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Green Slag Glass Lamp

Amber & Green Slag Glass Table Lamp by Handel
Amber & Green Slag Glass Table Lamp by Handel

Amber & Green Slag Glass Table Lamp by Handel

Located in San Francisco, CA

An Arts & Crafts patinated metal base with a leaded amber and green slag glass shade. Three-light, each socket operated by its own pull chain. Manufacturer's mark to shade and ba...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Arts and Crafts Tiffany Style Green Slag Lamp
Arts and Crafts Tiffany Style Green Slag Lamp

Arts and Crafts Tiffany Style Green Slag Lamp

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Brooklyn, NY

With it's striking green slag glass and hard straight lines it stands out in any space.

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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass Panels C1912
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass Panels C1912

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass Panels C1912

By Stickley Brothers

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Beautiful green Slag Glass panels give off a charming and warm glow when lit.

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Vintage 1910s American Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass, Oak

Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp
Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp

Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp

By Gustavo Olivieri

Located in North Miami, FL

This wonderful Obsidian glass chunk has hints of deep emerald green in the light but mostly comes across as black. It is a wonderful element with NEWLY silk wired cable and plug. A f...

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass

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Early 20th Century Bronze Art Deco Green Slag Glass Table Lamp
Early 20th Century Bronze Art Deco Green Slag Glass Table Lamp

Early 20th Century Bronze Art Deco Green Slag Glass Table Lamp

Located in Charlotte, NC

An antique Art Deco style slag glass table lamp, unbranded. Slender six-sided bronze body with green/white color slag glass inserts, decorative bronze base with four feet, and a deco...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Early 20th Century cast Bronze Reading Lamp
Early 20th Century cast Bronze Reading Lamp

Early 20th Century cast Bronze Reading Lamp

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H 55.5 in W 15.5 in

Early 20th Century cast Bronze Reading Lamp

Located in Coral Gables, FL

This early 20th century American reading lamp features a cast bronze base and a cast bronze triangular shade with green slag glass inserts.

Category

20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Aqua Green Slag Glass Table Lamps
Pair of Aqua Green Slag Glass Table Lamps

Pair of Aqua Green Slag Glass Table Lamps

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H 12.5 in W 8.5 in D 5 in

Pair of Aqua Green Slag Glass Table Lamps

By Gustavo Olivieri

Located in North Miami, FL

In the taste of JMF, Gustavo Olivieri custom designed these lamps with aqua green slag glass chunks and vintage shades.

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass

Sea Green Red Flecked Cullet Glass Lamp
Sea Green Red Flecked Cullet Glass Lamp

Sea Green Red Flecked Cullet Glass Lamp

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H 11 in W 7 in D 4.5 in

Sea Green Red Flecked Cullet Glass Lamp

By Dogfork Lamp Arts

Located in San Francisco, CA

We fabricated this clear and blue-green cullet glass, into a French wired table lamp. It has complex ribbons of color, notably red and cyan. The neck and socket have an oil rubbed br...

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2010s Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Slag Glass

Contemporary Pair of Black Metal and Green Slag Glass Rock Lamps, Italy
Contemporary Pair of Black Metal and Green Slag Glass Rock Lamps, Italy

Contemporary Pair of Black Metal and Green Slag Glass Rock Lamps, Italy

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Large Pair of table or bedside black metal and green slag cut glass rock cabochon. In a Mid-Century Modern Space Age Hollywood Regency mood.

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Art Deco Green Onyx Table Lamp with Slag Glass Shade C1930
Antique Art Deco Green Onyx Table Lamp with Slag Glass Shade C1930

Antique Art Deco Green Onyx Table Lamp with Slag Glass Shade C1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Art Deco Green Onyx Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass Tulip Shade C1930 Measures - 24.75"H x 10"W x 10"D

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Antique Salo Leaded Slag Glass Table Lamp with Bronze Base C1920
Antique Salo Leaded Slag Glass Table Lamp with Bronze Base C1920

Antique Salo Leaded Slag Glass Table Lamp with Bronze Base C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Salo Leaded Pink, Green & Camel Slag Glass Table Lamp with Bronze Base C1920 Measures - 23.25"h x 20"diam

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp
Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp

Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp

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H 12 in W 5.5 in D 7 in

Obsidian Emerald Green Glass Table Lamp

By Gustavo Olivieri

Located in North Miami, FL

This wonderful Obsidian glass chunk has hints of deep emerald green in the light but mostly comes across as black. It is a wonderful element with NEWLY silk wired cable and plug. A f...

