Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Water jar lamp. 31" high to top of shade. Shade sold separately @ $165.Dimensions are, 8" top dia. x 14.5" high x 24" bottom dia.
20th Century Vietnamese Table Lamps
Terracotta
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Water jar lamp. 31" high to top of shade. Shade sold separately @ $165.Dimensions are, 8" top dia. x 14.5" high x 24" bottom dia.
Terracotta
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Large water jar lamp, 31" high to top of shade. Shade sold separately @ $165.
Terracotta
Large Vintage Cambodian Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Large vintage Cambodian water jar lamp wired for use within the USA. Circa 1950-1979 terracotta jar created to collect rain water.
Metal, Brass
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Cambodian Water Jar recently wired as a lamp. Handmade linen shade is included beautifully textured surface.
Clay
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Cambodian water jar recently wired as a lamp. Handmade linen shade is included beautifully textured surface.
Pottery
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Cambodian water jar recently wired as a lamp. Handmade linen shade is included beautifully textured surface.
Clay
Vietnamese Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Large Lamp Made From A Vietnamese Water Jar.Wired for The USA With Brown Silk Cord, Shade Not Included.
Terracotta
Vietnamese Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Large Lamp Made From a Vietnamese Water Jar. Has Been Wired for the USA with Brown Silk Cord.
Lanna Thai Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
The water jar has been converted to a lamp and wired for use in the U.S.
Clay
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Cambodian water jar recently wired as a lamp. Handmade linen shade is included beautifully textured surface.
Clay
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful 19th century antique black glazed Chinese water jar, mounted as lamp, with a handmade Belgium linen shade.
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful 19th century antique black glazed Chinese water jar, mounted as lamp, with a handmade Belgium linen shade.
Ceramic
Pair of Large Terracotta Table Lamps
Located in Chireno, TX
Pair of large vintage water jars newly wired as custom lamps with Belgian linen rolled-edge shades.
Terracotta, Linen
Antique Asian Stoneware Water Jar Lamp Conversion
Located in Wilton, CT
A very well made and sophisticated antique water jar lamp conversion with great form, weight, and color.
Stoneware
Terracotta Water Jar Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Large terracotta Cambodian water jar, newly wired as custom table lamp with linen shade.
Linen, Terracotta
Massive Rustic Cambodian Water Jar Lamp with Custom Linen Shade
Located in Wainscott, NY
Rustic Cambodian water jar as lamp with custom Belgian linen shade, early 19th century Measures: Shade 12.25" height x 29.5" diameter Base 22.5" height x 21.25" diameter.
Stone
Rustic Chinese Earthen Ware Pottery Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large handsome two-tone green glazed Chinese water jar lamp comes with two handles, tan linen shade mounted European style and cord switch.
Clay, Pottery, Linen
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful 19th century antique black glazed Chinese water jar, mounted as lamp, with a handmade Belgium linen shade.
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful 19th century antique black glazed Chinese water jar, mounted as lamp, with a handmade Belgium linen shade.
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Water Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Beautiful 19th century antique black glazed Chinese water jar, mounted as lamp, with a handmade Belgium linen shade.
Ceramic
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome and large antique Cambodian water jar made into a lamp. Terra cotta jar dipped into concrete slip gives it its grey color.
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Water jar dipped in cement, linen shade.
Cement
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Water jar dipped in cement. Linen shade.
Cement
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually large terracotta water jar covered in cement slip. New Linen shade.
Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Terracotta jar for water dipped in cmeent. New linen shade European shade. Newly wired.
Terracotta, Linen
Cambodian Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome and large Cambodian water jar made intoo a lamp. Linen hade withe Euro mount.Vase is 19" tall x 19" diameter.
19th. C Indian Water Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome Glazed jar from Rajastan made into a lamp. Newly French wired with off/on, high/low inline switch. Linen shade.
Ceramic
Cambodian Warter Jar Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Large Cambodiann water jar newly wired as large lamp.Belgium linen shade with Euro harp.
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.
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