English Green Tole Tea Canister Lamp on Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking green tole tea canister lamp from England, transformed into a one of a kind lighting
Antique 1890s English Table Lamps
Metal
English Green Tole Tea Canister Lamp on Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking green tole tea canister lamp from England, transformed into a one of a kind lighting
Metal
Gilt Tea Canister Lamps with Red Details
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1940s English tea canister mounted as lamps, original patina and red details
Metal
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Black Tea Canister Lamps
Located in London, GB
China, circa 1890 A pair of late nineteenth century black and gold tea canisters, with calligraphic
Metal
$2,800 / set
H 31 in Dm 8 in
Pair of English Red Tole Peinte Tea Canister Lamps with Orientalist Landscapes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., England, a pair of red enameled sheet metal tole table lamps, painted with
Brass, Sheet Metal, Enamel
$10,000
H 34 in W 11 in D 11 in
A fine 19th century English Regency tole and hand painted tea canister lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century English Regency tole lamp. Hand painted in the Chinoiserie design. Fine
Tin
Chinoiserie Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Black-on-gold tole lamp is decorated with engravings of doubly repeated Chinese figures in a
Metal
Frederick Cooper Tea Canister Tole Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage tea canister tole lamp finished overall in black with a decorative gilt number 84 and
Metal
Pair Tea Canister Table Lamps, 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a pair of very decorative tea canister table lamps. We believe that the chinoiserie
Metal
Fine Pair Of Decorative Tea Canister Form Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Attractive decorative tea canisters in bright orange red with colorful details. Each has an oval
Metal
Chinoiserie Etched Brass Tea Caddy Canister Table Lamp, 1970s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-crafted brass tea canister or tea caddy style table lamp features octagonal form with
Brass
Early 20th Century French Tole Tea Canister Table Lamps – Pair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of early 20th century French tole tea canisters, later converted into table lamps. The
Metal
Chinoiserie Table Lamps, Green and Gilt Tea Canisters, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of late 19th century green and gilt chinoiserie decorated tea canisters of
Metal
$752Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 18.75 in W 7.5 in D 8.25 in
2 Brass Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency Octagonal Tea Caddy Canister Table Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of late 20th century Hollywood Regency / Chinoiserie octagonal brass tea caddy / canister
Brass
$550
H 26.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Vintage Chinoiserie English Tole Metal Tea Canister Chinese Painted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie English Tole Metal Tea Canister Chinese Painted Table Lamp, Made in Great
Metal
$450
H 32 in W 8 in D 8 in
Vintage Chapman Oriental English Metal Tea Canister Figural Painted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chapman Oriental English Metal Tea Canister Figural Painted Table Lamp. Circa Late 20th
Metal
Pair of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Tea Canisters Table Lamps
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
tea canisters converted into table lamps. The two canister are almost a pair, color and design is a
Porcelain
$560Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 7 in D 7 in
Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Crane Canister Lamp Leather Shade 27"
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful vintage Chinese / Asian / Chinoiserie table lamp with a painted landscape scene of crane
Metal
$2,880
H 34 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister mounted as Table Lamp with Original
Metal
$850 / set
H 28 in W 9 in D 9 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Tole Metal Square English Tea Canister Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Tole Metal Square Paint Decorated English Tea Canister Table Lamps - a Pair
Metal
$650
H 30 in W 11 in D 11 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Red Tole Metal Tea Canister Table Lamp by Vaughan Design Ltd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Red Tole Metal Tea Canister Table Lamp by Vaughan Design Ltd. Circa Late 20th
Metal
English Chinoiserie Tea Tin Red and Gold Canister Made into a Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Chinoiserie tea tin red and gold canister from the 19th century made into a table lamp
Tin
$1,800 / set
H 32.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Antique Pair of English Black and Gold Tole Tea Canisters Adapted to Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of late 19th c. tea canisters adapted to table lamps each with 3 bulb sockets. With gold
Metal, Brass
English Victorian Style Chinoiserie Red Tole Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
canister mounted as a lamp. Ships without a shade
Metal
Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Table Lamps Vintage Circa 1950’s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
tea tin canister turned into table Lamps, Vintage table lamps, one large, one smaller made by
Metal
$1,895 / set
H 27 in Dm 11 in
Large English Neo-Classical Cannister Style Tole Metal Table Lamps - Pair
By John Richard
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an offering for a pair of large scale tole tea canister style table lamps designed by John
Metal
$850 / set
H 29 in W 11 in D 10 in
Vintage Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie Double Happiness Brass Drum Table Lamp Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Frederick Cooper Chinoiserie "Double Happiness" Brass Drum Oriental Tea Canister Table
Brass
Unavailable
H 12 in W 5.38 in D 5.38 in
1950s Chinoiserie Red and Black Tole Tea Canister Lamp with Leather Details
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a gorgeous, petite 1950s chinoiserie red and black tole tea canister lamp. Lovely
Metal
19th Century Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
A stunning tole, or painted metal, tea canister from the late 19th century, fashioned into a lamp
Metal
Pair of Chinoiserie Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Classic chinese export tea canisters made into lamps with decadent but worn vintage custom shades.
