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Genuine Antique Leather Book Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Genuine Antique Leather Book Lamp. An attractive piece of decorative lighting of good size with a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Paper
Vintage English Regency Style Leather Book Form Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage English Regency Style Leather Book Form Table Lamps by Wildwood - a Pair. Each lamp
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 32 in W 6 in D 6 in
Book Table Lamp by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Book table lamp by Contain.
Dimensions: D 7 x W 33 x H 20.5 cm (standard length).
Materials
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Handsome Library Book Press Lamp and Candlestick Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome library book press lamp and candlestick lamp. Attributed to Frederick Cooper, great
Category
20th Century English Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
Walnut and Fruitwood Book Press Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic table lamp in the form of a Victorian wood screw book press. Constructed of distressed
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Book Ends Table Lamp by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Book Ends Table Lamp by Square in Circle
Dimensions: D35 x H84 cm
Materials: Brushed brass/ black
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Frederick Cooper Trompe L'oeil Book Motife Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome table lamp having a column that looks like a collection of leather books and having a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 2 Book Ends Table Lamps by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Book Ends Table Lamps by Square in Circle
Dimensions: D 35 x H 84 cm
Materials: Brushed
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Midcentury Figural Cast Iron Canon and Leather Book Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
and leather bound book with cast canon balls fastened to a wooden platform base. The lamp fixture is
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Art Deco Book Matched Hand Chased Gilt Metal Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Scalloped wood base. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, totally elegant lamps.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gianfranco Fini mod. "Spaziale" light sculpture for New Lamp, Italy ca. 1970
By Gianfranco Fini, New Lamp
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
–1973, Paolo Borromeo d'Adda, Silvana Editoriale, page 84-87. Also published in the book "Light" Lamps
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 25.6 in W 11.23 in D 11.23 in
Table Lamp by BD Lumica, Italy, 1970s
By BD Lumica
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and rare comic book lumica lamp whose design is attributed to Willy Rizzo, produced
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bentwood
Ennio Lucini, Cespuglio Lamp, 1970 for DH Guzzini
By D. H. Guzzini, Ennio Lucini
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Ennio Lucini, Cespuglio Lamp, 1970s for DH Guzzini
This beautiful table light was designed in 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Art Deco Glass and Chrome Tiered Small Table Lamp French
Located in North Miami, FL
book it is in. Of course we do not have every Art Deco reference lighting book on the market. This lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ross Lovegrove D36 “Agaricon” Table Lamp for Luceplan, Italy 1999
By Ross Lovegrove, Luce Plan
Located in London, GB
Agaricon which is included in Charlotte & Peter Fiell’s book, “1000 Lamps” and featured in many museum
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
French Figural Bronze Lamp with a Lady Reading This is a charming piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
lady is sitting beneath the flower shade to light up her book
The lamp is in good condition, it is made
Category
Vintage 1970s Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
c 1930 French Table Lamp Made With Old Leather Books, Manner of Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Book lamp, in the manner of Jansen. The base is fabricated from two old leather books, "Goldsmith
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Scenic HANDEL Desk Lamp with Forest Filigree Overlay
By Handel Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
signed. Shade is 7.75" in diameter and 6" high. This lamp is pictured in the Handel Lamp book by Hibel
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Marble Book
By Koen van Guijze
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
book, the inside gives light
a piece of natural art, a statement when switched on or off
Category
2010s Belgian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Carved Wood and Iron Book Form Candlesticks Lamps, Italian, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
books with a forged iron candlestick with holder to the top, now electrified as lamps, Italian, circa
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 13 in W 8 in D 5.25 in
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, Grey
Located in New Milford, CT
you pull it out partially. No more squinting to find faded book titles in the dark, rather fill the
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, White
Located in New Milford, CT
you pull it out partially. No more squinting to find faded book titles in the dark, rather fill the
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Akii, Nightbook LED Book Light, Navy Blue
Located in New Milford, CT
bookshelf as an elegant leather-spined volume in a matte steel case, Night book works by illuminating when
Category
2010s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair Of Unique French Art Deco Style Gilt Mounted Book Form Smokey Cut Rock Crystal Lamps, 20th Century.
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of unique French Art Deco Style gilt mounted smokey cut rock crystal book form lamps, 20th
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Table Lamps Doves French Pottery
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of Table Lamps. Originally Book Ends mounted as Lamps.
Double Brass Base. Handmade Blue Silk
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
PAIR OF PLASTER BOOK LAMPS ON LUCITE BASES
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of stack of book lamps in plaster, mounted on lucite bases, with rectangular linen shades.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Three Tier Tall Mid-Century Maitland Smith Book Lamps, Original Shades
By Maitland Smith
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of original Maitland Smith three level book lamps are retaining their original gilt
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 17 in D 17 in
Late 19th Century Book Lamp, English Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 19th century lamp made from Latin book bindings.
