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Cattail Lamp

Mid Century Cattail Lamps on Iron Base
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Awesome Mid Century Cattail lamps made out of a textured rubber material wrapping canvas interior
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

Mid Century Cattail Lamps on Iron Base
Mid Century Cattail Lamps on Iron Base
$420 / set
H 15 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Bill Curry "Cattail" Lamp for Design Line, 1960s
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Coronado, CA
A fabulous "Cattail" lamp designed by California designer, Bill Curry, in the 1960s for Design Line
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron

Cattail Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
caramel colored cattails on the body. The neck of the lamp is painted a burnt umber brown to match the
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Cattail Ceramic Table Lamp
Cattail Ceramic Table Lamp
$695
H 16.75 in Dm 10.5 in
Pair of Cattail Lucite Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 1970's lamps with cattails motif on body. Measurements: Height of body: 19" Height
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Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

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Lucite

Pair of Cattail Lucite Lamps
Pair of Cattail Lucite Lamps
$4,400 / set
H 19 in W 10 in D 4.5 in
Ceramic Lamp with Cattail Pattern
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ceramic lamp consisting of a cattail design. Lamp has the original white glass reflector. Ceramic
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Ceramic Lamp with Cattail Pattern
Ceramic Lamp with Cattail Pattern
$1,400
H 35.5 in Dm 9 in
Ceramic Table Lamp with Botanical Representation of Cattails Grass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic table lamp with botanical representation of cattails grass. Height 24.8" - 63 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vintage brass cattail floor lamp by Daniel D Haeseleer, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
. This sculptural cattail and reed floor lamp was initially a sculpture that has been converted into a
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

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Cement, Brass, Copper

Mid-Century Modern 1960s Cocoon Brass Cattails Vintage Floor Lamp
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Exceptional and very stylish small brass floor lamp with two plates, three cattails and a cocoon
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Maison Jansen Style Gilt Metal Lamps with Cattail Motif – France 1950 s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and decorative French style. Each lamp features a beautifully sculpted bouquet of cattails and
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Italian Lucite Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern Italian Lucite table lamps. With cattail detail and chrome hardware. Shades for
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

1970s Italian Lucite Table Lamps
1970s Italian Lucite Table Lamps
$1,970 / set
H 30 in W 10 in D 4 in
Mid Century Pair of Decorator Lamps with Bullrush Design, 1970s.
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of Decorator Lamps cattail Design – This pair of beautiful table lamps are a captivating blend
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Mid Century Modernist Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid century cattails lamps on an antique brass base. Cattails have a bronze finish. Custom black
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bronze Lamp with Cattail Motif
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
An early 20th century bronze lamp with slag glass and cattail motif. Dimensions: 23" H x 17" D.
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Cattail lamp by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Design line Cattail lamp by Bill Curry
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Tall Cast Iron Cattail Lamp 40.5" H
Located in New York, NY
Tall Cast Iron Cattail Lamp, standing at an impressive height of 40.5 inches. Crafted with
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Tall Cast Iron Cattail Lamp 40.5" H
Tall Cast Iron Cattail Lamp 40.5" H
H 40.5 in W 18 in D 9.5 in
Cattail Lamp by Bill Curry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Designed by Bill Curry for Design Line.
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Vintage 1970s Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bill Curry Cattail Lamp for Design Line
By Bill Curry, Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bill Curry Whimsical Cattail Table or Floor Lamp for Design Line. Not often seen, this unique Lamp
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bill Curry Cattails Lamp.. Iconic Modernist Design, , amazing colors
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Buffalo, NY
condition.minor paint loss to cattail tips. Great to use on the floor as well for accent / mood lighting or as an
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Cattail Floor Lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line
By Bill Curry
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare american Cattail Lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line with colorful painted wood cattails. 1 E27
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lucite Lily and Cattails Table Lamp
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lucite table lamp with Lily and Cattails. Very nice Condition. Stems all pull out for ease of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Pair Art Deco Cattail Motif Brass Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and unusual pair of table lamps, cast with cattail design. Components machined with amazing
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair 1940s Cattails Reverse Relief Brass Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and unusual pair of table lamps, cast with cattail design. Components machined with amazing
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Brass Cattail Table Lamp by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This high quality table lamp was made by Maison Jansen in 1970s. It is completely made of brass
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Brass Cattail Table Lamp by Maison Jansen
1970s Brass Cattail Table Lamp by Maison Jansen
H 38.19 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Table Lamps with Applied Cattails
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lucite table lamps with applied cattail decoration, dark grey fabric
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Pair of Vintage Brass Cattail Table Lamps Attributed to Maison Charles
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage brass cattail table lamps attributed to Maison Charles The height of 28.5" is
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20th Century North American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bill + Jackie Curry for Design Line Giant Nut Bookends in Polished Chrome Finish
By Bill Curry Design Line, Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in Cathedral City, CA
which Bill created innovative lamps and furnishings. Design Line's first lamp, the Stemlite, was wildly
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Cattail Lamp by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cattail lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line.
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Cast Iron Cattail Lamp Pair 40.5H
Located in New York, NY
The Cast Iron Cattail Lamp Pair offers a striking blend of history and artistry, showcasing the
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21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Cattail Lamp Pair 40.5H
Cast Iron Cattail Lamp Pair 40.5H
H 40.5 in W 8 in D 12 in
Bill Curry Cattails Lamp
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1927-1971 In 1962 Curry founded the home furnishings company Design Line Inc. He is credited for being an innovator of lighting forms by eliminating the "base-plus-shade" concept and...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bill Curry 
Cattails
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Bill Curry 
Cattails
 Lamp
H 43.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Mid Century Cattail Table Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Brass table lamp with cattails. The lamp accepts three standard screw in bulbs, each operates
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Cattail Table Lamp
Mid Century Cattail Table Lamp
H 33.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Mid-Century Cattail Brass Torchiere Table Lamp by Lightolier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century brass torchiere cattail table lamp. Lamp features a brass stem connected to a brass
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Pair of 1940s Cattails Negative-Relief Brass Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and unusual pair of table lamps, cast with cattail design. Components machined with amazing
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Double Gooseneck Calla Lily or Cattail Table or Desk Lamp
By Electrolier Manufacturing Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
as a Calla Lily desk lamp, but has two spires that resemble stylized cattails. The lamp is done with
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Cattails Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid century cattails lamp on a brass base. Cattails have a bronze finish. Custom black shade with
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Cattails Lamp
Mid Century Cattails Lamp
H 28.5 in Dm 6 in
Bill Curry Cattail Lamp for Design Line
By Design Line, Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cattail Lamp by Bill Curry for Design Line with colorful assortment of wood painted cattails
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Bill Curry "Cattail Lamp" for Design Line Inc.
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
The "Cattail" lamp was designed by California designer Bill Curry. Made in El Segundo, California
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron

