$5,000Sale Price / item|65% Off
Pair of French 19th C. Torchiers, Gilt Bronze Marble and Crystal
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite pair of torchiers with original candleabrum. They are mounted on an ebonized Base and the candleabrum are dore bronze mounted at center in an urn shape gilt bronze Urn.
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Two Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
These exquisite gilt bronze (ormolu) lamps were crafted in the late 19th century in France.
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Black Marble / Gilt Bronze Single Library Table Lamp By Barbedienne Foundry
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Exceptional gilt bronze and black marble base table lamp. Made by the famed maker F. Barbedienne the lamp was crafted from black squared marble base and gilt bronze in the Napoleon I...
Marble, Bronze
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Lamp, Antique, Circa 1890
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine quality Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble classically shaped urn now converted to a lamp. The egg shaped white marble body is richly mounted in finely chased gilded...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Belle Epoque Period Bronze And Ormolu Lamps
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of most impressive and large scale French 19th century Belle Epoque period Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamps, signed Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Napoleon III Table Lamp with Bronze Satyr Head and Marble Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single antique Napoleon III era table lamp made from a mantle urn or vase. The lamp features handles shaped like Satyr heads, floral swags, and bows. The dark bronze patinated finish...
Marble, Brass, Spelter
Pair of French 19th Century Neoclassical St. Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble urns mounted into lamps, signed LÉON BOUCHER.
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Art Nouveau Style, Bronze, Ebony, Linen, Table Lamps, France, 1920s
Located in Stamford, CT
Art Nouveau Style, Bronze, Ebony, Linen, Table Lamps, France, 1920s Pair of exquisite French Art Nouveau table lamps, each has silver overlay gilt bronze urn supported by a marble b...
Bronze
French late 19th century Napoleon III Period Marble and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jaune de Valence, Vert de Patricia marble and Ormolu lamp. This stunning lamp is raised on a circular Vert de Patricia marble base below a circular Ormolu socle supporting a foliate ...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Neoclassical Style Bronze Figural Swans Table Lamp Signed Picault
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Style Bronze Urn Figural Swans Table Lamp Signed "France, Picault" after Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915). Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H (t...
Marble, Bronze
$4,800 / set
Pair of Antique Bronze Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century French bronze urns on marble bases, mounted as lamps.
Marble, Bronze
Antique Pair French Ormolu Mounted Siena Marble Table Lamps 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An antique pair of French ormolu mounted and Giallo di Siena marble Neo Classical table lamps, Circa 1870 in date.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Faux Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large-scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze and ormolu lamps.
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 18th C. French Louis XVI Period Patinated and Dore Bronze Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible Pair of Antique French Louis XVI Period Patinated and Dore Bronze Vases Turned to Lamps on Rouge Marble Bases.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date.
Ormolu
$1,092Sale Price|20% Off
Maitland-Smith Empire Revival Table Lamp, Verde Alpi Marble, 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Glasgow, GB
Drawing directly from Napoleonic-era French Empire design, the lamp combines classical ornamentation with substantial materials and precise metalwork.
Marble, Bronze, Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mounted Rock Crystal Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Each finely composed lamp is centered by a baluster-form shaft of cut rock crystal, issuing a pair of spiraled gilt bronze candle arms adorned with foliate scrolls and floral rosette...
Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and marble lamps.
Marble, Bronze
$3,500
Pair of Lamps
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Pair of French Empire style bronze urns converted to lamps.
Marble, Bronze
$12,950Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of 19th Century Rococo Ormolu & Griotte Marble Candelabra, Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style gilt bronze and Rouge Griotte marble six-light candelabra attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) After a mode...
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Charles X Tazze Mounted as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century with later fittings, pair of Charles X Grand Tour bronze urn-form tazze, now mounted as three-light lamps with tole shades, each having figural mask decorated ar...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Pair Of Stately Lyle And Umbach Pompeiian Ram's Head Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine pair of Neoclassical style Lyle and Umbach Pompeiian and French Empire style table lamps showcasing white bronze Athenian forms with lidded urn-shaped fonts heavily decor...
Bronze
$945Sale Price / set|32% Off
Pair of Neoclassical Faux Alabaster Table Lamps Beige
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant pair of Neoclassical style table lamps featuring beautifully tapered faux alabaster bodies accented by richly patinated bronze mounts.
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Italian Agateware Porcelain Lamps with Medusa Masks, Wreaths, & Handles
Located in New York, NY
Atop the solid dark brown plinths stand urn-shaped vessels—a staple in French Empire lamp design.
Porcelain
Pair of torcheres “Night” & “Day” model by Carrier-Belleuse & E.Colin, 19th C
By E. Colin & Cie 1, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Total height : 257 cm (101,2 in.) ; Base height : 52 cm (20,5 in.) ; Base width : 48×48 cm (18,9×18,9 in.) Exceptional pair of female torcheres, made in dark patinated bronze with g...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Candelabra by Levillian and Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Ferdinand Levillain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Napoleon III Rouge Griotte Marble and Patinated Bronze Four Light Candelabra By Levillian and Barbedienne Signed F. Levillian and F. Barbedienn...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Trim, Clock And Urns, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Clock set composed of 3 pieces, a clock and 2 urns, in bronze with a gold and silver patina, on a black and red marble base. Inspired by neo-Greek, this set presents numerous refere...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Seven Light Candelabra Each with openwork tripod base cast with hoof feet, the stan...
Bronze
$6,950Sale Price / set|46% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mounted Candelabra Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century marble and ormolu mounted figural urn three-light table lamp candelabra.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Urns on Marble Stands Bearing Cherubs and Rams Heads
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century French urns on marble stands bearing cherubs and rams heads.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Two-Handled Green Marble & Gilt Bronze Six-Light Candelabras
By Susse Freres
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Each piece features an urn-shaped body of rich green marble, gracefully narrowing toward the top, with two elegantly scrolled gilt bronze handles.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique early 19th century French red marble and ormolu clock garniture
Located in London, GB
An impressive early 19th Century French bronze & ormolu Clock Garniture comprising a pair of campana shaped Urns with satyr mask carrying handles supported on red marble plinths with...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$15,600Sale Price|20% Off
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A fantastic marble top mahogany center Hall table. Superb quality shown in the bulbous and reed carved column, the gadrooned urn-form pedestal, on acanthus carved tripod legs termina...
Marble, Brass
Early Antique French Alabaster Clock Set, Cupid L’Amour Menaçant after Falconet
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
The dial is mercury gilded bronze (Bronze Doré) with engine turned centre and Breguet hands in blued steel.
Alabaster
Pair Louis XIV Style Ormolu Seven Light Candelabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental pair of substantial bronze mounted green marble urn-form lamps in the Louis XVI taste, on socle plinths with square bases and pleated shades. Measures: Height. 33.25", Di...
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Table Lamp, Rouge Marble & Bronze Mounts
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style (19th Century) rouge marble urn table lamp with extensive bronze mounts, culminating in scrolled feet on a square shaped marble base.
Marble, Bronze
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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