Small Porcelain Lamp
Pair of 1930s Small Porcelain Urn Neo Classical Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1930s hand painted neo classical lamps on porcelain urns. Gilt trim.
Category
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Spiked Porcelain Table Lamp (smaller) – Green Mottled Glaze
Located in London, by appointment only
A striking, contemporary lamp with a bold sculptural form, this unique design is handcrafted in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinoiserie Chinese Blue & Yellow Flower Small Porcelain Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Chinese Blue & Yellow Flower Small Porcelain Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$595 / set
H 22.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
Antique Victorian Austrian Porcelain Pink Gold Gilt Small Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Austrian Porcelain Pink Gold Gilt Small Boudoir Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$295
H 24 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Small Figural Porcelain Blue White Oriental Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Small Figural Porcelain Male & Female Musician Blue & White Brass Oriental
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$450
H 23.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Antique French Art Deco Quilted Porcelain Small Adjustable Boudoir Bedside Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Deco "Quilted" Porcelain Small Adjustable Boudoir Vanity Bedside Table Lamp
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$225
H 14 in W 6 in D 11 in
Vintage Oriental Small Porcelain Gold Oil Drop Painted Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Small Porcelain Gold Oil Drop Painted Boudoir Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$295
H 21.5 in W 7.5 in D 6.5 in
Antique Chinese Porcelain Orange Hand Painted Flower Small Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese Porcelain Orange Hand Painted Flower Small Boudoir Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$250
H 23.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Red Hand Painted Small Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Paris Porcelain Figural Hand Painted Small Red Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$550
H 22.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique French Victorian Small White Porcelain Woman Bust Boudoir Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Small White and Blue Porcelain Woman Bust Boudoir Table Lamp with Brass
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$395
H 23.5 in W 5 in D 6 in
French Porcelain and Brass Table Lamp with Gold Lion Horse Design, Small
By Luc Lanel
Located in New York, NY
A small French porcelain table lamp with brass base, in the Empire style, circa early-20th century
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
$975
H 17.63 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
20th Century White/Blue Porcelain Gilt Gold Painted Wood Base Small Table Lamp.
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This elegant 20th-century white ground & blue porcelain table lamp exudes timeless charm and
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
$980
H 18 in W 12 in D 10 in
20th Century Cobalt Blue Porcelain Gilt Gold Painted Wood Base Small Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite 20th-century table lamp showcases a striking cobalt blue porcelain body, beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood, Paint
$1,450 / set
H 18 in W 8 in D 5 in
Small Space Age Table Lamp with Porcelain Base and Black & White Flower Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small space age table lamp with porcelain base and hand-made black and white flower shade. The
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$153
H 9.85 in Dm 6.7 in
Small Space Age Table Lamp with Porcelain Base and Black and White Flower Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Big classic table lamp with porcelain base and hand-made black and white flower shade. The flower
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$260
H 9.85 in Dm 6.7 in
Lladró Nightbloom Floor Lamp in White Small
By MARCEL WANDERS, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain floor lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Studio Made Porcelain Table Lamp with Flowers, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Small artisan porcelain table lamp with hand-painted flowers and gold accents, American 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
20th Century Gray Iridescent Porcelain /Gilt Gold Painted Wood Base Small Table
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This charming late 20th-century table lamp features a sophisticated gray iridescent porcelain vase
Category
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paint, Paper
$950 / set
H 17 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Victorian Cream & Gold Gilt Porcelain Table Lamps attr Lenox - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Cream & Gold Gilt Floral Porcelain Small Table Lamps attributed to Lenox - a Pair
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$525 / set
H 22 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Small Taupe and Gold Contemporary Wall Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Small taupe and gold contemporary wall lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x height 14 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Danish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Small Black and Gold Contemporary Pendant Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Small black and gold contemporary pendant lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x Height 14 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Small Taupe and Gold Contemporary Pendant Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Small taupe and gold contemporary pendant lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x Height 14 cm
Materials
Category
2010s Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Small Black and Gold Contemporary Wall Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Small black and gold contemporary wall lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x H 14 cm
Materials: Aluminum
Category
2010s Danish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Small art deco porceilain wall lamp germany around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Small art deco porceilain wall lamp germany around 1920s
Original condition
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain
Range Small Pendant Lamp with Blue Glaze by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Range small pendant lamp with blue glaze by WL CERAMICS
Design: Jonas Lutz
Materials: Porcelain
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Porcelain
Small glass Design Wall or ceiling Lamp, Flush Mount, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1970s
- perfect original condition
- new electricity
- smoked glass with bubbles
jr
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
$226 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 6.7 in
Paris Eiffel Tower in the style of Brazilian Artist Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
" Depth x 1.5" Width x 3.94" Height.
