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Bisque Porcelain Lamp

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

$7,500 / set

H 23 in W 24 in D 24 in

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An exceptional pair of bisque porcelain lamps in a shell or fan shape. Mounted on black bases they

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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Pierced Blanc de Chine and Bisque Porcelain Lamp
Vintage Pierced Blanc de Chine and Bisque Porcelain Lamp

Vintage Pierced Blanc de Chine and Bisque Porcelain Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

surmounted by a cylindrical pierced top of unglazed bisque porcelain. Base (Diameter): 8 in Stock ID

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Bisque Porcelain, Ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Dresden Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamps Neoclassical Germany
Pair of Dresden Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamps Neoclassical Germany

Pair of Dresden Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamps Neoclassical Germany

By Gerold Porzellan, Capodimonte, Dresden Porcelain

Located in Chula Vista, CA

reliefs. They are described as being made of bisque porcelain or plaster de Paris. The lamps are urn

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Vintage 1960s German Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

English Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp
English Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp

English Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp

$2,081

H 16.93 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in

English Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Barcelona, ES

A lovely hand painted biscuit porcelain table lamp with children figures wearing a fruit basket

Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Regency Bisque Porcelain Bird Lamps - A Pair
Vintage Regency Bisque Porcelain Bird Lamps - A Pair

Vintage Regency Bisque Porcelain Bird Lamps - A Pair

$1,850 / set

H 20.5 in W 9.75 in D 5.25 in

Vintage Regency Bisque Porcelain Bird Lamps - A Pair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Mid-Century graphic simplicity. The bases are topped with finely detailed bisque porcelain sculptures

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Glazed Porcelain and Bisque Lamp
19th Century French Glazed Porcelain and Bisque Lamp

19th Century French Glazed Porcelain and Bisque Lamp

$1,800Sale Price|25% Off

H 18.5 in W 14.75 in D 8.5 in

19th Century French Glazed Porcelain and Bisque Lamp

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is an elegant French glazed porcelain and bisque urn converted to a lamp. The oval-form vase

Category

Antique 1830s French Other Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp
Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century

Category

Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figurative Greek Key Urn Table Lamp, Bavaria
Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figurative Greek Key Urn Table Lamp, Bavaria

Neoclassical Bisque Porcelain Figurative Greek Key Urn Table Lamp, Bavaria

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Neoclassical style matte white bisque porcelain table lamp made in Bulgaria, Germany. This Classic

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Early 20th Century Bulgarian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Large Victorian Bisque "Taking The Cream" Porcelain Figure Table Lamp
Antique Large Victorian Bisque "Taking The Cream" Porcelain Figure Table Lamp

Antique Large Victorian Bisque "Taking The Cream" Porcelain Figure Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Large Victorian Bisque "Taking The Cream" Porcelain Figure Table Lamp Depicting a Milk Man

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp
Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp

Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Parian Bisque Porcelain White Double Cherub & Shell Table Lamp on Figured Brass Base

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Sevres Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamp Signed Feuchere
French Sevres Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamp Signed Feuchere

French Sevres Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamp Signed Feuchere

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A beautifully cast French Serves bisque porcelain grouping showing two classically draped maidens

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Italian Mangani Firenze Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp with 24K  Gilt Bronze Mounts
Italian Mangani Firenze Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp with 24K  Gilt Bronze Mounts

Italian Mangani Firenze Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp with 24K Gilt Bronze Mounts

By Mangani Firenze

Located in Miami, FL

Italian Mangani Firenze Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp with 24K Gilt Bronze Mounts Offered for sale

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair
Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair

Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Victorian White Parian Porcelain Figural Bisque Man and Woman Table Lamps, Pair. Circa

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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Limoges Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp Decorated Gold Base in Gilded Bronze
Antique Limoges Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp Decorated Gold Base in Gilded Bronze

