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Table Lamps For Sale
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
Seneca Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Seneca lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,750 / item
Shroom Rattan Pencil Reed Table Lamp Mid Century Modern
Located in Oxford, GB
Illuminate your space with elegance and artistry with this mid century modern style pencil reed rattan table lamp. Handcrafted with a beautifu...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
A pair of stoneware table lamp by Haico Nitzsche for Søholm
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of stoneware table lamp designed by Haico Nitzsche for Søholm Pottery, Bornholm, Denmark. Circa 1970th. Newly rewired. Dimensions: ceramic base height 12.5", width: 10" ; dept...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Short Stemlite Table Lamp by Designline in Black with White Frosted Lamp Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING!
A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a sculptural tulip form. The lamp base is finished...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
AM/AS Table Lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Sirrah, 1967
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Created by the esteemed Italian designers Franco Albini and Franca Helg, this lamp was produced by Sirrah in the 1960s-70s, capturing the essence of Italian craftsmanship and innovat...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL TABLE LAMP by PHILIPPE BARBIER, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant table lamp, Post-Modernist, NeoClassical, Shabby-Chic, a nickeled metal cylindrical base and 2 spherical body with a final cylindrical lampshade, by Philippe Barbier, Fran...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Pair Postmodern Op Art Deco Halo Rougier Style Ellipse Table Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Pair of 1980s Vintage Art Deco Postmodern White Ceramic Halo Roger Rougier Style Ellipse Table Lamps
Mid Century Modern meets Nuevo Deco.
These ceramic ellipse shape table lamps...
Category
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp, Akari Model 7A
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Isamu Noguchi Table Lamp, Akari Model 7A in perfect working condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Classic Pair of Bouillotte Vintage Finely Cast Brass Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of stunning bouillotte style brass table lamps having 3 arms finely cast from the 1940s with painted green and gold tole shades.
Base 9” round
Adjustable shade
Category
1940s American Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Lamps with dragon motif
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white lamps with dragon motif. 20th Century.
8" diam.
15" to top of vase
25.5" overall height
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$1,920 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Torno Desk Lamp or Table Lamp in Olivine Enamel
Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling Torno family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp! Handmade by Blueprint Lighting, the spun aluminum shades are inspired by a vintage 1950s Italian d...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Pair of Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamps by André Bloch
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of ceramic table lamps by French contemporary artist André Bloch. Each lamp features a sculptural base composed of a spherical form rising from a tapered pedestal, finished in a...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vittorio Balli
Romeo Ballardini style Space Age table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Sirrah
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of Space Age Italian mushroom-shapped table lamps from the 70s. The structure is made of chrome-plated silver steel, with an opaline glass shade. Very much in the style of the l...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Nemo Pivotante À Poser E26 Table Lamp in Pastel Blue by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Innovative design for the 50s but still a contemporary table lamp. The lighting output is adjusted by the opening or closure of the volets. Its cylindrical body opens on two sides on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Søholm, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Søholm, Denmark, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.2” H x 4.9" Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 9”...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
French Art Deco Antelope Table Lamp or Night-Light Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
French Art Deco antelope table lamp or night-light sculpture, 1930s. Made of spelter, marble and glass. Old silvered spelter antelope. Opal glass shade. Marble base. Bayonet bulb bas...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
The Muse
Portable Lamp in Raw Aluminum for Tala
By TALA
Located in Glendale, CA
'The Muse' Portable Lamp in Raw Aluminum for Tala
Recalling the promise and grandeur of the British pleasure garden, The Muse mixes the classic lantern aesthetic with ultra-modern t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Crouching Puma Panther TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV Lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950s and early 1960s, these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$159 Sale Price
40% Off
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Table Lamp With "Mermaid" Base
Located in New York, NY
In Tiffany Studios' exquisite "Nautilus" table lamp, a cast bronze mermaid emerges from a churning sea, holding a lighted nautilus shell aloft. This lamp, one of the few patented by Tiffany Studios, received its patent on May 2, 1899, and was featured in Siegfried Bing’s landmark Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibition at the Grafton Galleries. The mermaid base was sculpted by Louis Gudebrod, the only lamp base artist credited by Tiffany Studios.
The nautilus shell motif, prominent in European decorative arts of the 17th century, originated from Dutch ships that transported the shells from the South China Sea, some 15,000 miles away. These shells showcased the Dutch Republic's global mercantile strength, and Dutch painters often featured them in still-life works—many of which are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. Inspired by this artistic tradition, Tiffany transformed the iridescent shell into a table lamp. The shell softened and modulated the light, similar to the effect of Tiffany's Favrile glass shades, creating a warm glow reminiscent of the gas lighting familiar to the era.
