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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Hollywood Regency
Style: Chinese Export
Hollywood Regency Style Vintage White Glass Dome Brass Mushroom Table Lamp 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood Regency Style vintage table lamp from white glass and brass details dome mushroom like 1970s. A beautiful vintage table lamp with a white glass dome and brass details mush...
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Marble Urn Table Lamp with Raffia Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super Cool Marble Urn Form Table lamp with custom Raffia Lamp Shade. Really Great Design and will be a lovely addition to your interiors.
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1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Marble

Mid Century Modern Chinese Abacus Table Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Chinese abacus table lamp in hardwood with an ebonized counting frame and brass accents. Used for centuries in the Near East. This particular lamp is...
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1960s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair of Hollywood Regency Standing Buddha Table Lamps by Westwood
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of standing Buddha table lamps in original gilded finish by Westwood Lamp Co., circa 1950s. Shades are shown for proportion and scale and are not included. Height to top of ...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

White Calla Lily Lamp, Murano Glass, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare fleur-de-lys lamp in Murano glass, designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s. Structure in silver metal composed of a white cut crystal in the shape of a fleur-de-l...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Chinese famille rose floral and bird porcelain lamp. Pink, green and teal colors on a white background. Lamp sits on a carved wooden ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Italian Victorian Porcelain Cherub Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Victorian style porcelain lamp with four cupid who are reading a book. With the original lampshade. Height 24.4" - 62 cm. Diameter 12.2"...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950s American White and Gold Hydrangea Table Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare 1950s American Hydrangea table lamp. The gold painted leaves and flower stems housed within a golden pot, each of the three off white Hydrangea flower heads has a wonderful cr...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Jean Claude Mahey Set of Desk & Table Lamp in Lacquered Wood & Brass, 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass + Table Lamp, Paris, France, 1970s. This is a wonderful desk / table / vanity table in lacquered wood and brass by designer Jean C...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Italian Brass Pineapple Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Italian brass pineapple lamp on carved wood base. Good original condition, patina from age and use. Good overall condition. Measures 24" to top of fin...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Hollywood Regency white Onyx Marble Light Base Table Light, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: onyx marble light base stand Origin: Italy Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage light base element is made of high quality onyx marb...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Onyx, Marble, Metal

Pair of 1970s Hollywood Regency Art Glass and Gilt Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of monumental table lamps created in the early 1970s in the style of Carl Falkenstein, Marbro and Rembrandt lighting. The ultimate in midcentury ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf, Brass

Hollywood Regency Lattice Ginger Jar Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun pair of glazed ceramic ginger jar table lamps. Classic ginger jar shape for your interiors and table tops. Just add finials and shades of your choice.
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1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of 20th Century Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps with Birds of Paradise and Vines
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of vintage Chinese table lamps, crafted in porcelain sometime during the 20th century. Designed in a traditional ginger jar shap...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Exquisite Pair of Large Belgian Brass Eagle Sculptured Table Lamps for DeKnudt
Located in Voorburg, NL
Beautiful Pair of very Large and Solid Brass Mid Century Table Lamps from the ‘70s produced by DeKnudt in Belgium which craftsmanship is renowned for its quality and beauty. Still in...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Murano Mazzega Lamp, Orange Murano Blown Glass, Italy, 1960
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Murano mazzega lamp designated and produced in italy in the 1960s. 4 crystal plates made of orange blown murano glass are distributed in square, supported by a golden metal structure...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Hollywood Regency Space Age Accent Table Sculpture Lamps in Chrome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of striking & chic tubular table lamps made by Designline. These feature heavy all brass construction with nickel & chrome plating. Nice warm accent lighting. Takes one standa...
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2010s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Pair of Good Quality 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese / rose Medallion vases, each having the classical green ground with pink floral decoration, pierced blue handles to either ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Cream Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps by Zonca, Italy, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Pair of Italian Hollywood Regency table lamps with a body of cream shiny porcelain in the shape of an ostrich egg, encased by an ...
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Italian Murano Glass Shade and Brass Table Lamp by VeArt
Located in Carimate, Como
Iconic pair of large 1970s Murano glass shade table lamps. As can be seen from pictures, the metal and glass are in good structural condition, with the glass showing a typical colori...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Decorative Chinese Flying Foo Dogs Carved Wooden Base Table Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a beautiful pair of flow blue Chinese...
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1960s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fruitwood

