Imari Table Lamp Large
Large Mid century ceramic table lamp with Imari inspired motif.
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Herentals, BE
The lamp base has an attractive Imari-inspired floral pattern and is mounted on a brass base.
The
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Vintage 1960s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
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Pair of Early 20th Century Imari Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
motifs in the traditional rust, white and blue Imari palette. The colorful table lamps are in excellent
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Large Japanese Imari Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An exceptional late 17th century, early 18th century Japanese Imari vase, decorated in the typical
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Japanese Imari 19th Century Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fine large late 19th century Japanese Imari vase decorated in the typical Imari palette of iron
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Octagonal shaped Imari 18th Century Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A magnificent large scale 18th century Imari vase of impressive porportions. The octagonal shaped
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Vintage Japanese Imari Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Early 20th century Japanese Imari vase porcelain lamp. Features beautiful cobalt blue with red
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A superb very large 19th century Japanese Imari vase, of baluster form, decorated in the typical
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Japanese Imari 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large 19th century Japanese Imari vases, decorated throughout in the typical
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Large Samson Imari 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large 19th century Continental porcelain vases and covers, probably Samson. Each
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Japanese Late Edo Period Imari Vase Table Lamp
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A beautiful Japanese late Edo Period (1603 - 1868) Imari baluster form vase of large scale (18" x
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase Lamp
Located in Stockton, NJ
A large 19th century Japanese Imari vase, now as lamp. Mounted on vintage flutes base with brass
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Large Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large lamp in Imari porcelain formed by two balusters. Imari decor in the blue and red tones with
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Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Imari Vase Mounted In Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Very nice and large Imari vase (Japan late nineteenth century) lamp mounted around 1950 with a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Two Japanese Imari Palace Vases Adapted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large Japanese porcelain vases with colorful bird and flower designs (varied on each
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Imari Porcelain Vases mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each vase of baluster shape, painted with pheasants perched on rockwork flanked by large flowering
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Porcelain Lamps with Imari Decor, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of baluster shaped lamps in Imari porcelain. Chiselled and gilt bronze mount, standing on a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps by Gagneau Paris XIXth Century
By Gagneau Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large Japanese Porcelain Cone Shape Vases with Imari decoration
Important mounts in ormolu
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Antique 1880s French Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 38.59 in Dm 10.24 in
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
with flared necks and of quite large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair traditional japanese imari bulbous form porcelain vases of medium to large
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
H 14.77 in W 4.93 in D 4.93 in
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
H 17 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
H 17.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
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Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Lamps, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain lamps with Geometric Pattern. Gilded Bases. 20th Century.
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Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of beaker form blue and white porcelain vases with fine cast gilt brass bases mounted as lamps.
To the top of the porcelain is 18" H.
(Lampshade not included).
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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of French Bleu Celeste Sèvres Vases Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite large pair of French Sèvres Porcelain and ormolu mounted oil burning table lamps that have been skillfully converted to electricity retaining their original and ...
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Antique 1870s French Porcelain
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Ormolu
Pair of Japanese Imari 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of small mid 19th century Japanese vases, decorated throughout in the typical Imari palette of iron red and blues on a predominantly white background with gilded highligh...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Japanese Imari Charger, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Japanese Imari charger, having classical motif decoration to the ground, panels with exotic birds, mountainous scenes and flowers.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, wine white and turquoise color enamel inlay on bronze vase, mounted on a round hand carved wood base with a secondary gold col...
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20th Century Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Vintage Japanese Table Lamp with Geometric, Birds, Clouds Motif
Located in Lomita, CA
Two geometric bands at the top and near the base of this lamp form an accent for the beautiful profusion of clouds and birds in flight on the background of this lamp. The dominant co...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Pair of Italian Cobalt Blue Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian circa 1960's cobalt blue glazed porcelain table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 22.5"
Height to shade rest: 34"
Diameter: 8".
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Japanese Arita porcelain vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
18th Century Japanese Imari vase / lamp, having wonderful bold colouring to the motif boarders and inset panels depicting exotic birds and flowers, circa 1780.
