20th-Century Western Turkey Smoke-Fired Terracotta Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Now thoughtfully converted into a table lamp, this vintage clay pot lamp retains its original form while offering a functional, timeless presence.
Ceramic, Clay
Antique Early 20th Century Turkish Terracotta Olive Pot Lamp
Located in London, GB
An antique early 20th century terracotta olive jar from Turkey, hand-thrown and traditionally fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This piece leans into simplicity — a...
Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Terracotta Olive Oil Storage Pot Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early 20th-century Anatolian terracotta storage pot from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and traditionally fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp.
Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Terracotta Amphora Olive Oil Pot Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large early 20th century Anatolian terracotta amphora from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and traditionally open-fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This two-handled ve...
Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Armenian Terracotta Olive Oil Storage Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large early 20th century Armenian terracotta storage vessel, hand-thrown and traditionally open-fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This form would have originally b...
Ceramic, Clay
Unavailable
H 13.39 in Dm 12.6 in
Pair of Old Clay Pot, Lamps, Lamp with Linen Shade, Lamps, Pair of Lamps
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular pair of clay pot lamps with a white linen lampshade Handles are drake head ornaments The pots have a /black color Measures: Height 62 cm incl lampshade EU fitti...
Clay
Clay Pot, Lamp, Lamp with Linen Shade, Lamps, Pair of Lamps
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely clay pot converted into a lamp with a white linen lampshade (taupe as well available) Handles are Drake head ornaments The pot has a dark-grey /black color ...
Clay
Sold
H 15.75 in W 11.42 in D 6.3 in
20th Century Mediterranean Clay Pot Lamp – Vintage Handcrafted Lighting for Coun
Located in London, GB
This vintage 20th-century Mediterranean clay pot lamp is a beautiful fusion of artisan craftsmanship and timeless design, perfect for country and cottage farmhouse interiors.
Clay
Sold
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
20th Century Mediterranean Amphora Clay Pot Lamp – Vintage Handcrafted Lighting
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted in Turkey’s Mediterranean region using locally sourced clay, this amphora pot was traditionally used for transporting and storing goods like wine or olive oil.
Clay
Cunmin Pot Table Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Made of hand-crafted clay, the Cunmin Pot is a vintage piece found in China. Each Cunmin Pot was once used to ferment rice wine.
Clay
Sold
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
20th Century Konya Glazed Pot Lamp – Vintage Handcrafted Mediterranean Lighting
Located in London, GB
This 20th century Konya glazed pot lamp is a beautiful blend of artisan craftsmanship and timeless design.
Clay
20th Century Antique Hand-crafted Turkish Terracotta Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This 20th-century hand-shaped terracotta table lamp transforms a utilitarian olive-oil storage jar from southern Anatolia into refined lighting. Molded from coarse red clay in the fo...
Ceramic, Clay
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H 16.93 in Dm 10.63 in
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Smoke Fired Terracotta Oil Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A compact early 20th century Anatolian terracotta oil jar from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and smoke-fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This vessel was used for stori...
Ceramic, Clay
Sold
H 23.63 in Dm 14.18 in
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Terracotta Amphora Glazed Olive Oil Pot Lamp
Located in London, GB
A large early 20th century Anatolian terracotta amphora from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and traditionally fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This two-handled vessel ...
Ceramic, Clay
Sold
H 10.24 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
20th Century Anatolian Clay Pot Lamp –Vintage Handcrafted Mediterranean Lighting
Located in London, GB
This 20th century Anatolian clay pot lamp beautifully combines artisan craftsmanship with timeless design.
Clay
Chinese Clay Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Chinese clay pot lamp, lamp shade not included. Dimensions: 10"W x 16"H x 10.5"D NATIONWIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE.
Clay
Sold
H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
19th Century Izmir Utility Pot Lamp – Vintage Handcrafted Mediterranean Lighting
Located in London, GB
This 19th century Izmir utility pot lamp combines artisan craftsmanship with a simple yet timeless design.
