Rare Pair of 19th Century English Painted Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in Dublin port, IE
A rare pair of 19th century painted toleware tea caddy lamps, with Chinese figures painted on each.
Rare Pair of 19th Century English Painted Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in Dublin port, IE
A rare pair of 19th century painted toleware tea caddy lamps, with Chinese figures painted on each.
Pair of Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Solebury, PA
An early 19th century pair of tea caddies with attractive floral motif engraving and self footed, mounted on formed wood bases as table lamps.
Zinc, Brass
Two Toleware Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A bit of peeling on very top of one Tea Caddy
Tin
19th Century English Tole Store Tea Caddy Converted to Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 19th century English tole store tea caddy, fashioned into double socket lamp. Original polychromed paint decoration with black, red, and gilt decoration and numbered "27."
Tin
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H 31.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Shrewsbury and Co Brass Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Cannister Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
This tea caddy was converted into a table lamp by Samuel Dinkelspiel of Chicago.
Brass
English Victorian Tole Green Caddy Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian green tole tea caddy form table lamp with a faded yellow painted \'19\' on the main body Good condition consistent with age and use
Paint
Pair of English Toleware Tea Caddy Lamps, circa 1900
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Pair of toleware tea caddy lamps, circa 1900, England. Black ground with gold painted Chinese characters and banding.
Metal
Brass Shrewsbury and Co. Tea Caddy Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
This tea caddy was converted into a table lamp by Samuel Dinkelspiel of Chicago.
Brass
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H 30 in W 19 in D 13.75 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood Fitted Tea Poy Caddy or Lamp Side Table 19th C.
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of an early English tea poy of compact proportions. First quarter of the 19th century, Regency period. The rectangular hinged lockable lid with corner canted ang...
Marble, Ormolu
English Victorian Painted Tole Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
English Victorian Painted Tole Tea Caddy Lamps c1870 later painting, newly wired
Pair of 19th Century English Toll Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful Pair of 19th Century English Toll Tea Caddy Lamps with Painted Chinese Figurines.
Paint
Pair Of Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Solebury, PA
Two Chinese tea caddy lamps with etched design and brass trim.
Pair of Antique French Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of Chinese tea caddy table lamps where brought to French and mounted into bronze dore' trim hand painted in the chinoiserie design of flowers (I think a stylized Phoenix wi...
Porcelain
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
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