Genuine Antique Leather Book Lamp
Located in London, GB
The lamp measures 50cm High without the shade. The book base measures 37cm x 25cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Paper
Book Lamps
Vintage Book Stack Lamp
$3,800
Vintage Book Stack Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1970's English bound books wood lamp with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height tot shade rest: 28" Base: 10" x 8"
Category
Vintage 1970s English Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Book Table Lamp by Contain
$1,588 / item
Book Table Lamp by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Book table lamp by Contain. Dimensions: D 7 x W 33 x H 20.5 cm (standard length).
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Handsome Library Book Press Lamp and Candlestick Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome library book press lamp and candlestick lamp. Attributed to Frederick Cooper, great attention to detail.
Category
20th Century English Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut and Fruitwood Book Press Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic table lamp in the form of a Victorian wood screw book press.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Book Ends Table Lamp by Square in Circle
$2,447 / item
Book Ends Table Lamp by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Book Ends Table Lamp by Square in Circle Dimensions: D35 x H84 cm Materials: Brushed brass/ black marble/ white cotton shade Other finishes available.
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century French Leather Faux Book Table Lamp with Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a refined literary accent to a desk, library, or bedside with this distinctive French table lamp, crafted circa 1970. The sculptural base is designed as a stack of faux leather...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Frederick Cooper Trompe L'oeil Book Motife Table Lamp
$500Sale Price|33% Off
Frederick Cooper Trompe L'oeil Book Motife Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome table lamp having a column that looks like a collection of leather books and having a handsome wooden top and bottom. No shade included.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Antique Mahogany Book Press Table Lamp with Brass Accents
$550Sale Price|42% Off
19th Century Antique Mahogany Book Press Table Lamp with Brass Accents
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique Mahogany Book Press Mounted as a Table Lamp. 32.75" H x 13" W x 10.5" D.
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Book Ends Table Lamps by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
The design of this lamp is inspired by book ends. Crafted from black marble, brushed brass and a white cotton shade.
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Figural Cast Iron Canon and Leather Book Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The lamp features a figural cast iron canon and leather bound book with cast canon balls fastened to a wooden platform base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gianfranco Fini mod. "Spaziale" light sculpture for New Lamp, Italy ca. 1970
By Gianfranco Fini, New Lamp
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Also published in the book "Light" Lamps 1968–1973: new Italian design by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari, number 131.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Table Lamp by BD Lumica, Italy, 1970s
By BD Lumica
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and rare comic book lumica lamp whose design is attributed to Willy Rizzo, produced in Spain in the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bentwood
Ennio Lucini, Cespuglio Lamp, 1970 for DH Guzzini
By D. H. Guzzini, Ennio Lucini
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
It has also been described as "a desk-cloud, a ghost in the jar" (A. Morello in the book Light: Lamps 1968-1973 by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari).
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ross Lovegrove D36 “Agaricon” Table Lamp for Luceplan, Italy 1999
By Luce Plan, Ross Lovegrove
Located in London, GB
The Agaricon which is included in Charlotte & Peter Fiell’s book, “1000 Lamps” and featured in many museum design collections is already a lighting classic and makes quite a statemen...
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Model 8½ table lamp with optic fibres by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta, 1960s
By Zanotta, Fischer J.
Located in Rotterdam, NL
As described by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari in their book on Italian lighting: "Table lamp radiating diffused light.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Deco Table Lamp With Chrome Base And Frosted Glass Shade French 30's
Located in North Miami, FL
This lamp looks modern yet deco. It is for an intimate setting on a table or desk as an accent lamp. it is electrified and does not show the cord in the photos.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School fringed copper desk lamp by Conrad Fehn, 1920s
By Conrad Fehn
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
An exceptionally rare, signed Conrad Fehn Amsterdam School desk lamp - identical to the example featured in the famous reference work 'Living in the Amsterdam School' (see in the vid...
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
RONSON Art Deco 1920 Polar Bear And Iceberg Desk Lamp In Bronze and Art-Glass
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Soon the company was producing a variety of high-quality Lamps, Book ends, Art Statues and other decorative items, prized today for their detail in the collector marketplace.
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Gold Plate
Recent Sales
c 1930 French Table Lamp Made With Old Leather Books, Manner of Jansen
Unavailable
H 19 in Dm 11.75 in
c 1930 French Table Lamp Made With Old Leather Books, Manner of Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Book lamp, in the manner of Jansen. The base is fabricated from two old leather books, "Goldsmith Poetic Works" and "Alfred the Great."
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Marble Book
By Koen van Guijze
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
sophisticated and minimal, let the natural stone tell a good story. like the case of a beautiful book, the inside gives light a piece of natural art, a statement when switched on or off
Category
2010s Belgian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Scenic HANDEL Desk Lamp with Forest Filigree Overlay
By Handel Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
Shade is 7.75" in diameter and 6" high. This lamp is pictured in the Handel Lamp book by Hibel, page 50.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Carved Wood and Iron Book Form Candlesticks Lamps, Italian, circa 1920
Unavailable
H 13 in W 8 in D 5.25 in
Pair of Carved Wood and Iron Book Form Candlesticks Lamps, Italian, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
An amusing pair of polychrome and parcel-gilt carved wooden candlesticks in the form of stacks of books with a forged iron candlestick with holder to the top, now electrified as lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, White
Located in New Milford, CT
Steel / aluminum / acrylic / leather White Measures: 8.5” H x 6” W x .6” D 4w LED AC adapter (AC100-240V) Design by Naoaki Iwamatsu and Takaaki Maeda Designed to ...
