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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Color:  Gold
Pair of French Carcel Polished Bronze Table Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Pair of French Carcel Polished Bronze Table Lamps Rare pair of early 19th century polished and lacquered bronze table lamps attributed to ...
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19th Century French Charles X Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

A pair of gilt bronze empire column 19th C table lamps
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine pair of large-scale 19th Century table lamps in bronze and gilt bronze, finely chased details throughout.
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19th Century Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is a 19th century Famille rose vase lamp, it has been made in china circa 1880. The mount is in brass, and the porcelain in hand painted. USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE ...
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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

French Empire Style Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual petite size neoclassical style table or desk lamp, dark green reservoir encircled by bronze band raised on cloven hoof tripod feet over circular marble base. Later converted ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Qing Dynasty Cast-Bronze Table Lamps with Green Grass Cloth Shades
By Tu Qing Yun
Located in Austin, TX
This is an exceptional pair of 19th century Qing Dynasty table or desk lamps! They are cast-bronze -- a teal blue-green color with black undertones ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of Ormolu Candelabras in Louis XV Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of candelabras with two branches of light each in gilt and sculpted bronze. Their decor is inspired by Rocaille motifs of asymmetrical foliage that coils upward, creating a live...
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1860s French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of lamps in porcelain of Paris and gilded bronze. Circa 1850.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in Paris porcelain and bronze, baluster shaped and red and green in color, the red part decorated with crests, the green part decorated with scraps of ribbons. Base and...
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Late 19th Century Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pairs of lamps in metal and silvered bronze. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pairs of lamps in metal and silvered bronze, baluster shaped, decorated with an openwork grille, a decorative key and a gadroon in the upper part. Finely beaded frieze in the central...
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Late 19th Century Antique Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze

French Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A large French Louis XVI gilt bronze three arm Bouillotte lamp with a large tole painted black adjustable shade, adjustable acanthus wrapped arms, a fluted column with a detailed and...
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Early 1800s French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Blue and White Faience Bronze-Mounted Lamps Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning of pair of blue and white bronze-mounted lamps, wired for US, circa 1880. Total height with the shades / 22".
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Pair of French Purple Marble and Bronze Lamps with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Toronto, ON
This pair of lamps are a fine example of the period they were manufactured in. The breccia marble and exceptional Ormolu are in beautiful condition. These lamps have been carefully r...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Pair of Kerosene Lamps with Birds in Chinese Style
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of French antique kerosene lamps. The bronze paunch is decorated with birds on branches and flowers in Chinese style. What makes these lamps stun...
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze Early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of medium to large proportions, now converted to a Stunning Pair of Electric T...
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19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century, French Gilt Bronze Buillotte Lamp
Located in IT
19th Century, French Gilt Bronze Buillotte Lamp This elegant table lamp model buillotte was made in France in the early nineteenth century, classic taste with decorative elements Em...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Silenus Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
19th century Grand Tour patinated bronze figure statue of Silenus, The God of Wine. - Identical to that found in Herculaneum. An Greek mythology, Silenus was the tutor...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Classical Louis XV style gilt bronze table lamp 19th Century France The perfect piece to add a touch of luxury and glamour to a tablescape, very fine quality, hand finished details, ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

