Alabaster Figure Lamp
Art Deco Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Art Deco alabaster figural lamp modelled as an Egyptian Revival dancing girl having arms raised
Category
Early 20th Century British Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Swedish Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Martlesham, GB
A highly decorative early 20th century Art Nouveau Swedish alabaster figural lamp, a gowned female
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Circa 1920 Carved Alabaster Figural Lamp on Onxy Base
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fine rare antique Italian alabaster lamp depicting a beautiful young girl sitting on a rock
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Antique Italian Carved Alabaster Figural Lamps Venus & Cupid
Located in Tarzana, CA
A beautiful pair of antique Italian hand carved alabaster lamps / torcheres depicting Venus and a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$44,500
H 84.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt-Metal and Alabaster Figural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Quality Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt-Metal Figural Lamps.
Each cast as a putto
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Ormolu
$9,500 / set
H 25.25 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
Early 20th Century Carved French Alabaster Lamp in the Egyptian Revival Style
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Alabaster Figural Lamp
in the Egyptian Revival Style
Crafted in luminous alabaster
Category
Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$19,463
H 19 in W 16 in D 7 in
Art Nouveau Figural Alabaster Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A figure of a standing young lady finely carved in white alabaster. She is shown dressed in an
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Figural Table Lamp w/ Dancer
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. early 20th century
Alabaster figural table lamp with Dancer.
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Carved Alabaster Nude Figural Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finely carved early 20th century Italian lamp in alabaster, featuring a beautiful Greco-Roman nude
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Greek Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Marble and Alabaster Figural Table Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
Marble and alabaster figure of Ruth (14" high), resting beside column while gleaning grain; her
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Figural Carved Alabaster Table Lamp on a Column by Prof. G. Bessi
By G Bessi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922, Italy) carved alabaster sculpture table lamp - floor lamp on a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Fine Neoclassical Alabaster Figure of a Water Maiden Lighted on a Pedestal
Located in Manhasset, NY
A fine alabaster figure of a water maiden on a pedestal. The single globe lamp is of a draped
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$11,500
H 72 in W 12 in D 12 in
Italian Art Deco Period Carved Alabaster Lamp with Pierrot and Colombina
Located in London, GB
An Italian Art Deco Figural Alabaster Table Lamp
of Pierrot and Colombina
Inspired by the famous
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$11,409
H 24.5 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Alabaster Lamp Turtle Figure
By G. Ruggeri
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alabaster lamp turtle figure
origin Italy
Artist G.Ruggeri
twentieth century
electrified 220 w
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco More Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Monumental Pair of French Art Nouveau Figural Lamps, Circa 1900
By Charles Theodore Perron
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
bronze and mounted on circular alabaster bases, these antique figural lamps exemplify the artistry and
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Figural Stylized Seal Accent Table Lamp or Lighted Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique accent table lamp or light sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster, Spelter
$995
H 13 in W 8.25 in D 5 in
Early 20th Century Italian Alabaster Carved Figural Floor Standing Lamp
Located in London, GB
An Italian Figural Alabaster Lamp
Carved from two types of contrasting alabaster, supported on a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Fine Pair of French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Metal Figural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of French patinated bronze and gilt metal figural lamps
Each cast as a putto
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
An Impressive Early 20th Century Italian Figural Sculpture Lamp by L. Gremigni
By Libero Gremigni
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Impressive Early 20th Century Italian Marble, Onyx and Alabaster Figural Sculpture Lamp by
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster, Carrara Marble
$27,500 / set
H 55 in Dm 13 in
Figural Carved Alabaster Table Lamp on a Column by Prof. G. Bessi
By G Bessi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922, Italy) carved alabaster sculpture table lamp - floor lamp on a column
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
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An Art Nouveau Hand Carved Marble Alabaster Figural Lamp, Italy, Circa 1910
Located in Pasadena, CA
An Art Nouveau Hand Carved Marble Alabaster Figural Lamp. The lamp is finely carved in the shape of
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Figural Alabaster Lamps
Located in Baltimore, MD
Spectacular pair of hand carved figural alabaster lamps. Unusual, whimsical, and fun. Ebonized
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Table Lamps, Pair of Large Black Oriental Figure Table Lamps
Located in Glendale, CA
A pair of oriental table lamps. Show a man and a women made from alabaster. Beautiful finials on
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Petaluma, CA
Alabaster figural lamp of a nude looking into a fountain. This beautifully carved woman is resting
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Signed Gaspar Mascagni Alabaster Figural Lamp, Italian, c. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare antique Italian alabaster figural lamp signed by sculptor Gaspar Mascagni, circa early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster, Metal
Art Deco Brass & Alabaster Figure Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant Art Deco lamp featuring a gilded dancer poised atop a glowing alabaster globe. Her
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Alabaster Neoclassical Figural Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality Italian turn of the century Alabaster Neoclassical figural lamp.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Carved Alabaster Nude Figural Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Finely carved early 20th century Italian lamp in alabaster, featuring a beautiful Greco-Roman nude
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Greek Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Art Deco Figural Alabaster / Marble Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Art Deco figural lamp, circa 1920s. The lamp is carved from Italian alabaster and marble
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Alabaster Lamps Figural Bronze Mounted Table Lamps
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of alabaster lamps figural bronze-mounted table lamps.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Antique Alabaster & Marble Figural Table Lamp Ernst Seger, 1920s
