Vintage Library Floor Lamp
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Copper
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century French Provincial Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Marble, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Chrome
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Iron
20th Century European Gothic Revival Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
1990s American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Iron
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Alabaster
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Sapele Wood
1950s American Expressionist Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Paint, Paper
1930s French Space Age Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Aluminum, Steel
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Aluminum
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
2010s American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
2010s Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Hardwood, Oak
2010s German Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
2010s French Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Mohair, Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Steel
2010s Mexican American Craftsman Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Wood, Oak
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Glass, Wood
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Chrome
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron, Wrought Iron
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Mahogany
20th Century American Louis XVI Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Marble, Ormolu
1950s French Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1940s English Industrial Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
1990s American Art Deco Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1950s Spanish Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1960s Vintage Library Floor Lamp
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
20th Century Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Horn, Antler
20th Century Italian Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Steel
1950s German Space Age Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Chrome, Iron
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1940s French Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s Finnish Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Chrome
Late 20th Century Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1950s American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Metal, Brass
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Wood
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
1940s American Industrial Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Teak
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Metal
20th Century American Regency Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
Late 20th Century American Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Library Floor Lamp
20th Century Vintage Library Floor Lamp
Brass
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Finding the Right floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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