French Empire Shade
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Empire Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique 1820s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze, Tôle, Tin, Wire
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Regency Table Lamps
Bronze, Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass
Vintage 1960s Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Brass, Zinc
Antique 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Ormolu, Metal, Bronze
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Antique 1880s French Empire Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Empire Table Lamps
Steel, Brass
Antique 1850s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Empire Table Lamps
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Tôle
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Regency Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Metal
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Antique Early 1900s Italian Empire Revival Flush Mount
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Empire Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Empire Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Antique 1880s French Empire Table Lamps
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Early 1900s Italian Empire Revival Flush Mount
Bronze
Vintage 1920s European Empire Table Lamps
Bronze, Tôle
Mid-20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century European Qing Table Lamps
Ormolu
Vintage 1930s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Empire Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze, Tin
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Vintage 1930s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Bronze
Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
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Antique Early 1900s Belgian Other Paintings
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1980s Fountains
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Porcelain
20th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Giltwood
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Classical Roman Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Vases
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs
Wool
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Glass
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Linen
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Linen
20th Century Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Linen
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Linen
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Ormolu
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.













