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Pair of 1960s Hand Painted Ceramic Peacock Table Lamps On Brass Bases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1960s hand painted ceramic peacock table lamps on brass bases.
Category

Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Ceramic Hand Painted and Sculpted Table Lamps With Brass Bases - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
painted and sculpted bamboo plant growing around the sides. One of the lamps displays a bird.
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Dramatic Pair of Hand Painted Asian Lamps by Marbro, circa 1960
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described, complete with new shades, harps
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Jade, Brass

Pair of Chinese Urn Lamps on Scalloped Bases
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This lovely pair of Chinese lidded urns are painted with baskets and floral sprays affixed to hand
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Other Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Softwood

Pair of Italian Giltwood Carved Lamps on Faux Marble Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Carved Giltwood Italian Neoclassical style lamps on faux marble bases. The lamps are wired
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Paint, Giltwood

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Mushroom Table Lamps by Laurel Lamp Co. C1965
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Glass shades on 2 different bases. Please note, each lamp is priced and sold individually. Only one of
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Paint, Milk Glass

Pair of Satsuma Vases on later Bronze Bases as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Satsuma vases on later bronze bases as lamps with custom shades, Japan. Late 19th/ early
Category

20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Mid-century Italian Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of Italian Lamps on Marble Bases with Painted Metal Shades-Soho Location
Category

20th Century Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Pair of Mid Century Modern C1950s Floor Lamps Atomic Towers by Majestic Lamp Co.
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Co. All original parts with restored bases (painted, rewired). Shades are totally intact and
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Iron

Pair of French 1940s Brass Lamps with Hexagonal Bases
Located in Buchanan, NY
craftsmanship. These brass lamps feature stepped hexagonal bases and elongated painted stems, offering a unique
Category

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Michael Taylor Palm Frond Table Lamps, with travertine marble bases, circa 1985
By Michael Taylor
Located in Camden, ME
An pair of cast iron palm frond table lamps from the Fine Art Lamp Co. of Florida. The painted
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Travertine, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern table lamps made from painted black steel with gold accents on wood bases. Newly
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Black Porcelain Lamps on Ormolu Bases with Gold Star Detailing
Located in Southall, GB
A 19th century pair of black Porcelain lamps on ormolu bases with gold star detailing.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Pair of Early 19th C. Silvergilt Fragment Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps, each a carved wooden urn-shaped finial, painted and parcel silvergilt over gesso
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience Table Lamps with Bronze Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Napoleon III Period Glazed Faience table lamps with Bronze Bases will make a timeless style
Category

Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Lamps on French Gilded Bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Japanese porcelain antique vase lamps of waisted form. Dressed with French ormolu
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Large Pair of 19th Century English Ironstone Lamp Bases in Pink and Gold.
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair very large English ironstone urns with lids that have been converted to lamp bases. These
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Ironstone, Wood

Pair of Italian White and Mecca Giltwood Hand Carved Lamp Bases Verona, 1980
Located in Milan, IT
From Verona Italy, a pair of late 20th century hand carved mecca finish and ivory painted bases
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Pine

Pair of Hand-Painted Porcelain Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of hand-painted porcelain lamps white with flowers on filagree brass dolphin bases. Stand 21
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Marbro Lamp Co. Monumental Ceramic Gold Gilt Table Lamps, Pair
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
ENORMOUS pair of vintage lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company. Marvelous dark Salmon and GOLD painted
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century Beautiful Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps w/ Carved Wood Bases.
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps
Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps
H 35 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair of Asian Turquoise Lidded Urns Table Lamps on Round Gilded Bases, US Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
and painted scenes, on circular gilded wooden bases. Infuse your interiors with an aura of Eastern
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Painted, Parcel Gilt 19th Century Lamps
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful pair of richly painted, parcel-gilt, former gas lamps on hand-cast gilt bronze bases. Now
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Mid Century Modern 1950s Ceramic & Iron Table Lamps with Original Shades
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
condition with minimal wear. Wire bases with matching wire atop the lamp shades. Rare to find this set
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Export Crackle Ware Vase Lamps on Carved Wood Bases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese Export crackle ware vase lamps on carved hardwood square bases
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Hardwood, Ceramic

