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Imari Table Ware

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

17th Century Orange Blue White Japanese Arita Ware Charger Plate
Located in Lomita, CA
soft orange, blue and white. It is remimiscent of Imari, but the appraisers say it is from a 17th or
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed charger Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Imari Ware first
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Location: Dublin City, Ireland Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware
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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
Worldwide Store to door shipping offered. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late
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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
the history of Imari ware. The origins of Japan’s prized Imari ware can be traced back four
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping offered. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

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

19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Imari Porcelain Gilt Bronze Mount Bowl
Located in Berlin, DE
century Chinese blue and red Imari ware bowl mounted on a round Louis XVI style openwork base with four
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Bowls

Materials

Bronze

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Imari Vases with Floral and Plant Decor
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a buffet with this colorful pair of antique Imari vases. Crafted in Japan, circa 1880 and round in shape, the ceramic vessels are hand painted with floral and pl...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Quality Japanese Imari Plate
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique quality Japanese Imari plate having a scalloped edge with wonderful hand painted panels in red, blue, green, white and gold colours In lovely original condition Dimensio...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Quality Japanese Imari Plate
Antique Quality Japanese Imari Plate
H 1.38 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
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. 7.5" Diameter of porcelain. 14.5" to top of porcelain. 25.5" to top of shade res...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

19th century Japanese Imari Petite Charger
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Savannah, GA
Petite Imari charger featuring a center medallion with butterflies. The edges are painted with intricate geometric, floral and bird motifs in lovely pale colors. Designs painted on b...
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese 19th Century Imari Charger with Phoenix Rising Motif
Located in Wells, ME
Japanese Imari charger of large and impressive size being 15 13/4 inch in diameter. The decoration is hand painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, highlighted by gold leaf ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold Green Porcelain Charger, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary gilded porcelain Ko-Imari (old Imari) charger in blue, red, green and gold. The medallion in the center is decorated with an attractive peony in iron-red and fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-...

Materials

Gold

Meiji Period Large Japanese Imari Bowl Centerpiece
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Meiji period large Japanese Imari bowl centerpiece This large, distinctive, octagonal porcelain Imari bowl is painted in rich, inky blue, copper, orange, red and green. It's elegant...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Imari Porcelain Charger-Four Hand Painted Panels-Japan, Meiji Period, 17.75"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Imari Meiji period four panel charger entirely hand decorated. Two of the panels depict flying cranes amongst foliage. The remaining two panels are hand decorated with a floral...
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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

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

Pair Japanese Imari Vases / Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Japanese Imari facetted vases / lamps, each with classical floral and motif decoration, raised on wonderful French gilded ormolu oriental sty...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

2 Raymond Waites For Tyndale Oriental Asian Elephant & Rider Table Lamp Pair 32"
By Tyndale
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Raymond Waites For Tyndale (a division of Frederick Cooper) Oriental Table Lamps. Features a true pair, (facing or apposing) Asian glazed elephants saddled with riders over a faux...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Hand Painted Porcelain Urn Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s hand painted porcelain urn table lamps by Frederick Cooper Chicago. Constructed with hand painted porcelain urns, brass hardware, black lacquer base with new vanilla linen sh...
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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

Materials

Ormolu

Japanese Meiji Period Chargers
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning collection of six (priced individually) Meiji period petal shaped Imari plates in the very best of condition. With an overall floral decoration in blue, orange and green c...
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20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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Early 18th Century, Antique Imari Ware, Japanese Ceramics, Japanese Pottery, Red
Located in London, GB
Title: Imari Oil Ewer Date: Early 18th century Dimensions: 11.5 x 13.5 cm An imari oil ewer with
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Early 18th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Porcelain

Still life with teapot, orange and goblets
By Denys George Wells
Located in London, GB
Literature: One of Wells’s characteristic arrangements of items on a cloth-covered table against
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1950s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Pair of Japanese Imari Ware Porcelain Vases with Bronze Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of Japanese Imari ware porcelain vases with bronze fittings.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Tall 1940s Imari Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional pair of Imari table lamps. Handcrafted in the 1940s. Influenced by the bold colors
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 20th Century Imari Style Porcelain Vase Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These 20th century porcelain lamps are in the Imari ware style, which, in turn, is influenced by
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20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair Chinese Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware began first arrived
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cherubs Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Pair of Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland.   Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
.   Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
electricity. Back and front views are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland.   Imari Ware first
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
for electricity. Back and front views are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
charger Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed charger Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
views are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Pair of Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintag Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Gilt Edo
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Edo Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
City, Ireland.   Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

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

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed price worldwide store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
for electricity. Back and front views are similar. Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Imari Ware
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, Ireland. Affordable fixed price worldwide store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
door shipping. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
. Imari Ware first began arriving from Japan to Europe in the late 17th century. The elegant porcelain
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Imari Vessel as a Table Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
Antique English hand decorated Imari ware vessel, circa 1840's, having two handles and a pierced
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Table Lamps

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Wood, Earthenware, Linen

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Imari Table Ware For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the imari table ware you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A imari table ware — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a imari table ware — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A imari table ware is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Imari Table Ware?

Prices for a imari table ware start at $520 and top out at $4,300 with the average selling for $1,488.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

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.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.