 1939s. Can be used as a table lamp also can be hung by the handle. Electrified with new cable and f...
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1930s German Industrial Vintage Table Lamps

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Sheet Metal

Vintage Tapestry Wallpaper Roller Table Lamp, Mid-20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish industrial table lamp, modified from vintage tapestry wallpaper roller in metal. A stunning large-scale vintage wallpaper rollers as...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Table Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Rocket Boy Desk Lamp & Phone Charging Station
Located in Berkeley, CA
Flash Gordon meets Apple computers. Found/repurposed vintage tin, "Rocket Boy" floor toy has been professionally 'Frankensteined' into this one-of-a-kind bedside desk...
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2010s American Industrial Table Lamps

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Brass

Muller Frères, Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1920-1933, Glass/Wrought
Located in Tilburg, NL
The hammered iron leg of this lamp, wrought in the manner of Paul Kiss, plays on the contrasts between the different surface effects conferred to the metal: horizontal and vertical s...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Nickel Plated Silver Art Deco Table Lamp from the 1930s
Located in Søborg, DK
A Swedish Art Nouveau nickel silver table lamp from the 1920s. A round pressed based and a stem with a ball base fitted with 4 flier petted in silver. Stamped on the base “G.A.B. ALP” “Guldsmeds Aktie Bolaget” Original silver bulb...
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1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Industrial Antique Navy Maritime Ships Canal Lock Lamp Bronze
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Unique lamp from the canal lock in Tiel from around 1900 This lamp is mounted on a brake disc. Gives red light because the glass is red (stop signal). Only a few copies made, hard...
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Early 1900s Dutch Industrial Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Table Lamp Rosenthal Porcelain Bronze Mounted Foo Dogs Chinese Style
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique table lamp with a solid bronze mount from Rosenthal dates back to around 1910. The porcelain body, reminiscent of a Chinese ginger jar, featuring a stunning runny glaze ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Vintage Chrome Italian Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial chrome flexible gooseneck table lamp with clamp base made in Italy during the 1960s. Good vintage condition. The socket requires E 27/E 26 light bulbs. The lampshade diame...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Table Lamps

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Chrome, Iron

French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Women in Flowers Table Lamp
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH SCHOOL Early 20th century Table Lamp of a Maiden Intertwined with Flowers Patinated bronze situated over an original walnut base unsigned Item # 212MOL15P A fluid and s...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Royal Bonn - Franz Anton Mehlem, Hand Painted & Gilded Vase / Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL BONN - FRANZ ANTON MEHLEM - Art Nouveau hand painted and gilded vase - featuring branches of pink and soft purple floral blossoms with thorns to the front and back (likely Flow...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Lamp in Bronze Signed Alexandre Clerget, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Art Nouveau lamp mounted on a sculpted and chased bronze vase, signed A. Clerget. This lamp carved in relief, presents a seated woman forming a handle, a head of sylvan among vine leaves and grapes winding a spout. The shaft of this 1900 light fixture...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze and Art Glass Table Lamp by Daum Nancy, 1920's
By Daum
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Art Nouveau table lamp was designed and produced by Daum Nancy, in France, during the 1920's. It has a blown glass shade that is hung in a solid bronze fixture with organic and ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Articulating Gooseneck Table Lamp with Cast Iron Base c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An antique gooseneck task lamp with aluminum shade, articulating arm and cast iron base. The light bends and adjusts on the arm. Creator: M. Brandt and Sons...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Iron

Alabaster Table Lamp Sculpture Attributed to Bastiani, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Bastiani. Italy, late 19th century Attributed to Ildebrando Bastiani.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Alabaster

1960 Silver Plated Table Lamp with Three Tulips and Velvet Diabolo Shape Shade
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful silvered table lamp decorated with three tulips and a velvet diabolo shape lamp shade in vintage pink. ( Ausbrenner velvet ) The silv...
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1960s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Bronze Alloy Table Lamp Sculpture Signed Waagen, Germany, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze alloy table lamp sculpture signed Waagen. Germany, circa 1890.
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Jugenstil Table Lamp, Vienna, Around 1910s
Located in Wien, AT
Jugenstil table lamp Vienna around 1910s. Brass polished and stove enamelled. Opal glass shade. Glass sticks are replaced (new).
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Jean Louis Domecq Jielde Vintage Pair Sconces Graphit Lamp Lyon France Wall Lamp
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
It all starts when Jean-Louis Domecq designs a lamp adapted to the needs of his activity, a simple, robust, articulated lamp with no cables in its joints. Its system by circular and concentric contact in the articulated arms makes it its particularity, a revolutionary concept composed of chrysocale, an alloy of copper, zinc and tin. The final model was born in 1953. Pair JIELDE lamps sconces reading lamp French...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Jugendstil Vintage Brass Multicolored Glass Stones Table Lamp 1910 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage table lamp from brass and multicolored decor stones circa 1910 Austria. A beautiful table lamp from brass with six stunning multicolored decor stones semi bowl li...
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Murano Glass, Gold and Enamel Table Lamp, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass, gold and enamel table lamp, Italy, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Gold, Enamel

Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson”...
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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Table Lamp in bronze, Gerda Sprinchorn for Herman Bergman Stockholm, Art Nouveau
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare sculptural table lamp, model Solen/The Sun, in the shape of a woman in solid bronze. Glass shade with beautiful flower patterns. Signed Gerda Sprinchorn...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Vintage Hala Desk Lamp, 1930's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This desk lamp was design and manufactured by Hala, in the Netherlands, during the 1930's. It is made of high quality grey metal base with a black lacquered shade. The arm allows the...
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1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Table Lamp, 1900, Silver Plated Metal, Sign: Rouseau / Muller
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty" Materia: silver plated metal and art glass Country: France Glass: Muller To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Art Nouveau Bronze Blackcurrant Branch Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau gilt bronze office lamp cast in the shape of a stylized blackcurrant-branch, probably American, signed "M. Hill" to the base, circa 1900. In very good vintage condition. ...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene Harp" Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This desk lamp by Tiffany Studios, dating from circa 1910, features a damascene favrile glass shade on an adjustable patinated bronze harp base. With dichroi...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Art Nouveau French Table Lamp in Solid Carved Marble
Located in København K, 84
Large elegant french Art Nouveau table lamp carved in solid marble. Beautiful soft shapes and heavy solid material. Transparent illumination that emphasizing the natural patterns in ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Marble

Pair of Pifco Heat Lamps with Cast Iron Base, 1950's
Located in Faversham, GB
A pair of original Pifco heat lamps converted for use in the home or office. With a fabulous shape and great vintage character to their cast iron base and al...
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20th Century British Industrial Table Lamps

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Iron

Danish Art Deco Rare Table Lamp by Just Andersen in Diskometal, Model 2288, 1920
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning and rare table lamp in patinated disko metal. Made by Danish designer Just Andersen in 1920s. Model 2288, signed underneath. The pair is in a good vintage condition. ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Royal Doulton Blue Glazed Vases as Lamps
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of Royal Doulton Art Nouveau stoneware vases mounted as lamps. Exterior glazed in a blue grey ground with raised stylized floral decorat...
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Pottery

1910s Western Electric Bakelite Voltmeter Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Western Electric voltmeter upcycled into a unique industrial table lamp. Original 1910s petticoat milk glass shade tops off the ensemble. The Bakelite lamp meter b...
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2010s American Industrial Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Banker Light Table Desk Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
White opaline glass, cast iron desk light / banker’s lamp 2,5 meter black cotton flex, plug and pull switch Also, available with US/UK plug Weigh...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Table Lamps

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Iron

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty -Table Lamp, 1900, Materials: Bronze and glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty" Materia: bronze and art glass Country: France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Art Nouveau Lamps by Denbac, France, C1910
Located in Trensacq, FR
Art Nouveau lamps by Denbac France C1910 A pair of beautiful Art Nouveau lamps from Denbac, France c1910. Flamed sandstone urns shaped lamp bases with distinguishing drip glazed de...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Sandstone, Brass

Original O. C. White Articulated Wall or Desk Lamp, Red Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is n original O. C. White articulated arm lamp. It has a 3 hole mounting bracket and can be used to directly to a work bench or wall. It has ...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

Art nouveau desk lamp in patinated bronze hammered brass & glas shade 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art nouveau desk lamp in patinated bronze with hammered brass shade and glass inlay. Yellow golden frills. France ca. 1900
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze

Unique Metal Pump Handle Faucet Table/Desk Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a very original and unique metal faucet table/desk lamp. It depicts a Mott 400 pipe that has attached a faucet in one side and in the other side has the handle to pump the water ( These make the body of the lamp). This body is affixed to a two steps...
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20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Black Theatre Spotlight Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Vintage theatre spotlight table lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s - It features a black metal body , a cast iron base a...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps

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Iron

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Table Lamp, 1900, Silver Plated Metal and France glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp "Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty" Materia: silver plated metal and art glass Country: France To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps

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Art Glass

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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