Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Marble, Metal
1880s Italian Post-Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Iron
1670s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
1870s Italian Baroque Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
1920s American Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Steel
1910s French Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Opal, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Chrome, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Marble, Onyx, Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Bronze, Ormolu, Copper
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Iron
Early 20th Century British Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Silver Plate, Metal
Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Late 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Spelter
1860s English Victorian Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century French Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Marble, Metal, Brass
1920s American Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Iron, Metal
19th Century English Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Copper, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Brass, Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century English Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Sheet Metal
19th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Iron
1920s French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Aluminum
Early 20th Century English Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Aluminum
1660s Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century Regency Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
19th Century Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Aluminum, Metal
Early 20th Century French Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 20th Century American Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
Early 19th Century Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Steel, Aluminum
1660s Industrial Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
1920s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Metal Floor Lamp
Metal
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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
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