Antique Large Pair Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Temple Jars
Located in Norton, MA
This is a large pair of porcelain Temple Jars with the original lids. The theme is dominated by the symbolic patterns of phoenixes and peonies presenting a luxurious rich life and no...
Porcelain
Large Early 20th Century Greek Painted Terracotta Olive Jar Converted to Floor L
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Later converted into a floor lamp with lampholder and trailing flex. A strong statement piece, ideal for a hall or living space.
Terracotta
$3,800
Delft 19th Century Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century, Delft covered jar, later as a lamp with gilt-wood base. Single bulb, knob switch. 18" diameter, textured fabric shade is off white.
Pottery
Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted porcelain Republic Period jar made into a lamp. Phoenix birds, flora and foliate decoration on a vibrant yellow ground.
Metal
19th Century Chinese Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally, a ginger jar converted to a lamp. Fine French dore bronze mounts.
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Export Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally a covered Chinese jar converted to lamp with very fine French dore bronze mounts.
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Celadon, Blue And White Porcelain Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking 19th century Chinese porcelain ginger jar converted as a table lamp, featuring a classic baluster-form body decorated in underglaze cobalt blue against a soft celadon grou...
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome 19th Century Chinese hand painted porcelain lidded jar was mounted as a lamp in the early 20th Century.
Porcelain
Chinese 19th century Chinoiserie st. glazed Porcelain and Walnut lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Chinese 19th century Chinoiserie st. glazed Porcelain and Walnut lamp. This stunning ox blood colored jar mounted into a lamp is raised on a richly det...
Porcelain, Walnut
Chinese 19th century Chinoiserie st. glazed Porcelain and Bronze lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Chinese 19th century Chinoiserie st. glazed Porcelain and Bronze lamp. This stunning ox blood colored jar mounted into a lamp is raised on a richly det...
Bronze
Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamp; Bronze Mounts and Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This mirror black glaze ginger jar form porcelain lamp is mounted with gilt metal fittings.
Porcelain
$675Sale Price|25% Off
Glazed Ceramic Crock Lamp with English Royal Coat of Arms
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting and large glazed ceramic crock or jar made into a table lamp featuring the English royal coat of arms on one side.
Brass
Pair Of Compatible Antique Chinese Hand Carved Green Quartz Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of compatible antique Chinese hand carved green quartz covered jars mounted as electrified lamps. The lamps with removable lids held in place by a pierced metal banding to all...
Quartz, Metal
Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most stately Chinese 19th century Porcelain and French Louis XV st. Ormolu mounted lamp. This stunning glazed Porcelain lidded jar mounted into a lamp is raised on a f...
Ormolu
Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Brass
Large Famille Rose Export Porcelain Hat Vaselamp, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Famille rose export porcelain jar converted to a lamp, China, early 19th century, jar ht. 14 in.
Brass
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats.
Brass
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats.
Brass
Large Painted Olive Jar
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large early 20th C painted terracotta olive jar. Would make a great lamp base. 1910. Reference: 8179 Dimensions 26 inches (66 cms) High 18 inches (46 cms) Diameter
Terracotta
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Gold Gilt Ginger Jar Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted "Courting Scenes" Floral Gold Gilt Decorated Hexagonal Ginger Jar Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features beautiful decoration on all sides and nice...
Porcelain, Wood
$6,000 / set
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Cover Jars
Located in New York, NY
cover jars have been made into lamps; decorated with figural scenes on a floral motif, green background; approximate measurements of each cover jar with wooden base: 18in(H) x 9.5in(...
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars – Red Floral Scroll Design
Located in Media, PA
Both jars were converted into lamps in the past, resulting in a small drilled hole at the top of each lid and one on the side of each jar.
Porcelain
$1,330Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Japanese Satsuma Moriage Oil Lamps & Dragon Jardiniere Mantel Set
Located in Dayton, OH
The bases of the ginger jar shaped lamps feature butterfly or bat shaped feet.
Brass
$550Sale Price / set|35% Off
Group of Four Ancient Pottery Vessels from Various Cultures/Countries
Located in Astoria, NY
Group of Four Ancient Pottery Vessels from Various Cultures/Countries, comprising: pinch lip pot, red jar, Holy Land oil lamp with olive leaf motif, Persian tripod footed vase.
Pottery
Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp, Foliate Design, Circa 1880s
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Century) white porcelain ginger jar form lamp with foliate & bird details mounted on a round wood base.
Porcelain
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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