Regency Geometric Table Lamp by BD Lumica, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and rare cubic lamp bd lumica whose design is attributed to willy rizzo, produced in italy in the 1970s. Unique lamp by its structure. Design object that will il...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Hollywood Regency Table Accent Lamps Patinated Brass After Mastercraft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of striking & chic tubular table lamps made by Designline. These feature heavy all brass construction. Nice warm accent lighting. Takes one standard bulb. Cord is very long wi...
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2010s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel

Brass Table Lamps Hollywood Regency, 1970s, Usa
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set Brass classic table lamps, comes with matching Shades. 1970s in a Hollywood Regency style.
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Hollywood Regency Obelisk Table Lamps by Stiffel Att. to Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of obelisk form table lamps made by Stiffel, design attributed to Tommi Parzinger. The lamps are both in very good, original, clean and working condition, showing only...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colourful antique Chinese porcelain vase, depicting a traditional Chinese scene with exotic birds and landscape, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Hardwood, Porcelain, Linen

Pair of Chic Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Pair of stunning metal burl wood look table lamps with a very 'chic' look. The lamps come with their original lamp shades. Each lamp has one lightpoint (E27 socket) 1980s - ...
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1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal

Antique Chinese Black Cloisonné Table Lamp with Floral Motif, China, circa 1890
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Offered is a stunning, 19th century cloisonné table lamp with a floral and bird motif. Rested upon decorative wooden stand. US PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BU...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Serge Roche Glazed Ceramic Table Floor Lamp
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For full item description click on continue reading at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Serge Roche Glazed Ceram...
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen, Cut Glass Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare Oscar Torlasco lamp was designated and produced in Italy in the 1970s. This unique object is composed of carved crystals and a golden structure. An object that will...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Crystal

Pair of Hollywood Regency Glam Table Sculpture Accent Lamps in Gold & Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of striking & chic tubular table lamps made by Designline. These feature heavy brass and nickel construction. Nice warm accent lighting. Takes one standard bulb. Cord is very ...
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2010s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel

Hollywood Regency Table Lamps Ceramic Beige and Gold Brass a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid Century 1970s Hollywood Regency glamorous and luxorious table lamp The lamp has an egg-shaped belly made of porcelain and a square foot The belly rests on a brass stem and thee ...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Mushroom Table Lamp in Grey Murano Glass, 1970s
Located in HEILOO, NL
Beautiful mouth-blown glass table lamp made of Murano glass from the 1970s. attributed to Gambaro e Poggi for Vetri. The glass has different shades of gray swirled glass which ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Tubular Lamp by Murano Mazzega, Opaque Glass, Italy, 1960
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful, large and rare tubular lamp designated and produced by murano mazzega in the 1960s in italy. Blown murano glass, chrome metal base. ...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Crystal

Large Pair of Rose Medallion 19th Century Vases or Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century Chinese rose medallion / Cantonese vases / lamps. Each having classical Chinese scenes of people in gardens and on verandas...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Ceramic Cushions Globe Table Lamp 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this very unusual Table lamp. White in the shape of a cushion Ceramic base, comes with tassels on the corners. On top a Satin white Globe. Unique piece.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of Nickel Plated Greek Key Design Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible Pair of Nickel Plated Greek Key Design Lamps, American, circa 1940s. These pieces show excellent attention to detail with fine casting and original custom finials. They ha...
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1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Nickel

