Vintage Royal Copenhagen Country Home Vase Converted to Table Lamp, circa 1920s
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Royal Copenhagen country home vase converted to table lamp circa1920s Beautiful vintage hand painted Royal Copenhagen vase converted into a table lamp. The vase is very...
Porcelain
$60Sale Price / item|20% Off
Vintage Danish Brass Candleholder by Jen H. Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish brass candleholder designed by Jens Quistgaard. Holds 5 taper candles. Included is one box of 12 original vintage taper candles Measure: Height 50 cm.
Brass
Vintage Tall Table Lamp of Hand-Turned Teak with New Shade, Scandinavian, 1960s
By Finn Juhl
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall and slender lamp base made of hand-turned solid teak mounted with a new lampshade. Crafted by hand in Scandinavia in the 1960s, most likely in Denmark Measures: Height 67 cm He...
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1950s Hjorth Ceramic Table Lamp from Bornholm with New Shade and US Plug
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Lejre, DK
This table lamp is made of ceramic and was produced in the 1950s on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, designed by Hjorth, a renowned creator of ceramic artworks.
Ceramic, Fabric
$488Sale Price|48% Off
Stylish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Brass with a Vintage Gucci Shade
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp with a very stylish period design. Three legged steel base attached to a brass stem. Rewired with a black twisted cloth flex and grounded. Origi...
Brass
Danish Modern Cork Lamp Lynard of California and Septor
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Striking Sculptural Danish Modern Lamp in Cork and Walnut Wood base. Manufactures label, LYNARD of CALIFORNIA and SEPTOR. Streamline appearance. Totally mid century mod. Original Unr...
Metal
Arne Bang Original Vintage Stoneware Lamp
By Arne Bang
Located in North Miami, FL
Lamp by Arne Bang, Danish 20th century Studio Potter. Built in two sections, the crown is removable to allow access to the light socket. Arne Bang (1901-1983) trained at the Royal...
Stoneware
$760Sale Price / item|20% Off
Vintage Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Esben Klint for Le Klint from the 1950s
By Esben Klint
Located in Søborg, DK
A large telescopic vintage brass table lamp model 328 designed by Esben Klint for Le Klint from the 1960s. . Telescopic stem that can be extended from 61 to 81cm so it can also be us...
Brass
Vintage Architect Desk Lamp from ASAS, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Black fully adjustable desk or table light from ASAS. It was manufactured in Denmark during the 1940s greatly inspired by the Bauhaus Movement with lighting. It features original t...
Aluminum, Steel
$156Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Danish Chrome 12 Candle Holder Candleholder by Jen H. Quistgaard
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Søborg, DK
A beautiful vintage Danish chrome 12 candleholder designed by Jens Quistgaard. Included are 2 boxes of 12 original vintage taper candles? Quistgaard lthough a sculptor and rooted in...
Chrome
$2,995 / set
Vintage Italian Alabaster Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning pair of vintage Italian table lamps, designed in the 1960s, that embody sophistication and timeless charm.
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Opaline Teak Lamp designed by Jacob Bang for Kastrup
By Kastrup, Jacob Bang
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage table lamp designed by Jacob Bang for Kastrup in the mid 1960's, made in Denmark.
Blown Glass, Teak
Large Vintage Domus Floor Lamp with Solid Teak Base, 1970s Midcentury Design
By Domus
Located in Antwerp, BE
This lamp was designed by Domus in the 1970s. The lamp has a curved solid teak base with stylized teak details. The lamp is operated with a pull switch. Three different light settin...
Linen, Teak
1960s Tall Mid-Century Modern Walnut Ceramic Table Lamps Pair
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful pair of vintage Danish Modern style pottery table lamps with original drum shades, circa 1960s.
Ceramic, Walnut
Brutalist Ceramic Lamp, 1970s
Located in KUTNO, PL
This vintage ceramic table lamp perfectly captures the aesthetic of the 1960s and 1970s, when organic forms and bold textures became a hallmark of modernist design. Its sculptural ba...
Ceramic
Maria Philippi for Søholm Bornholm No. 3043 – Danish Modern Blue Glazed Stonewar
By Maria Philippi, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Rødekro, DK
A striking example of Danish ceramic artistry, this handcrafted stoneware table lamp was designed by Maria Philippi for Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark.
Stoneware
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Wood 30" Square Side End Lamp Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Wood 30" Square Lamp Table.
Teak
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Sculpted Walnut 2 Tier Side End Lamp Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Danish Modern Sculpted Walnut 2 Tier Side Table with Sleek Tapered Legs. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 25" H x 22.5" W x 22.5" D.
Walnut
Vintage Freestanding Teak Mirror with Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
Beautiful and rare freestanding teak mirror from the 1960s, designed for placement on a table, dresser, or sideboard. Featuring clean mid-century modern lines and an integrated lamp,...
Mirror, Teak
Vintage Danish Table or Wall Lamp Model 306 by Kaare Klint for Le Klint, 1960s.
By Kaare Klint, Le Klint
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Table or Wall Lamp Model 306 by Kaare Klint for Le Klint, 1960s.
Brass
$447Sale Price|20% Off
Graphic 1980s Blue, Lilac, White Glazed Vase, Denmark
By Karsten Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful vintage condition. Denmark, 1980s. Matching table lamp and smaller vases in separate listing.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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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