Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Crane Bamboo Motif - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful pair of hand painted ceramic Florida motif lamps with ornate flowers and bamboo and a crane in elegant blue hues.
Ceramic
Antique French Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Bird Green Urn Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Chinoiserie Green Hand Painted Porcelain "Cranes" Sinuous Urn Form Table Lamps with Brass Mounts - a Pair.
Porcelain
French Table Lamp with Porcelain Crane or Heron and Flowers, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous table lamp in the shape of a crane or heron, made of hand-painted porcelain.
Metal
French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Cranes Motif 1950s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Beautifully executed porcelain table lamp with flying cranes, hand-painted with ebonized base and polished brass accents, France 1950's.
Brass
Chinese Ming Dynasty Kraak Porcelain Bottle Vase Lamp Deer Cranes
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese 17th century Ming Dynasty Kraak porcelain blue and white glazed bottle vase decorated w/ deer, cranes, tree, cloud like symbols. Recessed bottom with blue glazed rim....
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Hand-Painted Crane Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of elegant table lamps. Hand-painted ceramic body of green and blue coloring of cranes with white roses.
Brass
Pair Asian Celadon Green Relief Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Chinese Asian celadon green porcelain raised relief carved flowers and foliage table lamps. Each mounted on gilt wood bases along with matching vase cap. Newly wired with new...
Brass
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Chinese porcelain vases mounted as lamps. Square tapering vases with alternating panels with floral decorations on a white background. Mounted on mahogany colored bases. Wire...
Brass
$2,800 / set
H 16 in Dm 7.5 in
Pair Bradburn Gallery Linen-over-plaster Lamps with Hand-painted Bird Motifs
By Bradburn Gallery
Located in San Francisco, CA
each plaster baluster-form lamp by the Bradburn Gallery covered in a celadon painted linen with hand-painted colorful birds perched on a meandering foliate branch speckled with purpl...
Plaster
$662Sale Price|68% Off
H 25.99 in Dm 14.97 in
Vintage Italian Ceramic Table Lamp with Doves and Bespoke Lamp Shade
Located in Herentals, BE
The lamp has a white glazed ceramic base with 4 doves on a branch and is fitted with a custom tangerine silky lampshade. It is equipped with an E 27 fitting and white cord with an on...
Ceramic, Fabric
$1,295 / set
H 18 in Dm 10.25 in
Diminutive Pair Of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vaseform Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On quatrefoil form gilt finished bases with Chinese famille verte decoration including reserves with flowering branches anbd rockery against a turquoise and speckled ground with flor...
Brass
Distressed Chinoiserie Table Lamps, Hand-Painted Urn, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking pair of hand-painted urn-form table lamps in the chinoiserie taste, mounted on square plinth bases. The bodies are richly decorated with swirling teal ground and trailing ...
Wood, Paint, Parchment Paper
Pair of Asian Chinoiserie Green Ceramic Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant green Chinoiserie ceramic lamps, Asian, circa 1950s. Wonderful overall craquelure with Asian inspired wood bases and brass caps. They have been rewired and are ready to use. ...
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Famille Verte Vases Mounted as Lamps China, early 20th century, with bird and flower design against a crackled ground, with one-socket pole, mounted on a wood stand, with sha...
Brass
$2,018Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.23 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Rosenthal Studio-Line. Porcelain table lamp, Germany, 1980s
By Rosenthal, J.J. Kändler, Capo Di Monte, Cerámicas BONDIA, Studiolinea
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Porcelain table lamp by Studio-Line for Rosenthal, Germany, 1980s. Hand-painted porcelain piece representing a multicolored bird of paradise with golden details. Base and structure i...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$5,500 / set
H 20.5 in Dm 5.5 in
Pair Green Glazed and Bronze Tables Lamps Attributed to Theodore Deck
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) green glazed ceramic vases mounted on gilt bronze Chinoiserie style stands and designed as oil lamps, later electrified, and attributed to Theodore Dec...
Bronze
$14,800 / set
H 17 in Dm 10 in
A Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps. Each is of baluster form, with a domed lid and wide, slightly everted rim, mounted as table ...
Porcelain
Jacques Blin ceramic table lamp with green bird motif - J354
By Jacques Blin
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1960s table lamp by French ceramicist Jacques Blin. The lamp base features stylized bird designs—characteristic of the artist's work—and is finished with a green and white glaze. Exc...
Ceramic
$2,236
H 30.71 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Beautiful Sculptural Lamp with Birds, Bronze and Chrome, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful lamp is made of chrome with bronze design sculptural birds. This is a French work. circa 1970.
