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Expanded trade between Europe and East Asia, starting in the 16th century, led to a booming market for exported goods, particularly furniture. This was bolstered by the establishment of the Dutch and English East India Companies at the beginning of the 17th century. From folding screens and chairs to lacquer tables and silver, Chinese Export furniture was in demand and regularly copied and imitated, leading to styles like chinoiserie and Chinese Chippendale.

The expansion of exporting that had strengthened the arts during the Ming dynasty continued into the Qing dynasty era — Chinese designers made many furniture pieces specifically for export, resulting in distinctive designs that mixed traditional techniques with forms appealing to foreign buyers. For instance, cabinetmakers in Canton (modern-day Guangzhou) were prolific in crafting hardwood furniture for export in European styles that involved the expert joinery techniques of Chinese furniture. Designs for Chinese Export porcelain, cabinets, decorative objects and other furniture were often more ornately adorned than they would be for a local audience, such as with mother-of-pearl overlays or surfaces featuring lavish pictorial scenes or gold on black motifs. Some were even commissioned by wealthy European families to be adorned with their coat of arms.

Because lacquer furniture was especially prized, and the resin used to create it was difficult to import as it would harden during the long voyage, artisans in China and Japan exported numerous lacquer pieces. Long before lacquer made its way to Japan, the Chinese treated the material differently. They used it to create smooth, glossy surfaces, but also for carving, an art that began in the 12th century and is exclusively Chinese. These pieces are called cinnabar lacquer after the powdered mercury sulfide (cinnabar) employed to produce their characteristic red hue. A popular form for export was a compact cabinet with drawers, usually displayed on a small table. Undecorated furniture built in Europe was also shipped to China to be lacquered. The international exchange of design would influence furniture into the 19th century and later, informing styles such as Art Deco and Art Nouveau.

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Style: Chinese Export
Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890
Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Rose Quartz Lamp, circa 1890

Located in Norwood, NJ

19th century antique Chinese hand-carved and polished translucent rose quartz carving of a standing Guanyin with phoenix bird, mounted on a carved green quartz plinth. Mounted as a l...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Quartz, Bronze

Pair of Samson Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair of Samson Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair of Samson Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

Baluster form decorated with a central crest with overall reds, greens and blues.

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1890s French Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Lamps
Early 20th Century Chinese Lamps

Early 20th Century Chinese Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fabulous pair of early 20th century hardstone Chinese figural lamps. The finials are jade and come with the original silk shades. They measure 12 1/2 inches high with the base and 11...

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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Stone

Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp
Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp

Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style porcelain table lamp with Imari style floral decoration on round wood base.

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20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp
Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp

Chinese White And Gray Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style (20th Century) white and grey trimmed porcelain table lamp with floral design on black wood base. Ships without a shade

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Mid-19th century Chinese export porcelain Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Very good quality with foo lion handles; panel molded body with linen fold top. Perfection for this f...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Samson Style Armorial Lamps
Pair Samson Style Armorial Lamps

Pair Samson Style Armorial Lamps

By Edmé Samson

Located in Lambertville, NJ

An elegant pair of French porcelain Samson style Armorial decorated table lamps. These are marked "Made in France" on the underside attributing ...

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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp
Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Located in Norwood, NJ

Chinese 19th century porcelain vase converted as a lamp. Hand painted with a bird amongst a fruit tree with fruit, branches and leaves. A celadon ground and decorated with applied fo...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp
Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp

Chinese Style Porcelain Imari Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese style porcelain table lamp with Imari style floral decoration on round wood base. Ships without a shade

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Pair of 19th Century Cloisonné Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Cloisonné Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Cloisonné Lamps

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a lovely pair of cloisonné turquoise lamps painted overall with colorful figures and images, situated on pierced rosewood bases, 19th century.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Porcelain Fish Motif, Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Porcelain Fish Motif, Early 20th Century

Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Porcelain Fish Motif, Early 20th Century

Located in Queens, NY

"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a porcelain vase intricately painted with orange fish swimming amidst green plant life framed by colorful geometric bands a...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

More Views Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jar Table L
More Views Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jar Table L

More Views Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Jar Table L

Located in Pomona, CA

A vintage famille rose porcelain table lamp from the mid-20th century with fairies and landscaping design. Born in China during the mid-20th century, this vintage famille rose porcel...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Famille rose Ginger jars / lamps
Pair Famille rose Ginger jars / lamps

Pair Famille rose Ginger jars / lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

