Dog-Shaped Perfume Lamp from Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal, Germany, 1930s
By Carl Scheidig
Located in Bochum, NRW
It can be usd in the US with proper light bulb and with a plug adapter. Excellent condition, lamp is in working order. Height 21 cm. Porcelain figurine / air purifier / table lamp.
Porcelain
Table Lamp from Rhenania
By Rhenania
Located in Bastogne, BE
- Vintage table lamp from Rhenania - Made of Porcelain - Circa 1960s.
Porcelain
Pair of Pink Porcelain Lamps With Enameled Birds and Flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of European porcelains with bronze fittings wired for lamps. These pink and white porcelain jars are decorated in polychrome enamel with birds and flowers. A custom base an...
Bronze
$1,474 / item
Table Lamp Ingo Maurer Bibibibi
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Varedo, Lombardia
Model: Bibibibi Designer: Ingo Maurer, 1982 Bibibibi was initially created by Ingo Maurer as a wedding gift for a couple of friends. The lamp combines bright red plastic bird legs w...
Metal
Ingo Maurer Bibibibi Table Lamp
By Ingo Maurer
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A whimsical table lamp by Ingo Maurer, signed, BiBiBiBi, made in Germany.
Aluminum
$3,439Sale Price / set|40% Off
Pair of Large Meissen Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Germany, circa 1860 An unusual pair of large Meissen table lamps with scrolling snake arms, decorated with a cobalt blue glaze and gilding throughout. Height of vase 49.00cm Height...
Porcelain
Pair Of Meissen Bronze Table Lamps With Motto Children, by MV Acier, 1775-1814
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
With porcelain figures from the original period of origin around 1775: Two electrified bronze lamps with gilding: a profiled pedestal in a triangular shape with beveled corners as a ...
Bronze
$1,190Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Kaiser Porcelain Urn Lamps with Gilt Swan Handles
By Kaiser
Located in Bruton, GB
An elegant pair of mid-century porcelain urn lamps by Kaiser, West Germany, dating to the mid-20th century. Each lamp features a finely proportioned classical urn form, finished in a...
Ceramic
$852Sale Price|30% Off
Handpainted Art Nouveau table lamp by Großherzoglichen Keramik-Manufaktur, 1930s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Very rare Handpainted porcelain Art Nouveau table lamp by Großherzoglichen Keramik-Manufaktur Darmstadt', Germany, 1930s Collectors item.
Porcelain, Silk, Paint
Rare Rosenthal Figurine Table Lamp by K.Himmelstoss, circa 1916
By Rosenthal
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Very rare figurine group “Festreigen” table lamp, designed by Karl Himmelstoss, 1913, executed by Rosenthal, 1916. White porcelain, three dancing graces in long robes on stepped, pr...
Brass
Rare Rosenthal Figurine Table Lamp by K.Himmelstoss, circa 1916
By Rosenthal
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Very rare figurine group “Festreigen” table lamp, designed by Karl Himmelstoss, 1913, executed by Rosenthal, 1916. White porcelain, three dancing graces in long robes on stepped, pr...
Brass
$712Sale Price|30% Off
Quatre Couleurs Table Lamp from Rosenthal's Studio Line by Bjørn Wiinblad, 1960s
By Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare table lamp Quatre Couleur from Rosenthal's Studio Line product line is from the 1960s and a design by Björn Wiinblad. The cylindrical shape in combination with Rosenthal's ...
Gold Leaf
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Pair 1950s /60s Signed Hummel Figurine Table Lamps Boy and Girl Under Apple Tree
By Hummel
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair of Signed Hummel Childrens Room Table Lamps. The boy under the apple tree and the girl under the apple tree. Marked a couple of times.
Porcelain
Ingo Maurer. Lamp model “Bibibibi”. 1980s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ingo Maurer, par. “Bibibibi” model lamp. Shaft representing red bird legs, with its adjustable diffuser in black lacquered metal ending in a feather. Round colored white porcelain b...
Metal
Berlin Blue and Gold Vase Mounted as Lamp, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Berlin blue and gold vase mounted as lamp, circa 1820.
Porcelain
Berlinware Scarlet Cold Painted Vase In The Chinese Style Mounted As A Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Berlinware pottery vase mounted as a lamp. In the Chinese style with scarlet red decorated ceramic body in the Chinese Yen Yen form.
Porcelain
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Vienna Style Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Amazing Pair of porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and hand painted. In a beautiful and unique colors.
Brass
Table lamp: 'Dancing ladies' sculpture in porcelain by Fraureuth Kunstabteilung
By Porzellanfabrik Fraureuth
Located in Zemst, BE
Porcelain statue of 3 dancing ladies. Mounted as a lamp High quality glazed porcelain Period 1930-1940 Fraureuth Kunstabteiling Germany Signed on the bottom of the piece Height ...
Porcelain
Antique & Large Owl Sculpture Symbol for Wisdom & Learning Table Lamp, Otto Pech
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, good condition and beautifully handcrafted & colored "snowy owl sculpture" by Otto Pech, 1904. This hand-crafted antique owl clearly was well loved by it's previous owners, b...
Brass
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.