Vintage Pair of Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamps Retailed by Bloomingdale’s

A beautiful, large and colorful, signed, midcentury ceramic Italian table lamp in the style of Ugo Zaccagnini. The lamp is sign...

A vintage pair of faux malachite wood vessel forms by the John-Richard brand converted into table lamps. This pair of lamps features a wood vessel faux painted as malachite, set atop a rectangular black painted wood base. There is a black painted wood cap covering the opening of the vessel. Each has been professionally converted into a lamp with new wiring. The lamp bodies themselves measure 13.25” high. From the John-Richard website, “John-Richard is a luxury home furnishings manufacturer based in Greenwood, MS known for exceptional design in furniture, lighting. Design is at the heart of John-Richard. We are inspired by history, provenance, great foreign cultures, exotic materials and finishes as well as the particular talents of superb artisans. John-Richard was formed in 1980 as a sideline business to one of the largest retail furniture operations in the Mississippi Delta.”.

A vintage, late 20th century, brassy and clear tube light up table lamp. The table lamp features a three way switch which allows the light bulb to be il...

A vintage, mid century modern table or task lamp designed by Walter Von Nessen in the 1930's and produced in New York City sometime in the 1950's or 1960's by Nessen Lighting. This i...

A pair of circa 1940's / 1950's hand made cased glass table lamps attributed to Alfredo Barbini for Gino Cenedese. This pair of Murano glass table lamps features a glistening gold co...

A mid 19th century English full length portrait tinsel print hand colored and hand embellished, framed and retailed by Saxon and Clemens of New York City circa mid 20th century. This print depicts, "Mr. Freer as Marmion". This is one of three tinsel prints that I have available on my HKFA storefront here on 1stdibs. From the Robertson Davies Collection website, I would like to share with you this fascinating history of tinsel prints, "As the popularity of these prints became wide spread, bags of prepared tinsel decorations were sold along with the prints making them customizable by the purchaser. Thus after the tinseling process, no two prints would be identical. Tinsel prints emerged from the tradition of toy theatres. Once an appropriate model theatre was purchased, the public could buy prints depicting actors, actresses and scenery from plays that were being performed at the time and recreate those plays in their home. As the "juvenile drama" became popular, play books were published along side prints so the words of the plays could be recreated as well. While the genre flourished the desire to purchase a larger print of a specific actor or actress remained. Thus two types of theatrical prints became to be printed: those for juvenile dramas that were small and excluded specific actors names, and actors portraits that were larger and more individualized. In the larger theatrical portraits, characters were "always displayed full length" and "striking [a] habitual and dramatic pose". The 1830's marked the emergence of tinseling prints as a past time. Before this time, if an individual wished to embellish a portrait, individual sheets of metal foil would have to be purchased, measured and cut to fit an individual print. Once tinseling became common, different packages of precut tinsel (specific to the print)would be sold with each print as aforementioned. The term tinsel specifically refers to the metal sheets used to represent armor and weapons, but more broadly includes pieces of satin, silk, velvet, leather, and feathers among other embellishments. Although tinsel prints are now viewed as works of art, in the nineteenth century they were no more than a child's pastime. Most sources cite tinseling, as well as toy theatre, as being most popular among boys from the working class. Their popularity among boys could explain why male portraits were produced more frequently than female, however, it is more likely that male costumes, with their multiple pieces of armor and arms...

Amazing pair vintage postmodern plaster table lamp by Bloomingdale’s. Each feature a beige natural finish with a sculpted swim pillar body.

A pair of 1940s ceramic table lamps with blue floral decoration and silver plated bases. Measurements: Height of body 13" Diameter(wide...

Vintage 1960s pair of white and blue ceramic table lamps with blue flowers. Diameter 9" - 23 cm. Height 20" - 51 cm.

Blue and white will never go out of style. This pair features an Asian inspired blue design on a white background, with linen shades on a Lucite base.

A fabulous pair of vintage Asian table lamps. A classic Gardenia design in thr iconic blue and white. Rests on reclaimed wood plinths. Acquired f...

Fantastic pair of vintage table lamps. Classic blue and white design with Asian characters on a Ming base shape. Rest on wooden plinths. Acquired from a Palm...