Vintage Boho Plaster Monkey Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your interior with a touch of playful sophistication and tropical whimsy with this charming vintage plaster monkey table lamp. Channeling the classic French "Singerie" traditi...
Brass
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The figure is grounded on a clear Lucite or acrylic base, which gives the substantial ceramic piece a floating quality, finished expertly with polished brass hardware. As a statemen...
Brass
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Monkey Tree Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical meets wild in this vintage boho pair of glazed ceramic monkey tree lamps, a playful yet artful lighting duo that instantly transforms any space with personality and charm. ...
Brass
Late 20th-C. Chinese Export Style Table Lamp - Monkey With Pomegranates
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a late 20th century Chinese Export style table lamp depicting a monkey with pomegranites . It is mounted on a wood base with brass accents.
Brass
Extraordinary Pair of Vintage Italian Chocolate Glaze Monkeys as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A remarkable pair of large-scale handmade terracotta monkey sculptures, Italy, circa 1970, as newly built custom lamps.
Brass
Sold
H 16.15 in W 6.3 in
Pair of French Botanical Patinated Brass Embracing Monkeys Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very attractive table lamps made of patinated brass from the 1980s. On the base 2 monkeys embracing each other.
Brass
Italian White Ceramic Monkey Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian White Ceramic Monkey Lamps, Italy, circa 1950's. Their black lacquer bases have been refinished. Rewired and ready to use.
Brass
Pair of Decorative Monkey Table Lamps
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A whimsical pair of brass and resin monkey table lamps with custom black silk shades.
Brass
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H 27.5 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Vintage White Italian Monkey Table Lamp Palm Frond Newly Wired Brass Hardware
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage Italian monkey table lamp. No chips or breaks. Newly wired with all new brass hardware.
Brass
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H 28.75 in W 18.9 in
Midcentury French Brass Table Lamp "Monkey Hanging from Tree" by Maison Charles
By Maison Charles
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The lamp is in solid brass, the base is in brass and bakelite, it represents a monkey hanging from a tree.
Brass, Metal
Pair Blanc de Chine Monkey Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great pair of unique mid-century Coastal Style blanc de chine monkey lamps. I believe that the monkey sculptures are German porcelain and date to the late 19th or early 20t...
Brass
Vintage Palm Tree and Monkey Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous pair of vintage palm tree and monkey lamps that can add a touch of life to any coastal décor. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate. The lamps are in great vintage condition. M...
Brass
Vintage Palm Tree and Monkey Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous pair of vintage palm tree and monkey lamps that can add a touch of life to any coastal décor. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate. The lamps are in great vintage condition....
Brass
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H 72 in W 26 in D 22.5 in
Mario Lopez Torres Monkey Floor Lamp Wicker Rattan Greek Key Hollywood Regency
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful vintage Mario Lopez Torres wicker, rattan monkey floor lamp with Greek key base. Tagged on the bottom (pictured) original shade is included. Perfect for your Palm Beach tro...
Metal, Brass, Copper
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H 29.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
The Jungle Monkey Animal Electric Table Lamp Maison Charles Style of The 1970’S
By Maison Charles
Located in Dublin, Ireland
What better way to make a room stand out than to bring in this great distinctive lamp? Comprising a metal lamp base with a vintage brass finish on a black marble plinth, it comes wit...
Brass
Whimsical Table Brass Desk Monkey Playing Guitar Lamp by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical table desk lamp by Maitland Smith circa 1980's , excellent condition in a patinated brass finish working perfectly includes original shade elegant and unique details
Brass
Vintage 1970s Handmade Woven Rattan Monkey Table Lamp
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in San Antonio, TX
This handmade woven rattan monkey lamp is in overall good condition. Brass details.
Brass
Frederick Cooper Safari Collection Elephant, Palm Tree, Monkey Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Toledo, OH
Frederick Cooper of Chicago Safari Collection table lamp. Elephant base with raised trunk. and monkey on his back.
Brass
Marvelous Pair of Vintage Italian Monkey Sculptures as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glorious pair of vintage Italian ceramic monkey figures as custom lamps. Exquisite hand-painted and glazed pieces with wonderfully expressive detail.
Brass
Scholary Pair of Vintage Italian Monkey Sculptures as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An astounding pair of erudite vintage Italian ceramic monkey sculptures as custom lamps. Exquisite hand-painted and glazed figures with books detailed in cobalt and gold leaf; the bo...
Nickel, Brass
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H 21 in W 17.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair, French 2 Arm Carved Wood & Brass Monkey Mirror Image Sconces Wall Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
One of a Kind pair of non-electrified 2 candles hand-carved wood Sconces depicting a Monkey holding onto a Palm Tree and having a red Apple in his hand. Each Sconce is the exact Mi...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Majolica Monkey Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of colorful monkey lamps with bras hardware.
Brass
1970s Blanc de Chine Porcelain Monkey Form Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Blanc de Chine porcelain monkey form lamp on white lacquered base; rewired with brass double cluster fittings.