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass

Antique Mission Style Arts & Crafts Ebonized Wood, Slag & Metal Floor Lamp c1910
Antique Mission Style Arts & Crafts Ebonized Wood, Slag & Metal Floor Lamp c1910

Antique Mission Style Arts & Crafts Ebonized Wood, Slag & Metal Floor Lamp c1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

***Inquire About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique Mission Prairie Style Arts & Crafts Ebonized Wood, Green Slag Glass & Met...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Green Slag Glass Swag Light Chandelier Lamp Shade
Antique Victorian Green Slag Glass Swag Light Chandelier Lamp Shade

Antique Victorian Green Slag Glass Swag Light Chandelier Lamp Shade

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Victorian slag glass swag light or chandelier. Made with an iron and metal frame with scrolled accents over dramatic green slag glass accented with ruby red diamond tips. Mea...

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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Antique Art Nouveau Amber Green Slag Glass Hanging Lamp c. 1920
Antique Art Nouveau Amber Green Slag Glass Hanging Lamp c. 1920

Antique Art Nouveau Amber Green Slag Glass Hanging Lamp c. 1920

Located in Westfield, MA

The shade is composed of richly colored slag glass in tones of amber and green, producing a warm, inviting glow when illuminated.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Slag Glass

Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Table Lamp
Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Table Lamp

Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Table Lamp

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H 24 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in

Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Table Lamp

Located in Petaluma, CA

Quite large and impressive arts and crafts oak lamp with original green granite slag glass. This well designed lamp has that prairie school look.

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass

Arts and Crafts Wood Table Lamp
Arts and Crafts Wood Table Lamp

Arts and Crafts Wood Table Lamp

Located in Petaluma, CA

This beautiful golden mahogany wood and green slag glass table lamp is a very imposing and fine example of the arts and crafts style.

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

`Victorian Green Slag Glass Banquet Lamp - W7504  NOW ON SALE
`Victorian Green Slag Glass Banquet Lamp - W7504  NOW ON SALE

`Victorian Green Slag Glass Banquet Lamp - W7504 NOW ON SALE

Located in Shamokin Dam, PA

This is a striking Victorian Green Slag Glass Banquet Lamp from the early 1900s.

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass
Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass

Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Table Lamp with Green Slag Glass

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous Mission Oak Arts & Crafts table lamp with green/white slag glass panels. Quarter sawn oak and hand crafted.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Slag Glass, Oak

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp Lily Green Slag Glass Tiffany Style
Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp Lily Green Slag Glass Tiffany Style

Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp Lily Green Slag Glass Tiffany Style

Located in Greer, SC

Stunning antique Art Nouveau bronze lamp with an eye-catching large green slag glass shade.

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Arts & Crafts Signed Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp c1920
Antique Arts & Crafts Signed Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp c1920

Antique Arts & Crafts Signed Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp c1920

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp by Bradley and Hubbard offers cast filigree shade housing bent slag glass panels and surmounting single socket base having faceted column on filig...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Arts & Crafts Mission Green Slag Glass & Brass Table Lamp C1920
Arts & Crafts Mission Green Slag Glass & Brass Table Lamp C1920

Arts & Crafts Mission Green Slag Glass & Brass Table Lamp C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Arts & Crafts Mission Green Slag Glass & Brass Table Lamp C1920. Measures - 22.5"H x 12"W x 12"D.

Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Celadon Porcelain Mermaid Urn Lamp, Leaded Glass Slag Shade, Sea-foam
Art Deco Celadon Porcelain Mermaid Urn Lamp, Leaded Glass Slag Shade, Sea-foam

Art Deco Celadon Porcelain Mermaid Urn Lamp, Leaded Glass Slag Shade, Sea-foam

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Art Deco Celadon porcelain mermaid urn lamp, leaded glass slag shade, sea-foam green. Stunning vintage Art Deco mermaid celadon sea foam green urn porcelain lamp with slag glass shade.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Glass, Art Glass

Art nouveau Handel Two Light Lily Desk Lamp
Art nouveau Handel Two Light Lily Desk Lamp

Art nouveau Handel Two Light Lily Desk Lamp

By Handel Co.

Located in Dallas, TX

The two water lily shades are comprised of white and green slag glass petals. The lamp is further decorated by two flowers buds made of green slag glass.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Arts and Crafts Mission Style Glass Iron Table Lamp
Arts and Crafts Mission Style Glass Iron Table Lamp

Arts and Crafts Mission Style Glass Iron Table Lamp

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Impressive Bradley and Hubbard Green Slag Glass And Iron Table Lamp. We found this sturdy lamp as is, it appears to be repainted white at a later time.

