$556Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Tole Painted Metal Shade Brass Bugle Table Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This French Empire style brass bugle table lamp, dating from the 1950s, beautifully captures the neoclassical elegance of the period.
Brass
Pair of WWI Military Trench Art Memento Lamps with Bouillotte Style Shades
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Military Copper Bugle Lamp 24.5 -inches high, horn width 6.75-inches wide , 8 inch diameter base, the shade has 13.25 -inch diameter x 7-inch high shade.
Metal, Brass, Copper, Iron
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Frederick Cooper Brass Trumpet Hunt Bugle Horn Table Lamp 38"
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper brass instrument table lamp in the shape of a bugle decorated with black tassels, standing on a dark wood base, with a ring shaped finial. 6.5” x 6” x 25.5”...
Brass
Louis XVI Style Lamp in Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baluster shape with a bugle Louis XVI style lamp in anthracite grey porcelain with a gilt wormy decor, in marble imitation.
Bronze
Vintage Brass Looped Hunter's Horn Bugle Made into a Table Lamp by Robert Abbey
By Robert Abbey
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage brass looped hunter's bugle made into a table lamp. handcrafted Robert Abbey table lamp.
Brass
Pair of Antique Bugles Mounted as Lamps SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Pair of antique metal cavalry bugles mounted as lamps (removable). They have been fitted on custom black bases with custom shades.
Brass, Copper
Sold
H 20.87 in W 6.89 in D 6.89 in
Vintage Bugle Lamp, English, Copper, Oak, Military, Bespoke, Table Light
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage bugle lamp. An English, copper and oak military musical instrument, with a bespoke, handcrafted table light fitting and glass shade.
Copper
Bugle Lamp stamped "US Regulation"
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Signed US Army Regulation. This lovingly worn bugle was too good to part with so someone made it into a lamp!
Brass
Wonderful Pair French Empire Dore Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Column Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Empire Dore Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Column Form Lamps With Black Paper Shades
Bronze
Pair Brass Stiffel Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass stiffel lamps. Lamps have three sockets and well designed. Shades included.
Brass
Large French Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp, Vintage Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Bouillotte lamp from France in the French Empire style. This piece is made of finely cast bronze and features four branches with candelabra style lighting. There is a striking arrow ...
Brass
French Early 20th Century Empire Brass and Bronze Table Lamp and Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An early 20th-century French Empire-style brazier, which was used as a portable heater burning hot coals or other fuel for interior warmth. This example was converted to a table lamp...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 7 in D 7 in
Mid Century Modern Brass Turned Table Lamp With Shade- 2 Pieces
By Stiffel
Located in Cordova, SC
Possibly by Stiffel but, it’s unmarked. Lamp is in great shape. I didn’t notice any dents and no discoloration. It’s in overall very good condition and includes a lamp shade. Height...
Brass
Vintage Italian Bouillotte Lamp, Gilt Bronze & Tole Shade, Circa 1970
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage three arm gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with painted green tole shade with gilt detail trim.
Bronze, Tôle
$1,762
H 25.99 in Dm 11.82 in
Magnificent Table Lamp in bronze & porcelain. Louis XVI style early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Magnificent Table Lamp in bronze & porcelain. Louis XVI style from the early 20th Century. Elegantly decorated and with a sophisticated color on the china. Newly rewired electrici...
Bronze
$1,950
H 21.5 in Dm 12 in
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Bouillotte Ormolu Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical bronze and green patinated patina three candelabras light Bouillotte lamp with ormolu mounted tole shade
Bronze
Vintage Brass Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Underwriters Laboratories
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Fully functional Underwriters Laboratories vintage brass swing arm floor lamp. 12" arm expand. Classic style.
Brass
Early Arts and Crafts Bronze Lamp Base by Handel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Arts and Crafts bronze lamp base by Handel, wonderful verde patina, Classic form. Retains raised Handel mark.
Bronze
$450
H 26 in W 15 in D 7 in
Vintage French Empire Brass Tole Metal Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Tole Metal Twin Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp with White Painted Metal Adjustable Oval Shade. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 26" H ...
Brass
$425
H 23 in W 15 in D 15 in
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 23" H (to finial) x 15" H (to light socket) x 15" W x 15" D. {...
Metal, Brass
Paris porcelain and gilt bronze lamp, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in Paris porcelain and gilded bronze in the shape of a baluster, duck blue color. Openwork circular base and quadripod. French work made circa 1880. New and functional electri...
Bronze
$1,600
H 61 in W 19 in D 16 in
Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Converted Oil Lamp Piano Parlor Table Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Converted Oil Lamp Piano Parlor Floor Lamp with Round ...
Brass
Classic Frederick Cooper Solid Brass and Metal Buillotte Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Frederick Cooper solid brass bouillotte lamp having 2 arms and handsome black shade. GG
Metal, Brass
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
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.