Maitland Smith Lamp
Late 20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Plaster, Paint
1990s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century Philippine Adam Style Side Tables
Glass, Burl
Late 20th Century American Beaux Arts Animal Sculptures
Gold, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Philippine Rustic Floor Lamps
Stone, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1930s American Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century Thai Louis XIV Decorative Boxes
Stone, Malachite
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stone
1990s American Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Philippine Bohemian Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Revival Pedestals
Stone, Granite, Marble, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Stone, Brass
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Travertine
Early 20th Century British Colonial Nautical Objects
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Marble
Vintage 1980s Colombian Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Bone
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Stone, Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1980s Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass, Copper, Metal, Metallic Thread
20th Century Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Colombian Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Vintage 1970s North American Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1980s Philippine Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Table Lamps
Stone
Vintage 1960s Philippine Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s Philippine Modern Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Vintage 1980s Philippine Table Lamps
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Other Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Table Lamps
Leather, Rattan
Vintage 1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stone, Brass
Vintage 1970s Philippine Table Lamps
Late 20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Wood, Leather
Early 2000s Thai Georgian Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Table Lamps
Metal
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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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