Green Lamp Base
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Brass
1990s Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Leather
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Ceramic
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Murano Glass, Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Italian Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Ceramic, Lucite
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Leather
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Marble
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s Chinese Table Lamps
Parchment Paper
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Wood
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau More Lighting
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Table Lamps
Marble
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Table Lamps
Clay
Early 20th Century American Rustic Table Lamps
Clay
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Table Lamps
Clay
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Table Lamps
Clay
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, 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.
- What is a lamp base?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
- What are green lamps called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One very popular green lamp is called a banker’s lamp. The first patent for a banker’s lamp was in 1909 and was sold under the name Emeralite, for emerald light. These lights were made by the J. Schreiber Neffen factory and soon prompted knock-offs called Greenalite, Verdelite and Amronlite. Shop a collection of banker’s lights from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Banker’s lamps are green because it was believed that the color would be mentally soothing to encourage concentration. It was also thought to reduce eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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