Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Marble
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble
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Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Crystal, Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Stone, Alabaster
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
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Alabaster
1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Mid-19th Century English Adam Style Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
19th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
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1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble
19th Century Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
19th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Late 19th Century American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
1920s American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 1800s Chinese Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century North American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century French Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century French Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Other Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Other
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Late 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Revival Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Spelter
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
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Stone, Alabaster, Marble, Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Stone, Alabaster, Marble, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Marble, Alabaster
1920s French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century American Revival Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Brass
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Alabaster, Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
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Alabaster
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Early 20th Century American Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Alabaster, Bronze
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Crystal, Iron
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Ormolu
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Glass, Mahogany
20th Century French Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Crystal
Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Glass, Pine, Walnut
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Sterling Silver
1860s English Victorian Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Giltwood
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Crystal, Bronze
1990s English Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Gold
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Alabaster Floor Lamp
Stone, Copper
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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
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