Orientalist, Islamic Persian Ceramic & Ormolu Enameled Table Lamp, E.F. Caldwell
Located in New York, NY
Ormolu Mounted Orientalist, Islamic-style Persian Ceramic Lamp with Champlevé Enamel Mounts, Jeweled Ornament, and Limoges Enamel Decoration.
Bronze, Enamel
Design Technics Bottle Form Persian Turquoise Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Please see our storefront for the other lamp or message us directly. A handthrown, bottle-form ceramic table lamp from the 3300 Series, model 3310, designed by Lee Rosen for Design ...
Ceramic
Design Technics Bottle Form Persian Blue Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Please see our storefront for the other lamp or message us directly. A handthrown, bottle-form ceramic table lamp from the 3300 Series, model 3310, designed by Lee Rosen for Design ...
Ceramic
Antique Islamic Persian Nishapur Style Ceramic Glazed Oil Lamp
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Islamic Persian Nishapur style ceramic glazed oil lamp. A stunning brown pottery oil lamp in the unique Nishapur style.
Ceramic, Pottery
Persian Fritware Jar Mounted as Lamp, Mamluk 16th-17th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Persian fritware jar mounted as a lamp, Mamluk period, 16th-17th century. 7 ¾ inches wide by 25 ½ inches tall; 10 ¾ to top of jar Good with chips and crazing.
Ceramic
Ugo Zaccagnini 1970s Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp in Persian Blue
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian vivid Persian blue glossy crrackle glaze ceramic table lamp in ovoid form with a tapered neck leading to a brushed pewter metal stem and functioning cupped light ...
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Aldo Londo for Bitossi Persian Blue "Ball" Pottery Table Lamp, circa 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Italian Modern Aldo Londi for Bitossi textured cobalt blue globe table lamp. Featuring a handcrafted coarse ball form with brilliant Royal blue coloration and reflective glaze. Distr...
Ceramic
Persian Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920s Persian ceramic table lamps with crackled glaze.
Porcelain
Antique Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Persian Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique turquoise glazed ceramic Persian table lamp. Rewired.
Ceramic
A Pair of Persian Green Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Located in London, England
Each of spherical forms and widening tubular necks, arched floral motifs around the shoulder and rich iridescence green glaze. Typical of green glazed pottery from the Umayyad dynast...
Ceramic
Persian vase as lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Persian ceramic vase now mounted as a table lamp, the vase circa 1900.
Ceramic
Hand Painted Persian lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful green, hand painted fish vase, with multi color design. Made into unique beautiful lamp.
Shade not included.
Ceramic, Wood
Sold
H 37 in W 12 in D 12 in
Unusual 19th Ct. Persian Ceramic Jar Converted Lamp W/ Wonderful Bronze Hardware
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Rare 19th Century Persian Olive Jar Lamp. Bronze and enamel mounts are very well done and unusual. Wonderful color to the jar. Believed to be Turkish.
Bronze
Persian Vase Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1900 hand-painted Persian ceramic vase converted to table lamp with wooden base.
A Nineteenth Century Persian Vase Now as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-nineteenth century Persian vessel decorated with underglaze blue, and with concentric circles and foliate decoration. Please note: Lampshade not included. Lamp has been photo...
Ceramic, Pottery
Persian Crackle Glaze Table Lamp by Marianne Starck, Denmark 1960s
By Marianne Starck, Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Utrecht, NL
This lamp features a Persian crackle glaze, which was developed at Michael Andersen & Søn in the 1930s by David Anderson.
Ceramic, Fabric
A 19th century Samson Persian Style Bottle Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1880 A late 19th century Persian style bottle vase by Edmé Samson et Cie, decorated with four stylised diamond shapes on a white ground, with a pendant frieze of forma...
Ceramic
Persian Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful table lamp in square shape made of ceramic, hand-painted and glazed with colorful flowers and vine motifs mounted on decorative wood base, electrified with one light ready ...
Ceramic, Wood
Antique Persian Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Persian ceramic vase made to a table lamp, hand-painted and glazed with multi motifs of colorful fish, on a cream color background.
Ceramic, Wood
1960's Hand Painted Ceramic Persian Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful old ceramic Persian lamp hand painted and glazed . All over fish painting with turquoise color background.
Brass
Large 1960s Hand-Painted Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful old Persian ceramic table lamp, hand-painted and glazed with colorful.
Ceramic
Sold
H 20.87 in W 13.78 in D 0.02 in
Persian Mosque Lamp Print – Large Islamic Ceramic Art Lithograph, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Persian Mosque Lamp Print – Islamic Ceramic Art Lithograph, France 1869 This striking large-format antique lithograph depicts a richly decorated Persian mosque lamp, rendered with r...
Paper
18th Century Hand Painted Persian Potttery Lamp, Sold Individually
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of 18th century hand painted Persian pottery vase table lamps. These have been custom made into table lamps and have all new wiring and custom linen shades. Each hand ...
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Persian Pottery Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th century antique ceramic Persian vase, custom wired to be a table lamp.
Brass
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.