Antique Limoges Bisque Porcelain Table Lamp Decorated Gold Base in Gilded Bronze

By Limoges

Located in Vigonza, Padua

1930s French table lamp with Limoges white bisque porcelain decorated gold; rings and base in

Category

Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Bisque Figures after Boizot
Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Bisque Figures after Boizot

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted Bisque Figures after Boizot

Located in London, GB

Pair of gilt bronze mounted bisque figures after Boizot. Each inscribed ''Canova'' and modelled

Category

Antique 1890s French Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Art Nouveau table lamp by Paul Louchet, Paris Lamarre & Pillivuyt ca 1900
Art Nouveau table lamp by Paul Louchet, Paris Lamarre & Pillivuyt ca 1900

Art Nouveau table lamp by Paul Louchet, Paris Lamarre & Pillivuyt ca 1900

By Alphonse Adolphe Lamarre, Paul Louchet

Located in Delft, NL

table lamp partially bisque porcelain with the Mythological figure Pan, Greek God and the base enameled

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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1930's Italian Bisque Porcelain Table Lamps
1930's Italian Bisque Porcelain Table Lamps

1930's Italian Bisque Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Austin, TX

Italian Bisque Porcelain mounted on painted wood bases with brass acanthus leaf adorning the base

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

European Female Figure Bisque Lamp
European Female Figure Bisque Lamp

European Female Figure Bisque Lamp

Unavailable

H 13 in Dm 5.25 in

European Female Figure Bisque Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

White bisque female figure lamp. Gold leaf detail. Markings on bottom. Newly wired with inline

Category

Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps
Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps

Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps

Unavailable

H 33 in Dm 14 in

Porcelain and Ormolu Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of French bisque porcelain table lamps with ormolu mounts in an urn shape. Custom white linen

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps
Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

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H 23 in W 24 in D 24 in

Italian Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An exceptional pair of bisque porcelain lamps in a shell or fan shape. Mounted on black bases they

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

A Painted Pair of English Royal Worcester Bisque Porcelain Lamps

A Painted Pair of English Royal Worcester Bisque Porcelain Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A finely painted pair of English Royal Worcester porcelain lamps; each of baluster form with

Category

Early 20th Century English Table Lamps

Parian Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamp
Parian Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamp

Parian Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamp

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H 23.5 in Dm 6 in L 23.5 in

Parian Bisque Porcelain Cherub Table Lamp

Located in Astoria, NY

Parian bisque porcelain table lamp with three light sockets above a classical column base

Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain
Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain

Monumental Fossil Shell Table Lamp Foot Bisque Porcelain, 1960s Kaiser Porcelain

By AK Kaiser

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Beautiful large monumental table lamp foot or side table lamp. Made of Bisque porcelain by Kaiser

Category

Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

American Wedgwood Style White Bisque Porcelain Baluster-Form Lamps; Kessler
American Wedgwood Style White Bisque Porcelain Baluster-Form Lamps; Kessler

American Wedgwood Style White Bisque Porcelain Baluster-Form Lamps; Kessler

By Warren Kessler

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine pair of American 1940s Wedgwood style white bisque porcelain baluster-form lamps; labeled

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Porcelain Bisque Figural Boudoir Lamps circa 1900
Antique Pair of Porcelain Bisque Figural Boudoir Lamps circa 1900

Antique Pair of Porcelain Bisque Figural Boudoir Lamps circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique pair of boudoir lamps offer porcelain bisque figures of a courting couple, hand painted

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

French Porcelain Bisque Boudoir Lamp Of Bloomer Girl
French Porcelain Bisque Boudoir Lamp Of Bloomer Girl

French Porcelain Bisque Boudoir Lamp Of Bloomer Girl

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charming boudior lamp of bloomer girl with upper torso of girl with dress being the shade to the

Category

Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps
Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Located in Chicago, IL

Excellent neo classical white bisque porcelain and cast bronze urn form plinth based table lamps

