Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs PostModern Deco Sleek Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980’s, award winning, postmodern, Memphis.Era, modernist, re-imagined art deco, bankers desk touch lamp Designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, This stunning, elegant lamp...
Chrome
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp, France, 1950-1959. Beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade made with the Tiffany tec...
Bronze
Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Bankers Desk Lamp Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tiffany Style Banker’s desk lamp, France, 1950-1959. Fabulous, tall adjustable desk or table lamp with a beautiful hand-painted glass lampshade made with the Tiffany technique of mul...
Bronze
$321Sale Price|20% Off
Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Cast Iron Base, 1920s
Located in Faversham, GB
Original gooseneck industrial desk lamp. Cast iron base with flexible gooseneck stem and spun steel shade in its original finish. Twisted three-cord braided fabric cable in gold. The...
Iron
A 20th Century Modernist Oak and Ebonised Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1940 An early twentieth century modernist table lamp, the ebonised square base supporting an oak stem adorned with three copper struts and further geometric additions. ...
Oak
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, dark green shade, England 1930's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A beautiful copper banker's desk Lamp, with an adjustable pivoting dark green shade, England 1930's. Nice patina. distressed painted shade.
Copper
Bausch & Lomb Industrial Articulating Desk Lamp, Sconce Mid-Century Modern
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bausch & Lomb Industrial articulating desk lamp, sconce... Mid-Century Modern...Art Deco, great streamline design.
Metal, Aluminum
Desk Lamp By Anders Pehrson For Ateljé Lyktan Circa 1960
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Desk lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan circa 1960, Leather, chrome and metal, One pair available, €800 per piece
Metal, Chrome
Attributed to Charlotte PERRIAND (1903 - 1999), desk lamp, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
Desk lamp. Model 600 in chromed steel. Edited by Jumo. Circa 1950. The reflector can be turned in any direction. Dimensions : H : 20.47 in 5.3 in D : 4.33 in H : 52cm W : 13.5cm D...
Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Italian Modern Brass and Black Marble Desk or Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sophisticated looking desk lamp made in Italy circa 1980s this high quality lamp features brass and marble construction with a fully articulating design. Tested & working in very g...
Marble, Brass
$3,900Sale Price|20% Off
French Modern Neoclassical Leather & Parchment Table or Desk Lamp, Hermès, 1940
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless French Mid-century leather table lamp or desk lamp attributed to Hermes in the post Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical spirit.
Leather, Parchment Paper
Danish Vintage Bindesbøll Style High Desk Lamp of Bronze with New Shade 1940s
By Just Andersen, Thorvald Bindesbøll
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bindesbøll style high desk lamp made of an alloy of copper and other metals like bronze and brass (ore). The special alloy has a deep golden brown color The stem has two flu...
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Philips Desk Lamp Collectable & Cool
By Phillips
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Vintage Philips Art Deco style bankers desk lamp which is very collectable and cool This is one of the coolest and most iconic lamps...
Plastic
"Bolide" Desk Lamp by Jumo, circa 1945, Original Made in France, Mint Condition
By Maison Jumo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step back in time to the 1940s with this exquisite table lamp designed and produced by JUMO Brevete in France. Founded by Yves Jujeau and Pierre and André Mounique, the JUMO company ...
Copper, Chrome
Danish Functionalist Table Lamp in Brass & Marble Glass by Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco styled desk lamp made by Fog and Mørup in Denmark during the 1940s.
Brass
Vintage Brown Marbled Glass and Metal Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
Vintage brown marbled glass and metal adjustable table lamp, Germany, circa the 1950s. This charming Art Deco-style table or desk lamp features a metal body in brown and brass color ...
Metal
Stylish Mid-20th Century Made, Parisian Terrestrial Desk / Table Globe with Lamp
By J. Forest
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made, metal and glass desk globe on a wooden base. If you are looking for stylish and beautiful quality items to upgrade your interior (whether at home or in your office) th...
Chrome
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.