Chinese 19th Century Sang du Bouf Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A 19th century Chinese Sang du Bouf vase or lamp mounted on a carved hardwood stand.
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Sang du Bouf Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A 19th century Chinese Sang du Bouf vase or lamp mounted on a carved hardwood stand.
Porcelain
Pair of Green and Gold Chinese Export Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked 12 the other 21. Now electrified wi...
Gold Leaf
Sold|$800 / item
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique Chinese blue and white ginger jar converted to a lamp with brass fittings set on an ebonized hardwood base, late 19th century.
Brass
Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Old Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain famille verte ginger jar lamp, circa 19th/20th century. Shade not included. Quality hardware, smooth pulls with long chains, piece of pierced base restuck, ...
Porcelain
Sold|$6,800 / set
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lidded Jars as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese porcelain lidded jars as lamps, white porcelain with green and orange coloration. People and flowers in cartouches. Bases are painted to complement the vases, early...
Porcelain
Sold|$6,567 / set
Pair 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase or Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille rose two handled vase or lamp. Having the classical motif and floral boarders, inset hand painted scenes of various couriers and warr...
Porcelain
Sold|$4,378 / set
Near Pair of 19th Century Chinese Celadon/Rose Medallion Vases/Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality near pair of 19th Century Chinese Celadon / Rose medallion vases / lamps. Having a pleated form to the necks and body, gilded dog of faux handles to both. Classical mo...
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century pair of Chinese export porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Blue & celadon decorated with trailing peonies & attractive lappet borders. Vases 8" h. Mounted with brass c...
Brass
Sold|$6,800 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant pair of Chinese rose medallion vases, originally custom mounted as oil lamps, now electrified, set on ormolu bases in foliate design. The bulbous shape of the vase contain...
Bronze
Sold|$4,378 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Vases/Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white prunus blossom vases/lamps.
Porcelain
Sold|$4,378 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese Famille rose vases / lamps. Each having various vases, flowers and motif decoration, mounted in gilded ormolu tops and molded bases.
Porcelain
Sold|$10,262 / set
Large Pair 19th Century Chinese Crackle Ware Vase or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century Chinese crackle ware Famille Rose vases or lamps. Each with classical mountainous scenes with men on horse back hunting. Set on gilded ormolu b...
Porcelain
Sold|$3,750 / set
Pair of Early 19th Century Porcelain Chinese Vases as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century, Chinese porcelain six sided vases as lamps with pleated shades. Beautiful red painted background with overall images of flowers, bats and household items. Delicat...
Porcelain
Sold|$7,200 / set
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a unique pair of antique Chinese vases mounted as lamps. They are four sided in a diamond shape. Each side is painted in overall inter-locking circles with geometric patterns...
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Chinese Sang du Boufe Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good late 19th century Chinese sang du bouffe vase or lamp.
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Ming Porcelain Blue & White Vase Lamp 17th Century
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese late Ming porcelain blue and white vase converted to a lamp. Bold design with good color. Monster masks at the shoulder. Circa 17th century. Shade not included. Excel...
Porcelain
Sold|$960 / set
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jar Chrysanthemum Porcelain Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Chinese ginger jar chrysanthemum Porcelain lamps beautiful hand painted pink and green flowers on white porcelain ginger jars with Chinese characters made into lamps. Measur...
Porcelain
Sold|$2,500 / set
Pair of Chinese Famille Jaune Enamel Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Chinese Famille Jaune Enamel Vases Mounted as Lamps. Measures: 6" in width, 6" in depth and 29.5" in height to the of the finial.
Enamel
Rare Antique Chinese Carved Pottery Lamp with Carved Wood Base and Canopy
Located in Houston, TX
This antique lamp is so special. The Chinese Export lamp is made from carved pottery and has its original carved wood base and canopy. The lamp is two-sided with flowers on one sid...
