Green Ceramic Lettuce Table Lamp by Jean Roger Paris 1950's
Located in Hastings, GB
In 1953 he started to focus his prodigious talent upon creating pieces that were influenced and inspired by the natural world, it was after this time that he created his famous ceram...
Ceramic
Large c. 19th Century Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kyo Satsuma Vase Lamp
Located in Louisville, KY
Originally part of the Bibb estate (Bibb Lettuce) in Kentucky, this lamp, at some point, has been converted from an early glass globe format to one that supports a standard Edison bu...
Bronze
Pair of Dino Martens Black & White Spiral Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Dino Martens black, white and aventurine stripe glass lamps with glass "lettuce" edges at top and bottom on custom silver leaf bases. 35" tall with shades. 26" ta...
Glass
$960Sale Price|56% Off
H 21 in Dm 13.75 in
Ceramic Table Lamp in Pale Celery Green by Swiss Ceramic Artist Fritz Haussmann.
By Fritz Haussman
Located in Chicago, IL
A pale green ceramic table signed Haussmann. Signed and numbered as shown. The color is a pale celery green yellow sometimes the color of lemon with a lovely speckle glaze. An Art De...
Ceramic
19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century (Meiji period 1868-1912) Japanese satsuma vase or lamp. Having classical gilded decoration of flowers, birds and scholars. Mounted on a fretted ormol...
Porcelain
Large Green Ceramic Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large Beautiful ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Th...
Ceramic
Green Parchment Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large diamond faceted table lamp on a plinth with brass nails.
Brass
Large Pistachio Green Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large and clean ceramic table lamp, 1970s. Heavy quality ceramic. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers ...
Ceramic
$615Sale Price|28% Off
H 25.6 in Dm 13.78 in
Mid-Century Modern Celadon Green Table Lamp, Porcelain, Italy, 1960s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Table lamp in celadon green glazed porcelain with an organic pumpkin shape and a brass stem to hold the brand new lampshade in black.
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jar Table Lamp
Located in Pomona, CA
A vintage famille rose porcelain table lamp from the mid-20th century with kids playing design and Buddhist floral pattern. Born in China during the mid-20th century, this vintage fa...
Porcelain
Green Stepped Ceramic Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Green pottery lamp with abstract flourishes on four sides 25x18 Base Only 13x7 Shade Not Included
Pottery
A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Porcelain Lamp w. Rosewood Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very good quality Chinese Porcelain Lamp. The painting despicts a Female with a Stag. Wonderful greenery surrounds the main images.The glaze is soft and there is a deep she...
Porcelain
$1,710
H 16.93 in Dm 13.78 in
Green Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Made Shimmering Green Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This base with...
Ceramic
$795
H 25 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage 1950s Green Ceramic-like Table Lamp with Fiberglass Double Drum Shade
Located in Seattle, WA
Mid-century ceramic-like material table lamp featuring a vivid green base with hand-carved fish and aquatic plant motifs. The lamp retains its original double-tiered possibly fibergl...
Ceramic
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in Dm 11 in
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 decorated with intricate warrior and landscape scenes The vase would have been expor...
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful classical hand painted scenes of courtiers, tradesman and children between boarders of motif...
Porcelain
$1,032
H 13.78 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Decorative Midcentury Green Ceramic Table Lamp circa 1970 by Fontcombault
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Fontcombault French mid-20th century ceramic table with green ceramic glaze color. Realised circa 1970, unique ceramic piece Sold without lampshade Electric system is ok ...
Ceramic
Frederick Cooper Japanese Imari Porcelain Mantel Vase Urn Table Lamp 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Frederick Cooper table lamp. Made out of a Japanese Imari mantel urn / ginger jar vase and featuring a courtyard scene with phoenix bird and floral motif. Include...
Porcelain
Satsuma Porcelain Table Lamp, Meiji Style, Enameled, Japan, Late 1800s
Located in Savannah, GA
Made for the European market in the Meiji period, this lovely Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase has been converted into a table lamp and mounted on a wooden base. Decorated with delica...
Porcelain
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.