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Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp

Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Carved giltwood fragment lamp, custom table lamp created from late 18th century hand carved
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2010s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp
Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp
H 33 in W 14 in D 9 in
Pair of Giltwood Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of giltwood architectural fragment lamps newly wired for use within the USA. Two custom lamps
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2010s American Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Giltwood Wreath Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Giltwood wreath fragment table lamp on Lucite base, hand carved Italian giltwood architectural
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Giltwood Wreath Fragment Table Lamp
Giltwood Wreath Fragment Table Lamp
H 21 in W 11.25 in D 7.5 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Carved Giltwood Fragments Made into Lamps on Lucite
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian carved giltwood fragments from the 19th century made into table lamps and mounted
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite, Giltwood

18th Century Italian Giltwood Fragments Converted to Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Italian fragments have been converted to lamps. The custom hand-painted chinoiserie shades
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Architectural Fragments mounted as Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Architectural Fragments mounted as Table Lamps with acrylic bases and
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Antique 19th Century Gothic Table Lamps

Materials

Giltwood, Wood, Acrylic

Italian 19th Century Red and Giltwood Shield Shape Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian fragment mounted onto a newer Lucite base. This lamp features a beautiful fragment carved with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

18th Century Fragment Lamps-Pair
Located in Austin, TX
18th Century Water Gilt Fragments recreated as a pair of table lamps. Mounted on a round acrylic
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Antique 18th Century French Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic, Giltwood

18th Century Fragment Lamps-Pair
18th Century Fragment Lamps-Pair
H 25.75 in W 10 in D 10 in
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Urn Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th c. Italian carved Giltwood Urn fragments converted to lamps. The Shades are included
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Pair of 18th Century Italian Twisted Column Fragments Made into Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian twisted column wooden fragments from the 18th century, with carved giltwood
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Italian Fragment Table Lamp in Painted Cream with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
fragment carved with fluting, ball trimming and a curved overhanging top. The lamp is gilded and has old
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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of 18th Century Urn Fragment Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of pricket bases, of silver giltwood, each carved into an urn shape with fluted socle on round
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Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Floor lamp in gilded carved wood and pearly glass lampshade, Art Deco, 1920's
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Spanish 19th Century Weathervane
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Spanish 19th Century Weathervane
Spanish 19th Century Weathervane
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Lacquered Demilune Console
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Lacquered Demilune Console
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H 28.25 in W 64 in D 18.25 in
Spanish Colonial Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century spanish colonial mirror. Measurements: Height: 12"  Width: 9"  Depth: 2"
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Spanish Colonial Mirror
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H 12 in W 9 in D 1 in
Pair Hollywood Regency Gilded Plaster Large Figural Lamps Boy w Jug Style Marbro
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Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous pair of midcentury Hollywood Regency hand gilded gold plaster large scale figural lamps boy with drinking jug and original slightly tapered gold leafed or gilded drum shades...
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Puiforcat (Hermes), Christofle, Faberge - 5pc. French 950 Sterling Tea Set
By Limoges, Fabergé, Puiforcat, Christofle Cardeilhac 1
Located in Wilmington, DE
Direct from Paris, a Stunning 5pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Tea Set by the World's Premier French Silversmiths "Emile Puiforcat" (Currently Owned by Hermes) and "Christofle...
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Pair Tall Lamps with 19th C Belgian Iron Base and Custom Shades
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This pair of tall table lamps were custom made from 19th century Belgian decorative iron gate fragments. The tall, antique gate fragments are welded to new, black iron footed bases. ...
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Huge Italian Baroque Carved Cherub Head Putti
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Pair of Fragmented Orange Resin Table Lamps by Pierre Giraudon
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fragmented orange resin table lamps with interspersed green resin fragments by Pierre Giraudon.
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Antique Standard Lamp, Scottish, Oak, Reading Light, Library, Lounge, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique standard lamp. A Scottish, oak library or lounge reading light, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Delightfully carved lamp base, with timeless appe...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Floor Lamps

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Oak

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Located in Middleburg, VA
Elegant 18th century Italian water gilded urn fragment lamp with linen shade with original
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18th Century Giltwood Urn Shape Fragment as Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
18th century gilded carved wood urn-shape fragment newly wired as custom table lamp with rolled
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Pair of Carved Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of giltwood table lamps, custom table lamps from hand carved giltwood architectural fragments
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Gilded Fragment Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Lamp fashioned from gilded and carved flame on lucite base. Has been wired for USA . Height is
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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Gilded Fragment Lamp
Gilded Fragment Lamp
H 20.5 in Dm 7 in
Lamp From Architectural Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Carved and Gilded Wood Fragment Converted to Lamp. Hand Painted Custom Lamp Shade
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

