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Bruno Merll for Marbro Capodimonte Child Bust Table Lamp
By Bruno Merli, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Marbro table lamp featuring a Bruno Merli, capodimonte porcelain bust of a female child on wood plinth base.
Brass
Antique French Victorian Small White Porcelain Woman Bust Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Small White and Blue Porcelain Woman Bust Boudoir Table Lamp with Brass Mounts.
Brass
Pair of White Porcelain Urn Table Lamps with Male and Female Busts in Relief
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine pair of white German porcelain urn form table lamps with black lacquered wood plinth bases. Urn body is comprised of three parts with the flanged base, handled urn body, and bel...
Brass
Ceramic Bust Lamp D'apres Houdon France Signed
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Houdon Bust lamp. Such beauty in the subject, nicely finished in high glass glaze. Sits atop a beautiful fluted column topped with laurel wreath and balled base plinth. Sig...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Egyptian Nefertiti Pharoh Queen Busts, Table Lamps by Edoardo Tasca
By Edoardo Tasca
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning Italian porcelain table lamps depicting Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. Amazing detailed chiseled features, jewels and head piece's, wonderful patina. Signed Edoardo Tasca. Heig...
Brass
Unique Edoardo Tasca Scultura Viva Table Lamp, Egyptian Pharoh Queen Bust, Italy
By Edoardo Tasca
Located in Bastogne, BE
Stunning Italian Capodimonte porcelain table lamp in Hollywood Regency Style depicting Egyptian Queen Nefertiti. Amazing detailed chiseled features and head piece's, wonderful pa...
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Bust of a Woman Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Petite Vintage Japanese hand painted porcelain bust of a woman lamp, newly wired with custom shade with a gold piping accent.
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Figural Porcelain Lady Bust Boudoir Vanity Lamp Nightlight
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1950s budoir / vanity lamp featuring a porcelain bust in the shape of a pretty woman in evening gloves with a lower light inside her voluminous lace skirts and main light abo...
Porcelain, Fabric
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H 27.17 in W 7.29 in D 6.89 in
Good 19th Century Parian Figure of Queen Victoria Bust Made into a Table Lamp
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely 19th century Parian figured bust of Queen Victoria made into a table lamp Please note the del...
Porcelain
Pair of White Glazed Porcelain Female Bust Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of white porcelain figural bust lamps of female figures in a glazed finish on black plinths.
Porcelain
Asian Woman Bust Lamp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
White Asian woman porcelain lamp with black base.
Porcelain
Pair of Parian Ware Bust Lamps
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Pair of large Parian Ware Busts mounted on Metal Plinths
Metal
Lovely Art Deco Stylized Porcelain Woman Bust Accent Lamp
By ABCO
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Gorgeous faced woman with green eyes and pale red lips with a glossy white porcelain form. Made by ABCO in 1934 mounted on a wooden base with a switch on base. She is illuminated fro...
Alabaster
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.