Pair Paint Decorated Ebonized Floor Lamp Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. There is some stable paint losses and chipping to the lamps and age-related wear to the decorations
Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Marbro Ceramic Flower Motif Monumental Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lomita, CA
Murano glass, hand painted pieces, crystal, hand-carved wood, lamps with marble bases and other finer
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Post Modern off White Ivory Ceramic Lamps on Lucite Bases, circa 1985
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Elegant pair of Post Modern ceramic lamps with channeled details set atop lucite bases. A great
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique English Red Tole and Gilt Tea Canister Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
calligraphy in black ink now mounted as lamps on thick lucite bases, giving them an updated look. The reverse
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

Pair Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Chrome and Lucite Torso Brass Laurel Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outstanding pair of brutalist chrome and lucite torso Laurel Lamps. The original black painted
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of beautiful chinoiserie table lamps, made in Japan. Marked "Andrea by Sadek". Rewired with
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

French Empire Green Painted Table Bouillotte Candlestick Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Green Painted Library Table Lamp, France Charming French desk lamp with narrow brass
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Pair of Marbro Murano Ribbed Glass Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Mateo, CA
Pair of tall Venetian glass table lamps by Marbro Lamp Company. These have a warm grey ribbed glass
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Elegant hand painted Chinese export Porcelain table lamps/pair
Located in Allentown, PA
mounted on ebonized black Chinese bases and have solid brass hardware. These hand-painted lamps were made
Category

Vintage 1970s Asian Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Tall Richard Barr Brutalist Laurel Table Lamps, Restored Pair
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental Tall Richard Barr Brutalist Laurel Table Lamps, restored pair Offered for sale is a
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Wire

MCM Art Deco Figural Jester Harlequin Table Lamps Style Marbro Pair Blue & Green
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Joyful vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) Art Deco figural jester or harlequin table lamps in the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Italian 19th Century Painted Metal Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of exquisite 19th century Italian painted metal table lamps on later painted wood bases with
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Hand-Painted and Parcel-Gilt Italian Candlesticks as Lamps
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
delicate colors with parcel-gilt, and situated on circular bases. They have been converted to small lamps.
Category

20th Century Italian Other Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair Of Jamie Young Red Painted Table Lamps
By Jamie Young
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Stylish looking Asian type Urn Form Lamps with flared rims and turned round bases. Turned wood
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Fine Painted Famille Verte Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted background famille verte porcelain lamps with fine cast gilt bronze bases
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Faux Marble Painted Table Lamps of Urn Form
Located in London, GB
A large scale pair of urn form wooden lamps, with square bases, with unusual faux marble scumbled
Category

Early 20th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Brutalist Laurel Lamps Chrome by Richard Barr, Mid-Century Modern
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Elegant iconic pair of Brutalist lamps by Richard Barr, circa 1965, on black lacquered bases
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Early 20th Century Mediterranean Style Painted Brass Floor Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
lamps on limestone bases. Recently re-wired, all sockets have chain pulls, in excellent antique
Category

Early 20th Century European Floor Lamps

Materials

Limestone, Brass

Pair Vintage Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps Ginger Jars
By Mottahedeh
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a remarkable pair of completely restored vintage hand painted Chinese Tobacco Leaf lamps
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Antique Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp by Hinks & Sons
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamp by A J Hinks and Sons Birmingham. This
Category

Antique 19th Century British Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 1940s Original Distress Painted Italian Tole Metal Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, metal and wood column form bases, and a very stunning presence. Each lamp measures approximately 50"h
Category

20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Paint, Wood

Sculpted Walnut Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair
By Laurel Lamp Company, Harold Weiss, Richard Barr
Located in Garnerville, NY
A gorgeous pair of carved solid walnut Laurel table lamps. Shapely and curvaceous taking the table
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sculpted Walnut Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair
Sculpted Walnut Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair
H 39.75 in W 5.88 in D 5.88 in
Pair of Fine Painted Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps with bamboo and bird decoration, gilt bases. 21
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Fine Painted Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted beaker form blue and white porcelain lamps with floral scroll decoration, gilt
Category

