Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Candelabra by Beurdeley, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
Marble, Ormolu
pair of French 19th century Empire st. Marble, Ormolu and patinated Bronze hurr
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and high quality pair of French 19th century Empire st. Marble, Ormolu and patinated Bronze hurricane lamps. This impressive pair of candlesticks mounted into lamps are rai...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$10,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
Large Pair of French Restauration Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabra, Horses
Located in Long Island City, NY
This pair can be also turned into lamps. Measures: 30" high x 9.5" wide x 7" deep.
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Six-light candelabra, ormolu with a glass spike surmount and two rows of hanging glass daggers and beads, one above and one below the six candles.
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. Crystal, Glass and Ormolu Girandoles. Each six light lamp is raised by a fine triangular pierced Ormolu base with...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Malachite Amethyst Quartz Rock Crystal Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair Louis XVI Ormolu Malachite Amethyst Quartz Rock Crystal Candelabra French, Early 20th Century Height 92cm, width 43cm, depth 43cm This exquisite pair of girandoles, dating fro...
Amethyst, Malachite, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880 A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
Large Pair of Antique French Marble and Ormolu Candelabra by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in London, GB
Large pair of antique French marble and ormolu candelabra by Paul Sormani French, Late 19th Century Height 210cm, width 40cm, depth 34cm Crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style by P...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Baccarat Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. ormolu and Baccarat Girandoles. Each lamp is raised by a fine triangular ormolu base with most decorative scrolled feet and scroll...
Crystal, Ormolu
$12,950Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of 19th Century Rococo Ormolu & Griotte Marble Candelabra, Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style gilt bronze and Rouge Griotte marble six-light candelabra attributed to Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) After a mode...
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sèvres porcelain and ormolu seven arm candelabra lamps. Each lamp is raised by a richly chased ormolu square base with cut corners and fine block rosette feet centered by a beautiful...
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu Candelabra by Susse Frères
By Susse Freres
Located in London, GB
Pair of neoclassical style gilt bronze candelabra by Susse Frères French, circa 1900 Measures: Height 62cm, width 24cm, depth 24cm Each candelabrum in this pair is designed in t...
Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And White Carrara Marble Candelabra Lam
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble candelabra lamps.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carrara Marble & Ormolu Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive pair of French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu mounted electrified candelabras. The pair are raised by square mottled ormolu and marb...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Swedish Neoclassical Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Candelabra
By Lindroth
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Swedish Neoclassical Ormolu And Patinated Bronze Candelabra electrified. Attributed to R.F. Lindroth.
Bronze
$13,838Sale Price|24% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu & White Marble Mermaid Candelabra
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu and white marble three-light candelabra, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The single allegorical and whimsical fin...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair Of French 19th Century Louis XV St. Ormolu Candelabras Signed E. Lelivevre
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scaled pair of French late 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu candelabras signed E. Lelivevre and casted by Susse Freres Foundary. The pair of four arm electrified...
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Baccarat Crystal Girandoles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal girandoles. Each girandole is raised by a circular ormolu base with a most decorative beaded and acan...
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble La
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most charming true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by its original elegant circular Rouge ...
Marble, Ormolu
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Duplex Hand Painted Floral Meissen Porcelain Oil Lamp Base w/Ormolu Trim C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Duplex Hand Painted Floral Meissen Porcelain Oil Lamp Base w/Ormolu Trim C1890 Measures - 15 1/2" x 6" x 6"
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Marble Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century French ormolu-mounted marble candelabra.
Marble
Antique French Louis XVI Style Sienna Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style sienna marble and ormolu urn Elegant 19th century sienna marble and ormolu urn converted as a table lamp.
Siena Marble
$5,900 / set
A Pair of Bronze Neoclassical Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of elegant and intricately cast French Charles X bronze candlesticks now as electric lamps having fluted columns and ormolu acanthus leaf detailing to tops and to triangular b...
Bronze, Ormolu
$20,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Antique Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Opaline Glass Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite pair of antique Russian neoclassical ormolu and blue opaline glass candelabras. Each candelabra is centered by a turquoise-blue opaline glass sphere, mounted on a gilt b...
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Candelabrum Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A French gilt bronze Empire style candelabrum lamp. Rewired. Shade not included.
Ormolu
$7,404 / set
Pair late 19th Century Japanese Cloisonne lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné enamel vases / lamps each with gilded ormolu collars and pierced stands.
Enamel, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Marble Urn / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Louis XVI style marble and gilded ormolu urn / lamp. Having classical semi nude female ormolu figures on either side.
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Empire Candelabra of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze and Marble
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of late 19th century Empire bronze and ormolu candelabra. - Caryatid herm female figures on marble block plinths. - Three ormolu candle arms/cups - Well modeled.
