Antique French Empire Cobalt Blue Porcelain Figural Gilt Bronze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Deep Cobalt Blue Figural Gilt Bronze Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamp with Lion Head Rings.
Bronze
Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain & Bronze Swan Handle Urn Mounted as a Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine French Louis XVI Sèvres style cobalt blue porcelain and bronze swan handle urn mounted as a table lamp with a sumptuous grey short pile velvet shade.
$3,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sevres Style Cobalt Urns, Now As Lamps
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each lamp is raised on a 5-inch enameled cobalt ormolu base, providing stability and a harmonious contrast to the vivid cobalt blue of the urns.
Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century French Vieux Paris Porcelain Lamps
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Winter Park, FL
Pair of 19th century French "Vieux Paris" bronze mounted hand-painted porcelain lamps. Opulent cobalt blue urn form vase, each with classical Greek man and woman seated and standing ...
Bronze
Monumental Sèvres Style Cobalt Blue Urn Table Lamp, France, 1880
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Chicago, IL
Palatial Sèvres style vase supporting a six light bronze candelabra, converted to electric. Cobalt blue-ground baluster form vase, cartouche outlined with chased gilt surround depict...
Bronze
Sold
H 20.25 in W 6.5 in D 7 in
Antique French Empire Converted Cobalt Blue Glass Brass Oil Lamp Urn 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique French Empire Sevres style oil lamp converted to electric - deep cobalt blue glass vase / trophy / mantel urn shaped with brass base, pierced top, and handles decorated with ...
Brass
Sold
H 24.25 in W 13 in D 8.5 in
19th Century, Meissen Neoclassical Cobalt Blue & Gold Snake Handle Urn Lamp
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen (German, founded 1710), circa mid 19th century. This stunning antique Meissen urn has been converted to a table lamp. It features a Neoclassical baluster form with gilt and ...
Porcelain
Sold
H 31.3 in Dm 15.95 in
STUNNING ViNTAGE COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN URN SHAPED BRASS BASE LARGE TABLE LAMP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Cobalt Blue with solid brass base Urn shaped Porcelain table lamp signed by the artist a...
Porcelain
Sold
H 41.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Cobalt-Blue Porcelain Urn Lamp, Probably by Sèvres
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French Napoleon III ormolu-mounted cobalt-blue urn lamp, probably by Sèvres (Now electrified).
Bronze
Wonderful Pair of French Bronze Ormolu Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French doré bronze ormolu-mounted women figure and bouquet drapings of flowers Sevres cobalt blue porcelain urn form lamps.
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Sevres Ormolu-Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urn Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
Great quality with Louis XVI coat of arm in raised gold, 19th century This lamp is in good working condition, and has a lapis finial.
Bronze
Vintage Blue Cobalt Ceramic Urn Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Vintage blue cobalt ceramic urn lamps with silver finish reed base and detailed silver finish handles and top plate.
Ceramic
Pair of Cobalt Blue and Brass-Mounted Urn Lamps by Pairpoint
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of cobalt blue and brass-mounted urn lamps by Pairpoint, Each one with polished brass mounts, finely cut and engraved fluted cobalt blue urns.
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Sevres Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century 'Sevres' porcelain hand-painted classical vases, depicting romantic scenes to the panels, set in a dark blue background with gilded decoration and...
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century French Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century French Sevres style porcelain vases, each with classical gilded ormolu mask handles to either side, cobalt blue ground with gilded decoration...
Porcelain
Pair Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain / Dore Bronze Vase Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style French Sevres cobalt porcelain and dore bronze-mounted ormolu vases pair table lamp. One side is painted with pastoral love scenes signed by a famous artist in the mi...
Gold, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Sèvres Style Lidded Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style Sèvres style lidded vases, each with turquoise ground, floral decoration and of twisted form. Wonderful scrolling gilded or...
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Sèvres Style Porcelain Lidded Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful quality late 19th century French 'Sevres' style hand painted porcelain lidded vase. Having a cobalt blue ground, classical scrolling gilded decoration, gilded ormolu moun...
Porcelain
$9,500
H 31.75 in W 9.75 in D 7.5 in
French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue Sèvres porcelain and Ormolu lamp. The lamp is raised by a square Ormolu base with elegant and unique fi...
Ormolu
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.