Pair of Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English 19th Century painted tin tea canisters with black and gilt chinoiserie
Antique 1880s English Georgian Table Lamps
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Pair of Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English 19th Century painted tin tea canisters with black and gilt chinoiserie
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Antique Chinese Export Golden Tea Tin Lamp
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
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Pair of Black and Gold Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English Victorian black painted tea tins, circa 1880, now as lamps.
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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
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Mid Century Chinoiserie Tea Tin Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage lamp crafted from vintage English tea tin canisters. This is a beautiful example
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$1,186Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 14.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pair of Wildwood Lamp Japanned Tea Caddy Tin and Wooden Base Table Lamps
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Wildwood Lamp Company Japanned Tea Caddy Tin and Wooden Base Table Lamps in great vintage
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$950
H 17.75 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Vintage Wildwood Chinoiserie English Tea Tin Table Lamp, Artemis Studios Shade
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This vintage Wildwood table lamp features a rectangular lithographed tin made in England depicting
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An Edwardian Tea Tin Now As A Lamp
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1930 An Edwardian tea tin as a lamp, the green ground with red concentric rings to
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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
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$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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Black Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century black tea tin lamp. New wiring
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20th Century Chinoiserie Tole Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century Chinoiserie tole tea tin lamp New wiring.
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Pair English Chinoiserie Red Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English Tea Tins with elaborate gilded Chinese decoration, caligraphy and pagoda lid as
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Lamps Made from Tea Tins
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful old Chinoiserie tea tins made into lamps. Black with gold design. Great scale
Chinoiserie Style Tea Tin Electric Table Lamp
Located in Cookeville, TN
A pair of Asian antique tea tins make up this electric table lamp that was designed in the 1940s
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Pair English Tea Tins as Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very unusually shaped pair of Painted English Tea Tins, original decoration, late 19th c
19th Century English Chinoiserie Toleware Tea Tin as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English chinoiserie Toleware tea tin as lamp.
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19th Century Chinoiserie Chocolate Colored Tea Tin as Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century chinoiserie chocolate colored tea tin as lamp.
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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
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Pair of Chinoiserie Tea Tin Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of continental chinoiserie tea tin lamps with custom oriental wood base and light blue coral
Rare Pair of Blue Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful pair of chinoiserie decorated tea tin lamps on a Prussian blue ground, the octagonal tops
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Pair of Black Oval Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Great pair of "as found" tea tin lamps having well worn original paint with no restoration, of
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Pair of Antique Painted Square Tea Tins Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual pair of square antique tea tins lamps with old paintings. Beautiful old dark patina
Antique English Tea Tin Lamp
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
antique dealer whom we purchased it from. Antique English tea tin that was converted into a lamp. The
Pair Regency Tole Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of late Georgian chinoiserie decorated tea tins of pagoda form, the green background with
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Pair 19th Century Asian Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Wilton, CT
Impressive pair of antique Asian tea tins wired as lamps. Graphic probable re-paint of calligraphic
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Pair of Antique Painted Tea Tins Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of antique tins that have been made into lamps labeled 9 and 10. A true pair. Beautiful old
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Pair of Late 19th Century Tea Tin Table Lamps
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Striking pair of converted tea tin lamps featuring bold hand-painted numbers and decorative gilt
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19th Century Tea Storage Tin Lamp No. 32
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century large tole tea retailers storage tin. Converted to a lamp. England Circa 1890
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19th Century Tea Storage Tin Lamp No. 27
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century large tole tea retailers storage tin. Converted to a lamp. England Circa 1890
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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
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Pair of Chinese Painted Tin Tea Containers, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese painted tin tea containers, mounted as lamps.
Pair of English Early 19th Century Chinoisserie Tea Tins
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful pair of Early 19th chinoiserie painted tea tins in original paint.
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Two Toleware Tea Caddy Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A bit of peeling on very top of one Tea Caddy
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English Victorian Tole Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form, great color and petina.
