Japanese Redware Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Japanese Redware lamp decorated with dragons. Chinese wooden base in a dark dark brown.
Vintage 1910s Japanese Table Lamps
Pottery
Japanese Redware Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique Japanese Redware lamp decorated with dragons. Chinese wooden base in a dark dark brown.
Pottery
Antique English Redware Pottery Jug as a Table Lamp
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century English Redware jug made into a lamp with its wooden spigot and custom gold gilt wooden base.
Pottery
Folk Art Fish Shaped Pitcher Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folk Art earthenware/redware figural fish pitcher lamp. Red, silver and black paint decorated, the tail forming the handle, with incised details to exterior and unpainted/unglazed in...
Pottery
Pair of Large Redware Jars Mounted as Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Each with a single socket with copper cover for jar lid, baluster form partially glazed with applied decoration, includes shades. Provenance: Michael D Dingman.
RARE AND FOLKY HAND MADE 19THC REDWARE PAINTED BARREL LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED REDWARE BARREL LAMP WITH STRAWBERRIES EMBOSSED ON THE FRONT.ALL ORIGINAL PAINT AND IN GREAT CONDITION.THIS LAMP HAS BEEN RE-WIRED AND WORKS FINE.
Italian Pottery Whimsical Face Table Lamp
By Fantoni
Located in Ferndale, MI
Italian terracotta or redware whimsy lamp in shape of a mustached gentleman.
Pottery, Terracotta
Robert L. Morgan Imprinted Celadon Ceramic Table Lamp, 1950s
By Robert L Morgan
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Hand incised ethno graphic celadon Redware bedside table lamp by Robert Morgan. Featuring a vessel form, repetitive triangular and abstract facial decoration with pale green and rust...
Ceramic
Pair Italian Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Redware vase-form lamp bases in a harlequin design of crackled teal green glossy glaze alternating with squares of coarsely grooved reserves in a soft matte black.
Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Glazed Red Vase Made into Lamp, c. 19th century
Located in Southampton, NY
One Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf glazed red vase, c. 19th century, made into a lamp. Round bulbous gourd form with an elegant clean neck glazed in deep red glaze. The vase is antique with a...
Ceramic
Terracotta Lamp
Located in Huntington, NY
Terracotta lamp.
Terracotta
Vintage Chinese Jug Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage Chinese Jug Lamp Jug converted to a lamp Wood base 7.75 x 1.63 H Antique brass on top of jug Asian brass finial 3.75 H There is damage on spout. See picture. Brass is tarni...
Pottery
Asian Etched Bronze & Champleve Enamel Urn Vase as Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
An early 20th century, patinated, cast bronze and champleve enamel vase that has been converted into a lamp; in an urn shape with an intricate greek key motif and handles cast with b...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique Lacqured Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s Japanese lacquered table lamp with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 13" Height to shade rest: 21" Length: 6" Width: 4.5".
Lacquer
Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian ceramic lamp with foliage motif. Measurements: Height of body: 12" Height to shade rest: 21" Diameter: 8"
Ceramic
Vintage Oxblood Glazed Ceramic Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage table lamp is a masterclass in ceramic artistry, featuring a deep, rich oxblood glaze reminiscent of traditional Chinese sang de boeuf pottery. The high-gloss f...
Brass
Antique Japanese Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s lacquered Japanese table lamp with gilt details. Measurements: Height of body: 15" Height to shade rest: 24" Diameter: 7"
Porcelain
French Midcentury Ceramic Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s French ceramic table lamp. Measurements: Height of body: 16" Height to shade rest: 28" Diameter: 11".
Ceramic
English 19th Century Red Spirit Barrel with Gilt Motifs Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English late 19th century spirit barrel with raised gilded motifs, Gin label and brass spigot made into a table lamp. This English spirit barrel lamp features a red body, exquisit...
Brass
Antique English Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1930's English porcelain table lamp with floral decoration. Measurements: Height of body: 19.5" Height to shade rest: 29.5" Diameter: 6.25" (widest point).
Porcelain
Vintage English Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940's English porcelain lamp with landscape and gilt decoration. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 32" Diameter: 7" Base: 7.5" square
Porcelain
$1,428
H 29.93 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Vintage Mid-Century Spanish Ceramic Table Lamp, Vivid Red Glaze, Manises
Located in Madrid, ES
On the outskirts of Valencia, Spain is the small city of Manises, recognized for its ceramics traditions for centuries. During the 1950s and 60s, various companies here produced line...
Ceramic
Midcentury Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp in Oxblood Red Glaze
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Chinese ceramic vase table lamp in rich oxblood red glaze. Rotund in shape with a long beck, the body is supported by an ebonized wood base. The lamp has brass hardware, ...
Brass
Chinese Flambe Vase Lamp
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese flambe glazed porcelain vase lamp, having a circular stepped base. Dimensions: height 23 inches. width 10 inches. depth 10 inches.
Porcelain
Italian Mid Century Red Lacquer Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1950's Italian red lacquered wood table lamp. Measurements: Height: 27” Height to shade rest: 36.5" Diameter: 8.5"
Wood
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.