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French Onyx and Cloisonne Table Lamp, Late Victorian, Mid-19th Century
Located in Montreal, QC
This tall lamp is remarkable for its use of onyx and cloisonne. The onyx is from Algeria and the cloisonne is actually French in the style of the Chinese. The lead crystal reservoir ...
Onyx, Enamel
Baluster Floor Lamp, Moss/Webb Design Cloisonné by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baluster floor lamp Moss/Webb design Cloisonné Handmade Silk shade Limited edition The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates back to the Byzantine...
Enamel
1910 Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Lamp with Wrought Iron and Enamel Shade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This 1910s Meiji Period table lamp features a Japanese cloisonné enamel vase base with vivid traditional motifs and dragon-form handles.
Bronze
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Accent or Boudoir Table Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of unmatched antique lamps are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan and date to approximately 1920 and done in an Anglo-Japanese style. These small accent o...
Brass
19th C, Chinese, Champleve Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Charming champleve cloisonné bronze base, enameled table lamp, in very good, original, clean and working condition. The lamp has a vase form body, with unusual and intriguing Chinese...
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Chinoiserie Lamps, French, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Each surmounted by a stork aloft a tortoise and feeding from a snake, the body elaborately decorated with masks, garlands, tassels, and fish against a lattice ground.
Enamel
Arts & Craft Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enamel Vase Lamp by Mimi London, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of two Chinese Cloisonné bronze table lamps made by Mimi London. Each lamp features 2 standard 120v Sockets. Cloisonné is an enameling technique in the decorative arts, or an ob...
Brass, Bronze
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Japanese Champleve Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Mantel Vase Urn Table Lamp 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Japanese enameled bronze mantel vase / urn, fitted with a two light pull chain. It features an urn with rings on either side, decorated with animal motifs in multicolored enamel. Ca...
Metal
Pair of Cloisonne Enamel Lamps with Gilt Bronze Mounting, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of cloisonné enamel Japanese style roll shaped lamps with a gilt bronze mounting. Blue turquoise enamel background with Buddhist swastika and decoration of polychrome flowered c...
Bronze, Enamel
Pair Antique 19c Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Covered Prunus Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Richmond, CA
A matching pair of antique Chinese 19c azure blue ground cloisonne covered ginger jars, on gilt bronze body finely decorated with prunus blossoms in a rocky garden scene, with ruyi h...
Copper, Enamel, Bronze
Late 19th Century Pair O Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Cylindrical Brass Vases Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of Chinese Cloisonne enameled cylindrical brass vase lamps. Circa 1890s. Cloisonné enamel finish in good condition. Ebonized wood base. Nice Brass patina; recently polished. M...
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Vase 19th Century Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
The cloisonné enamel bronze vase is mounted in table lamp. The quality of the piece is very interesting as an object by itself. The shape is unusual. The dimension of the vase is 1...
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical Onyx, Ormolu and Cloisonné Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical onyx, ormolu and Cloisonné lamps. Each lamp is raised by fine ormolu topie shaped feet below the square onyx base with an elegant...
Onyx, Ormolu
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Cloisonne Urn Table Lamps by 'Champeleve'
By Champeleve
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of gilt bronze and hand-painted and enameled Champeleve lamps. An elegant modern neoclassical urn form is combined with a mottled gilt bronze surface and with enamel inl...
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Cloisonné Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brocatelle Violette marble, ormolu and Cloisonné lamps. Each lamp is raised by a rectangular base with an ele...
Marble, Ormolu
Gilded Bronze Cloisonné Enamel Wall Sconces, Napoleon III Style, 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful pair of gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel wall sconces of Oriental inspiration. Five light arms extend from an elegant central scroll, terminating in bowls decorated with ...
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of 19th C Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enamel Vases Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th century Japanese Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enameled Vases Mounted as Lamps. Very rare pair. 8" x 8" x Adjustable height 21" to 24"H.
Bronze
Antique Fench Cloisonne Enamel and Ormolu Bronze Chandelier circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a lovely fixture. The cloisonne bowl has been converted into a small chandelier. The enamel coloring remains bright and lustrous.
Bronze, Enamel
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.