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Figural Cherub Lamp

Antique Cast Figural Cherub Table Lamp with a Ruffled Opalescent Shade
Antique Cast Figural Cherub Table Lamp with a Ruffled Opalescent Shade

Antique Cast Figural Cherub Table Lamp with a Ruffled Opalescent Shade

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique cast spelter figural cherub lamp has no maker's marks, but is presumed to have originated from Italy in the late 19th century and in Victorian style.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Spelter

Neoclassical Style Table Lamp with Winged Cherub Figure
Neoclassical Style Table Lamp with Winged Cherub Figure

Neoclassical Style Table Lamp with Winged Cherub Figure

Located in Dublin 8, IE

Early 20th century table lamp in the Neoclassical style with winged cherub figure sitting above a heavy white cylindrical column base complete with gilt banding to the top and base.

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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp
Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Bisque White Porcelain Maritime Figural Cherubs Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century.

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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp
Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp

Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Triple Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp with Blue/Green and Gold Distress Painted Finish.

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Onyx, Gilt & Silvered Metal Figural Cherub Parlor Lamp C1890
Antique Victorian Onyx, Gilt & Silvered Metal Figural Cherub Parlor Lamp C1890

Antique Victorian Onyx, Gilt & Silvered Metal Figural Cherub Parlor Lamp C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

The lamp is adorned with a figural cherub design, crafted from silvered metal, and is complemented by a gilt finish.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx, Metal

Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Figural Cherub Bronze Candelabra Lamps Pair
Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Figural Cherub Bronze Candelabra Lamps Pair

Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Figural Cherub Bronze Candelabra Lamps Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Figural Cherub Bronze Twin Handle Urn Form Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Winged Cherub Gold Table Lamp
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Winged Cherub Gold Table Lamp

Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Figural Winged Cherub Gold Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Louis XV Style Heavy Bronze Figural Double Winged Cherub Sculpture Table Lamp with Lion Mask to Rear (see pics 9 & 10).

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XV Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Armor Bronze Co Italian Classical Figural Cherub & Ram Polychrome Urn Table Lamp
Armor Bronze Co Italian Classical Figural Cherub & Ram Polychrome Urn Table Lamp

Armor Bronze Co Italian Classical Figural Cherub & Ram Polychrome Urn Table Lamp

By Armor Bronze

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Italian Classical Figural Cherubs & Ram Polychrome Painted Bronze Clad Urn Form Table Lamp by Armor Bronze.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Cherub Table Lamp
Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Cherub Table Lamp

Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Cherub Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Neoclassical Louis XV Style Onyx Urn Figural Bronze Winged Cherub Table Lamp Raised on Paw Feet.

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Pair of Aladdin Art Deco Figural Winged Cherub Glass Table or Boudoir Lamps
Pair of Aladdin Art Deco Figural Winged Cherub Glass Table or Boudoir Lamps

Pair of Aladdin Art Deco Figural Winged Cherub Glass Table or Boudoir Lamps

By Aladdin Co.

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This pair of Art Deco figural winged cherub table lamp bases were produced by the Aladdin Company of the United States in circa 1935.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19thc French Antique Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp on Marble
19thc French Antique Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp on Marble

19thc French Antique Louis XV style Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp on Marble

Located in Opa Locka, FL

Spectacular FrenchAntique Mid 1840's Bronze Louis XV Cherub Table Lamp. The detail is amazing, an amazing casting, with the arms cast seperately and then screwed in. On Portoro Marbl...

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Antique 1840s French Louis XV Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes
Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This matched pair of solid cast bronze figural cherub oil lamp bases are unmarked, but presumed to be made in the United States during the Victorian period.

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Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980
Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980

Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980

By Chelini Firenze

Located in Milano, MI

Baroque style figural cherub table lamp by Chelini Firenze Manifacture, a late 20th-century tall Italian table lamp featuring a standing angel carved figure with later white painted ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp
Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp

Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique French Empire Renaissance Gilt Metal Figural Candelabra Table Lamp with Cherub and Serpent Figures.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century
Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century

Empire-Style Lamp in Gilt Bronze and Brown Patina with Marble Base, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

Adorned with intricate garlands and two medallions featuring a cherubic figure, this lamp boasts an elegant design.

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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Important Fine 19th C Gorgeous Marble and Alabaster Globe Cherub Lamp
Rare Important Fine 19th C Gorgeous Marble and Alabaster Globe Cherub Lamp

Rare Important Fine 19th C Gorgeous Marble and Alabaster Globe Cherub Lamp

Located in New York, NY

The Following Item is An Outstanding Fine Beautiful Estate 19th Century Museum Quality Marble Figure of a Beautiful Cherub Sculpture Lamp. Magnificently done with Outstanding Detail.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

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Hollywood Regency Style Cherub Angel Gilded Wood and Crystal Prism Table Lamp
Hollywood Regency Style Cherub Angel Gilded Wood and Crystal Prism Table Lamp

Hollywood Regency Style Cherub Angel Gilded Wood and Crystal Prism Table Lamp

Located in Frisco, TX

Beautiful wooden, crystal prism and gilded metal, large cherub figure table lamp. Can be used with E 14 candelabra bulbs or converters.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Neoclassical Cherub Figural Two-Arm Brass & Ebonized Metal Table Lamp 20thC
Neoclassical Cherub Figural Two-Arm Brass & Ebonized Metal Table Lamp 20thC

Neoclassical Cherub Figural Two-Arm Brass & Ebonized Metal Table Lamp 20thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

A Neoclassical figural cherub lamp offers brass and ebonized metal construction with two arms terminating in candle lights, 20th century Measures - 22.5"h x 14"w x 6"d

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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp
Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp

Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp

Located in Astoria, NY

Brass Figural Cherub Candlestick as Lamp mounted on three-foot gilt metal base.