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps
Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Pair Neoclassical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Located in Chicago, IL

Excellent neo classical white bisque porcelain and cast bronze urn form plinth based table lamps

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of French Art Deco White Bisque Porcelain Uplight Table Lamps
Pair of French Art Deco White Bisque Porcelain Uplight Table Lamps

Pair of French Art Deco White Bisque Porcelain Uplight Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of French Art Deco white bisque porcelain uplight table lamps with a beaded & fluted 3 tiered

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

French Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Classical Urn Form Table Lamp
French Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Classical Urn Form Table Lamp

French Bisque Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Classical Urn Form Table Lamp

Located in Miami, FL

REDUCED FROM $950....A Bisque Parian porcelain classical urn with finely chased gilt bronze ormolu

Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Exquisite Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Lamps by Limoge
Pair of Exquisite Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Lamps by Limoge

Pair of Exquisite Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Lamps by Limoge

By Limoges

Located in New York, NY

Spectacular pair of porcelain uplight table lamps with urn design have a bisque finish in white

Category

Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps

Pair Neo Classical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps
Pair Neo Classical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Pair Neo Classical White Bisque Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamps

Located in Chicago, IL

Excellent neo classical white bisque porcelain and cast bronze urn form plinth based table lamps

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Italian Bisque Putti Lamps
Pair Italian Bisque Putti Lamps

Pair Italian Bisque Putti Lamps

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H 15 in Dm 4.5 in

Pair Italian Bisque Putti Lamps

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#4-416 A pair of bisque putti lamps on a brass base.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Porcelain Urn Table Lamps With Bisque Male & Female Cameos
Pair Porcelain Urn Table Lamps With Bisque Male & Female Cameos

Pair Porcelain Urn Table Lamps With Bisque Male & Female Cameos

Located in Chicago, IL

Fine pair of white glazed German porcelain urn form table lamps with black lacquered wood plinth

Category

Vintage 1960s German Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sevres Unglazed Bisque Figural Desk Lamp edited by Marbro
Sevres Unglazed Bisque Figural Desk Lamp edited by Marbro

Sevres Unglazed Bisque Figural Desk Lamp edited by Marbro

Located in Danville, CA

Beautifully detailed unglazed white bisque figure mounted as a table lamp by Marbro.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene
Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene

Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene

Located in New York, NY

early 20th century. The urn form matte black bisque finish bodies of the lamps feature oval medallions

Category

Early 20th Century French Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene
Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene

Pair of Art Deco Urn Form Black Bisque Glaze Table Lamps with Pastoral Scene

Located in New York, NY

early 20th century. The urn form matte black bisque finish bodies of the lamps feature oval medallions

Category

Early 20th Century French Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Napoleon III Pair of Bisque Candlesticks in Sevres Taste
19th Century Napoleon III Pair of Bisque Candlesticks in Sevres Taste

19th Century Napoleon III Pair of Bisque Candlesticks in Sevres Taste

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, FR

Pair of candlesticks in Sevres taste crafted of bisque porcelain with two lights. Influenced by the

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Candle Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Lamps with Ash Trays
Pair of French Lamps with Ash Trays

Pair of French Lamps with Ash Trays

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H 16.93 in W 12.21 in D 5.91 in

Pair of French Lamps with Ash Trays

Located in Kent, Dover

A pair of stylish French bisque porcelain lamps and matching ashtrays in a stone color with new

Category

Antique 1660s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French bisque porcelains, now wired as lamps
Pair of French bisque porcelains, now wired as lamps

Pair of French bisque porcelains, now wired as lamps

Located in Vancouver, BC

wired into lamps on gilded wood bases, without compromising the porcelain

Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Porcelain Lamps handmade in England, in a Bisque/Cream
Pair of Porcelain Lamps handmade in England, in a Bisque/Cream

