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Articulated Floor Lamp by Cedric Hartman for Jack Lenor Larsen, 1966
By Cedric Hartman, Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Munich, DE
Articulated floor lamp, reading light by Cedric Hartman, 1966. Manufactured by Jack Lenor Larsen
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-century Modern Floor Lamp, "Vice Versa", by ASEA, Sweden 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Hønefoss, 30
function as an uplight, a downlight, or a reading light, depending on the placement of the shade.
In good
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Italian Torchiere Floorlamp with Adjustable Arm
Located in New York, NY
into the center pole. Perfect for an over the shoulder reading light, the shade can be universally
Category
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Vintage French Industrial Standard Lamp, Jieldé
By Jielde
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
disc mounted as a base. Gives a perfect reading light, and super stylish look. Newly restored, with new
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Danish Arne Jacobsen, Louis Poulsen Black AJ Floor Lamp Black
By Arne Jacobsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
for. One of the finest Scandinavian floor lamp designs with excellent reading light quality.
This
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tan Leather Floor Light #5 Denmark, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
can be manipulated making this piece great as a reading light.
The lamp features a circular base in
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black Hebi Gooseneck Clamp Light by Isao Hosoe for Valenti
By Valenti, Isao Hosoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
its flexible structure and rotatable shade. Great desk or bedside reading light. It is in original
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Brass Tubular Floor Lamp on Pyramide Foot
Located in London, GB
. The diffuser can be directed by a handle which makes it an exellent functional reading light.
There is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Brass Tubular Table Lamp on Pyramide Foot
Located in London, GB
. The diffuser can be directed by a handle which makes it an exellent functional reading light.
There is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Italian Space Age Metal and Marble Adjustable Floor Spotlamp
By Stilux
Located in Vienna, AT
!
This midcentury modern Floorlamp will be the perfect addition to your home as reading light as well as
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Articulated Book Rack Floor Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
wooden wheels. The base also has a small rack to hold books... and it does make perfect reading light
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Karl Springer Rare "Sculpture Floor Lamp" in Brass and Lucite, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Sculpture Floor Lamp", reading light in polished brass with 3 thick illuminating Lucite
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Metal Danish Ocher Yellow Spotlight, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
reading light / night light.
The lamp has a bright ocher yellow color, which will give any interior a
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Nickel-Plated Floor Lamp Model 387 by Tito Agnoli for Oluce
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Vienna, AT
addition to your home as reading light as well as spot light.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Metal
Iron Dutch Studio Craft Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
useful reading light or task light. The thick scrolled base gives it a very substantial weight and feel
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Adjustable Chrome And Wood Floor Lamp, Spain 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
, offering both style and functionality. Ideal as a reading light or to add ambiance, this lamp blends
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Leather and Brass Floor Light Designed and Made in Denmark, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
manipulated making this piece great as a reading light.
The lamp features a circular base in polished brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Grasshopper G33 Floor Lamp by Greta Magnusson Grossman No.2
By Bergboms, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Hägersten, SE
enables it being used as both reading light and an uplight. New electric chord and wall plug. Very good
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Art Deco Leo Jiranek Satinwood and Oak Waterfall Bed Frame
By Leo Jiranek
Located in Chicago, IL
full satinwood waterfall bed with an electrified reading light headboard and matching footboard. This
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak, Satinwood
Bespoke Floor Lamp, Adjustable Vintage Industrial
By Get Back, Inc.
Located in Oakville, CT
Bespoke vintage industrial adjustable cast iron floor lamp, task or reading light. Top arm is
Category
2010s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron, Steel
$1,395 / item
Raak Amsterdam
Kompas
space ace pendant lamp Holland 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Den Haag, NL
bright reading light and the other side emits atmospheric light through the narrow holes in the metal
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Orange Wall Lights Design by Svend Middelboe Made by Fog and Morup
By Svend Middelboe, Fog and Morup
Located in Oirlo, LI
, Denmark. A fantastic reading light. Also very cool over counter.
We deliberately put 2 colors of lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic
A MINIMAL RADICAL SPACE-AGE FLOOR LAMP by BALTENSWEILER, Swiss 1970
By Rosemarie
Rico Baltensweiler
Located in PARIS, FR
A small adjustable floor lamp or reading light, Post-Modernist, Minimalist, circular base in brown
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
"Vice Versa" Floor Lamp by ASEA, Swedish Modern, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, ASEA
Located in Hägersten, SE
and down light as well as reading light depending on the placement of the shade. Very good vintage
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century French Wall Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
great source of reading light. The brass body and sophisticated accents add to the beauty of the piece
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wall Lamps with Integrated Led Reader by Honsel Leuchten, 2000
By Honsel
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Wall Lamps with New white fabric shades and LED reading light by Honsel Leuchten.
2000s
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Candelabrum Lamps, 1890
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
reading light. Transitional Victorian to Art Nouveau.