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Ebonized Bronze Figural Cherub Torchiere Banquet Lamps, 20th C
Pair Ebonized Bronze Figural Cherub Torchiere Banquet Lamps, 20th C

Pair Ebonized Bronze Figural Cherub Torchiere Banquet Lamps, 20th C

Located in Big Flats, NY

A pair of figural banquet lamps offer torchiere form with ebonized figural cherub column support, gilt foliate accents, 20th century.

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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Figural Cherub Parian Porcelain & Slag Glass Lamp C1920
Antique Neoclassical Figural Cherub Parian Porcelain & Slag Glass Lamp C1920

Antique Neoclassical Figural Cherub Parian Porcelain & Slag Glass Lamp C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Neoclassical figural table lamp offers slag glass panel shade over parian porcelain double socket base with cherubs, c1920 Measures - 20.5"h x 17"diam

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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Slag Glass

Pair Antique Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
Pair Antique Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps

Pair Antique Cherub Figural Gilt Bronze and Marble Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of antique gilt bronze and pink and white variegated marble candlesticks in the French Louis XVI style, finely molded and cast depicting standing cherubs (putti) and floral garl...

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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Brass and Painted Floor Lamp with Hoof Feet and Figural Cherubs
Brass and Painted Floor Lamp with Hoof Feet and Figural Cherubs

Brass and Painted Floor Lamp with Hoof Feet and Figural Cherubs

Located in Toledo, OH

Brass and painted floor lamp with hoof footed base and figural cherubs. Three sockets, circa 1910-1920.

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Vintage 1910s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp With Winged Cherubs c1890
Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp With Winged Cherubs c1890

Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp With Winged Cherubs c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Rococo Figural Silver Plate Parlor Lamp with Winged Cherubs & Angels, Etched Glass Shade, Circa 1890 Measures - 37"h x 10.25"diam

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Antique Late 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890
French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890

French Neoclassical Bronze Figural Cherub and Turtle Desk Lamp, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French neoclassical desk or table lamp offers bronze sculpture of a cherub riding a turtle seated on base with overarching lamp, wired for US electricity, circa 1890. M...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Wire, Metal, Bronze

Antique Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp with Cranberry Hobnail Shade and Font
Antique Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp with Cranberry Hobnail Shade and Font

Antique Bronze Cherub Figural Table Lamp with Cranberry Hobnail Shade and Font

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique figural bronze table lamp features cherub supporting hobnail font and shade, early 20th century Measures: 24" height x 6" diameter.

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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Antique Gothic Brass, Gilt Bronze & Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp c1890
Antique Gothic Brass, Gilt Bronze & Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp c1890

Antique Gothic Brass, Gilt Bronze & Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Gothic Brass, Gilt Bronze & Yellow Cased Glass Figural Cherub Piano Lamp with Rope Twist Co...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Gothic Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Pair of Classical Bronzed Figural Cherub Dual Light Table Lamp Bases
Antique Pair of Classical Bronzed Figural Cherub Dual Light Table Lamp Bases

Antique Pair of Classical Bronzed Figural Cherub Dual Light Table Lamp Bases

Located in Big Flats, NY

Pair of antique classical bronzed figural lamp bases each feature a cherub seated on tasseled cushion atop Corinthian column base with floral and foliate decoration, each having two ...

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20th Century Classical Greek Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique French Figural Gilt Metal Classical Cherub & Lyre Table Lamp, circa 1900
Antique French Figural Gilt Metal Classical Cherub & Lyre Table Lamp, circa 1900

Antique French Figural Gilt Metal Classical Cherub & Lyre Table Lamp, circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French figural table lamp offers cast and gilt metal base with classical cherub and lyre sculpture, seated on pierced foliate base, circa 1900 ***DELIVERY NOTICE – Due to...

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20th Century French Classical Greek Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage French Louis XV Brass & Marble Figural Table Lamps w/ Cherubs - a Pair
Vintage French Louis XV Brass & Marble Figural Table Lamps w/ Cherubs - a Pair

Vintage French Louis XV Brass & Marble Figural Table Lamps w/ Cherubs - a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage French Louis XV Style Brass & Marble Tall Figural Table Lamps with Triple Cherubs and Black Tole Metal Accents - a Pair.

