19th Century Regency Tole Oil Lamps Converted to Electric
Located in Phoenix, AZ
19th Century Regency Tole Oil Lamps Converted to Electric Beautiful set purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Brass
Vintage English Chinoiserie Table Lamp & Hand-Painted Tole Caddy
Located in Queens, NY
"Vintage English export Chinoiserie-style table lamp made of a hexagonal tole tea caddy mounted as a lamp with brass hardware, hand painted with a landscape and garden scene in gold ...
Brass
Neoclassical Hand Painted Tole Table Lamp With Lion Heads
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful vintage Neoclassical style brown tole lamp with hand-painted foliate swag and fruit accents. There are two lion heads on either side of the urn. USA, Late 20th Century ...
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century French Empire etched brass bouillotte lamp, originally and oil lamp that has been electrified.
Brass, Zinc
Vintage English Chinoiserie Tole Tea Caddy Lamp, Hand-Painted Design
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage English export Chinoiserie-style table lamp made of a tole tea caddy mounted as a lamp with brass hardware, hand painted with gold a gold mountain landscape scene on one side...
Brass
Pair of vintage Italian Tole and porcelain Blue Hydrangea Table lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage Italian Tole and porcelain Blue Hydrangea Table lamp
Brass
Neo-classical gilt bronze, tôle, & Siena marble twin arm standard lamp
Located in London, GB
A French neo-classical gilt bronze, tôle, and Siena marble twin arm standard lamp. Weighted marble base. Re-wired and tested.
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
Vintage Bouillotte Style Lamp With A Pairpoint Bronze Base, Vintage Tole Shade
By Pairpoint Silver Company
Located in Doraville, GA
The art glass shade has been lost, the lamp has been slightly modified for a vintage tole lamp shade.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Safran & Glucksman Italian Tole Gold Gilt Monstera Topiary Table Lamps
By Safran & Gluckman Import
Located in St. Louis, MO
Harp is 13" h . Safran & Glucksman Lamps Italian Toleware Gilt Metal Tole Tazza Base Lamps Ceramic Bowl Detail Monstera Leaf Lighting Hollywood Regency Table Lamps Palm Beach Style ...
Marble, Brass, Gold Leaf
French Palm Tree Tole Ware Lamp from Maison Jansen This stunning Vintage piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Palm Tree Tole Ware Lamp from Maison Jansen This stunning Vintage piece of Maison Jansen design is in good vintage condition, the lamp has a gilded finish and the electrics ...
Brass
French Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp with Blue Tole Shade and Gilt Bronze
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Illuminate your space with timeless French elegance using this exquisite gilt bronze swan bouillotte lamp, a sophisticated lighting piece inspired by the refined tastes of the Louis ...
Brass, Metal
Pair of English Red Tole Peinte Tea Canister Lamps with Orientalist Landscapes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., England, a pair of red enameled sheet metal tole table lamps, painted with Orientalist landscapes. The landscapes are encircled by a gold painted border. Each of the tw...
Brass, Sheet Metal, Enamel
Pair of Antique Tole Black and Gilt Decorated Tea Canisters as 20thC Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
This striking pair of table lamps has been crafted from authentic 19th-century toleware grocer’s tea canisters. The canisters date to the mid-to-late 19th century, likely around 1860...
Brass, Iron
Vintage Italian Bouillotte Lamp by Chapman, Turned Wood & Brass, 1960s
Located in Winter Park, FL
Turned wood base with brass four arm candelabra and original green tôle shade with eglomise paper lining and brass finial.
Brass, Tôle
19th Century Louis XV Style Guilt Bronze Tole Bouillotte Lamp and Candle Holders
Located in Norton, MA
A 19th-century bouillotte lamp in the Louis XV-Style, the steel shaft with brass laurel ring and arrowhead screw, supporting a green tole shade, all above a base of three brass candl...
Brass
French Empire Style Gilt Brass Bouillotte Table Lamp, circa 1930
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Elegant French Empire-style bouillotte table lamp, dating from the first half of the 20th century, circa 1930, featuring richly detailed gilt brass ornamentation and a beautifully co...
Bronze, Tôle
French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Candelabra with Original Tole Shade
Located in Antwerp, BE
An original French Bouillotte candelabra dating from the mid-19th century, executed in gilt bronze and retaining its original hand-painted green tole shade. Originally designed for c...
Brass, Bronze, Tôle
Antique Pair of English Black and Gold Tole Tea Canisters Adapted to Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of late 19th c. tea canisters adapted to table lamps each with 3 bulb sockets. With gold painted decorated black enameled metal, each rectangular canister is decorated with bu...
Metal, Brass
Miller & Sons Antique Brass Buillotte Lamp with Chocolate Brown Metal Shade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Antique English Miller & Sons bouillotte lamp with chocolate brown tole shade, brass body and 3 arms.
Metal, Brass
French Empire Style Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Empire style bouillotte table lamp with decorative three-light cast brass candleholders and adjustable height red tôle shade.
Brass, Tôle
Early 19th Century French Tole Candle Holder Bouillotte Lamp Circa 1800
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1810 tole bouillotte lamp. Retaining old if not 1st paint. The Greek key detail is wonderful. The fact that this was never electrified is wonderful in my book. Yes, this is ful...
Brass, Tin
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.