Pair late 19th Century Famille Rose Ginger jar / lamps, each depicting mothers and children playing. Mounted on turned ebonized bases. Batch 82...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Ocher Glazed Vase with Incised Design and Gilt Metal Mounts
Chinese Porcelain Ocher Glazed Vase with Incised Design and Gilt Metal Mounts

Chinese Porcelain Ocher Glazed Vase with Incised Design and Gilt Metal Mounts

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This impressive Chinese porcelain vase is mounted with gilt metal fittings. The incised design features poppy, chrysanthemum, and prunus blossoms.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair C19th Rose Medallion vases / lamps
Pair C19th Rose Medallion vases / lamps

Pair C19th Rose Medallion vases / lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive and decorative pair of Chinese Celadon/ Rose medallion vases / lamps. Each with a light green ground, inset panels depicting classical oriental scene and gilded liz...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Gilt Metal Mounted Vase as Table Lamp
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Gilt Metal Mounted Vase as Table Lamp

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Gilt Metal Mounted Vase as Table Lamp

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is a lovely Chinese Famille Rose vase decorated with a centralized scene depicting Classic Chinese figures and floral motif, electrified as a lamp and ensconced in ornate gilt m...

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1860s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Large Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Large Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases / lamps. Each with wonderful bold classical Cantonese birds, flower, butterflies in Green, white and pink, inset hand painted panels depicting exotic birds and scenes of various courtiers, scholars, women and children. Mounted on carved gilt wood stands. We can convert the vases to lamps...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp
Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Antique Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Vase As Lamp

Located in Norwood, NJ

Chinese 19th century porcelain blue and white vase converted as a lamp. Hand painted with Chinese figures in a courtyard setting with a light celadon ground and decorated with applie...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Carved Fluorite Table Lamp, Chinese Export, Wood Base, Circa 1930
Carved Fluorite Table Lamp, Chinese Export, Wood Base, Circa 1930

Carved Fluorite Table Lamp, Chinese Export, Wood Base, Circa 1930

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The stone bodies of this type of interior illuminated lamp are often referred to as quartz, jadeite or even jade but are in fact of the fluorite family, a softer sone more easily car...

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1930s Southeast Asian Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Quartz

Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps
Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps

Large Pair of Antique Rose Medallion / Cantonese Vases / Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality pair of bulbous shaped 19th century Chinese rose medallion/ vases / lamps. Having wonderful bold colours, the scenes depicting classical interior scenes, gilded ...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Century Chinese Vases / Lamps
Pair Century Chinese Vases / Lamps

Pair Century Chinese Vases / Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very decorative pair of 20th Century Chinese porcelain vases / lamps. Each with blue coloured classical motif decoration boarders and Deer head handles, inset hand painted panels ...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Figural Vase Table Lamps Early 20c ROC
Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Figural Vase Table Lamps Early 20c ROC

Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Figural Vase Table Lamps Early 20c ROC

Located in Richmond, CA

A matching mirror pair of antique Chinese early 20th century famille rose figural rouleau vase turned into lamps. The finely painted decorations depict a scene of a general looking u...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese 19th Century Sang Du Bouf Vase or Lamp
Chinese 19th Century Sang Du Bouf Vase or Lamp

Chinese 19th Century Sang Du Bouf Vase or Lamp

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century Chinese Sang du Bouf porcelain vase / lamp. Having gilded ormolu mounts.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Double Gourd Ceramic Lamp
Large Chinese Double Gourd Ceramic Lamp

Large Chinese Double Gourd Ceramic Lamp

Located in London, GB

Large Chinese Double Gourd Ceramic Lamp on wooden base 20th Century. In good condition commensurate of age. Shade not included

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Gray Porcelain & Brass Base
20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Gray Porcelain & Brass Base

20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Gray Porcelain & Brass Base

Located in Queens, NY

"Chinese porcelain table lamp in a light gray hue and barrel shape on a wooden base with brass hardware. (Available in yellow: NWL2003) Ships without a shade."

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Chinese Celadon Porcelain Lamp with Figural Scene
19th Century Chinese Celadon Porcelain Lamp with Figural Scene

19th Century Chinese Celadon Porcelain Lamp with Figural Scene

Located in Queens, NY

"Asian Chinese style (19th Century) celadon porcelain lamp with blue figural scene and mounted on a round teak base and filigree cover. Ships without a shade"

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Teak

Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Orange Luster Porcelain, Gold Crane Design
Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Orange Luster Porcelain, Gold Crane Design

Antique Chinese Table Lamp, Orange Luster Porcelain, Gold Crane Design

Located in Queens, NY

"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) table lamp made from a round, orange, luster porcelain, lidded vase decorated with a gold crane design on one side an...

