$3,250 / set
Pair of Empire Candlestick, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
The candlesticks stand above three spheres on a tripod base. The candle holders were formerly electrified and used as a base for modern lamps.
Bronze
$863Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian Hand-Carved Wood Frieze, Early 19th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This antique italian wood frieze, hand carved and named "half a palm", still has traces of lacquer, silver and gold, almost erased by time. It can also be the base of a lamp. ref. ...
Fruitwood
Late 19th century French cast iron side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine table ideal for use as a sofa,side, hall or lamp table. Ornate base which has taken on a stable rusted appearance with decorative stretcher.
Iron
Victorian Silverplated Kettle on Stand & Burner Maker's Mark For Ellington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A VICTORIAN SILVERPLATED KETTLE, STAND AND LAMP Maker's mark on the base of Elkington & Co.
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Parcel Gilt Go-to-bed Candle Holder
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This piece was designed by the Danish-born architect Benjamin Schlick, who influenced Prince Albert to visit Elkington's Birmingham premises. The lamp's design is based off an excava...
Sterling Silver
19th Century Brass Hall Lantern With Original Stained Glass
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th Century brass hall lantern with original stained glass panels. The lamp has one socket for incandescent lamp with screw base or E27 type LEDs.
Brass
Polychromed Wood, Iron and Tole Italian Flower Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual chandelier, of polychromed wood, iron and tole; from a fluted sweeping columnar extend six spiral candle arms terminating in scalloped bobeches, garlands of tole husking conn...
Iron
$3,916Sale Price|20% Off
Exhibition Quality Coalport Porcelain "Crane" Japonesque Enamel Vase
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Please note, unfortunately at one point this vase was made into a lamp and the base has been replaced with a gilt metal foot.
Enamel
Functionalistic Bauhaus Style Pendant Light with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Berghuelen, DE
With international E27 base lamp holder. Measures: Height 22.05" (56cm) Diameter 5.91" (15cm) artfour is an owner-managed trading company that sells Black Forest wood carvings, ant...
Metal
Antique Bauhaus Style Pendant Light with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Berghuelen, DE
The cabling is renewed, working order, with international E27 base lamp holder. artfour is an owner-managed trading company that sells Black Forest wood carvings, antler furniture a...
Metal
Italian gilt bronze chandelier with glass and crystals from the 1920s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This grand chandelier, with its striking visual impact and exquisite craftsmanship, hails from a time when the advent of electric lighting in homes—through thin, fabric-covered, twis...
Crystal, Bronze
German Antique Three Part Large Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
Highly unusual and rare lamp, the two base parts of the lamp are pressed glass over the rim rather than using a metal rim which is the normal way of attaching glass.
Brass
Qing Dynasty Rare Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Yellow Ground Enamel Panel
Located in Brea, CA
You can still see the red square but the words are gone. the vase measures: 5'' diameter x 11'' high. lamp from base to top 23''high.
Porcelain
Antique Art Deco Chandelier with Three Glass Shades
Located in Berghuelen, DE
With international E27 base lamp holders. Measures: Height: 35.43" (90 cm) Diameter: 21.65" (55 cm) artfour is an owner-managed trading company that sells Black Forest wood carving...
Metal
Set of Antique / Vintage German Art Deco Objects 1920-1930 Spritz Decor
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Art Deco 1920s-1930s plates. A butter base of a lamp, a jug and a serving bowl. Overall condition A++ (Good).
Earthenware
Italian Yellow Tole Obelisk Urn With Paw Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful decorative piece will also make a great lamp. Marked on base, Italy. Measure: 19 inche high by 8.5 square.
Metal, Brass
Unusual Poul Henningsen PH-4/4 Stamped P.H-4 'D.R.P' Deutsche Reichs Patent .
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Although the PH series lamps are all based on the "Three-shade System" as the main axis of the concept, you can still understand his projection of each lamp from various types. emoti...
Iron
Pair of Vintage Pewter Wall Sconces by August Weygang, Germany, circa 1900
By August Weygang
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Signed with the August Weygang hallmark on the bottom. The lamps takes two small Edison base bulbs. Delivery without bulbs.
Pewter
Glass and Bronze Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
While the decorative elements of bronze clearly show influences of Neoclassicism, the work of glass reminds us of the so-called "Maria Teresa lamps", works based on those commissione...
Bronze, Other
$731Sale Price|20% Off
Antique British Colonial Hardwood Side Table, Circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Of immense weight, carved from a single piece of hardwood, this exotic piece makes for an interesting side or lamp table. The stepped plinth base mirrors the top bringing symmetry...
Hardwood
Possibly by Charles Dudouyt, Table Lamp Base, Blackened Wood, France, circa 1930
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
This lamp in blackened wood by Charles Dudouyt possesses a round, flat base and a cylindrical, towering body accented with well spaced horizontal bands.
Wood
Elegant Tall Moorish Polished Brass Decorative Lamp Base
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant tall Moorish polished brass incense burner made into a lamp base. Intricately carved chiseled polished brass onion- form with long neck on a circular base.
Brass
Functionalistic Bauhaus Style Pendant Light with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Berghuelen, DE
With international E27 base lamp holder. Measures: Height 22.05" (56cm) Diameter 5.91" (15cm) artfour is an owner-managed trading company that sells Black Forest wood carvings, ant...
Opaline Glass
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
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