Lamps And Vases 19 Century Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Vase Mounted as Lamps, 19 Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain Canton Famille rose vase mounted as lamps, 19th century
Measure
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large late 19 Century Qing Era Chinese Nanking Porcelain Vase in famille verte crackle glaze
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and white porcelain lamps
Located in New York, NY
porcelain vase 19 inch
Each lamp installed two e26 sockets,
lampshades are not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Vase Lamp with a French 19 Century Gilt Bronze Base
By Henry Dasson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Chinese celadon baluster vase lamp (likely 20th century porcelain) with loose ring handles on its
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Cylindrical Table Lamp Wood Base 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese famille rose porcelain cylindrical vase lamp with wood base and topper, decorated
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Hardwood
Fine Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Vases Oil Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Chinese Export, 19th century porcelain bottle vases mounted with French ormolu as
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Antique Greek Revival Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine quality French 19 centuryGreek Revival /neocllasical Porcelain Vases Mounted as
Category
Antique 19th Century Greek Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
sockets.
To the top of the porcelain vase 19 inch.
Lampshades are not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
decoration. Each lamp installed two sockets. Lampshade are not include
To the top of the vase 19 inch high.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Matched Pair 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari spill vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A matched pair of 18th Japanese Arita Imari porcelain spill vases / lamps. Each with wonderful bold
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Garniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Antique Porcelain Turquoise Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of late Qing Dynasty Chinese porcelain vases, with a wonderful turquoise glaze and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Single Antique Porcelain Neoclassic Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century French porcelain vase mounted as a lamp.
Measurements:
Height: 19"
Diameter: 7"
Category
Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Celadon Porcelain Lamp
France, circa 1860s, Now
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Group of Four Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
porcelain vase 19 inch high.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Group of Four Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Group of four ormolu-mounted off-white Porcelain lamps with finely carved swing carps in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Group of Four Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Group of four ormolu-mounted off-white Porcelain lamps with finely carved swing carps in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Celadon Green and White Pate-sur-pate Porcelain and Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 19 century celadon green porcelain vases with white floral pate-sur-pate designs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Early 20th Century, China
Dimensions: Height: 24 in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Blue and White Lamps
Located in New York, NY
lamps installed two e26 base sockets,to the top of the porcelain vase 19 inch.
Lamp shade not included.
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Porcelain Royal Doulton Ceramic Art Nouveau Electric Table Lamps
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stoneware Pottery tall slender mantle Vases by Ceramic Artist Minnie Webb, now converted to a pair of
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
H 19 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Large Vintage Chinese Ox-Blood Flambe Glaze Covered Vase Lamp D: 10"
Located in Richmond, CA
lamp
E26 socket
Overall size: H: 19", D: 10"
Vase size: H: 12.5" D: 10"
Lamp circa 1970
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Old Paris, Grand Tour Greek Exekias Style Vase Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Old Paris, Grand Tour Greek Exekias style vase now as a Lamp
Painted in the style Exekias , circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinoiseries Oriental Vases on Modern Plexiglas Table lamps Antiques LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair of beautiful 19th century chinoiserie oriental vases with plexiglass mounts wired as lamps
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Plexiglass, Paint
H 29 in W 7.5 in D 19 in
Chinese Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Lamp with Court Scenes and Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Japanese Kutani style lamp from the mid-20th century, with court scenes and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Export Lamp
Located in Stockton, NJ
A blue and white motif Chinese export vase, now as lamp. Interesting raised dragon detail. Distress
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Neoclassical Old Paris Style Exotic Jungle Landscape Campana Urn Lamp
By Old Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical Old Paris Style Exotic Jungle Landscape Campana Urn Lamp
France, 20th century
An
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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 inverted baluster form
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
Ezan Art Deco Wall Lights Opalescent Glass
By Ezan
Located in NANTES, FR
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Electrified, E14 socket, screw bulb.
In perfect condition, note some micro scratches.
Total height: 19 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ceramic Red and Black, Style, Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
invalids in World War I. Production started in September 1920. Art-ceramic lamps, figures, vases and boxes
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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Russian Fabergé Style Silver Gilt and Enamel Photo Frame
By Karl Fabergé
Located in London, GB
The central circular photograph surrounded by a band of diamonds, set on a circular blue guilloché enamel panel surmounted by a crown and with floral decoration within a silver gilt ...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Picture Frames
Materials
Diamond, Silver, Enamel
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...
Category
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of bulbous shaped 19th century Chinese rose medallion/ vases / lamps.
Having wonderful bold colours, the scenes depicting classical interior scenes, gilded ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Rice Pit painting of a Boat Top Quality Canton, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Chinese Rice Pit painting of a Boat Top Quality Canton, 19th Century.
Fabulous painting.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Color: Blue & Wh...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Porcelain
H 10.04 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps with dragon and carp decoration. Fine cast gilt brass bases.
To the porcelain: 19.5"/H
(Lampshade not included).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps with flower decoration. Fine cast gilt brass bases.
Measures: To the porcelain 20" H.
(Lampshade not included).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Famille Verte Porcelain Temple Jar with Lid
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console or mantle with this important antique porcelain ginger jar. Created in China, circa 1920 and attributed to Canton Famille Rose, the colorful vase is decorated with...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron
Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of finely painted baluster vases blue and white porcelain lamps. with blossoming branches decorations, 20" high to the top of the vases.
(Lampshade not included).
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue and white porcelain lamps, painted with mountain village scenes, and fine cast gilt brass bases
Each lamp installed two standard sockets
To the top of the porcelain:...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Botanical Dinner Service, Coalport, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Comprising pair of sauce tureens on stands, pair of shell dishes, 4 oval dishes, 4 rectangular dishes, 18 plates, (8 dishes). Inscribed in gilt with botanical identification.