Item #: L-21744
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1899
Dimensions: 17.5" height, 4.75" width, 8" deep.
Materials: Nautilus shell, Bronze
Base Signed: GUDEBROD and Tiffany Studios New York
Literature: Alastair Duncan, "Tiffany Lamps and Metalware", Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, pg. 86, fig. 336.
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
The shape of the exotic nautilus, found in the western Pacific, has long been the muse of architects, artists, and designers. One only has to look to Grecian columns, to spiral staircases, or to the nautilus cups of the sixteenth century for examples. Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass interpretation of the "Nautilus" shell design was first displayed at the Paris Exposition Universelle 1900, where he was displaying the best lamps that he had to offer. By bringing this intricate and difficult-to-make model to the World's Fair, Tiffany was showing the international design world just how well-made and beautiful a Tiffany Studios New York lamp...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Bronze 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 Ikea Directional White Lacquered Wall or Table Lamp by Ola Wihlborg
By IKEA
Located in London, England
A stylish, functional and minimalist Vintage Swedish IKEA PS 2017 Collection table or wall lamp designed by Ola Wihlborg.
The design resembles a searchlight from WWII to spot enemy ...
Category
2010s Swedish Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of French Opaline Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1930s French opaline table lamps with floral decoration.
Measurements:
13 1/2" height of body
21 1/4" height to rest of shade.
Category
1930s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
$2,800 / set
1950 Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Italian Mid Century Design Brass Metal Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp
Angelo Lelii
Arredoluce
Italy, 1956 ca
Enamel Aluminum, Leather, Brass and Frosted Glass
Brass with original patina
No cracks.
Perfect working order
Original 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Frosted Glass Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern frosted glass table Lamp by Laurel.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back t...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Frankarts #L220 Turquoise Figurative Green Craqueleur Glass Table Lamp
By Frankart
Located in New York, NY
This striking Art Deco figurative table lamp, model #L220, is a testament to the innovative design and craftsmanship of FrankArts, an American manufacturer renowned for their excepti...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exceptional French Empire Brass Table Lamp, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Exceptional French Empire Brass Table Lamp, 1820s
An outstanding French Empire brass table lamp, circa 1820–30, originally designed as an oil...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Murano Amber Rock Jewel Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Contemporary handcrafted and hand-polished heavy solid Murano rock jewel lamps in amber. Brass fitting.
Signed 'Murano'.
Also available in emerald green, citrine, bronze, pale pink...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maison Le Dauphin XL Ceramic Gold Table Lamps 1990s Hollywood Regency France
Located in London, GB
An impressive signed pair of 1990s table lamps by Maison Le Dauphin in white ceramic body and 24k gold plated base and neck.
The body is dec...
Category
1990s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
6 Panel Slump Glass Table Lamp with Landscape Filigree Overlay
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nicely designed Arts and Crafts table lamp. It has a curved shade with 6 elaborate landscape themed cast filigree panels. Each slump glass (curved) panel features a cream -...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
Egon Hillebrand Table Lamp - Bauhaus Desk Lamp -
Gleibo
, Germany, 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
A wonderful Bauhaus-style lamp from the 1940s: a large brass table lamp by Egon Hillebrand from West Germany – model 5302. This very solid lamp is distinguished by its large, domed s...
Category
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Oxblood Glass + Gilt Metal Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1970s Italian table lamp, reminiscent of designs by Pierre Casenove. Stacked blown glass spheres in rich oxblood red pair with a ribbed gilt metal accent, all anchored by a flared,...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Moderate oxidation present throughout lamp.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches):...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Victorian French Neoclassical Gold 2 Light Slag Glass Cast Iron Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian cast iron library, desk or parlor lamp featuring slag glass filigree / reticulated shade and neoclassical styling. Measure: 24".
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps by Modernera
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamps by Modernera Co.
Dimensions
35in H x 7in W
Lamp Shade: 10in H x 17in W
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Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pink Rock Crystal Bubble Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pink rock crystal bubble lamps with polished brass finishes, created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC.
Measures: To the rock crystal part 17 in / H.
