$275Sale Price|38% Off
White Pierced Porcelain Chinoiserie Lamp
Located in Redding, CT
White Pierced Porcelain Chinoiserie Lamp. Classic Asian influenced palm beach style.
Porcelain, Wood
$4,800 / set
Pair of Pierced White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's Chinese porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 16" Height to shade rest: 26" Diameter: 7"
Porcelain
$2,106
Pierced Table Lamp
Located in Los angeles, CA
Pierced Table Lamp
Ceramic
Vintage Art Deco Green & White Pierced Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crafted in glazed ceramic, the lamp features a tall, faceted body in a soft white glaze accented by raised linear panels and rounded relief dots, creating a strong architectural pres...
Ceramic
VINTAGE WHITE PORCELAIN CHiNESE STYLE LAMP WITH ORNATELY PIERCED BODY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair decorative vintage Chinese style pierced porcelain lamp complete with the original shade ...
Porcelain
Vintage Boho Pierced Blue and White Floral Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of table lamps features bulbous ceramic bases adorned with intricate blue floral motifs on a white background, echoing traditional designs. Each lamp transitions i...
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp White Pierced Porcelain Blanc De Chine
Located in Topeka, KS
Impeccable Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie white pierced porcelain Blanc De Chine table lamp by Kabuki Fine China in Nagoya Japan, shade not included (unless you want the damaged white ...
Brass
Tall Pierced White Enamel Triangular Lamp with 3 White Glass Shades, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Minimalist, geometric, perforated White enamel Floor Lamp or Table Lamp, 1960s. Featuring a versatile and architectural white enameled metal triangular form with geometric perforatio...
Metal
$2,475Sale Price|25% Off
Poul Hansen Opaline Milk Glass Ormolu White Table Lamp, Pierced, Lattice Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poul Hansen opaline milk glass ormolu white table lamp, pierced, Lattice bronze. Gorgeous Hollywood Regency lamp.
Bronze
Sandstone “Pierced Ring” Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large ring sandstone table lamp on a rectangle base 32x22 Base Only 18x12x5 Shade Not Included
Sandstone
$1,274Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Chinoiserie Style Olive Green, White Rare Pierced Monumental Table Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
It is designed with pierced overlaid olive green and white glaze, probably from the mid 20th century.
Ceramic
Pair Art Deco Pierced Chrome and White Milk Glass Romantic Table Lamps
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The top section over the white tulip shaped glass section is pierced. The center section graduates down to a leaf and petal design in the metal.
Metal, Chrome
Tony Paul Style Pierced Black Cone, Brass & White Triple Candlestick Table Lamp
By Tony Paul
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall American Mid Century perforated Black Cone, Three Candlestick & Brass Table Lamp, 1950's. Featuring a black enameled perforated cone framework, 3 white wrapped candlesticks with...
Metal, Brass
Lamp Table Floor West German Figural, Lava, Massive, Pierced Motled
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Massive, West German, Mid-Century Modern, brown & white, pierced, motled ceramic, figural table lamp 56cm, 22 inches high.
Pottery
Pierced Ceramic Table Lamp-White with black accents
By Lynne Meade Ceramics
Located in Oakland, CA
This lamp is wheel thrown and hand pierced with a white satin glaze.
Ceramic
Oriental Ceramic Blanc-de-Chine Lamp Midcentury
Located in Cookeville, TN
Cherry blossoms accent this Blanc-de-chine off-white ceramic lamp. The pierced porcelain is lined with paper and the top and bottom are made of wood.
Brass, Iron
Monumental Pierced White Ceramic Lamps with Drip Glaze
Located in New York, NY
Striking pair of monumental pierced white ceramic lamps with sky blue and orange drip glaze on white lacquer bases.
Ceramic, Lacquer
Large Pierced Pottery Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Off white glazed pierced pottery lamp with flat light yellow interior finish.
Tormos Pierced Block Lamp, France 1960's
By A. Tormos
Located in New York, NY
Solid Pierre du Gard lamp pierced with round holes, the back of it with the most holes for an indirect lighting against a wall.
