$462Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Bouillotte Lamp, Hand-Painted Toleware, 1930s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Sheet Metal
French Late 19th Century Brass Bouillotte Table Lamp with Adjustable Tôle Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
French Late 19th Century Brass Bouillotte Table Lamp with Adjustable Tôle Shade, c.1880 A beautifully proportioned late Victorian French celadon glazed ceramic oil lamp, dating from ...
Brass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Maitland Smith French Empire Figural Phoenix Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental late 20th century Maitland Smith Empire style Bouillote / Budoir lamp. Made from brass with a pierced and paw footed base over an acanthus wrapped column leading to a figu...
Brass
French Bouillotte Lamp with Black Tole Shade, Electrified
Located in Long Island City, NY
This very fine 19th-century French bouillotte lamp has three scrolled candle arms, a fluted column, and a dished base pierced with a lattice motif. This lamp has been wired for elect...
Empire-style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in BARSAC, FR
Large Empire-style hot-water bottle lamp in gilded bronze with an oval painted sheet metal shade. Two light arms, faux opaline candles. Made in France, circa 1950 Very good condition...
Bronze
Vintage Chapman French Country Brass Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chapman French Country Brass Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp.
Metal, Brass
$7,012 / set
Pair of Bouillotte Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of bouillotte lamps in toleware and bronze, in the French Empire manner.
Bronze
Visual Comfort & Co French Country Antiqued Pewter Bouillotte Tole Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High Quality French Country Style Antiqued Pewter Large Bouillotte Metal Tole Shade Candlestick Table Lamp by Visual Comfort & Co.
Pewter
Vintage French Empire Burnished Brass Small Bouillotte Black Column Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Burnished Brass Small Bouillotte Black Column Table Lamp.
Brass
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp.
Metal, Brass
Distressed Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
A distressed tole bouillotte lamp, mid-20th century. 8 inches wide (at base) by 6 ½ inches deep by 33 ¼ inches tall; shade measures 13 ¾ inches wide by 9 ½ inches deep
Metal
Vintage French Empire Brass Tole Metal Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Brass Tole Metal Twin Candlestick Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp with White Painted Metal Adjustable Oval Shade.
Brass
Vintage French Empire Brass Candlestick Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
By Sedgefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Sedgefield by Adams French Empire Style Brass Candlestick Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp.
Metal
Antique French Empire Bronze Green Candlestick Column Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Bronze Wreath Ormolu Dark Green Bouillotte Table Lamp with Dark Green Paper Shade (Not metal).
Metal, Bronze
French Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Three Arm.
Located in Buchanan, MI
French Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Three Arm.
Brass
$770Sale Price|30% Off
Visual Comfort French Bouillotte Brass 4 Arm Candelabra Table Lamp Tole Shade
By Visual Comfort
Located in Dayton, OH
Large and Impressive late 20th century French inspired Bouillotte lamp by Visual Comfort. Features a four arm candelabra over baluster support and square footed base. The lamp featur...
Brass
19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The name ‘Bouillotte’ is derived from the popular 18th-century French card game of the same name, which was traditionally played on a round table.
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Brass & Painted Tole Three-Light Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a lady's desk with this elegant antique "Lampe Bouillotte". Created in France, circa 1920, the table lamp sits on a brass round base decorated with three candle arms over a ...
Brass, Tôle
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Two-Arm Bouillotte Lamps or Table Lamps, 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Empire gilded bronze finely chiseled Bouillotte lamps with dark green painted tole adjustable shade. Two E 14 light bulbs. We can deliver wired for US standard.
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Silver Plated Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI Style silver plated bronze bouillotte lamp.
Bronze, Tôle
Monumental 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bouillotte Lamp. This stunning antique French Louis XVI style silvered bronze bouillotte lamp or desk lamp with four lights and a black...
Bronze, Tôle
French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This wonderful three light candelabra mounted into a lamp features a circular base with raised si...
Ormolu
French Provincial Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its clean, tailored black tole shade.
Metal, Brass
19th Century Consulat - Empire Style French Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Consulat - Empire Style French Tole Bouillotte Lamp Beautiful lamp purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with photos.
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Charles X Bronze & Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Charles X Bronze & Ormolu Bouillotte Lamp Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Tole Bouillotte Candlestick Lamp from France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1860s French Bouillotte lamp featuring three candlesticks with brackets and a golden taupe tole shade accented by a decorative teal floral border.
Metal
French Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp, Brass with Tole Shade, 1880s
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Bouillotte lamp with its original painted tole shade. Bouillotte is a card game, popular in France during the 18th & 19th centuries. For light, they would use a speciali...
Metal, Brass
French Empire Bouillotte Lamp, Silvered Bronze, Circa 1905
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine example of a French Empire bouillotte lamp made of silvered bronze. The circular base supports four decorative candle arms with nozzles; the main stem of the lamp holds the el...
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Regency Bronze Patinated Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire neoclassical regency bronze patinated Bouillotte lamp with 3 candelabra sockets Completely rewired and ready to enjoy.
Bronze
Very Old Silver Plated French Triple Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Old Silver Plated French Triple Bouillotte Desk Lamp A lovely piece, an old silver plated triple sconce lamp and it comes with it original Toleware shade decorated with mythica...