Tôle
A pair of 19thC tea canister lamps
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A pair of late 19thC tole tea canisters converted to lamps. The shades (which are a little worn
Tin
Pair of English Tole Tea Canister lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of semi-cylinder English shop tole tea canisters with original black and gold decoration in
Pair of Green and Gilt Decorated Tôle Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A pair of English tea cannisters adapted into lamps, redecorated with later painted and gilded
Tôle
Green Tole Tea Canister
Located in Stonington, CT
Now mounted as a lamp, this tea canister has the most unusual, and unique, picture on its front. It
Tôle
Unavailable
Tole tea canister and cover
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Tole tea canister and cover, with parrot green ground color highlighted in gilt and black
Pair of Mid-19th Century Tole Tea Canister Table Lamps, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a rather charming pair of mid-19th century tole tea canister table lamps, re-wired and PAT
Metal
Pair of Chinoiserie Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of chinoiserie tole tea canister lamps.
Tôle
19TH C. GREEN PAINTED TEA CANISTER LAMP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH C. ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED TEA CANISTER LAMP WITH THE NUMBER 3 IN OLD GILDED GOLD PAINT
Tin
Pair of 1920s Red Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a beautiful pair of tea canister lamps. They are decorated in the chinoiserie style.
Metal
Sold
H 20 in Dm 10 in L 20 in
Robust Pair of English Chinoiserie Style Red Painted Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A robust pair of English chinoiserie style Chinese-red painted tole tea canister lamps; each
Chinese Tea Canister Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese black and gilt tea canister of large size decorated with Chinese characters, foliate trim
Metal
Antique Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Norwalk, CT
Chinoiserie themed tea canister in Chinese red with gilded decoration. Nice scale; wonderful patina.
Tôle
Paint Decorated Chinoiserie Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Richmond, VA
Handsome paint decorated chinoiserie told tea canister converted to a lamp. Recently rewired.
Metal
Pair of Oriental Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of antique tole,gilt and painted oriental tea canisters now as lamps.
Tôle
Pair of Chinoiserie Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Winter Park, FL
A wonderful pair of Chinoiserie lamps converted from tea canisters.. Made of embossed tin with
English Victorian Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form, great color and petina.
Tin
Chinese blue and white tea canister lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese blue and white tea canister now mounted as a lamp.
Porcelain
1880s Orange # 5 Tole Tea Canister lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s tole tea canister turned into a lamp.The height is to the top of the socket. The height of
Metal
English 19th Century Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A painted tole tea canister wired into a lamp with painted chinoiserie scene of an exotic figure
Tôle
Pair of Chinese Export Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Canisters made into lamps. Wood base with bronze mounts.
Antique Chinoisiere French Metal Tea Canister Lamp
By Camard
Located in San Diego, CA
is not included the lamp is 17" tall from the bottom to the top of the socket 24" tall with the harp.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Chinese Export Hexagonal Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Chinese export tea canisters decorated with robed figured, now mounted as lamps
Metal
A Pair of English Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of octagonal English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red
Pair oval English hand painted tea canister lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of oval English tole tea canisters with round reserve having hand painted design depicting
Pair of Victorian Green Tole Tea Canister Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Green cylindrical form numbered 3 and 4, two-light, black painted wood bases.
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual form with new shade and fixture plus wiring.
