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Postmodern Red Table Lamp by Veneta Lumi Italy 1970s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
metal Veneta Lumi desk lamp or table lamp.
Rare design executed in very nice red lacquered metal with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable table lamp by Vid Brataševec for Lumenform, 1970s
By Lumenform
Located in Rotterdam, NL
cantilevered table lamp.
Rare piece.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Georges Pelletier Monumental Ceramic Table Lamp with Pierced Sun Motifs
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A striking and rare ceramic table lamp by Georges Pelletier, created in France during the 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov, 1970s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare type of table lamp by Lidokov
Good original condition.
1x25W, E25-E27 bulb
US wiring
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Spectacular Maison Charles Iris Table Lamp by Christiane Charles
By Christiane Charles
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This rare Iris Table Lamp was designed by Christiane Charles in 1965 and made in Paris in the
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot.
The special detail
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Michelucci Chrome Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux, Italy, 1940s
By Giovanni Michelucci, Lariolux
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and extremely rare chrome ministerial table lamp designed by Giovanni Michelucci and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Scandinavian vintage table lamps. Mid-century modern Pine wood lights
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Swedish Pine Table Lamps by Ta i Trä, 1970s
A beautiful and rare
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Space Age Minimalist Tripod Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid-Century Tripod table lamp.
A minimalist design with a special foot. The chrome -colored
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Murano Art Glass Table Lamp by Giovanni Dalla Fina 1980s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Monumental Murano Art Glass Table Lamp by Giovanni Dalla Fina, c. 1980s
An exceptionally rare and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot.
The special detail of
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Czech Minimalist Table Lamp from Pokrok, 1960s
By Pokrok
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid-Century table lamp from the Czech manufacturer Pokrok.
The design convinces with its
Category
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Black Lacquer and Nickel Stacked Table Lamp
By Russel Wright, George Kovacs
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage table lamp features two stacked black enameled balls separated by chrome mount with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage table lamps Ram Head, Italy 1970s Set of 2
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The pair of rare vintage table lamps in the shape of a ram's head. Made in Italy in the 1973
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Lumica Brass and Black Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy
By BD Lumica
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare Willy Rizzo table lamp designed in Italy for Lumica circa 1970. The lamp is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Swiss Tripod Table Lamp from SUB, 1960s
By Sub
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare, mid century table lamp with three -legged foot from the Swiss manufacturer Sub.
The design
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
NILA ceramic table lamp, handmade in Sweden, mid-1900s.
By Nila Ceramic
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare large table lamp with decor of birds on branches. Handmade by NILA ceramic Alingsås, Sweden
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Dutch handcrafted commemorative wooden sphere ball table lamp, 1976
Located in Zaandam, NL
An extremely rare wooden ball table lamp from Holland. 1970s. This lamp is made ( presumably ) for
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Fruitwood
Sibari Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide
By Toni Cordero
Located in Weesp, NL
into the world of sophisticated design with this exquisite Sibari table lamp, a rare creation by the
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Original Stilnovo Table Lamp, brass and metal, Italy 1950s
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
Original Stilnovo table lamp, Italy, 1950s design
It is a rare and refined table lamp, which well
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pewter Table Lamp made by Just Andersen, 1950s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Rare Pewter table lamp manufactured by Just Andersen in the early 1950s. A timeless piece for a
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Bur, Bünte
Remmler
By Bünte und Remmler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid century table lamp by bur.
a minimalist design with a striking color scheme. Probably
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Tea Caddy Chinoiserie Table Accent Lamp, Vintage 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage accent or table lamp has sculptural rectangular body supported by shaped feet and
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Space Age Table Lamp: Design from the 70s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Space Age Table Lamp! Very rare object!
Introducing this stunning table lamp that captures
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Fatua Table Lamp by Guido Rosati for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Rare "Fatua" table lamp by Guido Rosati for Fontana Arte. Totally composed by a glass cylinder with
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
$1,585 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Lamp in Brass Signed Paul Moerenhout, circa 1970
By Paul Moerenhout
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare handmade table lamp signed by Paul Moerenhout.
He was a midcentury artist and designer and
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Table Lamp by Piet Kramer, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School table lamp.
Design by Piet Kramer.
Striking
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bakelite and Mold-Blown Glass Table Lamp, Eastern Europe, 1950s
Located in Dronten, NL
This rare mid-century table lamp from Eastern Europe beautifully balances utilitarian design with
Category
Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Italian "Pigeon" Table Lamp with Porcelain and Brass, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful and rare table porcelain lamp with a pigeon.
This lamp is fabricated in Italy in the 70's
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid century pipe table lamp by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare mid century modern table lamp by Aldo Tura shaped like a pipe with a caged torch lamp and a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti model 518 table lamp Arteluce Italy 1941
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare and early 518 table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Erik Tidstrand, modernist table lamp 29379, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Erik Tidstrand
Located in Forserum, SE
A rare modernist table lamp, model 29379, designed in the 1930s by Erik Tidstrand for the renowned
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Nickel
Oscar Torlasco Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp, Lumi 1950s
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and refined table lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for the "Lumi" company in Milan.
