Large Antique Victorian Quality China and Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality china and ormolu table lamp having a quality antique Victorian table lamp with ornate ormolu mounts.
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Ormolu Mounted Onyx Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid antique late Victorian ormolu mounted onyx Corinthian column table lamp now converted to electricity, circa 1880 in date.
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique Victorian French Black Porcelain Bronze Ormolu Oil Lamp Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian French Black Porcelain Bronze Ormolu "Oil Lamp" Table Lamps - a Pair.
Bronze
Antique French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Electric Table Lamp
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Neoclassical Ormolu Vase now converted to a single Electric Table Lamp of tall proportions and of outstanding quality, third quarter of the Ninet...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly standard proportions, now converted to a Stunn...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Ormolu Chinese Table Lamps Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Mantle Vases with ornate Ormolu bases now converted to Electric Table Lamps, of compact size proportions, (se...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Bronze Ormolu Ewer Vase Electric Lamp Maner Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
********** THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE LAMP ONLY, A SECOND ONE DOES NOT EXIST. 1stDibs wont allow me to edit listing back to just one Lamp. Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Ormolu &...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Sèvres Porcelain Still Life Flowers Ormolu Cobalt Blue Table Lamp Bronze
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu with Twin Handles modelled as Lions heads, Electric Table Lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good...
Ormolu
$22,059 / set
Set of Six Ormolu-Mounted and Cut Glass Lamps
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A set of six lamps with star cut bases mounted with a Fine knurled band issuing four leopard paw feet this supporting the slice cut eight sided columns terminating with a decorative ...
Cut Glass
Pair 19th Century Monumental Ormolu, Patinated Bronze Thirteen-Light
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Both are modelled as robed female figures holding aloft thirteen scrolled candlearms, on marbleized bronze plinths hung with ribbons and fruiting garlands, on pawfeet. After Albert-E...
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19thC Gilt Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19th century gilt metal mounted table lamp, the burgundy porcelain body of tapering form with applied gilt metal acanthus feet leading to cherub masks - 14" diam x 26"h - The la...
Ormolu
$3,998 / set
Pair of French 19th Century Moderateur Oil Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th century bronze & ormolu French Moderateur oil lamps in the form of bulbous vases, with embossed leaf decoration and satyr mask handles, supported on scrolled feet. ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Pair Japanese Painted Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps. Beautiful detailing, must see images.
Bronze, Ormolu
Outstanding Antique French Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Side/Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian french kingwood and ormolu mounted freestanding centre table having a quality unusual chinoiserie shaped top with a brass edge. The centre tab...
Ormolu
Fine Quality Antique Freestanding French Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Lamp Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian freestanding French Kingwood and ormolu mounted lamp table having a quality serpentine shaped kingwood top with an ornate ormolu gallery, a sliding sli...
Other, Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari circular form hand painted Porcelain Vases of quite generous proportions, now converted to a Pair of Electric Table Lamps. First half of the ...
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped ci...
Ormolu
Ornate Brass and Ormolu Oil Lamp
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Ornate Brass and Ormulu Oil Lamp with original reservoir. It has central masks on the square base of the deity Cernounnos who represented prosperity. The upper vase shaped part of...
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 32 in W 16 in D 12 in
Victorian Marble and Gilt Metal Decorated Urns Converted to Electric Lamps, Pair
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Pair of Victorian Carrara marble and gilt metal decorated urns converted to electric lamps - all lights and lamps have been rewired with authentic corded flex, fitted with either foo...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Maroon Pink Hand Painted Porcelain Lamp by Dresden
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Groningen, NL
The bronze-gilded elements are called Ormolu only the gilding has been faded in the years.
Ormolu
Sold
H 82.68 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Unusual Antique Victorian French Onyx and Ormolu Extending Floor Lamp
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian French onyx and ormolu extending floor lamp having an extending top above a onyx turned column supported by a circular onyx top supported by a onyx column s...
Onyx, Ormolu
19th Century bronze and ormolu candlestick lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 19th century bronze and ormolu candlesticks, having engine turned nozzles above reeded tapering stems supported on circular bases with griffon, lyre and flower decora...
Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze and Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early Victorian bronze and ormolu table lamp, circa 1840.
Bronze
Sold
H 23 in W 7 in D 6 in
Antique French Bronzed Neoclassical Ormolu Table Candlestick Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French heavy gauge ormolu and bronzed single light candlestick of good size proportions, now converted to a single electric table lamp, of nice tall proportions, with taperi...
Ormolu, Bronze
Sold
H 17.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.25 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of French heavy gauge ormolu and bronze single light candlesticks, now converted to electric table lamps, of nice tall proportions, each concave tri-form base raised on...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 19.75 in W 6.75 in D 4 in
French Sevres Porcelain Hand Painted Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres soft paste porcelain and ormolu twin handle electric table lamp of traditional urn form, and of good size proportions, raised on a square stepped base with orn...
Ormolu
Sold
H 15.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.75 in
Antique Set Four French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Candlesticks Lamps 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine and quite rare Set of Four (two identical pairs) French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly st...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.75 in W 4.5 in D 4.25 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and Bronze Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of medium proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric Table Lamps, offered...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 17 in W 5.5 in D 4.75 in
Pair of French Bronzed Neoclassical Ormolu Table Candlestick Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of French heavy gauge ormolu and bronzed single light candlesticks of good size proportions, now converted to electric table lamps, of nice tall proportions, each with ...
Ormolu
Sold
H 17.25 in W 6 in D 5.25 in
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Empire Cut Crystal Ormolu Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlestick of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted to a Stunning Elect...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15 in W 4.75 in D 4 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and Bronzed Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of small proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric Table Lamps, offered...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 18.71 in W 4.73 in D 4.34 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair French Ormolu and bronze early Victorian single light candlesticks of compact proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric Table Lamps, offere...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 16.5 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Neoclasical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted to a stunning...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 17.25 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted to a Stunni...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.25 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly standard proportions, now converted to a Stunn...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 14.77 in W 4.24 in D 3.75 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair French ormolu and bronze early Victorian single light candlesticks of compact proportions, now converted to a stunning pair of electric table lamps, offere...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.95 in W 5.32 in D 5.52 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally fine pair french ormolu early Victorian single light candlesticks of generous proportions and outstanding chisel cast quality, now converted to a stunning pair of el...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 26 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Baccarat Crystal Lamps
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and hand cut full led Crystal Victorian Electric Table Lamps of elegant slender form and quite tall proportions, firmly attributed to French ...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 14.77 in W 4.24 in D 3.75 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair French Ormolu and bronze early Victorian single light candlesticks of small proportions, now converted to a stunning pair of electric table lamps, offered ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.16 in W 4.53 in D 4.04 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and Bronze Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of medium proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric Table Lamps, offered...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 18 in W 5.75 in D 5.5 in
Pair of French Dore Neoclassical Ormolu Table Candlestick Lamps 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair French Heavy Gauge Ormolu and Bronze Single Light Candlesticks, now converted to electric Table Lamps, of nice tall proportions, each concave tri-form base raised on fo...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.25 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly standard proportions, now converted to a Stunn...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 17.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of medium to large proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric T...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 15.25 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Antique Pair French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Identical Pair French Heavy Gauge Ormolu and Bronzed Single Light Candlesticks of average size proportions, now converted to a Pair of Electric Table Lamps, with tapering re...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 17 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze chisel cast early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly large proportions, now converted t...
Bronze, Ormolu
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.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Enriching rooms with layers of visual interest is key to the New York– and Toronto-based decorator’s signature style.