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Lamp From Architectural Fragment
H 33 in W 13 in D 13 in
Table Lamps from 18th Century Giltwood Architectural Fragments on Lucite Bases
Located in New York, NY
Table lamps crafted from architectural fragments dating from the 18th century in giltwood with
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Antique 18th Century French Table Lamps

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Lucite, Giltwood

Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unique carved giltwood fragments on painted and parcel gilt bases. The architectual pieces
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Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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A Pair of Carved Architectural Gilded Fragments made into lamps
Located in Washington, DC
A Gilded Carved Pair of Architectural Fragments made into lamps. Height measurement is without
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20th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Giltwood Architectural Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 18th century Italian architectural fragments with gold gilded accents and lovely
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Oak

Two Gilded Italian Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Two gilded Italian fragment lamps fashioned from hand-carved 18th century giltwood architectural
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Giltwood, Linen, Lucite

Two Gilded Italian Fragment Lamps
Two Gilded Italian Fragment Lamps
H 29 in W 15 in D 10 in
Pair of Italian 18th Century Gilded and Carved Wood Fragment Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of custom 18th century Italian fragment table lamps. This pair of Italian gilt and gesso
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Antique 18th Century French Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Large Architectural Fragment Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
century hand carved giltwood architectural fragments. Each fragment mounted upon a custom base and newly
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2010s American Table Lamps

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Pair of Architectural Fragment Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PAIR of of table lamps of gilt carved wood architectural elements - oak leaf and acorn decoration.
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Antique 1890s French Provincial Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Pair of Giltwood Carved Cherub Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of carved giltwood architectual fragments (made to look antique)with custom hand painted
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21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Custom Lamp from 19th Century Restored Fragment
Located in Houston, TX
Custom table lamp from 19th century carved bois doré fragment, with restoration to base, newly
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Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Giltwood, Linen

19th Century Gilt French Fragment Decorative Lamps
Located in Brea, CA
Beautiful pair of French scroll fragment lamps, mounted on dark metal bases. Delicate gilded
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps

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Single Italian 18th Century Wood Fragment Table Lamp with Gilding
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian 18th century giltwood fragment lamp has been rewired for the US.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Italian Gilded Painted Fragments Mounted into Pair Table Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
lamps features a central carved wood motif in giltwood mounted on a faux painted wood base. No shades
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Antique 19th Century European Baroque Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments as Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful, unusual pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

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Pair of Lamps with 19th Century French Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful, unusual pair of 19th century architectural gold gilded fragments made into the table
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21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps

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Italian Gilt Wood Fragment Table Lamp Featuring Acanthus Leaf Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A giltwood Italian fragment from the late 18th to early 19th century fashioned into a single table
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Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps

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Pair of 19th Century Architectural Gold Gilt Fragments Made into Table Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
A large pair of 19th century architectural gold gilt fragments made into the table lamps with
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19th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Wood Plaques or Fragments Adapted as Lamps
Located in Savannah, GA
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Italian Early 20th Century Gilded and Painted Fragment Mounted into Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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Pair of 18th Century Giltwood Fragments
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Pair of Carved Giltwood Figural Architectural or Furniture Pilaster Fragments
Located in Nashville, TN
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Located in Houston, TX
A Classic turned pair of 19th century Italian giltwood fragment table lamps with white linen shades
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Located in Houston, TX
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Located in Houston, TX
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18th Century Pair of Italian Twisted Column Fragments Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in Houston, TX
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Petite Bois Doré Lamp
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Located in Houston, TX
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Louis XVI Style Giltwood Boiserie Trophy Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
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Charming Lamp Made from 18th Century Giltwood Fragment, France
Located in San Antonio, TX
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Antique Fragment Lamp With Contemporary Base And Lampshade
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved giltwood fragment lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, giltwood and fabric, every carved giltwood fragment lamp was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a carved giltwood fragment lamp, we have 19 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect carved giltwood fragment lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right carved giltwood fragment lamp, those designed in Neoclassical, Baroque and Louis XV styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Carved Giltwood Fragment Lamp?

A carved giltwood fragment lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,038, while the lowest priced sells for $1,175 and the highest can go for as much as $6,400.

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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