$1,065 / item
Flowery Small White Porcelain Table Lamp
By Villari
Located in Milan, IT
This sophisticated table lamp is the actualization of an ode to Capodimonte porcelain, globally renowned for its ultra-minute, tridimensional detailing. Brimming with classic opulenc...
Porcelain
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.
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 UK from fine porcelain. The spherical base is adorned with dynamic, spiked detaili...
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 20th Century.
Porcelain
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.
Porcelain
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 Table Lamps - a Pair.
Porcelain
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.
Porcelain
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.
Metal
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 Mounts.
Brass
Pair of Very Small Chinese Sang De Boeuf Baluster Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of very small late Qing Dynasty Chinese porcelain baluster vases decorated with a wonderful deep sang de boeuf red glaze, now mounted as table lamps with bespoke hand gil...
Porcelain
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, France.
Gold, Brass
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 sophistication. Featuring a beautifully painted exterior with intricate chinoiserie-insp...
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
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 adorned with a gold tapestry design that adds a touch of luxury and elegance. The ...
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood, Paint
$1,750 / item
Alba Veneziana Small Table Lamp
By Villari
Located in Milan, IT
The light kissing the waters in the Venetian canals at dawn inspired the lustrous, dove-gray finish marking this sophisticated table lamp. Topped by a drum lampshade in white fabric,...
Porcelain
$1,930 / item
Reve Small Light-Gray Table Lamp
By Villari
Located in Milan, IT
This remarkable table lamp is a showcase of deft craftsmanship translated into sober and endlessly elegant details and proportions. The distinctive, bulging body in fine, gray-hued p...
Porcelain
$2,365 / item
Josephine Small Gold and White Table Lamp
By Villari
Located in Milan, IT
The impeccable lighting solution to accent classic homes with regal flair while creating a warm ambiance with suffused light, this table lamp is a triumph of ornate detailing adornin...
Porcelain
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 shade diffuses the light in a gentle and inviting manner, casting a warm and soothin...
Ceramic
$4,415 / item
Lladró Nightbloom Floor Lamp in White Small
By Lladro, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain floor lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately swaying in the breeze. This work is part of the lighting collection created by Marcel Wan...
Aluminum, Steel
Antique French Porcelain Table Lamp, Hand-Painted Chinoiserie, circa 1900
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A small antique French porcelain table lamp, beautifully hand-painted in a famille jaune inspired Chinoiserie style, featuring delicate floral motifs and intricate geometric patterns...
Brass
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.
Brass
Pair of Gagneau of Paris Ormolu Mounted Small Scale 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of small scale mid 19th century French gilt bronze mounted porcelain bottle neck vases attributed to Gagneau of Paris, with a pale celadon glaze and craquellure detailing...
Ormolu
$898 / item
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: Aluminum with powder-coated.
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: Aluminum with powder-coated.
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: Aluminum with Powder-Coated.
Aluminum, Brass
$898 / item
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 with Powder-Coated.
Aluminum, Brass
Small art deco porceilain wall lamp germany around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Small art deco porceilain wall lamp germany around 1920s Original condition
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
Porcelain, Glass
Paris Eiffel Tower in the style of Brazilian Artist Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: 1.38" Depth x 1.5" Width x 3.94" Height. Small French porcelain lamp shown available separately.
Resin, Acrylic
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.
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 bottom, and porcelain for the top.
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 lighting is soft and warm.
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.
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.
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.
Metal, Bronze
1940s Small Hand Painted Porcelain Leaf Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s porcelain lamp with hand painted leaves. Wood base and top.
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 with wings folded behind the backs, with painted yellow bead eyes and beak, and rest...
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. The lamp has been restored and newly re-wired. The colors are robin's egg blue with b...
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 on one side and flowers and birds on the other side, both framed by flowers and fo...
Bronze
Sold
H 23.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 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.
Porcelain
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.
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, Germany.
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 octagonal sided vase is decorated all round with trailing flowers on white ground. Mo...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sold
H 17 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
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 with a beautifully gilded gold-painted wood base. The lamp’s sleek, squared vase sh...
Porcelain, Wood, Paint, Paper
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.
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 bases.
Rosewood
Small Nicely Detailed Brass and Porcelain Gas Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautifully detailed old gas lamp. It has all the knobs, vents and trap doors you want in this type of lamp. The shade is baked on porcelain... blue/black over white. The b...
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 Measurements: 27.3 cm high and 8.5 cm diagonal No shade included.
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 mounted on a clear Lucite base. The vibrant color brings a cheerful pop to any interi...
Brass
Sold
H 9 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Antique Meissen Style Candle Prick Small Table Lamps with Love Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of antique Meissen style candle prick small table lamps with love birds. These diminutive lamp tables as sweet as anyone could possibly wish for. Each with a single colorful lov...
Porcelain
Sold
H 14 in W 6 in D 11 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.
Porcelain
Sold
H 21 in W 7 in D 7 in
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.
Bronze
Sold
H 9.85 in Dm 6.7 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.
Ceramic
Pair of Small French Industrial Ceramic Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of small french industrial ceramic lamps.
Steel
Sold
H 27.56 in Dm 18.51 in
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 in 1710 the Meissen Porcelain has stood for the highest quality porcelain and extr...
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.
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
Glass, Porcelain
Small Scale 19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century blue and white glazed porcelain vase, of bulbous form, decorated with prunus blossoms in the Kangxi manner. Now mounted as a table lamp. Dimensions refer to por...
Porcelain
Petite Paris Porcelain Lamp
Located in San Antonio, TX
A small Paris Porcelain lamp with handles and painted scenes.
Porcelain
Reticulated Porcelain Chinese Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Small Scale Reticulated Porcelain Chinese Lamp
Small Sang de boeuf lamp
Located in New York, NY
A small Sang de boeuf vase Ca. 1840 electrified, silk shade
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.
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 of Baroness Rothschild - early 20th Century
Bronze
Pair of Small Chinese Lidded Vases Converted to Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Houston, TX
The shades of pastel on these vases are lovely hues of pink and green. Urns are divided into four panels, each painted with flowers, foliage and geometric designs. Lampshade ar...
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 x 11.75" tall , Base:3.75" diameter.
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.
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.
Ceramic
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.