Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp in White with Customized Blue Shade, France, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
France, 1920s Ceramic table lamp with customized shade by The Apartment. H 36 x Ø 22 cm
1920s French Antique Blue Dining Table
Ceramic, Textile
Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp in White with Customized Blue Shade, France, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
France, 1920s Ceramic table lamp with customized shade by The Apartment. H 36 x Ø 22 cm
Ceramic, Textile
Sold|$3,450
English Blue Green Painted Server
Located in Wells, ME
Wonderful three drawer blue green painted server with square legs and scrolled front skirt.
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Pottery Vase Converted to Table Lamp
Located in London, west Sussex
This attractive and well-proportioned late 19th century Chinese blue and white vase which has been
Ceramic, Hardwood
Sold|$3,300
Antique Blue Base English Server
Located in Port Chester, NY
. The base was recently painted a pale robin's egg blue.
Pine
Sold|$2,700
Antique English Pine Server, Blue Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
Country sideboard, blue painted pine base, honey pine top. Deep apron with center drawer. Also
Pine, Paint
Sold|$6,450
Superb Hand Painted Cream & Blue Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb hand paint cream & blue table console table with French marble top.To the base it has the
Mahogany
Sold|$2,444
Blue Glass Lamp
Located in Hertfordshire, GB
A 19th century blue glass lamp
Brass
Blue Antique Chinese Three Drawer Farm Console
Located in Port Chester, NY
See image 2 for a more accurate color. An antique Chinese farm server, or hall table, circa 1900
Wood, Paint
Sold|$2,987
Blue Glass Lamp
Located in Hertfordshire, GB
A 19th century blue glass lamp on gilded brass base
Brass
Sold|$3,200
deep gray-blue lacquered carved easel
Located in New York, NY
carved mahogany, newly hand-lacquered
Wooden 19thC. Pedestal in Original Blue Paint
Located in Sheffield, MA
Carved and painted pedestal in two parts. Classical form with significant traces of early blue
Wood
Sold|$1,844
Cobalt Blue Ceramic Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of ceramic vases featuring a rich deep cobalt blue colour from England c. 1870 now drilled
Ceramic
19thc Marble Top Console With Metal Blue Tressel
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC MARBLE TOP CONSOLE WITH METAL BLUE TRESSEL AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE ANTIQUES WE HAVE A
Sold|$750
Blue & WhiteGinger Jar Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early Ginger Jar converted into a Lamp
Top looks Newer than base
Sold|$950 / set
Pair of Art Nouveau Blue Slag Glass Lamps
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Pair of Art Nouveau slag glass lamps with lit bases (ie globe in both the shade and the base, to each lamp). Very difficult to find a pair in these, and with lit bases, even more rar...
Sold|$480
Green-Blue Drop Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Emerald Green Drop Lamp-Glass Pendents. Rewired for USA. Shade is 8.5" diam.
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bristol Blue Glass Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of late nineteenth century Bristol blue glass gourd vases of deep color. Now mounted on
Blown Glass, Giltwood
Fabulous Hand-Painted Persian Blue Breakfast Table & Two Chairs, Shabby Chic Be
Located in Westport, CT
Fabulous shabby chic hand-painted Persian blue breakfast table and two chairs, shabby chic or
Sold|$1,140
Edwardian Brass Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Edwardian brass table lamp with spiral twist column, foliate base and painted frosted glass shade
Brass
Sold|$3,750 / set
Pair of 19th Century English Cobalt Blue & Gilt Glass Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century English cobalt blue and gilt glass lamps Brand new wiring Measures: 7.75
Glass
Sold|$495
Antique Blue and White Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Drilled Asian Blue and White Antique Porcelain made into lamp.
Unique 19th Century Iron Console with Blue Stone Top
Located in Culver City, CA
on back has been added to provided stability. blue stone top is new.
18th Century Italian Neapolitan 'Lombardy' Blue Console, Possibly Venetian
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Italian Neapolitan (Lombardy) blue console, possibly Venetian.
Incredible Late 19th/Early 20th Century French Blue Pottery Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible late 19th/early 20th century French blue pottery lamp, old custom mount.
Pottery
Sold|$185
Antiue Blue and White Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Big blue and white pottery lamp with slight damage.
Pottery
Sold|$750
Chinese Blue and White Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Chinese blue & white vase later mounted as a lamp
Porcelain, Wood
Sold|$2,950
Blue and White Delft Lamp
Located in Montecito, CA
19th Century Blue and White Delft octagon shaped custom Lamp with fluted panels depicting floral
Porcelain
Sold|$1,250
Blue & White Delft Ceramic Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
A nicely shaped blue and white Delft Ceramic Lamp with hand painted foliage, arabesques and bird
Ceramic
Antique French Server with a Blue-gray Painted Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
recently painted in a soft blue-gray. Three drawers with replaced wooden knobs, worn from use.