Marble, Bronze
$3,769 / set
Islamic Influenced 19th Century Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century marble and gilded ormolu urns, converted to lamps.
Marble, Ormolu
$7,500 / set
Fine Pair Of Late Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Diameter of base 5.63. Red tole shades and each lamp retro-fitted with two lights. Three candle holders and pierced circular base with cast anthemion. Adjustable.
Ormolu, Tin
Chinese Famille Rose Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century style Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vase, having mythical Dragons, flowers and foliage to the yellow ground. Mounted on gilded ormolu base and top.
Ormolu
Pair French Serves style porcelain lamps, 1890.
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual burgundy coloured pair of late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain vases / lamps. Each with classical scrolling gilded decoration, gilded ormolu maidens to either s...
Ormolu
19thC French Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp Base
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Altrincham, GB
After Aug. Moreau, 19thC French Gilt Bronze Figural Lamp Base - in the form of a boy carrying a heavy water vessel, signed and with foundry mark medallion, on an onyx square base wit...
Marble, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) gilt bronze floor lamp supported on a round base with a floral design shaft.
Ormolu
Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cloisonne enamel vases, each with wonderful myithical Dragon flying among clouds. mounted with French gilded ormolu rims and plinths. ...
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Japanese Urn Converted to Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lovely Japanese urn was converted to a lamp. The colors on the porcelain urn remain strong and the design sharp.
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Celadon Lave or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese celadon vase or lamp, having floral decoration and mounted in an ormolu base and a top.
Ormolu
Chinese Blue and White Vase Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking Chinese Blue and White vase, having French scrolling foliate ormolu mounts and handles. Converted to a lamp.
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon vase/lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Mounted on a pierced ormolu base. Batch 78 g274/24 YNKZ
Ormolu
$801Sale Price|30% Off
Napoleon III Period Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Napoleon III period porcelain oil lamp with gilt Greek key decoration and bronze mounts. Converted to electricity.
Ormolu
$3,231 / set
Pair of Classical 19th Century Gilded Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of classical gilded ormolu and marble urn lamps, each with scrolling handles and bearded mask mounts.
Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt bronze Baroque style candlestick lamp.
Ormolu
Pair Chinese Cloisonné Vases / Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel vases / lamps. Each having wonderful turquoise ground and exotic flowers, with gilded ormolu mounts.
Enamel, Ormolu
Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Candelabra Lamp
Located in NYC, NY
A bronze and gilded bronze five-light candelabra, in the Napoleonic Empire style with two-bulb cluster. A Classic lamp with good patina and scale. Ex. Christies Auction House. Rew...
Ormolu
$6,058 / set
Pair of Gilt Bronze Standing Floor Lamps
Located in London, GB
Each floor lamp in this pair is constructed from gilt bronze and designed in a neoclassical manner to imitate the appearance of a Corinthian column. Each lamp is formed from a fluted...
Ormolu, Bronze
Gilt-bronze and marble antique Belle Époque standing lamp
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze and marble antique Belle Époque standing lamp French, Late 19th Century Height 167cm, diameter 57cm Crafted from a superb mix of white veined marble and ormolu (gilt-bro...
Marble, Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt bronze Baroque style candlestick lamp.
Ormolu
$7,741 / set
Unusual Pair of Bronze Figure Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of early 19th century Regency period Bronze and Ormolu Candlesticks with male and female classical figures holding ‘Cornucopia sconces’ standing on scrolled platforms...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze Baroque Style Candlestick Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French gilt bronze baroque style candlestick lamp.
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th century Chinese power blue vase / lamp with French gilded ormolu mounts to the top and plinth base.
Ormolu
Lampada in Porcellana Dipinta a Mano e Ormolu di Mangani Firenze Anni Settanta
By Mangani Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Lampada da tavolo fiorentina vaso a forma di urna dipinto a mano dalla ditta italiana Mangani di Firenze di gusto neoclassico, con volute e dettali floreali dipinti in oro, manici e ...
Bronze
Pair of Oriental Style Enamel Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of French, oriental style cloisonné enamel vases / lamps, each having wonderful floral decoration with birds, butterflies and dragonflies, mounted with ormolu top...
Enamel, Ormolu
Fine Pair Of Charles X Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual lamps with embroidered silk and gold and silver wire filagree covered tole shades.
Ormolu, Tin
19th Century Chinese Powder Blue Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese powder blue and famille verte vase / lamp. Having a dark blue ground with gilded clouds, bats and dragon decoration. The famille verte panels depi...
Ormolu
$10,800 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. silvered bronze, ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamps is raised by a circular mottled Rouge Griotte marble ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Dutch Delft Blue and White Lamp
By Delft
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Delft blue and white lamp. Beautiful large Delft faience vase mounted as a lamp with bold floral decoration and borders with spectacular later Calder gilt bronze four-light mou...
Ormolu
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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