Antique Desk Lamps / Table Lamps
Following on from simple gas lamps and candlesticks, the advent of electricity at the end of the 19th Century gave designers the opportunity to fundamentally re-imagine our lighting. Soon innovative and beautifully elegant designs emerged inspired by nature as well as by modern industrial life. Indeed because electric lamps had no ancestral precedent they were free to be bold, quirky and brave- and many were. Today we are fortunate to have over 100 years of desk and table lamp designs to choose from, incorporating all manner of materials and forms.
To many people desk lamps really excelled in quality during the 1920s to 1950s when design was both modern and functional. You could find examples covered in thick Italian leather, made of bright eye-catching new plastics or even contrasting sleek polished metals. The classic articulated arm emerged in the 1930s both from Herbert Terry in the UK and companies like Jielde in France and after being popular in factories and offices earned a permanent spot in our homes as well. Table lamps in contrast were always intended for the home use and came in all manner of forms and materials with paper or cloth covered shades to soften the glare of the lightbulb. Although there are many designs of modern lamp we can choose from also, older examples usually have the added beauty of patination and wear.
At LoveAntiques we have a great selection of appealing antique and vintage lamps from reputable sellers across the UK.
Marylebone Antiques
Antique French Brass & Tole Table Lamp
£ 575
Marylebone Antiques
Large Antique Gilt Metal Flagon Lamp
£ 295
£ 850
Fontaine Decorative
Satsuma Vase Lamp
£ 350
Fontaine Decorative
Satsuma Vase Lamp
£ 395
Fontaine Decorative
Pair of Satsuma Vase Table Lamps
£ 450
Fontaine Decorative
Antique Chinese Vase Lamp
£ 265
Fontaine Decorative
Wedgwood Vase Table Lamps
£ 550
Fontaine Decorative
Marble Urn Lamp
£ 225
Fontaine Decorative
Alabaster Urn Lamp
£ 225
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of Black Toleware Finial Lamps
£ 595
Town House Traders Ltd
Pair of Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamps
£ 340
£ 215
Koos Limburg Jnr
Impressive Heavy Cast Brass Table Lamp in the 17th Century Style
£ 575
Mad Hare Antiques
Bankers Desk Lamp
£ 295
Kernow Furniture
Vintage Abacus Lamp
£ 175
JMR Antiques Ltd
Pair of Brass Column Lamps
£ 545
That Vintage Place Ltd
Edl Machinist Lamps
£ 395
£ 1250
Art Deco Signed Prodbon Paris Beautiful Pair Of Rosewood Table Lamps
£ 1250
Koos Limburg Jnr
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Onyx & Brass Table Lamps
£ 575
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Mahogany & Gilded Table Lamp
£ 120
Tom Scott Antiques
Large Pair of Brass & Cut Glass Table Lamps
£ 545
Draper & Humphries
French Art Deco Chrome Lady Table Lamp c.1930
£ 495
Town House Traders Ltd
Brass Banker Desk Lamp c.1930
£ 230
Draper & Humphries
English Brass Desk Lamp with Gooseneck by Christopher Wray
£ 495
The Antique Shop
Vintage Brass Vase Table Lamp
£ 225
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of Corinthian Column Lamps on Black Marble Bases
£ 545
Town House Traders Ltd
Matched Pair of Edwardian Mahogany Table Lamps
£ 320
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of Brass & Ceramic Wheat Sheaf Table Lamps
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Superb Pair of White Marble Table Lamps
£ 895
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Chinese Style Porcelain Table Lamps
£ 475
£ 425
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Crystal Glass & Brass Table Lamp
£ 475
Elmgarden
Large Brass Ball Table Lamp
£ 300
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Solid Brass Neo-classical Table Lamps
£ 450
Tom Scott Antiques
Large Pair of Ceramic Deco Lamps with Shades
£ 795
Windsor House Antiques
Unusual Mid 19th Century Brass Students Lamp
£ 190
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Brass & Oak Equestrian Lamp
£ 275
Yeats Country Antiques
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Candlesticks in Brass and Polished Steel Converted to Table Lamps
€ 1450
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Candlesticks in Brass and Polished Steel Converted to Table Lamps
€ 1450
Yeats Country Antiques
Yeats Country Antiques
Gorgeous Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Brass Candlesticks Converted to Table Lamps
€ 1250
Gorgeous Pair of 19th Century Empire Style Brass Candlesticks Converted to Table Lamps
€ 1250
Yeats Country Antiques