French, 1900s, Silvered Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp with Horns and Green Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Turn of the Century silvered bronze three-light bouillotte table lamp from the early 20th century with French hunting horn-themed arms and green painted sheet metal shade.
Bronze, Sheet Metal
French Provincial Brass Three-Arm Horn Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural three horn base and tailored red tole shade.
Metal, Brass
Pair French Alsy Vintage Solid Brass 2 Arm Trumpet Horn Bouillotte Lamp Shades
By Alsy Manufacturing 1
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage pair original Alsy solid two patina brass trumpet Bouillotte style, double arm table lamp with oval parchment paper shades. US Rewiring and each lamp takes 2 light bulbs max...
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Brass Three-Arm Horn Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural three horn base and tailored red tole shade.
Metal, Brass
Brass French Horn/ Trumpet Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage brass French horn/ trumpet bouillotte lamp
Brass
Silver Plate French Horn Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classically elegant bouilotte style lamp having French horn decoration and handsome black and white tole shade. Just polished and lacquered.
Metal, Silver Plate
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H 60.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage Brass 3 Light French Horn Library Candelabra Bouillotte Floor Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage brass bouillotte style floor lamp with black accents, three French Horn shaped candlestick lights topped with an arrow shaped / weather vane finial.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Triple French Horn 3 Arm Brass Candelabra Bouillotte Library Table Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Horn, three arm brass bouillotte candelabra shaped table lamp.
Brass
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H 25 in W 17 in D 10.25 in
Figural Empire Style Ebonized & Brass French Horn Bouillotte Desk Lamp 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A figural Empire style Bouillotte desk lamp offers double socket brass base with French horns, 20th century Measures- 25''H x 17''W x 10.25''D.
Brass
Wonderful French Horn Neoclassical Regency Bronze Bouillotte Tole Shade Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French horn neoclassical regency bronze Bouillotte lamp with hand painted tole shade.
Bronze
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H 24.81 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in
Gilt Bronze Empire French Two-Arm Bouillotte Desk lamp with Trumpets, Horns
By Maison Lucien Gau
Located in Osnabrück, NDS
A beautiful 20th century high-quality gilt bronze French Bouillotte desk lamp with two arms in the manner of French horns.
Brass, Iron
Vtg Brass French Horn 3 Arm Horse Hunt Library Candlestick Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage brass three light library bouillotte lamp featuring a equestrian / hunt theme with horn shaped arms holding candlesticks, faux snakeskin shade, and horse head finial. Meas...
Brass
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H 23.75 in W 14.5 in D 10.5 in
20th Century Bronze Two-Arm Bouillotte Lamp, French Horns, Painted Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century bronze two-arm Bouillotte lamp with French horns and custom painted tole shade.
Bronze, Tôle
Pair of French Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French brass/bronze bouillotte lamps with painted tole, adjustable shades.
Brass, 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.