Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
20th Century Philippine Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Gothic Revival Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Stone, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
20th Century Unknown Bohemian Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Faux Bamboo
Late 20th Century Philippine Chinoiserie Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century British Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Leather
1970s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Art Deco Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century British Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Aesthetic Movement Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century British Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Edwardian Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
20th Century American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
1970s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
1970s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Adirondack Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
1970s American Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Stone, Brass
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Shell
1980s American Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
1960s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Metal
1970s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Steel
20th Century English Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bone, Paper
1980s Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble
20th Century Unknown Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
1950s American Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
20th Century Thai Louis XIV Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Stone, Malachite
1970s American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Iron, Brass
1990s American Neoclassical Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bone
1980s American Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Copper
1970s Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Horn
1970s Mid-Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Stone
Late 20th Century Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Empire Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Philippine Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
1980s Philippine Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
1970s North American Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Coconut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century American Chesterfield Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Leather, Wood
1980s American Hollywood Regency Maitland Smith Vintage Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century British Colonial Maitland Smith Vintage 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.
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