Confucius Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast metal and gilt finished table lamp in the image of the famed Chinese philosopher Confucius.
Confucius Gilt Metal Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast metal and gilt finished table lamp in the image of the famed Chinese philosopher Confucius.
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.75 in W 8.25 in D 6.75 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Cast Bronze Table Lamp Italian Midcentury
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage chinoiserie table lamp, Italian, midcentury. This sculptural piece is urn shaped from cast bronze and is mounted on a carved wood base. The structure is covered in ...
Bronze
Large Gilt Metal Table Lamp with Foliate Detail
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and striking gilt metal table lamp with illuminated foliate details. Four lotus flowers each contain a socket for candelabra base light bulbs. The metal base is finished in bla...
Metal
Antique Bronze Asian Lamp
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Antique bronze Asian lamp with handles and relief details
Bronze
Brass Hu Vessel Urn Table Lamp with Carved Wood Base, Circa 1980s
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Archaistic Brass Chinese Hu Vessel Urn Table Lamp This vintage Chinese urn is created in the style of a traditional Hu Vessel, an archaic ritual bronze. Such vessels furnished the ...
Brass
Brass and Wood Chinese Style Table Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The brass and wood table lamp is in the Chinese pagoda style with engraved figures and animals in a pastoral setting and repeated on both sides. The brass pot with handles sits on a ...
Brass
Chinese Enamel and Brass Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass and enamel lamp with carnelian and turquoise stones on a carved wood base. Shown with an off-white linen 12” diameter modified drum shade.
Stone, Brass, Enamel
Single Chinoiserie Style Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single patinated metal chinoiserie style lamp depicting a dragon and phoenix.
Metal
Gilt Chinoiserie Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French porcelain lamp with painted Chinoiserie decoration. Measurements: Height of body: 16" Height to shade rest: 26" Diameter: 13"
Porcelain
Mid-Century Chinese Red and Gold Figural Table Lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-952 Cast plaster Chinese resting figure lamp Measures: base 6 x 6" Height to top of socket rewired
Plaster, Hardwood
French Gilt Bronze Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French desk lamp with tole shades. Measurements: Height: 23" Diameter: 13”.
Bronze
Brass Asian Temple Style Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
Burnished brass and double brass pulls with dual sockets speaks to the quality of craftsmanship of this Asian-influence lamp. It is total chinoiserie in its silhouette with a beautif...
Brass
Brass Asian Style Table Lamp with Birds, Dragons and Bamboo Detail
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful brass table lamp. This lovely Asian inspired lamp features birds, bamboo and floral detail with dragon form handles. The shade is not included. The dimensions are 32.5" H...
Brass
Tall Japanese Gilt Bronze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt brass Japanese urn with a pair of handles, the top handles with rings. Bands of relief at each pair of handles.
Ormolu
Vintage Brass Ming Style Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage brass Ming style table lamp. The lamp is in good vintage condition with visible wear due to age and use. Lampshade in not included, circa 1980s Dimensions: 10" dia x 23" T...
Brass
Small Patinated Metal Chinoiserie Lamp
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Charming and full of character, this small patinated metal lamp features elegant raised chinoiserie-style decoration with birds and branches encircling the body. The intricate detail...
Metal
20th century Asian Style Brass and Fabric Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elegant Asian-Style Brass Lamp with Fabric Shade Add a touch of vintage charm to your interior with this unique Asian-style lamp. The finely crafted base features a seated figure in...
Brass
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.