18th Century Delft Lamp
Early 18th Century Dutch Delft Vase Converted into a Lamp
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: circa 1720
Workshop: Unknown.
This 18th century Dutch delftware lamp
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Dutch Delft Blue and White Lamp
By Delft
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Delft blue and white lamp. Beautiful large Delft faience vase mounted as a lamp with bold
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Delft Blue and White Vase Lamp on Water-Gilt Base
By Delft
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Delft blue and white vase lamp on water-gilt base. Small blue and white Dutch Delft faience
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Table Lamps
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Faience
18th Century Delft Blue and White Porcelain Vase Made into US Wired Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Delft blue and white porcelain vase from the 18th century made into a table lamp mounted on a
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Table Lamps
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Porcelain, Giltwood
A Pair of Late 18th Century Delft Ceramic Table Lamps - De Klaauw Pottery
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A charming pair of late 18th century blue and white ceramic Delft vases, recently mounted as lamps
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Antique 1780s Dutch Table Lamps
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Delft
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Delft Faience Figural Serpent Handle Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Delft Faience figural Serpent handle lamp. 18th century Dutch baluster form blue and white faience
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
18th C. Royal Delft Blue and White Lamp Mounted Vases, Signed Van Duijn Pair
By Johannes Van Duijn
Located in Germantown, MD
An extremely rare, superb large pair of antique 18th-century Dutch Delft faience knobble vases
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Colonial Table Lamps
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Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Faience
Delft Blue and White Chinoiserie Faience Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
17th Century Dutch Delft Octagonal Faience Vase mounted in brass and decorated with a chinoiserie
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Faience
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Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid 19th century Chinese blue & white vase lamp. Top of baluster form porcelain vase with minor
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
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Ceramic
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18th Century Delft Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century delft lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and delft, every 18th century delft lamp was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 18th century delft lamp — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. Each 18th century delft lamp bearing Rococo hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 18th century delft lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Delft and Johannes Van Duijn produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a 18th Century Delft Lamp?
A 18th century delft lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,661, while the lowest priced sells for $699 and the highest can go for as much as $16,500.
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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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