Vintage Glazed Ceramic Bamboo Shoots Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Featuring a substantial ovoid form reminiscent of classic ginger jars, each lamp is finished in a sophisticated matte black glaze.
Metal
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Yellow Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inject a brilliant pop of sunshine into your interior with this stunning pair of vintage ceramic lamps. Featuring a classic ginger jar silhouette, these lamps are finished in a vibra...
Metal
19th Century Chinese Celadon, Blue And White Porcelain Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking 19th century Chinese porcelain ginger jar converted as a table lamp, featuring a classic baluster-form body decorated in underglaze cobalt blue against a soft celadon grou...
Porcelain, Wood
Stylized Ceramic Table Lamp by Paul Hanson, 1960, USA
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic stylized ginger jar form ceramic lamp in a soft blue/grey crackle glaze on satin nickel bases by Paul Hanson Lighting, New York.
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamp; Bronze Mounts and Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This mirror black glaze ginger jar form porcelain lamp is mounted with gilt metal fittings.
Porcelain
Pair of Brass Marbro Champlevé Enamel Floral Table Lamps
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Marbo brass enamel floral design two socket table lamps. Ginger jar Asian shaped base with black linen shades.
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Featuring a rich, earthy palette of amber, ochre, and deep chocolate brown, the reactive glaze creates a dynamic, high-gloss finish that flows beautifully over the rounded, ginger-ja...
Brass
Pair of Ornate Floral Ceramic Urn Table Lamps With Carved Wood Bases
Located in Raymondville, TX
A striking pair of vintage ceramic urn or ginger jar table lamps featuring an exuberant allover botanical and butterfly motif in a palette of soft pink, purple, lavender, shades of b...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Table Lamps by SUNSET COSCO Pair
By Sunset Cosco Co.
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of Vintage Regency Chinoiserie Ceramic Ginger Jar Table Lamps by SUNSET COSCO Approximate Measureme...
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Swirl Glazed Ceramic Jardiniere Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Mid Century Modern Large Green Swirl Glazed Ceramic Pottery Ginger Jar Jardinière Table Lamp on Wooden Base. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Ceramic
Vintage Chinoiserie White Blue Porcelain Ceramic Jardiniere Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie White Blue Porcelain Ceramic Jardiniere Ginger Jar Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Blue and White Lucky Foo Dog and Coral Chinoiserie Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large chinoiserie style blue and white porcelain ginger jar table lamp mounted on Ming style brass base.
Brass
$3,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Chinoiserie Pair of Mint Green Pagoda Top Brass Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely pair of vintage mint green, pagoda top, ginger jar, table lamps. Brass accents with brass hardware.
Brass
Huge Ceramic Floor & Table Lamp by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1960s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant rare, huge Tommaso Barbi ginger jar ceramic lamp made in Italy in the 1960s.
Ceramic
Pair Vintage Palm Beach Regency Dorothy Draper Isp Raised Palm Tree Ceramic Lamp
By Dorothy Draper
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant Pair of Vintage, Palm Beach Regency, Dorothy Draper inspired, Ornately detailed, Ceramic, Ginger Jar shaped Lamps with a Raised White, Palm Tree Motif and Decorative Trim aga...
Ceramic
Pair Tommaso Barbi Riviera Palm Tree 1970s Table Lamps With Matching Pillows
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two matching large Midcentury ginger jar table or side lamps from the 1970s with matching pillows.
Ceramic, Fabric
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted Gold Gilt Ginger Jar Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Hand Painted "Courting Scenes" Floral Gold Gilt Decorated Hexagonal Ginger Jar Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features beautiful decoration on all sides and nice...
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese White Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp, Foliate Design, Circa 1880s
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style (19th Century) white porcelain ginger jar form lamp with foliate & bird details mounted on a round wood base.
Porcelain
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp Landscape Motif
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Chinese porcelain, blue and white porcelain, ginger jar lamp, Chinoiserie lamp, Ralph Lauren style décor, Ralph Lauren blue and white, hand‑painted porcelain lamp, Oriental table lam...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
$832Sale Price|27% Off
Chinoiserie Porcelain Gilt Floral Ginger Jar Hand-Painted Table Lamp, Monumental
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and monumental gilt hand painted floral Porcelain chinoiserie ginger jar wired as lamp. Lovely scale and proportions.
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.