Single Chinese Green Lotus Flower Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single Chinese porcelain vintage porcelain lidded ginger jar table lamp, featuring a vibrant green lotus flower and leaf design with gold gilt accents.
Brass
Pair of Chinese Yellow Porcelain Lamps w/Lotus & Crane Motif, Brass Greek Key
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming pair of small bedside lamps is crafted from vibrant yellow-glazed porcelain vases in a classic Chinese baluster form, each fitted with a pair of elephant-head handles a...
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps with painted Lotus design on wood stands
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps with painted Lotus design on wood stands
Porcelain
Antique Lamp Vase Chinese Porcelain Lotus Flowers, 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Chinese porcelain vase decorated in polychrome colors. With slotus flowers. 19th or 20th century Stunningly beautiful piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery R...
Porcelain
Rare Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lotus Blossom Lamps
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare pair of black 19th century Chinese lotus blossom and crane design lamps. These lamps have been originally made from ginger jars and decorated in the slip flow design with lotu...
Porcelain
Large Old Chinese Porcelain Iron Red Lotus Scroll Bottle Vase Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage Chinese porcelain bottle form vase, drilled for lamp, circa 1960s.
Porcelain
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H 34 in Dm 7.25 in
Chinese Mid 20th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Baluster Vase Lotus Flower Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese mid 20th century porcelain baluster vase lamp hand painted with lotus flowers all around.
Porcelain
Figural Blanc De Chine Lamp of Quan Yin with an Silk Lotus Flower Shade
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Blanc De Chine lamp depicting a standing figure Quan Yin holding aloft a basket of roses set on a wooden base and featuring a unique original silk shade in the shape of a lotus flo...
Porcelain
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H 34 in W 9 in D 7 in
Pair of Windemere Lamps for Lotus Arts Hand-Painted Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp
By Windermere Lamps 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chinese vases turned into unique table lamps from Windemere Lamps for Lotus Arts.
Brass
Pair of Chinese Blanc De Chine Guanyin and Lotus Leaf Table Lamps
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of early 20th century Chinese Blanc de Chine Guanyin table lamps. The porcelain lamps are standing on a gilded bronze lotus leaf base.
Porcelain, Hardwood
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.