Asian Figural Table Lamps
Large 1880s Carved Wood Asian Figural Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large 1880s carved wood Asian figural lamp. From a Scarsdale, NY estate.
Category
Antique 1880s Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Monumental 1950s Asian Figure Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of large scale plaster lamps with antiqued silver finish in the form of a Asian figure
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Mid Century Chinoiserie Asian Ceramic Figural Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vibrantly painted male and female figural lamps with brass filigree base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1920s Hand Carved Soapstone Asian Figural Lamp on Brass Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s hand carved soapstone Asian figural lamp on brass base.
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
Mid-Century Modern Figural Ceramic Lamp with South Asian Theme
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern figural ceramic lamp with South Asian theme.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Asian Figural Bronze Table Lamp of a Lying Buddha with Green Shade Myanmar 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
transformed into a figurative table lamp.
The disciple has a peaceful face and a resting, elegant posture. His
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Vintage 1920s Burmese Other Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Foil
$5,024
H 20.87 in W 17.72 in D 12.6 in
Pair of Asian Gilt Metal Figural Sculpture Lamps After James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1950s gilt metal Asian seated figural lamps on black ebonized platform bases, in the style
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fantastic Pair of James Mont Style Asian Figural Buddha Lamps Mid-Century Modern
By James Mont
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of James Mont Style Asian figural Buddha Lamps. This pair has a wonderful aged
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,840 Sale Price / set
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H 39 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Hollywood Regency Asian Figural Lamps Style of James Mont w/ Black Tapered Shade
By James Mont
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of Hollywood Regency Asian female and male figural lamps in the style of James Mont
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,295 / set
H 40 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Asian Cast Iron Figural Form Table Lamp
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Table lamp featuring a cast iron statue of Daikokuten the Japanese god of wealth and fortune. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century Porcelain Blanc De Chine Asian Figural Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Asian figural musician couple table lamps. This exquisite, finely handcrafted pair of male/female couple
Category
Mid-20th Century European Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Extraordinary Pair Of 1940's Asian Figure Table Lamps by James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Amazing Rare Pair of Original Asian motif, monumental table lamps by James Mont. Each has a carved
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Asian Figure as Table Lamp
By Asian Modern
Located in Austin, TX
Asian Figure, 1970's Figure, Mounted on Custom made Base, as Table Lamp. priced without lampshade
Category
Vintage 1970s Archaistic Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Bronze Figural Asian Buddha Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
lamp and adds the perfect finish.
The high quality and simplicity of the figure gives suspect that the
Category
Mid-20th Century Cambodian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Figural Lamps In the Asian Style
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative pair of porcelain figures in later made lamp bases with custom shades. These are
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Figural Form Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of Hollywood Regency style Asian figural form table lamps, circa 1970s-1980s. These
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of "Mandarin" Figural Bronzed Metal Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bold and colorful male and female figures in 19th century garb.
Beautifully designed and scaled .
They are 25" tall to base of socket .
( Shades are not included ).
Category
Vintage 1970s Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Blanc de Chine Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Asian figural form table lamps, circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Porcelain Asian Figural Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite ceramic Asian figures of a man and woman have been expertly crafted into table
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
47" Pair Carved & Polychrome Wood Asian Figure Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of carved and polychrome wood Asian female form statue table lamps. Antique glazed wood tones
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
pair wood carved james mont style asian lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
pair carved wood asian figure table lamps. The lamps have a gold and silver glaze to them. They
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
1920's Ancestors Asian Male & Female Figural Table Lamps
By Legend of Asia
Located in Denver, CO
Porcelain table lamps in the likeness of ancestor portraits. Each featured on custom handmade brass
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Asian Figural Moderne Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
A rare and collectible nickel silver Colonial Premiere lamp in the Chinese Moderne style.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Federick Cooper Asian Figure Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative asian figure lamp by Frederick Cooper.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Single table lamp depicting Asian figure by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Single ebonized wood table lamp depicting Asian figure by James Mont.
View our
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Gold over Bronze Asian Figural Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold over bronze Asian figural lamp - A handsome piece, very well designed Asian figure riding a
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Asian Figural Lamp by Domenico Poloniato
By Domenico Poloniato
Located in New York, NY
Hand-painted ceramic table lamp of Asian gentleman holding a garden lantern by noted ceramicist and
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
1970s Chapman Chinoiserie Porcelain Figural Asian Table Lamps, Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of midcentury chinoiserie figural table lamps by Chapman. These beautifully detailed Hollywood
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chic Pair of Asian Figure Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Gorgeous pair of carved wood Asian figure lamps, circa 1950. Cerused ebony with gold and silver
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Asian Figure Zinc Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautiful Asian zinc figurative lamps with brass bases and finials.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Zinc
1920s Hand Carved Soapstone Asian Figural Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s hand carved soapstone Asian figural lamp.
Category
Vintage 1920s Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of 1950s Blue Ceramic Asian Figural Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s blue ceramic Asian figural lamps on wood base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Asian Figural Gilt Bronze Urn Form Table Lamp, Battle Scene, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique table lamp offers cast and gilt bronze construction in urn form with a reserve depicting
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Wire, Bronze
Pair of Blanc de Chine Asian Porcelain Figural Lamps
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Blanc de Chine Asian porcelain figural lamps; one figure a man, one figure a woman
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Pair Asian Figural Lamps by Gump's-San Francisco
Located in Danville, CA
Huge pair of Quan Yin Figural lamps on ebonized wood bases as used by Mont, Haines, and Duquette in
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Porcelain Asian Inspired Man and Woman Figure Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of porcelain Asian inspired man and woman figure lamps.
