Large Pair of 19th Chinese Yellow and Green Ground Vases/ lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large, good quality pair of 19th century Chinese green and yellow ground vases, each with classical motif decoration, scrolling flowers, leaves and a serpent wrapped around the nec...
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Porcelain Lamp
Located in Kent, Dover
A Chinese sage-green glazed vase lamp upon a carved hardwood base, with brass fittings.
Brass
$4,650 / set
Pair of Vintage Chinese Enamel Vases as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a pair of vintage Chinese enamel vases that have been transformed into lamps. The vases have a beautiful floral design in vibrant colors. They would make a stunning a...
Pottery
Chinese Spinach Jade Green Glazed Ceramic Pierced Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Spinach Jade Green Glazed Ceramic Pierced Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp, with foo lion and floral motif mounted on pierced hardwood circular base.
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Jardiniere Vase Hand Painted Green White Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Jardiniere Vase Hand Painted Green & White Table Lamp on Wooden Base.
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Lobed Double Gourd Turquoise Blue Vase Lamp
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Chinese porcelain lobed double gourd vase made into a beautiful lamp. In turquoise blue monochrome glaze. With turned wood base and nice quality brass double articulated soc...
Porcelain
Fine Antique Chinese 19c Relief Carved Celadon Porcelain Vase Table Lamp 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine 19c Chinese relief carved celadon glaze handled vase, decorated with scrolling vines, lappets and borders, with faux ring handles to neck, and "Shou" character roundels to top...
Porcelain
Mid Century Green Glazed Gu Form Vase Mounted As A Table Lamp
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Refined Green glazed GU form vase mounted on an ebonized wood base with Ginko leaf form finial. Dimensions: 32" H x 6 1/4" W Condition: Various signs of age and use include drilled...
Pottery
$4,200Sale Price|30% Off
Kangxi Apple Green Crackle Glaze Baluster Vase/Lamp, China, Early 18th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Rare Kangxi Dynasty (1654-1722) apple green over white crackle glazed baluster shaped ceramic vase/lamp - white crackle glazed interior and base - large size - electrified/drilled mi...
Porcelain
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Cantonese Enamel Table Lamp Vase Yellow Green
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb and quite early example of JUST ONE Chinese Hand painted Canton enamel tall ovoid form Vase of octagonal outline now converted to an Electric Table Lamp, raised on six ormolu ...
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Green Crackle Vase as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese green crackle vase as lamp new wiring.
Pottery
Unavailable
H 13.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pink/Green Floral Design Faïence Chinese Vase Transformed into Lamp, Late 1800s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a beautiful antique faïence Chinese vase, transformed, in France, into a table lamp.
Faience
Green, Hand-Painted Asian Vase Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Green, hand-painted, Asian vase lamp on wooden stand. Adorned with flowers and butterflies. Shade included.
Porcelain
Chinese Chartreuse Craquelure Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese chartreuse craquelure vase.
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
chinoiserie Famille Verte Green Bok Choy Butterfuly Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
Located in Springfield, VA
Beautiful famille verte green bok choy ceramic vase table lamp with brass fittings and a wood base. Colorful hand painted butterflies, grasshoppers, and other insects. Measures a...
Ceramic, Wood
Sold
H 30 in W 8 in D 8 in
Large Pair of 19thC Chinese Green Glazed Porcelain Vases Converted to Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
A striking pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain vases, now elegantly mounted as table lamps, celebrated for their rich, jewel-like emerald celadon glaze and beautifully balanced ba...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and Green Urn Vase as Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautifully glazed Chinese blue and green vase now as lamp.
Antique Chinese Forest Green Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Chinese vase, fitted with an adjustable brass fixture and E26 lighting socket. The deep tone of the forest green glaze creates a vivid visual impact. Textured glazes, attra...
Brass
Striking Large Yellow and Green Chinese Vase Shaped Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful and large vintage Chinese vase shaped lamp in a gorgeous floral motif with green flowers and yellow background, resting on a Lucite base with custom shade.