Pair of Porcelain Lamps handmade in England, in a Bisque/Cream

Located in Southampton, NY

Pair of beautiful, Bisque/Cream colored table lamps with pleated silk shades. Hand Made Porcelian

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps

Materials

Silk

Pair of Bisque and Bronze Two Handle Lamps
Pair of Bisque and Bronze Two Handle Lamps

Pair of Bisque and Bronze Two Handle Lamps

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of bisque and bronze-mounted lamps, probably Sevres. Overall height: 35" Urn size H:22"

Category

20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

French 1920s Bisque and Art Glass Table Lamp
French 1920s Bisque and Art Glass Table Lamp

French 1920s Bisque and Art Glass Table Lamp

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H 12.25 in W 7.5 in D 6 in

French 1920s Bisque and Art Glass Table Lamp

Located in Fairfax, VA

French 1920s bisque figurine, bronze frame, iridescent art glass and beaded fringe table lamp.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

French Late 19th Century Electrified Bisque Urn Table Lamp
French Late 19th Century Electrified Bisque Urn Table Lamp

French Late 19th Century Electrified Bisque Urn Table Lamp

Located in Fairfax, VA

French late 19th century Classic design bisque urn that has been electrified.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bisque Export Yellow and Cream Floral Ceramic Table Lamp
Chinese Bisque Export Yellow and Cream Floral Ceramic Table Lamp

Chinese Bisque Export Yellow and Cream Floral Ceramic Table Lamp

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Chinese bisque ceramic lamp. Floral relief ceramic lamp. Ginger jar shape with traditional Chinese

Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of French 1920s Bisque and Beaded Glass Table Lamps
Pair of French 1920s Bisque and Beaded Glass Table Lamps

Pair of French 1920s Bisque and Beaded Glass Table Lamps

Located in Fairfax, VA

French 1920s bisque boy and girl figures sitting on a double arm bronze and marble base with hand

Category

Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Table Lamp, 19th Century Bisque Vase with Bronze Doré Mounts
Neoclassical Style Table Lamp, 19th Century Bisque Vase with Bronze Doré Mounts

Neoclassical Style Table Lamp, 19th Century Bisque Vase with Bronze Doré Mounts

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish late 19th century Louis XVI style bisque vase with bronze doré mounts dates from

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of American Wedgewood Style Parian Bisque Warren Kessler Lamps
Pair of American Wedgewood Style Parian Bisque Warren Kessler Lamps

Pair of American Wedgewood Style Parian Bisque Warren Kessler Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of Warren Kessler American neoclassical style white parian bisque porcelain baluster-form

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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

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By Chapman Manufacturing Company, The Marbro Lamp Company, Frederick Cooper, Wildwood Lamp Company

Located in Houston, TX

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

$1,600 / set

H 16 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

Located in Morristown, NJ

20th c., a nice quality pair of blanc de chine vases mounted as table lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and figures in low relief. Decorative elements also include lion ...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Bisque Porcelain Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bisque porcelain lamp available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and porcelain, every bisque porcelain lamp was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bisque porcelain lamp, we have 17 options in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bisque porcelain lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A bisque porcelain lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, Louis XVI and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one bisque porcelain lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Océane Delain, YMER&MALTA and AK Kaiser produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bisque Porcelain Lamp?

The average selling price for a bisque porcelain lamp at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $328 on the low end and $8,054 for the highest priced.

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.

Questions About Bisque Porcelain Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Porcelain is created from a mix of specific materials that is then heated at between 2,200 and 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Kaolin is the primary material from which porcelain is made (although clay minerals might only account for a small proportion of the whole). Afterward, it is glazed to give a luxe finish. Unglazed porcelain is called bisque. Shop a range of antique and vintage porcelain items on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to determine the age of porcelain lamps is to work with an appraiser. While some online resources can be helpful when you’re looking for information about the value of an item, the suggested value you find may not be the actual value of your item, since that will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted porcelain lamps and other decor on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.