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.
JMR Antiques Ltd
19th Century Japanese Imari Vase Lamp
£ 995
Church Street Antiques
Tiffany Style Patinated Pewter Table Lamp
£ 380
£ 550
£ 375
Marylebone Antiques
Large Vintage Table Lamp
£ 375
Elite Antiques
Cosmo Design Ltd Table Lamp
£ 250
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Solid Walnut & Brass Table Lamps
£ 1,250
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Brass Nude Sculpture Table Lamp
£ 545
Church Street Antiques
Victorian Brass Neoclassical Table Lamp
£ 1,450
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps
£ 475
Church Street Antiques
Pair of Edwardian Adjustable Brass Table Lamps
£ 795
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Chinese Hand Painted Baluster Shaped Lamp
£ 575
£ 550
£ 250
£ 500
£ 395
FB Antiques
Empire Style Single Lamp with Lamp Shade
£ 185
Rettendon Antiques
Empire Style Single Lamp with Lamp Shade
£ 185
Rettendon Antiques
Pair of Good Quality Empire Style Lamps with Shades
£ 375
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Brass Table Lamp
£ 525
Elite Antiques
French Pate de Verre Glass Lamp
£ 49
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Kaiser Desk / Table Lamps
£ 675
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique Brass Oil Lamp with a White Patterned Glass Shade
£ 50
Antique Brass Oil Lamp with a White Patterned Glass Shade
£ 50
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
£ 1,100
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Glass Fruit & Beaded Table Lamp
£ 620
Church Street Antiques
Art Nouveau Brass Table Lamp
£ 850
£ 800
Church Street Antiques
Art Deco Brass Table Lamp
£ 750
£ 550
£ 595
Antiqon
Pair of Putti Table Lamps
€ 1,200
€ 300
Antiqon
Table Lamp Putti
€ 1,000
Antiqon
Porcelain Table Lamp
€ 1,000
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Pair of 1960s White Glass Table Lamps by Bergboms
£ 1,250
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of Regency Turned Column Lamps
£ 295
Antiqon
Porcelain Table Lamp
€ 550
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Pair of Mid 20th Century Coloured Glass Table Lamps by Flygsfors
£ 995
Pair of Mid 20th Century Coloured Glass Table Lamps by Flygsfors
£ 995
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of Jugglers Club Lamps
£ 395
D and A Binder LTD
1930s Swan Neck Lamp
£ 210