The hat
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Karl Spinger
Sculpture
Brass Table Lamp, c 1980, Signed
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegantly crafted, this rare 'Sculpture' table lamp by Karl Springer embodies the essence of his
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,950 Sale Price
26% Off
Antique Champleve Enameled Bronze Table Lamp Attributed to Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unique and rare bronze column-form table lamp with blue and pink floral champleve enamel designs on
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Two-Arm Table Lamp with a Small Mirror, 1930s
Located in Örebro, SE
Rare two-arms table lamp with a small mirror, circa 1930s.
Unknown maker.
Adjustable shades
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp, Olof Heijke, Sweden, circa 1930s
Located in Örebro, SE
Very rare Swedish modern table lamp by Olof Heijke, circa 1930s. A good example of the Swedish
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Harald Notini, Table Lamp, Brass, Mahogany, Rattan, Sweden, 1940s
By Harald Notini, Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
A rare brass, mahogany and rattan table lamp designed by Harald Notini and produced by Böhlmarks
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Albina Table Lamp by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1980
By Quattrifolio, Giuliana Gramigna
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Rare Albina table lamp by Giuliana Gramigna for Italian manufacturer Quattrifolio.
Minimalist
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Functionalist nickel plated table lamp by Franta Anýž, 1930
By Jaroslav Anyz, Franta Anyz
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
tradition in unique lighting design. This rare functionalist table lamp remains in it's very good original
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
1970
s Gabriella Crespi Kaleidoscope Brass Table Lamp Gold Italian
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, IT
Rare 'Kaleidoscope' table lamp, circa 1975
Brass.
Engraved signature to the shade and to the base
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Patinated Brass Arts
Crafts Art Nouveau Table Lamp, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau table lamp.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$816 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Table Lamp by Sacha Ketoff for Aluminor, France, 1980s
By Aluminor
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare, postmodern table lamp from the French manufacturer Aluminor based on a design by Sacha Ketoff
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Monumental 1960s Gilded Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi
Located in Weesp, NL
exceptional and rare large-scale ceramic table lamp designed by renowned Italian artist Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Silk
Boris Lacroix Table Lamps Produced by Disderot in France
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of table lamps designed by Boris Lacroix. Produced by Disderot in France.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Purple Ceramic Table Lamp by Pieter Groeneveldt
By Pieter Groeneveldt
Located in Weesp, NL
30 cm (27.56 in x 11.81 in)
A striking and rare mid-century modern table lamp by renowned Dutch
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Silk
Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
“Fiesta” Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy, 1969
By Stilnovo, Giorgio Longoni
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A rare and visually striking table lamp model “Fiesta” designed by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Frederic Weinberg Bucking Zebra Table Lamp Set, Midcentury, Signed
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare bucking zebra plaster table lamps by iconic midcentury Philadelphia based designer
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Set of Round Table Lamps by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Rare set of Round Diskometal Table Lamps designed by Just Andersen in the 1930s.
* Set (2) of
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Herend Hand-painted Art Deco Porcelain Table Lamps
By Herend
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, unusual pair of table lamps feature elongated porcelain bodies, mounted on ornate patinated
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous FREDERICK COOPER Crystal Table Lamp 1970
s Hollywood Regency Decor
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE & RARE!
FREDERICK COOPER
CRYSTAL TABLE LAMP
HOLLYWOOD REGENCY
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$1,624 Sale Price
35% Off
Glorious MId Century Danish Modern Atomic Fiberglass Shade Table Lamp 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
Sweet!
Mid Century Modern
Fiberglass Tripod
Table / Accent Lamp!
Rare design!
This is a
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
$1,024 Sale Price
20% Off
Harald Notini Hammered Copper Table Lamp, Model 6834, Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1920s
By Pukeberg Sweden, Harald Notini, Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in The Hague, NL
clearly expressed in this rare and decorative table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Blue Stoneware Table Lamp by Gertrud Lönegren. Rörstrand, Sweden, 1930s
By Gustavsberg, Gertrud Lönegren, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful stoneware table lamp with amazing decor.
Made by Gertrud Lönegren for
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Black and White Pair of Italian Murano Table Lamps 1960s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of amazing and rare Italian Venetian Murano glass table lamps, in very excellent original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Elios, Vanity Table Lamp by Giusto Toso for Leucos, 1970s
By Giusto Toso, Leucos
Located in Brussel, BE
Rare Space-Age table lamp, named Elios and made in in blown white Murano glass, disc chrome, and an
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Rare Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the rare table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each rare table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are 1300 variations of the antique or vintage rare table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 11 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer rare table lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A rare table lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made rare table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti and Hans-Agne Jakobsson are consistently popular.
How Much is a Rare Table Lamp?
Prices for a rare table lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $98,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,898.
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.
