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18th Century Rococo Table Lamp

18th Century Rococo Lamps in Faiance
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo lamps from circa 1750, made from two faiance Rococo vases.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

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Faience

18th Century Rococo Lamps in Faiance
18th Century Rococo Lamps in Faiance
H 19.69 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
18th Century Giltwood Fragment Mounted as Lamp. Amazing Watergilding.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Single 18th century giltwood fragment mounted as lamp. Amazing Watergilding. Great Scale.
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Silvered Candlestick Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Silvered candlestick lamp: hand carved and silvered Italian candlestick wired as a table lamp with
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Silver, Brass

Silvered Candlestick Lamp
Silvered Candlestick Lamp
H 31.25 in Dm 14 in
Antique French Louis XVI Revival Ormolu Mounted Marble Table Lamp 1860s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful French Louis XVI revival ormolu mounted marble table lamp, Circa 1860 in date. This
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Antique 1860s Louis XVI Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Circa 1820 Old Sheffield Plate Silver Candlestick Now as a Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1820 Old Sheffield plate silver candlestick now as a lamp. Rococo revival design. Originally
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Antique Early 19th Century English Rococo Revival Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Table Lamp in Hand Painted Sevres Porcelain and Glass Lampshade from the 1940s
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Milano, MI
Hand painted Sevres porcelain table lamp, with bronze structure and green glass shade, made in the
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Vintage 1940s French Empire Table Lamps

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Bronze

Candlestick or candle holder. Bronze. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
part present a series of curves in their profiles that show the influence of Rococo work from the 18th
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

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Bronze, Other

French Chinoiserie Style Terracotta Musician Mounted as Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinoiserie peaked around the middle of the 18th century when it was associated with the Rococo style and with
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Terracotta, Walnut

Venetian Rococo Gilt Painted Faux Stone Console Entry Table Office Desk Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
large 18th century serpentine front and sides molded table console Desk 1700 -1799 With original Hand
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Console Tables

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

George III Period Satinwood Pembroke Table
Located in Lymington, GB
A late 18th century satinwood Pembroke table of very good rich color. George III period. The
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Antique 1770s English Tables

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Satinwood

Original French Art Deco Frosted Art Glass + nickeled bronze chandelier, EJ G
By EJG
Located in New York City, NY
, Traditional, Transitional, Modern, French Modern, Mid century, English country house, Rococo, Italian design
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Nickel

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Pair of 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French 19th century gilded ormolu lamps, each having two putti seated on a scrolling foliate base.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Lamps
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Victorian Silver Plated Neoclassical Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Silver Plated Neoclassical Candle Stick in the form of a Reeded Corinthian Column - converted to electric lamp - 10" diam x 19"h - The lampshade(s) are newly handmade silks...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Pair Antique Russian Neoclassical Period White Opalescent and Ormolu Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Russian neoclassical period white opalescent glass and ormolu mounted two handled vases, later turned to lamps. The electrification was done on the outside and...
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Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Table Lamps

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Ormolu

French Bouillotte Lamps Napoleonic Empire Green Gold Gilded Vintage Table Lamps
By Frederick Cooper, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Stiffel, Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage classic French green and gold gilded bronze Bouillotte style table lamps Style: Napoleonic, Empire, Regency, Neoclassical, Louis XVI, Antique, Vintage, classic table lamps. D...
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20th Century French Empire Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Swedish Strindberg Table Lamp in Nickel Plated Silver
Located in Søborg, DK
An antique Swedish Strindberg nickel plated silver table lamp from the 1920s. Hand made panel beaten nickel. In original condition and not polished only cleaned. Hand blown double ...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Table Lamps

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Silver Plate, Nickel

Silvered Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silvered metal Louis XV style two-arm bouillotte lamp with later black tole shade. Newly electrified, France, circa 1930s. Dimension: 23.5" H to top of finial, 9" W, 5.5" W base, to...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps

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Metal

Silvered Bouillotte Lamp
Silvered Bouillotte Lamp
H 23.5 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Vintage Meissen Lidded Tureen with Putto Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Blue crossed swords mark to the base. A footed bowl with a wide sight scalloped gilt rim with shell and acanthus leaf handles and decorated with insects and flowers. The lid is decor...
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Early 20th Century European Regency Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Silver Neoclassical Column Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome English Regency silver plated neoclassical column form table lamp with stepped base and Corinthian capital. The base with decorative wreaths, one engraved with two rampant l...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Lamps

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Silver Plate

Silver Neoclassical Column Table Lamp
Silver Neoclassical Column Table Lamp
H 35 in W 7.4 in D 7.5 in
19th century Nippon Moriage Urn Lamp with Roses
Located in Savannah, GA
Nippon urn featuring raised Moriage decoration, gilt highlights, double handles and gorgeous open garden roses hand painted on either side. It has been converted into a table lamp wi...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Pottery

Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Wall Sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant five-light Louis XVI style wall sconce by Gherardo Degli Albizzishows many high-quality hand chiselled details. At the top, there is a tassel, a typical element of Louis...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

