Wonderful French Dore Bronze Floral Basket Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Dore bronze floral basket Bouillotte lamp tole shade Measures: 28" Height x 15 1/4" Diameter.
Bronze
A French Belle Epoque Louis XVI Style two candle Bouillette lamp, tole shade...
Located in Buchanan, MI
A French Belle Epoque Louis XVI Style two candle Bouillette lamp, tole shade.
Bronze
French 19th Century Bouillotte Lamp & Tole Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French Bouillotte lamp with its original painted tole shade. Bouillotte is a card game, popular in France during the 18th & 19th centuries.
Metal, Brass
Wonderful French Neoclassical Bronze Two Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French neoclassical bronze two candelabra arm bouillotte lamp with painted black oval tole shade, completely rewired with two candelabra socket lights inside.
Metal, Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabra Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze basket form with three candelabra bouillotte lamp with green tole shade.
Bronze
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabras Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical bronze three candelabras Bouillotte lamp with two Edison sockets and dark forest green tole shade.
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze three candelabra arm having winged graces bouillotte lamp with painted green tole shade, two Edison lights inside.
Bronze, Metal
Wonderful French Large Louis XVI Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French large Louis XVI bronze three arm bouillotte table lamp with filigree arms and adjustable black metal tole shade and finished on top with a beautiful finial and ope...
Metal, Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Large Louis XVI Dore Bronze Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French large Louis XVI style bronze three candelabra arm bouillotte table lamp with adjustable black metal tole shades and openwork basket form bases. They are co...
Metal, Bronze
Visual Comfort French Bouillotte Brass 4 Arm Candelabra Table Lamp Tole Shade
By Visual Comfort
Located in Dayton, OH
The lamp features a square shaped column with adjustable brass tole shade finished in green.
Brass
French Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A French bouillotte lamp featuring a dark green tole shade with gilt leaf decoration and adjustable height.
Metal
Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade
Located in Charlottesville, VA
It has two candlestick-style arms rising from an oval platform, with turned nozzles accented by banded beading. The adjustable red tole shade is hand-painted with a repeating foliate...
Brass
French Boulliote Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French bronze desk lamp with painted tole shade and two interior lights.
Metal, Bronze
French Desk Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French desk lamp with painted tole shade. Measurements: Height: 23.5" Diameter: 15”.
Metal, Bronze
English Desk Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's English patinated bronze lamp with tole shade. Measurements: Height: 27.5" Diameter: 16".
Metal, Bronze
Antique French Neoclassical Tole Floor Lamp & Original Tole Shade
Located in London, GB
Antique French Neoclassical Tole floor lamp & original Tole shade in an ivory colour, dating from around the 1900-1920 period, all in good original condition with some natural ag...
Brass, Metal
Bouillotte Lamp With Tole And Bronze Shade
Located in Tampa, FL
This is a vintage extremely high quality three lite French bouillotte lamp with tole shade and very high quality bronze shade is in the color yellow.
Bronze
French Gilt-Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Very nice quality, French, Louis XVI style gilt bronze Bouillotte lamp with green painted tole shade, (19th century).
Ormolu, Bronze, Tôle
Silver Plated Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
A large French circa 1920's silver plated Bouillotte lamp with tole shade and original patina. Measurements: Diameter: 14" Height: 30.5"
Silver Plate
Large Gilt Tole Neoclassical Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large gilt tole neoclassical lamp with custom shade.
Linen
Large Gilt Tole Neoclassical Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large gilt tole neoclassical lamp with custom shade.
Linen
Large Gilt Tole Neoclassical Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large gilt tole neoclassical lamp with custom shade.
Linen
Large Gilt Tole Neoclassical Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large gilt tole neoclassical lamp with custom shade.
Linen
1970s Pewter Trumpet Lamp With Adjustable Tole Shade
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s pewter trumpet lamp with adjustable tole shade.
Pewter
Antique French Bronze bouillote lamp with Tole shade
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Absolutely fantastic round bronze base with a very art deco relief, in the round of the base. Shade is thick brass with brass ornamention, no detail left unconsidered. Switch app...
Brass, Bronze
French Provincial Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its clean, tailored black tole shade.
Metal, Brass
French Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Three Arm.
Located in Buchanan, MI
French Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Three Arm.
Brass
French Bouillotte Lamp with Black Tole Shade, Electrified
Located in Long Island City, NY
This very fine 19th-century French bouillotte lamp has three scrolled candle arms, a fluted column, and a dished base pierced with a lattice motif. This lamp has been wired for elect...
Antique Neoclassical Figural Marble Lamp with Tole Bouillotte Shade
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique neoclassical figural marble lamp with tole Bouillotte shade. Additional information: Materials: Marble, Tole Color: Antique White Period: Mid-20th Century Styles: Fig...