Chrome
$1,096Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 32 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Vintage Knob Creek Asian Chinoiserie Porcelain Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970's KNOB CREEK Asian Influenced Porcelain and Wood Quatrefoil Shaped Lamps They have the Kno...
Brass
$779Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.41 in Dm 10.63 in
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp with Parrots Painting from the Sixties
Located in bari, IT
1960s table lamp in glazed ceramic and brass, depicting a pair of parrots The lamp is sold without the lampshade in the picture, but it can be requested in the form, sizes and col...
Brass
$3,200 / set
H 18.5 in Dm 8 in
Pair of Italian Hand-painted Porcelain Baluster-form Lamps with Bird Motifs
Located in San Francisco, CA
each artist-signed lamp of baluster form with waisted neck above an ovoid body all over a splayed foot; resting on a turned gold-painted wooden base; each adorned with well-executed ...
Porcelain
$2,201Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 44.89 in W 17.72 in D 17.33 in
Set of 4 Thonet dining chairs model 17
By Thonet
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Set of 4 Thonet dining chairs model 17 This exceptional set of four bentwood beech chairs, produced by the renowned manufacturer Thonet, features the iconic Model 17, more commonly ...
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
Navagero Murano Glass Mirror
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Milan, IT
Bold yet feminine, this exceptional mirror handcrafted by Venetian master glassmakers will be a splendid focal point in classic or eclectic decors. The indented frame in golden cryst...
Murano Glass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
"Marchand" Scalloped Oak Nighstand by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand nightstand features elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural door fronts, creating a standout design for any bedroom. Designed for convenience, it includes a pull...
Oak
Bubble Bowl in Light Pink Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Bubble Bowl is handmade in marbled light pink resin. Its modern, fun and unique design makes it a statement piece and can be used as decor or as a fruit platter. Designed by Pao...
Resin
Anden I Opaline Acrylic Table Lamp by Studio Orbeat
Located in Geneve, CH
Anden I Opaline Acrylic Table Lamp by Studio Orbeat Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 12 cm Materials: opaline acrylic, bronze, bulit in dimmer switch and warm LED light. Fittings also av...
Bronze, Other
$1,146 / item
H 41.34 in Dm 16.93 in
Beautiful 1970’s Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 24 green disks
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster green discs in a nickel metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions:41,30...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$4,687Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 64 in D 1 in
Italian Four Panel Flowers and Birds Room Divider/Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Italian four panel screen/room divider. Folder size 72x 16x 5"
Hardwood, Paint
Custom French Plaster Chandelier in the Style of Jean-Charles Moreux
By Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless, Custom French Modern Neoclassical Plaster Chandelier / Pendant or Flush Mount Ceiling Light in the style of the French Mid-century architect-decorator Jean-C...
Metal
$1,651
H 33.47 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid-Century Wrought Iron Lantern Pendant with Green Hand Blown Glass Shade
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful scrollwork iron lantern / hanging light with hand blown coral green shade. The outer structure of the light is made with wrought iron scroll decorations nesting the glass...
Wrought Iron
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Pink Octagonal Faceted Murano Glass and Brass Wall Mirrors, Italy
By Michel Contessa
Located in Miami, FL
Pink octagonal faceted Murano glass and brass wall mirrors, Italy Ready to ship from our Miami gallery, this handcrafted Italian Murano glass wall mirrors features octagonal pink fac...
Brass
$2,950 / item
H 30 in W 48 in D 14 in
"Voltaire" Figured Oak Console / Entry Table by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Voltaire Console Table blends wire-brushed oak with a geometric silhouette inspired by the quiet glamour of French Art Deco. Two full-width drawers integrate seamlessly into the ...
Oak
Pair of Art Nouveau Lamps by Denbac, France, C1910
By Denbac
Located in Trensacq, FR
Art Nouveau lamps by Denbac France C1910 A pair of beautiful Art Nouveau lamps from Denbac, France c1910. Flamed sandstone urns shaped lamp bases with distinguishing drip glazed dec...
Sandstone, Brass
Pair of French Forged Iron 'Star' Floor Lamps After Diego Giacometti
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
A timeless pair of French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical style hand forged iron floor lamps decorated with the form of a star, after Alberto & Diego Giacometti. These custom pie...
Wrought Iron
1930's English Brass Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage brass bed frame circa 1930s, England. Original brass finish shows nice age and patina. One upper corner of bed has split - see photos. Includes original spiral mattress box ...
Metal, 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.