Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp with Rosewood Base
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A late 19th century hand-painted porcelain vase with hand-carved rosewood base as a lamp. This vase was lamped in the first quarter of the 20th century with hand-painted floral decor...
Porcelain, Rosewood
Sold|$1,500
Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamp Base
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Chinese 'Mirror Black' porcelain ground with over glaze gilt decoration, fitted as a lamp.
Bronze
Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp With Foo Dogs on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Chinese Familie Rose Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamp.
Wood, Lucite, Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamp on Teak Base
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style blue and white porcelain table lamp with crabs and a geometric design on a round teak base with a finial.
Porcelain, Teak
Chinese Porcelain White Crackle Glazed Table Lamp on Carved Wood Base
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese midcentury porcelain table lamp in tapered ovoid form with elongated neck, capped by a functional light switch socket, the body fired in a glossy white crackle glaze, mounted...
Metal
Large Rustic Chinese Storage Jar Lamp Base with Linen Shade
Located in Sheffield, MA
The large white/grey lamp base is a rustic antique Chinese clay jar. Chinese lettering is found at the bottom of one side. The shade is made of taupe cross-hatch Belgium linen. En re...
Clay, Linen
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Vase Mounted on Engraved Brass Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pretty Chinese export rose medallion vase decorated overall with figures, flowers and birds in blue, rose and tangerine on a cream background, with gilt handles. Now electrified an...
Porcelain
Sold|$2,400
Large Terracotta Jar Lamp/Base Only
Located in Sheffield, MA
The large white painted, grey green terracotta lamp base is made from rustic vintage Chinese clay jars used for wine storage. The shape of the jar is not symmetrical since these are ...
Clay
Variegated Blue Glaze Vase as a Table Lamp, Mounted with a Brass Base
Located in London, GB
A fine variegated blue glaze Chinese vase with a brilliant turquoise ground, mounted as a lamp with a brass base. Please note: lampshade not included.
Ceramic
measure list Petite Vintage Asian Tea Caddy Lamp Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
Distinctive small Chinese brass tea canister or tea caddy shape table lamp.
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Yellow and Blue Ginger Jar Porcelain Urn Lamp, Hardwood Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous chinoiserie yellow and blue ginger jar / urn, porcelain, wired as a lamp, with hardwood base. Wonderful proportions. Brass accents.
Porcelain
Bunny Williams Home, Small Pheasant Feather Lamp, 'Blue with Gold Base'
By Bunny Williams Home
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling pheasant feather glaze—inspired by the traditional sancai or tri-colored glaze technique, where colors often mix together—is now available in smaller size, in an ele...
Ceramic
Guangxu Famille Rose Butterfly Vase with Turned Rosewood Base, Later Lamp
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A magnificent late Qing dynasty famille rose vase, Guangxu period (1875–1908), richly enameled with an allover butterfly and moth pattern, each insect uniquely rendered in jewel-like...
Porcelain, Rosewood
Antique Jardiniere Stand, Chinese, Marble, Planter Base, Lamp Table, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique jardiniere stand. A Chinese, rosewood and marble planter stand or lamp table, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Strikingly carved appearance with a...
Wood
Antique Chinese Republic Era Ornately Hand-Painted Vase or Table Lamp Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and intricately hand-painted vase is signed on the base, but we were unable to identify the maker, but originates from China and dates to approximately 1920 and done in ...
Porcelain
Sold|$1,200
Chinese Vase Lamp Base
Located in Seattle, WA
A nice 1930â??s Chinese hand worked brass vase converted into a lamp base with nice colour to the brass.
Sold|$1,200
Chinese Vase Lamp Base
Located in Seattle, WA
A nice 1930's Chinese hand worked brass vase converted into a lamp base with nice colour to the brass.