Category
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Materials
Metal
Outstanding Pair of Asian Figural Ceramic Lamps - circa 1920's
Located in Atlanta, GA
Outstanding Pair of Asian Ceramic Lamps, believed to be Chinese or Japanese, circa 1920's. The
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Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Asian Figural Bronze Table Lamps in Brown-Grey Bali 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-Century Asian bronze sculptures as a sitting couple from the island of Bali as figural table
Category
Vintage 1950s Balinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Foil
H 21.26 in W 14.97 in D 9.85 in
Antique Chinese Gilt Bronze and Rosewood Figural Double Light Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese gilt bronze and rosewood figural double light table lamp. Item features etched
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Guanjin Figure Jadeite Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare amber and opaline jadeite Guanjin figure, 19th century, mounted on brass and brass-plated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Jade
Pair of Jade Green Porcelain Asian Figure Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
These exquisite ceramic Asian figures of a man and woman have been expertly crafted into table
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1960s Figural Plaster Asian Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair figural plaster Asian lamps
The lamps have a metal frame bars around the lamps
And
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bonsai Asian Figural Lamp After Billy Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in New York, NY
Asian figural lamp after Billy Haines, surrounded by faux bonsai tree on ebonized base. Original
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
Pair of James Mont Asian Figure Lamps
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Asian figural lamps in camouflage silver and gold leaf accents with double pull
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
19th Century Carved Soapstone Asian Figural Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant sculptural Asian lamp having a carved soapstone Japanese Guan Yin Mother Goddess figure as
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Chinoiserie Asian Style Figural Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Chartreuse and bottle green male and female figural lamps with large fanciful finials and new
Category
Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
Pair of Mid Century Figural Asian-inspired Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of vintage table lamps with painted figural bodies depicting a man and woman.
Reduced
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Vintage White Porcelain Blanc De Chine Large Scale Asian Figure Chinoiserie Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage white porcelain Blanc De Chine large scale Asian figure chinoiserie pair of lamps
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 28.5 in Dm 14.25 in
Gilded Asian Figure Lamp by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
. The "antiqued and gilded" ceramic Asian figure sits on a carved and gilded wood base, the heavy paper
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paper
Pair of Blanc de Chin Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Geneva, IL
Pair of Hollywood Regency Asian figural table lamps. Lamps have beautiful and amazing detail and
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Asian figure lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Asian figure lamps, cast composition with antique finish.
Stone-like quality.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Composition
Asian Figural Lamp
Located in Geneva, IL
KNOCKOUT 3-D LAMP. GREAT MOTTLED BEIGE COLORING - DARKER BROWN SAMURAI FIGURES. BLACK WOOD ASIAN
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Carved Asian Figure Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
a very nice and well made lamp in the form of a carved wood asian figure in a ceremonial robe
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gilt Metal Asian Figural Form Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking gilt metal Asian figural form table lamp mounted on an ebonized base.
c. 1940s - 1950s
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
COLORFUL ASIAN FIGURAL LAMP
Located in Geneva, IL
LARGE SCALE CERAMIC FIGURAL LAMP 3.5' TALL
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Pair of Asian Ceramic Figural Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of antique ceramic Asian figures mounted as lamps. These have restorations and
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Pair of Ceramic Figural Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each sculpted as sitting with left arm resting on a raised knee.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Asian Figural French Mounted Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Asian figure mounted as a lamp
Category
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Antique Carved Asian Figure Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful pair of carved asian figures with later adaptaion into lamps.
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Asian Figural Porcelain Mounted Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Vintage blanc de chine of boy on water buffalo French mounted on black wood base with vintage custom shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Hollywood Regency Style Asian Figural Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Frederick Cooper white lacquered Hollywood Regency style table lamp of an Asian female
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Cinnabar, Mother-of-Pearl, and Brass Asian Figure Statue Lamp, Pair
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an absolutely stunning, pair of late 19th century Asian figure statue lamps. The statues
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 16.75 in W 5 in D 4 in
Pair of Porcelain Figural Form Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Statuesque pair of Palm Beach Regency style Asian figural form table lamps. These striking
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blanc de Chine Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Asian figural form table lamps, c. 1940s - 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Porcelain Asian Figural Table Lamps
Located in Geneva, IL
Beautifully detailed pair of Asian figural table lamps. Light green porcelain figure sit on top of
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Gilt Metal Figural Form Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Glamorous Hollywood Regency gilt metal Asian Goddess figural form table lamp, circa 1940s-1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite pair of Hollywood Regency Blanc de Chine Asian figural form table lamps, circa 1950s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of Asian figural table lamps available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and ceramic, all Asian figural table lamps available were constructed with great care. Asian figural table lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Asian figural table lamps bearing Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Asian figural table lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Chapman Manufacturing Company, Domenico Poloniato and Marcello Fantoni produced popular Asian figural table lamps that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $6,500 highest priced.
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