Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from France made during the 1820s.
Antique 1820s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from France made during the 1820s.
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Cut Glass and Bronze Candelabras / Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large and impressive French 19th century Empire cut glass and two-tone bronze candelabras made to lamps.
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Bronze and Marble Candlestick Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An elegant French Empire candlestick lamp combining patinated bronze and marble in a neoclassical arrangement. A draped classical female figure in dark patinated bronze serves as the...
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans.
Crystal, Brass
Vintage French Empire Style Ribbed Glass Column Gold Table Lamp Made in Poland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Hollywood Regency Polish Ribbed Glass Column Gold Table Lamp.
Metal
19t Century Pair French Empire Lamps Paris Porcelain (Rust) Ormolu Mounts
Located in Phoenix, AZ
19th Century Scottish Etched Glass Compote. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Porcelain
A fine 19th century French Empire green marble and gilt bronze mounted lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Empire marble and gilt bronze mounted lamp.
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Empire Style Gold Brass Metal Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Gold Brass Metal Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair.
Metal
French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Regency Baccarat Style Glass Crystal Urn Table Lamp w/ Brass Swans.
Brass
Large Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Urn, Amphora Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large, heavy Empire style gilt and patinated bronze Amphora table lamp decorated with fine ornaments and garlands on a square base supported by four feet covered with leaves. Five-li...
Bronze
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Urns Wired as Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Urns, Wired as Lamps. Featuring ornate swag garlands and rams heads, with a frieze of dancing putti.
Bronze
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Candelabras Converted to Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French 19th Century Empire Style bronze candelabras converted to table lamps, having D'ore bronze and dark patina.
Bronze
Pair of French Empire Gilt Bronze Crystal Urn Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine pair of 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and crystal urns mounted as lamps. Circa 1890. A fine addition to any home! 20H x 7W
Crystal, Bronze
$4,800 / set
Wooden Empire-Style Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1930s French wooden lamps with bronze fittings, neoclassic style, with original patina. Measurements: Height of body: 23.5" Height to shade rest: 34.5".
Fruitwood
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
Pair French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Candelabra form Lamps
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely cast and hand chased pair of Charles X bronze candelabra feature neoclassical motifs including acanthus leaves, reeded columns, and paw feet. Candelabra height only: 21...
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Lamp, Doré Bronze with Cherub Detail
Located in Dallas, TX
Doré bronze and metal French empire lamp.
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Empire Trumpet Arm Tole Metal Shade Nickel Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Style Trumpet Arm Tole Metal Shade Nickel Bouillotte Desk Lamp. Item features 3 lights/arms, trumpet arms, very rare nickel plated finish, red tole metal shade,...
Metal
French Candelabra in Empire Style silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Silver, finely engraved, silvered. On three claw-feet, several times structured, fluted column-shaft. Measures: Height: 73.5 cm, diameter 25 cm.
Brass
Pair of Empire Bronze & Mercury-Gilt Column Lamps
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
French, Empire / Charles X period, circa 1825 A handsome pair of table lamps, each modelled as a fluted column in dark patinated bronze rising to a finely cast Corinthian capital in...
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Empire Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique French Empire red porcelain and ormolu-mounted lamps, attributed to Sèvres. The porcelain bases of the lamps are decorated with ovals depicting bouquets of hand paint...
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
Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Candelabra Lamps - a Pair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A striking pair of French Empire gilt bronze candelabra, wired as lamps and fitted with pleated white shades. Each has three arms issuing from a central orb supported by a pair of ca...
Bronze
Empire Dorè Patinated And Bronze Candelabra Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century bronze and patinated candelabra mounted as a lamp. Lamp features a lovely patinated Diana the Huntress statue with wings and archer's bow. Above Diana's left hand is a g...
Bronze
French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
French empire pair of candle holders lamps. Exceptional pair of antique candleholders, created in Paris France during the imperial period of Napoleon III, circa 1870. They was des...
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
$5,500 / set
Pair of Candelabra Lamps in the Empire style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Pair of Empire style Candelabra, now turned into lamp. Gilt & Patinated Bronze on Marble Bases. 4 lights each Great Quality. France, circa 1880. Dimensions: Height ...
Marble, Bronze
$6,800 / set
First Empire Bronze Dore Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1804-1815 first empire bronze dore lamps with curved handles and lion heads. Attributed to Claude Galle a French Bronzier. The urn itself is sixteen inches tall.
Bronze
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Griffon Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Empire gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three scrolled arms, interior griffon heads, telescopic tole shade with pineapple and feather finial, and resting on the original circu...
Bronze, Tôle, Tin, Wire
French 19th century Empire/Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Tole lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most decorative French 19th century Empire/Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Tole lamp. This wonderful Bouillotte lamp is raised by a circular stepped Ormolu base with thre...
Metal, Ormolu
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire Lamps with Cut Glass Fonts
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of early 19th century French Empire lamps in patinated and gilt metal, each with a faceted cut glass font set in a gilt cup with a gadrooned edge. The baluster stem carries stif...
Glass
French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Lamp by Chibout
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely cast and hand chased candelabrum of the winged figure of Victory retains its original mercury gilding and patination. Now wired as a lamp, it is signed twice by Pierre Ch...
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabra Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze basket form with three candelabra bouillotte lamp with green tole shade.
Bronze
French Oil Opaline and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Converted French oil white opaline and brass table lamp.
Brass
Late Empire Lamp Dore Gold Finish Single Socket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A single late Empire lamp. Has the doré gold finish. With lady face plaques and lion paw feet. Has some spots on the gold, and has been re-wired and new socket. Takes a spring clip s...