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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
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Pair Of Victorian Tole Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
WONDERFUL SCARLET RED COLOR WITH GILT CHINOISERIE DECORATION.SIGNED JOHN A GILBERT, LONDON
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Pair Of Victorian Tole Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Each black ground with seascape painted scene , numbered 21 and 22. Provenance ; Stillington Hall , Gloucester Ma , John Cottrell Inc.
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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
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Pair of 19th Century English Tea Can Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning pair of English antique tea cans have been mounted as lamps. Statement lamps for
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Pair of English 19th century Red Tea Cannister Lamps
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair Of English Tea Cannister Lamps with gilding - chineese red color
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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
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English tole tea caddy style lamp, c. 1950's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Tole tea canister painted with an ivory ground and transfer print of the British coat of arms
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19th Century English Tole Store Tea Caddy Converted to Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 19th century English tole store tea caddy, fashioned into double socket lamp. Original
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Sold
H 15 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
Frederick Cooper Indian Elephant Tea Caddy Library Reading Table Lamp 15"
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Frederick Cooper Wildwood table lamp featuring a wooden base, rectangular tin tea
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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
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H 22 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Early 19th Century Tea Bins in Original Green Paint with Decorative Paint
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 19th century tea bins in original green paint with decorative paint.
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Pair Tea Tin Lamps
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
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Late 19th Century Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A converted tea canister. They make great lamps. Made in the Late 19th Century
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Vintage Chinoiserie Tea Tin Canister Table Lamp Black with Black Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful go anywhere chinoiserie or Asian-style tea tin canister table lamp in great condition
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Vintage 1960's Chinoiserie Metal Tea Canister Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Export Chinoiserie tea canister by Wildwood Lamp Co., USA c. 1960's. Lamp has one
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H 34.25 in Dm 11.25 in
Antique English Tea Tin w/ Original Paint Fitted as Lamp from Reagan Ranch
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Unusual find!!! Large Antique English tea tin with original paint fitted as a lamp --found in Cape
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Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century tole tea tin or canister made into a lamp with a custom fitted wooden base. The
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Tea Canister Table Lamps, England, Circa 1850
Located in Culver City, CA
Tea Canister table lamps England, Circa 1850 Pair of tea canister lamps with hand painted art
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Antique Painted Tea Canister Lamps, England 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of genuine tole painted tea canisters now converted to lamps. England, early to mid-19th
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Pair of 19th C. English Tea Jars, Made into Lamps
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of 19th Century English Tin Tea Jars, Made into Lamps Unique English table lamps made from
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Antique English Tole Painted Tea Canister Lamp, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique tole painted and gilt tea canister converted to a lamp. Has original label on the back
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Large Green Hand-Painted English Tea Canister Lamps (Pair)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of late 1800s tole tea tin canisters made into table lamps. They are green with gold trim
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20th Century Green Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century green tea tin lamp brand new wiring.
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19th Century Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese tea tin lamp Brand new wiring.
Chinese Tea Tin Lamps, circa 1870
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Chinese tea tin lamps with gold gilt, circa 1870.
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Mid-20th Century Black Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th Century Black Tea Tin Lamp.
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Pair Handpainted Lemon Tree Botanical Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair handsome hand painted lemon tree botanical tea tin lamps with custom base.
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PAIR OF 19thC RED TEA TIN LAMPS
Located in Atlanta, GA
PAIR OF 19thC RED TEA TIN LAMPS, STAMPED JOHN GILBERT & COMPANY, LONDON AN ATLANTA RESOURCE
Pair of English Style Green Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1980s pair of English style green tea tin lamps from England painted with the numbers 84
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19th Century Tole Tea Tin Lamp, Marked 'Made in Italy'
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Tole Tea Tin lamp, Marked 'Made in Italy' Brand new wiring.
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20th Century English Steel and Brass Tea Tin Lamp with Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century English Steel & Brass Tea Tin Lamp with Crest
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$750 / item
H 12 in W 8 in D 10 in
Italian Murano Frosted Glass and Bronze Finish Wall Sconce Clover Base
By Relco Milano
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Italian Murano frosted glass and bronze finish metal wall sconce produced by Relco Milano, 1980s. Unusual 1980's bronze standing lamp featuring unusual frosted textured glass in the ...
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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.
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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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