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Table Lamps For Sale
Workstead Bole Table Lamp
Located in Floyd, VA
BOLE TABLE LAMP brings the sturdy globe of the BOLE collection down to eye level. With its confident proportions this table lamp sits comfortably as the center of attention or tucks away to illuminate the unexpected. UL, cUL, CE Listed. Damp Rated...
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A RUSTIC MODERN BRUTALIST Elm Wood TABLE LAMP by MAISON REGAIN, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and generous table lamp with a pear body, Modernist, Free-Form, Brutalist, Rustic-Modern, Popular Art, made by assembling thick strips of solid elm, with a magnificent sa...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Green Glass Demijohn Table Lamp, Brass Fittings, Contemporary Shade
Located in Valencia, VC
Elegant Mid-Century Green Glass Demijohn Table Lamp with Brass Fittings and Contemporary Shade
A unique table lamp crafted from a Mid-Century green glass demijohn bottle, once used ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Green and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Palmer Smith Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp
By Palmer Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Art Deco Aluminum Globe Lamp by Palmer Smith, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. In 25 years of collecting American Art Deco, we have only seen this lamp form come up for sale twi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Glitzy Pair of Hollywood Regency Block Cube Crystal Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chic pair of vintage Hollywood Regency block cube crystal table lamps on brass bases.
Category
1960s Portuguese Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Tiffany Studios Favrile Candlestick Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Candlestick Lamp
Tiffany Studios
Circa 1900
This shimmering cobalt blue Candlestick lamp is an extraordinary example of Tiffany’s iconic iride...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Italian Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Table lamps made with a cylindrical brass structure, covered with pieces made of solid Murano glass.
Measurements: W 20 x D 20 x H 69 cm. (without lampshade)
Measurements: Diameter...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Oval Ceramic B. Rooke Table Lamp, New Beige Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp from Bernard Rook, UK 1970s.
This ceramic lamp base from Bernard Rooke brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its sculptu...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Gino Sarfatti
Tricolore
grey table lamp for Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Gino Sarfatti 'Tricolore' grey table lamp for Arteluce.
A striking yet minimalistic table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti, circa 1952. This extremely rare and iconic design is...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Gae Aulenti White Pipistrello Table or Floor Lamp by Martinelli Luce 1965
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Pipistrello table or floor lamp with a base in white lacquered aluminum, extensible telescopic structure in stainless steel, and white opal methacrylate diffuser.
It was designed by ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Iron
Large Vintage Asian lamp - Bronze Drum with Dragon
Symbols
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large vintage Asian / Oriental table lamp of a bronze drum with symbols, signs of gilt , with two headed dragon at top. Came out of an interior of a mid-ce...
Category
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Red Stoneware Table Lamp by Lucas Huillet
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Stoneware Table Lamp by Lucas Huillet
Dimensions: D 38 x W 35 x H 38 cm
Materials: Red stoneware and hand painted glaze.
Weight: 8 kg.
Lucas Huillet is an artisan designer.
He ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
$1,437 / item
Gubi 9209 Table Lamp By Paavo Tynell
By Gubi
Located in New York, NY
One of the great industrial designers and metal craftsmen of the 20th century, Tynell came into the world at precisely the right time to become one of the pioneers of modern lighting...
Category
2010s European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,049 / item
Pair of Paul Hanson Hollywood Regency Style Bronze Mounted Vaseline Glass Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely pair of Paul Hanson bronze mounted Vaseline glass lamps done in the Hollywood Regency style. The glass is almost a chartreuse color (somewhe...
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Blue Glass, Opaline
Ceramic Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Unique grouping of five lamps from the mid-20th century in complementary shades of blue, the largest of which is a turquoise blue opaline Cenedese glass lamp mounted on gilt brass.
...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,800 / set
1970s Red Manon Lamp by Yamada Shomei
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Space Age foldable desk lamp that brings playful Japanese ingenuity to mid-century modern and postmodern design loves. Designed by Yamada Shomei in the 1970s, this iconic...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
GELATO LIGHT T1 H225, LED with Battery, Spritz By Established
Sons Carlo Nason
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gelato
Originally designed in the 1960s by Murano-based Carlo Nason, Gelato has been re-engineered into a playful portable lamp. Its colourful mouth-blown base holds an orb of acid-e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Veneer Table Lamp, France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This mid-century veneer lamp blends organic craftsmanship with timeless modern style. Its sculpted wooden base and thin veneer shade create an ambient, warm light, ideal for cozy cor...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Bubble Glass and Brass Table Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This midcentury table lamp were designed by Helena Tynell and manufactured by Limburg in the 1960s.
It features a brass base and a clear bubble glass lampshade.
The light has bee...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Extra Large Ceramic Lamps with a Wonderful Moss Colored Glaze.
