Pair of Lamps with Porcelain Figurines
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps made of Porcelain biscuit in the style of an 18th century couple. Base is a lady for one lamp and a gentleman is the base of the other lamp. Delicately hand-painted ...
Porcelain
Table Lamp with Porcelain Figurine in 18th Century Style
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Astonishing small baldachin-shaped table lamp adorned with ormolu garlands, crystal slice-cut drops and lattice. It features a polychrome porcelain statuette of a young woman wearing...
Marble, Bronze
French Bulldog Perfume Lamp, Air Purifier, Germany 1930s
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous French Bulldog Porcelain Figurine perfume lamp, night stand lamp, smoke eater, Germany 1930s.
Porcelain
French Bulldog Perfume Lamp, Air Purifier, Germany, 1930s
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous French Bulldog Porcelain Figurine perfume lamp, night stand lamp, smoke eater, Germany 1930s.
Porcelain
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.