Marble
19th Century French Ormolu Candelabra Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Truly stunning 19th century French candelabra converted to lamp with a great tole shade. Tole shade is showing paint losses but free from dings or damage otherwise.
Ormolu
1972 Chapman Patinated Metal Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
By Al Chapman
Located in Germantown, MD
1972 Chapman patinated metal Bouillotte lamp with tole shade. Base 9.5" inches diameter.
Metal
Silver Plated Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely silver plated bouillotte lamp with tole shade, original patina. 19th C.
Metal
Wonderful Vintage French Bronze Swan Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Lamp 3 Lights
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage large Louis XVI style French bronze swan and red Tole shade Bouillotte lamp with 3 candelabra lights.
Bronze, Tôle
19th Century Silver Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in London, GB
A 19th century silver bouillotte lamp with green tole shade and silver drip tray with two candle holders, the shade and drip tray both adjustable.
Metal
Beautiful Antique Cast Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous cast brass bouillotte style table lamp having ornate serpents that hold up four candle arms with original black tole shade.
Brass
$944Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
With three arms below a green painted adjustable tole shade, the body and base incised with floral designs.
Brass, Zinc
French bronze dore bouillotte desk lamp with black tole shade
Located in Houston, TX
The casting on the bronze work is exceptional and the gilding is superb And the wiring is good. The black tole lamp shade is all original. The shade height is adjustable.
Bronze
Vintage Sculptural Palm Tree Tole Lamp With Tropical Jungle Shade
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A whimsical vintage sculptural palm tree table lamp featuring hand-painted metal tole foliage, curved palm trunks, and a decorative tropical-inspired base.
Metal
English Country Brass Horn Bouillotte Lamp with Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural double horn base and clean, tailored black tole shade.
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Originally designed for gaming tables, bouillotte lamps are distinguished by their adjustable shade, allowing precise control over light diffusionan iconic feature preserved in this ...
Metal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Adjustable Tole Shade
Located in Norwood, NJ
The design reflects the refined symmetry and classical restraint associated with late 18th-century French decorative arts. The lamp is fitted with a distinctive adjustable tole shade...
Brass
Wonderful French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Swan Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large French neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three acanthus leaf arms and fluted center shaft with applied swags and top offed with a swan head gr...
Tôle, Bronze
Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade, French, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze two light bouillotte lamp with original patina and red tole painted shade with black and green accents.
Bronze, Tin
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
French Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Metal Shade, Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French brass Bouillotte lamp with a tole metal shade, circa 1940, captures the timeless sophistication of traditional French lighting design.
Brass
Late 19th Century Tole Decorated Tin Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This English tole table lamp features deep rust and yellow hand-painted accents with a custom flax-toned linen shade.
Metal
French Provincial Brass Double Dolphin Bouillotte Lamp With Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural double dolphin motif and clean, tailored black tole shade.
Metal, Brass
$881Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire-Style Bouillotte Table Lamp with Dark Green Tôle Shade
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Exquisite 20th-century French Empire bouillotte lamp featuring gilt brass/bronze mounts, dark green metal (tôle) shade with gold trim, and two candle-style lights.
Metal, Brass, Bronze
French Provincial Brass Double Dolphin Bouillotte Lamp With Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural double dolphin motif and clean, tailored black tole shade.
Metal, Brass
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Griffon Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Empire gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three scrolled arms, interior griffon heads, telescopic tole shade with pineapple and feather finial, and resting on the original circu...
Bronze, Tôle, Tin, Wire
French Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Eagle Motif. Tole Metal Shade
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Unique piece purchased in France. Gorgeous lamp, see detailed photos.
Metal, Bronze
Classical Marble Column and Tole Lamp Base with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neoclassical marble column table lamp with a custom linen shade exudes a timeless elegance, combining the sturdiness of marble with the subtle warmth of brass accents. Its sleek, cyl...
Marble
French Provincial Gilt Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Stenciled Black Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural acanthus leaf motif and clean, tailored black and gold tole shade.
Metal, Brass
1950s Bronze Three Light Bouillotte Table Lamp with Painted Tole Shade
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Bronze Three Light Bouillotte Table Lamp with Painted Tole Shade Height to top of finial Needs rewiring
Metal, Bronze
Tall Gold Faux Leaf Tole Table Lamp with Cream Shade
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall petite table lamp that would be fabulous on a small reading table. The body is created from golden brass and is decorated with leaves that outstretch to look like petals. The ...
Metal
19th Century Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade and Bronze Base
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The gracefully looped arms highlight the refinement of French bronze craftsmanship of the period. The lamp retains its green tole shade, adjustable in height with a central rod and ...