Located in New York, NY
Extra large pair of Ceramic lamps with a wonderful Moss colored glaze.
The bulbous ceramic lamp bodies sit on Antique brass bases and they have been Newly
rewired with adjustable an...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Tripod Table Lamp with Tripart
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century table lamp with tripart.
The round diffuser from a bastal braid sits on a finely executed tripod from black metal rods. The rack emerges up from the luminaire and forms ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Decorative Table Lamp, Oriental, Bronze, Ornamental Light, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative table lamp. An oriental, bronze ornamental light, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Charming table lamp with pleasingly weathered appearance
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Bronze offers an appealing patinated tonality with verdigris hues
Lamp fitting accepts a standard bayonet bulb beneath a tasteful shade
The form engraved with geometric patterns and bold monkey...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
2 Hollywood Regency Footed Drop Crystal Luster Candlestick Table Lamps 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid 20th century drop crystal luster table lamps - cut corner base standing on four brass feet, faceted stacked crystal body with scalloped candle cup style top hung with 10 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Andre Delatte Large Rare Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco Table Lamp by André Delatte (Jarville, Nancy), France, 1920s. This stunning lamp features a blown double glass shade created by Delatte, elegantly suspended fro...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Chapman Candlestick Carved Wood Lamp
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand carved candlestick lamp by Chapman Manufacturing Company.
Handsome dark walnut finish. Polished solid brass lamp works providing directional lighting with two light sources.
Sha...
Category
20th Century Rustic Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$524 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Marble Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful marble table lamp from Italy made in the 1970s. It has also a marble base. It is in very good vintage condition.
The light requires one E14 light. Works with both 120/...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp, Ignazio Gardella Attr. 1960s
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Mid-century Italian table lamp in metal and glass, attributable to the famous architect and designer Ignazio Gardella, the glasses are identical to those of the famous LP7 wall ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Stiffel Empire Style Burnished Brass
Porcelain Table Lamps (A) - Pair
By Stiffel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Stiffel Empire Style Lacquered Burnished Brass & Porcelain Table Lamps (A) - Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 27" H (to light socket) x 6.5" W...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige-glazed ceramic table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 9” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter x 8” Heig...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gae Aulenti Midcentury "Pileino" Metal White Table Lamps for Artemide 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design set of two table lamps “Pileino” model designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Artemide from 1970s. White lacquered metal frame with adjustable diffu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Edgar Brandt Et Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Edgar Brandt wrought iron lamp decorated with ginko biloba.
Signed E Brandt on the support of the shell
Glass paste shell signed Daum Nancy.
In very good condition and electrified.
Total height: 46.5 cm
Foot diameter: 17 cm
Shell diameter: 20 cm
Weight : 3,5 Kg
You can contact me for a shipping quote.
Edgar Brandt was born in Paris in 1880 and studied at the Vocational School of Vierzon.
In 1925, BRANDT took part in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Speckle Glazed Gordon
Jane Martz Ceramic Lamps for Marshall Studios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of striking ceramic lamps by husband-and-wife design team Gordon and Jane Martz. Produced by their family company, Marshall Studios in Indiana beginning in 1957. The lamps featu...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Palm Leaves Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Original Vintage Condition, New Shade
Materials: Polished Brass, New Shade
Dimensions:
22.50”H x 4”W x 4”D
Shade:
7.25"H x 10"W x 10"D
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Secessionist Bronze Mermaid Shell Lamp by Gustav Gurschner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
GUSTAV GURSCHNER (Austrian, 1873-1970), a sculptor, attended the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1888. Working under several artists, his time in Paris in 1897 proved to be most ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Wire
Wood Table Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Ab Ellysett Markaryd, 1960s, Sweden
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Wood table lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Ellysett Markaryd, 1960s, Sweden
Minimal design
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Original cable and plug. This lamp is suitable f...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Cube Marquetry Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass box lamps with Murano glass cube marquetry. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal design workshop in a Mid-Cen...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Mint Green Czech Desk Lamp with Chrome and Adjustable Shade
Located in Praha, CZ
This 1970s Czechoslovak mid-century desk lamp features a mint green metal dome shade supported by elegant chrome arcs. The adjustable shade allows directional lighting, making it bot...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Glass and Brass Esperia Table Lamps
By Esperia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made by Esperia, each made of a triangular foot in blown clear glass, with a streak of dark grey in the center. Some air bubbles are visible in the glass, which i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,662 / set
Space Age Table Lamp, Nickel and Plastic, by Gaetano Sciolari for Valenti, 1970s
Located in Beirut, LB
Illuminate your space with this captivating Space Age table lamp, a true design icon from the 1970s, meticulously crafted by the renowned Gaetano Sciolari for Valenti Luce. This piec...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
A mid-century ceramic glazed lamp by Jean Pierre Gasnier
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this mid-century ceramic glazed lamp by Jean Pierre Gasnier is an opportunity to own a timeless piece of artistry that brings both style and functionality into your livi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Pair of Swedish Brass Table Lamps by Ewa Varnamo
By Ewå Värnamo
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of 1960s table lamps, in solid brass, designed by Ewa Varnamo, with burlap shades.( shades lamps 30 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,662 / set
Art Deco Desk Lamp 1930s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Art Deco Desk lamp. Nickel base, comes with a original Red shade .
