Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Figural Vase Table Lamps Early 20c ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
A matching mirror pair of antique Chinese early 20th century famille rose figural rouleau vase turned into lamps. The finely painted decorations depict a scene of a general looking u...
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Noire Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese famille verte vase or lamp. Having a black ground with green foliatre decoration, and a mythical Dragon amongst. Boarders in yellows and greens an...
Porcelain
$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 .
Bronze
Victorian German Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase Meissen attr. French Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victorian German Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase French Hand Painted Table Lamps with Beautiful Scenes of "Cupid's Punishment" and "Young Bacchus", after Meissen - a Pair.
Brass
Chinese Porcelain Baluster-Form Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Baluster-Form Vase Mounted as Lamp By S. Weisbrod Lamp, Philadelphia PA. Overall measurements with 7.5" in with, 7.5" in depth and 21.5" in heig...
Brass
Chinese Famille Noare style vase lamp. C19th
By Samson Porcelain Factory 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Samson porcelain Famille Verte style lidded vase / lamp. Having classical oriental scenes, hand-painted. Gilded scrolling highlighted decoration to the black grou...
Porcelain
Lamp Table Vase Cobridge Stoneware Trawler at Sea Seagulls Rock 37cm/14.5" high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
COBRIDGE STONEWARE TRAWLER AT SEA, SEAGULLS, ROCK TABLE LAMP, 37cm., 14½” high Captures the atmosphere of a trawler returning to port accompanied by seagulls Of interest to the mari...
Stoneware
Pair Chinese famille Rose vases / lamps, C19th.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite pair of 19th-century Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases have been elegantly transformed into lamps. Characterized by vibrant, multicolored floral motifs and intricat...
Porcelain
18th Century Japanese Arita Imari vase / lamp.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful bold colouring to the classical motif decoration to the boarders, inset painted panels depict...
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon porcelain Vase / lamp, circa 1860.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite Chinese Celadon vase from the early 19th century is remarkable for its unusual relief decoration, showcasing intricate motifs of flora and fauna. The vase is adorned w...
Bronze
Pair Rose Medallion vases / lamps, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Canton / Rose medallion vases / lamps. Each with wonderful bold classical greens and pinks, pairs of gilded Foo dog handles. The grou...
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain vase / lamp. Having wonderful classical hand painted scenes of courtiers, tradesman and children between boarders of motif...
Porcelain
Antique Delft Blue and White Porcelain Vase Made into Modern US Wired Table Lamp
By Delft
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century Delft porcelain vase made into a custom table lamp wired for the USA.
Brass
Pair Chinese Republic Period Porcelain Vases as Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand-painted porcelain Republic period Zun-form vases with matte glaze, made into lamps at a later date, mounted on ebonized wood bases. Vases 19" high. New linen shades. a...
Porcelain, Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose vase, having a yellow ground with floral decoration. An inset hand painted panel depicting exotic birds flowers and trees. C...
Porcelain
$850Sale Price|34% Off
Sevres Blue Ground Ovoid Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Sevres Blue Ground Gilt Metal Mounted Porcelain Ovoid Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp, early 20th century, painted with a continuous scene of a maiden fishing with a cupid catching butt...
Metal
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality mid-19th century Chinese Famille verte vase / lamp. Having a black and green ground with classical flower and leaf decoration. The inset painted panels depicting ...
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century pierced Meissen vases / lamps
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Meissen porcelain pierced, flower encrusted porcelain vases / lamps. Having blue crossed swords to the base. Batch 73 TUKZN
Porcelain
Pair Japanese Imari Vases / Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Japanese Imari facetted vases / lamps, each with classical floral and motif decoration, raised on wonderful French gilded ormolu oriental sty...
Porcelain
18th Century Japanese Arita porcelain vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
18th Century Japanese Imari vase / lamp, having wonderful bold colouring to the motif boarders and inset panels depicting exotic birds and flowers, circa 1780. Batch 72
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese vases / lamps. Each with classical green ground, wonderful exotic floral decoration, butterflies and birds. The vases can be co...
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Powder Blue Vase/Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very stylish 19th century Chinese powder blue vase / lamp, having the light blue ground with gilded leaf decoration, inset painted panels one depicting various male courtiers with ...
Porcelain
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Opaline Glass Side Table Mood Soft Light Lamp Vase Urn Form Decorative CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Blue Opaline Glass Side Table Mood Soft Light Lamp Vase Urn Form Decorative CA .
Bronze
Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Brass
Pair 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese Kutani vases / lamps. Each with classical motif decoration, exotic flowers and bird decoration and handles either side. ...
Porcelain
Table Lamp Cobridge Poppy and Ice Vase High Blue Red Green White Anita Harris
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cobridge, poppy and ice pattern, hand painted vase converted into a table lamp on a perspex base, 10½ “ high One of Cobridge Pottery’s most popular patterns, designed by artist Anit...
Stoneware
Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon vase/lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 19th Century Chinese Celedon porcelain vase / lamp. Having a wonderful bellied form with classical embossed motif decoration around, shell like handles to e...
Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille verte vase / lamp, having wonderful exotic bird and floral decoration mounted on a gilded ormolu base.