Bronze, Sheet Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century French Tole Shaded Cast Iron & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century French tole shaded cast iron & brass table lamp. Empire taste with tri-form base, acanthus leaf with ball & claw & further acanthus motifs.
Brass, Iron
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Brass Tole Metal Shade Bouillotte Candlestick Table Lamp.
Metal, Brass
French Bronze Louis XV Bouillotte Lamp w/ Tole Shade
Located in Natchez, MS
French bronze Louis XV style bouillotte three arm lamp with adjustable tole shade
Bronze, Tôle
Stilux Brass Floor Lamp with Green Tole Shade, Italy
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
Stilux brass floor lamp with green tole shade and marble base, Italy
Marble, Brass, Tôle
Early 20th Century American Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century American bronze Bouillotte lamp with tole shade Three arms New wiring.
Bronze, Tôle
19th Century Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp with White Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century bronze three-arm Bouillotte lamp with white tole shade new wiring.
Bronze, Tôle
Early 20th Century Bouillotte Lamp with Old Tole Shade, Signed RMC
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century bouillotte lamp with old tole shade, signed RMC New wiring.
Tôle
Gilt Metal Candlestick Lamp with White Tole Shade
Located in Water Mill, NY
Gilt metal candlestick lamp with white tole shade. The height to the top of the finial is 22.5 in
Unavailable
H 31.5 in Dm 15.75 in
Early 20th Century Bronze Four-Arm Bouillotte Lamp with Decoupage Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century bronze four-arm Bouillotte lamp with decoupage tole shade New wiring.
Bronze, Tôle
Unavailable
H 17 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
Brass and Tole Electrified Bouillotte Lamp with a Red Shade, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Brass and Tole Electrified Bouillotte Lamp with a Red Shade, 19th Century.
Brass
Unavailable
H 19.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
Brass and Tole Electrified Bouillotte Lamp with a Red Shade, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Brass and Tole Electrified Bouillotte Lamp with a Red Shade, 19th Century
Brass
Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with an adjustable green tole shade. A fluted column in a circular pierce plate supports the 3 electrified arms.
Bronze, Tôle
Unavailable
H 23 in Dm 17 in
19th C 3 Arm French Paint & Bronze Neoclassical Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
The finial, an eagle with wings spread and perched on a ball, sits above a bronze arrow. The shade is tole. Wired for USA.
Bronze, Tin
Bouillotte Lamp with Red Shade and Later Electrified
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great looking red tole shade and bronze bouillotte lamp
Bronze, Tôle
Bouillotte Lamp with Two Arms and Oval Shade
Located in Dallas, TX
20th century Bouilotte lamp with two arms and oval shade. Lamp is not currently electrified. Holes are in place for re-wiring if desired. Shade is adjustable. Arms are adjustable.
Bronze, Tôle
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A diminutive silver plated bouillotte three-arm lamp with a red tole shade.
Silver Plate, Tôle
Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Mississauga, ON
A three-light brass and tole bouillotte lamp with original tole shade and gilt line trim.
Brass
French Biotte Lamp
Located in Natchez, MS
French bronze Biotte lamp with tole shade. Central engine turned base with swan supports and arrow finial.
Bronze
Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Bronze Bouillotte Lamp With A Tole Shade.
Bronze
Regency Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency style candlestick lamp with tole shade. The piece also features a fluted column base with foliage and lion's paw feet.
Metal
19th C French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Classic Bouillotte lamp with tole shade.
Metal
19th Century Directoire Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Mid 19th century French bronze bouillotte lamp with oval tole shade with a rectangular base with swags on 3 sides, 2 fluted columns for candles, and carrying handle.
Bronze, Metal
19th Century French Bouillotte Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century French Bouillotte lamp with a dark umber tole shade, with three lights emanating from scrolled candle arms, all resting in a circular dished base resting on claw feet ...
Early 19th Century Bouilotte Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
An early 19th or late 18th century French Bouilotte lamp with tole shade. Originally for candles it has been wired to be easily converted back to candle power.
Brass
19th Century Adjustable Wooden Floor Lamp
Located in Boston, MA
An unusual adjustable wooden floor lamp with a green tole shade.
Wood
20th Century Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp
Located in New York, NY
20th century French Bouillotte lamp in the Empire style. Tole shade in unusual turquoise color.
French Empire Style Adjustable Bouillotte Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is an attractive late 19th century French Empire style adjustable tole shaded Bouillott lamp with three stylized hunting horn branches, circa 1880.
Brass, Steel
French Empire Style Gilt Brass Bouillotte Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a very good quality and desirable French Empire style gilt brass Bouillotte Lamp with adjustable hand painted tole shade. The three branches decorated with eagle heads.
