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Chinoiserie Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Black-on-gold tole lamp is decorated with engravings of doubly repeated Chinese figures in a fantasy garden, as well as bands of Greek Revival motif top and bottom. Lamp sits on blac...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1940s, Venini Canister Lamps
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great early pair of glass rod canister lamps with nickeled brass hardware and glass ball finial
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Frederick Cooper Tea Canister Tole Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage tea canister tole lamp finished overall in black with a decorative gilt number 84 and
Category
20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1880s Orange # 5 Tole Tea Canister lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s tole tea canister turned into a lamp.The height is to the top of the socket. The height of
Category
Antique 1880s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Tole Faux-Painted Canister Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tole faux-painted canister lamps.
Lamp shades are not included.
Measures: Overall height
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston Canister Reflector Lamps by Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Gerald Thurston powder coated aluminum canister lamps reflect light from the back of the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gilt Tea Canister Lamps with Red Details
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940s English tea canister mounted as lamps, original patina and red details
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Perforated Chandelier with Five Canisters
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Brass midcentury chandelier with 5 perforated canisters. Total height from top of cap to the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston Canister Reflector Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Denton, TX
Aluminum cylinder with black metal base and pleated interior by Gerald Thurston. Best used as a floor up light to create a moody ambiance or to highlight a architechual element in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antique Chinoisiere French Metal Tea Canister Lamp
By Camard
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful tin can Made in France by Campro circa the 1960s, the nice vintage patinated condition shows its original finish, beautiful colors rewired 3 way, sitting on a lacquer woo...
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cream Four Band Design Pair Canister Lamps, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of cream colored canister lamps.
Decorative four band design.
Linen
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp. A large general store tin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Pair of Silver Shagreen Porcelain Tea Canisters Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Fine pair of large Chinese silver shagreen porcelain tea canisters, now mounted as table lamps
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Custom Hand Painted Tole Canister Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of custom hand painted tole canister lamps.
Please note that these lamps can be hand painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Regency Style Black Painted Tole Canister Mounted as Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Black painted tole canister mounted as lamp with handsomely illustrative English coat of
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Hand Painted Frederick Cooper French Tea Canister Tole Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Draper, UT
This is a 1970s French provincial-style Frederick Cooper French Tea Canister Lamp in vibrant light
Category
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
1972 Vintage Chapman Chinoiserie Brass Octagonal Canister Lamp Hollywood Regency
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chapman chinoiserie octagonal brass tea canister table lamp over wooden base, circa 1972.
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 34 in W 12 in D 12 in
English Black and Gilt-Decorated Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of cylindrical form; decorated with a large gilt and red letter "A" and gilt fretwork banding, on a black ground. Later mounted as a lamp with brass double bulb sockets and adjustabl...
Category
20th Century English Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
2 Brass Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Octagonal Tea Caddy Canister Table Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Hollywood Regency / Chinoiserie octagonal brass tea caddy / canister
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 18.75 in W 7.5 in D 8.25 in
Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tea Canisters Table Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
tea canisters converted into table lamps.
The two canister are almost a pair, color and design is a
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Tole Tea Canister with Black and Gold Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c. , black and gold painted English tea canister with Chinoiserie decoration, mounted as
Category
Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of cylindrical form with incurved top; elaborately decorated with a central cartouche enclosing a Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseud...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Gold and Green 19th Century Tea Canister Antique Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of late 19th century green and gilt chinoiserie decorated tea canisters of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister mounted as Table Lamp with Original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 34 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
Pair of Gold and Black 19th Century Tea Canister Antique Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Regency period early 19th century lidded and numbered tole tea canisters decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gold and Black 19th Century Tea Canister Antique Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of 19th century oval tole tea canisters by Bartlett & Co. of Bristol, decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th century parcel gilt and ebonized tea canister mounted as table lamps with original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 34 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
English Chinoiserie Tea Tin Red and Gold Canister Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie tea tin red and gold canister from the 19th century made into a table lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Pair of Asian Ornate Tooled Leather Over Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Asian decorated Tooled Leather Over Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps in great vintage
Category
20th Century East Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 25 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
20th Century Vintage Tole Painted Floral Tin Tea Canister Jar Lamp W/ Shade
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century tole painted canister lamp. Features a yellow painted body with a still life of
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Pair of English Black and Gold Tole Tea Canisters Adapted to Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of late 19th c. tea canisters adapted to table lamps each with 3 bulb sockets. With gold
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 32.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Pair of Antique English Red Tole and Gilt Tea Canister Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
H 31 in W 12 in D 9.5 in
Set of 3 Murano Glass Pendant Lights by I3 Lighting Company
By ITRE
Located in New York, NY
A lovely simple yet elegant set of three canister style hand blown glass pendant lights from
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Murano Glass Pendant Lights by Italian Lighting Company I3
By ITRE
Located in New York, NY
A lovely simple yet elegant set of three canister style hand blown glass pendant lights from
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 3 Murano Italy Glass Dome Top Pendant Lights by Lighting Company I3
By ITRE
Located in New York, NY
A lovely simple yet elegant set of three dome top canister style hand blown glass pendant lights
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Sciolari Chrome 8 Arm Chandelier
By Lightolier, Sciolari Lighting
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful eight art chandelier with canister light fixtures extending from circular arms. Each
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
1880s Onion Porch Lantern Rustic Caged Globe Cabin-Modern Nautical Bubble Lamp
Located in Hyattsville, MD
as a prop for decor only, the function of the oil canister is unknown and untested.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Glass
H 20 in W 13.5 in D 12 in
Late 19th Century Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A converted tea canister. They make great lamps. Made in the Late 19th Century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lorraine Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
exquisite lighting masterpiece meticulously crafted by the visionary designer, Kwaku Boateng. This luminary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lorraine Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
exquisite lighting masterpiece meticulously crafted by the visionary designer, Kwaku Boateng. This luminary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
World War 2 Table Lamp 'Stalingrad', Flame Effect Light, 1942.
