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.
Elmgarden Antiques
Quirky French Ceramic Table Lamp with Beaded Shade
£ 400
Elmgarden Antiques
A Pair of Gothic Style Silver Plated Table Lamps
£ 795
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Bauhaus Enamel and Brass Desk Lamp by Helo Leuchten
£ 450
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Swedish Glass Table Lamps by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors
£ 1,250
Pair of Vintage Swedish Glass Table Lamps by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors
£ 1,250
Marylebone Antiques
£ 475
£ 375
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Bauhaus Brass Desk Lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Leuchten
£ 595
Vintage Bauhaus Brass Desk Lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Leuchten
£ 595
Marylebone Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage French Acrylic Table Lamps
£ 425
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage French Glass and Chrome Table Lamps
£ 395
£ 330
Quality Vintage Decorative Satsuma Vase Lamp on a Low Carved Wooden Stand
£ 330
Georgian Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Swedish Brass Rise & Fall Lamps by Bergboms
£ 850
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Super Pair of Marble Table Lamps
£ 895
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Super Pair of Marble Table Laps
£ 895
Elmgarden Antiques
French Bronze Lilly Pad Table Lamp with Glass Shade
£ 395
Antiquesdavignon
A Pair of Patinated French Lamps
€ 1,750
Judy Fox Antiques
Antique French Green Marble Table Lamps with Gilt Bronze Trim
£ 1,200
Terrou Studio
Pair of Vintage Arrowsmith Green & Gilt Tole Lamps
£ 360
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