Batch 72
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ Charger, Attributed to Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ charger, attributed to Fukagawa.
Showa Period (1926-1989)
A later example of one of the rarest patterns in Japanese Imari porcelain, 'The Black Ship' Vi...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
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Porcelain
Custom Round Porcelain Black and Gold Tambour Side Table
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Custom round porcelain black and gold tambour side table. Beautiful Italian porcelain in black with smoked white and grey veining. Resting atop a circular tambour pedestal in a faux ...
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2010s Canadian Modern Side Tables
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Art Deco Chrome & Pink Glass Table Lamp on a Hexagonal Columnar Plinth, 1920s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Art Deco chrome & Pink Glass Table Lamp On A Hexagonal Sky Scraper Plinth 1920s
- Wonderful Art Deco statement lamp
- Will complement contemporary and Art Deco period interiors
...
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Table Lamps
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'Falcon Hunt' Pair Of Large Lampion Vases, By Augarten Vienna, Mid-20th
By Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large porcelain vases with a large all-round depiction of a medieval falcon hunt on horseback in a wooded landscape against a mountainous background, noble, decorated figur...
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Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Kutani Antique Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 19th century Japanese Kutani vases, of baluster form, beautifully painted in the typical palette of oranges on a white background with gilded highlights, with phe...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Pair of Large Imari Porcelain Vases, Japan, Late 19th Century
By Imari Porcelain
Located in PARIS, FR
A very fine pair of Imari porcelain vases, of tapering form with flared top. Decorated with polychrome birds and flowers on white background. The body is painted with shaped panels o...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases
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Porcelain
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Large Japanese Imari Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp
By Corke Brothers & Co. 1
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Antique double-gourd hand painted Imari porcelain table lamp having the classical blue, red and
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Antique 1860s Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
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Brass
Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Lamped, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
A large Japanese Imari porcelain vase dating around 1700 Lamped with a handcarved and gilted wooden
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Table Lamps
Pair of 19th Century French Imari Hand Painted Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamps
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
decor in the traditional rust, white and blue Imari palette. The table lamps are in excellent condition
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Porcelain
H 25 in Dm 6 in L 25 in
Imari Table Lamp of Large Scale, Japan, circa 1880
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Circa 1880 Japanese Imari 'palace' vase of large scale converted to a table lamp. Measurements
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Large Imari Porcelain Lamp from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Imari porcelain
. 19th century
. Gilded bronze
. Electrified
. Color of lamp shade can be
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20th Century French Table Lamps
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Ormolu
Pair of Large Late 17th Century Imari Trumpet Vases, Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 17th century Imari trumpet vases, decorated with butterflies, dragons and
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Lidded Imari Vases/Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of Japanese lidded Imari vases/lamps. Each with painted inset panels
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Large pair of Imari porcelain with peacocks lamps, 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large baluster-shape porcelain lamps. Imari decoration with gold highlights representing
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large Imari Baluster Vase with Dome Mounted as a Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large baluster vase with dome in polychrome and in relief Imari porcelain, decorated with
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Imari Green Family Porcelain Lamp, Gilt Bronze Mount, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp made from a shortened trumped shaped porcelain vase, an Imari one from the Green family
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Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps
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Porcelain
Pair of Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of canted corners vase shaped lamps in Imari Porcelain. Chiselled and gilt bronze mount
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Antique 1880s French Chinese Export Table Lamps
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Bronze
Pair of Large French Faience Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Ovoid shape with Asian inspired Imari palette. Soft blues and reds on a cream ground. Includes good
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
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Faience
Imari Style Lamp in Bayeux Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Imari style lamp in Bayeux porcelain. Body adorned with large reserved cartouches on a blue
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Antique 1880s European Table Lamps
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Bronze
Large Mason's Ironstone Vase Mounted as a Lamp
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in New York, NY
Of impressively large scale and tapering octagonal form decorated in a stylized Imari palette
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Antique 1830s English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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Ironstone
Pair of Large Chinese Red and Blue Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Chinese Imari palette red and blue decorated vases of substantial scale, now electrified
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Large Spode Vase in '967' Pattern, Converted to Lamp, c. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
Imari style. Now converted into a lamp, with modern wiring.
