Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Wood
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Linen
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1940s American American Classical Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Onyx, Metal
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century European American Classical Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1840s American American Classical Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian American Classical Table Lamps
Steel, Nickel
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Metal
1920s Swedish Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1990s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Gold
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Onyx
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood, Gesso
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal, Silver, Wire
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Rosewood
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
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.