Condition is antique with one small hidden .75
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Streamlined Nickle "Cobra" Table Lamp by Norman Bel Geddes for Faries
By Faries Lamp Co., Norman Bel Geddes
Located in New York, NY
desk lamp or reading light. In Mint Restored Condition and newly rewired for American Standards
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Finnish 1950
s brass floor lamp with wrapped rattan stem and wooden slat shade
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
point in a living room or as a stylish reading light in a bedroom, this brass floor lamp is sure to make
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Space Age Chrome Eyeball Floor Spotlamp Stilux Attr
By Stilux
Located in Vienna, AT
Chrome Floor lamp will be the perfect addition to your Midcentury Modern or Space Age Interior as reading
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Minimalist Swing Arm Brass Floor Lamp Counter Balance 1970s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in London, GB
sculptural and highly functional, this lamp was conceived as a focused reading light with an elegantly
Category
Vintage 1970s German Minimalist Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass mid century wall lamp in perforated metal style, adjustable
Located in Hamburg, DE
This mid-century brass wall light is the ideal library and reading light. You can swivel them to
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Two White Steel Joe Colombo Spider Floor Lamps by Oluce, Italy, 1965
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in MIlano, IT
minimalistic and highly adjustable (reading) light with a lot of capacity.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
White Steel Joe Colombo Spider Floor Lamp by Oluce, Italy, 1965
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in MIlano, IT
and highly adjustable (reading) light with a lot of capacity.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
White Steel Joe Colombo Spider Floor Lamps by Oluce, Italy, 1965
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in MIlano, IT
minimalistic and highly adjustable (reading) light with a lot of capacity.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
White Steel Joe Colombo Spider Table Lamp by Oluce, Italy, 1965
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in MIlano, IT
and highly adjustable (reading) light with a lot of capacity.
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Three Headed Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
be positioned over sofas or chairs to provide convenient reading light.
The body of the lamp is
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$4,260
19th Century French Empire Bleached Cherry Side Table
Located in Viterbo, VT
your favorite reading chair, with a colorful reading light on it.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Empire Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Desk lamp Meridiana by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
, Paolo Piva, for Stefano Cevoli in the 1980s. This versatile lamp can be used as a reading light or as
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk lamp Meridiana by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
, Paolo Piva, for Stefano Cevoli in the 1980s. This versatile lamp can be used as a reading light or as
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
American Mid-Century Modern Brass and Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in New York, NY
perfectly suited as a reading light. The top of the fixture has an open top with multiple concentric circles
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Wall hanging lamp made of rope and teak, 1960s Sweden.
Located in Oirlo, LI
hanging lamp made from a beautifully shaped teak holder. This is nice as a reading light or just an
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Rope, Teak
Early Brass
Dornstab
Floor Lamp by J.T. Kalmar Austria
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Utrecht, NL
function: positioned low, the lamp provides reading light and when the shade is positioned higher, the lamp
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Galaxia Table Lamp by Esteve Aparicio-Barba – Gold Delta Award Winner, 1961
Located in BARCELONA, ES
alike. Its adaptability allows it to serve as a desk lamp, reading light, or ambient lighting fixture
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Telescopic Brass Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
lamp can easily be positioned behind a chair or sofa to provide reading light or, by taking advantage
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Classic Mid-Century Modern Space Age Danish 1970s Design Panthella Table Lamp
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Haderslev, DK
ensure a non glare reading light as well as a soft room light.
Besides a small hairline crack to the
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Set of 3 Stilnovo style Magari Kitchen Wall Lamps in Bronze, White and Brass
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Bromma, SE
as kitchen wall lamps or as a reading light. Handmade lamp structure in brass and shades in metal
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp Caged Edison Bulb Reading Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Task Light
Located in Oakville, CT
Caged Edison bulb adjustable reading lamp or vintage Industrial cast iron floor light. Measures
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Ernesto Gismondi Tripod Sintesi Lamp
By Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide
Located in London, GB
various heights. It is equally at home as either a side lamp or reading light. It can even be folded up
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Floor Reading Lamp
By Ben Seibel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
designed to sit behind a chair for ease of angling light to the reading surface! Nice iron base!
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Cedric Hartman Reading Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chrome reading lamp. Light is fully adjustable with tilting/swiveling head. Adjustable height
Category
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Portable OC White Floor Task Reading Lamp Light with Three GP Base
By O.C. White
Located in Oakville, CT
Portable O C white floor lamp with 3 GP base and telescopic upright. Measure: Stands 73" in height as shown, with a maximum height of 104". Width as shown measures 22", with a maximu...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Clare Winsten (1894-1989) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Reading In Lamp Light
By Clare Winsten (Clara Birnberg)
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Acquired with another signed piece by the same hand, from the same studio. On canvas.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
1980s Nessen Task Floor Lamp in Brass Pharmacy Light Pivot Reading Bronx NY
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pharmacy Reading Floor Lamp Brass by NESSEN Studios Bronx New York
Articulated shade-diffuser can
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bronze Cedric Hartman Reading Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Dallas, TX
neatly under your favorite chair or sofa to provide a beautifully balance Minimalist source of light for
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Wall Lamp or sconce by Hans Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
reading light. It will introduce a timeless beauty since the lamp has a classic and sophisticated
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Robert Sonneman Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Stamford, CT
of lighting. At the time, a plethora of new materials came to light which were far more readily
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Cut Steel, Chrome
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Reading Light For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal reading light for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and steel, every reading light was constructed with great care. Find 32 options for an antique or vintage reading light now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a reading light — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A reading light is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one reading light that is appealing in its simplicity, but Florian Schulz, Bruno Mathsson and Atelier de Troupe produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Reading Light?
A reading light can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,820, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $13,252.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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