Porcelain
Pair of Green and Gold Chinese Export Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters
Gold Leaf
Pair of Dark Green Gilt Decorated Chinese Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting
Gold Leaf, Tin
Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseudo-Chinese characters
Metal, Brass
Pair of English Green and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamps
Located in New York, NY
lamps.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 31 in W 12 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Antique English Red Tole and Gilt Tea Canister Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red
Metal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Lacquered Tea Canister Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peabody, MA
Charming pair of Mid-Century Frederick Cooper table lamps made of original 1920s era lacquered tea
Tole Tea Cannister Lamp
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
19th century red tole tea canister lamp with Chinese figures. The height to top of the shade is 31
Tôle
Selection of Asian Influenced Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Atlanta, GA
) Asian influenced brass vase lamp. It measures 33.5"H x 12"W. 4) Chinese tea canister lamp. It measures
Brass, Tin
Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage tea canister tole lamp finished in an ox blood color with a decorative gilt number 48 and
Metal
French Tea Canister Tole Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
French Provincial style tea canister tole lamp finished in mustard yellow with French country
Antique Tea Tin Canister Table Lamp
Located in Cirencester, GB
We have converted this late 19th Century English tea tin or caddie into a table lamp. Lovely
Zinc
Chinese Incised Brass Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive Chinese incised brass tea canister or tea caddy table lamp. Features an octagonal
Brass
Pair English Chinoiserie Tea Canister Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of English style hand painted tea canisters with Chinoiserie motiff on customs fitted acrylic
Metal, Brass
French 19th Century Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
This decorative table lamp is made from a 19th century French tea canister. Rewired using rope
Metal
Chinese Tea Canister Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Black tea canister table lamp mounted on a giltwood base featuring different social scenes and
Tin
19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp. A large general store tin
Tin
19th Century Tole Peinte Tea Canister Now A Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
A 19th century English tea canister,now fitted as a table lamp, the urn form with domed cover
Tôle
A Pair of Chinese Tea Canisters Converted to Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese tea canisters converted to lamps in the early 20th C. Beautiful painted figures
Tôle
English Tole Tea Canister Mounted as a Lamp, Great Color
Located in Buchanan, MI
English tole tea canister mounted as lamp. Great color.
Tôle
Outstanding Pair of Red Tole Tea Canisters Mounted as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very fine pair of red Chinese tea canisters now as lamps, numbered 3 and 4 respectively, each
Tôle
19th Century English Hand Painted Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a bedside table, or a side table in a living room with this elegant antique canister lamp
Tôle
19th c. English Shop Display Tea Canister
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century English shop display tole tea canister with original black and gold decoration in
Tôle
Sold
H 27.5 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Vtg Frederick Cooper Chinese Chinoiserie Etched Brass Tea Caddy Canister Lamp
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Frederick Cooper Chinese canister ginger jar or tea caddy table lamp featuring etched
Brass
Late Regency Chinoiserie Decorated Tole Tea Canister
Located in Nashville, TN
canister. Now mounted as lamp. Rare canister shape. Paint loss. Apparently with a sealant to prevent
Sold
H 33 in W 12.5 in D 10 in
Large English Antique Bartlett & Son Japanned Tole Tea Canister Now a Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
mounted as a lamp; this good example of an antique tole tea canister of oval cylindrical form with
Pair of Regency Tea Canisters with Chinese Script, Now as Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century tea canisters decorated with red Chinese script and gilt foliate
Tôle
Pair of Vintage Orange Tole & Leather Wrapped English Tea Canister Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English tea canister shaped lamps. The lamps feature a French lion and unicorn coat of arms decoration on
Sold
H 30 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
Pair of 19th Century English Painted Tole Tea Canister Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
of antique canister lamps. Created in England, circa 1890 and made of tole, each large tea box
Tôle
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Italian Majolica Bowl
Located in Hudson, NY
This good sized bowl is a great example of the majolica wares produced in Italy throughout the 15th, 16th, 17, and 18th centuries. Humble and simple but highly decorative and enterta...
Majolica
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Regency Style Black Painted Tole Canister Mounted as Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Black painted tole canister mounted as lamp with handsomely illustrative English coat of arms motif and Greek key borders, early 20th century. *Shade sold Separately.
Metal
Pair of Early Nineteenth Century Tea Tin Lamps
Located in London, England
A pair of original grocer’s tins for the storage and display of various loose tea varieties and decorated with numbers to the fronts. Bristol makr plaque to reverse English, Early ...
Tin
Pair of Victorian Tole Tea Canisters
Located in Essex, MA
Octagonal form with Asian figures! Great old paint.
Other
$5,750 / set
H 26 in W 16 in D 16 in
Rare Antique Pair of Very Large Victorian Chinoiserie Tole-ware Tea Canisters
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th C. Victorian England. 19th c., England, a rare pair of very large gilt, polychrome and black painted metal tea cannisters. These Victorian tole tea canisters are stunning exampl...
Metal
$3,600 / set
H 20 in W 9 in D 9 in
Pair of Vintage English Chinoiserie Red Hand-Painted Tole Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English export Chinoiserie-style table lamps made of tole tea caddies mounted as lamps with brass hardware, hand painted with gold and black portraiture designs framed by flo...
Brass
$4,500 / set
H 20 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
Pair of English Chinoiserie Genre Scene Hand-Painted Tole Tea Caddy Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Vintage English export Chinoiserie-style table lamps made of tole tea caddies mounted as lamps with brass hardware, hand painted with a gold genre scene of a family in a gar...
Brass
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.
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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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