Pine
Sold|$814
Art Deco Figural Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Art deco table lamp with female figure on the column, holding aloft a gorgeous baby blue glass
Chrome
18th Century Chinese Covered Blue & White Jar as Lamp, Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese covered blue & white jar as lamp, custom base New wiring.
Porcelain
A Neo-Classic Style Parcel-Gilt Blue Painted Console
Located in Riverdale, NY
the moulded rectangular white marble top above a shaped rectangular frieze fitted with two drawers and applied with crisply carved flowerheads on hexagonal tapering fluted legs
Paint
Sold|$985
Pair of blue opaline lamps
Located in Santa Monica, CA
floral design pair of opaline lamps with double lights newly electrified
Opaline Glass
Sold|$495
Antique Blue and White Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Antique baluster vase drilled and made into lamp base.
Porcelain
A Breche Marble and Blue Painted and Parcel Gilt Console
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular shaped top above a blue painted and parcel gilt similarly shaped frieze carved with
Marble
Sold|$6,900
Pair Chinese Blue and White Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese Kangxi style vases, powder blue with oval reserves in Blue and White as lamps
Porcelain
Sold|$1,850
Antique Blue Asian Enamel Candlestick Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful cobalt blue canton enamel and gilt design candle stick holders made into lamps.
Sold|$650
Antique Blue and White Chinese Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Classic blue and white drilled and made into a lamp base-pocelain height is 13"
Metal
Sold|$1,400
Chinese blue and white porcelain lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Blue and white porcelain vase in unusual design, late 19th century Electrified, silk
Porcelain
Chinese Blue Porcelain Lamp circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Chinese blue porcelain vase Ca. 1880 electrified, silk shade
Porcelain
Sold|$2,400
Pair of Blue & White Chinese LAMPS
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Soft Blue and White Chinese Jars made into LAMPS. rewired. with burlap shades. Made
Ceramic
Sold|$650
Pair Of Powder Blue Chinese Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of powder blue Chinese lamps on brass mounts.
Brass
Sold|$1,059
Single 19th Century Porcelain Blue Lamp
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Single 19th century porcelain blue Lamp with gilt bronze mounts.
Porcelain
Sold|$6,000 / set
Pair of Napoleon III Sevres Cobalt Blue Vase Lamps, circa 1865
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two very fine lamped cobalt blue glazed baluster vases sided with winged female angels and mounted
Sèvres
Sold|$3,500
Pair of Antique Blue & White Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A nice pair of antique Japanese Blue and White jars mounted as lamps with custom stands. The
Porcelain, Wood
Sold|$1,344
Early 20th Century Blue Faceted Vase
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century English blue faceted vase, now mounted as a lamp.
Porcelain
Sold|$375
Porcelain Lamp in Blue and White
Located in Hudson, NY
beautiful, urn shape blue and white floral, porcelain lamp. a different scene on the front
Sold|$600
Pair of Turquoise Blue Ceramic Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of turquoise blue vintage ceramic lamps with aesthetic movement motif in the spirit of
Brass
19th-20th Century Chinese Blue & White Double Happiness Jar as Lamp, Unmarked
By Mario Buatta
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th century Chinese blue & white double happiness jar as lamp, unmarked, attributed to Mario
Porcelain
Sold|$3,500
70's Ceramic Blue Glazed Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Extra-large vintage ceramic blue glazed lamp with custom silk lamp shade. Lampshade has coin and
Ceramic, Silk
Sold|$5,200
Pair Chinese Blue and White Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair Chinese blue and white baluster-shaped open vases made into lamps mounted on giltwood bases
Porcelain, Wood, Fabric
Sold|$3,802
Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A blue and white glazed porcelain baluster vase, of good scale, now mounted as a lamp with turned
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold|$2,512 / set
Pair of Brass Vase Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of 20th century brass table lamps, the elongated bodies of trumpet vase form and having
Brass
Sold|$675
Chinese Blue Lamp with Salt Glaze
Located in Scarsdale, NY
SaltPottery lamp. The lamp is an 1800's vase made into a lamp. It is a Salt Glaze with a unique coloring. The picture is true. It is very subtle.
Brass
Pair of 18th-19th Century Chinese Monotone Cobalt Blue Porcelain Vases as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 18th-19th century Chinese monotone cobalt blue porcelain vases as lamps on decorative
Bronze
Sold|$3,394
18th Century Powder Blue Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large powder blue glazed vase, of baluster form, having a later bronzed cap and circular base
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold|$3,200
Pair of Antique Blue & White Porcelain Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Antique Blue & White Porcelain Lamps
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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