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Hollywood Regency Asian Figural Lamps Style of James Mont w/ Black Tapered Shade
By James Mont
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of Hollywood Regency Asian female and male figural lamps in the style of James Mont wearing black hard backed fabric tapered shades.
Brass
French Neoclassical Painted Glass w/ Classical Male Figural Motifs Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Reverse Painted Glass, Cast Spelter Metal Style: French Neoclassical Dimensions: 37.40”H x 8”W x 8”D Shade: 11.75"H x 16"W x 16"D This striking table lamp from the 1930s...
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Figural African Black Male w/ Gong Acrylic Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Figural Ceramic African Black Male w/ Metal Gong White Acrylic Table Lamp.
Metal
Pair of Vintage Male and Female Figural Carved Table Lamps by Clifford C Stasack
By Stasack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tall figural/biomorphic table lamps supported by painted gold wooden plinth bases by Clifford C.
Brass
Pair of Male and Female Bust Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of male and female ethnic figural bust lamps. While these resemble Hawaiian in style, they would work well in many corresponding environments.
Plaster
Mid Century Chinoiserie Asian Ceramic Figural Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vibrantly painted male and female figural lamps with brass filigree base.
Brass
19th Century French Bronze Lamp of Male Indian Figure
By A. Toussaint - G. Chaudoir
Located in London, GB
A well patinated bronze figure, representing an American Indian, wearing a draped headdress, robe and a pendant hooped earring. Signed to the plinth 'A.Tossaint 1850', and the foundr...
Bronze
Saxon Crusader Robin Hood Chalkware Lamp by Continental Art Co., 1950s
By Continental Art Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
If you Love Lucy, late 40's/ early 50's Hollywood, wanted to dance all night at the Tropicana to Ricky Ricardo's band, you may love this lamp by the Continental Lamp Co. The male fig...
Cotton, String, Plaster
$12,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Signed Italian Terra Cotta
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century signed Italian Orientalist hand painted Arabic male and female figural lamps.
Stunning Pair of Modernistic Figural Male and Female Torso Lamps
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Abstract pair of hand-carved wood table lamps with figural torso motif; one male, one female, each one showcased in a Trapezoid Frame.
Wood
Contemporary Murano Transparent Glass Male Figure Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single contemporary Murano glass table lamp. The clear seeded glass is molded into a model male torso on a brass base and column. Rewired for American use and ready to install.
Glass
1920's Ancestors Asian Male & Female Figural Table Lamps
By Legend of Asia
Located in Denver, CO
Porcelain table lamps in the likeness of ancestor portraits. Each featured on custom handmade brass bases with applied dimensional brass buddha figures. These porcelain figures were ...
Brass
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H 25.5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Antique Italian French Marble Bronze Robed Bearded Male Figure Table Lamp 19 Cen
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Well Cast Dark Patinated Bronze Figure Modelled as a Standing Robed and Bearded Male, supporting a knapsack across his right shoulder.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Black Ceramic Modern Cubist Figural Male and Female Table Lamps by RIMA, NY
Located in Chattanooga, TN
These hard to find abstract figural table lamps are made by RIMA, NY, circa 1950s. Cubist masculine and feminine mirrored dancing forms frozen in time. Professionally repainted to...
Ceramic
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H 33 in W 7.5 in D 6.35 in
Mid-Century Pair of Male and Female Wooden Figural Table Lamps by Yasha Heifetz
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of hand-carved wooden male and female figural table lamps signed Heifetz and mounted on free-form wooden bases.
Wood
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H 78 in W 14 in D 14 in
Spectacular Pair of Tom Corbin Torchieres with a Male and Female Figure Bronze
Located in Buchanan, MI
A spectacular pair of Tom Corbin bronze floor lamps with a male or female figure at the center of each.
Bronze
A Pair of White Chinoiserie Figure Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of white chinoiserie male and female figure lamps, the man holding a bird, mounted on ebonized wood bases.
Pair of Tole Chinoiserie Figural Table Lamps, Exceptional
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is a pair of chinoiserie, tole male and female figural table lamps with an elevated level of craftsmanship.
Heifetz Style Hand-Carved Male Figural Table Lamp
By Heifetz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century era hand-carved table with abstract male figure fixed to a black lacquer base. The lamp is reminiscent of the styling made popular in the era by Heifetz but yet still...
Oak
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H 29.5 in W 11 in D 8 in
Victorian Art Nouveau French Twin Figural Male & Female Metal Parlor Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victorian Art Nouveau French style twin figural male and female metal parlor table lamp. Item features 2 glass floral paint decorated shades, twin male and female figures with remark...
Metal
Art Deco Porcelain Figural Male Female Table Lamps by Lenox, circa 1940s
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
His and her busts, very Art Deco with brass base.
Brass
Pair of Chinoiserie Asian Style Figural Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Chartreuse and bottle green male and female figural lamps with large fanciful finials and new rectangular silk shades.
Pair Plaster Lamps attributed to Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Pair of plaster figural lamps, male and female, with original two tier shades.
Plaster, Wood, Paper
SUMMER SALE: Ethnic Male Figure Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Summer Sale! Prices are Drastically Reduced So That We Can Make Room for New Inventory.
Sale Price $700 / Original Price $1,400
Carved Stone in the Man...
Male Torso Figural Lamp by San Polo
Located in New York, NY
Greenish black ceramic male torso mounted on a black satin lacquered wooden base. Double cluster socket at top. By San Polo, Venice.
Pair of Carved Male and Female Heifetz Lamps
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic and modern pair of carved wood figural male/female lamps on wooden bases by Yasha Heifetz.
Wood
Pair of Chinese Figural Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of seated silver plated Chinese male and female figural lamps. Wonderful patination.
Metal
Sculptural and Figural Lamps by Leo Middleman
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of male and female figural formed lamps of plaster by Leo Middleman.
Plaster
Grand Tour Egyptian Revival Bronze Tazza, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Great casting and wonderful details, depicting three female figures and a male figure holding an oil lamp. Measures: 13.75" high.
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."
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