$3,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps with Iron Red Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
each hand painted ginger jar with domed lid above a bulbous tapering body raised on a stained wooden base; painted with various figures in a landscape setting divided by cloud scroll...
Porcelain
Tall Glazed Tomato Red Ginger Jar Ceramic Table Lamp, Circa 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Statuesque Modernist Glazed Red Orange Ginger Jar Pottery Table Lamp. Featuring a clean reflective surface a top a circular Black enameled metal base.
Metal, Enamel
Ceramic Hand Painted Red Ginger Jar Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully hand painted Ceramic Ginger Jar Style Lamp by Frederick Cooper. The lamp is in very good condition and is a wonderful lamp for beside the bed or on an end table.
Ceramic, Wood, Lacquer
Chinoiserie Raspberry Red Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp on Carved Wood Base
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage accent or table lamp features the classic ginger jar or urn shaped body mounted on carved wooden pedestal.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Chinese Red and Gold Hand-Painted Tole Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Vintage Chinese tole table lamps made from lidded ginger jars mounted with brass hardware, hand painted with an outdoor garden / genre scene in gold, white, and black, agains...
Brass
Pair of Christopher Spitzmiller Oxblood Sang De Boeuf Red Ginger Jar Lamps
By Christopher Spitzmiller
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Early pair of oxblood or Sang de Boeuf red table lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller in a Classic "ginger jar" form. 23K gold water giltwood turned bases.
Brass
Chinese Red Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Colorful Chinese red ginger jar converted to a table lamp. Featuring a floral and foliate decorated body and lid.
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Red & Yellow Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Raymondville, TX
A vintage 1970s hand painted moriage floral & bird motif earthenware ginger jar table lamp mounted on a black lacquer base. Two light sockets with individual (pull cords) and Dual (c...
Brass
Pair Chinese Red Double Happiness Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking and highly decorative pair of Chinese porcelain ginger jar lamps featuring the auspicious “Double Happiness” (囍 / Shuangxi) motif, rendered in a vibrant iron-red over a cr...
Metal
Pair of Cinnabar Red Ginger Jars Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Cinnabar Red Ginger Jar Table Lamps. A great pair of Cinnabar Red Ginger Jar Table Lamps with black bases and brass top.
Delft Blue Hand-Painted Ginger Jar Table Lamp with Red Velvet Shade
By Delft
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Exquisitely handcrafted by Amitābha Studio in Amsterdam, Wilhelmina is a one-of-a-kind table lamp made from a rare, hand-painted vintage Regina Delft Blue ginger jar, produced in the...
Brass
Red Ginger Jar Ceramic Table Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and large pair of 'geranium' red or bright red 'ginger jar' ceramic pottery table lamps with 'crackle' design on black lacquer wood and brass bases, circa 1970s.
Brass
Pair of Red Mid-Century Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of Mid-Century ginger jar lamps. The red is a bold, deep blood red.
Ceramic
Pair of Iron Red and Enameled Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The lamps with iron red background with raised enameled floral decoration rest on wood bases. The wood base with diminutive feet. The shades are for photographic purposes only and no...
Porcelain, Wood
Sold
H 19.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Chinoiserie Oxblood Red Ginger Jar Urn Table Lamp on Bronze Claw Foot Base
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique accent or table lamp features the classic ginger jar or urn shaped body mounted on footed pedestal.
Metal, Brass
Red Asian Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Very nice Asian ox blood ginger jar drilled and made into a lamp with a giltwood base.
Red and Gold Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
One red ceramic ginger jar table lamp with gold floral design.
Pair of 'Sang De Boeuf' Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of 'Sang de Boeuf' ginger jar lamps. Modern. RR.
Enamel
$1,855 / set
H 21.66 in W 13.78 in D 11.03 in
A Pair of Late 18th Century Delft Ceramic Table Lamps - De Klaauw Pottery
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A charming pair of late 18th century blue and white ceramic Delft vases, recently mounted as lamps. The vases are beautifully decorated with floral ornaments in the typical Delft st...
Delft
$2,850 / set
H 20.5 in Dm 9 in
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Jars-Shaped Table Lamps, Wired the the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white and blue porcelain jars-shaped table lamps with auspicious fish and water plant motifs, wired for the USA. Transform your space with this elegant pair of modern blue ...
Porcelain
$1,920Sale Price / set|31% Off
H 25.5 in Dm 8 in
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Lamps with dragon motif
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white lamps with dragon motif. 20th Century. 8" diam. 15" to top of vase 25.5" overall height
Porcelain
1980s Wildwood Chinoiserie Butterflies Leaves Ivy Table Lamp 31"
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1980's Wildwood table lamp - Chinoiserie style white porcelain vase shaped body, hand painted with leaves, branches and butterflies, brass accents and a squared off wooden base...
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps with dragon and carp decoration. Fine cast gilt brass bases. To the porcelain: 19.5"/H (Lampshade not included).
Porcelain
$1,295 / set
H 18 in Dm 10.25 in
Diminutive Pair Of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vaseform Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On quatrefoil form gilt finished bases with Chinese famille verte decoration including reserves with flowering branches anbd rockery against a turquoise and speckled ground with flor...
Brass
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, with foo lions and flower blossom decoration. To the top of porcelain: 16.5"/H (Lam...
Porcelain
$3,750 / set
H 23.5 in Dm 10 in
Pair of Asian Blue and White Porcelain Jars Table Lamps, Wired for the USA
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined pair of Asian blue and white porcelain table lamps, each formed from a circular jar delicately hand-painted with birds and flowering branches. The soft curves of the porcel...
Porcelain, Lucite
Pair Chinese Celadon Green Relief Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Chinese Asian celadon green porcelain raised relief carved flowers and foliage table lamps. Each mounted on gilt wood bases along with matching vase cap. Newly wired with new...
Brass
$1,920Sale Price / set|31% Off
H 23.5 in Dm 7 in
Pair Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Lamps w/ Dragon Motif 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Blue and White Chinese porcelain lamps with Dragon Motif on gilded bases. 20th Century.
Porcelain
$3,200 / set
H 18.5 in Dm 8 in
Pair of Italian Hand-painted Porcelain Baluster-form Lamps with Bird Motifs
Located in San Francisco, CA
each artist-signed lamp of baluster form with waisted neck above an ovoid body all over a splayed foot; resting on a turned gold-painted wooden base; each adorned with well-executed ...
Porcelain
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
$1,900
H 28 in W 14 in D 9 in
Exquisite Mid-20th Century Chinese Famille Noir Porcelain Table Lamp / Wood Base
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite mid-20th century Chinese famille noir porcelain table lamp is a stunning addition to any decor. Featuring an elegant urn shape with a gracefully narrowed neck, the lam...
Porcelain
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
$8,900 / item
H 17 in W 41 in D 20 in
Zebra Ottoman, Zebra Hides from South Africa, Nail Heads, Wood Legs, Made In USA
By Area ID
Located in New York, NY
Decorative zebra ottoman. We also custom make other sizes and shapes. Production time 12 weeks. Factory is located in NJ. Zebra hides are from South Africa. This ottoman is sold. W...
Zebra Hide
Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a nice quality pair of blanc de chine vases mounted as table lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and figures in low relief. Decorative elements also include lion ...
Metal
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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