Category

Early 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Antique Art Deco Green Figural Frankart School Woman Table Lamp, circa 1920
Antique Art Deco Green Figural Frankart School Woman Table Lamp, circa 1920

Antique Art Deco Green Figural Frankart School Woman Table Lamp, circa 1920

By Frankart

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Art Deco green painted figural Frankart School table lamp features woman with floral bouquet, her sweeping dress forming the footed base supporting replacement slag glass tul...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp
Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp

Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Green Slag Glass Table Lamp

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Seattle, WA

Soft green/ cream slag glass shade. The base is signed at the top.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Green Slag Pool Lamp
Green Slag Pool Lamp

Green Slag Pool Lamp

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H 50 in W 26 in D 17.5 in

Green Slag Pool Lamp

Located in Hudson, NY

handsome oval hanging pool lamp curved dark green slag glass panels wrought iron banding original chains and canopy four pull chain lights allegedly from Woodstock, New York

Category

Early 20th Century American Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

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By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

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Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

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Colourful Tiffany Stained Glass Table Lamp Art Deco Style, 1970s

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By Tiffany & Co.

Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH

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20th Century Art Deco Table Lamps

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Metal

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Located in Big Flats, NY

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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

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Pair of American Mission Heintz Art Metal Table Lamps

Pair of American Mission Heintz Art Metal Table Lamps

$4,500 / set

H 9 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in

Pair of American Mission Heintz Art Metal Table Lamps

By Heintz Art Metal Shop

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of American Mission bronze green patina boudoir table lamps with floral silver deposit on base and filigree mica shade (Heintz Art Metal).

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Early 20th Century American Mission Table Lamps

Materials

Silver, Bronze

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Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp

$42,000

H 26.5 in Dm 22.3 in

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By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. Art nouveau classic wit Art Deco design. Attractive orange peel texture with light gilding and red...

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
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Located in Big Flats, NY

Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC. Measures - 28"H x 15.25"W x 15.25"D. A fine Arts & Crafts leaded stained glass table lamp from the 20th century. The lamp f...

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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

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Stained Glass

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Industrial Reclaimed Wood Harvest Kitchen Island Great Table

Located in Oakville, CT

9 foot industrial harvest island, rustic kitchen table, Industrial style conference farm table made from reclaimed douglas fir. Legs are from a vintage cast iron machine base. 108" x...

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Materials

Steel, Iron

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Extremely Rare Model 238 Gustav Stickley Table - W7996
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$3,920Sale Price|20% Off

H 22.75 in Dm 21.5 in

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By Gustav Stickley

Located in Shamokin Dam, PA

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Tables

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Oak

Pair of Arts and Crafts Mission Prarie School Style Table Lamps with Slag Glass
Pair of Arts and Crafts Mission Prarie School Style Table Lamps with Slag Glass

Pair of Arts and Crafts Mission Prarie School Style Table Lamps with Slag Glass

By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous hand crafted, bench/ shop made pair of Arts & Crafts Prarie School style Oak table lamps with Slag glass shades. Matched pair custom made from mostly quarter sawn oak repli...

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Brass

French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900
French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900

French Art Nouveau Table Lamp by Emile Galle ''Vosges Paysage'' Cameo Glass 1900

By Émile Gallé

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

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By Charles Limbert

Located in Shamokin Dam, PA

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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

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Art Nouveau glass table lamp by Émile Gallé

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By Émile Gallé

Located in London, GB

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American Mission Table Lamp, Iron and Slag Glass, Six-Sided Shade, USA
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American Mission Table Lamp, Iron and Slag Glass, Six-Sided Shade, USA

Located in Queens, NY

American Mission black iron table lamp having a 6 sided shade with green slag glass cut out design supported on 6 scrolls and trimmed with metal studs.

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Rustic American Mission Style Slag Glass Table Lamp

Rustic American Mission Style Slag Glass Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

American Rustic Mission style (1920s) stained oak table desk lamp with 2 pedestals supporting a slag glass rectangular shade with cut-out birds and branches.

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Early 20th C Arts & Crafts Curved Slag Glass Panels w Brass Overlay Table Lamp

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Port Jervis, NY

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Green Slag Glass Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the green slag glass lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each green slag glass lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, slag glass and metal. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage green slag glass lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer green slag glass lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A green slag glass lamp made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Roberto Giulio Rida each produced at least one beautiful green slag glass lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Green Slag Glass Lamp?

A green slag glass lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,700, while the lowest priced sells for $310 and the highest can go for as much as $17,500.

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.