Sold|$1,850
Chinese Wine Pot as Lamp Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Chinese Wine Pot as Lamp Base Circa 1870. Hunan Province
Sold|$500
CHINESE KUAN YIN LAMP BASE AND SHADE
Located in Stamford, CT
CHINESE KWAN YIN LAMP BASE- BODHISATA OF MERCY AND COMPASSION - SILK SHADE - WOOD BASE
Turquoise Chinese Vase on Lucite Base as Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Turquoise Chinese vase mounted on a Lucite base as lamp.
Earthenware, Lucite
Sold|$1,850
19th Century Chinese Wine Pot as Lamp Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese Green Ceramic Wine Pot made into a Lamp. Circa 1870.Hunan Province.
Chinese Carved Female Figure in Jade, Guanyin with Dore Bronze Base Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Chinese 1930s carved jade sitting on doré bronze base table lamp.
Jade, Bronze
Sold|$3,467
Chinese Vase Table Lamp 1900
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
Chinese vase based table lamp 1900
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Covered Blue & White Jar as Lamp, Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century Chinese covered blue & white jar as lamp, custom base New wiring.
Porcelain
Chinese Powder Blue Porcelain Baluster Vase, lamped with Gilt Wood Base
Located in London, GB
A Chinese powder blue porcelain vase, 19th century, lamped with carved giltwood base. Newly wired for electricity and fitted with a brass plate and light finial.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Chinese White Porcelain Lamp with Black Painted Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Chinese white porcelain lamp with black painted wood base
Porcelain
Sold|$1,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tea Caddies Base Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unique pair of 19th century Chinese tea caddies base lamps with lucky numbers on them.
Metal
19thc Chinese Mirror Black Lamp On Custom Gilded Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC CHINESE MIRROR BLACK LAMP ON CUSTOM GILDED BASE An Atlanta Resource for Fine Antiques We have a very large inventory on our website To visit go to www.parcmonceau.com
Chinese Blue and Gilt Porcelain Lamp on Custom Giltwood Base, circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese blue and gilt porcelain lamp on custom giltwood base, circa 1800 New wiring.
Porcelain, Giltwood
19th-20th Century Chinese Flambe Glazed Porcelain Lamp on Custom Giltwood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th Century Chinese Flambe Glazed Porcelain Lamp on Custom Giltwood Base New wiring
Porcelain, Giltwood
Sold|$2,517
Celadon Porcelain Lamp Base
Located in London, GB
A celadon crackle glazed porcelain vase of trumpet form, mounted as a lamp with turned giltwood base.
Porcelain
19th Century Ox Blood Chinese Vase Table Lamp with a Louis XV Style Bronze Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very fine Louis XV style table lamp with a patinated bronze rocaille base.
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Moon Flask as Lamp, Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century circa 1890 Chinese blue and white porcelain moon flask as lamp on custom giltwood base New wiring.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of Powder Blue Glazed Chinese Porcelain Bronze Base Mounted Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of powder blue glazed Chinese porcelain bronze base mounted lamps. Height - 22".
Porcelain
Sold|$575
Superb Bronze Champleve Lamp Base
Located in Southfield, MI
Fantastically detailed champleve inlaid enamel over bronze lamp base dating to 1920. Designed as a lamp, not as a vase conversion, this piece is large, measuring 10" in diameter and...
Bronze
Vintage Pink and Blue Chines Export Table Lamp with Double Base
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage pink and blue chines export table lamp with double base Round porcelain jar with floral patterns all over in shades of: blue, white, pink and green. Mounted on a wooden base...
Brass
JWDA Concrete Table Lamp by Jonas Wagell, Dimmable Lighting, Concrete Base
By Jonas Wagell Design & Architecture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Honest materials concrete and brass – are transformed into a lamp of beauty by Stockholm-based designer Jonas Wagell. Inspired by traditional oil lamps, he brings these materials tog...
Concrete, Brass
Sold|$2,517
Qing Dynasty Famille Verte Vase Lamp Base
Located in London, GB
A famille verte porcelain baluster vase, decorated in the traditional manner with figurative cartouches and red glazed dragon handles. Now mounted as a table lamp and set within a tu...