Attributed to Max Schumacher. Normal wear and tear after 70 years.
One Large E27 bulb needed.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Patina: Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Table Lamps
Located in Rome, IT
Offered here is a stunning pair of Italian table lamps from the 1950s, each exuding elegance and a rich history. The lamps are crafted from brass, which has developed a gorgeous pati...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-colored Murano glass, brass and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25" Heigh...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modern Tulip Bedside Table Lamp or Desk Lamp by Designline in Silver Chrome
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp, desk lamp or bedside lamp. It features a brushed chrome cast aluminum base with mouth blown frosted white glass shade in an acorn form. It takes one standard bulb up to 100 watts.
These retro lamps...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Barovier
Toso Murano Art Glass Lamps Rewired Gold and Clear Glass
By Barovier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Pair of Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, circa 1960s. They are constructed of clear glass with gold flecks and controlled bubbles with brass or bronze hardware. The...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mario Bellini per Artemide Lampada da Tavolo "Area", Italia 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rara ed Iconica Lampada da tavolo Mario Bellini Area 50 di Artemide, Italia.
Presenta una splendida base in ceramica bianca dai bordi grezzi e il caratteristico paralume in carta-res...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, Fabric
Börne Augustsson, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-colored glass and brass table lamp designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.5"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D
Dimens...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Bell Table Lamps by Barovier, Italy, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous bell shaped table lamps in Murano glass and solid brass. This romantic table lamps were made in the '40s in Italy by the Murano glass master Ercole Barovier.
This incredib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual Outstanding Quality Large Antique Victorian Porcelain Oil Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual outstanding quality large antique Victorian porcelain oil lamp having the original pretty engraved glass shade and chimney, double brass burner, glass font supported by an ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Bespoke Italian "Benny" table lamp in bronze and Alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
A table lamp with a retro flavor. The lamp shade in alabaster with a flat shape is enlightened of transparencies, stressing the veining of this material. The pull chain switch recall...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
1960s Modern Italian Ceramic Lamps, a Pair
Located in San Carlos, CA
Beautiful and large pair of 1960s Modern Italian ceramic table lamps. This lamps stands out in a few different ways. First there's the off white...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,328 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Mid Century Tripd Iron and Brass Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron Mid-Century iron and brass tripod table lamp. USA, 1950s
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 19th Century Table Lamps - Gilded Bronze - Rococo Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful pair of bronze gilded table lamps.
Beautifully decorated in rococo style.
Originally this was a pair of candlesticks, later they were made into lamps.
The lamps are sold ...
Category
1870s French Rococo Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair ceramic table lamps Nils Thorsson for Fog
Morup / Royal Copenhagen 1960s
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Table lamps created by Nils Thorsson, the Swedish art director of Royal Copenhagen in the 60s.
They were produced in Denmark by Fog & Morup and distributed by Royal Copenhagen.
The lamps are decorated with abstract patterns created by Nils Thorsson. Swedish-Danish ceramic artist and designer Nils Johan Thorvald...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,187 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ducale Bedside Lamp
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant lamp was designed to sit on a bedside table. Its body is crafted in mouth-blown crystal in a rich amber coloration, with a clear base. The transparent lampshade harmonio...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
$3,650 / item
Mid Century
Faux Bamboo
Table Lamp in Sand Cast Brass 1960s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century 'Faux Bamboo' Table Lamp in Sand Cast Brass
A true gem, this is. A 1960s table lamp in sand cast brass with the original fabric shade. It features a very distinct faux b...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Müller Frères, Lunéville, "Anémones" Art Nouveau Glass Lamp circa 1910
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Muller Frères, Lunéville, “Anémones” Lamp
Mushroom lamp in multi-layered glass with acid-etched and wheel-carved decoration of red and mauve magnolias in ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
$13,658 Sale Price
27% Off
Arts
Crafts Leaded Glass Table Lamp, Duffner
Kimberly ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This American leaded glass table has a clean look and would well in any setting, especially in an Arts & Crafts home. The shade is guaranteed to be made by the Duffner & Kimberly Co....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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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