Table Lamps
19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Pine
1910s Danish Late Victorian Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
1950s German Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome, Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome, Iron
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century Japanese Industrial Table Lamps
Aluminum
1970s German Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Cherry
1920s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Glass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Table Lamps
Concrete
Late 20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1890s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1840s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Beech
1970s German Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Spelter
1970s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Iron
1980s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wicker, Glass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Leather
Early 20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Glass
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome
1930s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
1910s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Portuguese Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze, Steel
Late 19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Blown Glass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
1930s American Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Brass
2010s American Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s German Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1880s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Enamel
1850s English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Oak
20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Metal
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.