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.
Antiques & Chic
19th Century Palmer & Co Candle Table Lamp
£ 1,795
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Table Lamps by Hala Zeist
£ 2,850
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage French Ceramic Table Lamp
£ 550
Marylebone Antiques
Large Pair of Brass Table Lamps
£ 575
Koos Limburg Jnr
Art Deco Amsterdam School Carved Wooden Table Lamp
£ 750
£ 725
Elmgarden
Pair of Silvered Glass Table Lamps
£ 725
£ 2,450
Pair of Antique Lamp Bases, French, Gilt Metal, Marble, Table Light c.1910
£ 2,450
London Fine Ltd
Koos Limburg Jnr
Pair of Brass Table Lamps in Late Gothic Style
£ 475
Koos Limburg Jnr
Exceptional Very Stylish Embossed Brass Table Lamp 1900-1920
£ 2,750
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Pair of Unusual & Attractive Brass Painted Lamps
£ 945
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Alabaster Table Lamps
£ 650
£ 1,750
Rare Original Patinated Brass Hand-woven Flat Brass Strap-work Table Lamp
£ 1,750
Koos Limburg Jnr
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Cloisonné Table Lamps
£ 1,375
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Brass Corinthian Column Table Lamp
£ 125
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Oriental Style Ceramic Table Lamps
£ 575
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
£ 450
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Ceramic Decorated Lamp
£ 180
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp
£ 220
artsncraftsfurniture
Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud
POA
CS & T Ornate Objects & Furniture
Pair of Art Deco Egytian Sphinx Table Lamps on Marble Base Dark Green Shades
£ 395
Pair of Art Deco Egytian Sphinx Table Lamps on Marble Base Dark Green Shades
£ 395
CS & T Ornate Objects & Furniture
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Oriental Style Ceramic Table Lamps
£ 525
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Marble Table Lamp
£ 140
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Chrome Table Lamp c.1925
£ 125
Marylebone Antiques
Antique French Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
£ 885
Millers Antiques
1920s Brass Bankers Lamp
£ 350
£ 260
Marylebone Antiques
Antique French Gilt Bronze & Crystal Glass Table Lamp
£ 850
Trade Antiques
Large Metal Putti Lamp Makers Miroy Freres Paris
£ 8,885
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Root Wood Lamp
£ 475
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps
£ 195
Georgian Antiques
Pair of Gilded & Painted Lamps
£ 650
Georgian Antiques
Tall Pair of Celadon Lamps
£ 750
JMR Antiques Ltd
Chinoiserie Table Lamp
£ 345
Koos Limburg Jnr
Period Modernist Art Deco Mazda Table Lamp
£ 2,750
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Late C19th Carved Chinese Root Wood Table Lamp
£ 345
William Rand Antiques
Pullman Brass Table Lamp Attributed To Faraday & Sons
£ 195
Koos Limburg Jnr
Bohemian? Impressive Large Glass Mushroom Lamp Circa 1960-80
£ 5,750
Town House Traders Ltd
Ornate Antique 5 Branch Table Lamp
£ 290
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Mid Century Asian Bronze Table Lamp
£ 425