$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
Table Lamp in the Manner of Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp in the manner of Line Vautrin. Located in NY.
Talosel
Line Vautrin style Table Lamp, French 1960's
By Line Vautrin
Located in Rochester, NY
In the style of Line Vautrin, a beautiful French modernist table lamp with all-over raised gold gilt appliques inset with multi-colored mirrored glass jewels.
Glass, Resin
Line Vautrin School Modernist Talosel and Mirror Table Lamp, circa 1960
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Talosel and mirror table lamp or sconce was executed by one of Line Vautrin's (1913-1977) students circa 1960.
Glass, Talosel, Resin, Mirror
Lamp base attributed to Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Saint-Andre lez Lille, France
Lamp base attributed to Line Vautrin. Not signed.
table lamp atributed to line vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
table lamp atributed to line vautrin
Brass
Lampe Fleur by Line Vautrin, Talosel Table Lamp, France
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Line Vautrin's flower lamps are extremely rare objects, they were offered by Line Vautrin during visits to close people.
Metal
Sold
H 13.19 in Dm 4.73 in
Table Lamp by Line Vautrin France, Talosel with Incrusted Mirrors Grey, Purple
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
A beautiful table lamp called "Lampe bougeoir" (candlestick lamp) designed and manufactured by Line Vautrin, circa 1955.
Talosel
Resin Lamp
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York, NY
1960's lamp in the manner of Line Vautrin Dimensions provided without shade
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.4” H x ...
Metal
Ceramic Tissue Box
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...
Ceramic, Clay
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
Linen
$4,525
H 17.52 in W 34.06 in D 3.94 in
Bertil Vallien Fireplace Screen Fireguard Wrought Iron Forged Mid Century 1960s
By Bertil Vallien, Boda Smide AB
Located in Basel, BS
Rare fireplace screen designed by Bertil Vallien in the mid 1960s and produced by Boda Smide. Hand forged iron with well crafted and perfectly proportioned details. Whole length: 8...
Wrought Iron
$1,160 / item
H 41.34 in Dm 16.93 in
Beautiful 1970’s Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 24 green disks
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster green discs in a nickel metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions:41,30...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.13 in W 3.25 in D 6.13 in
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Double Handle Vase
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks and dark purple trim Italian art glass ornate pierced handles vase. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e ...
Gold Leaf
$6,382
H 16.54 in W 21.66 in D 11.03 in
French Mid Century Side Console Table in Black Metal by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French black lacquered mid century half round console side table by Mathieu Matégot for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition with patina from age and use. Matche...
Metal
Large Handmade French/Belgian Three Tier Dessert Stand, 1940's
Located in Balen, BE
Handmade Farmhouse Metal Serving / Cake Stand – Possibly French or Belgian, Early 20th Century Charming Folk Art with Galvanised Sheet Metal Detailing This unique handmade serving o...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Rare Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare ceiling light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1958. An oval glass orb is caged by enameled rods throughout the body of this pendant. The r...
Steel, Brass, Aluminum
Unavailable|$395 / item
H 14.57 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Large Millerighe Clear Glass Vase by Casarialto
By Casarialto
Located in Milan, IT
The Large Millerighe vase embodies a unique blend of traditional Italian artistry and modern elegance. Its sinuous silhouette and striped surface create a visual harmony that draws i...
Glass
$11,072 / item
H 35.44 in Dm 47.25 in
Soho Chandelier, Contemporary, Sculptural in Brass with Silk Coral Lampshades
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary three-tier chandelier by Margit Wittig features sculptural components with organic and subtle textures, all cast and treated with multiple layers of patina in her L...
Composition, Brass, Metal
$4,177
H 18.71 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
A RADICAL POST-MODERN SIDE TABLE by FRANCOIS MONNET for KAPPA, France 1970
By François Monnet
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and radical coffee table, side table, bedside table, or end table on wheels, Post-Modernist, Radical, Space Age, Seventies, featuring a geometric structure made of folded stee...
Stainless Steel
Maurizio Tempestini, Unique Sofa, Wood, Fabric, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A unique wood, fabric and black-lacquered metal sofa designed and produced by Maurizio Tempestini for Hotel Croce di Malta in Montecatini Terme, Italy, 1950s. Dimensions: 31.5” H x ...
Metal
Pair of Large Midcentury Venetian Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's Italian Venetian glass sconces with painted tole flowers. Measurements: Height: 26" Width: 18" Depth: 10"
Metal
$7,400 / set
H 29.25 in W 112 in D 32 in
A Mid Century Modern Sculptural Cloud Sofa in two pieces, C. 1950s.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and visually arresting pair of sculptural sofas from the 1950s, evocative of cloud-like forms with their softly curved / contoured silhouettes and organic, low-slung profiles....
Upholstery, Wood
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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