Brass
Pair of Silvered-Bronze and Cut-Glass Urn Lamp Bases, French Empire Style
Located in London, GB
A pair of silvered-bronze and cut-glass urn lamp bases in the French Empire style American, 20th century Measures: Height 55cm, width 22cm, depth 18cm These fine lamp-bases, sha...
Silver Plate, Bronze
20th Century Empire Style French Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved and silvered. Three stylized horn-formed rolling candlesticks. (T-Mr-14-Bas).
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze three candelabra arm having winged graces bouillotte lamp with painted green tole shade, two Edison lights inside.
Bronze, Metal
French Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp with Blue Tole Shade and Gilt Bronze
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Illuminate your space with timeless French elegance using this exquisite gilt bronze swan bouillotte lamp, a sophisticated lighting piece inspired by the refined tastes of the Louis ...
Brass, Metal
Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra Made Into Table Lamps Each standard in the form of the Winged Victory Date: circa 1810 Height overall 39 inches;...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bronze Candlesticks, wired as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Bronze Candlesticks, wired as Lamps with Shades
Bronze
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Style Crystal and Gilt Bronze Urn Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A twin handled Empire urn in gilded bronze, the two arms decorated with medusa heads, and classical heads below. Gilt grape leaves encircle the ovoid body. The urn sits on a decorate...
Crystal, Bronze
French Pair Empire Dore Bronze Winged Putti Candelabras
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wonderful pair of French Napoleon III Empire style gilt doré and patinated bronze neoclassical four-arm candelabra with finely cast decorated detail. Each lamp features a classical w...
Bronze
Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze and Rock Crystal Table Lamps by Thomire à Paris
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and highly important pair of empire gilt bronze and rock crystal table lamps. Both are signed on the base Thomire à Paris. Each is meticulously hand-chased and burnished w...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Vintage French Table Lamps, Handcrafted Marble & Gilded Bronze, 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage French pair of large table lamps made of hand crafted marble with a new round shade, in good condition.
Marble, Bronze
Vintage French Table Lamps, Handcrafted Marble & Gilded Bronze, 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, vintage French pair of large table lamps made of hand crafted marble with a new round shade, in good condition.
Marble, Metal, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire St. Belle Époque Period Marble and Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Belle Époque period Vert de Patricia and ormolu lamp. The large lamp is raised by a triangular Vert de Patricia marble b...
Marble, Ormolu
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster. A Classic lamp with good patina and scale. Ex. Christies Auction House. Rew...
Ormolu
$5,200 / set
Pair of Empire Style Silver Plated Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920s French silver plated Empire style urn-shaped table lamps with masks depicted on sides.
Silver Plate
Beautiful Metal Green-Painted TÔLE Table Lamp 1960s France
By Vaughan Designs
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Green-Painted TÔLE Lamp In the form of Regency chestnut urns, decorated with acorn leaves and with lion-mask ring handles. Comes with a perfect matching shade .
Metal
Wonderful Empire Dore Bronze Rock Crystal Neoclassical Figure Candlestick Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Empire doré bronze rock crystal neoclassical figure candlestick lamp Stamped made in France on base Completely rewired.
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze "Bouillotte" Table Lamp with Swans Motifs, France 20th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A refined French Empire-style bouillotte lamp crafted in gilt bronze, distinguished by its elegant swan-form candle arms and richly engraved decorative details. Inspired by the neocl...
Bronze
French Country Empire Brass Trumpet Arm Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Empire Brass Trumpet Arm Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Desk Lamp. Item features a distress painted finish to shade with adjustable height. Circa Late 20th Century....
Metal, Brass
A Pair of Empire-Style Levanto Rouge Marble Urns, Mounted As Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of Empire-style gilt-bronze-mounted Levanto Rouge marble urns, mounted as lamps, After the model by Claude Galle (1759–1815). Each of elongated ovoid loutrophoros form, flank...
Levanto Marble, Ormolu
French Antique Empire Candelabra, circa 1810, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
French Antique Empire Candelabra, circa 1810, Paris This antique candelabra is a high-quality, five-armed candlestick made of gilded bronze, Paris. Material: Finely chased and fire...
Bronze
A pair of gilt bronze Empire style candelabra / lamps circa 1860
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A fine pair of mid- to late-19th-century French Empire–style gilt-bronze candelabra, later converted into lamps. Each piece features a fluted column rising to finely chased capitals ...
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Empire Style Three Claw-Feet French Candelabra
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, finely engraved, silvered. On three claw-feet, several times structured, fluted column-shaft. (T-Mr-15-Bp).
Bronze
$3,000Sale Price|28% Off
Lamp Table 19th Century Gilt bronze Metal Shade Neoclassical France
Located in New York, NY
Lamp 19th Century Gilt bronze Metal Shade Neoclassical France . A French Bouillotte lamp made in gilt bronze and a painted metal shade. 3 electrified candle arms.
Ormolu
French Porcelain Signed Table Lamp with Hand Painted Decoration, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Porcelain table lamps France Signed Inspired by an old technique of French ceramics, this elegant table lamp is bright and Handmade with hand-painted decoration. In Good cond...
Ceramic
Fine Pair of Empire Patinated & Gilt Bronze Candelabre, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine pair of empire patinated & gilt bronze Candelabre, mounted as lamps 1st quarter of the 19th century Each reeded stem above drum base relief-cast with four putti on leaf-b...
Bronze
$7,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fine Quality Pair of Early Empire Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Lamps
Located in New York, NY
The fine diamond cut crystal column-form table lamps supported by gilt bronze paw feet. Date: Early 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 36 in x 10 in.
Crystal, Bronze
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.