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What is the difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp?

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What is the difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp?
The main difference between a table lamp and an accent lamp is its size. Generally, table lamps are larger pieces that people use for task lighting or to increase ambiance lighting in a room. Accent lamps tend to be smaller and provide supplemental light in spaces. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of lamps from some of the world's top sellers.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
Shop for Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps on 1stDibs
Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1940's Chinese porcelain table lamp with gilt and floral decoration. Measurements
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

1930s Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp w/ People Scenes
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1930s Chinese porcelain table lamp with people scenes Lampshade not included in price.
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Signed Hand-Painted Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp with Original Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Chinese porcelain table lamp hand-painted, which displays people in their daily life
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps with painted Lotus design on wood stands
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps with painted Lotus design on wood stands
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand painted porcelain Republic Period jar made into a lamp. Phoenix birds, flora and foliate
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two table lamps. Height base 39 cm. Width 17 cm. Depth 16 cm. Total height 70 cm. Diameter shade
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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