19th Century Chinese Blue and White crackle ware vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Chinese 19th Century Blue and White crackleware vase / lamp. Having a classical scene of a mother and child speaking to a traveller, a pair of ring drop bronzed handles in the mout...
Porcelain
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 Lamp and newly electrified. Of octagonal shape, decorated with oriental figures in a...
Faience
Pair Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th century Chinese blue and white crackle ware vases, each with hand painted scenes of Doves sitting among flowers and foliage set between Brown engraved boarders.
Porcelain
Antique French Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Vibrant Color Blue Porcelain Lamp with Ormolu Mounts, Circa 1885-1890.
Ormolu
$520Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century Orange Blue White Japanese Arita Ware Charger Plate
Located in Lomita, CA
This Japanese Export porcelain charger is singular and speaks for itself in a beautiful palette of soft orange, blue and white. It is remimiscent of Imari, but the appraisers say it ...
Porcelain
Pair Antique Late 19th Century French Cobalt Blue & Gold Porcelain Lamps.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Late 19th Century French Cobalt Blue & Gold Fine Quality Porcelain Lamps. Shade: 10" Diameter
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Vases/Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Chinese blue and white crackle ware vases / lamps, each with oriental figures looking up at bats flying around the sky. Mounted on carved gilded bases.
Porcelain
Pair of Lamps, 18th Century Chinese Powder Blue Hexagonal Shaped
Located in Copenhagen, K
Pair of beautiful powder blue Chinese lamps, with fine line gilded motives, made from a pair of vases from circa 1790.
Brass
A Large French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Vase/Lamp
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Large 19th Century French Ormolu Mounted Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Turned to Lamp, The mounts attributed to E. Lievre. This brilliant blue and wh...
Bronze
$2,504Sale Price|20% Off
Important Chinese blue ceramic lamp with butterflies, Quing Thongzhi, China 1865
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Chinese lamp in blue ceramic decorated with butterflies and flowers. China. QING dynasty, Tongzhi era, 1861-1875 Blackened wooden base In excellent condition, electricity ...
Porcelain, Wood, Ceramic
19th Century, Chinese Blue and White vase / lamp. 56cm (22") high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive, good quality late 19th Century Chinese export blue and white crackleware vase / lamp. Having wonderful hand painted scenes of soldiers on horseback and running holding...
Porcelain
$2,160Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Large 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Bulbous Vase Lamp, Pale Blue
Located in Miami, FL
A rare, large antique Chinese famille rose porcelain baluster vase lamp. Measures: 30" height x 18" diameter with the shade. Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases converted to table...
Porcelain
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp in Blue and White
By Émile Gallé
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite Art Nouveau lamp made in France. Traditional mushroom shape with a rounded dome. Glass base and the two pieces all come together with a brass stem that attaches to the ba...
Brass
Antique French Art Nouveau Period Glass Lamp in Blue and White
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exquisite Art Nouveau lamp made in France. Traditional mushroom shape with a pointed dome. Glass base and the two pieces all come together with a brass stem that attaches to the ba...
Brass
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain lamps, Circa 1910-1920.
Porcelain
A Fine Late 19th Century Blue and Gold Dragon Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1890. A fine late nineteenth century vase in midnight blue with a sculpted gilt dragon applied to the neck, in the manner of Sevres. Height 31.00 centimetres. Width 2...
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Moon Flask Lamps, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white moon flask lamps, circa 1920.
Porcelain
Pr. 19 C Ormolu & Chinese Blue Poudré Porcelain Candelabra lamps, Att. Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Pair of 19 Century Ormolu & Chinese Blue Poudré Porcelain Candelabra, Attributed to Caldwell. Each candelabrum consists of a cylindrical porcelain vase with a slightly ...
Ormolu
Pair of Large French Blue Porcelain Antique Lamps with Bronze Doré Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Ormolu-Mounted Blue Porcelain Lamps In the Louis XVI Style The cobalt blue porcelain vases tastefully mounted with gilt bronze draped swags, ribbon-tied bunches of fruit, ...