Small French porcelain lamp shown available separately.
Category
Late 20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
$250
H 3.94 in W 1.5 in D 1.38 in
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Small Porcelain Palm Tree Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Candle stick lamp has a (wired) porcelain palm tree base. The shade is clip-on.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Small Dome Lamp in Porcelain
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
It starts off with 3kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. White stoneware for the
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Organic Paper Porcelain Small Sponge Lamp by Freddy Borges
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous paper porcelain lamp with organic lines makes this lighting piece very unique. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Table Lamp by Bassano, Italy, 1960s
By Bassano
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Nice small porcelain table lamp by Bassano, Italy. This table lamps comes from the 1960s.
Very
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Small Pair of Antique French Pate-Sur-Pate Lamp Bases
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Pair of fench celedon ground pate sur pate oil lamp bases now electrified. These are small scale.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Single Small Porcelain and Bronze Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small traditional table lamp. The body of the lamp is cobalt blue and white porcelain on metal.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1940s Small Hand Painted Porcelain Leaf Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s porcelain lamp with hand painted leaves. Wood base and top.
Category
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
A Small Pair of Ceramic Owl Meissen Lamps
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Germany, circa 1900
A pair of early twentieth century Meissen white owl lamps, the owls modelled
Category
Early 20th Century German Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Charming, Small Porcelain Table Lamp with Classic Greel Key Design
Located in Houston, TX
This vintage American table lamp is hand painted porcelain. The colors or beautiful and Classic
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Small Canton Porcelain Lamps with Screens, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of small bottle shape Canton porcelain lamps with a decor figuring palace scenes in cartouches
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
20th century French Porcelain Puppy Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Small porcelain dog mounted as a lamp in very good condition dating from the 1920s.
Ideal in a
Category
Vintage 1920s French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Midcentury German White Porcelain Bedside Lamps
By Tirschenreuth Bavaria
Located in New York, NY
Charming pair of small 1960s midcentury white porcelain table lamps, manufactured in Bavaria
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Cotton
Small Blue and White Delftware Table Lamp
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good late 19th century Dutch delft vase converted to a table lamp. this attractive and slender
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Pair of Small-Scale Chinese Rose Mandarin Lamps with Bronze Mounts
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Height of vases are 8.5 with the bronze mount they are 12" high. Total height is 23.5" to top of finial. Some wear and paint loss.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Reticulated Blanc de Chine Boudoir lamps
Located in Danville, CA
Lovely pair of small scale Porcelain lamps with reticulated tree design on Asian style Rosewood
Category
Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Rosewood
Small Nicely Detailed Brass and Porcelain Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
this type of lamp. The shade is baked on porcelain... blue/black over white. The body is cast-iron and
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Small Table Lamp
By Herend
Located in Delft, NL
Herend Hungary porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" small table lamp
#6795/AV
Category
20th Century Hungarian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Small Porcelain Lemon Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bright and stylish, this vintage mid-century table lamp features a bold yellow ribbed glass body
Category
Early 2000s American Country Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Meissen Style Candle Prick Small Table Lamps with Love Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of antique Meissen style candle prick small table lamps with love birds. These diminutive lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Cloisonne Porcelain Enamel Small Bronze Bulbous Chinese Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Cloisonne Porcelain Enamel Small Bronze Bulbous Chinese Jardinière Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small French Industrial Ceramic Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of small french industrial ceramic lamps.