Questions About Rare Table Lamp
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023The main difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp is its size. Generally, table lamps are larger pieces that people use for task lighting or to increase ambiance lighting in a room. Accent lamps tend to be smaller and provide supplemental light in spaces. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023The difference between a table lamp and a buffet lamp is the size. Although the two types of lamps come in similar heights, buffet lamps are usually narrower, so they take up less space on a buffet server filled with food. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify a Laurel Lamp table lamp, first check the bottom of the base and the bulb socket for a label, tag or other marking. Some pieces display the Laurel brand name or a serial number, which you can cross-reference with information published on trusted online resources to make an identification. Since not all Laurel table lamps bear markings, you may need to search image galleries to see if you can find a model that matches your lamp. You can also consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for an expert opinion. Find a variety of Laurel Lamp Company lamps on 1stDibs.
- Do table lamps have to match?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Your table lamps do not have to match but it definitely is important that they still go together. This can be done by making sure they are of similar style or have something in common such as color, shape, lamp shade, or metal type.
- How does a table lamp work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024How a table lamp works begins with its cord, which gets plugged into an electrical outlet that provides a source of energy. Halogen and incandescent bulbs contain filaments. The filament in a bulb is a conductor of electricity. It’s attached to contacts made of metal that are connected to a power supply. This allows for electricity to flow through it. When the electrical current cycles through the filament, this component gets quite hot and emits light. Find a large collection of vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.
- How big should a table lamp be?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023How big a table lamp should be depends on your lighting needs and the size of the surface that you're placing the light fixture on. Most table lamps are 30 to 36 inches tall. On shorter tables, a taller lamp may be necessary to put illumination at eye level. Find a variety of table lamps on 1stDibs.
- What are table lamps used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Table lamps are often used as a reading light or for task lighting. They can also simply serve as part of a room’s decor, perhaps adding light to an area that doesn’t get any illumination from overhead lights. Shop a collection of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a buffet table lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Buffet lamps, also known as console lamps or candlestick lamps, are light fixtures that range in height from 32 to 36 inches. The lamps feature a small shade and a narrow base silhouette, which resembles a slim column or candlestick. Shop for antique and vintage buffet lamps on 1stDibs.
- How do I identify my table lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024To identify your table lamp, look it over in search of a maker's mark. Check the base, neck, light receptacle and shade for an engraving, embossing, stamp, label or other mark. With lamps that have felted bottoms, this may require lifting the fabric to reveal the material beneath. After finding a maker's mark, research it using trusted online resources to learn who the maker was and learn more about your fixture. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can help as needed. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of antique, vintage and contemporary table lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify a Tiffany table lamp, first take a close look at the base. Some pieces will bear a stamp or label that says, "Tiffany Studios," and newer lamps may also feature a serial number. By comparing the number and markings to information and images shared by trusted online resources, you can begin the identification process. If your lamp isn't marked, the base construction can provide more clues about the maker. Tiffany lamps usually feature bronze bases that feel weighty. Older models typically have a gray metal ring on their bottoms as well. In addition to examining the base, try turning the lamp on for a while and then touching the stained glass shade. Tiffany lamps tend to stay cool due to the thickness of the glass, so if yours feels hot, it may be the work of a different manufacturer. When in doubt, use the identification services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of Tiffany lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The best brand of table lamp is really a matter of personal preference. Choose a lamp that complements the style of your room and suits your lighting needs. On 1stDibs, find a range of table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
- How do I fix an old table lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To fix an old table lamp, take it to an appliance or lighting repair shop that has experience working with the type of fixture that you have. Many problems can cause an old table lamp to stop working. A professional can determine the cause and use the correct tools to address it. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage table lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.
You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.
Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023There is no single best company for table lamps. A well-crafted antique or vintage table lamp does more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior, and over the years, many manufacturers and designers have offered a range of visually appealing table lamps. Examples include Artemide, Gordon Jane Martz, FLOS, Søholm Stentøj, Louis Poulsen and many others. Shop a large collection of table lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023To determine what size lamp should be on a sofa table, measure the table from the bottom of the legs to the tabletop. Then, choose a lamp that is equal to or up to 1.5 times taller than the table. Shop a range of table lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024The best size for a bedside table lamp is between 24 and 27 inches tall. Finding the best table lamp for your nightstand depends on variables such as the shape of your bedside table, the size of your nightstand's tabletop and personal preferences when it comes to styling your nightstand.
Albert Hadley–trained designer Harry Heissmann says this about creating a bedside haven for his clients: “A reading lamp is essential and needs to be on a dedicated outlet. I like to keep clients’ nightstands edited, with a carafe for water and an alarm clock, and sometimes a landline phone for emergencies.”
Find a range of antique and vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify a Bradley and Hubbard table lamp, examine the base, neck and shade. Many Bradley Hubbard lamps feature a mark consisting of the brand name centered inside a triangle. For unmarked pieces, it's usually necessary to use the characteristics of the lamp to make an identification. Bradley Hubbard is well known for its intricate glass shades and ornate brass and bronze bases. Looking at photographs of the maker's lamps published on trusted online resources can help you get familiar with its style. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer assist you. Shop a diverse assortment of Bradley Hubbard furniture on 1stDibs.
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