Ormolu
Blue and White Cherry Blossom Vase Lamp on Gilt Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white cherry blossom vase lamp on gilt wood base. Late 19th Century hand-painted blue and white Chinese vase in the cherry blossom pattern mounted as a gas lamp in the late ...
Porcelain, Giltwood
Chinese Blue and White Vase Mounted as Lamp, Kang Hsi, circa 1720
Located in New York, NY
Chinese blue and white vase mounted as lamp, Kang Hsi, circa 1720.
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Blue & White Faience Bronze-Mounted Lamps Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning of pair of blue and white bronze-mounted lamps, wired for US, circa 1880. Total height with the shades / 22".
Bronze
Pair Antique French Ormolu and Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Ormolu and Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1890.
Enamel, Bronze
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 vase of baluster form with delicate floral decoration, birds and borders mounted as ...
Delft, Porcelain
Chinese Calligraphy "Ode to The Red Cliffs" in Underglaze Blue Vase
Located in Norton, MA
A charming Chinese Calligraphy in Underglaze Blue Vase. The poem was written by a great poet Su Shi (1037-1101) in Song Dynasty. Description about this poem; Su Shi (蘇軾) and his f...
Brass
Pair Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Lamps, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Bronze D'ore Mounted Old Paris Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Lamps, Circa 1880.
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Blue and White twin handle lamps / vases, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality decorative pair of 19th Century Blue and White Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) porcelain vases / lamps, each with flared necks, classical motif decoration to the gr...
Porcelain
Pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Blue-Ground Porcelain Vases Fitted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality pair of French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases mounted as lamps in mottled blue-ground glaze. Resting on square ormolu base with garland band and ormolu banded ...
Bronze, Ormolu
1920s FBS Limoges Continental Blue Cobalt Porcelain & Gilt Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
1920s FBS Limoges Continental Blue Cobalt Porcelain, hand painted and Gilt decorated Vase Mounted as Lamp. Measures 6" in width, 5" in depth and stand 23" in height to the top of th...
Brass
Pair of Antique French Hollywood Legency Gilt & Lapis Blue Églomisé Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of antique French Hollywood Regency gilt and lapis blue églomisé glass lamps. Each lamp is composed of a tall cylindrical body that narrows into a slender stem and ...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Blue Glass and Ormolu Candelabra Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Louis XVI st. hand blown cobalt blue glass and ormolu candelabra mounted into a lamp. The lamp is raised by an elegant foliate designed ormolu base be...
Ormolu
Pair Of Blue-glazed earthenware lamps in the Théodore Deck style, 19th century
By Theodore Deck
Located in NICE, FR
A very beautiful pair of Louis XVI-style baluster-shaped lamps in “Deck” blue glazed ceramic. Each lamp is adorned with large openwork gilded bronze mounts. On either side of each ...
Bronze
$486Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco wooden lamp painted in white and patinated blue, France, Circa 1920
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Wooden lamp painted in white and patinated blue. Art Deco, France, Circa 1920 In good condition, electricity OK. Dimensions: height 34 cm diameter 14 cm
Wood, Paint
Gone with the Wind Monumental Lamp, Hand painted Flowers in Pink, Blue, White
Located in Lomita, CA
Gone With the Wind Standout! Pastel Flowers on a white background accent the shade and base of this romantic "Gone with the Wind" table lamp. Perfect accent for a bedroom, a hallway ...
Metal
Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Bronze Swan Handle Urn Mounted as a Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine French Louis XVI Sèvres style cobalt blue porcelain and bronze swan handle urn mounted as a table lamp with a sumptuous grey short pile velvet shade. This simply stunning table ...
French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
Ormolu
Pair of Brown and Blue Porcelain Lamps, Japanese Style, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of baluster shape brown and blue porcelain lamps. Decoration of Japanese style figures in a cartouche framed with vegetals and flowers with deep blue and gold highlights. Mounte...
Bronze
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Sèvres Porcelain Lamp in Celeste Blue with Hand-Painted Reserves
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze doré mounts decorate this Sèvres lamp with scrolling arms on each side. The Sèvres Porcelain is painted with playful angels on one side and a floral motif on the verso. Bron...
