Serpentine, Crystal Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A c. 1940, Continental, organic-form, solid crystal table lamp with intertwining extrusions. Surmounted by a custom shade. Now wired for U.S. current. Measures: Shade diameter: 18.5".
Crystal
'Serpentine' Pyramid Table Lamp in White Satin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary hand-forged 'Serpentine' Pyramid Table Lamp by Matthew Sidow. A nod to French modernism that radiates decorative ambient light.
Steel
'Serpentine' Pyramid Table Lamp in Black Satin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary hand-forged 'Serpentine' Pyramid Table Lamp by Matthew Sidow. A nod to French modernism that radiates decorative ambient light.
Steel
Citron Porcelain Table Lamps with Serpentine Detail
Located in North Miami, FL
A beautiful shade of citron yellow with hexagonal brass base and hardware. Double sockets, newly rewired, silk cable. Yellow lamp base is 19.25" H.
Brass
French Brass Serpentine Column Lamp
Located in New York, NY
French brass serpentine column lamp. Napoleon III brass and brass alloy twisted column lamp. France circa 1870. Dimensions: 5.75" square base, 14.25 H to top of column, 20" H to to...
Brass
Maitland-Smith Bronze Asian Elephant Table Lamp on Serpentine Marble Base
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Maitland-Smith Bronze Asian Elephant Table Lamp on Serpentine Marble Base An elegant bronze elephant table lamp by Maitland-Smith, masterfully modeled after an Asian elephant (Eleph...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Vintage Cornish Serpentine Marble Lighthouse Table Lamp with Bakelite Fitting
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Cornish Serpentine marble lighthouse table lamp with bakelite fitting A very good looking decorative table lamp, its highly ...
Marble
English Vintage Cornish Serpentine Stone Lighthouse Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This petite Cornish lighthouse lamp from Cornwall on the English coast is a unique and charming piece of maritime history that represents centuries of innovation building lighthouses...
Stone
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps with original glass shades.In very good working condition. 15 inches high.
Brass, Bronze
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps in very good working condition. 20 inches high, original glass shades not found and l...
Metal
1970s Talavera Ceramic Lamp with Birds and Serpentine Handles
Located in Marbella, ES
A spectacular lamp crafted from a Talavera ceramic vase, entirely hand-painted with scenes of birds and animals set within a natural landscape. It is distinguished by its elegant, se...
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Neoclassic Maitland-Smith Porcelain Lamp Serpentine Lion Heads
By Maitland Smith
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Neoclassic Maitland-Smith porcelain lamp with serpentine style lion head details and original off-white pleated fabric hard back shade.
Brass
Vintage Snake Skin & Brass Accent Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Snake Skin lamp. Requires up to 40watt candelabra base bulb. Snake skin & brass lamp Made in Italy.
Serpentine, Brass
PAiR OF ANTIQUE RESTORED SERPENTINE FRONTED FLAMED HARDWOOD SIDE END LAMP TABLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of fully restored, Flamed Mahogany, Serpentine fronted bedside or side tables...
Hardwood
Vintage Hardwood Side End Lamp Table Sized Serpentine Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely serpentine fronted, flamed Mahogany Chest of drawers. A good looking, decorative and well made piece. Its based on an early 18th cen...
Hardwood
Unavailable
H 30.32 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Very Large Italian Murano Serpentine Glass Table Lamps, 1955
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Pair of very large Italian Murano serpentine glass table lamps, 1955. A beautiful pair of very large table lamps made by Murano.
Art Glass
Studio Job, "Detour - Table Lamp"
By Studio Job (Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel)
Located in Geneva, CH
Detour is a series of objects inspired by roadwork iconography. The series is co-edited by StonetouCH, a Geneva-based design editor working almost exclusively with Swiss stones. ...
Serpentine, Marble, Bronze
Unavailable
H 22.5 in W 27 in D 27 in
CENTURY Cardella Collection Cherry Italian Provincial Serpentine Lamp Side Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Italian Provincial style lamp table by Century Furniture, from their Cardella Collection.
Brass
XL Serpentine Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful serpentine table lamp from the 70s. This stylish serpentine lamp base on walnut wood brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior.
