Table Lamps
Mid-19th Century English American Classical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Metal
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Walnut
20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Iron
Early 2000s Unknown American Classical Table Lamps
Malachite
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Iron, Silver Leaf
1930s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
1930s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze
1840s American American Classical Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Spelter
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
1880s British Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Table Lamps
Giltwood
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Wood
1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Onyx
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Plaster
19th Century Belgian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 19th Century Indian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Silver
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century Italian American Classical Table Lamps
Steel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Onyx, Metal
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
1970s American American Classical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1940s American American Classical Vintage Table Lamps
Glass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Crystal
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Plaster
1950s English Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Tôle
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Wire
1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
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.