Chinese Famille Noire Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese famille verte vase or lamp. Having a black ground with green
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Noire Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese famille verte vase or lamp. Having a black ground with green
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Famille Noire Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese famille noire vase / lamp. Having wonderful prunus blossom
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain vase / lamp, having wonderful exotic
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Square Vase Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
throughout with the famille noire palette and white blossoming prunus (hawthorn) branches detailing. Vase
Brass
Famille Noire Large 19th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
, decorated throughout with the famille noire palette with green detailing, with seven warriors in a
Ceramic
$5,110Sale Price / set|55% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 7.09 in
Antique Pair of 19th Century Famille Noire Chinese Vase Lamps, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century Chinese Famille Noire baluster vase lamps. Beautifully hand painted. In very
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Noire Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese famille noire vase now mounted as a lamp.
Chinese Famille Noire Lamp.
Located in New York, NY
Chinese famille noire vase now mounted as a lamp.
Chinese Famille Noire Vase Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese porcelain baluster-shaped famille noire vase lamped, finely decorated with a pair of
19th Century Famille Noire Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century famille noire porcelain vase, decorated with butterflies and abundant fruit
Ceramic, Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Famille Noire Vase, as Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A very attractive square Chinese famille noire (black background) vase, with striped border, and
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in New York, US
Our Qing period Chinese famille noire porcelain vase with rouleau shape featuring lovely plum
Bronze
Late 19th Century Famille Noire Porcelain Vase
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century bronze vase, with finely cast decoration and enamelled inlay, mounted as a lamp
Bronze, Enamel
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ceramic Table Lamp with Prunis Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ceramic Table Lamp with Prunis Decoration
Antique Famille Noire Verte Chinese Porcelain Vase Lamp Kangxi Mark
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain Famille Noire vase turned into lamp, 19th century. Graceful Yen Yen form
Porcelain
Sold
H 34.25 in Dm 11 in
Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Floral Motif Balluster Jar Mounted as Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Famille Noire porcelain balluster jar in floral motif with delicately enameled peonies
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Old Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Noire Kangxi Vases
Located in Wilton, CT
Good quality large matched pair of antique Chinese rouleau vases in Kangxi style famille noire
Porcelain
Famille Noire Baluster Vase Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Famille Noire baluster vase lamp with gilded detail on black background. Raised up on circular base
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Famille Noire Chinese Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Famille Noire baluster vases or lamps. Painted with
Porcelain
Sold
H 9.45 in Dm 4.53 in
Early 20th-century Famille Noire Chinese Cloisonne Yellow Dragon Table Lamps
By Lao Tian Li
Located in Grythyttan, SE
, featuring captivating yellow dragons in the Famille Noire style. Each lamp is meticulously adorned with
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Famille Noire Lamps
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Chinese famille noire lamps - shades not included.
Ceramic
Pair of Famille Noire Chinese Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elaborately designed with raised work figures and florals. The sides are pierced with elaborate open work accenting the design. Rare and unusual finds - formerly vases - now drille...
Metal
Large Chinese Famille Noire Vase, As Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large and nicely shaped Chinese vase with black background, mounted as a lamp.
Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Lamped Baluster Vase, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Chinese porcelain Famille Noire baluster vase decoratd with phoenixes, rockwork
Metal
Chinese Export Famille Noire Vase Mounted As A Lamp
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A baluster form vase with lid converted to a lamp some time in the early 20th century.
Porcelain, Wood
Tall Pair of Chinese Famille Noire Vases
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair of Enamel-on-Biscuit Famille Noire Glazed Quadrangular Vases, Now Drilled and Mounted as Lamps.
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
Enamel
$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
$1,503,605
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
Copper, Gold
$27,450 / set
H 37 in W 17 in D 7 in
Pair of English Chinoiserie Painted Reverse on Glass Giltwood Mirrored Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of English chinoiserie painted reverse on glass, carved giltwood mirrored two-light sconces. Each is beautifully hand carved and gilt in a gorgeous gold finish with ...
Mirror, Giltwood
$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
Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations. Red base lacquer with polychrome decorations, black lacquer on the sides. Top section with pair of panel doors la...
Elm
Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Covered Ginger Jars
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese cinnabar covered ginger jars decorated with carved figural landscapes Late Qing dynasty Measures: H 8 in. (20.3 cm).
Crystal, Other
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
$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
19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Vase as Table Lamp
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a stunning Chinese cinnabar vase is intricately carved with Chinese figures and natural elements, situated on a wood base. 19th century. The size of the vase only is 11,81 in...
Wood
$13,700
H 53.25 in W 23.75 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Export Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet on Stand, Mid-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Chinese coromandel brown lacquer cabinet on stand, made for the export market, early to mid-19th century, China, presented on an early 20th century custom fitted stand. ...
Brass
$2,950
H 33 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Imperial Dragon Wedding Lantern Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th- Early 20th century Chinese famille rose porcelain reticulated wedding lantern lamp with central Imperial Dragon motif medallions. The lamp is composed of the porcelain la...
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Famille Verte Vases Mounted as Lamps China, early 20th century, with bird and flower design against a crackled ground, with one-socket pole, mounted on a wood stand, with sha...
Brass
18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
Lacquer
$21,500Sale Price|49% Off
H 88 in W 50.5 in D 19.5 in
19th Century Japanese Cinnabar / Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Fulton, CA
Incredible example of Asian lacquer carving. Standing over seven feet tall, this monumental display shelf was produced in Japan at the end of the Edo period, late 19th century. It fe...
Wood, Lacquer
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.
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.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.