Midcentury Carved Oak Chinese Monk Wood Figure Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage carved oak modernist Chinese monk wood figure lamp modeled much after the style of Jascha Heifetz.
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Materials
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$1,228Sale Price|30% Off
Art Pottery Ceremonial Monks with Dragon Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The work is a white art pottery lamp of a cylindrical shape with a wood base. The lamp is decorated with 12 monks that surround a dragon.
Category
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Materials
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Midcentury Wood Monk Table Lamp Attibuted to Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture table lamp in wood and metal attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage "Whiskey of Ye Monks" Ceramic Bottle Table Lamps 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Category
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Materials
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Hand Carved Wood Monk Table Lamp by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique lamp, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of sophis...
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Monk wooden table lamp from 1950 by Aldo Tura.
$1,212Sale Price|20% Off
Monk wooden table lamp from 1950 by Aldo Tura.
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, IT
Hand-carved wooden "Monk" table lamp, designer Aldo Tura, ca. 1950.The lamp depicts a bearded monk holding a staff in his left hand and a lantern in his right hand made of gilded met...
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Materials
Metal
19th Century Oil - Monk Holding a Lamp
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait study of a bearded monk holding a lamp. His face is illuminated against the background making for an atmospheric scene.
Category
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Materials
Oil
Stephen Downes, "Monk", Floor Lamp, USA, 2011
By Stephen Downes
Located in New York, NY
"Monk" Contemporary floor lamp by Stephen Downes with a hand-carved reversible alabaster shade and patinated steel base.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
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Arts & Crafts "Monk Head" Four-Light Fixture with Art Glass
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Vancouver, BC
An fantastic Arts & Crafts light, originally sourced in New Westminister, BC. Attributed to Bauer of Philadelphia, circa 1905. This fixture has been composed with a beautiful and...
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Vintage Mid Century Abbot Italian Ceramic Monk Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This Abbot Italian Ceramic monk lamp is a unique and eye-catching piece of home decor.
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Mid-Century Modern Abbot Monk Form Ceramic Lamp Italian 1950s Red and Black
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an amazing and rare, Italian ceramic table lamp, comprised of Abbot Monk Figurines in red, black and white glaze, circa 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Table Lamp by Johann Maresch, Rarity, Austria, circa 1890
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19th Century Majolica Table Lamp by Johann Maresch, Rarity, Austria, circa 1890
By Johann Maresch
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
This remarkable table lamp depicts a monk playing his violin in a small open worked rustic chapel.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Table Lamps
Materials
Majolica
German Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Figurative Lamp Monk with Lantern
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German Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Figurative Lamp Monk with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This masterfully hand carved wooden lamp features a sculpture of a monk holding a lantern and beer mug.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
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Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
72" high floor lamp made from Monk's trumpets with custom shades and finials made from trumpet mouth pieces.
Category
20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Copper, Brass
Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp made from a monk's trumpet, added wooden base and 6" finial made from trumpet mouthpiece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamp
By Pat McGann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp made from a Vintage Tibetan Monk's Trumpet with embossed brass and inset glass beads. 8 inch finial made from trumpet mouthpiece.
Category
20th Century Nepalese Floor Lamps
Materials
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Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp made from Tibetan Monk's trumpet with embossed brass and inset glass beads. 8 inch finial made from trumpet mouthpiece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
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Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp made from vintage Tibetan monk's trumpet with embossed brass and inset glass beads. 8 inch finial made from trumpet mouthpiece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Materials
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Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamps made from a Tibetan Monk's Trumpet with embossed brass and inset glass beads. 8 inch finial made from trumpet mouthpiece.
Category
2010s Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tibetan Monk's Trumpet Floor Lamp - Stock item.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp and custom shade made from a monk's trumpet.
Category
20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Tôle
19th Century Early Tibetan Buddhist Monk's Trumpet as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Early Tibetan Buddhist Monk's Trumpet as Lamp.
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Floor Lamps
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Monk Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of monk lamps is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct monk lamps — often made from metal, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. Find 11 antique and vintage monk lamps at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 10 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Monk lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Monk lamps are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made monk lamps over the years, but those made by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, Aldo Tura and Macabo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Monk Lamps?
Monk lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,695, while the lowest priced sells for $315 and the highest can go for as much as $40,055.
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