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
Pair of Vintage Italian Ceramic Pharaoh Table Lamps
£ 375
Elmgarden Antiques
Very Lovely Famille Rose Vase Lamp
£ 750
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Italian Table Lamp by Nuova Elleluce
£ 345
William Rand Antiques
Victorian Silver Plated Table Lamp
£ 225
£ 625
Pair of American Cast Iron Owl Lamps, c.1930s — Converted from Andirons
£ 625
White’s Antiques
Church Street Antiques
Art Deco Table "Angel Fish" Lamp
£ 445
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Italian Walnut and Brass Table Lamps
£ 1,100
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps with Velvet Shades
£ 450
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Bauhaus Brass Desk Lamp by Egon Hillebrand
£ 495
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique French Empire Gilt & Marble Table Lamp
£ 225
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Corinthian Column Table Lamp
£ 125
Judy Fox Antiques
Superb Pair of Antique French Marble Table Lamps with Ormolu Trim
£ 2,000
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps
£ 545
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Memlite Industrial Machinist's Lamp
£ 225
Elmgarden Antiques
French Glass Tiffany Style Lamp in the Form of a Butterfly
£ 300
Billy Hunt and Co
Attractive Art Deco Table Lamp by Wedgwood
£ 185
Vintage by the Sea Ltd
Vintage Tiffany Style Lamp
£ 425
£ 249
Judy Fox Antiques
Pair of 19th Century French Crystal Table Lamps
£ 1,800
William Rand Antiques
Art Deco Amber Bakelite And Chrome Table Lamp
£ 160
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Danish Ceramic Table Lamps by Conny Walther
£ 1,450
Graham Deakin Antiques
Tiffany Style Lamp
£ 145
£ 2,200
Superb Pair of 19th C. French Blue Porcelain Table Lamps with Ormolu Detailing
£ 2,200
Judy Fox Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of French Ceramic & Gilt Metal Table Lamps
£ 750
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps by Bitossi
£ 1,100
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage French Lucite & Brass Table Lamps
£ 945
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Marble & Brass Table Lamp
£ 545
Marylebone Antiques
Large French Art Deco Chrome & Glass Table Lamp
£ 1,100
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Italian Glass & Steel Table Lamp
£ 750
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Swedish Vintage Rosewood & Steel Table Lamps by Bergboms
£ 845
£ 99.99
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamps
£ 1,100
£ 185.99
Koos Limburg Jnr
Pair of Elegant Small Real Pair of Japanese Satsuma Table Lamps
£ 575
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Italian Gilt Metal Table Lamp
£ 545
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Large Vintage Murano Glass Mushroom Lamps
£ 945
£ 199
£ 350
Small Pair of Cast Brass Elegant Table Lamps in Louis XVI Style 1900-1920
£ 350
Koos Limburg Jnr
£ 675
CS & T Ornate Furniture
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp
£ 180