Located in Canterbury, GB
A unique table lamp comprising a German Luftwaffe steel helmet, gas mask and canister formed
Category
Vintage 1940s Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Light-O-Lier Floor Lamp
Located in Kensington, MD
Light-O-Lier Floor Lamp
Additional information:
Material: chrome
Interesting canister
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Pair of Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English 19th Century painted tin tea canisters with black and gilt chinoiserie
Category
Antique 1880s English Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
RARE Sistema Grall floor lamp by Ferrari, Pagani, and Perversi for Arteluce
Located in Firenze, FI
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The lighting maker Arteluce was one of the companies at the heart of the creative
Category
Vintage 1980s Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 75.99 in W 14.57 in D 10.24 in
Tozai Home Frosted Glass Modern Sea Creature Coastal Table Lamp Nautical
By Tozai Home
Located in Dayton, OH
Tozai Home white frosted glass tapered canister shaped table lamp featuring segmented sections
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Shrewsbury and Co Brass Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Cannister Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare, large brass tea canister stamped Shrewsbury and Co. Importers Great Tower Street London. This
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Table Lamps Vintage Circa 1950’s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in North Hollywood, CA
tea tin canister turned into table Lamps,
Vintage table lamps, one large, one smaller made by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
English Victorian Style Chinoiserie Red Tole Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
canister mounted as a lamp.
Category
20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Pair of Chinese Red Tole Equestrian Themed Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese red and gold tole table lamps with canister-shaped bodies and brass hardware
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Faux Leather Asian Modern Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Asian Modern style table lamps crafted in composite with a Classic tea canister form and
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Faux Leather
measure list Petite Vintage Asian Tea Caddy Lamp Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Distinctive small Chinese brass tea canister or tea caddy shape table lamp. Features an octagonal
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blue and White Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
under a classic canister form while presented on Lucite bases.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Patinated Bronze "Vine Border" Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Greek urn design base with three-arm spider supports above urn form oil canister, oil font stamped
Category
Vintage 1910s Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Selection of Asian Influenced Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
) Asian influenced brass vase lamp. It measures 33.5"H x 12"W.
4) Chinese tea canister lamp. It measures
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Tin
Tiffany Studios Damascene And Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1900
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
canister. The base is signed on the underside "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK". Oil canister is signed “TIFFANY
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
New York 181"
Oil canister with applied bronze label "Tiffany Studios New York 181"
Shade diameter
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Brushed Brass Meander Chandelier
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
finish with our signature canister fitting, different finishes, and custom sizes available. Overall
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...
Materials
Brass
Brass and Black Enameled Metal Pendant Lamp, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
a perforated canister surrounded by a saucer shaped metal cage with solid brass accents. A very
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Lino Tagliapietra Chandelier, circa 1972
By Lino Tagliapietra
Located in New York, NY
mounts directly to the ceiling. It has three interior canister spot lights to illuminate the glass
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Machine Age Mid Century Brass Atomic Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Atomic styling by Globe Lighting Fixture Mfg. Co. Made in America. A fantastic find of a rarely seen
Category
Vintage 1940s Machine Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Canister Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of canister lighting on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, tôle and tin, every piece of canister lighting was constructed with great care. Find 157 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of canister lighting now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of canister lighting is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency, Victorian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of canister lighting over the years, but those crafted by Frederick Cooper, Gerald Thurston and Brendan Bass are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Canister Lighting?
Prices for a piece of canister lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $265 and can go as high as $13,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,639.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.
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