19th Century Chinese Celadon, Blue And White Porcelain Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking 19th century Chinese porcelain ginger jar converted as a table lamp, featuring a classic baluster-form body decorated in underglaze cobalt blue against a soft celadon grou...
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamp; Bronze Mounts and Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This mirror black glaze ginger jar form porcelain lamp is mounted with gilt metal fittings. Its gilt decoration includes floral and insect motifs.
Porcelain
A Fine Pair of Mid Century Chinese Celadon Relief Porcelain Columnar Lamps
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Produced circa 1960–1980, these lamps represent a sophisticated blend of Chinoiserie tradition and Mid-Century Modern silhouettes. The monochromatic "Army Green" celadon glaze is a h...
Porcelain
$1,436Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Exotic Florals & Foo Dog Medallions, China, 20th Century This striking pair of Chinese Export Blue & White Porcelain Lamps captures the t...
Brass
Blue and White Lucky Foo Dog and Coral Chinoiserie Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large chinoiserie style blue and white porcelain ginger jar table lamp mounted on Ming style brass base.
Brass
$1,050Sale Price|43% Off
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions. In the shape of a lidded Chinese ginger ja...
Bronze, Ormolu
$483Sale Price|73% Off
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20 century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of medium proportions. In the shape of a lidded Chinese ginger jar...
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Koi Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage table lamp is a masterful celebration of Hollywood Regency maximalism and traditional Chinoiserie artistry. The voluminous, ginger-jar-inspired ceramic body fea...
Brass
$645Sale Price|43% Off
Early 20C American Dedham Style Sang de Boeuf Pottery & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS AND EXTREMELY RARE Lamp of small to medium proportions. In the shape of a Lidded Chinese Ginger Jar/Urn, heavily influenced by Chinese design with gilt bronze ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp, Foliate Design, Circa 1880s
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Century) white porcelain ginger jar form lamp with foliate & bird details mounted on a round wood base. Ships without a shade.
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
$832Sale Price|27% Off
Chinoiserie Porcelain Gilt Floral Ginger Jar Hand-Painted Table Lamp, Monumental
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and monumental gilt hand painted floral Porcelain chinoiserie ginger jar wired as lamp. Lovely scale and proportions. Genius use of color.
Porcelain
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.