1950s Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase or Lamp Base by Ugo Zaccagnini
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian Tuscan vintage clay hand-painted vase, signed by the famous artist Zaccagnini. Perfect as a lamp base also. O/5873.
Ceramic
Gambone style ceramic/pottery vase/vessel, retailed by Rena Rosenthal "Lamp base
By Guido Gambone, Rena Rosenthal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rena Rosenthal had a very expensive/ exclusive retail store in Madison, NY in Mid century . She imported many ceramics for many countries in Europe, to mention some, Italy, UK, Aust...
Ceramic
$784Sale Price|34% Off
Vintage Moroccan Cactus-Shaped Ceramic Vase with Green Glaze Versatile Lamp Base
Located in IT
Versatile in function, it can be used as a striking decorative piece or easily transformed into a table lamp base by drilling a hole in the bottom. Perfect for adding a touch of Moro...
Ceramic
Shagreen Porcelain Vase or Lamp Base
Located in Rochester, NY
Ceramic Asian vase with shagreen glaze. Can also be used as a lamp base.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Steuler Huge Art Deco Stoneware Floor Vase, Germany, 1930s, Lamp Base
By Steuler
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This museum-quality (museal) piece stands out for its strong architectural presence and can also be used as a lamp base, making it both sculptural and functional.
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Lamp Base, South Seas Half-Nude Male with Fish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Here, used as a lamp base, the figure is mounted on a wood pedestal and stands before a rattan screen.
Ceramic, Rattan, Wood
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930
By Weller Pottery
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Classical Greek Cameo Art Pottery Lamp Base Attr. Weller, C1930 Measures - 26.5" height x 6.25" diameter An antique lamp base offers urn form cameo art pottery vase attribute...
Metal
Modern Handcrafted Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp Artisanal Illumination Lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Spot small organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Dante Baldelli and Corrado Cagli in Ponti 'Fascist' Style Vase/Lamp Base
By Corrado Cagli
Located in Sharon, CT
Dante Baldelli and Corrado Cagli (1910-1976) for Societa Anonima Ceramiche Rometti factory, umbertide, 1928-1930. Majolica turned on the wheel and decorated with underglaze polychrom...
Ceramic
Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
$298Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Pine Cone Bubble Glass Sconce, Wall Lamp Mint Base, 1970s, Germany
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky wall lamp from the late 60s to 70s, Germany. This lamp is absolutely unique in its shape of a large pine cone with its scales as bubbles winding their way up! Sitting on an ab...
Art Glass, Ceramic
Medium wall organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Small wall organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Spot medium organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Pendant big organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Ceramic, Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Inspired Ceramic Wood Table Lamp, Stoneware Walnut
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
It only made sense to bring the two together into this lamp series. The ceramic base, walnut stem and lamp shade are all hand crafted in Long Beach, CA.
Walnut
Huge German Mid-Century Ceramic Floor Vase, 51.5cm Tall, 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Floor Vase / Lamp Base, Early 1970s, Europe.
Ceramic
Modern Minimalist Orb Blown-Glass Transparent Vase - Home Decor
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Glass
Modern Minimalist Orb Blown-Glass Transparent Vase - Home Decor
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light ...
Glass
Jacques Blin, Blue Glazed Ceramic Lamp Base, France, Mid-20th Century
By Jacques Blin
Located in New York, NY
In the middle of the 20th century, Jacques Blin developed a new technique with Jean Rustin, etching creations on his clay before firing, adding to these designs later with glaze and ...
Ceramic
Large Art Pottery Dripping Pattern Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dripping vase pattern ceramic table lamp on oiled walnut base.
Ceramic
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.