Antique Chinese Hexagonal Porcelain Hand Painted Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Charming porcelain Chinoiserie table lamp with interesting and unconventional geometric patterning along top cap of the lamp.
Porcelain
Antique French 19th Century Porcelain Hexagonal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Antique French 19th Century Porcelain Hexagonal Table Lamp In very good condition commensurate with age.
Porcelain
A large scale Chinese Hexagonal Porcelain Vase as a lamp
Located in Reepham, GB
A very decorative large scale Chinese Hexagonal Porcelain Vase converted to a lamp and painted in shades of green, blue, pink, and red/orange with various figures, raised on an assoc...
Porcelain
Antique French 19th Century Porcelain Hexagonal Table Lamp Exotic Birds
Located in London, GB
Antique French 19th Century Porcelain Table Lamp Exotic Birds amidst foliage of hexagonal baluster form on a gilt-bronze mount.
Porcelain
Pair Antique Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain Hexagonal Lamps, circa 1910-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Chinese Cloisonné Porcelain hexagonal lamps, circa 1910-1920.
Porcelain
Vintage Oriental Porcelain Hexagonal Flower Decorated Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Porcelain Hexagonal Flower Decorated Crackle Glazed Ginger Jar Table Lamp.
Porcelain
$584Sale Price|35% Off
Ivory and Tan Porcelain Hexagon Shaped Hand Painted Vintage Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The hexagon shape and the elegant design of floral and botannical elements make this lamp a standout on a white background. The lamp is in beautiful condition without condition issue...
Porcelain
$1,050Sale Price / set|30% Off
2 Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Qing Dynasty Style Hexagonal Vase Table Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful pair of Chinese Porcelain Qianlong inspired table lamps. Features a hexagonal form with flared mouth.
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Pottery Ceramic Hexagon Base Onion Shape Lamps Bamboo Motive
By John Widdicomb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Porcelain Pottery Ceramic Hexagon Base Onion Shape Lamps Bamboo Motive
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of English Porcelain Hexagonal Imari-Pattern Lamps, Spode, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Each richly painted in a typical palette on alternating sides with exotic birds perched amidst leafy flowering branches or white blossoms issuing from gilt foliate vines against a co...
Pair of Lamps, 18th Century Chinese Powder Blue Hexagonal Shaped
Located in Copenhagen, K
Pair of beautiful powder blue Chinese lamps, with fine line gilded motives, made from a pair of vases from circa 1790.
Brass
$825Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Signed Antonio Zen Hexagonal Lamps, Made in Italy
By Antonio Zen None
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamps are from the Northern Italian center for ceramics, Ancora. .A pair of vintage Italian hand-painted porcelain hexagonal table lamps are decorated and signed by the artist, ...
Ceramic
Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose Hexagonal Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual hexagonal form with overall painted decoration.The base with pierced decoration. Now mounted as lamps.
Porcelain
Pair of Hexagon Chinese Lidded Jars as Table Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
These soft and understated Chinese blue and white hexagon jars have been converted to table lamps raised on a wood base. The 'double happiness' symbol is surrounded by overall blue a...
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Hexagonal Lamp
By William Billy Haines
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely lamp of Chinese porcelain with colorful decoration on green ground mounted in the style of Billy Haines. Conforming lid on a painted wood base.
Brass
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Hexagon Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired pair of hexagon form Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamps, hand decorated on all sides with flowers and bird and presented on classic mahogany bases.
Mahogany, Porcelain
Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp
By Kutani Studio
Located in Bochum, NRW
Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp This hexagonal-shaped porcelain table lamp is decorated with red and gold floral décor and is hand-painted.
Brass
Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Hexagon Covered Jar Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of hexagon blue and white Chinese porcelain covered jars with paintings of boys at play mounted as lamps on black wooden bases.
Porcelain
Pair of 20th Century Canton Design Hexagonal Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of small Canton design porcelain hexagonal lamps with bamboo and trellis decoration.
Ceramic
Pair of 20th century Canton Design Hexagonal Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of small Canton design porcelain hexagonal Lamps with bamboo and trellis decoration.
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Famille Porcelain Hand-Painted "Butterfly" Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Chinese Export Famille hand-painted porcelain butterfly motif hexagon lamp. Features a coral ground with multi colored butterfly motif.
Gold, 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.