Table Lamps
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Alabaster, Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Revival Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Charles X Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1860s English Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Greek Revival Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Foil
1810s French Regency Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Siena Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Unknown French Provincial Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Stone, Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1940s French Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Gold, Gold Leaf
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s American Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Italian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Gold
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass, 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.
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