Table Lamps
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Gold, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s French Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Edwardian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s European Table Lamps
Bronze
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1880s American Industrial Antique Table Lamps
Iron, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze, Metal, Brass
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Chrome, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Table Lamps
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s French Table Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1890s Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1880s French Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
1970s Belgian Vintage Table Lamps
Agate, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Table Lamps
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Bronze, Gold
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage 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.
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