French Fragment Lamps
2010s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Steel
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Antique 18th Century French Regency Table Lamps
Acrylic, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Metal
Antique 18th Century French Table Lamps
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Floor Lamps
Zinc
Antique 18th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Giltwood
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Table Lamps
Copper
Antique 1860s Louis XVI Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Italian French Provincial Table Lamps
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Faience
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Stone
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Resin
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Resin
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Antique 17th Century French Renaissance Garden Ornaments
Stone
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Tables
Stone
Antique 19th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Cast Stone
Antique 18th Century French Abstract Sculptures
Stone, Limestone
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Garden Ornaments
Stone, Limestone
1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage 1960s French Modern Table Lamps
Brass
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Early 2000s American Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Table Lamps
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage 1950s Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Other
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Floor Lamps
Oak
Antique 18th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sofas
Fabric, Resin, Wood
Antique 1880s French Directoire Buffets
Marble, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Steel
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fountains
Marble
Antique 18th Century French Rococo Architectural Elements
Goatskin, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Vermeil, Silver
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Wood, Giltwood, Silk
Early 20th Century Turkish French Provincial Turkish Rugs
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Wool
Recent Sales
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
20th Century French Table Lamps
Wood, Lucite
Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Table Lamps
Antique Early 18th Century French Table Lamps
20th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Iron
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Table Lamps
Resin
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Table Lamps
Resin
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Table Lamps
Resin
Early 20th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Amethyst, Brass, Copper
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s French Candle Lamps
Cast Stone, Steel
20th Century French More Mirrors
Mirror
Early 2000s French Paintings
Canvas
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Antique 1820s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Stone
Early 20th Century French Directoire Table Lamps
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century French Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
Antique 1820s French Table Lamps
Antique 1820s French Table Lamps
20th Century Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
French Table Lamps
20th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Resin
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Silk
20th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
20th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Giltwood, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Table Lamps
Linen, Lucite, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Gold Leaf
Antique 1890s French Provincial Table Lamps
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Giltwood, Linen
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Giltwood, Linen
20th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Concrete, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps
Linen, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Walnut, Lucite
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Plaster
20th Century French Table Lamps
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
2010s French Table Lamps
Linen, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Table Lamps
Iron
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Finding the Right table-lamps for You
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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