$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Sèvres Porcelain Lamp in Celeste Blue with Hand-Painted Reserves
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze doré mounts decorate this Sèvres lamp with scrolling arms on each side.
Bronze
Wonderful Bronze Dolphin & Swan Green Tole Large Bouillotte Empire Regency Lamp
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Bronze Dolphin & Swan 4 Candelabra Light Painted Green Tole Metal Shade Large Bouillotte Empire / Regency Style Lamp
Metal, Bronze
English Victorian Enameled Glass And Bronze Mounted Vase As Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Enameled bronze mounted glass vase as lamp. English Victorian chinoiserie enameled florals with butterfly. Colorful enamel on clear satin textured glass. Bronze handles with griffin ...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Pair Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain and Patinated Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (early 20th century) table lamps crafted from Chinese porcelain urns in the Famille Rose style Pair of Chinese famillie rose table lamps. All original patinated bronz...
Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Bronze Three Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire / Neoclassical bronze three candelabra arm having winged graces bouillotte lamp with painted green tole shade, two Edison lights inside.
Bronze, Metal
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar Table Lamp on Bronze Base
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Chinese Famille Rose ginger jar table lamp is an antique (circa early 20th or even late 19th century) porcelain jar mounted as a lamp on ornate reticulated bronze Chinoiserie base.
Bronze
Antique Sevres Style Porcelain Hand-Painted & Gilt Mounted Urn Table Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The colorful antique hand-painted porcelain twin handled urn vase, circa 1850-1880, was later converted into a lamp and mounted onto custom round bronze and enamel metal base with ro...
Gold, Bronze
Napoleon III Style Pair French Hand Painted Opaline Glass Oil Lamps
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Pleasant and elegant pair of hand-painted white opaline glass table lamps; originally these lamps were oil lamps, the mechanism with the wick has been removed in order to electrify t...
Bronze
1940s Sophisticated Regency Bronze on Black Table Lamp Arturo Pani Mexico
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Designed in bronze, lamp is mounted on a black painted wood base. 14 w x 6 d x 15 tall No shade is included.
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Floor Lamp
By Satsuma
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Floor Lamp The round lamp with painted scenes of men, women and children in landscape scenes and at leisure surrounded b...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair 19th Century Japanese Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mounted Torchere Floor Lamp
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of 19th century Japanese porcelain and French gilt bronze mounted thirteen-light celadon torchiere, floor lamp candelabra. Wired for electricity, circa 1880-1890. Overal...
Bronze
Pair of Tall Bronze Egyptian Revival Candelabra Style Table Lamps C1900
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and very elegant pair of Egyptian Revival Candelabra form table lamps with all new wiring and sockets. Switches on the base. Excellent cast bronze period mounts, sitting on ...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Stunning Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Export Bronze Mounted Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The vases are pre-1850 and lamped in the 1920's with elegant gilt bronze mounts.
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Familie Rose Porcelaine and Gilt Bronze Lamps, Late 19th
Located in Warsaw, PL
A decorative pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases, later mounted as table lamps. The baluster-form bodies are finely hand-painted with figural court scenes depicting scholars...
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Bronze Dore Two-Light Candelabra Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a desk or library with this elegant antique three-arm candelabra converted into a table lamp. Created in France, circa 1860, the fixture sits on a triangle base embellished ...
Bronze
Wonderful Pair French Large Louis XVI Dore Bronze Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French large Louis XVI style bronze three candelabra arm bouillotte table lamp with adjustable black metal tole shades and openwork basket form bases. They are co...
Metal, Bronze
Wonderful French Large Louis XVI Bronze Three-Arm Bouillotte Lamp Tole Shade
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French large Louis XVI bronze three arm bouillotte table lamp with filigree arms and adjustable black metal tole shade and finished on top with a beautiful finial and ope...
Metal, Bronze
$2,250Sale Price|50% Off
Original 1920s Lrg European Czech Czechoslovakian Glass Bronze Fruit Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Rare Important Antique Bohemian Czechoslovakian beaded glass fruit lamp, circa 1920s. Ornate circular casket form basket, with high raised relief floral forms to exteri...
Bronze
A French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu lamp. This wonderful lamp is raised by a square patinated Bronze base above toupie ...
Bronze, Ormolu
French, 1900s, Silvered Bronze Bouillotte Table Lamp with Horns and Green Shade
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Turn of the Century silvered bronze three-light bouillotte table lamp from the early 20th century with French hunting horn-themed arms and green painted sheet metal shade.
