Mottahedeh Pair of Cobalt Porcelain Urn Lamps, Hand-Painted, Italy
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral
Brass
$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 22.5 in Dm 5.5 in
Pair, Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps Colonial Williamsburg
By Mottahedeh
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Chinese export style porcelain table lamps with white porcelain base, a cobalt, gilt and
Porcelain
$4,500 / set
H 29 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
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
Brass
$4,900 / set
H 40 in W 11 in D 11 in
Huge Pair 1960s Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamps with Chinese style Peacock
By Mottahedeh, Frederick Cooper, Kutani Studio, The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of monumental Japanese "Kutani Ware"" hand painted porcelain table lamps with Cerulean blue
Brass, Gold Leaf
20th Century Porcelain Lamp Pair by Mottahedeh
By Mottahedeh
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome pair of Mottahedeh cobalt and white porcelain urn lamps feature central floral
Brass
Beautiful Pair of Classic Mottahedeh Porcelain Lamps
By Mottahedeh
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two ginger jar shaped white porcelain regal table lamps having blue and gold decoration with oval
Porcelain
$1,400 / set
H 37.5 in Dm 8.5 in
Pair Tommi Parzinger Style Painted Plaster Table Lamps with New Nickel Hardware
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of metallic gold and light green painted plaster table lamps with large nickel-plated rings, circa 1950. Both lamps are signed by the manufacturer on the back of the lamp. These...
Nickel
$2,800 / set
H 24.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
PAIR 19th Century Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Lamps with handles Very Vibrant
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR 19th Century Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Lamps with handles Very Vibrant colors will enhance any interior. The Porcelain portion measures 16.5 inches tall.
Porcelain
$2,712
H 15.25 in W 18 in D 6 in
1950s Murano Glass Vanity Table Mirror With 24 Karat Gold Dust and Bronze Frame
By Barovier
Located in Miami, FL
Mid 20th Century Murano glass vanity table mirror made by Barovier, circa 1950s. This remarkable mirror is made with clear ribbed Murano glass with loads of 24K gold flecks throughou...
Gold, Bronze
Rafael Teran Brass and Glass Mosaic Modernist Tea Set
Located in Miami, FL
A brass and glass mosaic tea set by Salvador Teran, circa 1970s. Includes the tray, coffee pot, sugar bowl with lid and creamer.
Brass
Yaacov Heller Sculptural Chess Set King David and Bathsheba
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular chess set by Yaacov Heller. The sculptures are silver and gold over cast pewter. Fine detail. All pieces are signed. Retains original glass board.
Gold, Silver, Pewter
$228,912Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$1,100
H 9.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Trompe l'Oeil Italian Majolica Mid 20th Century Porcelain Canister with Walnuts
By Tiffany & Co., Mancioli Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Trompe l'Oeil Porcelain Canister depicting a stack of 29 plates with walnuts on top plate, circa 1960s. This vintage item is signed on the bottom: Mancioli - Italy. It is alm...
Porcelain, Paint
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
$1,850 / set
H 31 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Porcelaine De Paris French Limoges Tobacco Leaf Table Lamps by Paul Hanson
By Chelsea House, Mottahedeh, Porcelaine de Paris, Kutani Studio
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage French Porcelain de Paris table lamps by Paul Hanson circa Mid 20th Century. These large and heavy pair of lamps are done with a French Chinoiserie design known as Fl...
Brass
$259
H 0.99 in Dm 9.8 in
Early Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate Flying Bird Ptn Retailers mark, circa 1825
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a late Georgian Ironstone dinner plate in the distinctive flying bird pattern, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early 19th century, circa 182...
Ironstone
$550 / item
H 12 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Hand-Painted Italian Vase in the Tobacco Leaf Pattern Attributed to Mottahedah
By Mottahedeh
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful 12" tall Italian vase in the Chinese export tobacco leaf pattern. Hand-painted for the Charles W. Warren Company in Detroit, these vases are attributed to Mottahedeh who ...
Porcelain
Midcentury Chinese Export Style Porcelain Tobacco Leaf Pattern Table Lamp
By Mottahedeh
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Chinese Export style porcelain table lamp in the vibrant tobacco leaf pattern. The wiring is new, and it is mounted to a brass base. It is unmarked.
Porcelain
1960s Norman-Perry Asian Chinoiserie Ginger Jar Lamps
By Norman Perry
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Midcentury Asian inspired floral art ginger jar table lamps by Norman Perry Lamp CO. Large ceramic lidded jars mounted on ornate lacquered wood bases. Signed "Norman_Perry".
Ceramic
$646
H 8.5 in W 7.75 in D 7 in
Mason's Ironstone Large Jug or Pitcher in rare Muscove Duck Pattern, circa 1825
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Large Jug or Pitcher in the rare Muscove Duck pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England, dating to circa 1825. This is a one of Maso...
Ironstone
Monumental Pair of Cloisonné Lided Urn Bowls
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of monumental lidded bowls. 20” in diameter, 12” tall with the lid on, 18” once on the wood base. Decorated with flowers and birds on a black background.
Brass
$750
H 12.25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
1960s Spanish Alfaraz Terracotta Hand Painted Decorative Water Pitcher Signed
By Alfaraz, Miguel Durán-Loriga
Located in Miami, FL
Remarkable Alfaraz decorative pitcher designed by Renowned Spanish ceramicist artists: Miguel DURAN-LORIGA and Jesus MARTITEGUI, circa 1960s. This particular pitcher was never used a...
Ceramic, Terracotta, 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.
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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