Other
Cornish Serpentine Table Lamp, Hand-Carved Nautical Style, 1930s
Located in London, GB
These table lamps are iconic Cornish antiques. Hand carved from the local Serpentine stone near The Lizard - the extraction of this rock is now very limited and only small items are ...
Stone
Serpente Table Lamps by Martinelli Luce
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Geneva, CH
Two serpentine table lamps by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce Acrylic shade, swiveling chrome arms Heavy chromed iron bases Good condition
Metal
Small Cornish Serpentine 1930s Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This table lamp is an iconic Cornish antiques. Hand crafted from the local Serpentine stone near The Lizard - the extraction of this rock is now very limited and only small items are...
Serpentine
Serpentine Marble Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th century English Serpentine marble candlesticks electrified as table lamps. 14.5" height of body & 25" to shade rest.
Cornish Serpentine 1930s Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
These table lamps are iconic Cornish antiques. Hand crafted from the local Serpentine stone near The Lizard - the extraction of this rock is now very limited and only small items are...
Stone
Sold
H 25.2 in W 10.24 in D 11.82 in
Cornish Serpentine 1930s Lighthouse Table Lamps (separate or the pair)
Located in London, GB
These table lamps are iconic Cornish antiques. Hand crafted from the local Serpentine stone near The Lizard - the extraction of this rock is now very limited and only small items are...
Serpentine
Cornish Serpentine Marble Mid-Century Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Cornish Serpentine marble table lamp. England, c1960s.
Marble
Spanish Talavera Ceramic Table Lamp with Serpentine Handles, 1970
Located in Marbella, ES
A spectacular table lamp crafted from a hand-painted ceramic vase in the Spanish Talavera style. The piece features a bulbous body decorated with a figurative scene of a horseman in ...
Ceramic
Scandinavian 3 Branch Serpentine Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual large table lamp, circa 1950. 3 sinewy brass branches twist and curl upwards and terminate in glass shades
Brass
Handcrafted Serpentine Cornwall Table Lamp in the Shape of a Lighthouse
Located in London, GB
This lovely one of a kind table lamp designed in the shape of a lighthouse, was crafted by an unknown but talented artist, from Cornwall. The building is comprised of joined circular...
Marble, Stone
English Serpentine Stone Lighthouse as Lamp, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful simple form carved lighthouse on a rocky hill wired as a lamp and fitted with a custom shade
Sold
H 14.18 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
English Early 20th Century Serpentine Marble Lamps with Gilt Bronze Mounts, Pair
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of serpentine marble lamps with gilt bronze mounts, with serpent handles to each side, all resting on a square gilt bronze base with four hair paw feet. Please note: l...
Marble
French Serpentine Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th century French serpentine front lamp table, 1890. Dimensions 31.5 inches (80 cms) Wide 15 inches (38 cms) Deep 31.5 inches (80 cms) High
Oak
Antique Italian Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Italian ormolu mounted and serpentine marble table lamp, C1880 in date. This beautiful ormolu mounted mable table lamp is decorated with superb ormolu acanthus leaf an...
Marble, Ormolu
Anglo-Indian Hammered Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single 19th century Anglo-Indian hammered brass table lamp with serpentine handles. Measurements: Height of body: 15.25" Height to shade rest: 24.5" Diameter at widest: 10"
Brass
Sold
H 26.75 in W 27.5 in D 19.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Console Sofa Side Lamp Table Serpentine Louis XV
Located in Choudrant, LA
Antique French carved oak sofa side lamp table Serpentine Louis XV nightstand. Direct from France, another lovely carved French side or sofa table with classic French Louis XV style...
Oak
French Serpentine Desk/ Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty early 19th century serpentine walnut desk/ lamp table, 1820. Dimensions: 41.5 inches (105 cms) wide 22.5 inches (57 cms) deep 32 inches (81 cms) high.
Walnut
Sold
H 24.81 in W 19.69 in D 15.36 in
Pair of Hardwood Side End Lamp Table Sized Serpentine Fronted Chest of Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of serpentine fronted, flamed Mahogany chest of drawers. A good looking, decorative and well made pair. They are based on an ea...
