Vintage Italian Regency Tole Metal French Country Cream Gold Urn Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Style Tole Metal French Country Cream and Gold Urn Table Lamps with Lion Head Drop Handles - a Pair.
Metal
Vintage Italian Regency Tole Metal Flower Table Lamp w/ Tulip Shade - A Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Regency Tole Metal Flower Table Lamp w/ Tulip Shade - A Pair.
Metal
Italian Gilt Tole Three - Light Candelabra Circa 1960.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ITALIAN GILT TOLE THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA Circa 1960. Florentine gilt metal candelabra with three curved arms attached to a central leaf-covered stem with three lilies issuing from i...
Metal
$3,400 / set
Pair of Vintage Painted Tole Palm Tree Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of classic vintage painted tole palm tree lamps, each segmented tree trunk surmounted by fronds, on round plinth base with a graduated foliate decoration on its foot. Stock ID...
Metal
Italian Three-Tiered Tole Girandole, Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Late 18th-early 19th Century Italian tole and crystal girandole or table chandelier, holding 9 candles, the charming red three-tiered table chandelier having draping hand-cut crystal...
Metal
French Provincial Louis XVI Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Yellow Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its tailored yellow and bronze tole shade. The form traces back to 18th-century French card table lighting, yet thi...
Metal, Brass
Pair of 1950s Floral Tole Table Lamps on Carved Giltwood Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Florentine tole floral lamps, each handpainted tole floral bouquets on round, knopped, and fluted bases of carved giltwood. Base diameter: 6 in Stock ID: D4011
Metal
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Gilt Tole Ware Floor Lamp with Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant tole ware mid century floor with glass table sandwiched in. Beautiful gilt flowers and leaves, table supported by 3 arching scroll type legs.
Metal
Italian Modern Arteluce Attributed Multi-Cone Floor Lamp
By Gaetano Sciolari, Arteluce, Stilnovo, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Arteluce Attributed Multi-Cone Floor Lamp. This stunning Italian mid century floor lamp has six multi colored articulating cone shades each with a new candelabra socke...
Marble, Iron, Tôle
Pair of Gilded Bronze and Tole Pineapple Lamps by Warren Kessler
By Warren Kessler
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps, by Warren Kessler, of painted and gilded metal formed as pineapples, raised on convex. tapering, square plinth bases. Height to Socket: 28.25 in Height to Top of Pine...
Metal
Pair of Vintage Gilded Tole Palm Frond Lamps with Crystal Accents
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of vintage Florentine lamps, each fashioned as a stalk of palm leaves accented by faceted crystal drops, on glass plinth with etched crosshatching, on graduated metal footed bas...
Crystal, Metal
Pair of Whimsical Mid-Century Modern Iron and Tole Topiary Style Pineapple Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish Mid-Century Modern pair of black iron and tole topiary style neoclassical pineapple shaped table lamps having airy bodies and wonderful pineapple leaves at the top that radia...
Metal, Iron
Vintage Italian Bouillotte Lamp by Chapman, Turned Wood & Brass, 1960s
Located in Winter Park, FL
A vintage Italian bouillotte style lamp made in Italy by The Champman Manufacturing Company.
Brass, Tôle
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and hand-painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three-lights. The Toleware shade is hand painted with green ename...
Bronze, Tôle
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three lights. The Toleware conic shade is hand painted with enamel and...
Bronze, Tôle
20th Century Italian Murano Scavo Glass Table Lamp Aquamarine Color and Black
Located in Milano, MI
A Scavo technique aquamarine-green color glass vase mounted as circular table lamp, made in Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa 1980s.
Tôle
Small Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and hand-painted tole bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got two lights. The Toleware shade is hand painted with green enamel ...
Bronze, Tôle
$3,804Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Decorative Floor Lamp with Flower Motif (circa 1970s) - Large
Located in London, GB
Italian decorative tôle floor lamp with white flower motif, (circa 1970s).
Sheet Metal
A set of mid century Hollywood regency italian table lamps from 1950's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Mid century italian gilt tole floral table lamps, 1950´s
Brass
English Regency Style Toleware Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Exquisite English Regency style tole lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi featuring a columnar form with a round base, but is available even with a square base, with hand-painted decoratio...
Tôle, Tin
English Regency Style Small Toleware Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Exquisite English style small tole lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi featuring an oil lamp shape, with hand painted decoration all-over. On the base there are classical decoration such ...
Tôle, Tin
English Regency Style Toleware Two-Lights Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Exquisite English style small tole lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi featuring a two-lights oil lamp shape, with hand-painted decoration all-over. The base is a short cachepot that feat...
Tôle, Tin
English Regency Style Hand-Painted Toleware Lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Exquisite English style tole lamp By Gherardo Degli Albizzi featuring a vase shape and square base, with hand-painted neoclassical decoration all-over. Hand-painted leaf decoration a...
Tôle, Tin
$5,200 / set
Pair of Moderne Gilt Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s Italian gilt lamps with black tole shades, cat tail.
$3,500 / set
Pair of Palm Tree Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of neoclassic style Italian tole table lamps with stylized palm trees in planters toped with white rocks, brass lion heads, and ball feet.
Metal
Vintage Italian Pink Tole Chandelier/Pendant Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Italian pink tole chandelier pendant lamp with hand-painted floral metalwork.
Metal
Vintage French Country Gothic Renaissance Scrolling Wrought Iron Wood Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Gothic Renaissance Scrolling Wrought Iron and Distressed Wood Italian Table Lamp With Tole Metal Green Plaid Fabric Shade.
Wrought Iron
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Two-Lights Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze lamp resume the taste of Rococo period decoration. As this, vegetal motifs are all-over this piece and it features great elegance and opulence in the ...
Bronze, Tôle
Three Metal Tole Colorful Painted Romantic Roses Flowers Bouquet Wall Lamp Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Mid-Century Italian metal floral wall lamp sconce from the 1950s The metal flowers and leaves are painted with shades of green, blue, yellow and brown.
Metal, Tôle
$4,177Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Pair of Large Italian Mid-Century Electric Wall Sconces or Tole Lamp
Located in Casteren, NL
These three-tier tole lamps were made in elegantly shaped steel and decorated with hammered acanthus leaves.
Steel, Silver Leaf
$39,500 / set
Vintage Italian Lemon Tole Tree Lights - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Transform your living space into a sun-drenched Mediterranean villa with this rare pair of vintage Italian lemon tole tree floor lamps. These striking topiary-style fixtures are mast...
Metal, Enamel
$2,901 / item
Italian Wall Lamp with Ornate Floral Decoration
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique Vintage Italian Wall Light with Ornate Floral Decoration (circa mid 20th century) With a height of approximately 130 cm, a width of 45 cm and a depth of 26 cm (51 x 18 x 10 i...
Metal, Tôle
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical console table shown in images, search 1stdibs ID#: LU1314210627991 (SOLD) Black ginger jar ceramic and brass table lamps, search 1stdibs ID#: LU131425882383 Italian gold...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
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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