By Ernst Seger
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful museum quality antique Art Deco carved alabaster and marble figural table lamp
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Antique Alabaster Figural Swan Boudoir Table Lamps C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of antique figural boudoir lamps offers alabaster construction with stylized urn form shades
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Figural Carved Alabaster Lamp with a Classical Young Woman, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural parlor lamp offers alabaster base with carved figure of a young woman, made in
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Large Carved Italian Marble and Alabaster Figural Cockatoo Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage large figural table lamp offers finely carved Italian marble and alabaster construction
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 21.75 in W 7.25 in L 21.75 in
Antique French Classical Figural Maiden Carved Alabaster Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French classical table lamp offers carved alabaster figural sculpture of your woman with
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Greek Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Art Deco Carved Italian Marble & Alabaster Figural Cockatoo Lamps
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of Art Deco Italian marble and alabaster figural aviary lamps offer two toned carved
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Italian alabaster globular lamp
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Italian alabaster figural and globular lamp
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Alabaster Domed Table Lamp Depicting a Seated Lady at a Street Lamp
Located in Manhasset, NY
An Art Deco Alabaster Domed figural table lamp. A fine sculpture of a seated woman on a street lamp
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
H 27.75 in W 12 in D 9 in
Figural Group of Una and the Lion
Located in Montreal, QC
Figural group of fabled Una, wearing peacock headdress, halter, and draped skirt, reclining on a
Category
Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Carved Alabaster Figural Italian Art Deco Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Whimsical carved white and pink alabaster Art Deco table lamp. This beautiful lamp features two
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Alabaster Based Empire Classical Figural Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th century Empire gilt bronze figural bronzes on alabaster bases.
Very fine
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Nouveau Carved Alabaster & Marble Lamp on Pedestal Figural Nude Deco Maiden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressive figural marble and alabaster orientalist lamp and pedestal with signature. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 69 in W 10 in D 10 in
French Modernist Carved White Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist carved alabaster stylized figure lamps on matte black oval disc bases. Lamps have
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Original Art Deco Cold Painted Spelter Lady Figural Lamp, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
An impressive 40 cms tall this original 1930s Art Deco cold painted spelter table lamp is
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Spelter
Italian Carved Alabaster Art Deco Figural Nude Sculptural Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Nicely carved Italian Art Deco figural illuminated light with nude sculpture.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Turn of the Century Hand Carved French Alabaster Lamp
Located in Larkspur, CA
Turn of the Century Hand Carved French Urn-Shaped Highly Figural Alabaster Lamp,the Top with
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Vancouver, BC
A white alabaster figural lamp depicting a woman beneath a crashing wave. Electrified with one
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
O. Rossi White Alabaster Figural Lamp
By O. Rossi
Located in Vancouver, BC
A white alabaster figural lamp of a nude woman beneath a crashing wave. Signed by Italian sculptor
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Carved Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Very finely carved alabaster figure of a young girl with curls French mounted into a lamp.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Large Carved Alabaster Figural Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking large carved alabaster statue of a woman with a domed lamp part to it
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Antique Alabaster Cockatoo Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique alabaster figural lamp of a cockatoo by a lamppost. Dimensions: 21"H x 7"W. Ask us about
Category
Early 20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Continental Art Deco Figural Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Continental Art Deco alabaster figural lamp. The alabaster globe resting on the shoulders of an
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Alabaster Lady by the Lake Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique alabaster figural lamp of a lady looking in water. Dimensions: 14.5"H x 8"W. Ask us about
Category
Early 20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Alabaster and Marble Neoclassical Figural Floor Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
of her robe. The figural lamp base is mounted on a stepped red marble circular base, which is raised
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Pair of Art Deco Carved Alabaster Female Figural Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of Art Deco period Egyptian Revival, well modeled and carved alabaster figural female lamps
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Art Deco Frankart Figural Lamps
By Frankart
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco pair of Frankart lamps, mounted on substantial white alabaster bases. Excellent condition
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Spelter
Rare Pair of Italian Art Deco Alabaster & Marble Figural Polar Bear Accent Lamps
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunning pair of Italian Art Deco figural accent lamps each portray a pair of beautifully
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
H 12.75 in W 12.5 in D 7 in
French Art Deco Gerdago Cold Painted Figural Accent Lamp with Alabaster Shade
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful and rare French Art Deco figural accent lamp is from a design by Gerda Iro Gottstein
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 8 in W 7.75 in D 7 in
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Alabaster Figure Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the alabaster figure lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A alabaster figure lamp — often made from alabaster, stone and marble — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a alabaster figure lamp — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A alabaster figure lamp, designed in the Art Deco, Hollywood Regency or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made alabaster figure lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by G Bessi, G. Ruggeri and Gerda Gerdago are consistently popular.
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Prices for a alabaster figure lamp start at $1,160 and top out at $11,000 with the average selling for $3,300.
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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.
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