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Lamp by E F Caldwell
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand painted porcelain vase, mounted as a lamp in gilt bronze by Edward F.
Bronze
$3,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of Antique French Samson Porcelain Polychromed Porcelain & Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A rare and elegant pair of antique French Samson porcelain polychromed porcelain and bronze lamps. Each lamp features a tall baluster-shaped porcelain body that rises to a gilt bronz...
Bronze
Florentine Glass Gilded Bronze and Porcelain Table Lamp by Mangani, 1970
By Mangani Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Mangani Firenze porcelain and ormolu table lamp, circa 1970, a circular porcelain table oil lamp mounted on a gilt bronze basement, a porcelain vase with an all round polychrome deco...
Bronze
French Bronze Nautilus Shell Lamp in the Style of Maison Charles
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Pembroke, MA
An unusual French bronze nautilus form table lamp with faux-brass paper shade (in the style of Maison Charles), mid-20th century. The lamp has been re-electrified for U.S.
Bronze
$1,125Sale Price|86% Off
Pate-Sur-Pate Porcelain Table Lamp with Bronze Mount
By Minton
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pate-sur-pate porcelain table lamp with bronze mount. The art of porcelain relief decoration is masterfully demonstrated in this important and beautiful table lamp.
Porcelain
Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Quality Pair of Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Lamps Fine bronze mounts separate the six painted panels decorated with chinoiserie figures in ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of 19th Century Gilt-Bronze & Faience Porcelain Table Lamp Candelabras
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and Faience porcelain three-light candelabra table lamps. The ovoid porcelain urn hand decorated in floral burgundy...
Bronze, Ormolu
$6,000Sale Price|52% Off
Rare Org Large Handblown Painted Glass Floral Charles Lotton Table Lamp $14, 750
By Charles Lotton
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is this Beautiful Rare Charles G. Lotton (American, 1935-2021). A studio art glass table lamp in the Multi Flora pattern, featuring a baluster form...
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Lamps
By Satsuma
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful pair of late 19th century gilt bronze and Japanese Satsuma porcelain lamps Each side with painted panels, the front and back depicting samurai warriors, the sides with...
Bronze
Italian Mid Century Modern Style Sea Blue Lacquer Adjustable Bronzed Floor Lamp
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
A very functional mid-century style floor lamp by Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, entirely hand-crafted in Italy and customizable to your own request in sizes, number of lights, finis...
Metal, Brass, Steel
Asian Table Lamp of a Sitting Temple Musicien Gilded Bronze Thailand 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Small figural table lamp of a seated temple musician in gilt bronze on a black wooden base. The noble object dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Thai temple guardian sits...
Bronze, Foil
Chic French Art Deco Green Leather and Gilt Bronze Table or Desk Lamp
By Marcel Coard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic French Art Deco green leather and gilt bronze table or desk lamp in the style of Marcel Coard.
Bronze
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain / Dore Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style French porcelain and gilt gold dore decorative vase pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral promenade scenes signed by a famous artist in t...
Gold, Brass
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Chinese Famille Rose Vase and Gilt Bronze Mount, Side Table Lamp antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elegant Chinese Famille Rose Vase and Gilt Bronze Mount, Side Table Lamp Antique . Very fine 19th century Chinese Famille rose Baluster vases with 19th century gilt bronze mounts wir...
Bronze
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bouillotte Side Table Lamp Mood Light Gilt Bronze Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA .
Metal, Bronze, Tin
Pair of French Figural Gilt Bronze & Marble Four-Light Bouillotte Lamps, C. 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt bronze figural Bouillotte lamps with hand painted adjustable tin shades, decorative locking arrows, four-light interior clusters, and resting on circular gilt bro...
Marble, Bronze, Tin
French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with a Floral Motif and Gilt Accents
Located in Germantown, MD
This is a vintage French hand-painted porcelain table lamp with a floral motif and gold gilt accents. Measures: 6" in width, 6" in depth and 22.5" in height to the socket and 29" to...
Bronze
Pair of Hollywood Regency Bronze Chinese Lamps in the style of James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hollywood Regency Bronze Chinese Lamps in the style of James Mont. Beautiful patina.
Brass, Bronze
Neoclassical Pair of Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamps, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A distinguished pair of early 20th-century French Bouillotte table lamps in gilt bronze, embodying the elegance and symmetry of neoclassical design.