Clay, Terracotta
Antique 20th-Century Hand-Thrown Terracotta Olive-Oil Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This hand-thrown terracotta jar, originally produced in western Turkey near Izmir for storing freshly pressed olive oil, has been sensitively converted into a table lamp. Formed from...
Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Terracotta Olive Oil Pot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A sculptural early 20th century Anatolian terracotta pot from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and traditionally fired, now converted into a refined table lamp.
Ceramic, Clay
Early 20th Century Western Turkey Heavily Fired Terracotta Oil Pot Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century Anatolian terracotta oil jar from Western Turkey, hand-thrown and heavily fired, now converted into a sculptural table lamp. This vessel was used for storing ol...
Ceramic, Clay
Large Mid Century Coastal Pencil Reed Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful and unique pencil reed lamp. Large clay pot with a thick dark brown coating on it.
Reed, Rattan
Lamp, Clay Pot Lamp
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Old clay pot converted in a beautiful lamp with white Linen shade.
Clay
Pair of Lamps, Old Clay Pot Lamps
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely old pair of clay pots converted into Lamps with old grey tone linen lampshades handles are drake head ornaments The old pots are dark-grey /black Height 60 ...
Clay
Pair of Lamps, Old Clay Pot Lamps
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely old pair of clay pots converted into Lamps with old grey tone linen lampshades handles are drake head ornaments The old pots are dark-grey /black Height 60 ...
Clay
Old Clay Pot, Lamp, Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely old clay pot converted into a lamp with an white linen lampshade (taupe as well available) Handles are drake head ornaments The pot has a dark-grey /black colo...
Clay
Lamp, Clay Pot Lamp, Organic Lamp, Grey Stone Lamp, Old Lamp, Linen Shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Beautiful Old clay pot with a white lovely linen shade. Organic style The pot is made into a lamp with a rolling ballsystem so you can adapt the shade for leveling.
Clay
Lamp, Clay Pot Lamp, Organic Lamp, Grey Stone Lamp, Old Lamp, Linen Shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Beautiful old clay pot with a white linen shade. Organic style Eu standard lighting Clay pot height 28cm without lampshade 58 total height with lampshade 50/40/24 linen sha...
Clay
Lamp, Clay Pot Lamp, Organic Lamp, Grey Stone Lamp, Old Lamp, Linen Shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Beautiful Old clay pot with a white linen shade. Organic style Eu standard lighting Clay pot height 28cm without lampshade 58 total height with lampshade 50/40/24 linenl s...
Clay
Pair of Lamps, Marriage of Lamps, Pair of Old Clay Pots
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
The left clay pot lamp has a total height with lampshade of 60 cm measurements pot H 31 cm.
Clay
Pair of Lamps, a Marriage of Lamps, Pair of Old Clay Pots
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
The left clay pot lamp has a total height with lampshade of 60 cm measurements pot H 31 cm.
Clay
Lamp, Old Clay Lamp, Antique Lamp, Decorative Lamp, Old Stone Color
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Beautiful old clay pot/lamp. The old white stone colors are beautiful and gives an organic look!
Clay
Old Clay Pot, lamp, lamp with linen shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely old clay pot converted into a lamp with an old grey tone linen lampshades handles are drake head ornaments The pot has a dark-grey /black color Height 60 cm incl...
Clay
Clay Pot, Lamp, Lamp with Linen Shade, Lamps, Pair of Lamps
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Spectacular lovely clay pot converted into a lamp with a white linen lampshade (taupe as well available) Handles are Drake head ornaments The pot has a dark-grey /black color Heigh...
Clay
Lamp, Clay Pot Lamp, Organic Lamp, Grey Stone Lamp, Old Lamp, Linen Shade
Located in South Cotswolds, GB
Beautiful old clay pot with a white linen shade. Organic style Eu standard lighting Clay pot height 28cm without lampshade, 58 total height with lampshade 50/40/24 linen shade. P...
Clay
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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