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Bronze

Antique sterling silver lamp form table lighter
Located in NEWARK, GB
A stylish Antique Art Deco era sterling silver lamp form table lighter. An unusual genie style lamp curved at both ends with an elongated boat shape. It has a smooth polished finis...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Antique sterling silver lamp form table lighter
Antique sterling silver lamp form table lighter
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H 2.75 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
19th century Chinoiserie Tole Lamp Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century tole painted urns fitted with brass paw feet onto pedestals. Newly rewired and converted into lamps. Gold gilt chinoiserie motif. Tapered retro hard back fine linen shad...
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Antique 1850s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Brass, Tin

19th century Chinoiserie Tole Lamp Pair
19th century Chinoiserie Tole Lamp Pair
H 27 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
19th century Satsuma Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Made for the European market in the Meiji period, this lovely Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase has been converted into a table lamp and mounted on a wooden base. Decorated with delica...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Italian Rococo Style Gilded Table Lamps with Classic Urn Shape & Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style table lamps. This pair of 19th century Italian Rococo style, gilded and painted table lamps feature an decorative urn shaped body with side handles com...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Wood

Pair of Imari porcelain and gilded bronze lamps. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in Imari porcelain and gilded bronze, decorated with flowers, the base decorated with cartouches and quadripod shape, the top of the frame decorated with concentric cir...
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Antique 1880s Table Lamps

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Porcelain

19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusually tall antique American glass oil lamp features a tall ruby colored twisted rope column extending to a ruby font. The round base and middle pieces are clear glass. Brass...
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Antique 1840s American Early Victorian Table Lamps

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Brass

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Pair of 18th century Delft Lamps
Located in Kensington, MD
Delft ceramic incensors now wired as double socket lamps (20'h to top of vase) View our
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Rococo Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Large Rococo Table Lamp with Porcelain Shade by Capodimonte, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Amsterdam, NL
manufacturer of porcelain in Naples since the 18th century. The mark with which this lamp is stamped, is used
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Antique 1850s Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Porcelain

French Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Depicting Infant Bacchus Dionysus, France, 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
interiors and furniture during Louis XV’s reign in the 18th century; sensuous organic curves and elaborate
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Bronze

Monumental Sèvres Style Cobalt Blue Urn Table Lamp, France, 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, IL
design dominated interiors and furniture during Louis XV’s reign in the 18th century with sensuous
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps

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Bronze

Italian Rococo Pair of Patinated Brass Table Lamps, Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Constructed in multiple sections with nicely cast details and resting on interesting Rococo feet
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

Pair of Italian Rococo Giltwood Candlesticks Mounted as Lamps, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Photographed with hide shades the metal drip pans resting atop two-piece carved and gilded candlesticks, now outwired for electricity. Measurements listed include shades. Height to t...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

Italian Rococo Style Painted Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style cream painted table lamps, in the 18th century taste, decorated with
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20th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Wood

Pair of Rococo Revival Figural Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Continental Rococo revival pair of figural table lamps in shape of a lady and gentleman in period
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Antique 18th Century Rococo Table Lamps

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Metal

Antique Pair French Ormolu Rococo Cherub Table Lamps 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique pair of French ormolu table lamps, Circa 1870 in date. Later converted to
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Antique 1870s French Rococo Table Lamps

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Ormolu

18th Century Manganese Tin-Glazed Faience Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
ground with two quatrefoil cartouches depicting landscapes. Now mounted as a table lamp and set upon a
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Antique 18th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Faience

18th Century Dutch Delft Pottery Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in London, by appointment only
Netherlands, 1750. A very decorative mid-18th century delft pottery vase, decorated with birds
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

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Delft, Pottery

Pair of 18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Fragment Vases on Lucite Lamps
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian silver leaf fragment vases applied to Lucite lamp bases. The 18th
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Wire, Silver Leaf, Metal

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 Vintage Parian Porcelain Figural Group Table Lamps
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A pair of exquisite table lamps, each one sculpted with the romantic couple in Rococo style
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Rouge de Rance Geometric Red Marble Plinth Table Lamp, Brass Art Deco Regency
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luscious Art Deco Rouge de Rance plinth table lamp with brass accents. Rouge de Rance (The ‘red of
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Rococo Table Lamps

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Limestone

Pair of Chinese Export Lamps with Ormolu
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of Chinese Porcelain lamps made for the export market, with ormolu and with shades. These
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Rococo Table Lamps

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Ormolu

A Pair Of Blue And White Delft Lamps
By Johannes Van Duijn
Located in London, GB
- 72. Height of vase 14 inches Height to Light fitting 18 inches
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

Vintage Chinoiserie Gold and Black lacquer Pagoda Table Lamps Retro 1970s a Pair
By Jean Claude Mahey, Philippe Cheverny, Maison Charles, Morris Greenspan
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
middle of the 18th century. Chinoiserie was associated with the rococo style and with works by Thomas
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Green and Gold Porcelain Vase Table Lamps, Set of 3
By Maison Charles, Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
it peaked around the middle of the 18th century. Chinoiserie was associated with the rococo style
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20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Chinoiserie Oriental Red Oxblood and Gold Porcelain Vase Table Lamps, Set of 3
By Maison Charles, Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
it peaked around the middle of the 18th century. Chinoiserie was associated with the rococo style
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20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Fantastic Quality Early 20th Century Lamp Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic quality early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted lamp table by François
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gueridon