Pottery, Wood
Sold|$1,450
Large Lidded Urns as Table Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Soft pastels with a subtle dragon are hand painted on these large lidded urns and made into table lamps. Priced individually.
Porcelain
Sold|$795 / set
Lovely Asian Handpainted Wood Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous candlestick pair of vintage Asian table lamps having meticulously handpainted floral decoration in red, pink and gold, offset by black and gold details. Shades 9.5 W x 8 H.
Wood
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Jars as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese Export Rose Mandarin porcelain jars with lids as lamps. All four side have painted panels with people in landscapes on orange and gilt patterned background. A pair ...
Porcelain
Pair Caldwell Bronze-Mounted 'Armorial Chinese Export' Samson Porcelain Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
These hand-painted Samson porcelain vases were imported from France by Edward F. Caldwell & Co. and fitted with Caldwell gilt bronze mounts.
Bronze
19thc Painted Porcelain Vases Converted into Lamps w/ Teak Bases & Custom Shades
Located in Savannah, GA
These colorful 19thc hand-painted porcelain vases have been converted into lamps with decorative scrolled teak bases and custom shades. Each vase features a different delicately pain...
Metal
Sold|$3,895 / set
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Bronze Oil Lamps.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of early 20th century Chinese bronze oil lamps. Pair of early 20th century Chinese bronze oil lamps, painted opaline globes, 19th century globes, Art d'Asie . H: 65cm, d: 20cm
Bronze
Carved Soapstone Guanyin and Attendant Lamp, Mid 20th Century, China and USA
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and elegant carved soapstone figure of Guanyin and attendant, now mounted as a table lamp. The soapstone carving circa 1940's or earlier, China, mounted as a lamp in the ...
Soapstone
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Hawthorne Ginger Jar Lamp 18th/19th Cen
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain ginger jar lamp with panels of tranquil home scenes amidst a Hawthorne pattern ground. Great color and beautiful detail. Circa 18th/19th century. Shade not ...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Hawthorne Ginger Jar Lamp 18th/19th Cen
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain ginger jar lamp with panels of tranquil home scenes amidst a Hawthorne pattern ground. Great color and beautiful detail. Circa 18th/19th century. Shade not ...
Porcelain
Pair of Chineese Porcelain Table Lamps, circa 1920s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of Chineese porcelain table lamps from around the 1920s. The table lamps are beautifully painted and stamped with a chinnese stamp on the bottom.
Porcelain
Unusual Majestic Chinese Ginger Jar with Olive and White Pattern as Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
The dimensions of this lamp are: 24 inches tall. 12 inches at its widest point with a base width of 7 inches. The color of the lamp is an "olive" green on white porcelain. The lamp ...
Porcelain
Sold|$3,300 / set
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps with Bamboo Motif
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain table lamps hand decorated with a bamboo motif on a faux bamboo form presented on lucite bases.
Porcelain
Pair of Rose Medallion Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Porcelain Lamps, Silk Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of lamps in Canton porcelain decorated with traditional figurative art, flowers and pagodas in pink and green tones on a white background within decorated borders, circa 1940. F...
Porcelain, Wood
Sold|$1,200 / set
Pair Chinese Red Double Happiness Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking and highly decorative pair of Chinese porcelain ginger jar lamps featuring the auspicious “Double Happiness” (囍 / Shuangxi) motif, rendered in a vibrant iron-red over a cr...
Metal
Sold|$1,400
Turquoise Asian Vase as a Table Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Beautifully hand painted vase with a turquoise background artfully decorated flowers and butterflies'.
Porcelain
19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp.
Tin
Sold|$4,200 / set
Pair of Rose Medallion Vases as Table Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Exquisite pair of Rose Medallion vases as table lamps.
Metal
Pair of Chinese Urns Mounted as Lamps by William Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A signature look from designer William Haines, the top portions are white Chinese Porcelain urns while the custom wood plinths are painted in a speckled coral glaze. Originally made ...