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Pair of Serpentine Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern vintage pair of serpentine table lamps. Manner of Gino Sarfatti for Arredoluce, Lightolier Measures: Wood base is 7" x 7".
Brass
Jack Haywood "Serpentine" Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of Calfornia Modernist table lamps designed by architect and designer Jack Haywood for Modeline of California in the United States circa 1970s.
Brass
Murano Glass Table Lamp of Small Scale with Decorative Serpentine Handles
Located in London, GB
An unusual Murano glass table lamp of small scale, of reddish umber hue, with decorative clear glass serpentine handles to the sides.
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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H 19.5 in W 18.25 in D 5.35 in
1920s Brass Hoteliers Serpentine Brass Table Bedside Double Lamp Mid-Century Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful floral motif Art Deco brass nightstand table lamp. Many early century marked components to the lamp, from Byrant with Pat No. Stamps, Etc.
Brass
A Pair of White Serpentine Abstract White Glaze Lamps
By Tarquin Bilgen Antiques
Located in London, GB
+VAT England, made to order. A pair of abstract stoneware lamps of large globular bottle form with six serpentine trails applied down the neck and finished in a matte white glaze....
Ceramic
Sold
H 15.5 in Dm 5 in
Pair of Post Modern Precision Machined Brushed Steel "Serpentine" Bedside Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Fine European Machined Brushed Steel Reading Desk Lamps, 1980's. Featuring a snake like design on round base. Heavy. Curvaceous. Sculptural. Handsome. Rarity. Small footprint. E...
Aluminum
Sold
H 12.21 in Dm 6.3 in
Rope and Marine Green Glass Ball Table Lamp Att. Audoux Minnet, France 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Serpentine rope table lamp with marine green glass ball in the center.
Rope, Blown Glass
English Serpentine Urn-Form Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This English neoclassical urn, now fitted as a lamp, is made of highly figured Cornish serpentine marble, with a baluster shaped body raised on a circular base and an octagonal foot....
Serpentine, Marble
Pair of 19th Century Serpentine Urns Mounted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century serpentine urns mounted as lamps English style.
Serpentine
Late 19th Century Serpentine Candlestick Converted to a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Serpentine Candlestick Converted English Style to a Lamp
Serpentine
19th Century Serpentine Chinese Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique, carved, Chinese lamp made of dyed glass. Wooden, carved base. Oval shaped shade.
Pair of Serpentine Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Valley Stream, NY
Beautiful inverted tapered Murano glass with a serpentine overlay creating an exciting sculptural affect. Base is 4" diameter, top diameter is 6", 20" tall, total height with shade i...
Murano Glass
A Pair of Serpentine Alabaster Candlestick Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Here is a beautiful pair of alabaster candlestick lamps with a serpentine or roped motif and brass accents. Elegant.
Alabaster, Brass
Serpentine
Located in New York, NY
Sperentine candle sticks wired as lamps.
Marble
Cornish Serpentine Stone Lighthouse Model (Now a Lamp)
Located in New York, NY
Cornish Serpentine Stone Model of a Lighthouse,
Cornwall, England, Circa 1925
Newly Wired as a Lamp,
7 inch diameter x 23 inches high
(adjustabl...
Serpentine Stone Neoclassical Column Lamp, England, Late 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
Serpentine Stone Neoclassical Column on Base in Reddish-Brown Tones, England, Late 19th Century, Newly Wired by Us As a Lamp with an Adjustable-Height, Double-Swivel Cluster. Wired ...
Modern Midcentury Cylindrical Table Lamp Mid-20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
Influenced by Scandinavian minimalism, MCM style features organic, quirky geometric and curvilinear shapes, as well as clean, sculptural lines, made from a mix of natural and man-mad...
Travertine
Vintage 1950s Cornish Single Serpentine Lighthouse Lamp
Located in London, GB
Cornish, circa 1950. An unusual serpentine table lamp with removable glass top and "rock" base.
Serpentine
Chic 'Méandre' Gilt Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' gilt bronze finish side chair by Design Frères. Gilt bronze finish over steel frame. Natural linen upholstered cushion with contrasting piping. Chic and unders...
Steel
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
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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