Antique Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Silver Painted Petite Boudoir Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Silver Painted Petite Boudoir Table Lamps With White Painted Flowers - Pair.
Wrought Iron
Vintage Art Deco Glass Column Candlestick Small Boudoir Vanity Bedroom Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Ribbed Glass Column Candlestick Small Boudoir Vanity Bedroom Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Glass
Louis XVI Revival French Table Lamp Crystals And Decorative Base (No Lampshade)
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The central metal support, adorned with crystal accents, also hints at the style of late 19th-century French boudoir lamps. The high refractive index of the crystal has been expertly...
Crystal, Metal
Waterford Style Small Petite Cut Glass Brass Boudoir Table Lamp by Great Creator
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Waterford Style Small Petite Cut Glass & Brass Boudoir Table Lamp by Great Creator. Circa Late 20th Century.
Glass
Vintage French Country Style Small White Tole Metal Boudoir Table Lamp w/ Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Style Small White Tole Metal Boudoir Table Lamp w/ Shade. Circa Late 20th Century.
Metal
$164Sale Price|30% Off
Art Deco Aladdin Alacite Pink Milk Glass Floral Boudoir Table Lamp Shade
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Art Deco Aladdin Alacite table lamp with an art deco floral design in milk white and dusty rose. Measures: 5.75” x 19.5” / Shade - 15” x 13.5” / Height to Top of Finial – 30.25” (Di...
Milk Glass
$1,600Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Italian Boudoir Lanterns in the Style of Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Gorgeously chic boudoir table lamps very much in the style of Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce.
Brass
$117Sale Price|35% Off
1920s Cast Bronze Japanese Figurative Lamp
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Absolutely gorgeous Vintage Authentic Japanese 'Victorian Couple' Boudoir Table Lamp. The lamp Socket was Made in Canada 1920 - 1930 by Leviton 250W250V on the shell.
Bronze
$3,600 / set
Pair Christofle Silver Candlestick Lamps
By Christofle
Located in New York, NY
Pair Christofle silver candlestick lamps. Vintage Christofle boudoir/dressing table or dining table lamps in a subtle dot or strawberry seed pattern.
Silver
Charming French Provincial Floor Lamp, Velvet & Silk Brocade, Antique
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Charming Little French Boudoir Floor Lamp This is a delightful little piece, in plumb velvet and gold and with its original silk brocade shade which is old and has some staining to ...
Velvet
French Louis XVI Style Table Lamps, Hand-Crafted Marble & Bronze, 1920
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair of French Louis XVI style candlesticks have been finely transformed into a pair of petite boudoir type table lamps. Each with a fluted while marble column adorned with gilt...
Marble, Bronze
Petitie Pair Walter Von Nessen Style Beige Onyx, Crystal & Chrome Table Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Smaller Hollywood Regency pair onyx, chrome and crystal table lamps. Bedside. Vanity. Boudoir. Dressing. Bath.
Crystal, Onyx, Chrome
The Hang Lamp hand-made with precision in Nickel Plated Brass with faux Pearls
Located in London, GB
The Hang Lamp was designed and created by Andrew in 2013 inspired by the classic and iconic Hollywood movies sets of the Golden Era where bedrooms were palatial in size and exuded Ho...
Brass, Nickel
$276Sale Price|30% Off
Globe Specialty Co., Art Deco Slag Glass Lamp Base, U.S.a., circa 1940's
Located in Chatham, ON
. - Art Deco amber and white slag glass 'Boudoir' table lamp - pull chain on the socket (chain appears to be original) - remnants of the original Globe Specialty Co. label on the bot...
Art Glass
$14,846 / item
Multiple Boudoir Wall Lamp by Jennifer Midoz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Multiple Boudoir Wall Lamp by Jennifer Midoz Dimensions: D 17 x W 16 x H 45 cm Materials: Pale gold polished brass and textured glass.
Gold, Other, Brass
$18,174 / item
Multiple Boudoir Pendant Lamp by Jennifer Midoz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Multiple Boudoir Pendant Lamp by Jennifer Midoz Dimensions: D 17 x W 17 x H 67 cm Materials: Pale gold polished brass and textured glass.
Gold, Brass, Other
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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