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Table Lamps For Sale
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from France made during the 1820s. The middle part in the form of a column. Richly decorated with leaf and period Empir...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1920s
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous eight-panel curved caramel slag glass shade
In the manner of Handel
USA, Circa 1920s
Measures: 19"W x 19"D x 24....
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
HJ Busquet Midcentury "Pinocchio" Red Table or Wall Lamp for Hala Zeist 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury modern design table or wall lamp model Pinocchio designed by H. J. Busquet for Hala Zeist with metal base and stem and adjustable shade of painted aluminum, made in the Ne...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$898 Sale Price
20% Off
Boris Lacroix Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful petite table lamp by Boris Lacroix, brass frame with perforated, enameled hood with perforations, fully adjustable, can be used as a wall lamp as well, wired for US standar...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Keramos 20th Century Black and White Abstract Ceramic Table Lamp, 1930
By Kéramos
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Kéramos
Large white and black ceramic table lamp
Original Art Deco 1930 table lamp
Electrical system is ok
Original perfect condition
Signed ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Albaster Large Urn Jar Table Lamps, Spain, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Neoclassical Urn Jar Albaster Table Lamps with Fish Handles, Pair
Two Spanish Neoclassical Albaster Urn Jar Table Lamps, 1930s-1940s
These unique Urn table lamps feature Jar design, ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Golden Florentine Flower Shape Table Lamp by Hans Kögl, Germany, 1970s
By Hans Kögl
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An extraordinary table by Hans Kögl made in Germany in the 1950s. The lamp has a beautiful wheat sheaf design. It is made in the period of Hollywood Regency.
The light requires o...
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cantagalli Majolica Urn Table Lamp with Warrior Portrait, Italy 1930-1950
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The striking hand-painted majolica lamp features the portrait of a warrior surrounded by traditional Italian urns and fruits designs; the other side features an abstract design in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Abatina table lamp designed by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
Designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, the ‘Abatina’ table lamp is a true celebration of the elegance and excellence that defined Italian design in the 1980s.
This sophisticat...
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Danish Søholm Stentøj ceramic table lamp blue stripe pattern Mid-Century Modern
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Danish Mid-Century ceramic table lamp of the 1950-60s. Very elegant design, decorated with a stripe pattern in blue-grey colours.
Unknown designer, but remains the style of the creations of Svend Aage Jensen and Svend Aage Sorensen...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$525 Sale Price
20% Off
ClassiCon Lantern Light Table Lamp in Burnished Brass by Neri&Hu
By Neri
Hu
Located in New York, NY
In our everyday existence, light serves us by enhancing everything around it, while it is often neglected itself. Here, the inspiration comes from the quintessential source of light;...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Round Marbled Table Lamp in Falkland by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
Our Hydro Collection is inspired by the grooves and patterns that waterways make through the landscape as seen from above. The layers of gradation in the pigment on the exterior of t...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Pair of Midcentury Drip Glaze Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950s Italian drip-glazed porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 22.5"
Diameter: 10".
Category
1950s European Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Chinese painted porcelain vases converted to lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 11"
Height to shade rest: 20"
Diameter: 4.5"
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$2,400 / set
Scandinavian Modern Brass Table Lamp with White Opaline Glass Sphere
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Simplistically composed Scandinavian Modern table Lamp. It features a heavy solid brass base and white opaline ball shade. It has an on/of switch to its cord. It was made in Sweden o...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Green French Industrial Metal Work Lamp - Vintage Office Light
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, vintage Art Deco French office, work light made of hand crafted metal, in good condition. The late industrial table, desk lamp is composed with two adjustable arms, fe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 8” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter x 7” Height
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches):...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Teak
2 ART-DECO MODERNIST BAUHAUS NEOCLASSICAL Silver Metal TABLE LAMPS, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A the crossover of the most radical modernist spirit and the french luxury...: A small and beautiful pair of, Art Deco, Modernist, Neo-Classical, simple and sophisticated, minimalist...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Targetti Sankey Italian Desk Lamp, Orange Metal and Chrome, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Targetti Sankey desk lamp is a collectible example of 1970s Italian modern lighting. Designed and manufactured in Florence, it reflects the playful yet functional approach of the...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass and rattan tripod table lamps, Swedish Modern 1940-50s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Pair of table lamps designed and made in Sweden during the 1940-50s. Made from solid brass standing on a neat tripod base with rattan woven lamp shades giving a warm and beautiful li...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti
Atollo
Small Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp, winning the Compasso d’Oro in 1979 and completely revolutionising the way we imagine the classic bedside lamp. The geometric shapes that compose it - cylinder, cone and hemisphere - have resulted in a product that is decorative and essential at the same time, disconnected from the historical period and the fashions of the moment, and one that has now fully become one of the icons of Italian design.