Silver Plate
Vintage French Empire Style Black Column Brass Ormolu Bouillotte Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Black Column Brass Ormolu Bouillotte Table Lamps - a Pair.
Brass
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra mounted into a Bouillotte lamp. The square marble base with concave sides is richly chased w...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Empire Style Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Empire style bronze bouillotte lamp, having three swan form candle arms, raised on a circular dished base, surmounted by a tole shade.
Bronze, Tôle
Vintage French Empire Federal Style Small Brass Bouillotte Tole Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Federal Style Small Brass Bouillotte Tole Metal Table Lamp with Shade and Eagle Finial.
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century French Empire etched brass bouillotte lamp, originally and oil lamp that has been electrified. With three arms below a green painted adjustable tole shade, the body an...
Brass, Zinc
Antique French Empire Bronze Swans Green Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Bronze Swans Green Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Table Desk Lamp.
Bronze
Vintage French Directoire Brass Scroll Arm Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Directoire Brass Scroll Arm Tole Metal Bouillotte Desk Table Lamp with Adjustable Height Shade and Candle Arms.
Metal, Brass
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century). The lamp features nicely chiseled acanthus leaves, garlands, cen...
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
French Directoire Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal & Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Equally suitable for placement on a writing desk, console table, library table, sideboard, or bedside table, this French bouillotte lamp offers exceptional versatility.
Metal
Antique French Bouillotte Bronze and Painted Tole Shade Table Lamp, Circa 1930s
Located in Germantown, MD
Great quality antique bronze base with three lights. Great looking red Tole shade with hand painted design. Measures 14.5" in diameter and 4.75"H for the shade Base is 5.5" in di...
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A refined and timeless decorative object, this bouillotte lamp brings understated French elegance to any desk, console, or side table.
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Gold Bronze Bouillotte Lamp, Circa 1885-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Gold Bronze Bouillotte Lamp, Circa 1885-1890.
Bronze
Wonderful French Neoclassical Bronze Two Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French neoclassical bronze two candelabra arm bouillotte lamp with painted black oval tole shade, completely rewired with two candelabra socket lights inside.
Metal, Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Empire Dore Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Column Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French Empire Dore Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Column Form Lamps With Black Paper Shades
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze Dore Bouillotte Lamp with Swan Motif
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (20th Century) bronze dore 3 arm bouillotte table lamp with swan motif.
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Bouillotte lamp A 19th century Louis XVI style bouillotte lamp in green toleware and gilt bronze, with a circular stem supporting three s...
Metal, Bronze
Pair Antique French Bronze D' Ore Bouillotte Lamps, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French bronze d' ore bouillotte lamps, circa 1890.
Bronze
French Louis XVI st. Silvered Bronze and Tole Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Silvered Bronze and Tole Bouillotte lamp. This elegant three arm lamp is raised by a circular mottled Silvered Bronze base with a...
Metal, Silver Plate
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp, Bronze & Ormolu, Louis XVI Style
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp.
Bronze, Ormolu
Green Toleware and Brass Triple Bouillotte Desk Lamp from France
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Green Toleware and Brass Triple Bouillotte Desk Lamp from France A lovely piece, a triple brass sconce lamp with its original adjustable very dark green toleware shade A Very trad...
Brass
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabras Bouillotte Lamp Silk Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze three candelabras bouillotte lamp with silk shade.
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabras Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical bronze three candelabras Bouillotte lamp with two Edison sockets and dark forest green tole shade.
Bronze
Wonderful French Dore Bronze Floral Basket Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Dore bronze floral basket Bouillotte lamp tole shade Measures: 28" Height x 15 1/4" Diameter.
Bronze
$961Sale Price|30% Off
Green Bouillotte Bronze Three Lights Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A French Empire style period desk lamp, boasting three bronze lights and an adjustable screen, is complemented by a verdant tole shade in hues of vivid green. Take into account that...
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Circa 1920 Pair of French Bronze and Marble Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920 pair of French bronze & marble bouillotte lamps. A very fine pair with beautifully restored tole shades. Greco-Roman Revival style with exceptional detail in the superb ca...
Marble, Bronze
Special Antique Bouillotte Table Lamp with Slate Grey Metal Shade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusually special French bouillotte lamp having ornate 3 candle holder base contrasted and complimented by a distressed slate gray metal shade. Shade is adjustable. Acorn finial is...
Metal, Brass
Fine French Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabra Bouillotte Lamp Silk Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A very fine quality French neoclassical bronze three candelabra bouillotte lamp with silk shade Interior is outfitted with two candelabra sockets, completely rewired.
Bronze
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
French Directoire Ormolu & Cut Black Amethyst Crystal Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Directoire Ormolu & Cut Black Amethyst Crystal Tole Bouillotte Lamp France, circa 1920s A stunning French Directoire ormolu and cut black amethyst crystal tole Bouillotte lam...
Crystal, Metal, Ormolu
French 19th century Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Saxe Porcelain, Gilt Metal and Ormolu Bouillotte lamp. This most charming electrified candelabra lamp is raised by an O...
Ormolu
Antique French Empire Black & Gold Tole Metal Urn Bouillotte Table Lamp w Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Black & Gold Hand Painted Tole Metal Urn Form Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp with Shade.
Metal
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.
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