Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair Tea Tin Lamps
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
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19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Metal
Pair of Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English 19th Century painted tin tea canisters with black and gilt chinoiserie
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1880s English Georgian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
Late 19th Century Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A converted tea canister. They make great lamps. Made in the Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century British Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Export Golden Tea Tin Lamp
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Metal
Pair of Black and Gold Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English Victorian black painted tea tins, circa 1880, now as lamps.
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1880s English Early Victorian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
Pair of Early Nineteenth Century Tea Tin Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of original grocer’s tins for the storage and display of various loose tea varieties and
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
An Edwardian Tea Tin Now As A Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1930
An Edwardian tea tin as a lamp, the green ground with red concentric rings to
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Early 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
English Chinoiserie Tea Tin Red and Gold Canister Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie tea tin red and gold canister from the 19th century made into a table lamp
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp. A large general store tin
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Tin
Art Nouveau German Tankard Floral Motif Pewter Kayserzinn , Initials , Marks
Located in Valladolid, ES
contemporary Jugenstil objects for artistic use (from candlesticks, ashtrays, lamps, beakers, vases, tea and
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Materials
Pewter
No Reserve
H 14.57 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
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20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Early 20th-C. Hand Painted French Chinoiserie Oil On Canvas Screen - 3 Panels
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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Marble
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Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Tea Tins with elaborate gilded Chinese decoration, caligraphy and pagoda lid as
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Metal
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Located in Seattle, WA
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19th Century British Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Located in Atlanta, GA
A very unusually shaped pair of Painted English Tea Tins, original decoration, late 19th c
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
19th Century English Chinoiserie Toleware Tea Tin as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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19th Century Chinoiserie Chocolate Colored Tea Tin as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century chinoiserie chocolate colored tea tin as lamp.
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19th Century Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair of Chinoiserie Tea Tin Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of continental chinoiserie tea tin lamps with custom oriental wood base and light blue coral
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Rare Pair of Blue Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful pair of chinoiserie decorated tea tin lamps on a Prussian blue ground, the octagonal tops
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1820s English Georgian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair of Black Oval Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Great pair of "as found" tea tin lamps having well worn original paint with no restoration, of
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19th Century Georgian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Antique English Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
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1920s British Country Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair Regency Tole Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of late Georgian chinoiserie decorated tea tins of pagoda form, the green background with
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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair of Antique Painted Tea Tins Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of antique tins that have been made into lamps labeled 9 and 10. A true pair. Beautiful old
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19th Century Unknown Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Antique Tea Tin Canisters with Mother of Pearl Scenes of Victorian Follies
Located in London, GB
Exceptional pair of antique 19th century tea tin canisters highly decorated with mother-of-pearl
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1860s English Victorian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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19th Century Tea Storage Tin Lamp No. 32
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century large tole tea retailers storage tin. Converted to a lamp. England Circa 1890
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Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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19th Century Tea Storage Tin Lamp No. 27
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century large tole tea retailers storage tin. Converted to a lamp. England Circa 1890
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Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Antique Tea Tin Canister Table Lamp
Located in Cirencester, GB
We have converted this late 19th Century English tea tin or caddie into a table lamp.
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1890s British Victorian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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c.1920 English Hand-Painted "Lupin Seed" Tin
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful antique English shopkeepers tin, advertising it's contents of Lupin seeds. Great utilized
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair of Chinese Painted Tin Tea Containers, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese painted tin tea containers, mounted as lamps.
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair of English Early 19th Century Chinoisserie Tea Tins
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful pair of Early 19th chinoiserie painted tea tins in original paint.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Two Toleware Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A bit of peeling on very top of one Tea Caddy
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1870s British Victorian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
English Victorian Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form, great color and petina.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
19TH C. GREEN PAINTED TEA CANISTER LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH C. ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED TEA CANISTER LAMP WITH THE NUMBER 3 IN OLD GILDED GOLD PAINT
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair Of Victorian Tole Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
WONDERFUL SCARLET RED COLOR WITH GILT CHINOISERIE DECORATION.SIGNED JOHN A GILBERT, LONDON
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair Of Victorian Tole Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Each black ground with seascape painted scene , numbered 21 and 22. Provenance ; Stillington Hall , Gloucester Ma , John Cottrell Inc.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair of 19th Century English Tea Can Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning pair of English antique tea cans have been mounted as lamps.
Statement lamps for
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Late 19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Pair of English 19th century Red Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair Of English Tea Cannister Lamps with gilding - chineese red color
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
19th Century English Chinese Style Painted Green Tole Tin Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Green Tole Chinese Tea tin Painted with Chinese Scene
as a Lamp
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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19th Century English Tole Store Tea Caddy Converted to Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
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Pair of Dark Green Gilt Decorated Chinese Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting
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Pair of English Country Tea Canister Lamps by G Sutcliffe c1890
Located in Downham Market, GB
A fine pair of antique English country house tole tea canister lamps.
