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Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, Panton-era
By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in DOORWERTH, NL
Very rare large table lamp. Comes with the original shade. Both shade and base are marked with the
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Candlesticks Representing Carved Wood Eagles with Brass Beaks and Glass
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and rare candlesticks or table lamps are made of carved wood eagles with brass beaks
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,757 Sale Price / set
48% Off
Vintage Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare mid-century table lamp, made in Germany, in the 1950's.
Made of glass and brass
Fully
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
VENINI - MURANO GLASS -1950 - Color Green, Gold, Color Green Iridescent, Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Venini table lamp. Murano gold-plated glass with gold leaf. Iridescent, 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,284 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare mid-century table lamp, made in Germany, in the 1950's.
Made of metal.
Made of glass and
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glass Table Lamp, 1980s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare mid-century table lamp, made in Germany, in the 1980's.
Made of glass.
Fully functional
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
A Very Rare 19th Century Vernis Martin Lamp or Occasional Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century mahogany Vernis Martin lamp or occasional table. This stunning piece is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Provincial Floor Lamp Table, Circa 1960s
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this rare French Provincial floor lamp table, made in the 1960s. Very
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Floor Lamps
Materials
Other
SUPER RARE ORIGINAL ViCTORIAN POLLARD OAK SIDE END LAMP WINE TABLE PATINA!!!!!!!
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored, Victorian Pollard oak side end lamp wine table with the most sublime patina I have ever seen
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tables
Materials
Oak
Vintage Italian Sintesi Table or Wall Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi, 1970s
By Artemide
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Sintesi series by the Italian manufacturer Artemide and written by Ernesto
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Large Table Lamp with Custom Made Lampshade by René Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare large ceramic table lamp from late-20th century. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Ceramic Large Table Lamp with Custom Made Lampshade by René Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare large ceramic table lamp from late-20th century. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Sculptural Table Lamp "Rio de Janeiro Coffee Sack" – Jute
Resin, France, 1960s
By Atelier A, Andre Cazenave
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare 1960s French table lamp that transcends function to become a sculptural object. A Rio de
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Jute, Resin
Set of 2 Postmodern German Table Floor Lamps light blue white Swirl Pattern, 80s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern lamps with a playful pattern. Here as a rare set of floor and table lamp.
The playful pattern and
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Very Fine and Rare Early 19th Century Regency Side or Lamp Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and rare early 19th century Regency fruitwood side or lamp table, of gorgeous quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Art Deco Era Marble Eagle
Alabaster Globe Table Lamp on Column
Located in Antwerp, BE
natural materials, this rare eagle table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the daytime and a stunning and
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Side Table and Lamp in Alabaster by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of unusual and rare floor lamps/side table in alabaster in polished nickel finish on wheels
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Vintage Italian Sintesi Table or Wall Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 70s
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Sintesi series by the Italian manufacturer Artemide and designed by
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
A Very Rare Late 19th Century Marquetry Inlaid Ladies Work or Lamp Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare late 19th Century ormolu mounted mahogany and birds eye maple ladies work or lamp table
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-Century Space Age German Chrome Mushroom Table or Wall Lamp, 1970s
By Klaus Hempel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from Kaiser after a design by Klaus Hempel from the 1970s.
Small but impressive
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
German Glass and Faux Cork Floor or Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, 60s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table or standing lamp of the well-known luminous designer Ingo Maurer from the late
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Italian Side Lamp Table Marquetry Inlaid Dancers to the Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare 19th century marquetry inlaid Italian side table with dancers
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Rare Anglo-Indian Export Taj Mahal Elephant Hardwood Inlaid Side Lamp Wine Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare Anglo Indian hand carved rosewood
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian End Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Must See Fine Super Rare Original Victorian Pollard Oak Side End Lamp Wine Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian Pollard oak side end lamp wine
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian End Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare Amsterdam School Art Deco side or lamp table by N.V. Hero de Groot, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
table - originally known as a “lamp table” - is a striking example of early 20th-century Dutch design
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Rare circa 1900 Hand Painted Claw
Ball Feet Side End Lamp Wine Table Cupboard
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1900 late Victorian hand painted side table
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian End Tables
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Space Age Floor Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age standing or table lamp.
An imposing, yet simple design. A large ball is held in a
Category
20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chrome
Acrylic Clan Model Lamp, 1960
s
By iGuzzini, Studio 6G
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you can find a magnificent and very rare floor or extra large table lamp Model Clan
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Minimalist Space Age Chrome Tube Lamp, Koch
Lowy USA 1960s
By Koch
Lowy
Located in Hannover, DE
Very rare floor or table lamp from the 1960s. The lamp is characterized by its simple and unique
Category
Vintage 1960s American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$913 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Midcentury Floor Lamp in Acrylic and Beech by Luxus, 1960s
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno Kristiansson
Located in Karlstad, SE
Rare floor or table lamp by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus, Sweden.
