Papier Mache Table Lamp
Pair English Large Chinoiserie Papier-Mâché Table Lamps
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1950
Pair English large Chinoiserie Papier-Mâché table lamps
A striking pair of lacquered
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
$4,329 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 21.66 in Dm 9.85 in
Pair of White Papier Maché Table Lamps, Roundshaped Lampshade
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps with Ovalshaped Lampshade
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
$2,127 / set
H 21.66 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Decorative Table Lamps, France 1940
Located in Culver City, CA
France, 1940
Decorative papier-mâché table lamps with new custom shades.
16.5”dia x 36.5”h
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Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Jean-Pierre Ryckaert, Table Lamp, Steel, Papier-mâché, France, 1950s
By Jean-Pierre Ryckaert
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and papier-mâché table lamp designed and produced by Jean-Pierre Ryckaert, France, c. 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$3,200
H 23.1 in W 9.75 in D 9.5 in
Midcentury Table Lamp by Marianna Von Allesch
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in New York, NY
Marianna von Allesch papier mâché table lamp with chinoiserie painted decoration and gold leaf
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
White Papier Maché ovalshaped Table Lamp
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
papier mâché tablelamp, with ovalshaped lampshade,
these table lamps work well in contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Mache Lamp, roundshaped lampshade
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a table lamp that I sell very well, all made in papier mâché, lampshade included,
price is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair Kashmiri Lacquer Papier-Mâché Candlestick Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
tall pair of Kashmir polychrome and black lacquer candlesticks now electrified; each twisting openwork stick surmounted by a candle cup issuing an electrified socket all raised on a...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Moorish Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Maché Floorlamp
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
a very poetic papier mâché floor or table lamp .
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Floor Lamps
Materials
Paper
English Papier-Mache Black Gold Mother of Pearl Antique c1900s Lamp Table Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
English Papier-Mache Black Gold Mother of Pearl Antique c1900s Lamp Table Clean!
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts End Tables
Materials
Lacquer
$1,800
H 18 in W 24 in D 20 in
Recent Sales
Pilar Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Fringe
By Hannah Bigeleisen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
notions of balance between form, proportion, color, and pattern. A hand painted, patterned papier mâché
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Green Ground Papier Mache Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century papier mache green-ground baluster vases with floral decoration and bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
Domo Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Hand Dyed Silk Fringe
By Hannah Bigeleisen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Domo lamp is based on Bigeleisen's fascination with the Pantheon and the idea of domed forms
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stack Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Hand Dyed Silk Fringe
By Hannah Bigeleisen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the three foundational shapes, the pyramid, sphere and cube, The Stack Lamp takes a
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stack Table Lamp in Multi-Color Lacquered Papier-Mâché and Hand-Dyed Silk Fringe
By Hannah Bigeleisen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the three foundational shapes, the pyramid, sphere and cube, The Stack Lamp takes a
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 26 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique Papier Mâché Creche Figure of the Madonna Now Custom Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique papier mâché creche figure of the Madonna newly mounted as a lamp with custom Lucite base
Category
Antique 19th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Paper, Silk
H 28 in W 16 in D 10 in
Pretty Kashmiri 19th Century Hand Painted Papier Mâché Table Lamp
Located in Southampton, GB
Pretty Kashmiri, paper mache table lamp.
Lovely hand painted detail.
Wired and PAT tested.
We
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Kashmiri Hand Painted Papier Mâché Table Lamp Early 20th Century
Located in Southampton, GB
Early 20th century, hand painted Kashmiri lamp.
Great condition, with usual wear commensurate with
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Japanese Papier Mache Vase Table Lamps
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful deep colour on this pair of Japanese Papier Mache Vase Lamps. Graceful Design.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché
Persian Papier Mâché Vase as Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century Persian papier mâché vase as lamp. Decoration of animals finely drawn in a
Category
20th Century Persian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Papier-mâché Gypsy Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Gorgeous antique papier-mâché gypsy table lamp.
Most probably Italian and beautifully decorated
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of Papier-Mâché Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of papier-mâché lamps newly created from papier-mâché vases on metal bases from Kashmir. Newly
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Papier-Mâché Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of hand painted Chinese papier-mâché lamps on ebonized wooden bases. Stylized dragons and
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
Pair of Papier Mache Kashmiri Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of papier mache kashmiri lamps, with great floral, bird and gilt decoration. Newly wired.
