Antique French Victorian Blue White Porcelain Enamel Cast Iron Radiator Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Victorian Blue and White Porcelain Enamel Cast Iron Radiator Cover Console Table with Enclosed Back.
Iron
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Blue Porcelain Enamel Bronze Figural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Blue Porcelain Enamel Bronze Figural Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 26" H (to finial) x 17" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 7" D. {3-Way ...
Bronze
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain lamps, Circa 1910-1920.
Porcelain
Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Mounted as Table Lamp Measures 5" in width x 5" in depth x 20.5" in height x 30" to the top of the porcelain finial
Enamel
Pair Antique French Ormolu and Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Ormolu and Cobalt Blue Enameled Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1890.
Enamel, Bronze
Pair of Pink Porcelain Lamps With Enameled Birds and Flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of European porcelains with bronze fittings wired for lamps. These pink and white porcelain jars are decorated in polychrome enamel with birds and flowers.
Bronze
A Pair of 19th C. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Turned-to-Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps. This pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases has been converted into table lamps while retainin...
Enamel
Large Green Family Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mount Lamp, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large vase shaped porcelain lamp. Green family porcelain on a red background, decorated with interlaces, flowers and butterflies. Plants in reserve in two white background cartouches...
Bronze
1970s Richard Schultz for Knoll 1966 Collection Coffee Table 24 x 48
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 1966 Collection Outdoor Rectangular Coffee Table, initially designed by Richard Schultz for Knoll in 1966. These particular tables date to the 1970s, and have been freshly ...
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
Pair Chinese Export Turquoise/ White Famille-Verte Floral Vases Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Chinese Export Turquoise/ White Famille-Verte Floral Vases now as Lamps Each one of square form, finely decorated with intricate turquoise enameled necks, the sides hand paint...
Porcelain, Wood
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H 30.5 in W 40 in D 25 in
Antique Art Deco Red and White Porcelain Enamel 40” Extension Kitchen Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Deco Red and White Porcelain Enamel 40” Extension Kitchen Table.
Enamel, Steel
Pair of Blue Porcelain Lamps with a White Enameled Decor, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of blue porcelain baluster shaped lamps with a white enameled decor and chiselled and gilt bronze mount, standing on a gilt bronze circular quadripod base with motifs of foliage...
Bronze
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H 41.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Antique Oversized Royal Vienna Porcelain Lamp with Classical Scenes & Putti 1880
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique and large Royal Vienna double socket table lamp offers porcelain urn with hand painted panels of Classical women and cherubs, gilt highlights throughout, raised on cast fo...
Porcelain, Paint
Large Blue Porcelain Enameled Cast Iron Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large, weighty lantern lamp made of brass and blue porcelain enameled cast iron with white glass panels. Smooth, sanded surface. Originally mounted on a pole. newly wired. One medi...
Brass, Iron
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H 28.5 in Dm 5 in
Pair of MCM Walter von Nessen Tall White Enamel and Chrome Cylinder Table Lamps
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This pair of Walter von Nessen tall cylinder lamps retains one of the original identification labels. Of minimalist design the lamps are a great example of the.modernist movement.
Enamel, Chrome
Pair of Mid-20th Century Red Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These mid-20th century porcelain table lamps stand out with their vibrant red design. They offer not only a source of light but rich color as well. These lamps have been hand-painted...
Brass
Chinese Qing Foo Dog Porcelain Table Lamps in Iron Red
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Qing dynasty pair of porcelain balusters vases mounted as table lamps, decorated with Classic iron red foo dogs / lions. Each vase has one large foo dog on the front of the v...
Porcelain
Medical Wash Stand with White Enamel Top
Located in Bainbridge, NY
restored 1940's Wash Stand with Glass Door and milk glass knob
Iron, Steel
Blue Porcelain Lamp Imitating Goldstone, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bottle-shaped lamp in blue iridescent porcelain, imitating goldstone. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount with a circular openwork base and an upper part with chiseled vine branches and l...
Bronze
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H 26 in W 5 in D 5 in
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Enamel Bronze Red Cloisonne Champleve Vase Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Enamel Bronze Red Cloisonne Champleve Vase Table Lamp. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 26" H (to finial) x 17" H (to light socket) x 5" W x 5" D. {3...
Bronze, Enamel
Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamp Measures 6" in width x 6" in depth x 18.5" in height x 27" to the top of the porcelain finial
Enamel
Pair of Iron Red and Enameled Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The lamps with iron red background with raised enameled floral decoration rest on wood bases. The wood base with diminutive feet. The shades are for photographic purposes only and no...
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Cobalt Blue Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of deep cobalt blue porcelain oil lamps with brass mounts and off-white fabric shades. The color of the porcelain is a really dark rich blue. The raised brass work has a wonderf...
Enamel, Brass
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H 14.18 in Dm 7.49 in
Dutch Delft Style Faience Classic Blue and White Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
By Delft
Located in London, GB
A Dutch blue and white faience table lamp of baluster form, early 20th century, decorated with vertical panels of floral and foliate motifs in the Delft tradition. The tin-glazed ea...
Metal, Enamel
Pair of White Porcelain with White Enamel Urn Lamps
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Pair of custom lamps composed of white urns with white enamel overlay on giltwood bases with giltwood tops. These may be samson.
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair of gilded metal & white enamelled porcelain table lamps.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair of gilded metal and white enamelled porcelain table lamps.
Brass
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.