Art Nouveau Rare Pair of Pastoral Figural Ceramic Lamps Beautiful Sculptural
Located in Lomita, CA
Exceptional Pair of Art Nouveau Pastoral Figural Ceramic Lamps with Shepherdesses and Goats This pair of lamps tells a beautiful story. The lamps could be displayed on a console, fl...
Ceramic
Pittsburgh Glass Company Nicolas Kopp Reverse Glass Painting Shade & Lamp
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Pittsburgh Glass Company Lamp" Landscape, Reverse Glass Paintng The landscape painting on the reverse side of the glass shade is an exceptionally fine example of...
Brass
"Nasturtium, " Watercolor by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Stained Glass Window, '21
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted in vivid tones of yellow-orange, mossy green, warm red and deep blue -- echoing the rich tones of the stained glass he employed -- this rare and gorgeous watercol...
Paint
Unavailable
H 25 in W 8.5 in D 25 in
Moviola Bullseye 35mm Film Editing Viewer Designed 1919 Built in 1932, Sculpture
By Moviola 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Offered for your consideration is this rare Moviola, Model D, 35mm Motion Picture Film Editing Machine, circa 1932. Included with this piece of Iconic Hollywood Motion Picture Equipm...
Metal, Brass
Unavailable
H 25 in W 8.5 in D 25 in
Moviola Bullseye 35mm Film Editing Viewer Designed 1919 Built in 1932. Sculpture
By Moviola 1
Located in Dallas, TX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: This Antique May Qualify For Our GALLERY WIDE ~EXTRA~ 10-20% OFF SALE, Going On NOW. Please Inquire. ~~~~...
Metal, Brass
Reverse Painted Table Lamp by Pittsburg
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
This crisp-scenic is done in the standard tradition of Pittsburg lamps. They were known for painting their lamps on the outside as well as the inside. This gives the lamp extra dep...
Silver Plate
Reverse/Obverse Painted Lamp, Signed Pittsburgh, circa 1920
By PLB & GCo.
Located in Petaluma, CA
We do not buy painted shades, but we were attracted to the simplicity, design and the well detailed base. Also it is not priced beyond the typical prices for painted shade lamps. The...
Iron
Handel Boudoir Reverse or Inside Painted Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful and rare early 20th century American Handel scenic reverse or inside painted Boudoir lamp with 10 inch shade…..model number 6672. This is a gorgeous and original Handel ...
Bronze
Reverse Painted Lamp by "Pittsburgh"
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very unusual and dramatic lamp is certainly one of Pittsburgh's finest examples of their reverse painted lamps.
Reverse Painted Lamp by Moe Bridges
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful table lamp has great color and crisply painted design. Certainly one of Moe Bridges' nicer lamps. The beautiful art nouveau base helps to create a great package. Bo...
Metal
Reverse Painted "Seagull Lamp" by the Pairpoint Corperation
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
This has always been considered one of this company's more exotic and artistic lamps. Pictures do not get the full Scope of the color and presence this lamp offers. The shade is arti...
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H 20.5 in Dm 15.875 in
Pairpoint Reverse Painted "Copley" Lamp Shade with Mahogany and Brass Base
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Antique scenic Pairpoint reverse painted "Copley" lamp shade with Pairpoint mahogany and brass lamp base. This gorgeous antique lamp was made by the renowned Pairpoint Manufacturing ...
Brass
Reverse Painted Table Lamp, Moe Bridges Co. Geese Flying in the Moonlight
Located in Petaluma, CA
We sell lots of antique table lamps in our shop. We mainly sell Tiffany and other leaded glass lamps. On occasion we will buy this style of lamp known as "reverse painted"....
Metal
Leaded Glass Table Lamp by Handel, circa 1905
By Handel Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
The Handel Co. has a big reputation in the antique world known for their fabulous lamps. While mainly known for their later produced reverse painted lamps, they also made high qualit...
Bronze
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H 23 in W 19 in D 19 in
Handel Bamboo Overlay Panel Lamp, All Original, Base & Shade Signed, ca. 1910
By Handel Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
Handel made some of the finest table lamps in the early part of the 20th century. While mainly known for their reverse painted lamps, their overlay panel lamps were some of their bes...
Metal
Handel Model 7036 "Birds of Paradise" Shade & Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional table lamp exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of the Handel Company, featuring a reverse-painted glass shade on a chipped ice design, signed "7036 A.G." on t...
Bronze
Handel Stained Glass Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Set atop a deeply patinated bronze base, this lovely Art Nouveau lamp boasts excellent craftsmanship and striking artistry.
Antique American Art Nouveau Reverse Painted Landscape Table Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Art Nouveau reverse painted landscape table lamp, circa 1910.
Bronze
Antique Reverse Painted Style Pittsburg Table Lamp with Poppies
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique reverse painted poppies on glue chip glass by Pittsburg Lamp. Three sockets.
Glass
Antique Pittsburg Reverse Painted Bankers Desk Lamp Adjustable
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique Pittsburg reverse painted bankers desk lamp circa 1920's. Beautiful landscape on glass shade with a gilt decorative base.
Glass
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp Exeter Shade #X27 Base 3042 Dragon & Fruit
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with signed Exeter shade #X27 and base #3042. Original patina has some finish loss as shown. Shade has dragon decorations and fruit details. No d...
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Amber Slag Glass Lamp Tiffany Style Boudoir Deco Stained
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique slag glass table lamp. Features a golden reverse painted urn body and flower shaped, Tiffany style amber slag glass shade. Measures: 5.5” x 23.25” / shade - 18” x 11.25” /...
Brass
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H 22.25 in W 10.5 in D 10.25 in
Franz Bergman, A Carpet Dealer, Art Nouveau Vienna Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1900
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in New York, NY
This rare and highly collectible desk lamp is made of cold-painted bronze in the best traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman. The composition consist...
Bronze
Pairpoint "Puffy" Boudoir Lamp, c. 1907
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pairpoint "Puffy" boudoir lamp, 1907, the draping linenfold shade with reverse painted decoration of butterflys and purple flowers, marked The Pairpoint Corp'n and Patented July 9, 1...
Metal
Handel Sconce with Shade
By Handel Co.
Located in Minneapolis, MN
They were best known for their reverse-painted lamp shades, which were produced from 1906 until the 1920s, when Art Nouveau began to wane in popularity.
Bronze
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.