Porcelain
Sold|$1,100
Chinese celadon vase with Jade (faux) base
Located in Wainscott, NY
Chinese incised celadon ceramic vase with faux jade base
Mid-20th Century Very Tall Celadon Ceramic Table Lamp on Ebonised Base
Located in London, GB
A very tall elegant celadon ceramic table lamp on a wooden ebonised base. Decorated with floral motifs and with a top fitting shade, this lamp has adjustable height. At its maximum t...
Brass
Pair Ming Style Porcelain/Gilt Wood Base Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Chinese Ming Style Porcelain Lamps on Carved Giltwood Bases, included are the display shades which are gilded parchment
Sold|$2,517
20th Century Sang de Boeuf Vase Lamp Base
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century sang de boeuf porcelain vase now mounted as a lamp base for electric lighting. (dimensions for vase only)
19th-20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jar on Custom Giltwood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th century Chinese blue and white porcelain jar on custom giltwood base New wiring.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Enormous Persimmon Handmade Temple Jar Vase Custom Lamp Lucite Base
Located in Houston, TX
This enormous handmade temple jar vase custom lamp has a delicious persimmon glaze mounted upon a Lucite base. The superb Classic design of the custom lamp is given a modern treatmen...
Brass
Chinse green pottery vase mounted as lamp on dark wood base
Located in New York, NY
A green glazed pottery vase, mounted as a lamp on a dark wood base with two-light swivel cluster
Pottery, Wood
Canary Yellow Porcelain Lamp in 23-Karat Water Gilt Turned Wood Base
By Christopher Spitzmiller
Located in Dallas, TX
Fishtail form mid-20th century Chinese export porcelain vase converted to a lamp on custom 23-karat water gilt turned wood base. Porcelain is a glossy canary yellow glaze. Brass doub...
Porcelain, Wood
Sold|$375
Porcelain elephant on wood base
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese porcelain elephant with pagoda on wood base.
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Vert Lamp on Teak Base, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
famille verte, ( French: ���green family���) group of Chinese porcelain wares characterized by decoration painted in a colour range that includes yellow, blue, red, purple, and green...
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Lapis Lazuli Blue Vase Lamp, Lucite Base, circa 1950
Located in Houston, TX
Be the first to see our new listings direct from 1stdibs! Please click "Follow" below. The brilliant lapiz lazuli blue glaze on this vintage Chinese vase vessel circa 1...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Highly Decorated Chinese Ginger Jar Lamp Base on Wood Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
This ginger jar is soooo beautifully executed, the artwork so crisp and the colors so vivid! It's sure to bring your room more alive. The jade finial completes an already compelli...
Wood
19th Century Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Lamp with Old Base, Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese Celadon glazed porcelain lamp with old base, signed brand new wiring.
Celadon
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Famille Rose Lamps with Wood Base
Located in Bridport, CT
Excellent hand-painted flower and foliage motif. Pomegranate fruit handles. Butterfly finials. Pagoda shaped shades.
Porcelain, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Celadon Urn Lamp with Original Brass Cap and Base
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Early 20th Century Chinese Celadon Urn Lamp with Original Brass Cap & Base. The porcelain urn itself is 9 5/8" tall. Highly engraved Oriental designed cap with the original floral de...
Porcelain
Small Chinese Porcelain Covered Jar as Lamp on Custom Gilded Base, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small Chinese porcelain covered jar as lamp on custom gilded base, circa 1880 Measures: 5"diameter x 11.75" tall , Base:3.75" diameter.
Porcelain, Giltwood
JWDA Concrete Table Lamp by Jonas Wagell, Dimmable Lighting, Concrete Base
By Jonas Wagell Design & Architecture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Honest materials concrete and brass – are transformed into a lamp of beauty by Stockholm-based designer Jonas Wagell. Inspired by traditional oil lamps, he brings these materials tog...
Concrete, Brass
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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