Category
20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
20th Century Ball Lamp Meissen Porzelain Mingdragon Orange Feet Small Dragons
Located in Epfach, DE
Very rare ball lamp from the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Meissen porcelain since it was founded
Category
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Small Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Chinese Export Porcelain Famille small table lamp. 14" tall to the top of socket. This was vase
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Small glass Design Wall or ceiling Lamp, Flush Mount, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1970s
- perfect original condition
- new electricity
- glass with bubbles
jr
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass, Porcelain
Small Scale 19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
blossoms in the Kangxi manner. Now mounted as a table lamp.
Dimensions refer to porcelain vase only
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Paris Porcelain Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
A small Paris Porcelain lamp with handles and painted scenes. One featuring seated male and female
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Reticulated Porcelain Chinese Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Small Scale Reticulated Porcelain Chinese Lamp
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Small Sang de boeuf lamp
Located in New York, NY
A small Sang de boeuf vase Ca. 1840
electrified, silk shade
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Small Pair Of Antique Asian Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful little Asian Vases drilled and made into lamps with nicely turned wood bases.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Small Louis XV-Style Chinoiserie Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A delicate pair of Louis XV-Style Gilt/Bronze and White Porcelain Chinoiserie Lamps from the estate
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small Chinese Lidded Vases Converted to Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Houston, TX
trimmed with beads and topped with a hand-painted finial.
Lamp bases are also hand-painted in pink with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Small Chinese Porcelain Covered Jar as Lamp on Custom Gilded Base, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small Chinese porcelain covered jar as lamp on custom gilded base, circa 1880
Measures: 5"diameter
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of 20th Century Canton Design Hexagonal Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of small Canton design porcelain hexagonal lamps with bamboo and trellis decoration. Modern
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 20th century Canton Design Hexagonal Lamps
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Pair of small Canton design porcelain hexagonal Lamps with bamboo and trellis decoration. Modern
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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Located in Delray Beach, FL
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Ceramic
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Mahogany
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By Uno Westerberg
Located in St. Louis, MO
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Materials
Glass
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Early 2000s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,450 / set
H 24 in W 12 in D 12 in
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By NAFA
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Located in London, GB
A fabulous and stylish pair of vintage brass table lamps. They were made in England, they date from around the 1970’s.
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Vintage 1970s British Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Regency Style Polychromed Tole Column Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Regency style polychromed tole column lamp, subtly enameled, warm color, ready to place
Measures: 6" square , 21" high to the top of the column, 25" high to the top of the socket.
Category
20th Century English Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Located in Wien, AT
2 big historistic table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1890s
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Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,602 / set
H 25.6 in Dm 10.63 in
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Small Porcelain Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the small porcelain lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A small porcelain lamp — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. There are 10 variations of the antique or vintage small porcelain lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the small porcelain lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A small porcelain lamp made by Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made small porcelain lamp over the years, but those crafted by Herend, John Sheppard and Lladro are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Small Porcelain Lamp?
A small porcelain lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,125, while the lowest priced sells for $411 and the highest can go for as much as $3,125.
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.
Questions About Small Porcelain Lamp
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The best way to determine the age of porcelain lamps is to work with an appraiser. While some online resources can be helpful when you’re looking for information about the value of an item, the suggested value you find may not be the actual value of your item, since that will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted porcelain lamps and other decor on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024Small clay lamps are most often called diyas. These earthenware vessels originated from India, a country that is home to 22 official languages. As a result, there are a number of terms for diyas, including diyo, deeya, deepa, deepam, saaki and deepak. Shop a diverse assortment of earthenware pottery on 1stDibs.
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