Table Lamps
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Antler
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Wood
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Leather
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Alabaster
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Sandstone
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Table Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Organic Material
1970s French Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Wicker
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Porcelain
1980s French Vintage Table Lamps
Spelter
20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Sheffield Plate
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Bronze
1980s North American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Glass, Lucite
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century North American Table Lamps
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Table Lamps
Rattan
1990s North American Prairie School Table Lamps
Cherry, Synthetic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
2010s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Bamboo, Straw
1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Murano Glass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Chrome, Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Crystal, Metal, Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Enamel
Late 19th Century European Antique Table Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Fiberglass
1970s Colombian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Metal
1930s English Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Steel
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Travertine
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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