Materials and color:
Metal satin bronze
Dimensions:
D 25 cm x W 25 cm x H 35 cm
Technical information:
2 x max 40 W (E14)
This lamp is wired for Europe, if used in US or any other country the client will need to convert it.
Founded in 1945, Oluce is the oldest Italian design company in the lighting sector still in operation today. Oluce lighting’s design aesthetic is crisp, linear, and decorative. A subtle, intellectual beauty that over the years has led the company to produce some of the more recognizable and admired iconic lighting in the world. Oluce, already participating at the 9th Triennale in Milan, throughout its long history, has received numerous acknowledgements including two Golden Compass awards, two Design Awards and the Gold Medal at the 13th Triennale in Milan. Its lamps appear in the most important permanent design collections worldwide.
Oluce’s expertise reveals its unparalleled manufacturing excellence which transforms into objects an untiring technological research into the potential of light. Each lamp is a milestone along this journey. Over time, from unusual materials, original designs and new lighting sources ensued revolutionary iconic designs by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, Marco Zanuso, Ostuni e Forti, and Vico Magistretti, who since the 1950s, have been rewriting the history of lighting. Recent collections reaffirm Oluce design and decorative approach, expressed through the signs by Italian and international designers such as Angeletti & Ruzza, Francesco Rota, Nendo, Victor Vasilev...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Daum France Crystal Glass table lamp 1965
By Daum
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beathiful Crystal Glass lamp stand . Signed Daum France .
1960s ,comes with a Laura Ashley shade . Good condition .
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Large "Molto Pagoda" Straw Table Lamps, Set of 2
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of table lamps made in straw with metal structure.
Set of two.
Italian manufacture.
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,321 / set
Antique Gilt Bronze Renaissance Revival Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large French antique Renaissance Revival ormolu table lamp, circa 1870 in date.
It is relief cast with grapevines, cherubs and acanthus leaves, the serpentine handle rising to a seated winged amorini and descending to a mask at the figural relief cast body with waisted stem and terminating in a circular base.
This gilt bronze 19th century ewer...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Mid Century East German Table Lamp Circa 1960s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century East German Table Lamp Circa 1960s
- Black marble bases
- On/Off switche on the base
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- Textured shades
- Brass arm
- East German ~ 1960s
- 33cm...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp, France, 1950-1959. Beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade made with the Tiffany tec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,643 Sale Price
20% Off
FORNASETTI Vintage Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with painted metal in malachite design (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original label on the base
1 ligh...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of French Brass
Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive pair of French 19th century brass and crystal girandoles also known as table chandeliers, now electrified as lamps. This fine pair of glittering light fixtures have brass s...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$10,500 / set
Jean-Michel Frank style unpolished glass lamp
Located in London, GB
A large blue unpolished glass lamp base after a design by JM Frank. Contemporary. Rewired and Pat tested. Shade included.
Height to top of shade 41cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Stiffel Neoclassical Brass Cannonball Column Table Lamps - a Pair
By Stiffel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Stiffel Neoclassical Brass Cannonball Column Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial) x 26" H (to light socket) x 8.25" W x 8.25" D. {3-...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp, Parchment Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new parchment shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please i...