A wonderful, honest pair of
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1890s British Country Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Fine Pair of Green Tole Tins
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late nineteenth century green tole tea tins with gilt cartouches to the fronts
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Metal
Early 19th Century Tea Bins in Original Green Paint with Decorative Paint
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century tea bins in original green paint with decorative paint.
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Early 19th Century European Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
H 22 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique English Tea Tin w/ Original Paint Fitted as Lamp from Reagan Ranch
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century tole tea tin or canister made into a lamp with a custom fitted wooden base. The
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tea Canister Table Lamps, England, Circa 1850
Located in Culver City, CA
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England, Circa 1850
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Antique Painted Tea Canister Lamps, England 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of genuine tole painted tea canisters now converted to lamps. England, early to mid-19th
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair of 19th C. English Tea Jars, Made into Lamps
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of 19th Century English Tin Tea Jars, Made into Lamps
Unique English table lamps made from
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Antique English Tole Painted Tea Canister Lamp, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique tole painted and gilt tea canister converted to a lamp. Has original label on the back
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair of Regency Period Lamps
Located in New Haven, CT
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1840s English Regency Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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19th Century Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese tea tin lamp
Brand new wiring.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Tea Tin Lamp
PAIR OF 19thC RED TEA TIN LAMPS
Located in Atlanta, GA
PAIR OF 19thC RED TEA TIN LAMPS, STAMPED JOHN GILBERT & COMPANY, LONDON
AN ATLANTA RESOURCE
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19th Century Antique Tea Tin Lamp
19th Century Tole Tea Tin Lamp, Marked 'Made in Italy'
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Tole Tea Tin lamp, Marked 'Made in Italy'
Brand new wiring.
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19th Century Italian Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tôle
Tea tin lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tole tea tin mounted as a lamp on a wood base with a two-light cluster.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tôle
Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Decorative Chinese Tea Tin converted into table lamp
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Old Tea Tin converted to a Lamp
with Number 10
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Early 20th Century Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair English Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Mid 19th c. English Pagoda topped Tea Tins with scalloped oval reserve scenes
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
Beautiful English Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th Century Tea Tin Container converted into Decorative Lamp,
Oval, nicely decorated with Chinese
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair of Oval Painted Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair 19th c. English Oval Tea Tins with later Chinese decoration on cracked ground as lamps
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Metal
Pair of Tea Tin Lamps with Gold Shades
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of English Tea Tins made into lamps, on wooden bases. Tins are black with a painted Chinese
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Early 20th Century Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair of Green and Gilt Tole Tea Tin Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Green and Gilt Tole Tea Tins, English circa 1880; wired as lamps
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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English Tea Tins
Located in Seattle, WA
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair Of 19th c Tea Tins Made Into Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
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English Tôle Painted Tin Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
The drum form inscribed ‘Darjeeling Orange Pekoe’ in a gilt border on a black background mounted to lacquered base, now electrified.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Chinoiserie Tea Caddy
Located in Seattle, WA
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19th Century Unknown Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Pair: English Tole Painted Tin Tea Canister Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each drum form decorated with chinoiserie scenes of exotic figures and motifs on a gilt ground over a vivid green background; Topped with mid century "gold-foiled" shades. Now elect...
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
PAIR OF 19thC TOLE TEA TINS AS LAMPS
Located in Atlanta, GA
PAIR OF 19thC TOLE TEA TINS AS LAMPS
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19th Century Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair of Tea Tins
Located in New York, NY
19th Century English painted tole ware; touched up later.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
English Tole Painted Tin Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ebonized drum form canister painted in vivid colors and gilding depicting court figures framed between gilt columns, now electrified with black shade topped with jade style finial.
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Metal
Pair of 19th Century Tea Tins Now Wired as Lamps
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of 19th century tea tins in red color background with ovoid scenic paintings
Surmounted with
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19th Century English Antique Tea Tin Lamp
Pair of Period Directoire Tole Tea Caddies
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sometimes a space just needs something to anchor an arrangement and these tea caddies could be just
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Tea Tin Lamp
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Tin
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Antique Tea Tin Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique tea tin lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique tea tin lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, tin and tôle. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique tea tin lamp — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique tea tin lamp bearing Georgian or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique tea tin lamp over the years, but those crafted by John Gilbert & Sons are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Tea Tin Lamp?
An antique tea tin lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,550, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.
Finding the Right table-lamps for You
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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