Table & Floor Lamps Lighting

Light belongs at the level of the hand and the book. Table and floor lamps come in brass, bronze, ceramic, wood, iron and stone, antique and new. Chinese porcelain and bronze vases wired as lamps, carved wooden figures and architectural balusters turned into bases, Indian brass oil-lamp stands, Murano glass, mid-century brass floor lamps with swing arms and designs from AERIN, Oly and Ralph Lauren Home give light at the level people live. A heavy ceramic base under a paper shade on a side table, or a tall brass reading lamp beside a chair, sets the mood of a room more than any ceiling fixture. Patina on the base does half the work. The shade does the rest.