Pair Blanc de Chine Porcelain Quan Yin Lamps with Pagoda Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Quan Yin Blanc de Chine lamps with Pagoda shades.
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Pair Blanc de Chine Porcelain Quan Yin Lamps with Pagoda Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Quan Yin Blanc de Chine lamps with Pagoda shades.
Brass
Tall 38" Italian Blanc De Chine Porcelain Quan Yin Asian Goddess Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Tall Blanc de chine ivory porcelain Quan Yin, Asian goddess of peace, figural lamp on circular painted wood base.
Porcelain
Blanc de Chine Quan Yin Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic table lamp with Quan Yin figure dates to the early part of the 20th century during the Art Deco period and has been recently been professionally rewired. Not...
Brass
William Haines Nightstands from Jack Warners Bel Air Home
By William Billy Haines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Swiveling tops with mounted lamps containing blanc de chine Quan Yin figures.
Statuesque Blanc de Chine Quan Yin lamp
Located in Danville, CA
Large Quan Yin figural lamp mounted on ebonized wood base with Maria Kipp shade.
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Blanc de Chine Quan Yin figural lamps
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of Blanc de Chine figures mounted on Oriental style wooden plinths. Rewired with brass sockets and twisted Rayon cords.
Porcelain
Stunning Vintage 50s Large Quan Yin Blanc de Chine Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Newly rewired and new white linen shade is a stunning, large blanc de chine figural lamp of Quan Yin. The immaculate, opulence of the details of this piece is rare and done in the la...
Porcelain
Figural Blanc De Chine Lamp of Quan Yin with an Silk Lotus Flower Shade
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Blanc De Chine lamp depicting a standing figure Quan Yin holding aloft a basket of roses set on a wooden base and featuring a unique original silk shade in the shape of a lotus flo...
Porcelain
Blanc de Chine Quan Yin Figural Table Lamp
Located in Southfield, MI
A rather finely done blanc de chine table lamp dating to the 60's, and probably a Japanese porcelain done for US export depicting the traditional pose of Quan Yin with attendant lily...
Porcelain, Wood
William Haines Nightstands from Jack Warners Bel Air Home
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Swiveling tops with mounted lamps containing blanc de chine Quan Yin figures.
Blanc De Chine, Porcelain, Quan Yin Figure Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful Blanc de Chine, Quan Yin figure date from the late 1900s and was mounted as a table lamp in the 1920s.
Porcelain
A Chinese 18th Century Blanc de Chine Quan Yin Figure Lamp
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Chinese 18th century blanc de chine Quan Yin Figure. These female Bodhisattva figures represented the goddess of healing, compassion, mercy and enlightenment, now as a lamp on a m...
A Chinese Late 19th Century Blanc de Chine Quan Yin Figure Lamp
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Chinese late 19th century Blanc de Chine Quan Yin figure. These female Bodhisattva figures represented the goddess of healing, compassion, mercy and enlightenment.
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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