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Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form Porcelain vase of quite large proportions
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H 5.02 in W 5.02 in L 5.02 in
Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning single traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form porcelain vase of quite large proportions
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics
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H 18.9 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
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Ormolu
H 17.33 in W 4.93 in D 4.93 in
Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vase of quite large proportions
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics
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Ormolu
H 17.33 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain vase of quite large proportions
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics
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Ormolu
H 17.33 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Imari Painted Porcelain & Brass Table Lamps
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional rust, white and blue Imari palette. The table lamps are in excellent condition with new wiring
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Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Brass
Large Ribbed 19th Century Japanese Imari Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A wonderful very large 19th century Japanese Imari vase, with ribbed body form, decorated
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Ceramic
Pair of Large 19th Century Imari Antique Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of large Japanese Imari porcelain baluster vases, the ribbed bodies decorated in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Large Imari Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
A good pair of hand painted Imari vase lamps, depicting flowers, foliage, lotus and peacock's. With
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Table Lamps
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Large Pair of Imari Vase as Lamps
Located in London, GB
A large pair of late nineteenth century Japanese Imari vases, decorated throughout with tropical
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Large 18th Century Japanese Imari Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique Japanese Imari lidded vase or ginger jar lamp mounted on a hardwood base, circa
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Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form porcelain vases of quite large proportions
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
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H 18.31 in W 5.32 in D 5.32 in
Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vase of quite large proportions
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H 18.31 in W 5.02 in D 5.02 in
Large Imari lamp
Located in New York, NY
large Imari lamp with rich classical colors, and bronze base and finial, new shade
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
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Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in New York, NY
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Very Large Lamped Japanese 17th Century Imari Vase
Located in London, GB
A very large lamped Japanese late 17th or early 18th century Imari vase, decorated in the Imari
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps
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Large 17th Century Lamped Japanese Imari Baluster Vase
Located in London, GB
A large 17th century lamped decorated Japanese Imari baluster vase on a hand carved and water gilt
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps
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Metal
Large Pair of 18th Century Japanese Imari Vases Lamped
Located in London, GB
A large pair of octagonal shaped Japanese Imari vases dating from circa 1700-1720 featuring an
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Large 18th Century Japanese Imari Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautifully decorated 18th century Japanese Imari vase featuring scrolling flowers on a white
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Elegant Large Pair of Lamped Continental Imari Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Elegant pair of baluster shaped porcelain Imari pattern Continental vases, the top rims decorated
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A Large Lamped Japanese Early 18th Century Imari Elongated Vase
Located in London, GB
A large lamped Japanese late 17th / early 18th century Imari Vase of elongated ovoid form with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps
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Large Lamped Chinese Porcelain Vase Decorated in the Imari Taste, circa 1800
Located in London, GB
A large lamped late 18th century beautifully decorated Chinese porcelain Imari decorated baluster
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
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Exceptional Japanese Imari Lamped Vase, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally decorated octagonal shaped medium sized Japanese Imari vase dating, circa 1700
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Table Lamps
18th Century Japanese Imari Vase as a Lamp, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
This large Japanese Imari vase, dating from circa 1700 and in perfect condition, feature a very
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Very Impressive Pair of Late 17th Century Imari Lamped Vases
Located in London, GB
A pair of very large and impressive Japanese late 17th / early 18th century Imari vases decorated
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps
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Large Blue and White Japanese Porcelain Vase as a Lamp, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive lamped Japanese Imari vase of bulbous form characterized by a white
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19th Century Japanese Imari Ovoid Porcelain Urn Table Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps
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Porcelain, Wood
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Find many varieties of an authentic imari table lamp large available at 1stDibs. A imari table lamp large — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect imari table lamp large — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right imari table lamp large, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.
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Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
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