1960's Hollywood Regency Brass Barley Twist Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Hollywood Regency style table lamps, unbranded. Made of solid brass with a candlestick shape, distinctive barley twist design, and a brass base. Has a removable metal harp and decorative brass filigree finial. Single standard bulb socket...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1930s Silver Leaf Obelisk Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of silver leaf Obelisk lamps, American, circa 1930s. They exhibit wonderful patina and wear to the silver leafing, beautifully exposing some of the Chinese Red color underlayer ...
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1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Wood, Glass

Pair Rembrandt Masterpieces Parzinger Style Brass Candlestick Torch Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Pair of Rembrandt Lamp Company "Masterpieces" brass torch table lamps with white milk glass shades. Featuring tapered cylindrical candlestick stems, ornamental crown design, period milk glass shades (5H x 6D top) with round balanced plated brass and cast iron weighted base. Classic. Timeless. Statement lighting. Rembrandt Masterpieces...
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1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass, Iron

Brass Lotus Lamp in Verdigris Patina
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass lotus table lamp in verdigris patina attributed to Feldman Lighting Co. Shade not included.
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage Set Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two very nice brass table lamps comes with new red shades. Switch on the cord. Sleek design. Signed ATD.
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1970s Dutch Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hollywood Regency Solid Brass Drum Shape Table Lamps, Neoclassical Style
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Hollywood Regency Solid Brass Drum shape table lamps, Neoclassical Style Brass, Steel 30.5 H x 6.5 Dia 2 x e26 edison base sockets needs rewiring / shades not in...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

George Bullio Pair of Lucite Table Lamps Blue and Clear
Located in Miami, FL
A very good quality pair of George Bullio lucite table lamps designed and crafted with great details. Very pleasing blue colored lucite frame on top and bottom with crystal clear lucite blocks. Chrome stand to hold the bulb and shade. Refined and clean look. This pair of George Bullio lucite table lamps would fit well in Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist, Postmodern, Modern or Contemporary styled rooms. Measures: 31" High (top of finial) x 15" W x 9 1/4" D George Bullio also designed the stacked lucite lamps, skyscraper lamps, stacked triangle lamps...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Chrome

Maison Jansen Attibuted Hollywood Regency Style French Table Lamp
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Iconic and refined French table lamp; the elegant, hexagonal-section base is made of black lacquered wood and grows in height, at its top is a turned brass support on which rests a flattened sphere at the poles made of enameled metal, above the sphere is another brass support on which is housed the lamp holder. The design of the lamp is sumptuous but very proportionate, with a flashy but elegant decorative effect, right in the "Hollywood Regency" style. The lamp was created in Paris between 1970 and 1975; after carefully examining its manufacture and the materials used, we carried out careful and painstaking research and can attribute it with good certainty to the Maison Jansen, a French company that is an international emblem of luxurious style. In 1880, at the height of the Belle Époque, Jean-Henri Jansen emigrated from Holland to open a furniture store on Rue Royale in Paris. Maison Jansen was a success from the start. The shopkeeper was immediately impressed with his lavish, detailed window displays and unique approach to selling furniture within ten years Maison Jansen was no longer a store but a rapidly expanding design company with a wealthy and loyal clientele, clients he would retain for nearly a century. It was one of the most famous and influential interior decorating houses of the 20th century, frequented by royal families, high society figures, national leaders, and other luminaries of elite society. It was one of the first properly global design firms, one of the most influential voices of the twentieth century, an excellence that helped establish the Jansen style as an undisputed protagonist of design history. The genius of the company lay in its extraordinary ability to retrieve striking forms, colors, and materials from the past. The most sought-after pieces reflected the influence of past design, from the Louis XIV style to the Louis XVI style, from the Directoire era to imperial suggestions. In 1929, upon Jansen's death, the firm continued to expand its presence in the world under the leadership of Stèfan Boudin, Jansen's loyal collaborator; Stéphane Boudin was succeeded, after his death in 1967, by longtime collaborator and colleague Pierre Delbée, whose residence in Paris was world-famous as the pinnacle of Jansen's lush aesthetic, continued to represent the firm in its best designs until 1979, when the firm changed hands. The business did not last long after his departure, and Maison Jansen closed its doors in 1989, more than a century after its founding. Throughout its operation, Maison Jansen had very prestigious clients and commissions: William III of Holland, Alfonso XII of Spain, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Rockefellers, Elsie de Wolfe, Nancy Astor's granddaughter Nancy Lancaster, American millionaire Henry Channon, the Kennedys and Coco Chanel, the restoration of the White House, including the famous Red Room, during John Kennedy's administration, furnishing of Lady Olive Baillie's Leeds Castle...
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Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Large Hollywood Regency Baroque Plaster Lamps by Marge Carson c. 1960s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This pair of Marge Carsons Hollywood Regency Baroque lamps have that Dorothy Draper Greenbrier Hotel Grand Lobby WOW factor. To say these pla...
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1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Plaster

