19th Century Chinese Bronze Urn as Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Chinese bronze urn as lamp. Decorated with florals and dragon in high relief
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Bronze Urn as Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Chinese bronze urn as lamp. Decorated with florals and dragon in high relief
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally, a ginger jar converted to a lamp. Fine French dore bronze mounts. Custom parchment
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Export Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally a covered Chinese jar converted to lamp with very fine French dore bronze mounts
Bronze
Bronze Cloisonne Urn Lamp Donald Deskey
By Donald Deskey
Located in Morristown, NJ
Bronze Cloisonne Lamp From Radio City Music Hall NYC A piece from the original design by Donald
Bronze
Pair Monumental Bronze Chinese Urn Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Two elegant table lamps, made from very heavily cast bronze urns in an Asian form.
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Chinese Bronze Urn Table Lamps
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of table lamps, antique bronze Chinese urns on carved wood bases, American, 1940s. These
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Style Bronze Urn Lamps
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of Asian style table lamps in the form of bronze urns. The bronze castings on these are
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Monumental Bronze Chinese Urn Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Two elegant table lamps, made from very heavily cast bronze urns in an Asian form. Shaped like
Brass, Bronze
Chinese Urn Style Table Lamp in Bronze
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chinese urn style table lamp in bronze on a black lacquered base, American 1940’s Shown with
Large Pair Chinese Archaistic Style Lidded Bronze Vases, Urn Lamps
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Pair Chinese Archaistic style lidded bronze vases - Urn lamps Beautiful matching pair of
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Urn In Bronze, Mounted As A Table Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
A very nice patinated bronze Chinese urn with animal-form handles, decorated overall with shells
Bronze
A Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Urn Lamps by Marboro Lamps
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Great looking pair of lamps featuring Archaic style Bronze urns with a beautiful patina mounted on
Bronze
Large Fine Chinese Famille Rose Urn Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Fine large porcelain Chinese Famille Rose urn lamp features an enamel painted porcelain covered jar
Bronze, Brass
Chinese Verdi Gris Urn Form Lamp after James Mont
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Elegant sophisticated Chinese form bronze lamp base in Verdi Gris finish. Style and design after
Bronze
Pair of Impressive Bronze Chinese Urn Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of impressive Chinese urn table lamps in bronze and brass by Marbro, American 1950s.
Pair Monumental Bronze Chinese Urn Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Two elegant table lamps, made from very heavily cast bronze urns in an Asian form. Shaped like
Bronze, Brass
Verdigris Bronzed Metal Chinese Urn Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of metal Chinese urn form lamps with gorgeous patinated verdigris bronze finish
Pair of Impressive Bronze Brass Chinese Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of massive Chinese style archaic bronze or brass urn vessels mounted as table lamps
Brass
Pair of Monumental Chinese Bronze Urns as Lamps
Located in San Antonio, TX
A massive pair of bronze Chinese urns as lamps with bas-relief flower, leaf, and vine detailing
Bronze
Good pair of Chinese bronze urns
Located in Miami, FL
Good pair of Chinese bronze urns with Foo dogs and foliage in high relief, mounted as lamps.
Pair of Chinese Bronze Lamps
Located in St.amford, CT
Pair of Chinese solid bronze urns fabricated into lamps on wood bases. Bronze urns have a wondeful
Bronze
Champleve Bronze Urn
Located in Valley Stream, NY
A champleve bronze urn.simlilar to cloisonne but cruder. polychrome and floral designs in each
Bronze, Enamel
Chasecraft Asian Jade Urn Form Table Lamp
Located in Southfield, MI
Fabulous carved jade urn form table lamp with hollowed center having a light. Mounted to a carved
Jade, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper. Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
Copper, Enamel
$2,850 / set
H 20.5 in Dm 9 in
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Jars-Shaped Table Lamps, Wired the the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white and blue porcelain jars-shaped table lamps with auspicious fish and water plant motifs, wired for the USA. Transform your space with this elegant pair of modern blue ...
Porcelain
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
Enamel
$22,600 / set
H 17.75 in Dm 8 in
Pair Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Triple-Gourd 'Taotie' Vases, Qing 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'Taotie' vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'taotie' vases. The base of each with an apocryphal Kangxi six...
Porcelain
A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Porcelain Lamp w. Rosewood Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very good quality Chinese Porcelain Lamp. The painting despicts a Female with a Stag. Wonderful greenery surrounds the main images.The glaze is soft and there is a deep she...
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Ginger Jar Conversion Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautifully detailed hand painted vintage Chinese ginger jar that has been converted to a lamp. With a white and gold colored background that allows the vibrancy of the detailed ar...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Persian Ceramic Jar Made Into a Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th Century Persian Ceramic Jar Made Into a Lamp. Good high shouldered form with a raised neck. A primitive Persian pattern on a turquoise glaze ground. The Glaze with age cra...
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of Chinese 19th century Famille rose vases / lamps. Each with a blue and yellow ground, panels depicting exotic birds and flowers. Gilded ormolu lids and bases in...
Ormolu
$2,794Sale Price|25% Off
H 32.29 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
By Edmé Samson
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th Century Chinese Style Samson Porcelain vase and cover, ormolu-mounted in lamp Polychromed design of birds, foliages and branches in cartouches, the ginger jar on a yel-low and...
Ormolu
$7,600 / set
H 32 in Dm 10 in
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars Converted into Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain Ginger Jars converted into table lamps with wood bases. The pair is beautifully painted with delicate images of flowers and green leaves.
Porcelain, Wood
18th Century Japanese Arita Imari vase / lamp.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful bold colouring to the classical motif decoration to the boarders, inset painted panels depict...
Porcelain
$820
H 14.97 in Dm 5.12 in
LOVELY ANTiQUE STYLE CHINESE PORCELAIN LARGE TABLE LAMP SUPER DECORATIVE FINISH
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely ex-display Chinese Porcelain table lamp with lovely original finish Please note the delivery f...
Porcelain
$16,800 / set
H 23 in Dm 12 in
Pair of 19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Blue and White Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large pair of 19th century Qing Dynasty Chinese blue and white porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Each is beautifully hand painted with elaborate blue flowers and vi...
Porcelain
Chinese Doucai 'Bats And Lotus' Vase Yongzheng Mark
Located in London, GB
A CHINESE DOUCAI 'BATS AND LOTUS' VASE. Yongzheng mark but later, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark, 31cm high. The twin-handled vase painted with bats flying over larg...
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted 19th Century Chinese vessel converted to lamp. Wooden base. Custom parchment shade is 10" high x 16" wide.
Enamel
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality mid-19th century Chinese Famille verte vase / lamp. Having a black and green ground with classical flower and leaf decoration. The inset painted panels depicting ...
Porcelain
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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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.
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Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.