Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colorful antique Chinese porcelain hat stand, depicting a group of women in a traditional Chinese setting, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shade and ...
Porcelain, Linen, Rosewood
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Hat Stands Mounted as Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Chinese enamel and pierced Porcelain Wig / hat Stands Mounted as Lamps, with Ebonized wooden base.
Brass
Antique Quing Dynasty hat stands converted to Lamps, Pair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique Quing Dynasty hat stands converted to Lamps
Porcelain
$592Sale Price|53% Off
Truly Stunning Antique Wooden Hat Stretcher Stand Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Truly stunning antique wooden hat stretcher stand table lamp with an impressive size.
Pine
$956Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Export Hat Stand, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Export Hat Stand, Now as a Lamp China, 19th Century Lamped in the 20th century 19th-century Qing Period Blue and White Chinese Expor...
Porcelain, Wood
$1,830Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Qing Style Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand with Floral Design
Located in Brea, CA
Hole on the bottom can be used to convert hat stand into lamp.
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Lamp, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese hat stand vas has been drilled & has a wooden base and cap. It's been newly rewired with a single 3-way socket and a line switch. Height of porcelain vase is 12" Origina...
Porcelain
Dome Lamp with Florist's Collars on Hat Stand
By Stephane Olivier
Located in Tulsa, OK
This recently created lamp contain antique and vintage parts. The dome and hat stand are Napoleon III.
Wood, Glass
Pair of Chinese Hat or Wig Stand Lamps, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese porcelain stands that have been made into lamps with wooden caps & bases. The have been rewired with a single, 3 way socket & a switch in the line. A great pair ...
Porcelain
Vintage Monumental Murano Lamps in Celadon Frost
Located in Little Rock, AR
The lamps stand 30 inches to the top of the double cluster socket.
Brass, Metal
Amazing Antique Hat Stretcher Medical Head Lamp Stand
Located in Søborg, DK
Amazing hat stretcher medical head lamp stand Antique hat stretcher in pine and mounted with an unused medical head lamp from the 1930s Great patina to the surface of the pine and al...
Pine
Sold
H 17.75 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Late 19th Century Pair of Chinese Porcelain Hat Stands Mounted as Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century pair of Chinese porcelain hat stands mounted as lamps. Late Qing dynasty.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Canton Enamel Hat Stands
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of early 19th century canton enamel hat stands, made for the Persian market, now converted to lamps.
Chinese Porcelain Hat Stand Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colourful antique Chinese porcelain hat stand, depicting a group of women in a traditional Chinese setting, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shade and...
Porcelain, Linen, Rosewood
Paior of HAT STAND LAMPS
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of (different hand painted design of birds to each lamp) Hat Stand made into LAMPS new silk shades and wiring.
Pair Of Chinese Hat Stand Lamps
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Chinese Hat Stand Containers made into LAMPS with new silk shades and wiring.
Quality Edwardian Mahogany Carved Fretwork Lamp Stand
Located in Stutton, GB
Quality Edwardian mahogany carved fretwork lamp stand, having a lovely quality mahogany top with a reeded edge, standing on four shaped square legs with spade feet, united by two squ...
Mahogany
Pair antique Chinese porcelain hat stands
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique Chinese porcelain hat stands.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Hat Stands Mounted as Lamps
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Chinese porcelain famille rose hat stands, each pierced with ventilation holes and well painted with a large vase of peonies and chrysanthemums on a stand; festooned with bri...
Porcelain
Pair of Hand-Painted Chinese Hat Stands as Lamps with Jade Finials
Located in San Antonio, TX
Gorgeous pair of hand painted Chinese hat stands lamps with Jade finials. Shades not included.
Jade
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."
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