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Amber Ceramic Table Lamp

Accolay Brutalist Ceramic Amber Table Lamp, France, 1960s
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage Accolay brutalist ceramic table lamp with metal shade and amber color resin decorations
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Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Danish Kähler HAK Table Lamp Amber Yellow Glaze Midcentury Ceramic, 1960s
By Herman August Kähler, Nils Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Table lamp designed by Nils Kähler and made by Herman August Kähler´s ceramic workshop in Denmark
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Tall Kähler HAK Table Lamp Amber Yellow Glaze, Danish Mid-Century Ceramic 1960s
By Herman A. Kähler 1, Nils Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall table lamp from Herman A. Kähler´s (HAK) ceramic workshop in Denmark, made ca 1960´s. The
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Oda Small Amber Black Table Lamp by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Oda small amber black table lamp by Pulpo. Dimensions: D24 x H45 cm. Materials: hand blown glass
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2010s German Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of Monumental Amber Drip Glaze Table Lamps, 1950s USA
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of amber drip glaze table lamps. 1950s USA
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Stålhane Sultan Black, Amber Organic Decor Table Lamp, Rörstrand, 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade and hand-decorated glazed ceramic table lamp by designer Carl Harry Stålhane for Swedish
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic

Large Red Taupe Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Fat Lava Brown Red Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red brown ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Danish Kähler HAK Table Lamp Brown with Amber Yellow Glaze, Midcentury, 1960s
By Herman August Kähler, Nils Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Table lamp from Herman August Kähler's ceramic workshop in Denmark. Made ca 1960s. The design is
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

Haico Nitzsche Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp, Denmark, 1970s
By Søholm Stentøj, Haico Nitzsche
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Golden chestnut brown, amber and black colored globe shaped ceramic table lamp with two sculptural
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Danish Modern Kähler Sculptural Table Lamp Amber Yellow by P E Eliasen, 1960s
By Carl Cunningham Cole, Poul Erik Eliasen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Sculptural Mid-century Danish table lamp from the ceramic studio Kähler (HAK). The lamp was
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

Midcentury Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp with Horizontally Striated Resin Shade
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid-Century Modern brutalist table lamp was realized in France, circa 1960. It
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Resin

Tall Kähler HAK Table Lamp Brown Yellow Glaze Danish Midcentury Ceramic, 1960s
By Nils Kähler, Herman August Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall and elegant table lamp by Nils Kähler and made for Herman August Kähler's ceramic workshop
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

Danish Kähler HAK Tall Table Lamp Brown and Warm Yellow, Modern Ceramic 1960s
By Nils Kähler, Palshus, Herman August Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Tall table lamp by Nils Kähler from Herman August Kähler's ceramic workshop in Denmark. Made ca
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Table Lamp in Red Iron Oxide with Resin Shade
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern table lamp was realized in France circa 1960. It features an
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Resin

36.6 In. Huge Nils Kähler Table Lamp Yellow Brown Danish Midcentury Ceramic 1960
By Nils Kähler, Kähler
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Huge table lamp - or floor lamp if you like - by Nils Kähler for Danish ceramic studio Kähler (HAK
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Fabric

One of a Kind Artisan Made Russet Ceramic Table Lamp with Mica Shade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous handmade cinnamon colored table lamp by renowned ceramic artist Jim Webb from his North
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21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Haico Nitzsche Organic Modern Chestnut Table Lamp, Denmark, 1970s
By Haico Nitzsche, Soholm Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Mid Century Modern large circular golden chestnut, amber and black colored stoneware ceramic
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware

Pottery Lamp Base by Anagrius for Alingsås, Sweden
By Alingsås Keramik
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic rather large vintage ceramic lamp base, handmade by Thomas Anagrius for Alingsås
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pottery Lamp Base by Anagrius for Alingsås, Sweden
Pottery Lamp Base by Anagrius for Alingsås, Sweden
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H 10.23 in Dm 3.54 in
Large Modernist Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Large modernist ceramic table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Womb Lamp 02 by Jan Ernst
By Jan Ernst de Wet
Located in Dubai, DU
The Womb Lamp series is inspired by the mountain landscape near Cape Town. The area is known for
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Table Lamps

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Clay, Luster

Womb Lamp 02 by Jan Ernst
Womb Lamp 02 by Jan Ernst
H 19.69 in W 17.72 in D 7.29 in
Roger Capron - Stunning Ceramic Coffee Table with Lava Tiles, Metal Frame, 1970s
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Looking for a spectacular ceramic coffee table! Look no further. Ceramic top with pleasing
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Roger Capron - 1970's Coffee Table with Lava Tiles Series on a Metal Frame
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Looking for a spectacular ceramic coffee table! Look no further. Ceramic top with pleasing
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

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Desk Lamp by Helo Leuchten Germany, 1950s
By Helo Leuchten
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Amber Ceramic Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the amber ceramic table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An amber ceramic table lamp — often made from ceramic, fabric and lucite — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an amber ceramic table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An amber ceramic table lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one amber ceramic table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Nils Kähler, Carl-Harry Stålhane and Herman A. Kähler produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Amber Ceramic Table Lamp?

An amber ceramic table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,515, while the lowest priced sells for $950 and the highest can go for as much as $3,950.

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 Amber Ceramic Table Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.

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