Pair Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Lamps on Gold Bronze Bases, Circa 1920.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Lamps on Gold Bronze Bases, Circa 1920.
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Bronze
Pair Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Lamps on Gold Bronze Bases, Circa 1920.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Lamps on Gold Bronze Bases, Circa 1920.
Bronze
Rose Quartz Antique Brass Table Lamp
Located in Central, HK
Rose quartz antique brass small, pinched light antique brass with rose quartz ball with shade.
Brass
Antique Rose Quartz Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Chinese lamp, birds on a inset base. Measurements: Height of body: 11" (to stone) Height to shade rest: 19.5" Width: 11" Depth: 4.5"
Rose Quartz
Antique Rose Quartz "Kwau Yiu" Lamp, circa 1910-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique rose quartz "Kwau Yiu" lamp, circa 1910-1920.
Rose Quartz
Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Carved Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Base inlaid with stones
Exquisite Antique Chinese Rose Quartz Swan Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A gorgeous sculptural Chinese rose quartz swan lamp with giltwood and bronze and Carved bone finial with custom shade.
Rose Quartz
Antique Asian Rose Quartz Carved Table Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
A unique turn of the century Asian rose quartz table lamp. Statue is fixed to a teak wood base which sits atop an embossed, impressed and shaped brass Stand with floral motif. The li...
Quartz
Pair Antique Chinese Gold Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamps, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Chinese Gold Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamps, Circa 1890.
Bronze
Antique Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Table Lamp circa 1920 Gilt Mounting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Table Lamp circa 1920 Gilt Mounting Beautiful antique Chinese carved rock crystal pink quartz table lamp with carved giltwood base.
Metal
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H 15.5 in W 4 in D 5.25 in
Pair of E. F. Caldwell & Co. Dore Bronze Mtd. Carved Rose Quartz & Enamel Lamps
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted hand-carved rose quartz and enamel table lamps. Mounted on two dore bronze open work bases with blue enamel decoration and dore bronze Asian inspi...
Bronze
Antique Chinese Carved Rose Quartz Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
Chinese pink quartz sitting on carved rose wood base. Customized to a table lamp with gilt bronze base. Professionally rewired with double sockets. Measurement includes the lampshade.
Bronze
Antique Rose Quartz Guanyin Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful carved Guanyin Figure mounted on giltwood base and later French mounted on additional gilt metal base.
Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century antique Chinese hand-carved and polished translucent rose quartz carving of a standing Guanyin with phoenix bird, mounted on a carved green quartz plinth. Mounted as a l...
Quartz, Bronze
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.