Hand Carved Cedar Wood Heron Bird Table Lamp Hollywood Regency Animal Figurine
By Maitland Smith, Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Miami, FL
A one-piece hand carved Cedar Wood Heron Bird Animal Sculpture Table Lamp, 37 Inches tall with Harp and Brass Finial.
Metal, Brass
African Senufo Bird Carved Wood Sculpture, set as a Tall Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
African Senufo Bird Carved Wood Sculpture, set as a Tall Lamp This wonderful antique carving has been set on a circular plinth which supports a lamp lighting it from above This is a...
Pine
Antique Wooden Table Lamp in Dark Green, Hand-Painted Birds, 1920s
By Jean Besnard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique spherical wooden table lamp beautifully lacquered in earthy dark green color with a two hand-painted multicolored birds - one on each side. Created by anonymous designer in t...
Wood
Italian Pair of Wood Candle Lamp Urns with Carved Bird Handles, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian carved-wood urns, with single candlestick, in bird motif, from the 19th century. These antique single-candlestick holders from Italy each feature three-dimensionall...
Wood
Carved Black Forest Lamps With Shore Birds
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved Black Forest shore birds made into lamps on custom gilt bases, with shades.
Wood
Sold
H 22 in W 8.25 in D 7.5 in
Pair of 1880s Black Forest Hand-Carved Oak Table Lamps with Birds in Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Black Forest hand-carved oak table lamps from the late 19th century, with birds in foliage on gilded bases. Born in the later years of the 19th century, each of this pair o...
Wood, Oak
Pair Carved Birds as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Great patina on polychrome decoration of charming carved birds adapted as lamps with custom carved bases
Wood
Pair of Brass and Dyed Bone Inlaid Bird Figures Now Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of brass and dyed bone inlaid carved wood desert falcon figures now mounted as lamps on custom Lucite bases with new, custom tan silk shades box pleated at the corners and trimm...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Black Forest Carved Wood Bird Table Lamps
By Black Forest
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A pair of elaborately carved wood table lamps in the Black Forest style popular in the late 19th century.
De Stijl Firenze Italian Heron Carved Strobo Wood Hand-Painted Bird Lamps, Pair
By De Stijl
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
These gorgeous lamps feature two slightly different herons carved out of strobo wood and hand decorated with swirled paint in emerald green, black, and gold.
Gold Plate, Brass
Sold
H 13.75 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
English Art Deco Wood and Bakelite Noveltic Nut Bird Table Lamp with Glass Shade
By Noveltic
Located in Port Hope, ON
This English Art Deco Nut Bird table lamp was manufactured by the London company, Noveltic. The geometric base and lamp support are in ebony and feature a very pensive looking nut bi...
Glass, Bakelite, Ebony
$3,493 / set
H 30 in W 13 in D 6 in
Pair 19th c Italian Neoclassic Urn-Carved Candelabras w/5 Candle Pricket Holders
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of Neoclassical style five light candelabras from the 19th century. These antique candle holders from Italy are have gesso and silvered/gilt over a carved wood base i...
Iron
Vintage White Parrot Bird Tropical Table Lamp Newly Wired
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful ceramic parrot bird table lamp. Fantastic detail in expression and large presence. Possibly Italian. Newly wired, 3 way socket, brass hardware. Curbside to NYC/Philly $400
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Painted and Carved Wooden Candle Holders
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of hand painted and carved wooden candle holders having a metal spike to hold candles. They are painted in a cream/ grey tone. That is very pleasing and have a carved swag pai...
Reclaimed Wood
Art Deco Table Lamp in Olive Green Wood, Jean Besnard Style, 1920s
By Jean Besnard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Small spherical antique wooden table light in the style of Jean Besnard. Beautifully lacquered in earthy olive green, brown and golden colors in animalistic speckled pattern. Wooden ...
Wood
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 22" Tall Vase Shape Green Pottery & Brass Hand Painted Table Lamp MINT
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Wooden Urns/Finials, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Urns/Finials. The urns/finials exemplify the restrained grandeur and classical symmetry characteristic of the period. Hand-carved...
Wood
$2,739
H 18.9 in Dm 15.75 in
Art Nouveau Ceramics Table Lamp Hand Decorated at L. Hjort, Denmark, 1930s
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in Odense, DK
Ceramics table lamp made at "L. Hjort", Denmark in the 1930s. The base is made from stoneware and hand decorated with fruit branches and bird motif in Art Nouveau style. Original soc...
Ceramic
$1,195
H 23.5 in W 6 in D 4.5 in
Antique Chinese Export Pottery Parrot Roof Tile Table Lamp W / Bamboo Shade
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export earthenware parrot roof tile that has been converted into a lamp. The bamboo shade is new. It measures 12”D x 7”H. The wrong is new as well.
Pottery, Bamboo, Wood
$1,835Sale Price / set|51% Off
H 26.19 in W 9.06 in D 8.27 in
Couple of 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Wooden Candlesticks Circa 1750
Located in Buisson, FR
Great pair of carved wooden candleholders with their beautiful weathered silver leaf gilding. Italy, circa 1750-1800. Weathered and small losses Measurements are individual. H:66,5c...
Wood
19th C. Italian Baroque Hand-Carved Distressed Candlesticks Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th C. Italian Baroque style candlesticks that feature eleborate scrollwork, floral motifs, and a multi-tiered structure. Each candlestick has a wide, decorative base with ...
Wood, Paint
$338
H 8.27 in W 8.67 in D 3.55 in
French Art Deco Table Lamp with stylized Spelter Representation of Birds
Located in Verviers, BE
Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Birds motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. And fitting E14...
Marble, Spelter
$1,900
H 31.5 in Dm 15 in
1970's Indian Carved Teak Wood Elephant Sculpture Lamp w/ Haitian Cotton Shade
Located in New York, NY
Indian hand carved teakwood lamp with three elephants on lotus flower base. Features original Haitian cotton string lampshade. Lamp height including harp and lampshade 31.5" tall. L...
Teak, Wood, Cotton
Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp Enameled Birds Scrolls Japan 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage accent or table lamp features the classic ginger jar or urn shaped body mounted on carved wooden pedestal. The ceramic body of the lamp is decorated with hand-painted decor...
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Italian Giltwood Urn Ornaments
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful pair of three dimensional detailed 18th century giltwood urn ornaments. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.
Giltwood
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 23 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pair of Rococo Period 18th Century Italian Painted and Carved Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo period painted candlesticks from the 18th century, with carved cartouches and scrolling feet. Created in Italy during the 18th century, each of this pair of ...
Wood
Blue Wading Bird Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp blue wading bird with heron sculpture in porcelain with solid brass legs and yable lamp rods. Including a black sahed. 1 bulb, lamp holder type E27, max 40 watt, bulb ...
Brass
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.