Ceramic Elephant Planter Table Lamp
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage ceramic elephant table lamp features a planter basin and a cute character riding on his head. Good vintage condition with imperf...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of White Draped Plaster and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous pair of white draped plaster and satin brass table lamps in the style of John Dickinson. Newly rewired and new vanilla linen shades...
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

1950s Gold and Silver Painted Porcelain Tassel Table Lamp
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Gold and Silver Painted Porcelain Tassel Table Lamp Needs rewiring Height to top of washer underneath finial Hairline cracks in glazing on ...
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1950s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Large Column Table Lamp in Hollywood Regency Style by Herda Netherlands, 1970s
Located in Herentals, BE
This beautiful sleek brass table lamp is equipped with a new, custom lampshade in jacquard fabric. The lamp is equipped with 1 E 27 fitting, gold-coloured cord, gold-coloured on an...
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1970s Dutch Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Brass

Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp with Flower Decor, Midcentury / Hollywood Regency
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative handmade ceramic table lamp with rose decor. Gold colored wooden base. Baluster shape and brass detail at the top. Beautiful ...
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1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Large Scale English Brass Urn Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale English brass urn lamps, England, circa 1940s. They retain their wonderful original distressed patina to the brass. They have been rewired ...
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1940s English Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Beautiful Table Lamp in Murano Glass and Gilt Bronze
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful table lamp in Murano Glass and gilded bronze leaves. Height 67 cm. Width 16 cm. Depth 16 cm. Weight 8 kg.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Bronze, Brass

Vintage Hollywood Regency Onyx Marble Light Base Table Light, Italy, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Impressive large onyx marble light base stand Origin: Italy Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage light base element is made of high quality onyx marble standing on a nice shaped tulip formed base element. The origin of this one of a kind light stand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Onyx, Marble, Metal

Hollywood Regency, Pink Alabaster, Marbro Lamp
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Large, Asian influenced, solid pink alabaster lamp with pierced, faux armatures, matching foot and finial. The whole atop a veneered, wood base. Ma...
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Agate

Sculptural Hollywood Regency Polished Bronze Pineapple Table Lamp Bedside Light
Located in Miami, FL
Small Hollywood Regency sculptural polished bronze pineapple table lamp or Bedside Table Light. Has a felt cover to the base. Designed in the Style of the Frensh Artist Maison Charl...
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze

Maison Jansen Style Brass, Ostrich Egg Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass stylized palm tree form lamps topped with a genuine ostrich egg. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W max.
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

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Brass

Hollywood Regency Monumental Briar / Burl Wood Table Lamp Base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Hollywood regency monumental Briar / Burl wood table lamp Italy 1970s Fabric lampshade not included H 46 cm x 40 x 12 cm without lampshade Conditions: very good consisten...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps

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Wood

Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs

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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