Please note: lampshade not
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Whimsical Sculptural Maitland Smith Monkey Playing on a Book Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
. The lamp is showing a monkey playing with a ball and standing on a "leather" bound book. The lampshade
Category
Early 2000s Philippine American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Custom Designed Book Lamps with Fashion Decor on Lucite Bases
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Each lamp consists of five books with special binding, decorated with Hermes Fashion Motifs and
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Distressed Faux Stacked Book Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of two distressed wooden stacked book lamps, having a polychrome painted finish. Unmarked
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th and 19th Century Antique Books Mounted as Lamps
By Frederick George Davis
Located in Savannah, GA
. Custom made book lamps available and according to your specifications
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Single Book press lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#4-196Wood book press lamp with original pasley shade
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
1970s Pierre Cardin Book Form Table Lamp
By Pierre Cardin
Located in North Miami, FL
A rare and witty 1970s logo-ed Pierre Cardin acrylic lamp in the shape of a book. Perfect for the
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Comic Book Lumica Cubic Lamp, Spain, 1970
By BD Lumica
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and rare cubic lamp by bd lumica whose design is attributed to willy rizzo, produced
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Spanish Pair of Book Press Table Lamps
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Spanish pair of book press table lamps.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Leather circa 1920 Book Box as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
French Leather Book Box Lamp circa 1920
Category
English Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century French Leather Book Box as a Lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps
Single Mid Century Lamp by Fornasetti w/ "Book" Pattern
Located in Astoria, NY
An original table lamp by Fornasetti with a cylindrical body decorated in a black and white books
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Overlay Scenic Handel Panel Lamp, Original, Signed, circa 1910
By Handel Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
consult "The Handel Lamps Book" by Caroline Hibel, John Hibel, and John Fontaine, Page 49. It came in a
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Stacked Book Table Lamp with Shade
By Maitland Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith tooled leather stacked book table lamp with shade. Item features an original shade
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tony Paul for Verplex Pair of Book Rack Table Lamps
By Tony Paul
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tony Paul for Verplex pair of iron book rack table lamps. Clever, useful design! Perfect for those
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Handel Bamboo Overlay Panel Lamp, All Original, Base & Shade Signed, ca. 1910
By Handel Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
fabulous condition, by a highly respected known lamp maker.
Consult the book "The Handel Lamps Book
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 23 in W 19 in D 19 in
Art Deco Style Smoky Rock Crystal Book Form Table Lamp on Giltwood Base
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco style smoky rock crystal book form table lamp on giltwood base
Stock Number: LL6
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
1960s White Table Lamp with Tablet or Book Stand by Falkenberg Belysning, Sweden
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely rare and beautiful table lamp with book stand made by Falkenberg Belysning in Sweden.
The
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 23.63 in W 12.21 in D 11.82 in
Leaded Glass Table Lamp
By Suess Ornamental Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
author of the most important book on these lamps, "Mosaic Lamps Vol II," and he agrees it was done by
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Reverse Painted "Seagull Lamp" by the Pairpoint Corperation
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
authenticity of this beautiful lamp. For an example of this lamp consult the book ''Pairpoint Lamps," by
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp Model 537G/P Arteluce 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
documented in the Sarfatti book on page 427. The lamp is in fantastic condition with minimal patina from age
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Antique Bronze Finished Figural Table Lamp with Portrait Glass Shade C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bronze Finished Figural Table Lamp with Woman, Book & Torch and having Portrait Glass Shade
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Table Lamp with Optic Fibre by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta, 1969
By Zanotta, Fischer J.
Located in Rotterdam, NL
described by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari in their book "Light – Lamps 1968-1973: new Italian design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand "Ashanghai" Table Lamp, Shaped Crystal, Original Pink Shade, 1963
By Max Ingrand
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
reference, we've included a photo from the Max Ingrand book where this lamp is published, highlighting its
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 22.05 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Maitland Smith Library Leather Book Table Lamps
By Maitland Smith
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
These charming tall lamps feature wooden faux books in a realistic form with each book showing
Category
20th Century American Chesterfield Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Leather
Art nouveau Handel Two Light Lily Desk Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Handel lamps book (1999); and Robert DeFalco's Metal overlays by Handel (c. 2000). Handel Company lamps
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
2 Chapman 1973 Sculptural Greyhound Whippet Dog Library Book Table Lamps
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1973 Chapman Manufacturing Company table lamps. Composite material showing dogs (whippets
Category
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Materials
Composition
H 13.5 in W 7.75 in D 4.75 in
20th Century Brass Whippet on Book Pedestal Side Accent Lamp by Chapman
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Glasgow, GB
Adorable vintage brass Chapman Whippet lamp on a pedestal of books desk lamp. retaining it's
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 16.93 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Clever Pair of Maitland-Smith Trompe L'oeil Book and Column Table Lamps
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A clever pair of table lamps having bases that look like fancy leather and gold leaf books, with
Category
1990s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Black Forest Hand Carved Wooden Owl on Book Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
lamp you can create a very nice atmosphere on your desk or on a table in a corner of a room. This fine
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 13.5 in W 1 in D 1 in
Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
inside the shade. For further research, consult the book "Pairpoint Lamps, Edward and Shiela Malakoff
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Leaded Glass Table Lamp by Duffner & Kimberly, New York, circa 1900
By Duffner and Kimberly
Located in Petaluma, CA
know this company very well.
An example of this lamp is pictured in Paul Crist's book "Mosaic Lamps
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black Metal, Glass, White Marble '60s Table Lamp Snoopy by Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Varese, Lombardia
reference to the well-known comic book character, Snoopy. The lamp remains in very good condition: original
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
H 14.53 in W 15.52 in D 15.52 in
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Book Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of book lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and animal skin, all book lamps available were constructed with great care. There are 25 antique and vintage book lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Book lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Book lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Georgian and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small book lamps measuring 1 inches across. Charlotte Cornaton, Maitland Smith and Falkenbergs Belysning each produced beautiful book lamps that are worth considering.
How Much are Book Lamps?
Book lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,700, while the lowest priced sells for $500 and the highest can go for as much as $8,007.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Book Lamps
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