Overall height 30 in / H
Lampshade...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
$8,900 / set
Pair 1930’s Empire Cut Crystal Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very nice cut crystal table lamps with bronze fittings, French Empire style. newly UL rewired
Category
1920s French Empire Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$6,800 / set
Megafono
Glossy Ivory Metal Table Lamp for Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Megafono' Glossy Black Metal Table Lamp for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury era, produ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,010 / item
Art Deco Streamlined Nickle "Cobra" Table Lamp by Norman Bel Geddes for Faries
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Cobra Table lamp originates from the United States Circa 1930 designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Fairies. A handsome example of Art Deco design and material beauty, this...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Beige "Dentate" Cocoon Table Lamps by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique pair of cocoon round table lamps with wooden bases. In fabulous condition, with no rips or stains. These incredibly charming table lamps were designed by Achille...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Hammered and Enameled Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1930's Turkish hammered and enameled brass table lamp with foliage and floral motif on body.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15.5"
Height ...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marbro Murano Glass Millefiori Table Lamp, 1950s-1960s, Double Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage table lamp features multicolored millefiori on jewel-like emerald green background color. Bright millefiori inclusions form an abstract graphic pattern on the dark glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Paper Parchment "Cloud" Table Lamp by Frank Gehry for Belux
By Frank Gehry, Belux
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Cloud Table Lamp designed by architect Frank Gehry for BELUX. A cloud for indoors. Is there anything more beautiful? The poetic character of the 'Cloud' lamp makes it an atm...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Small Teak Table Lamp, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Lejre, DK
Decorative table lamp crafted in solid teak with a geometric pattern of assembled wood pieces, creating a warm and vibrant surface. The lamp is fitted with a new, classic pleated sha...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Teak
FIN Dome Ceramic Table Lamp, Gold with Black Highlights Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _ dome gold
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-buildin...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Hollywood Regency Standing Buddha Table Lamps by Westwood
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of standing Buddha table lamps in original gilded finish by Westwood Lamp Co., circa 1950s. Shades are shown for proportion and scale and are not included.
Height to top of ...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Table Lamp in old patinated Ceramic Green color France 1970 Signed Lancel Paris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This lamp has been made in France, in the 1970s.
The ceramic is Old patinated, with Flowers Decor Pattern..
Green Color.
Signed Paris Lancel
US PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$430 Sale Price
20% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti
Lesbo
Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' glass table lamp for Artemide.
Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Pierced White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Chinese porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 16"
Height to shade rest: 26"
Diameter: 7"
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
Flos Céramique Down Table Lamp in Moss Green
By Flos, Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ronan Bouroullec, Céramique is a family of lamps that puts the spotlight on the quality of workmanship of the material.
Céramique is the new collection of lights designed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,164 / item
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed incised ceramic table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.1"H x 9.25"W x 9.25"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6" Top Diam...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Moby 1 by Birgitte Due Madsen
Jonas Trampedach. 2015
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Moby 1 by Birgitte Due Madsen & Jonas Trampedach. 2015
Moby is an extraordinarily sculptural table lamp. Filled with intriguing contrasts, it balances a soft and comforting light wit...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Devoe Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies and features a raw...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,450 / item
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna
Asian inspired table lamp. Consisting of a mouth-blown diffuser, ceramic body and a lacquered wooden base. The desi...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1 of 6 Petite Amber Bubble Glass Table lamps, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
One of six amber bubble glass table lights made in Germany.
Very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use.
Wonderful light effect.
Each lamp requires 1 x E14 small bulbs with 40W max each.
Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to install this fixture in all countries (US, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia,..)
Please note that the listed price is for one Table light.
6 lamps...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fine Pair of French Neoclassical Urn Lamps in Veined Marble and Gilt Bronze, 19t
Located in Lincoln, GB
Fine Pair of French Neoclassical Urn Lamps in Veined Marble and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
A distinguished and highly decorative pair of late ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
$1,310 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Sapper ‘Tizio’ Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1972
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp, model Tizio, was designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide, in Italy, in 1972. Introduced in 1972, the lamp is built with two counterweights allowing the user to direc...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Søholm, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.35” H x 4.25” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 7”...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Black Leather Table Lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet
Located in Rochester, NY
Rectangular stitched black leather table lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet. Original shade is signed Tanner Kenzie at center of brass spider where it connects to the harp. Circa 199...
Category
1990s Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century French Ceramic Lamp by Marcel Giraud, Vallauris, 1960s Pottery
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French ceramic lamp by Marcel Giraud - Vallauris - 1960s.
It is a beautiful object both raw and elegant that can blend either in a country chic atmosphere or in a refi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
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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