Large Blue and Whine Chinese Carp Vase as a Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid twentieth century blue and white vase of large scale, decorated with swimming carp throughout, now converted as a lamp with a turned giltwood base. Please note: Lampshade is n...
Ceramic
Chinese Blue Glaze Lamp with Swimming Carp
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century octagonal vase with blue glaze, decorated with orange carp swimming among gilt reefs, now as a lamp. Currently wired for the UK. Please note: Lampshad...
Ceramic
A Large Vase Decorated with Carp as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large early 20th century baluster vase, the background decorated with dark blue glaze, the body decorated with a series of swimming carp, now mounted as a lamp. Please note: Lamp...
Ceramic
Classic Pair of Blue and White Canton Style Ginger Jar Lamps with Carp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of blue and white canton style ginger jars mounted as lamps on dark wood stands and decorated beautifully with foliage and carp fish. Jars are 10 W bases are 8.5.
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp Landscape Motif
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A spectacular early 20th‑century blue and white porcelain ginger jar converted into an elegant table lamp, crafted in the 18th‑century Chinese style and reminiscent of the refined Ra...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Large Chinese Blue Grey Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative over-size stunning blue and white Asian style ginger jar lamp featuring a blue and white body with Chinese characters and decorative fish details. Including blue Be...
Ceramic
Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A blue and white Chinese ginger jar mounted as a lamp, painted with figures gathered in a garden beneath flowering branches, with a crackle glaze overall and brown banding at the sho...
Porcelain, Wood
$336Sale Price|25% Off
H 30 in W 5 in D 5 in
Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp Measures 5" in width x 5" in depth x 20.5" in height x 30" to the top of the porcelain finial
Enamel
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp Early 20th Century, China Dimensions: Height: 24 in Diameter: 7 in Bring home this beautifully crafted Chinese Export prunus vase, which ha...
Porcelain, Wood
Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Chinese blue and white porcelain vase mounted as a lamp, painted with two female figures in a garden setting beneath a flowering tree, with a baluster form, metal collar, and round e...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Chinese 19th century porcelain vase converted as a lamp. Hand painted with a bird amongst a fruit tree with fruit, branches and leaves. A celadon ground and decorated with applied fo...
Porcelain
Chinese Powder Blue Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
A vase now mounted as a lamp. Flared neck baluster form with three sockets and bronze base. Powder blue colour on a vase like this is applied by blowing the paint through a straw. Co...
Bronze
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase Converted to Lamp on Custom Made Mahogany Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century Chinese porcelain vase which was later converted into lamp on a custom made mahogany base. Measurements: Lamp shade- 18.25 inches in diameter Body- 10 ...
Mahogany, Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese powder blue and famille verte vase / lamp. Having a dark blue ground with gilded clouds, bats and dragon decoration. The famille verte panels depi...
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th century Chinese power blue vase / lamp with French gilded ormolu mounts to the top and plinth base.
Ormolu
Antique Chinese Blue & White Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese blue & white lamp.
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Blue Ground Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual 19th century Chinese blue ground porcelain vase or lamp. Having wonderful mythical dragons amongst flowers and classical motifs.
Porcelain
A 20th Century Blue Chinese Jun Ware Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
China, circa 1900 A Chinese Junware vase decorated with a characteristic turquoise blue glaze and purple splash to the front, with undulating rim, now mounted as a lamp. Height 40....
Ceramic
Chinese blue and white vase lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese blue and white vase lamp decorated with oriental scenes and foliage. The lamp has had some repairs. Dimensions Height 15.5 Inches Width 7.5 Inches Depth 7.5 Inches
Porcelain
Blue and White Cherry Blossom Vase Lamp on Gilt Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white cherry blossom vase lamp on gilt wood base. Late 19th Century hand-painted blue and white Chinese vase in the cherry blossom pattern mounted as a gas lamp in the late ...
