Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Chinese painted porcelain lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 15.25" Height to
Vintage 1920s Chinese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Chinese painted porcelain lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 15.25" Height to
Porcelain
Chinese Black Glazed Porcelain Lamp With Gilt Metal Mounts
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome Chinese black porcelain vase is mounted with gilt metal fittings.
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Chinese Mirror Black Porcelain Jar Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A stunning antique Chinese porcelain 19th century jar, as a lamp. The porcelain jar is in a Mirror
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamp; Bronze Mounts and Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This mirror black glaze ginger jar form porcelain lamp is mounted with gilt metal fittings. Its
Porcelain
Associated Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Associated pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain mirror black lamps, circa 1880 Baluster Classic
Porcelain, Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Green and Black Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large pair of black and green ginger jar urns now as lamps. The chines porcelain from the mid
Porcelain
Chinese Wucai Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Wucai Porcelain Vase Lamp with ebonized base. Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 17
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Porcelain Black Ground Vase mounted as a Lamp, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
palette; mounted on a black wood square base. Fitted with a brass adjustable rod and two moveable bulb
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Porcelain Dragon Vases fitted as Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very large and stunning pair of late 19th century Chinese Pale Celadon Crackle Glazed
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Black Porcelain Large Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Oriental Chinese Black Porcelain Large Ginger Jar Table Lamp with Painted
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Lamps With Colorful Figure Detail
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Striking and elegant, this pair of Chinese porcelain lamps features a classic vase shape with
Porcelain
Jingdezhen Style Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Prato, Tuscany
This refined Chinese table lamp, crafted in blue and white glazed porcelain, most likely dates from
Porcelain
Chinese Regency Style Black and Gold Floral Lidded Urn Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese black porcelain table lamp made from a lidded urn decorated in gold florals, swag foliage
Porcelain
20th Century Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp with Black Painted Wood Base
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This elegant 20th-century Chinese porcelain table lamp features a classic urn-shaped body with a
Porcelain, Upholstery, Wood
A Pair of Black Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Floral Design on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
A pair of eye-catching Chinese export porcelain lamps with a black ground, decorated with branches
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps with Chinese Decoration
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and fine pair of table lamps is made of porcelain in the blue and white tons with
Brass
Midcentury Chinese Export Style Porcelain Tobacco Leaf Pattern Table Lamp
By Mottahedeh
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export style porcelain table lamp in the vibrant tobacco leaf pattern. The wiring
Porcelain
Pair of Beautiful Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Brass Bases and Custom Shades
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of elegant Chinese hand painted porcelain table lamps having new leaf shaped finials and
Brass
$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair, Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps Colonial Williamsburg
By Mottahedeh
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese export style porcelain table lamps with white porcelain base, a cobalt, gilt and
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Ebonized Base Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamp with Ebonized Base Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth
Brass, Enamel
$1,234Sale Price|35% Off
Pair of Chinese Style Enameled Gilt Porcelain Temple Jar Lamps
Located in Lomita, CA
canvas for this dramatic pair is a set of large white porcelain temple jar lamps. The lamps are squared
Porcelain
Single Painted Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Chinese lamp with birds and foliage motif. Measurements: Height of body: 14" Height
Porcelain
$4,450 / set
Pair Chinese Mirror Black Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good pair of Chinese Mirror Black Porcelain Vases that have been fitted as lamps
Brass, Bronze
Antique Chinese Blue Ground Porcelain, Ormolu Mounted Lamp, E.F. Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
bronze-mounted table lamp by E.F. Caldwell, unsigned. The porcelain, Chinese circa late 1700s-early
Ormolu
Chinese Export Black Ceramic Table Lamp with Floral and Bird Design
Located in Savannah, GA
Chinese Export table lamp made from a graceful vase decorated with colorful birds, dogwood branches
Brass
$4,800 / set
Pair of Floral Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Chinese table lamps Measurements: Height of body: 14" Height to shade rest
Porcelain
A Fine Pair of Mid Century Chinese Celadon Relief Porcelain Columnar Lamps
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Produced circa 1960–1980, these lamps represent a sophisticated blend of Chinoiserie tradition and
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Mirror Black Baluster Vase Lamps Gilt Prunus Decoration, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Mirror Black Baluster Vase Lamps with Gilt Prunus Decoration, Rewired A refined
Metal
$5,400 / set
Pair of Vintage Pierced Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's Chinese porcelain table lamps with pierced foliage motif. Measurements
Porcelain
$1,781Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Black Chinese Vase Lamp with Hand Painted Decoration on Wood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
Stunning, one of a kind, 19th century hand-painted decorated Black Chinese porcelain vase lamp with
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp Porcelain
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Early 20th century chinoiserie table lamp transformed from a blue glazed porcelain vase in classic
Porcelain
$552Sale Price|30% Off
Blue and White Vintage Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp with Rosewood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
The beautiful richly colored rosewood base contrasting the porcelain hand-painted vintage lamp
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar Lamps, c. 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
Near pair of late Qing period hand painted Famille Rose ginger jar lamps, China, circa 1900. Each
Porcelain
Handsome Single Blue and White Chinese Export Baluster Mounted as Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome, small blue and white Chinese export baluster jar.
