Art Deco 1930s Table Lamp
Vintage 1930s American Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Stoneware, Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Center Tables
Ebony, Macassar
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Alabaster
Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Side Tables
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Mirrors
Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco End Tables
Hardwood, Elm
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Side Tables
Walnut, Plywood
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plaster
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Rattan
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Copper
Vintage 1930s Slovak Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Side Tables
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco End Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco End Tables
Wood, Burl
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birdseye Maple
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Gueridon
Mahogany, Rosewood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Side Tables
Marble, Iron
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Chrome, Metal
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Side Tables
Teak
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Enamel, Steel, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1930s British Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Wood, Oak
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables
Rattan
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Walnut
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Candle Holders
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Gueridon
Wood
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
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Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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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