Metal, Brass
Asian Figural Bronze Table Lamp of a Lying Buddha with Green Shade Myanmar 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
This early 20th-century Mandalay-style reclining monk, made of patinated bronze, has been transformed into a figurative table lamp. The disciple has a peaceful face and a resting, el...
Bronze, Foil
Pair of Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of neoclassical style porcelain lamps, with a blue mat background. Brown and Blue piedouche bases and the inner edge of the neck. On the body, the decor of the central medallion...
Brass
Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jar Lamps with Bronze Mounts and Gilt by Speer
By Speer
Located in Doylestown, PA
Striking vintage 1980s Chinese bronze mounted blue and white porcelain ginger jar lamps with gilt accents by Speer.
Bronze
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Griffon Bouillotte Lamp with Tole Shade, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Empire gilt bronze bouillotte lamp with three scrolled arms, interior griffon heads, telescopic tole shade with pineapple and feather finial, and resting on the original circu...
Bronze, Tôle, Tin, Wire
Pair of 19th C Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enamel Vases Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th century Japanese Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enameled Vases Mounted as Lamps. Very rare pair. 8" x 8" x Adjustable height 21" to 24"H.
Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Bronze Color Pewter and Frosted Glass Table Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautifully shaped French Empire-style table lamp, which is an electrified petroleum lamp, features a bronze-colored pewter body adorned with three elegant swan figures. One socket...
Brass, Pewter
Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Bronze and Faux Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu, silvered bronze and faux painted porphyry lamps. Each lamp is raised by a circular mottled base with a...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,045Sale Price|20% Off
Thai Buddha lamp in bronze with double black and gold patina, France, Circa 1960
By Maison Charles-Jansen, Maison Jansen, Maison Charles
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Thai bronze with double black and gold patina mounted as a lamp on a blackened wooden base. Very beautiful pagoda lampshade. Beautiful work by a French decorator from the 1960s, in t...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Cold-Painted Bronze Entitled "Harem Lamp" by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
An erotically charged early 20th century Art Deco cold painted bronze lamp modelled with a harem beauty relaxing on a rug in front of an Arab man with an architectural background wit...
Bronze
Bronzed Lamp Original Shade with Bird & Nest and Tree by Frederick Cooper C1985
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fun & fabulous bronzed lamp with a brass bird flying into its nest on a tree. By Frederick Cooper all original condition with its shade, very organic and will work with a lot of diff...
Metal, Brass
Large Scale Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Finish Lamp Great Verdigris Patina 24"W
Located in Atlanta, GA
Archaic Chinese Style Sculptural Bronze Finish Lamp, probably Chinese, circa 1980s. The lamp has a very sculptural form and a wonderful verdigris antiqued patina. The lamp measures a...
Metal
$11,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Double-Sided Pate Sur Pate Celadon Ground Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted double sided Pate Sur Pate Celadon ground lamps. Each lamp is beautifully designed with pate sur pate figures of maiden...
Porcelain
19th Century Louis XV Style Guilt Bronze Tole Bouillotte Lamp and Candle Holders
Located in Norton, MA
A 19th-century bouillotte lamp in the Louis XV-Style, the steel shaft with brass laurel ring and arrowhead screw, supporting a green tole shade, all above a base of three brass candl...
Brass
FINE ANTIQUE CiRCA 1910 FRANZ BERGMAN COLD PAINTED BRONZE CARPET SELLER STATUE
By Franz Bergmann
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold Pain...
Bronze
Tiffany Style Stained Glass Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fabulous, tall Tiffany Style stained Glass and bronze adjustable Banker’s desk lamp or Table lamp, France, 1950-1959.
Bronze
Antique Arts & Crafts Phoenix Reverse Painted Table / Landscape Scene, c1920
By Phoenix Glass
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A captivating example of early 20th-century American lighting, this antique Arts & Crafts table lamp, attributed to Phoenix, features a richly detailed reverse-painted glass dome sha...
Bronze
$5,800 / set
Modernist French Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of painterly decorated ceramic lamps featuring moss, dark green, olive hues. Mounted on bronze bases. Rewired by an UL listed electrician for use in the USA.
Bronze
$5,800 / set
Pair of Bouilliote Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1920's bronze bouillote lamps with red tole shades. Measurements: Height: 22.5" Diameter of shade: 12".
Metal, Bronze
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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