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good late 19th century Chinese famille verte vase / lamp, having a yellow ground with exotic flowers, birds and butterflies. Mounted on a gilded ormolu base.
Porcelain
$2,173 / set
Pair of Rose Medallion Vases Turned Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese famille rose vases turned lamps. Having various classical scenes to the panels and mounted on carved wooden stands.
Porcelain
Chinese 19th Century Famille Noire Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese famille noire vase / lamp. Having wonderful prunus blossom and chrysanthemums with birds among them, raised on a pierced ormolu base.
Porcelain
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
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 18th century style Chinese Famille verte vase / lamp. Having bold classical Chinese scenes of courtiers under pagoda buildings and in gardens playing games and on...
Porcelain
Chinese 18th Century style Famille Verte vase / lamp.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 18th-century style Chinese Famille Verte vase has been elegantly transformed into a lamp, showcasing the intricate artistry and vibrant colours characteristic of the p...
Porcelain
$650Sale Price|23% Off
Sevres Blue Ground Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Astoria, NY
Sevres Blue Ground Gilt Metal Mounted Two Handle Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp, early 20th century, the body painted with a scene of a courting couple signed "H. Poitevin", the reve...
Brass
Chinese blue and white porcelain vase / lamp, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite late 19th-century Chinese blue and white vase lamp showcases traditional craftsmanship with intricate hand-painted designs. The vase features delicate motifs of floral...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White vase/ lamp, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century Chinese Blue and White crackleware vase / lamp. Depicting Classical Chinese symbols and furniture above a scene of a scholar seated at a table with childre...
Porcelain
$650Sale Price|23% Off
Sevres Blue Ground Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Astoria, NY
Sevres Blue Ground Porcelain Vase Mounted as a Lamp, early 20th century, with gilt metal handles, the ovoid body painted with a scene of travelers within a landscape, and a bucolic l...
Metal
Pair Chinese 19th Century Crackleware Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive good quality pair of late 19th century Chinese crackleware vases, each with a white ground and bronzed boarder, motif and foliate decoration, circa 1890. Batch 7...
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Noure Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative 19th Century Chinese Famille Noure lidded vase with classical gilded floral and motif decoration to the whole. Mounted with gilded ormolu base and light fitting.
Porcelain
Pair Japanese 19th Century Kutani porcelain vases / lamps.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese Kutani porcelain vases / lamps. Each with the classical bold orange ground with scrolling gilded decoration. Inset hand painted pane...
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase/Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chinese Famille Verte lidded vase having good quality French Rococo influenced ormolu mounts.
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte porcelain vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking 19th Century Chinese export Famille Verte porcelain vase / lamp, having a blue ground with inset hand painted panels depicting exotic birds and flowers, mounted on a gilde...
Porcelain
Pair 18th Century ormolu mounted Mandarin vases/lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A striking pair of 18th Century Chinese Mandarin porcelain vases/ lamps, each with a powder blue and gilded decoration ground. Inset hand painted panels depicting figures in the gard...
Porcelain
19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Verte porcelain vase or lamp. Having the classical Green and Black ground, with scrolling foliate decoration, inset painted panels with ex...
Porcelain
Pair Famille Verte Chinese vases / lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th Century Chinese Famille Verte porcelain vases / lamps. Each with scrolling foliate and motif decoration to the whole, having this very decorative yel...
Porcelain
Pair of early 20th large Chinese Cantonese vase lamps
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of early 20th large Chinese Cantonese vase lamps circa 1910. Beautifully hand painted in green, pink and orange on a white background. These are a left and right pair and have ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases / lamps. Each with wonderful bold classical Cantonese birds, flower, butterflies in Green, white and pink, inset...
Porcelain
19th Century Samson, Famille Verte Style Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Samson, famille verte style lidded vase / lamp, having wonderful gilded ormolu scrolling foliate and beeded decoration. The vase having a green folia...
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain vase / lamp, having wonderful exotic flowers hand painted to a Black ground, a tapering form mounted on bronze claw feet. ...
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Famille Rose Vase Mounted as a Lamp Total Height: 24.5" Vase Height: 13"
Brass
19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese Famille Verte vase or lamp. Having wonderful hand painted inset panels to the green ground, depicting birds, flowers and various plants. Tape...
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century Chinese rose medallion vase or lamps. Having classical floral boarders in blue with flowers and foliage, inset painted panels depicting warriors on horse ...
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White 19th Century Vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A decorative late 19th Century Chinese export blue and white vase / lamp. Having wonderful flower and leaf decoration and mythical Foo dog handles to the sides. Batch 74
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vases / lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th Century Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vases / lamps. Each with wonderful colouring to the classical motif boarders top and bottom and scenes of warring...
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion / Cantonese vases, each with wonderful classical motif decorations in yellows, blue backgrounds. Inset hand painted panels of ...
Porcelain
Pair of Sevres Types Porcelain Vases Mounted As Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Sevres Types Porcelain Vases Mounted As Lamps. Measure 4.5" in width, 4.5" in depth, 18" tall to the top of the sockets and 30" to the top of the finials.
Porcelain, Paint
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.
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