Porcelain
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Vase with Black Background in the Style of Chinese Famille Verte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Vase with Black Background in the Style of Chinese Famille Verte. Well decorated with
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Pair O Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Cylindrical Brass Vases Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Chinese Cloisonne enameled cylindrical brass vase lamps. Circa 1890s. Cloisonné enamel
Brass, Enamel
Black and White Zig-Zag Pattern Pyramid Shape Pair Lamps, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pair of black and white zig-zag pattern pyramid shape lamps. Base is 6" x 6", top is
Porcelain
Fine pair of monumental mirror black baluster vases, mounted as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
This very fine pair of Mirror Black baluster vases, with exquisite gilt painting, is one of the
Porcelain
Pair of Foliage Pink Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Chinese painted floral lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Height to
Porcelain
$5,400 / set
Vintage Blue and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Chinese painted blue and white lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 16" Height to
Porcelain
Famille Noir Vase as Table Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
black background, situated on pierced rosewood base, electrified and converted to a lamp, 20th century.
Porcelain
$895 / set
Sung De Boeuf Vases As Lamps - A Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of sung de boeuf vases converted into lamps with wood bases. 20th century China.
Porcelain
$2,205 / set
Pair of Rose Medallion Vases Turned Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese famille rose vases turned lamps. Having various
Porcelain
Early 20th Century, Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th century, Chinese porcelain lamp.
19th Century Chinese Nyonya Ware Porcelain Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century. A Peranakan porcelain or Nyonya ware vase decorated with flowers and a
Porcelain
19th C. Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain Figure of a Seated Scholar as a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous 19th century Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain figure of a seated scholar mounted as a lamp
Porcelain
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari circular form hand painted Porcelain Vases of quite
Ormolu
Pair C19th Powder Blue Chinese vases / lamps with ormolu mounts.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and impressive pair of 19th Century Chinese Powder Blue lidded vases, with wonderful
Ormolu
20th Century circa 1930s Chinese Black Mirror Porcelain Ginger Jar as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century circa 1930s Chinese black mirror porcelain ginger jar as lamp on bronze base New
Bronze
Unavailable|$4,850 / set
Chinese Cobalt Porcelain Lamps, circa 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese cobalt porcelain lamps circa 1930s.
18th-19th Century Chinese Mirror Black Porcelain Vas as Lamp, Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th-19th century Chinese mirror black porcelain vas as lamp, custom old gold base New wiring.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Unavailable|$2,150
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Fruit on Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese Porcelain lamp with fruit on custom base Aubergine New wiring.
Porcelain
Unavailable|$1,250
Mirror Black Glazed Double Gourd Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A mirror black glazed double gourd porcelain vase lamp. Of traditional double-gourd shape, the
Porcelain
Unavailable|$1,600 / set
Pair of Chinese, 19th-20th Century Black Ground Porcelain Bottle Form Vases
Located in Woodbury, CT
flowers and vines against a black ground. Raised on Chinese style carved wood bases.
Porcelain
Unavailable|$6,900 / set
Robin's Egg Blue Porcelain Lamps with Black Lacquer Bases
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain vases in Robin's egg blue with pink interior (slightly exposed) mounted on black lacquer
Unavailable|$2,250 / set
Pair Antique Chinese Dehua Table Lamps in White Blanc de Chine Style Black Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blanc de Chine Chinese table lamps with black bases, recently rewired. The impressed and incised
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Wood
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.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.