Bronze
Pair Antique French Cyan Blue and Gold "Vieux Paris" Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Hand-Painted Cyan Blue and Gold "Vieux Paris" Porcelain vases Converted into Lamps, Circa 1880.
Porcelain
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 and newly electrified. Decorated in imitation of a Chinese Ming vase with a sage, roc...
Faience
Pair of Blue and White Gilt-Bronze Candelabras and Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain vases/lamp bases mounted on metal feet and stand on a square marble base, electrified, overall ht. 31 1/2, vase ht. 10 in. The lamps are working we...
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and ormolu vases mounted into lamps. Each beautiful lamp is raised by most impressiv...
Ormolu
$14,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
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 mounted as lamps, circa 1770s by Van Duijn. A classic blue and white color palette ador...
Delft, Paint
Antique 1830 France Pair of Cut Blue Crystal Vases with Gilt Brass Mounts
Located in Munich, DE
This attractive pair of blue crystal vases in their gilt brass mounts have been made in Paris in circa 1830. They have been converted into lamps and feature yellow silk lamp shapes.
Brass
Pair of French 19th C Sevre's Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI Sevre's style gilt bronze and cobalt porcelain hand painted and signed urns with gilt bronze ram's heads mounts. Custom wired and sh...
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Accented Chinese Blue & White Garlic Head Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of vases appear to be of a late 17th or early 18th century date and mounted in European bronze mounts from the late 19th century. The vases are composed of a baluster shape...
Bronze
$956Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Export Hat Stand, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Export Hat Stand, Now as a Lamp China, 19th Century Lamped in the 20th century 19th-century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Expor...
Porcelain, Wood
Round Marble Top Garden Dining Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The unique round marble top table has an antique sewing machine base made into a table base. The marble top has beautiful veining. Note it does have a center mark where it is used to...
Marble, Iron
Art Deco Gooseneck Desk Lamp w/Dome Shade and Shell Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco desk lamp featuring a large hemispherical shade mounted on a flexible gooseneck arm above a decorative shell-form base. The design combines the functional efficiency of indu...
Metal
Paavo Tynell, Idman, Model 9227
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
The Paavo Tynell table lamp 9227 is a 1950s modernist classic that combines light, elegant form with refined brass detailing and a practical adjustable shade.
Metal, Brass
$3,231
Benson Desk Lamp No.2
By W.A.S. Benson
Located in London, GB
This brass lamp was made by W.A.S Benson. It can either be used as wall mounted or stood on a table/desk. This has an adjustable head (see photo) so that light can be directed up or ...
Brass
French Art Deco Vase Lamp by Alphonse Cytere circa 1920 , Grès de Rambervillers
By Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Cytère 1
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare French Art Deco Ceramic Vase mounted as Lamp , circa 1920 , by Alphonse Cytère (1861–1941) , created in Grès de Rambervillers Pottery Studio. This elegant and large Art Deco V...
Ceramic
1922 Sgraffito Lamp by Josef Ekberg
By Josef Ekberg
Located in New York, NY
Sgraffito Lamp from 1922 by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Flower motif in Swedish Jugend (or Art Nouveau) style decorates the vase in blue shades. Probably originally a vase ...
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted into Lamp, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain vase mounted into lamp, 18th century.
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of French Vintage Opaline Glass Vases as Lamps
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Exquisite 19th-century French vintage opaline glass vases repurposed into stunning lamps, combining timeless elegance with intricate craftsmanship. Markings in the switch: LEVITON 6...
Glass
Late 19thC Brass Oil Lamp with Corinthian Column
By Baxendale and Co.
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Brass Oil Lamp with Corinthian Column - on stepped square pedestal base - converted to electric - Baxendale & Co, Manchester founded 1863 - 18"diam x 35"h - - all lights ...
Brass
$6,600 / set
Pair of Italian Oversized Marble Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian solid 1920s travertine marble super sized lights to shine up your space.
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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