Table Lamps
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu
20th Century Czech Table Lamps
Crystal, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1930s Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Sheet Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s French Other Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Stoneware, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile, Wood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Wood
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Chrome, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Brass
1960s Finnish Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Travertine
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s French Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Table Lamps
Iron
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Marble
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Antique Table Lamps
Marble
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Murrine, Wood, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Teak
Early 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps
Stained Glass, Wood
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Clay
1960s British Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Porcelain
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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