Pair of Large Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Five-Light Candelabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine 19th Century Pair of Large Patinated & Gilt Bronze Five Light Candelabra in the Empire Taste, now turned into lamps. France, circa 1860. Sold with two associated cont...
Bronze
$728Sale Price|49% Off
Tall White Opaline Table Lamp on Thick Square Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tall white opaline table lamp on thick square Lucite base Rock crystal finial in brass hardware. Newly re-wired. Shade not included. Measures: Height to top of socket is 24 inches.
Bronze
Elegant brass table lamp in the form of an amphora urn, late 19th century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant brass table lamp in the form of an amphora urn, from the late 19th century Striking and elegant table lamp in polished brass, shaped as a classical amphora urn with sweepin...
Brass
A Pair of French Black Amethyst Crystal Pineapple Form Gilt Bronze Mounted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of French 20th Century Black Amethyst Cut Crystal Anannas/Pineapple shaped and Gilt Bronze Mounted Lamps. Each lamp consists of a base and a central body section comp...
Crystal, Bronze
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Bronze Lamp, Enameled with Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French bronze lamp, interesting, modern form with fine enameling of Jacques-Louis David's, 1812 painting of The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileries, New wiring The heigh...
Bronze
Pair of Antique Bristol Glass Hand-painted Napolean and Josephine Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French hand-blown milk glass table lamps with the figures of Napoleon and Josephine hand-painted on them. From France, circa 1920. Newly wired in the United States, mounted o...
Blown Glass
Antique Sevres Style Porcelain Hand-Painted & Gilt Mounted Urn Table Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The colorful antique hand-painted porcelain twin handled urn vase, circa 1850-1880, was later converted into a lamp and mounted onto custom round bronze and enamel metal base with ro...
Gold, Bronze
Pair of Empire Candelabra of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze and Marble
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of late 19th century Empire bronze and ormolu candelabra. - Caryatid herm female figures on marble block plinths. - Three ormolu candle arms/cups - Well modeled.
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Tole Sinumbra or Carcel Lamp from the Estate of Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
This very nice carcel lamp now converted to electricity comes from the estate and Paul and Bunny Mellon and formed part of the decorations of their home Oak Springs Farm. The lamp, o...
Bronze, Tin
$8,500 / set
Antique Candelabra Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent pair of Empire candelabra, gilt and patinated bronze, now turned into electric lamps.
Bronze
$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
Pair of Early 20th century Empire Style Bronze Candlebra
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of early 20th Century Empire style Neo Cloassical candelabra made into lamps. These have just been rewired and function. These are bronze, brass and iron. Beautifully cast, g...
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Empire Marquetry Lamp Table with Ormolu Mounts, France, c.1980
Located in Worcester, GB
Empire Marquetry and Ormolu Mounted Lamp Table We are pleased to offer a fine circular lamp table in the French Empire style Circular top finely veneered in walnut and kingwood, wi...
Ormolu
This exquisite pair of Empire four light Candelabras with Cornucopia Motif
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of Empire four light Candelabras with winged maiden standing on a globe with a rooster mount surmounted on a square bases are fabulous pair! Burning cornucopi...
Bronze
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Five-Light Candelabras in Victory-Form
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of patinated and gilt bronze Empire candelabras; the central atop a flame support and the surrounding four on Napoleonic eagle-head arms, all above a figural caryat...
Bronze
19th Century Ormolu and Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century directoire bouillotte table lamp. Lamp features original elements and original black tole lampshade with gilt brass leaf applied detailing. Newly rewired with side ...
Bronze, Tôle, Brass
$5,000 / set
Pair of Charles X Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Charles X Ormolu candlestick lamps. Fine pair finely chased gilt metal candlesticks with grey painted candle sleeves above anthemion capitals with diapered banded shafts ending ...
Ormolu
$345Sale Price|40% Off
Converted Brass Andiron Candlestick Lamp on Tripod Base
Located in Malibu, CA
Slender brass custom-made lamp using an antique French brass/bronze andiron. Shades are available in many variations for an additional charge. Inquire within
Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of French gilt bronze and patinated bronze candelabra French, 20th Century Height 108cm, width 37cm, depth 32cm A magnificent pair of 20th-century Empire-style candelabra, the...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Charles X Ormolu and Bronze Candelabra Lamps
Located in New York, NY
With acanthus-wrapped fluted columns on scroll-form feet and triangular base. Lamp shades not included. Height to socket is 20" - height can be adjusted with different harps.
Bronze
19th Century Serves Bronze-Mounted Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely painted scenes of countryside and Napoleon. Signed by the artist. Beautiful jade green color with nicely detailed bronze mounts. Small dent on one of the base corners. Porcela...
Bronze
Pair Dolphin Bouillotte Lamps in Solid Brass with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired from a Bevelry Hills Estate, a pair of solid brass dolphin Bouillotte lamps with custom silk shades, the pair have been completely restored and rewired with 6' silk cords an...
Brass
French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Candelabra with Original Tole Shade
Located in Antwerp, BE
An original French Bouillotte candelabra dating from the mid-19th century, executed in gilt bronze and retaining its original hand-painted green tole shade. Originally designed for c...
Brass, Bronze, Tôle
Pair of 19th Century Classical Urn Shaped Lamps with Silver and Bronze Doré
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of finely chased 19th century French gilt bronze urns with classical figures and silver gilt leaf design and grape design.
Bronze
French Empire Cherry Wood Black Column 1 Drawer Lamp End Table by Heritage, Pair
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Empire Style Cherry Wood Black Column One Drawer Lamp End Tables by He...
Wood, Cherry
STUNNING FULLY RESTORED FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE BURR WALNUT SiDE WINE LAMP END TABLE
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London We are delighted to offer for sale this Stunning Fully Restored French Empire-style Side Wine Lamp End Table. A testament to both opulence and practical desi...
Walnut
Vintage Nest of Three French Empire Flamed Hardwood Side End Lamp Wine Tables
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of three French Empire tables which have flamed mahogany tops protected by glass inserts and finished with gilt brass mounts A...
Hardwood
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Giltwood Empire Style Malachite Lamp Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Gilt Wood Mounted Empire Style Malachite Lamp Table Beautiful malachite top above gilt bronze ram head mounts, giltwood stretcher joins the bron...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Pr of French Old Paris or Vieux Paris Urns Now Converted into Table Lamps, C1810
By Old Paris
Located in valatie, NY
Pr of French Old Paris or Vieux Paris urns now converted into table lamps c1810. Old Paris porcelain or Vieux Paris is very broadly defined as porcelain made by artisans in and aroun...
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Porphyry and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Larkspur, CA
Pair of beautiful 19th century French Porphyry lamps with gilt bronze accents in the form of Ram's heads and Classical beaded banding. The pair are mounted on a gold leafed stepped b...
Porphyry
French Empire Bronze Swan Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style bronze doré 2 arm bouillotte table lamp with swan form arms beneath a red tole adjustable shade 20th century.
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.