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, Grey
Located in New Milford, CT
Steel / Aluminum / Acrylic / Leather Grey Measures: 8.5” H x 6” W x .6” D 4w LED AC adapter (AC100-240V) Design by Naoaki Iwamatsu and Takaaki Maeda Designed to b...
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, Navy Blue
Located in New Milford, CT
Steel / Aluminum / Acrylic / Leather Navy Blue Measures: 8.5” H x 6” W x .6” D 4w LED AC adapter (AC100-240V) Design by Naoaki Iwamatsu and Takaaki Maeda Designed...
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair Of Unique French Art Deco Style Gilt Mounted Book Form Smokey Cut Rock Crystal Lamps, 20th Century.
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of unique French Art Deco Style gilt mounted smokey cut rock crystal book form lamps, 20th century.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Table Lamps Doves French Pottery
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of Table Lamps. Originally Book Ends mounted as Lamps. Double Brass Base.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Three Tier Tall Mid-Century Maitland Smith Book Lamps, Original Shades
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H 27.5 in W 17 in D 17 in
Pair of Three Tier Tall Mid-Century Maitland Smith Book Lamps, Original Shades
By Maitland Smith
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of original Maitland Smith three level book lamps are retaining their original gilt tooled leather shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Book Lamp, English Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 19th century lamp made from Latin book bindings. Please note: lampshade not included.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Whimsical Sculptural Maitland Smith Monkey Playing on a Book Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The lamp is showing a monkey playing with a ball and standing on a "leather" bound book.
Category
Early 2000s Philippine American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Custom Designed Book Lamps with Fashion Decor on Lucite Bases
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H 22 in W 14 in D 7 in
Pair of Vintage Custom Designed Book Lamps with Fashion Decor on Lucite Bases
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Each lamp consists of five books with special binding, decorated with Hermes Fashion Motifs and placed on thick Lucite bases. The books are not glued together and can be slightly twi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Distressed Faux Stacked Book Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of two distressed wooden stacked book lamps, having a polychrome painted finish. Unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Vintage English Regency Style Leather Book Form Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair
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H 32 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vintage English Regency Style Leather Book Form Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Regency Style Leather Book Form Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair. Each lamp features decorative brass foliate detailing with real leather book form bodies. 4 differen...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Single Book press lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#4-196Wood book press lamp with original pasley shade
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Comic Book Lumica Cubic Lamp, Spain, 1970
By BD Lumica
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and rare cubic lamp by bd lumica whose design is attributed to willy rizzo, produced in spain in the 1970s. Unique lamp by its structure, comparable to a work of art. ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Spanish Pair of Book Press Table Lamps
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Spanish pair of book press table lamps.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Leather circa 1920 Book Box as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
French Leather Book Box Lamp circa 1920
Category
English Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Single Mid Century Lamp by Fornasetti w/ "Book" Pattern
Located in Astoria, NY
An original table lamp by Fornasetti with a cylindrical body decorated in a black and white books motif.
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Stacked Book Table Lamp with Shade
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith tooled leather stacked book table lamp with shade. Item features an original shade, tooled leather book form body, original label, very nice vintage item, quality craf...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tony Paul for Verplex Pair of Book Rack Table Lamps
By Tony Paul
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tony Paul for Verplex pair of iron book rack table lamps. Clever, useful design! Perfect for those books next to the bed!
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Overlay Scenic Handel Panel Lamp, Original, Signed, circa 1910
By Handel Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
For an example of this lamp, please consult "The Handel Lamps Book" by Caroline Hibel, John Hibel, and John Fontaine, Page 49.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Handel Bamboo Overlay Panel Lamp, All Original, Base & Shade Signed, ca. 1910
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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
Consult the book "The Handel Lamps Book" Hibbel, Hibbel, Fontaine, page 49 bottom, for this same lamp with different color glass.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Style Smoky Rock Crystal Book Form Table Lamp on Giltwood Base
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco style smoky rock crystal book form table lamp on giltwood base Stock Number: LL6
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
1960s White Table Lamp with Tablet or Book Stand by Falkenberg Belysning, Sweden
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H 23.63 in W 12.21 in D 11.82 in
1960s White Table Lamp with Tablet or Book Stand by Falkenberg Belysning, Sweden
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely rare and beautiful table lamp with book stand made by Falkenberg Belysning in Sweden.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Equestrian Porcelain Snooty Mr Fox Brass Trumpet on Red Book Table Lamp
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H 23 in W 8.5 in D 6 in
Vintage Equestrian Porcelain Snooty Mr Fox Brass Trumpet on Red Book Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fox Brass Trumpet on Red Book Figural Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Book Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of book lamps is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct book lamps — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Find 16 antique and vintage book lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Book lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Book lamps made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Large book lamps can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller book lamps available at 1stDibs — each spanning 1.97 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Many book lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Conrad Fehn, D. H. Guzzini and Ennio Lucini produced popular book lamps that are worth a look.
How Much are Book Lamps?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,715, while they’re typically $257 on the low end and $75,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
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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