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Stella – Polished Brass Table Lamp with Sculptural Silhouette
Located in Porto, PT
Introducing the Stella Table Lamp, a captivating decorative piece that elevates your home lighting with a perfect blend of natural inspiration and sculptural elegance. Crafted from p...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Early 20th Century Empire Brass and Bronze Table Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early 20th-century French Empire-style brazier, which was used as a portable heater burning hot coals or other fuel for interior warmth. This example was converted to a table lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Pair of table lamp attributed to Gilardi and Barzaghi
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie paire de lampes par Gilardi et Bazarghi
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hispania Ceramics. Handmade Mid-Century table lamp, Spain, 1950s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Ceramic table lamp from Hispania Ceramics, Spain, 1950s. Composed by a white ceramic base holding several fruits of different colors as a "Cup of Abundance". Very rich arrangement of...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Chrome, Marble, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-opaline glass, chrome-plated metal and marble table lamp likely designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 11.75"H x 5.5"W x 4.5"D
B...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Nemo Projecteur 165 Pinza/Clip Table Lamp in White Sand by Le Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mini adjustable clip version of the Projecteur 365 pendant designed for the Chandigarh High Court, India, in 1954. Aluminum body painted in night blue, white sand or moka. Diffuser g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century, Gabriella Crespi Table Lamp in Brass and Plexiglass,
70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Gabriella Crespi was an Italian designer and sculptor. She produced over the course of her career more than two thousand pieces. Her working methods are reminiscent of Renaissance wo...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1980 Le Falene Arteluce Piero De Martini Italian Design Post Modern Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
"The Moths" Table Lamp
Piero De Martini
Arteluce
Italy, 1980s
Red Enamel Frame
White Fabric "Suncover" Shade
New with original Arteluce Box
Available Phalene hanging Lamp in yello...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's Italian porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18"
Height to rest of shade: 28"
Diameter:11"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
Monumental Organic Modern Earthcolored Ceramic Art Lamp, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Remarkable sculptural one-of-a-kind earth colored ceramic art lamp resembling the structure of a steep mountain. Handmade rustic and organic modern shape, colour, texture and express...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Black by Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Table Lamps Ceramic Parrots Tall Porcelain Vase Lamps - a pair
By Capodimonte, Midcentury Italian school, Italian school XX ct., Robert Kostka, English Country Antiques
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage tall Italian Ceramic Porcelain Vase Table lamps
Material: Ceramic, Porcelain, fabric
Style: Vintage, Modernist, Oriental, Italian, Modern, Mid Century,
Design: In the manner ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Utopical wireless lamp
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Translucent porcelain lamp featuring a hummingbird decorated in gold, adjustable light and integrated LED technology. The translucent porcelain lithophane from the Utopical collectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$600 / item
Postmodern Martini Lamp by David Krys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare 1993 postmodern martini lamp designed by David Krys. Metal wire forms the glass' shape with a skewered green olive stuffed with a red light bulb disguised as a pimento. Great ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1900
s Antique Bradley
Hubbard Mission Green Slag and Cast Iron Lamp
Located in Louisville, KY
If you're a Mission period enthusiast or looking for that Arts and Crafts piece that finishes the room off with an interesting vibe, this is your lamp. Designed and crafted by Bradley & Hubbard in the early 1900's, this Mission style lamp...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Lighthouse’ Table Lamp in Black Marble and Amber Glass for Established
Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
'Lighthouse’ Table Lamp in Black Marble and Amber Glass for Established & Sons
An elegant equation of modern and traditional craftsmanship, the 'Lighthouse' balances a Venetian mout...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Large Pair of Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's French carved alabaster table lamps with foliage motif open-work carved handles.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18"
Height to shade rest: 28"
Diameter at wi...
Category
1920s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$7,800 / set
Artemide Tolomeo Video lamp - Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Bern, CH
Artemide Tolomeo 'Video' Desk / Table Lamp. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina.
Featuring a pivoting head and articulated arm, this l...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Light Studio Compact Desk Lamp with Alarm Clock
By Manon
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modular Red Light Studio Folding Lamp with Clock
Plastic
11.25 h x 4.63 w x 5.5 d
Includes bulb & new battery.
Original vintage condition
Refer to photos.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Black Metal Chain Table Lamp circa 1960 Design French Lighting
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French table lamp
Realised circa 1960
Black metal 20th century design table lamp
Original good condition
Height 28 cm
Large 16 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black Varinia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Varinia lamp in black is handmade Studio Pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Linen shade included.
Born in New York City and raised in Aix-e...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
$1,650 / item
Ceramic Table Lamps by Caprani Light, 1980s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Rare set of Green Ceramic Table Lamps designed by Mads Caprani in the 1980s.
* Set (2) green glazed ceramic tables lamp with off-white fabric shades
* Designer: Mads Caprani
* Manuf...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Keramos 20th century art deco 1930 white and black ceramic table lamp signed
By Kéramos
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Keramos
20th century art deco ceramic table lamp
Exceptional white ceramic glaee color
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Ceramic height 23 cm
Large 20 cm
Heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Pricket Lamps Altar Candles
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Pair of Japanese Altar Candle Stickes converted to lamps, probably late 19th - early 20th century. Recently rewired with cloth cords. The shades are not included, but meas...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,450 / set
Vintage Atollo lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, 1977
Located in Athens, Attiki
This is perhaps Vico Magistretti’s most famous lamp.
The Oluce Atollo table lamp consists of two main parts. Firstly, the pattern of simple geometric figures. It seems to translate...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Classic swirl murano table lamp Mushroom Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Embrace the classic allure of Italian design with this exquisite vintage Murano mushroom lamp. Crafted in the 1970s, this lamp showcases the beauty of a bygone era with its captivati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Tahiti Table Lamp
EU VERSION 220v
, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis, Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired 220v 'Tahiti' table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo Attrib. Table Lamp with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
White and Chrome Metal Table Lamp, with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s. Design Attr. to Joe Colombo, an Italian industrial designer known for his futuristic style and interest in m...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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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