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Marble, Bronze

Magnificent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Lamp Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent Late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry lamp table By
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Gueridon

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lamp Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Lamp Table By François
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Side Tables

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Bronze

Kingwood and Tulipwood Side or Book Table
Located in Nashville, TN
& wear to top marble, center back. Appraised as mid-18th century, we are listing as mid-19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables

Kingwood and Tulipwood Side or Book Table
Kingwood and Tulipwood Side or Book Table
H 29.25 in W 21.25 in D 11.25 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Brass Altar Ornament Vessels
Located in Dallas, TX
mantel, or convert them into elegant table lamps. Measures: 11.5" W x 4" D x 11.5" H.   
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Vases

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Brass

Phyllis Morris “Cosmopolitan” Neo-Rococo Peach Striped Silk Fauteuil
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Brooklyn, NY
lovely cerused finish (which was a major trend in the late 17th / early 18th centuries). Phyllis
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Silk, Wood

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Gilt Edo
Located in Dublin, Ireland
of tall slender proportions. First half of the Eighteenth century, Edo Period. The main outer
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Edo Vases

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Ormolu

Pair Of 18th Century Blue And White Delft Table Lamps
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of 18th century blue and white delft table lamps with brass hardware Height of vase only is
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

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Delft

Charming Pair of 18th Century Delft Blue and White Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in London, by appointment only
A charming pair of mid-18th century blue and white delft vases, decorated with bucolic scenes of
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

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Delft, Pottery

Large 18th Century Japanese Imari Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and decorative 18th century Japanese Imari vase / lamp. Having wonderful
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A bouillotte lamp in silvered brass. Three arms for electrified candles. Red metal shade.
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Brass

Bouillotte Lamp
Bouillotte Lamp
H 26 in W 14.3 in D 8 in
Pair of Lamps 'Venus Bathing' by Claude Michel Clodion, Signed
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Verviers, BE
An identical pair of Empire period table-lamps showing 'Venus Bathing' in an embossed or repousee
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Antique Early 18th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Bronze

Late 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Altar Prickets as Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
gilt corner altar prickets as table lamps. Heavily carved and finished on one side, they were intended
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Silver Leaf

Carved Italian Rococo 18th century Giltwood Lamps
Located in Asheville, NC
A pair of carved giltwood Italian lamps with gilt forward presentation and painted reverse
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Giltwood, Paper

18th century candlestick lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Italian 18th c. Gilt candlestick lamp made into a lamp. Lampshade not included. Height is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Giltwood

18th Century Italian Gilt Candlestick Converted to a Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small 18th century Italian gilt candlestick mounted on a faux marble base converted to a lamp
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Wood

18th or 19th Century Silvered Bronze Pricket Made into Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
This beautiful and very heavy lamp is made from an 18th or 19th silvered bronze pricket likely from
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Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Bronze

18th Italian Silver Leaf Element made into Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
18th century architectural element made into lamp with faux marble wood base.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

Delft Vase Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
An 18th century Delft vase fitted out as a lamp in the early 20th century.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Table Lamps

Delft Vase Lamp
Delft Vase Lamp
H 25 in Dm 6.5 in
Pair of Gilded Wood Cherub Lamps with 16th Century Music Script Parchment Shades
Located in Vancouver, BC
discretely wired as lamps; the accompanying shades are made from sheets of velum which display very early
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Giltwood

Antique Swedish Rococo Carved Oval Table Gold Leaf Details, Late 18th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Swedish Rococo carved oval table with elegant carved and gold leaf cartouches and details
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo End Tables

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Wood

Pair of late 19th century Oriental Porcelain Ovoid Vase Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
the 18th century oriental style. Finely chiseled gilt bronze Rococo handles and bases. Shades are
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Matched Pair of French Porcelain Lamps in the Chinese Export Armorial Style
By Edmé Samson
Located in Great Barrington, MA
I have seen was designed after the 18th century Chinese originals made for the western market
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century Italian Altar Candlestick Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Italian 18th century altar candlesticks transformed into table lamps. The base is pine
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Brass

Rococo Style Brass Mounted Famille Rose Vase Table Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A finely decorated famille rose porcelain vase table lamp from the late 18th century. The white
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Pair of Old Italian Gilt and Silvered Candle Pricket Lamps
Located in Wilton, CT
Large pair of Italian gilt and silvered wooden candle pricket lamps, circa early/mid 20th century
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Vintage 1930s Italian Rococo Table Lamps

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Wood

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18th Century Rococo Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 18th century rococo table lamp available at 1stDibs. A 18th century rococo table lamp — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 18th century rococo table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A 18th century rococo table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Rococo, Art Deco and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one 18th century rococo table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 18th Century Rococo Table Lamp?

Prices for a 18th century rococo table lamp start at $1,200 and top out at $85,000 with the average selling for $2,718.

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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