Cattail Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful ambient lamp manufactured by Design Line.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Cattail Lamp
H 43 in Dm 5 in
Bill Curry Cattail Lamp
Located in Montecito, CA
Bill Curry created this lamp for Design Line of El Segundo, California.
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

William Curry "Cattail" Lamp
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A perfect example of this 1968 design by William CUrry for Design Line.
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

1950S FLOWER AND CATTAILS LAMP
Located in Geneva, IL
1950s Lamp w/ a large yellow chartreuse "flower" fiberglass shade + white diffuser - holds 2
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

"Cattail" Lamp by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Designed in the 1960s by Curry for Design Line of El Segundo, California.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Art Deco Bronze Sculptural Cattail Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely naturalistic form can be seen in this Art Deco Lamp. It would look great in either an
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

VINTAGE 1970, S DESINGLINE CALIFORNIA CATTAIL LAMP
Located in Miami, FL
METAL CATTAILS WITH METAL CATTAIL TIPS WOOD.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Design Line "Cattail" Lamp by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry Design Line
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Sculptural lamp with soft accent lighting.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Cattail Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Denver, CO
Beautiful mid century brass graduated cattail floor lamp.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Cattail Floor Lamp
Cattail Floor Lamp
H 54.5 in Dm 10.75 in
Bronze Cattails Agate Lamp
Located in Newburgh, NY
Finely detailed bronze cattail light sculpture with agate diffuser.
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20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Pair Cattail Sculptural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A brass-edged vitrine displays cast brass sculptures of cattails, all standing on a bleached
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Cattail Sculptural Lamps
Pair Cattail Sculptural Lamps
H 22 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Fantastic French 50 s Cattail Floor Lamp
Located in Southfield, MI
Large and impressive floor lamp designed to resemble a bunch of cattails, rendered in black iron
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Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Rope

1950 s Sculpture Bronze Cattail / Bulrush Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
A rare sculpture bulrushes/Cattail bronze table lamp with eleven decorative stems which nine have
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Silvered Hand Wrought Iron Cattail Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful and whimsical piece, with 3 "cattail" lights surrounded by leaves.
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Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps

Tiffany Studios Lily Pad Table Lamp on Cattail Base
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany Studios Lily Pad leaded glass and bronze table lamp on a Cattail design base. The subtle
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

1960s Brass Cattail Floor Lamp with Glass Shade , Europe
Located in Retie, BE
Stunning and Stylish Vintage Gilded Copper Botanical Floor Lamp with White Glass Shade. Hollywood
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Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Copper

1970s Herons, Cattails Table Lamp by Lanciotto Galeotti for L Originale, Italy
By Lanciotto Galeotti
Located in Retie, BE
cattails and is a real piece of art. Lighting with animal figurines. This rare monumental handmade Lamp
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Late 20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Limestone, Brass, Bronze

1970 s C. Jere "Cattails" Sculptural Indoor/Outdoor Floor Lamp
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very rare C. Jere signed dragonfly large sculptural iron floor lamp. Singed and dated by, C. Jere
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

Postmodern Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
cattail form lamp is mounted on a Lucite base and wired with brass double cluster fittings. Shade not
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Metal, Wrought Iron

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Cattail Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal cattail lamp for your home. Each cattail lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. Your living room may not be complete without a cattail lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A cattail lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. Bill Curry Design Line, Bill Curry and Electrolier Manufacturing Co. each produced at least one beautiful cattail lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Cattail Lamp?

Prices for a cattail lamp start at $375 and top out at $11,000 with the average selling for $1,870.

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.