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique Figural Cherub Blown Out Milk Glass Gone-with-the-Wind Table Lamp c1890
Antique Figural Cherub Blown Out Milk Glass Gone-with-the-Wind Table Lamp c1890

Antique Figural Cherub Blown Out Milk Glass Gone-with-the-Wind Table Lamp c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Figural Cherub Blown Out Milk Glass Gone-with-the-Wind Table Lamp, Electrified, c1890 Measures - 27"h x 10"w x 10"d This antique table lamp, dating to circa 1890, features a ...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Antique Figural Cherub & Horn Brass & Metal Gone With The Wind Oil Lamp c1890
Antique Figural Cherub & Horn Brass & Metal Gone With The Wind Oil Lamp c1890

Antique Figural Cherub & Horn Brass & Metal Gone With The Wind Oil Lamp c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Figural Cherub & French Horn Brass & Metal Gone With The Wind Oil Lamp With Etched Frosted Glass Shade C1890 Measures - 28 1/2" x 7 3/8" x 7 3/8"

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Antique Late 19th Century Candle Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Figural Candlestick Lamps, Italian, 19th Century
Pair of Figural Candlestick Lamps, Italian, 19th Century

Pair of Figural Candlestick Lamps, Italian, 19th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A charming pair of carved wood figural candlestick lamps, depicting cherubs with a tole flower in a cornucopia.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Antique French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890
Antique French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890

Antique French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Neoclassical French Figural & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp with Cherub c1890 Measures - 31 5/8" x 18" x 18"

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Candelabras

Materials

Metal

Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Metal Figural Cherub Lamp Circa 1890
Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Metal Figural Cherub Lamp Circa 1890

Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Metal Figural Cherub Lamp Circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Neoclassical figural lamp offers gilt metal sculpture of a cherub holding a single socket light and seated on foliate cast footed base, wired for US electricity, c1...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890
Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Electrified Table Lamp C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Table Lamp with Red Glass Bullseye Shades, Converted to Electric, c1890 Measures - 32"H x 10"W x 10"D This exquisite antique table lamp, dating bac...

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp
Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp

Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Neoclassical French Figural Cherub, Foliate & Floral Five Light Candelabra Lamp, Electrified, c1890 Measures - 27 3/8" x 12 3/4" x 8 1/2"

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Antique Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted to Electric Table Lamp C1890
Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted to Electric Table Lamp C1890

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted to Electric Table Lamp C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Classical Figural Cherub Onyx Converted To Electric Table Lamp with Red Glass Bullseye Shade C1890 Measures - 30.75"H x 10"W x 10"D This exquisite antique table lamp, datin...

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Onyx

Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Figural Cherub Slag Glass Lamp, circa 1920
Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Figural Cherub Slag Glass Lamp, circa 1920

Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Figural Cherub Slag Glass Lamp, circa 1920

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique figural Bradley & Hubbard School table lamp offers dome form shade with foliate, scroll and garland filigree shade frame having bent slag glass panels surmounting cast bas...

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20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

19th-Century Italian Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp with Cherub
19th-Century Italian Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp with Cherub

19th-Century Italian Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp with Cherub

Located in Atlanta, GA

This exquisite 19th-century Italian Napoleon III-style lamp features a beautifully detailed gilt bronze cherub seated on an ornate scrolling base. The beautiful cherub, depicted in a...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Figural Cherub & Rams Head French Neoclassical Bronze Ewer Table Lamps
Pair of Figural Cherub & Rams Head French Neoclassical Bronze Ewer Table Lamps

Pair of Figural Cherub & Rams Head French Neoclassical Bronze Ewer Table Lamps

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Stately pair of early 20th century bronze ewer figural table lamps in the French neoclassical / classical form.

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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Ornate 19th C French Rococo Figural Cherub & Bird Bronze Candelabra Table Lamp
Ornate 19th C French Rococo Figural Cherub & Bird Bronze Candelabra Table Lamp

Ornate 19th C French Rococo Figural Cherub & Bird Bronze Candelabra Table Lamp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautiful 19th C. French Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamp in the Rococo Taste with an adorable cherub at the center.

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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Lamps with Figural Satyr and Cherub
Pair of French Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Lamps with Figural Satyr and Cherub

Pair of French Bronze, Marble and Ormolu Lamps with Figural Satyr and Cherub

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Pair of French bronze, marble and ormolu lamps with figural satyr and cherub. These were originally candelabra and converted to lamp.

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Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Terracotta Cherub Figural Lamp
19th Century Terracotta Cherub Figural Lamp

19th Century Terracotta Cherub Figural Lamp

Located in Water Mill, NY

19th Century terracotta cherub figural group mounted as a 2-lite lamp lamp

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Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp
Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp

Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp

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H 33 in W 13 in D 7 in

Fabulous Bronze Candelabra Lamp

Located in Fairfax, VA

A magnificent electrified 19th century seven-light doré bronze candelabra lamps with figural cherub.

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Antique 19th Century European Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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Figural Cherub Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the figural cherub lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A figural cherub lamp — often made from metal, bronze and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer figural cherub lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A figural cherub lamp, designed in the Victorian, Louis XVI or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Aladdin Co. and Chelini Firenze each produced at least one beautiful figural cherub lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Figural Cherub Lamp?

A figural cherub lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,065, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

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.