Table Lamps
1990s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Marble
Early 1900s Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
1990s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Early 1900s Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1990s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1990s German Table Lamps
Steel
1990s Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Table Lamps
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1990s French Table Lamps
Ceramic
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Brass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Early 1900s British Antique Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Brass
1990s Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1990s Unknown Table Lamps
Acrylic
1990s French Table Lamps
Resin
1990s French Table Lamps
Resin
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
1990s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
Early 1900s European Other Antique Table Lamps
Alabaster
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s English Folk Art Antique Table Lamps
Sheet Metal
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass, Plastic
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum
1990s American Table Lamps
Steel
Early 1900s Italian Gothic Antique Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Gold Leaf
1990s French Table Lamps
Metal
1990s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Composition
1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Steel
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Spelter
1990s Table Lamps
Aluminum
1990s Table Lamps
Metal
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1990s American Steampunk Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Elm
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1990s Chinese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
1990s Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1990s American Table Lamps
Copper
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Art Glass
1990s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Steel
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1990s Norwegian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Ceramic
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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