Antique Bronze Japanese Table Lamp
Antique Japanese Bronze Lantern Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a really cool lamp made from an old lantern. The light is wonderful coming through the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Multi-Colored Bronze Japanese Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Late 19th Century Multi-Colored Bronze Japanese Lamp.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cloisonné lamp. A Japanese, bronze urn with light conversion, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 26.58 in Dm 16.34 in
Pair Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique 19th century Meiji Period Japanese patinated bronze vase table lamps.
A pair
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 16.93 in W 8.67 in D 9.85 in
Pair Antique Japanese Bronze Censers Made in Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique Japanese intricate bronze censers made in lamps, circa 1850-1870.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, wine white and turquoise color enamel inlay
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20th Century Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Asian Antique Bronze Champleve Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Asian Antique Champleve table lamp. Totem like design
Beautifully patinated bronze with Champleve
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Bronze 19th Century Archaic Meiji Period Japanese Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The attenuated silhouette of this late 19th century bronze table lamp turns heads. It is an antique
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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Urns, Now Mounted as Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
This handsome pair of lamps are at once highly ornamental and useful. An oversized pair of Japanese
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1920s Cast Bronze Japanese Figurative Lamp
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Absolutely gorgeous Vintage Authentic Japanese 'Victorian Couple' Boudoir Table Lamp.
The lamp
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Early 20th Century Japanese Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps. Beautiful detailing, must see images.
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Urn Lamps, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Urn Lamps, Circa 1890.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Scale Meiji Japanese Bronze Table Lamp W/ Floral Candelabra Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese, circa 1900.
A pair of antique Japanese bronze table lamps. The lamps feature a detailed
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Bronze Champleve Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Asian Antique Champleve table lamp. Totem like design
Beautifully patinated bronze with Champleve
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Taisho Art Nouveau Bronze Table Lamp with Chrysanthemums and Oak Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Taisho period Art Nouveau bronze table lamp with intricate floral design of chrysanthemums
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Taisho Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze & Champlevé Vase Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Japanese bronze & champlevé vase lamp. Archaic design. The vase made into a lamp
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Archaistic Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Silver Plated Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of silver plated bronze lamps of bottle form decorated with bamboo shoots in the Japonisme
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Pair of Antique Asian Champleve’ Enameled Bronze Urns Fashioned As Table Lamps
Located in Forney, TX
from the late 19th century, repurposed as highly decorative table lamps.
Japan, Meiji period (1868
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century antique Japanese Meiji bronze floor lamp.
This finely cast, well composed, pedestal
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Totai Shippo Tree Bark Vase As Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique 19th century Japanese Totai Shippo tree bark Cloissoné vase mounted as lamp on gilt bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Pair of Imari Lamps
Located in Newport Beach, CA
19th century, hand painted porcelain Imari vases, with gilt bronze mounts. Formerly gas-lamps, but
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Champleve Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Material: bronze, enamel
Style: Asian Antique
Place of origin: Japan
Period made: late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Lamps on French Gilded Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Japanese porcelain antique vase lamps of waisted form.
Dressed with French ormolu
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French Maison Jansen Style Bronze Orientalist Lamp
By Maison Charles et Fils, Maison Charles, Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style bronze Orientalist lamp.
Unusual French Maison Jansen inspired bronze
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Vintage 1920s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
: A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Antique Collector's Club, 2007, p. 152 (shade illustrated
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Néo-Grec Parcel-Gilt Patinated Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps
By Henry Cahieux and Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Néo-Grec Parcel-Gilt Patinated Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps, Cast by Ferdinand
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 26.38 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Tiffany Studios New York "Eighteen Light Lily" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York glass and patinated bronze "Eighteen-Light-Lily" table lamp
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Meiji Period Satsuma Bottle Vase as Lamps
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
in mid 20th Century using excellent quality bronze mounts.
Japan, Meiji Period, Circa 1880.
Rewired
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Blue and White Porcelain Bronze Table Lamp Chinese Japanese European
Located in Dublin, Ireland
proportions, now converted to a pair of electric table lamps, possibly of Chinese or European origin, complete
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Vases
Materials
Bronze
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Japanese Big Pair Iris and Flower Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
A decorative and functional hard to find pair (2) of handsome old "Iris and Flowers" garden lanterns in a convenient portable size.
These rugged hand cast lanterns hand painted i...