Ceramic, Silk, Wood
Sold|$2,950 / set
Pair of Decoupage Double Gourd Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of double gourd table lamps with reverse decoupage exotic beetle species against a white background and presented on double plinth Lucite bases.
Porcelain
Sold|$1,725 / set
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamps with a Classic form, hand decorated with trees and buildings, and presented on Ming style mahogany bases.
Porcelain
Foo Dog Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of hand-painted Chinese Foo Dog table lamps from Itlay with their original shades. 12" height of body & 24" height to shade rest.
E. F. Caldwell Gilt Bronze Mounted Samson Porcelain 'Chinese Export' Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This Fine quality hand-painted porcelain table lamp has beautifully cast gilt bronze mounts.
Bronze
Sold|$12,500 / set
Pair of Chinese Powder Blue Bronze-Mounted Lamps Attributed to Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finest quality Chinese porcelain powder blue bronze-mounted lamps . The mounts attributed to Caldwell.
Bronze
Sold|$6,500 / set
Pair of Tôle Peinte Botanical Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Each of octagonal form with black line-edged rim, decorated with botanical specimens, on an ivory craquelure ground. Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Style Decoupage Table Lamps with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of table lamps crafted in glass in a classic form featuring a reverse decoupage technique with birds, bugs and berries presented in brass hardware.
Brass
Jar Chinese Porcelain Lamp, Wucai Style Decoration, 18th and 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jar with handle Chinese porcelain lamp form the 18th century with enamel decoration in the wucai style representing flowers seed like eyelets. Handles dragoon shaped and green enamel...
Porcelain, Wood
Sold|$4,400 / set
Pair of Napoleon III Chinese Famille Rose and Gilt Bronze Vase Lamps
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine and rare large scale Chinese porcelain and gilt bronze mounted vases converted into lamps. The vases are characterized by hand painted Famille Rose medallion design and richly...
Bronze
Sold|$1,900 / set
Mid-20th Century Porcelain Pair Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful pair hand painted Chinese porcelain table lamps with painted carved wood base.
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
Sold|$3,600 / set
Pair of British Colonial Style Table Lamps with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial style pair of porcelain table lamps with classic ginger jar form hand decorated with elephants and floral motifs. Signed Oriental Accent on the bottoms.
Porcelain
1980s Pair of Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Floral Decoration and Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
An elegant pair of lamps crafted from hand-decorated Asian-style porcelain vases. Each piece features a soft ivory background adorned with delicate floral branches, green leaves, and...
Ceramic
Sold|$3,550 / set
Pair of British Colonial Style Table Lamps with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial style pair of porcelain table lamps with classic ginger jar form hand decorated with elephants and floral motifs.
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Blue Vase Now Electrified
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century Chinese export famille blue porcelain vase decorated with flowers and birds, now with gilt metal mounts and electrified. Custom silk shade.
Porcelain
Large Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster Vases.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster vases. Early 20th century pair of large Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases converted to table lamps. These vases are con...
Porcelain
Sold|$1,600 / set
Pair of 19th Century Terracotta Asian Figures Made into Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Place these colorful antique lamps on bedside tables, or use them on shelves in a library or study. Created in Asia circa 1890, one lamp stands on a intricate brass base, and depicts...
Brass
Pair of Early 20th Large Chinese Cantonese Vase Lights
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Excellent quality pair of Cantonese vases converted to lamps, circa 1900. Beautifully hand-painted and enameled. These are a left and right hand-painted design and have always been ...
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Japanese Arita Porcelain Gold, Dark Blue and Orange Table Lamps
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Japanese Arita porcelain table lamps from the mid-20th century, with gold, blue and orange tones, domed lids and round wooden bases. Created in Japan during the midcentury ...
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars
Porcelain
Sold|$13,794
Tole Tea Cannister Lamp
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
19th century red tole tea canister lamp with Chinese figures. The height to top of the shade is 31" and the height of the tole tea canister is 18"
Tôle
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