Retro Table Lamps

A particularly attractive metal and one that is used extensively for decorative furniture items is bronze. There are many examples of exquisite bronze table lamps available for sale, some that uses the metal as an accent feature around the edges of the lamp shades. In other cases the lamp base is comprised completely of bronze which makes a significant statement due to the hues in the metal.

Bronze table lamps have been in use for many years and it is possible to find an antique bronze table lamp in many antique stores or online. The softness of the bronze surface manages to make a classic statement that uses the light to greatest advantage showing off the metal to good effect.

Bronze is able to be textured and moulded into any shape and this gives it a versatile quality that makes it suitable for vaselike bases as well as candlestick bases. In each case the deep brown color is a major attraction and gives the lamp a timeless appearance.

Murray Feiss Lincolndale 32 Table Lamp Astral Bronze    US $127.08

Uttermost Amarion Table Lamp in Bronze Leaf    US $173.80

Triarch 39107 Amber Mist Table Lamp Blacksmith Bronze    US $91.73

The lamps that are made from bronze can be used as complementary pieces to other furniture items in the room such as an end table or a sofa. The neutral color won’t compete with any more decorative items, yet in a more muted way a bronze table lamp will create its own statement while also performing the functional role of providing background illumination.

Bronze has been used in the construction of decorative pieces for thousands of years and in the manufacture of table lamps in more recent times. The retro era certainly didn’t miss out with bronze a consistent medium in the design of a huge range of bronze retro table lamps.