Stone
Sold
H 23 in W 6 in D 6 in
Yasha Heifetz Pierced Brass and Mahogany Table Lamp with White Cone Shade, 1940s
By Yasha Heifetz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Yasha Heifetz mahogany, brass and parchment table lamp, 1940s. Featuring a round pierced illuminating brass container, newly recovered cone parchment shade (16 H x 4.5 D top x 8 D bo...
Brass
Sold
H 18 in Dm 12 in
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie White Pierced Porcelain Blanc De Chine Pair of Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Impeccable Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie white pierced porcelain Blanc De Chine pair of lamps with new Ecru colored tapered & pleated silk-like shades with a hard paper inner liner, p...
Metal
Poul Hansen Opaline Milk Glass Ormolu White Table Lamp, Pierced, Lattice Bronze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poul Hansen opaline milk glass ormolu white table lamp, pierced, Lattice bronze. Gorgeous Hollywood Regency lamp.
Milk Glass, Opaline Glass
White Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp by Laoni Belysning, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish and clean white table lamp featuring a pierced/perforated metal base set white a cylindrical white textile shade.
Steel
Pierced Off-White Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Recently rewired with a double-down cluster and french fabric cord. Sold with unwrapped (as is) paper shade.
Ceramic
White Pierced Ceramic Table Lamp with Walnut Base
Located in Oakland, CA
This table lamp is whell thrown and hand pierced with a white satin glaze and finished walnut base.
Ceramic, Walnut
Vintage Pierced Porcelain Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Statuesque White Pierced Porcelain Floor Lamp. Glass Insert Round Table . 1/2" Clear Glass creating 18" H table surface.Black Wood Octagonal Base.
Pair of Hollywood Regency Pierced Porcelain Blanc de Chine Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Glamorous pair of Hollywood Regency Asian inspired reticulated Blanc de Chine table lamps, circa 1940s -1950s. These incredible pierced porcelain white glazed table lamps are accente...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Walnut, Wood
$1,339 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Pair Of Hollywood Regency Blanc De Chine Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Wildwood Lamp Company, Frederick Cooper
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Hollywood Regency Blanc De Chine Lamps. This lovely pair of Asian modern blanc de Chine table lamps feature trees with floral blossoms mounted on wooden bases. These beautif...
Porcelain
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine painted blue and white porcelain lamps other fine cast gilt-bronze bases. To the top of the porcelain vase: 20"/H. (Lampshade not included)
Porcelain
Large Single Blanc de Chine Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930s single large blanc de Chine open-work porcelain table lamp with ebonized base. Measurements: Height of body: 18" Widest point: 11"
Porcelain
$795 / set
H 21.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Chinoiserie White Blanc De Chine Porcelain Ginger Jar Oriental Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie White Blanc De Chine Porcelain Ginger Jar Fretwork Cherry Blossom Oriental Table Lamps on Carved Wood Base - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 21.5" H...
Porcelain, Wood
Large Single Blanc De Chine Open-Work Ginger Jar Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Large single Blanc de Chine open-work ginger jar porcelain table lamp. Converted as a lamp around the 50's. Measures: 21 cm diameter. 56 cm high. The vase is 33 cm high.
Porcelain
1950s Blanc De Chine Chinese Vase Lamps Reticulated Porcelain
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pair of Table Lamps Chinese blanc de chine Pierced Vase Lamps reticulated porcelain. 3-way intensity bulb switch. Bulbs are included. No shades are included. Wood base. 31.5 h...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Turquoise Chinoiserie Ceramic Table Lamp with Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall chinoiserie ceramic table lamp with a floral motif. This table lamp is perfect for illuminating small corners. It is ceramic and sits upon a square wooden base. The ceramic po...
Metal
$3,995 / set
H 24.25 in Dm 7.5 in
19th Century White Porcelain Vases with Floral Décor Made into Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of white porcelain vases with floral and pierced décor from the 19th century made into table lamps wired for the USA and mounted on circular bases. Behold the timeless charm o...
Porcelain, Giltwood
Pair of Italian White Porcelain Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's French porcelain table lamps. Measurements: Height of body: 14" Height to shade rest: 23" Diameter: 7"
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
H 33 in W 7 in D 7 in
Chinese Export Blanc De Chine Porcelain Cylindrical Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Export Blanc De Chine Porcelain Cylindrical Vases Mounted as Lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and foliage. Lamps have double sockets with hanging pull chains. T...
Porcelain
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.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
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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