Porcelain, Giltwood
$5,456
H 32.68 in W 42.13 in D 20.08 in L 32.68 in
Antique Genuine Swedish Original Gustavian Period Handmade Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish chest of drawers from the 1700s in gustavian style. The chest is a genuine Swedish gustavian furniture with four drawers made by hand in solid pine around 1790. Class...
Pine
19th century Scandinavian Neoclassical Console
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century Scandinavian Neoclassical console table with one drawer and carved fluted decor around the apron on all four sides. Stands on four turned legs joined by bottom carved st...
Iron
$2,800Sale Price|22% Off
H 38 in W 29 in D 28 in
French Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair Upholstered Green Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI style bergère armchair upholstered in sage green velvet, 19th century Deep and comfortable, Classic French chic Dimensions: 38" H x 29" W x 28" D Seat height 18...
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Dutch Painted Commode
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 18th C Dutch serpentine front 3 drawer painted oak commode with a faux marble top. 1790. Reference: 8114 Dimensions 35 inches (89 cms) Wide 18 inches (46 cms) Deep 29.5 inche...
Oak
$6,700
H 41.5 in W 54.25 in D 19.5 in L 41.5 in
Early 19th CenSwedish Gustavian Period 1820 Sideboard with Carved, Reeded Panels
Located in Charleston, SC
A richly, exclusively carved Swedish Gustavian period sideboard has reeded paneled doors and drawers with central diamond shape lozenges in hand scraped patina - in classic Gustavian...
Bronze
$4,500
H 32 in W 32.75 in D 17.5 in
Swedish Gustavian-Style Blue Chest of Drawers with Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Swedish Gustavian-style chest of drawers. Crafted in pine, this piece is painted in a soft blue tone, a color popular beginning with late 19th-century Scandinavian interpre...
Wood
Antique Northern Swedish Classic Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique chest of drawers or commode from northern Sweden made in a classic straight gustavian shape from the late 1700s. The chest is a genuine Swedish antique made by hand in pine a...
Pine
Vintage Green Murano Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian glass chandelier with 8 lights. Measurements: Diameter: 31" Drop: 32"
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish Designer, Lounge Chairs, Birch, Fabric, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of birch and white fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions: 30.5” H x 25.1” W x 25” D Seat Height: 17.5”
Fabric, Birch
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white porcelains with flowers and butterfly decoration, mounted as lamps with polish brass bases. Available in nickel plating and antique brass finished. To the porcelain me...
19th Century Rococo Original Blue Painted Commode
Located in San Angelo, TX
Stunning 19th century original blue painted Rococo commode. This is truly a special heirloom and investment. This piece features original hardware and 4 drawers. This is perfect for ...
Wood, Paint
1940s Anglo-Indian Jewelry Box, Hand-Carved Wood & Mother of Pearl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo-Indian Mother of Pearl Inlaid jewelry Box. 1940s Victorian Anglo Indian box in silver, bone and mother of pearl Inlaid. An elegant Anglo Indian bone inlaid fruitwood, Victorian...
Wood
Dutch Delft Blue and White Vase Lamp on Water-Gilt Base
By Delft
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Delft blue and white vase lamp on water-gilt base. Small blue and white Dutch Delft faience vase of baluster form with delicate floral decoration, birds and borders mounted as ...
Delft, Porcelain
Magnificent Dutch Delft Blue and White 18th Century Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A magnificent large 18th century Dutch Delft blue and white baluster vase, the central panel depicting a superb urn of flowers and foliage, now mounted as a lamp with hand gilded fit...
Delft
$11,550 / set
H 20.48 in Dm 8.47 in
Chinoiserie Dutch Delft Blue and White Pair of Table Lamps, early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large early 18th century Dutch Delft vases, each decorated throughout in tones of blue on a white background with wonderful chinoiserie decoration in the Kangxi styl...
Delft
Large Dutch Delft Blue and White Hexagonal Vase Table Lamp, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A fine large Dutch Delft blue and white vase, of hexagonal form, beautifully decorated trhoughout in tones of blue on a white ground, with foliage and flowers and further stylised ...
Delft
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.