Round Ceramic Lamp Base, Wide & Curved in White-Grey
Located in Yonkers, NY
Create a calming focal point in your space with this ceramic lamp base, designed to echo the timeless beauty of weathered stone. Its softly curved silhouette and subtle gray wash fin...
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 9.75 in Dm 6.5 in
Pair of American Art Deco Spun Aluminum & Glass Wide Base Table Torchieres
Located in Port Hope, ON
This hard to find pair of American Art Deco spun aluminum small table torchiers have unusually flared and ridged bases that support their equally flared trumpet torchiere shades. The...
Aluminum
Sold
H 13.78 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Dryad in the style of An Arts & Crafts brass table lamp with a wide flaring base
Located in London, GB
A simple Arts & Crafts brass table lamp with a wide flaring circular base.
Copper
1970's Table Lamp with Fabric Insets and Matching Shade
Located in New York, NY
1970's French chrome table lamp. Wide base with rectangular column body that has burlap panel insets.
Chrome
FREE 1 moon jar handmade porcelain contemporary organic vase white
Located in Firenze, IT
Handmade Porcelain FREE 1 Vase – Contemporary Moon Jar Shape by JHA Porcelain. Introducing the FREE 1 Vase – a handmade porcelain vase from JHA Porcelain, designed in a contemporary ...
Porcelain
Large Ceramic Wave Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly made ceramic lamp in a wavy column-form handmade from terracotta and white glaze. New natural raffia shade, brass stem neck, and new white cloth cord wiring with switch. Modern...
Brass
Chinese Style Unglazed Vase Lamp
Located in Chireno, TX
Chinese style unglazed vase lamp with linen coolie shade. Newly wired for use within the USA with line switch.
Metal
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
$1,825
H 19 in Dm 9 in
Large Satin White Wheel Thrown Vase by Jason Fox, Minimalist Design, Los Angeles
By Jason Fox Ceramics
Located in Burbank, CA
Large Satin White Wheel Thrown Vase by Jason Fox. A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architec...
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Pair of Large Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large circa 1960's Italian white textured Italian midcentury ceramic table lamps depicting fish. Measurements: Height of body 19.5” Diameter at widest 13”.
Ceramic
White Papier Maché ovalshaped Table Lamp
By Serax
Located in Brecht, BE
papier mâché tablelamp, with ovalshaped lampshade, these table lamps work well in contemporary interiors ... I have several in stock now ...
Paper
Elegant White ceramic table lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Discover the charm of this exquisite white ceramic table lamp, crafted in France in the late 70s and paired with a newly lampshade handmade in Belgium. The lamp's graceful feminine ...
Ceramic
Chic Gourd Shaped Table Lamp with Custom White Parchment Shade
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic gourd shaped table lamp with custom white parchment shade. The shade itself is 8 in. diameter at top x 10 in. diameter at bottom x 7 in. tall.
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Large White Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Large white two-part ceramic table lamp. Lampshade not included... Shown lampshade measures: 13.25" height x 9" top diameter x 18" bottom diameter.
Ceramic
Modern Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Art pottery ceramic table lamp... shade not included. Measures: Lamp base 29.75" height x 7.5" diameter
Ceramic
Artisan Cream Ceramic Object with Pre-Drilled Base for Lamp Conversion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A hand crafted artisan ceramic object with cream colored glaze, pre-drilled to be made into a table lamp. Discover the refined beauty of this handcrafted artisan ceramic object, grac...
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculptural Round Lamp, Creme
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Ceramic Origin: 48 Dimensions: 13" DIA. X 19"H Quantity: 1 available Type: Table Lamp Each ceramic piece is handmade and individually fired. Slight variations may occur d...
Ceramic
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 34 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Large Modernist White Glazed Vase Jar Center Piece Focal point Decorative Modern
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Modernist White Glazed Vase Jar Center Piece Focal point Decorative Modern. The simplicity of the lines in modernism pieces between the 1900 and 1940 Is unbeatable. This piece ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
White Crystaline Porcelain Bottler Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant sculptural vessel crafted from premium porcelain with a distinctive crystalline glaze finish. The bottle form features a refined silhouette with a subtle neck and generous...
Porcelain
Chic Gourd Shaped Table Lamp with Custom White Parchment Shade
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic gourd shaped table lamp with custom white parchment shade. The shade itself is 8 in. diameter at top x 10 in. diameter at bottom x 7 in. tall.
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
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.