20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Monumental Reverse Painted & Gilded Blue Glass Table Lamps
By Paul Lobasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand painted and gilded table lamps, with patinated brass pedestal bases, and massive vase form
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early Marbro Urn Lamps with Green Painted Roman Ruins - a Pair
Located in Denver, CO
, brass parts in India and crystal bases in France and Germany. Lamps were also made from sculptures and
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain and Gilt Decorated Pheonix Motif Lamps
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Chinese hand painted porcelain and gilt decorated pheonix motif lamps. Two large, heavy
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Pair of French Travertine Marble and Painted Spiraling Ivy Garland Column Lamps
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of unique French Table lamps consist of stepped fossil filled Travertine type marble
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Antique Art Deco Black Painted Metal Double Candlestick Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Art Deco style dual light table lamps, unbranded. Made of black painted metal in a
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pair of 19th Century Fine Porcelain Painted French Urn Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful pair of 19th century porcelain hand-painted French urns now mounted as lamps. This fine
Category

Early 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Mid-Century Faience Table Lamps with Hand-Painted Naval Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of faience tables lamps from the mid 20th century, with hand-painted naval décor. Created
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Faience

Pair of Signed, 19th Century, Converted Milkglass Lamps Hand Painted with Ivy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, handpainted with scrolling vines of ivy. Lamped on round, pierced metal bases. Signed, "Peerl." Stock ID
Category

Antique Early 1900s European Empire Table Lamps

Materials

Milk Glass

Pair of Hand-Painted Rose Medallion Table Lamps with Court Scenes and Birds
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage hand-painted rose medallion Chinese table lamps depicting court scenes, birds and
Category

20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Porcelain Brass and Painted Glass Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
"Lampes a Petrole", stand on intricate round brass bases decorated with leaf motifs. Each colorful
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Late 20th Regency Style Chapman Pair Painted & Gilt Carved Wood Candlestick Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful pair of vintage Regency style pair of candlestick lamps comprised of carved wood bases
Category

Late 20th Century American Regency Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Painted Lamp Bases For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of painted lamp bases available for sale. Each of these unique painted lamp bases was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and ceramic. There are all kinds of painted lamp bases available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Painted lamp bases bearing Neoclassical or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Michael Taylor produced beautiful painted lamp bases that are worth considering.

How Much are Painted Lamp Bases?

Prices for painted lamp bases start at $372 and top out at $5,500 with the average selling for $1,850.

Finding the Right table-lamps for You

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.

Questions About Painted Lamp Bases
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A lamp base is the lighting element of the lamp which attaches to the lamp body. They are traditionally made up of nickel-plated brass.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The base of a lamp is usually just called the lamp base. Manufacturers and artisans produce lamp bases out of a wide range of materials, including metal, wood, glass and pottery. Find a selection of antique and vintage lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    The Scream painting was based on artist Edvard Munch's own emotional experiences. Munch recalled his inspiration in a January 22, 1892, diary entry: “I was walking along the road with two friends — the sun went down — I felt a gust of melancholy — suddenly the sky turned a bloody red. I stopped, leaned against the railing, tired to death — as the flaming skies hung like blood and sword over the blue-black fjord and the city — my friends went on — I stood there trembling with anxiety — and I felt a vast infinite scream through nature.” Many people associate the image with a feeling of anxiety, interpreting it as representing how the world appears to someone experiencing this emotion. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Edvard Munch art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Blue Dog painting by George Rodrigue was inspired by the artist’s dog, a spaniel-terrier blend named Tiffany, as well as the legendary Cajun creature called the Loup-garou. Browse an array of artist George Rodrigue’s pieces and prints from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To paint a ceramic lamp, most experts recommend using an acrylic paint that’s specially formulated for ceramics. However, other paints can work. Consult the paint brand’s website for more information about suitable surfaces. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and modern ceramic lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.

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