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20th Century Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Bronze Model of an Elephant and Two Tigers
Located in London, GB
Meiji period, depicting an elephant being attacked by two tigers, with Japanese mark on the base.
Rendered in impressive naturalistic detail, this charming model dates to the Japa...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hanging ink (Sumi-e) silk scroll by Japanese Zen artist Hidaka Tetsuo (1791-1871). Well presented in brocade boarders and mounted on paperback, this scroll depicts "Three Noble Fri...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Antique Hexagonal Spice Jar, Japanese, Glazed Earthenware, Pot, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hexagonal spice jar. A Japanese, glazed earthenware lidded pot, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Striking colour and charming decoration from th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Jars
Materials
Earthenware
H 5.12 in W 4.93 in D 5.52 in
Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Oriental Japanese Meiji period style bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his trunk up.
Well casted metal art, heavy, bronze elephant in a dark brown copper finish....
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Temple Lantern Light
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful antique Japanese Meiji Period bronze temple lantern light. Circa 1890.
Delivery is Included for all areas in Mainland UK via a selected parcel company.
Converted to...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Incense Holder / Jardiniere. A substantial incense holder in the Chinese Ming style. Sides and bottom covered in a relief decoration overall., with a war...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Early 20th Century Japanese black lacquer table lamp. Black lacquer finish with a mountain and village landscape painted in gold, red and white. Original carved rosewood base in good...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Lacquer
Laurel Lamp
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful gem of a table lamp by LA-based Peter Shire, one of only two (2) Americans who participated in the original
1981 Memphis experiment (Michael Graves was the other). The J...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Massive Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very large Meiji period bronze vase, possibly for temple use, with high relief design and elephant head handles, late 19th century, Japan.
Of baluster form and unusual size, yet ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An illuminated urn, this lamp provides soft mood lighting for a dark evening. Tiny ventilation holes on the lid allow the heat of an incandescent bulb to rise and vent. Alternately, ...
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Antique Early 1900s Swedish Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
RARE Gio Formica & S. Parker glass table lamp (Sottsass) Cool Retro decor!
By Caturegli Formica, Samuel Parker, Sottsass Associati
Located in Firenze, FI
1980s Sottsass associates create table glass lamp stunning desk/table lamp.
Inner mirrored etched glass base with an architectural mounting super cool lampshade in PP.
Original cle...
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Vintage 1980s Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Meiji Japanese Cast Bronze Relief Chrysanthemum & Birds Lamps 'Pair'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of large, cast bronze, urn-shaped lamps made circa 1885-1890, during the Meiji period (1868-1912) in Japan. They are decorated in both relief and applique with chrysanthemums,...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A superb very large 19th century Japanese Imari vase, of baluster form, decorated in the typical Imari palette of iron reds and blue with gilt highlights, but also blacks and greens,...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s lacquered Japanese table lamp with gilt details.
Measurements:
Height of body: 15"
Height to shade rest: 24"
Diameter: 7"
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Armchair Sofa 1920s-1930s Primitive Japandi
Located in Chiba-Shi, JP
This is an old Japanese armchair.
The frame is made of oak.
It was made from the Taisho era to the early Showa era.
In Japan, it was not a culture to sit on chairs, so there are not ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Bas Relief Antique Japanese Bronze Vase or Lamp base
Located in New York, NY
Bas Relief Antique Japanese Bronze Vase or could be mounted as a table lamp.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Metalwork
Pair Of Antique Decorative Lamps, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative lamps. A Japanese, bronze and enamel temple jar light, dating
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 24.81 in W 17.13 in D 11.62 in
Antique Japanese Bronze Urn made into lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Japanese Bronze Urn made into lamp
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Pair Antique Japanese Bronze and Porcelain Urns Converted to Lamps, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique Japanese exceptional quality bronze and porcelain urns converted to lamps, circa 1900s.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Painted Porcelain and Bronze Japanese Imari Vases Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
antique Imari trumpet mouth vases, which were created in Japan, circa 1870. Made specifically for the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1860-80 Meiji Parcel Gilt Bronze Vase, Now as a Lamp, Japanese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860-80 Meiji parcel gilt bronze vase, now as a lamp, Japanese. Wonderful quality with cranes
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th C Bronze of a Japanese Man with His Son Made into a Lamp, Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
lamp with a marble base and a antique finial.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
An Antique Pair of Table Lamps in the ‘Japonisme’ manner
Located in London, GB
Constructed using a pair of lidded Japanese Imari vases, of square and waisted form, with bronze
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Asian Crane Lamp glas mahogany 20th century
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylized Bronze Asian Crane Lamp. Antique bronze Japanese vase converted into a lamp. Stunning high
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Asian Reticulated Bronze Lamp on Custom Soapstone Base
Located in Malibu, CA
Japanese bronze lamps with reticulated vase with a flower & leaf and braanch pattern. Mounted on
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20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone, Bronze, Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Imari Hand Painted Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamps
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the perfect amount of chinoiserie into your home with this decorative pair of antique lamps
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
H 25 in Dm 6 in L 25 in
Pair of Antique Imari Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Antique Imari Oil Lamps with Bronze Mounts.