Brass
Pair of Bronze Monkey Motif Lamps by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical Maitland Smith imports. The monkeys are post on faux books and are clutching spheres with their outstretched arms. The shades are fashioned from horn.
Bronze, Brass
$1,390
H 19.69 in Dm 7.88 in
Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is a 19th century Famille rose vase lamp, it has been made in china circa 1880. The mount is in brass, and the porcelain in hand painted. USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE ...
Bronze
$5,040
H 17.33 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Art Deco Style Table Lamp PLUIE Monkey with Umbrella by Max Le Verrier, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade. Design 1927. Posthumous contemporary cast at the Le...
Marble, Metal
Vintage Italian Oggetti Glazed Ceramic Monkey Cache Pot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Delight in the playful elegance of this vintage Italian Oggetti cache pot, a charming piece of glazed ceramic artistry from the mid-20th century. This exquisite planter features a wo...
Ceramic
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho table lamps. A chic hand thrown shape in a glazed ceramic finish. A chic jade green color with a high gloss shine. A fabulous subtle difference in sha...
Metal
Italian Porcelain Monkey/Parisol Lamps with Gold leaf Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A whimsical and highly decorative pair of Chinoiserie-style table lamps, each featuring a charming seated ceramic monkey beneath an elaborate pagoda-inspired shade.
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey Statue
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey Statue. Offered is a 20th century Italian Hollywood Regency style glazed ceramic statue or sculpture of a monkey holding a banana. This well detailed mo...
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Table Lamp with Brass Hardware, Circa 1910
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a vase painted with an intricate green motif of flora and dragon flies with brass hardware and a turned wooden base and top....
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Hand-carved Candlestick Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
While they echo centuries-old designs, this decorative pair is characteristic of mid-20th century glamour. Such Italian painted and gilt wood candlestick lamps are typically referred...
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Gilt Table Lamp with Monkey and Palm Tree, Metal and Resin, 1960s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1685 Monkey lamp with palm tree Shade not included Rewired takes on 60 watt Edison bulb
Metal
$8,500 / set
H 27.5 in W 16.5 in D 8 in
Pair of Italian Cold Painted Tin & Iron Figurative Monkey Wall Sconces, 20th C
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian cold painted tin and iron figurative dancing monkey wall sconces with flanking decorative palm trees, two scrolled foliage candle arms, and circular gilt plinths with...
Iron, Tin
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Channeling playful elegance and old-world charm, this vintage Italian glazed ceramic monkey drummer sculpture is a whimsical work of art. Dressed in a period-style costume complete w...
Ceramic
Hollywood Regency Pair of Monkey table lamps in goldleaf Finish
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
1970's pair of decorative monkey table lamps with rattan lampshades, brass socket and goldleaf monkeys perfect working condition the shades shows a couple of strands broken.
Rattan, Wood
$923Sale Price|45% Off
H 44 in W 6 in D 6 in
Bronze 19th Century Archaic Meiji Period Japanese Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The attenuated silhouette of this late 19th century bronze table lamp turns heads. It is an antique Asian archaic style bronze. The intricate carving and the oxidized bronze color sp...
Bronze
$1,200
H 27 in Dm 7 in
Highly Decorative & Richly Carved Oriental Giltwood Table Lamp, China Circa 1950
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The intricately carved and richly gilded column depicting scholars, attendants and figures on horseback, fitted with an old parchment shade. Dimensions, 20” high (to socket) overall ...
Lacquer, Giltwood, Parchment Paper
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.34 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Vintage Decorative Table Lamp, Oriental, Bronze, Ornamental Light, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative table lamp. An oriental, bronze ornamental light, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Charming table lamp with pleasingly weathered appearanc...
Bronze
Ceramic Monkey Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Whimsical Ceramic or Majolica Italian Monkey lamp. The monkey is playing a musical instrument, likely a violin. Mounted on a wood base. The lamp is functioning and likely dates to th...
Ceramic
Whether burnished or lacquered, antique, new and vintage brass furniture can elevate a room.
From traditional spaces that use brass as an accent — by way of brass dining chairs or brass pendant lights — to contemporary rooms that embrace bold brass decor, there are many ways to incorporate the golden-hued metal.
“I find mixed metals to be a very updated approach, as opposed to the old days, when it was all shiny brass of dulled-out silver tones,” says interior designer Drew McGukin. “I especially love working with brass and blackened steel for added warmth and tonality. To me, aged brass is complementary across many design styles and can trend contemporary or traditional when pushed either way.”
He proves his point in a San Francisco entryway, where a Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs above a limited-edition table and stools by Kelly Wearstler — also an enthusiast of juxtapositions — all providing bronze accents. The walls were hand-painted by artist Caroline Lizarraga and the ombré stair runner is by DMc.
West Coast designer Catherine Kwong chose a sleek brass and lacquered-parchment credenza by Scala Luxury to fit this San Francisco apartment. “The design of this sideboard is reminiscent of work by French modernist Jean Prouvé. The brass font imbues the space with warmth and the round ‘portholes’ provide an arresting geometric element.”
Find antique, new and vintage brass tables, case pieces and other furnishings now on 1stDibs.
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
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.