Category
Vintage 1930s Indian Table Lamps
Pair English Papier Mache Urn Form Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Harlequin pair of hand painted papier mache urn form vases fitted as lamps. Signed by the maker
Category
Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps
One of a kind Sculptural Papier Mache Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
Truly elegant, this posing female is a great work in papier mache. Long legged, long torso, and
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Peruvian Papier Mâché Vessel in Black White and Red as a Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century Peruvian papier mâché vessel with geometric decoration in black and red on a
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
H 11.42 in Dm 11.03 in L 11.42 in
Early 20th Century Kashmir Papier Mache Candle Sticks
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Kashmir papier mache candle sticks
A delightful, matched pair of hand painted
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Antique Table, Ebonized, Papier Mache, Mother of Pearl, Side, Lamp, Wine, Tilt
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique table. An English, ebonized papier mâché and mother of pearl side, lamp or wine
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
H 29.14 in W 30.71 in D 23.23 in
White Papier Maché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
White Papier Maché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
White Papier Maché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
2 different models, round shape lampshade or oval shape lampshade, these
table lamps work well in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
White Papier Maché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
2 different models, round shape lampshade or oval shape lampshade,
these table lamps work well in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Maché Table Lamps, Roundshaped Lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Maché Table Lamps, Roundshaped Lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps with ovalshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps with ovalshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps with Ovalshaped Lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of White Papier Mâché Table Lamps with ovalshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
These table lamps are made in papier mâché, a very elegant model, perfect as bed lamps, but can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinoiserie Papier Mâché Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Southall, GB
A beautiful pair of Chinoiserie papier mâché table lamps, in lacquered black with gilded oriental
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Papier Mache Vase as Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine back and two tone gold chinoiserie decorated papier mache vase, now as lamp. Beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Mache Lamp, roundshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a table lamp that I sell very well, all made in papier mâché, lampshade included,
price is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Mache Lamp, roundshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a table lamp that I sell very well, all made in papier mâché, lampshade included,
price
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Mache Lamp, roundshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a table lamp that I sell very well, all made in papier mâché, lampshade included,
price
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Papier Mache Lamp, roundshaped lampshade
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a table lamp that I sell very well, all made in papier mâché, round lampshade included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Pair of Black and Gold Chinoiserie Papier Mâché Shaped Table Lamps, circa 1950
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Pair of black and gold chinoiserie papier mâché shaped table lamps, circa 1950
A striking pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
H 21.26 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Table Ebonized Papier Mâché Mother of Pearl Side Lamp Wine Tilt, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A quality period English antique table and a lovely example of this classic Victorian style.
A
Category
Antique 1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
H 29.14 in W 30.71 in D 23.23 in
Papier Mache "Pod" Lamp by Isabelle Lanchon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four legged demi-spherical handmade paper mache table lamp, the cover having multiple perforations
Category
Late 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Pair Papier Mache Kasmiri Candlestick Lamps, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Papier Mache Kashmiri Candlesticks by A. Peer, Srinagar, Now Wired as Lamps to US
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché
Pair Kashmiri Polychrome Papier Mache Lamps, India, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Kashmiri Polychrome Papier Mache Vases in Floral Motif, Now Wired as Lamps and Mounted On
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Table Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché
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Pair Hand-Painted Lilac Flowers of Papier Mache as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully painted paper mache flower forms adapted as lamps on custom carved wooden bases.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Pair of early 20th century Papier Mâché Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of large papier mâché vase lamps, black ground with foliage and grecian key border decoration
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
A Pair of Lamps with Papier Mache Shades
Located in Hudson, NY
Here is a unique pair of lamps with papier mache shades.
The base is steel with a painted finish
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Papier Mache Floor, Table Lamp, Hand Decorated, Floral Motif, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Papier Mache Floor, Table Lamp, Hand Decorated, Floral Motif, Engliah, Custom Oval Shade with Trim
Category
Antique 19th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché
English Victorian Paper-Mache Lamp Table
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Unusual paper mache floor lamp table with mother of pearl inlay and painted surface.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Floor Lamps
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Art Deco Globe Lamp
Located in East Sussex, GB
An Art Deco glass terrestrial globe lamp by the Lucas company, automotive and aeronautical
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Bakelite, Papier Mâché
Birdnest Light
By José Esteves
Located in New York, NY
Unique handmade table lamp. Signed by the artist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Chinoiserie Papier Mâché Shaped Table Lamps
By Mai Ping
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of Chinoiserie papier mâché table lamps, in lacquered black with gilded oriental
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Other
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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Birch, Oak
$1,419 / item
H 9.85 in W 23.63 in D 12.21 in
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By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
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By Kalin Asenov
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$16,786 / item
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Papier Mache Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal papier mache table lamp for your home. Each papier mache table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, fabric and metal. Find 13 options for an antique or vintage papier mache table lamp now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect papier mache table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A papier mache table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made papier mache table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hannah Bigeleisen are consistently popular.
How Much is a Papier Mache Table Lamp?
Prices for a papier mache table lamp start at $475 and top out at $4,875 with the average selling for $2,625.
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.
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