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20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Arita Baluster Form Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of Arita baluster form lamps in blue and white decorated with fans and foliates with gilt
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Imari Urn Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
The colorful porcelains from Japan's Imari region were all the rage during the latter half of the
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Square Form Baluster Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of square form baluster lamps decorated in hand painted polychromes and gilt work with gilt
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Fat 60's Brass Hibachi Form Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
...SOLD...Monumental in size, this stylized antique brass hibachi brazier form table lamp is quite
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York "Seven Light Lily" Table Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York glass and bronze "Seven Light Lily" table lamp, features seven golden
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Green Glazed Art Pottery Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Japanese, with mottled surface, the high shoulders with four small decorative loop straps. New antiqued
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Frederick Cooper Hollywood Regency Lamps
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Tall Frederick Cooper Hollywood Regency lamps. A matching pair of Japanese style table
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, to be mounted as lamps, the bronzes patinated Aubergine to match perfectly with the vases.
Circa
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Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Japanese Meiji Bronze Lotus Electrified Oil Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji period electrified oil table lamp with lotus shaped base and original glass shades
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Italian Alabaster Floor Lamps by Marbro Lamp Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
the company, they sold almost as many antiques as they did lamps.
They also had a
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20th Century American Floor Lamps
Antique Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Gold Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
an electric table lamp with stylish decorative ormolu pierced gallery and twin handle mount and plain
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
H 16.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
19th Century Japanese Style Bat Vase Cast in Bronze, Antique Silver Plated
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Casting from an original antique Japanese vase that was made in 1890 this solid bronze vase is
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Early 2000s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century Japanese Style Bat Vase Cast in Bronze
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Casting from an original antique Japanese vase made in 1890 this solid bronze vase is finished in
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Early 2000s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Pair of 1920s Japanese Bronze Cloissone Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of antique bronze cloissone vase table lamps. Newly rewired and fitted with custom made linen
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp 'Now Electrified'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Japanese gold bronze whale oil lamp (Now Electrified).
Shade shown is 18
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Meji Bronze Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
Lovely pair of bronze vases later mounted as lamps depicting perched sparrows each in a different
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Decorated Celadon Table Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Japanese decorated celadon pottery table lamp with brass mounts. Early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Table Lamp signed Quezal
By Quezal
Located in NANTES, FR
Cherpion bronze and wrought iron for the lamp fixtures they offered their shades with in their own Muller
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Japanese Style Bat Vase Cast in Bronze
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Casting from an original antique Japanese vase that was made in 1890 this solid bronze vase is
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21st Century and Contemporary American Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great pair of fine bronze lamps with dragons
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese champleve lamp. Bronze d'ore.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Japanese champleve lamp. Bronze d'ore.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Japanese Imari Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
A beautiful and delicate Japanese Imari Vase Mounted in Bronze and transformed into lamp
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Bronze Empire-Style Lamp, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Finely crafted tripod French Lamp, elegantly done in bronze and painted brass in the Empire Style
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
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Bronze
Pair of Antique Neck Pillow Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Japanese neck pillows, circa 1950 mounted as lamps with custom mahogany stepped bases and
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Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
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Antique Bronze Japanese Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique bronze Japanese table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ceramic, every antique bronze Japanese table lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique bronze Japanese table lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique bronze Japanese table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Nouveau, Victorian and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Tiffany Studios and Henry Cahieux and Ferdinand Barbedienne each produced at least one beautiful antique bronze Japanese table lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Bronze Japanese Table Lamp?
Prices for an antique bronze Japanese table lamp start at $180 and top out at $97,500 with the average selling for $2,547.
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.
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