Frederick Cooper Bronze Chinese Warrior & Horse Table Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 1970s cast bronze Chinese warrior on horseback table lamp by Frederick Cooper. It is such
Bronze
Chinese Famille Porcelain Ginger Jar Mantel Vase Urn Scholar Warrior Lamp 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Chinese chinoiserie Famille Rose ginger jar / vase / urn table lamp with pierced brass
Porcelain
$4,194
H 22.64 in Dm 15.75 in
Chinese Warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp Qing Dynasty famille Verte 19th Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
Porcelain Chinese warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Qing Dynastie famille Verte, Approx late 19th
Silk, Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Shiwan Ware Pottery Warrior Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Chinese Shiwan pottery polychrome glazed figures of warriors, holding their beards
Pottery
Chinese Warrior as a Table Lamp
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This unique figure of a Chinese warrior is delicately hand-painted and serves as a delicate and
Porcelain
Pair of Lamps by James Mont with Chinese Warrior Figures
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
support polychromed wooden figurines of equestrian Chinese warriors. The one sided fabric shades are
Metal
Polychrome Carved Warrior Figure Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Antique polychrome carved Chinese warrior figurine table lamp. Intricately detailed warrior with a
Vintage Ceramic Red Warrior Glaze Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
warriors, on a landscape. There are also two Fu lion or dog-form handles near the top of the neck. The lamp
Pottery
Superb Pair of Warriors Chinese Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Warriors table lamps with shades original blue and white table lamps of Chinese warriors on a
Chinese Warrior Roof Tile as a Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Whimsical Chinese roof tile depicting a warrior on a winged bird. A delightful piece with beautiful
Pottery, Silk, Wood
$4,200
H 2.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Antique Chinese Ming Style Blue and White BW Bunch Of Lotus Charger 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese porcelain charger, hand decorated in underglaze blue and white, exemplifying the revered Ming style. The focal point, a central medallion within a double circle bo...
Porcelain
$117,608
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$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
19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese satsuma vase or lamp. Having classical gilded decoration of flowers, birds and scholars. Mounted on a fretted ormol...
Porcelain
$12,800 / set
H 18 in Dm 8 in
Pair Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Shape Famille Vert Imperial Subject Vases, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Form Famille Vert Imperial Subject Vases, 1800s Step into the realm of Chinese porcelain mastery with this captivating pair of Chinese Porcelain...
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs. A large pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs dating from the first half of the 20th century. This lovely pair of glazed porc...
Porcelain
$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
$1,295 / set
H 18 in Dm 10.25 in
Diminutive Pair Of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vaseform Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On quatrefoil form gilt finished bases with Chinese famille verte decoration including reserves with flowering branches anbd rockery against a turquoise and speckled ground with flor...
Brass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Chinese Carved Jadeite Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Ex. C.T. Loo
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning carved and pierced Chinese jade vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. The vase is carved with a design of birds, flowers and trees, each rife with meaning. The dense, heavy ja...
Jade, Silver
Tall Chinese Blue and White Qilin Fantail Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
A parade of Qilin, Chinese mythical creatures symbolizing magnificence, joy and benevolence, march around this hand painted porcelain fantail vase. It is a wonderful example of conte...
Porcelain
$3,950
H 14.18 in Dm 7.09 in
Chinese Porcelain Underglaze Blue and White 2 Copper Red Dragons Bottle Vase 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
We are thrilled to present this exquisite Chinese porcelain long-neck bottle vase, a splendid representation of masterful craftsmanship and artistic tradition. The vase captivates wi...
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
$2,925Sale Price / set|51% Off
H 7.29 in Dm 3.35 in
Two blue and white jars, officials in garden, Rabbit mark to base, Ming dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
17th century, painted in underglaze blue with eight figures including officials in a garden landscape, marked on the bottom with a sitting rabbit(blue hare), Transitional period(Late...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$8,319Sale Price|53% Off
H 81.11 in W 48.04 in D 17.13 in
19th Century Venetian Rococo Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Lymington, GB
An antique Venetian rococo japanned (or 'lacquer') cabinet. This rare and sophisticated antique cabinet separates in two, with bombé and serpentine profiles. The particularly fine ...
Lacquer
Fabulous pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars, Early 1800s
Located in New York, NY
Presenting an exquisite duo of antique ginger jars, dating back to the year 1810. These captivating pieces showcase the renowned Famille Rose porcelain originating from China, featur...
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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