Ceramic
Chinese Crackle Green Vase Mounted As A Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
BALUSTER FORM.METAL MOUNTS
Sold
H 13.75 in W 6.5 in D 4.25 in
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase Lamp Famille Verte Square China Mark Signed
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain, slab built, Famille Verte square vase, circa early 20th century. Decorated on each side with scenes of flora and fauna. Measures: 13 3/4" high, 6 1/2" wide...
Porcelain
Green Glaze Ceramic Vase as a Table Lamp with Brass Base
Located in London, GB
A mid twentieth century Chinese baluster vase, with vivid green dappled glaze, now converted as a table lamp with a turned patinated brass base.
Brass
Near Pair Green Ceramic Lamps With Chinese Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Two American art pottery green glaze vase lamps with Chinese bronze mounts and hand sewn vellum shades.
Sold
H 20.08 in Dm 7.49 in
Large Baluster Vase with Apple Green Glaze as a Table Lamp, with Ebonized Base
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese baluster form ceramic vase with apple green glaze, now mounted as a lamp with a turned giltwood base.
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Green Glaze Chinese Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair antique green glaze Chinese vases mounted as lamps on vintage custom ebonized wood bases; vases from 19th century, bases circa 1920s.
Pair of Chinese Green Tianqiuping Vases, Wired as Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
This stunning pair of 19th-century Chinese Qing Guangxu-period porcelain vases, wired as lamps, are of the tianqiuping or globular form, first popularized during the Ming dynasty, wi...
Brass
Vintage Asian Oriental Chinese Glazed Green Jade Vase Porcelain Lamp
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian oriental Chinese glazed jade green light celadon color with raised relief flowers handled vase porcelain lamp.
Porcelain
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 9.85 in
Pair of Large 19th Century Green Craquellure Chinese Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very fine pair of 19th century moss-green glazed Chinese vases with craquellure surface, now mounted as lamps.
Porcelain
Pair of Green Porcelain Craquelure Straight Necked Vase Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of small bright green craquellure straight necked vases, now mounted as a lamps. Ideal for beside tables, or those smaller spaces. Measures: Height of vases 14 in (36 ...
Porcelain
Han Style Green Glazed Tablelamp Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century glazed green Han style pot turned in to a table lamp. The pot with beautiful proportions and an attractive patina.
Ceramic
Small Han Style Green Glazed Tablelamp Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century glazed green Han style pot turned in to a table lamp. The pot with beautiful proportions and an attractive patina. The hood with a tactile structure in a deep green co...
Ceramic
Lamp from Antique Green Chinese Vase
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lamp made from an antique green Chinese vase. Deep green color with age crackle in the glaze.
Pair Green Chinese Crackle Vase Lamps, Late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Deep Green Chinese Crackle Vases, Newly Wired as Lamps to US Electrical Code with a Double Swivel Cluster on Lucite Bases and Adjustable Glass Finial.
Pair of Forest Green Chinese Ceramic Vase Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great matching table lamps, recently restored and rewired. 40" tall to top of original oversize ball finial. Wide weave burlap linen lampshades (17"D x 14"H) sold separately for $95 ...
19th Century Chinese White and Green Glaze Bottle Vase Table Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century Chinese white glaze bottle vase, the globular body raising to a long neck supported by a short brass foot rim and mounted on a turned and carved ebonized wooden base.
Brass
Pair of Fine 19th Century Hand Painted Green Chinese Export Vase Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of fine quality Chinese Export 19th century hand painted green vase lamps, elaborately decorated overall with hand painted putti among floral and foliate decoration, with thre...
Porcelain
Sold
H 22.64 in Dm 9.85 in
Pair of Celadon Crackle Glaze Vase Lamps, Mid-20th Century, Jade Green, Chinese
Located in Totnes, GB
A pair of vintage celadon crackle glaze vases presented as lamps. Rosewood bases and aged-brass fittings complimented with the best quality lampshades - natural linen with gold inter...
Celadon
Pair of Green Porcelain Flambé Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of green glazed flambé porcelain vases of bottle form and having trumpet necks, now mounted as table lamps. Dimensions refer to ceramic vases only and exclude electrical co...
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.