$520Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp C1977
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Chrome & Cobalt Blue Art Deco DC-3 Airplane Lamp C1977 Measures - 7 1/2" x 12 3/4" x 12 1/4" A vintage Art Deco lamp designed in the shape of a DC-3 airplane, featuring a c...
Glass
$585Sale Price|40% Off
Rare 1987 Brass-tone Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp, by Sarsaparilla
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare Art Deco–inspired Sarsaparilla banker’s lamp featuring a sculptural Brass-tone jet-plane base and classic adjustable arm. This striking piece blends aviation nostalgia with mi...
Metal
$1,077Sale Price|40% Off
Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939 New York World's Fair commemorative bottle designed by Rick Ramírez for Derico Light...
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Aircraft Lamp Glass, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vintage aircraft lamp glass, 20th century. Antique DC-3 aircraft lamp globe, early 20th century.
Glass
Dakota DC3 Lamp, Sarsaparilla Deco Design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Lisboa, PT
It looks like an Art Deco item, but this lamp was actually made in the 1970's. It is a beautiful model of a Dakota DC 3.
Metal, Chrome
Streamline DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Chrome table lamp modeled after the famous Douglas DC-3 with hand painted windows and lines.
Chrome, Steel
Table Lamp by Sarsaparilla, Dakota DC-3 Airplane, 1970s
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Space Age Airplane Table lamp by Sarsaparilla - 1970s The Sarsaparilla airplane lamp is from 1978 (design). This lamp in Art Deco style and is a real classic. This original table ...
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp by Sarsaparilla, Dakota DC-3 Airplane, 70s design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Dakota DC3 Airplane Table lamp by Sarsaparilla The Airplane Lamp by Sarsaparilla Deco Designs is an exquisite work of art in Art Deco style, designed in 1978.
Metal, Chrome
Chrome Art Deco Style DC-3 Airplane Table Lamp with Cobalt Glass Shade
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco style airplane table lamp in blue glass and chrome. This rare highly collectible accent lamp by NY company Sarsaparilla was made in the 1970s modeled after Dakota DC-3.
Chrome
Sold
H 13 in W 13 in D 3.55 in
Rare 1960s Mid-Century Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Holophane, France, Model DC3-75
By Holophane
Located in Amsterdam, NL
XL 1960s Rare Mid-Century Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Holophane, France, Model DC3-75 Metal base with clear glass. 1960-1970 3x bulb holders Weight: 5.40 kg / 11.9 lb Priced per ind...
Iron
Original Art Deco Airplane Aeroplane Lamp Light
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Lamp DC 3 Plane on lower, decorated Chrome base, with a white Alabaster with a small natural black vein, as the plinth.
$12,755Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Denton, TX
Intricate metal work with foliage detail and blue Slag glass panels. There are three settings for the lamp, you can light just the stem light or just the reading light or you can hav...
Metal
Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice sized lamp with a 17 inch diameter. The base is heavy bronze with with beautiful clean lines. The shade and slag glass are free of cracks or chips. Each glass panel ha...
Bronze
$5,380
H 50.01 in W 59.85 in D 16.15 in
Art Deco Dressing Table Attributed to Betty Joel, Rare, c 1930s
By Betty Joel
Located in Devon, England
For those with a more refined taste in quality we are pleased to be able to offer you this Sycamore Art Deco dressing table attributed to Betty Joel. Beautiful quality, lovely condit...
Steel
$2,037
H 11.23 in W 8.08 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco Style Sculpture Dancing Nude Folie by Denis for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant sculpture in Art Deco style, ball dancer signed by Denis. With foundry mark. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry. Designed ca. 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinat...
Marble, Metal
$3,259
H 25.99 in W 25.99 in D 1.58 in
Art Deco Folies Bergère Relief La Danse after Maurice Picaud in Shadow Gap Frame
By Maurice Picaud
Located in Ulm, DE
Resin Relief "La Danse" by Maurice Picot Bring the timeless elegance and artistic flair of the renowned French revue theater Folies Bergère into your home with this exquisite reprod...
Resin
$3,300Sale Price|40% Off
H 75 in W 31 in D 31 in
Large 6-Foot Art Deco Revival Machine Age Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Renowned artist Rick Ramirez fashioned distinctive, towering floor lamps in the Art Deco style, each a singular creation. His hallmark aesthetic seamlessly blended artisanal craftsma...
Steel, Chrome
Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Enamel, Steel, Brass
$165,000
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.13 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Linocut
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
Important Art Nouveau Zsolnay Flask by Lajos Mack for Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Established in 1853 by Miklós Zsolnay, Zsolnay began as a small business producing basic stoneware and earthenware. Ten years later Miklós’ son, Vilmos, joined the company and led it...
Earthenware
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Gold, Steel
$29,850
H 25 in W 11 in D 11 in
Secessionist Bronze & Balloon-Glass Table Lamp by Gustav Gurschner, Johann Loetz
By Johann Lötz Witwe, Gustave Gurschner
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau BALLOON GLASS TABLE LAMP, by Gustav Gurschner and Johann Loetz Witwe, c. 1904, the glass dome in a frosted yellow iridescent ground is crowned by orange abstract swirls a...
Brass
$149,901
H 127.56 in W 208.67 in D 144.49 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
$11,409
H 33.08 in W 18.51 in D 11.82 in
Art Deco style Lamp Clarté Nude with Globe by Max Le Verrier H. 33 inch / 84 cm
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Clarté, iconic 84 cm / 33 inch tall Art Deco style figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass shade by Max Le Verrier with foundry mark. Designed in 1928. Posthumous conte...
Marble, Metal
$2,499Sale Price|28% Off
H 11.03 in Dm 7.88 in
Art Deco Boch La Louviere Brass Mounted Glazed Vase. Belgium 1920´s
By Boch La Louviere
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Boch La Louviere Brass Mounted Glazed Vase. Belgium 1920´s. Very Rare blue Glazed ceramic vase. The vase has a hexagonal shape and is adorned with bronze or brass decorati...
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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