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Yellow Porcelain Barrel Design
20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Yellow Porcelain Barrel Design

20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamp, Yellow Porcelain Barrel Design

Located in Queens, NY

"Chinese porcelain table lamp in a pale yellow hue and barrel shape on a wooden base with brass hardware. (Available in gray: NWL2002) Ships without a shade."

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair Antique 19c Chinese Blue & White Prunus Blossom Vase Table Lamps Early 20c
Pair Antique 19c Chinese Blue & White Prunus Blossom Vase Table Lamps Early 20c

Pair Antique 19c Chinese Blue & White Prunus Blossom Vase Table Lamps Early 20c

Located in Richmond, CA

A matching pair of antique 19c Chinese blue and white vase of elongated barrel form, hand painted with sprays of prunus blossoms in reserve on cobalt blue ground, drilled four charac...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Off-White and Figurative Scene Porcelain Urn Table Lamp
Chinese Off-White and Figurative Scene Porcelain Urn Table Lamp

Chinese Off-White and Figurative Scene Porcelain Urn Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) table lamp made from an off-white, urn-shaped, porcelain vase depicting a joyful scene of gift-bearing children greeting elders in a pastoral Set...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese vases / lamps. Each with classical green ground, wonderful exotic floral decoration, butterflies and birds. The vases can be co...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green (Jadeite) Quartz Lamp
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green (Jadeite) Quartz Lamp

Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green (Jadeite) Quartz Lamp

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A Chinese carved quartz lamp mounted on a brass and a carved rosewood base. Presented with a pagoda shaped shade. The carved quartz is often referred to as Jadeite iis in fact from...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Quartz

Pair Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vases / Lamps, circa 1900
Pair Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vases / Lamps, circa 1900

Pair Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vases / Lamps, circa 1900

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very decorative pair of late 19th century Chinese Celadon porcelain two handled vases, each with embossed classical motif decoration. Mounted on faux Sienna marble plinths and wire...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinoiserie Style Figural Pottery Attendant Lamp
Chinoiserie Style Figural Pottery Attendant Lamp

Chinoiserie Style Figural Pottery Attendant Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Chinoiserie Style Figural Pottery Attendant Lamp 1960s Height: 26 in Width: 8 in Depth: 8 in Revel in the exotic allure of this Chinoiserie style figu...

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20th Century Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Pottery, Hardwood

Chinese Blue and White Prunus blossom vase/lamp, circa 1890.
Chinese Blue and White Prunus blossom vase/lamp, circa 1890.

Chinese Blue and White Prunus blossom vase/lamp, circa 1890.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An impressive late 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Prunus blossom vase/lamp, circa 1890 Batch 74 N/H

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Late 19th Century English Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Lamps

Two Antique Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Lamps

Located in London, GB

These antique lamps feature beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel bodies and fine French gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts. Each item is comprised of two light sockets, which are attached ...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Associated Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamps
Associated Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamps

Associated Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Mirror Black Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

Associated pair of 19th century Chinese porcelain mirror black lamps, circa 1880 Baluster Classic form. Both on old hardwood bases. Two similar age...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Bronze Asian Lamps Style of James Mont Pair
Bronze Asian Lamps Style of James Mont Pair

Bronze Asian Lamps Style of James Mont Pair

Located in New York, NY

Exquisite pair of bronze Asian lamps. These lamps are well designed, heavy and would look extra special in an Asian inspired room. James Mont styl...

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1940s Vintage Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Crackleware Vase / Lamp
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Crackleware Vase / Lamp

19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Crackleware Vase / Lamp

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive and decorative 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose crackelware vase / lamp. Having classical motif bronzed decoration, leaf and berry handles. Hand painted scenes dep...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Celadon porcelain Vase / lamp, circa 1860.
Chinese Celadon porcelain Vase / lamp, circa 1860.

Chinese Celadon porcelain Vase / lamp, circa 1860.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This exquisite Chinese Celadon vase from the early 19th century is remarkable for its unusual relief decoration, showcasing intricate motifs of flora and fauna. The vase is adorned w...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Export lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Chinese Export lighting made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and China pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include The Marbro Lamp Company, CANTON FAMILLE ROSE, Capodimonte, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $200 and tops out at $24,680 while the average work can sell for $2,406.