Library Lamps
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Enamel
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Wire
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
20th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Copper
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Chesterfield Table Lamps
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Steel, Iron
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Table Lamps
Terracotta, Ceramic, Linen
Vintage 1960s Unknown International Style Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century British Colonial Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Copper, Steel
Early 20th Century French Adam Style Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s American Empire Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Composition
Late 20th Century French Provincial Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s French American Classical Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze, Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 1890s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Slate, Bronze
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
20th Century Belgian Table Lamps
Stone, Iron
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1930s North American Schoolhouse Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
Vintage 1940s Unknown Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Baroque Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s Danish Table Lamps
Iron, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Schoolhouse Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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.
- 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.
- What is a piano lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A piano lamp is a lighting fixture designed to illuminate sheet music and piano keys so that a pianist can see to play. Normally, the lights feature narrow rectangular or compact round or square bases that can easily fit on a piano top. Some have arms that allow their shades to hang down over the front of the instrument. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of piano lamps.
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