Category
Antique 1840s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps other fine cast gilt-bronze bases.
To the top of the porcelain vase: 20"/H.
(Lampshade not included)
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Asian Champleve’ Enameled Bronze Urns Fashioned As Table Lamps
Located in Forney, TX
For your consideration, a most distinctive pair of similarly styled Japanese archaic style urns from the late 19th century, repurposed as highly decorative table lamps.
Japan, Meij...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Archaic Chinese Style Champleve Enamel Vase Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Archaic Chinese Style Cloissone Vase Lamp in the manner of a Shang bronze with handles, the neck and girdle of the vase in polychrome champleve enamel.
Category
Antique 18th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Mirror Black Glazed Double Gourd Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A mirror black glazed double gourd porcelain vase lamp. Of traditional double-gourd shape, the
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Powder Blue Porcelain Lamp with Bronze Applications Early 20th Century
Located in Drottningholm, SE
Powder Blue Porcelain Lamp with Bronze Applications late 19th Century.
A beautiful table lamp made
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Flambé Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century flambé porcelain vase of pear-shaped form with dragon handles with deep
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Japanise Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Japanese 19th century porcelain vase lamp of baluster form, decorated with figures and foliage. The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Late 19 Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinese Celadon Vase Lamps
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of late 19th century Chinese celadon porcelain vases the with French gilt bronze mounts
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Mid 20th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Baluster Vase Lotus Flower Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese mid 20th century porcelain baluster vase lamp hand painted with lotus flowers all around
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Garden Vase Table Lamp
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Chinese table lamp offers lidded porcelain vase in hourglass form with hand painted
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Hardwood
Chinese Blue and White Vase Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese blue and white vase lamp decorated with oriental leaves and foliage on ebonised pierced
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari Porcelain Hexagonal Form Glazed Porcelain Vase of tall slender
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
H 7.49 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Japanese Arita Porcelain Gold, Dark Blue and Orange Table Lamp
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese vintage Arita porcelain table lamp from the mid-20th century, with gold, blue and orange
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage Japanese Arita Porcelain Gold, Dark Blue and Orange Table Lamp
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese vintage Arita porcelain table lamp from the mid-20th century, with gold, blue and orange
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Antique Blanc de Chine Porcelain Lamps with Raised Flowers
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of antique Blanc de Chine porcelain vases mounted as lamps with giltwood bases
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Antique Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Verte Canton Porcelain Table Lamp Ormolu
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally Fine example of a Cantonese Hand Decorated Chinese Export Porcelain Vase of seldom
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 18.9 in W 6.89 in D 6.89 in
Antique Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Verte Canton Porcelain Table Lamp Ormolu
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine example of a Cantonese Hand Decorated Chinese Export Porcelain Vase of seldom
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 18.9 in W 6.21 in D 6.21 in
Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase Lamps off White Tall Modern Table Lamps, a Pair
By Banci Firenze, Artistica Le Porcellane, Giulia Mangani
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage tall luxury italian table lamps ceramic handmade.
Material: Ceramic, Porcelain, Faience
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 30.7 in W 21.6 in D 21.6 in
Pair of Antique Blue and White Chinese Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous blue and white vases electrified into lamps with custom silk shades
Vases are 19 H
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Ormolu and Gray Marble Brule Parfums Attributed to Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
fittings.
Measures: 19" high x 9" wide x 9" deep (without lamp fittings)
Very good condition. Ready to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Ormolu and Gray Marble Brule Parfums Attributed to Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
fittings.
Measures: 19" high x 9" wide x 9" deep (without lamp fittings)
Very good condition. Ready to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Republic Chinese Export Yellow Famille Verte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
scale.
Measure: 9" diameter, 13" high to the top of the vase, 19" to the top of the socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
H 18.9 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
Pair of 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century tall pair of porcelain vases mounted as lamps onto carved wooden bases with brass
Category
20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
A Pair of 19 Century Meiji. Hand Painted Kutani Porcelain Lamps.
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. These elegant fine Japanese porcelain vases we converted to lamps in the early part of the 20th Century
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
20th century Chinese export porcelain vase stylistic pair of table lamps. These lamps are placed on
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hand Painted Qing Dynasty 100 Bats Porcelain Vase Table Lamps circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of hand painted Qing dynasty porcelain vase table lamps, circa 1910s-1940s
Gorgeous hand
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Imari Vase Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very elegant pair of antique Imari table lamps having vase shaped bases adorned with beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Pair of French Glazed Ceramic Lamps and Lacquered Wood Base
By Sainte Radegonde
Located in Prato, Tuscany
contrast with the rest of the lamp; the two objects were born just as lamps, they are not vases transformed
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of late 19th century Oriental Porcelain Ovoid Vase Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Exceptional pair of Samson of Paris 19th century oriental ovoid vase lamps of the finest quality in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Famille Vert Vase, Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese porcelain vase form famille vert two-light lamp mounted on a wood base. Newly Wried
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Celadon Vases Converted to Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of large 19th century porcelain celadon vases of baluster form with slightly raised white
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Chinese Canton Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
Late 19th century Chinese Canton Porcelain vase converted into a table lamp.
The lamp sits on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
19th Century Chinese Export Vase as a Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautifully painted Chinese export vase wired as a lamp in the 20th century.
Exceptional attention
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
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Lamps And Vases 19 Century Porcelain For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of lamps and vases 19 century porcelain you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An item from our selection of lamps and vases 19 century porcelain is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one choice in our collection of lamps and vases 19 century porcelain that is appealing in its simplicity, but Theodore Deck, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres and Meissen Porcelain produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Lamps And Vases 19 Century Porcelain?
Prices for a piece of lamps and vases 19 century porcelain start at $537 and top out at $39,500 with the average selling for $3,300.
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.
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