This lamp consists of one
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Beech
Palm Tree Lamp with Two Heads, Maison Honoré, Paris, 1970
By Honoré Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Rare palm tree table lamp with two heads, gilt and patinated iron in a square planter in oxidized
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Monumental Ceramic Totem Floor Lamp by Potiers of Accolay, France, Circa 1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in leucate, FR
Discover this magnificent and rare floor or table lamp, a sculptural piece by the celebrated
Category
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen Floor Lamp by Holm Sørensen
Co in Denmark
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare floor lamp / table lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen. Produced by Holm Sørensen & Co
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Dunbar Snack Table Floor Lamp, Model 4856, Designed by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare Dunbar floor lamp/snack table combo, Model 4856, designed by Edward Wormley circa 1948
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish original vintage nest of tables or lamp tables in rosewood.
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in København K, DK
Rare set of lamp tables in rosewood. Designed in the early 1960s by Kai Kristiansen and
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Rosewood
1970s MCM Cog Wheel Spinning Gear Sprocket Table and Lamp Set
Located in Madison, WI
pieces.
Exquisite and rare set of two gear tables-- we have the very rare lamp end table and the coffee
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare "COBRA" Gold Brass Table Lamp, 1970
s
Located in Vis, NL
Rare vintage robust Cobra themed table lamp.
New wide black lamp shade with gold interior
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rare Arredoluce "Lucinella" Table Lamp Brass Angelo Lelii Italy, 1950s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare Arredoluce "Lucinella" table lamp brass Angelo Lelii, Italy, 1950s.
Structure in polished
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rare Type Wall or Table Lamps Toffoli, Italy, 1970s
By Memphis Milano, Toffoli
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- nice style of lighting
- marked by label
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Rare Labeled Lumi Milano Table Lamps
By Lumi
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of two table lamps produced by Lumi
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Rare Modernist Table Lamps by Hans Bergström, Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström, Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of stunning oversized table lamps by Hans Bergström, made in the late 1930s. Mahogany stems
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Rare Art Deco Table Lamp Alabaster Globe Light with Sculture Bronze Eagle
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
It is a singular piece, it is not common
Table lamp Art Deco marble sphere with interior light
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
$2,394 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Midcentury Modern Carved Teak Female Nude Sculpture Table or Floor Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully shaped from top to bottom.
This hand-carved and stylish table or floor lamp is crafted
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Max Ingrand, Rare Pair of Sconces or Table Lamps for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950s
By Max Ingrand
Located in Argelato, BO
Max Ingrand, Pair of rare rose colored acid-etched crystal table lamps or sconces, glass and brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand, Rare Pair of Sconces or Table Lamps for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950s
By Max Ingrand
Located in Argelato, BO
Max Ingrand, Pair of rare rose colored acid-etched crystal table lamps or sconces, glass and brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Ice Glass Table Lamp by Salviati
By Gianni Venini, Carlo Nason, AVMazzega, Salviati, J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Very rare Italian ice glass table lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp with its four mouth-blown glasses
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Italian Design Small Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful and rare Italian design small table lamp with 1 internal light. Made of Murano glass with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Stilnovo Wall or Table Adjustable Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Padova, IT
Superb and very rare wall or table adjustable lamp. Clean and current design. Well preserved, it
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Art Deco 1930
s Wall/Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Art Deco wall/table lamp from the 1930's, made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of brass and glass
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Murano Teal Glass Table Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning and rare mid century modern glass table lamp. This lamp is made up of stacked glass parts
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Art Glass
Wall or Table Lamp by Klaus Hempel for Kaiser Leuchten
By Klaus Hempel, Artemide, Gaetano Sciolari, Flos, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
A very beautiful and very rare wall or table lamp by Klaus Hempel for Kaiser Leuchten.
The lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Drawing for a Table Lamp by Robert Gerlach, 1915
Located in Vienna, Austria
A rare study of a table lamp, drawn with pencil on vellum, by Robert Gerlach from circa 1915. We
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Drawings
Materials
Paper
$5,288 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-century murano ball table or pendant lamp Sputnik Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unveil the cosmic charm of this rare and unconventional Sputnik Table/Pendant Lamp, a distinctive
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Michael Andersen
Son of Bornholm Painted Pottery Vase Table Lamp
By Michael Andersen
Son
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique and rare painted pottery vase table lamp made by Michael Andersen & Son of Bornholm
Category
Vintage 1910s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Design Murano Glass and Orange Metal Table Lamp by Barovier, 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful and rare Italian design small table lamp by Barovier 1950s with 1 internal light. Made of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$769 Sale Price
20% Off
A SCULPTURAL PLASTER TABLE LAMP by LOIC BEUCHET for ATELIER SEDAP, France 1980
By Atelier Sedap
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare spectacular and important sculptural table lamp, figuring a white curtain sculpted in a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Midcentury Wall Lamps, 1970s
By Pokrok
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting
- Marked by label
- Wall or table lamps
- Rare type
- Space Age
Category
Vintage 1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$599 / set
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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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 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 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 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 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 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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