Metal, Brass
French Second Empire Napoleonic Style Bouillotte Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely French late 19th century Second Empire Napoleonic style Bouillotte Lamp, with its original green tole shade (the wiring and electric fittings have been removed for u...
Brass
French 19th Century Bouillotte Lamp & Tole Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a French 19th century bouillotte lamp with its original painted green tole shade.
Brass
Chapman Bouillotte Brass Double Swan Table Lamp Tole Shade
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Hand painted gold banding on dark green brass tole shade. Shade can be adjusted. Two sockets have ball pulls.
Brass
Sold
H 29.5 in Dm 13.5 in
French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Candelabras Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
An Empire / neoclassical bronze three candelabras light Bouillotte lamp with tole shade Retaining made in Italy tag.
Bronze
Sold
H 23 in W 17.5 in D 8.25 in
Vintage Frederick Cooper French Directoire Bouillotte Brass Lamp Tole Shade 23"
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
The lamp is fitted with a back tole shade in matching form to the base.
Brass
Sold
H 14 in W 7.5 in D 5.75 in
Vintage Petite French Bronze Bouillotte Two Light Budoir Table Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid 20th century French bouillotte style budoir / table lamp featuring two candlestick shaped lights on a bronze edged tray with a handle, shaded with a black and gold tole s...
Metal, Bronze
Egyptian Revival Style Table Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Egyptian Revival style aluminum table lamp, tôle shade with four lights on oil lamp nozzle-form upswept arms around a figural mask of a Pharaoh, the column standard in an upswept dis...
Metal
Red And Black Tole Table Lamp with Tole Lamp-Shade
Located in Washington, DC
A Red and Black Tole Table Lamp with Tole Lamp Shade
Tôle
French Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely French Bronze Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Newly Wired For U.S. Market.
Bronze, Tôle
Bronze Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French gilt bronze table lamp with painted tole shade.
Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Painted Tole Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-light bouillotte lamp, in Directoire taste, its green tole-painted shade decorated with ropes and tassels, having a pierced bowl base with C-scroll candle arms.
Brass, Tôle
Brass Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Classic brass bouillotte lamp featuring three curved candle-style arms, beaded details, and a painted tole shade with arrow-form height adjuster.
Metal
19th Century French Bouilotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Stamford, CT
It also gave rise to the Bouillotte lamp, consisting of one or several candlesticks with a central standard equipped with a non-flammable adjustable shade, often made of tôle, a pain...
Tôle
Bouillotte Lamp With Green Tole Shade
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Brass Bouillotte lamp with green toll shade . Solid brass. Has original wiring, needs rewiring.
Brass
Brass and Wood Candlestick Lamp with Yellow Tole Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century candlestick lamp with brass handle, beveled wooden platform base, decorative brass feet, and the original brass and yellow tole shade.
Brass, Tôle
Tole Bird Lamp with Tole Shade in Verdi Gris Finish
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming Tole Bird Lamp With Tole Shade In Verdi Gris Finish
Metal
Brass Bouillot Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
U.S Wired
Metal
Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Painted Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A brass bouillotte lamp with tole painted shade.
Brass
Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Buchanan, MI
Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade. Electrified
Brass, Bronze
Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Electrified
Brass
Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Electrified
Brass, Bronze, Metal
French Bouillotte Lamp with Yellow Tole Shade
Located in Long Island City, NY
This very fine 19th-century French bouillotte lamp has two candle arms, a chased handle attached to the base and an adjustable yellow tole shade.
19th Century French Tole Lamp with Original Hand Painted Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Tole Lamp with Original Hand Painted Shade One of a kind piece.
Tôle
Vintage Brass Tole Metal Black Tole Shade Candlestick Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage brass tole metal black tole shade candlestick desk table lamp.
Metal, Brass
Antique French Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stylish bouillotte lamp.
Bronze
1950s Brass Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Add a classic lamp to your home. This has a beautiful red tole shade, and three arms.
Metal, Brass
Classic gilt pinneaple tole lamp with custom shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic gilt pinneaple tole lamp with custom shade
Charming Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade,
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming Empire Style Bouillotte Lamp With Tole Shade, Electrified
Brass, Bronze, Metal
French 1940s Tole Floor Lamp with Ikat Shade
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine French 1940's tole floor lamp with leaf decoration on a tripod base with a silk bespoke Ikat shade.
Metal
French Gilt-Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
French gilt-bronze bouillotte table lamp, electrified with three arms, having a pretty tole shade with mythical dolphin detailing.
Bronze, Metal
French Bouillotte Lamp with Green Tole Shade, Electrified
Located in Long Island City, NY
This very fine 19th century French bouillotte lamp has two candle sockets, a fluted column, molded base, and an adjustable green tole shade.
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.
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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.
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.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.