This exquisite pair of Empire four light Candelabras with Cornucopia Motif
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of Empire four light Candelabras with winged maiden standing on a globe with a rooster mount surmounted on a square bases are fabulous pair! Burning cornucopi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19TH Century Dore' Bronze Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine bronze urn with a stepped up marble base, now electrified. An excellent desk top or night stand, or accent piece . The urn with marble base is 12" tall
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19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Mid 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A large pair of mid 19th century bronze & ormolu candlesticks, having urn-shaped sconces above acanthus scroll decorated tapering stems above scrolled legs ending on triform platform...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Porcelain Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps by Gagneau Paris XIXth Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large Japanese Porcelain Cone Shape Vases with Imari decoration Important mounts in ormolu and gilded metal, the base decorated with a laurel wreath, the upper part of falling leaves and a frieze of knotted ribbon. The mounts signed Gagneau, 115 R. Lafayette. Circa 1860 With their original aluminium bulb cover and original gilding Vase it self Height 47 cm The Gagneau Company is one of the most famous lighting factories in Paris in the nine-teenth century, established in 1800 at 25 rue d'Enghien in Paris and later at 115 rue de Lafayette. She has participated in many exhibitions throughout this century. She began in 1819 with the Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie and later participated in the Universal Exhibitions where she was part of the jury in the category of art bronzes (class 25) at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares, from where they went to the for-eign trading outposts at Nagasaki. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, after kaolin was discovered in 1616. A popular legend attributes the discovery to an immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-Pyeong (1579–1655), although most historians consider this doubtful. After the discovery, some kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as Early Imari, or "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century, there were also many Chinese refugees in northern Kyushu due to the turmoil in China, and it is said that one of them brought the overglaze enamel coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-Kutani, Imari, and later Kakiemon, which are sometimes taken as a wider group of Imari wares. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market.Kutani Ware is characterized by vivid green, blue, purple, yellow and red colors in bold designs of landscapes and nature. Blue and white porcelain pieces continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are ac-cordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon-style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Kakiemon was characterized by crisp lines, and bright blue, red and green designs of dramatically stylized floral and bird scenes. Imari achieved its technical and aes-thetic peak in the Kakiemon style, and it dominated the European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. The Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century, using underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold enamels, and later additional colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe when the Chinese kilns at Jingdezhen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government halted trade in 1656–1684. Ex-ports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, and in Europe the des-ignation "Imari porcelain" connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China resumed export to Europe, since Imari was not able to compete against Chinese products due to high labor costs. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon styles were already so popular among Eu-ropeans that the Chinese export porcelain copied both, a type known as Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meissen and English potteries such as Johnson Bros. and (Royal) Crown Derby, also imitated the Imari and Kakiemon styles. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe.Thus, in the western world today, two kinds of true Japanese Imari can...
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

French Napoleon III 19th Ctr. Ormolu Table Lamp
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Napoleon III 19th century ormolu table lamp with two light sources. Height to top: 77 cm. Circular base and tapered central support mounted with gilt bronze grapes and foliate...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair Of French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Greek Revival st. Grand Tour Period Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps, possibly by Barbedienne. The pair of lamps are rai...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze, Ormolu, And Marble Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and black Belgian marble lamps possibly by F. Barbedienne. Each lamp is raised on an...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair Of French 19th Century Louis Philippe Period Crystal Candlestick Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most decorative pair of French 19th century Louis Philippe period Patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Crystal candlestick lamps. Each candlestick mounted into a lamp is raise...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Late 19th century French Empire Bronze Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th century French empire candlesticks with three lights converted into table lamps
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Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Bronze Candlestick Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the allure of the past with this pair of 19th-century French bronze candlesticks, thoughtfully transformed into radiant lamps. Electrified with ...
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19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style French Dore Bronze Mounted Baccarat Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 19th Century Louis XVI Style French Dore Bronze Mounted Baccarat Swirling Crystal Table Lamps. Each piece is beautiful with the finest and mo...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze

French 19th Century Bronze Candlestick Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
French 19th century electrified bronze candlestick lamp fitted with box pleat silk lampshade.
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19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Gilded Bronze Candlesticks with Saint Decoration, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of 19th century Louis XVI style carved and chased gilt bronze pikes-cierges, mounted as lamp bases. The fluted baluster base is punctuated by small cushions at mid-height, and...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Palace Size Antique Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Column Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Impressive, oversize, Baccarat quality diamond cut crystal and gilt bronze Neoclassical style table lamp. 19th Century France Circular diamond cut crystal column with finely fluted g...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Antique 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Wedgewood Urn Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of Antique 19th Century French Dore Bronze and Wedgewood Urn Lamps. Shades Not included.
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Adjustable Cast Iron Caged Table Lamp (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique adjustable industrial caged table lamp with cast iron base, bronze centerpiece and original fabric cord. The arm adjusts at any ang...
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1880s American Industrial Antique Table Lamps

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Iron, Bronze

Nice Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Six-Light Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A nice pair of late 19th century gilt bronze six light candelabra Each with finely designed bodies and round bases, issuing five scrolling branches and a central stem.
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair Charles X Empire Period Gilt, Patinated Bronze Candelabra Lamps, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Fine quality pair of Charles X period gilt and patinated bronze candelabra lamps. Each having a central hand chiselled gilt bronze ca...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century, Pair of French Carcel Lamps
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century, Pair of French Carcel Lamps. French victorian styled from 19th century napoleonic era
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Mid-19th Century French High Victorian Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of 19th C Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enamel Vases Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th century Japanese Meiji Bronze Champleve and Cloisonne Enameled Vases Mounted as Lamps. Very rare pair. 8" x 8" x Adjustable height 21" to 24"H.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Superb F. Barbidienne Gilt, Patinated Bronze Napoleon III Figural Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
fine antique Napoleon III period signed F. Barbidienne gilt and patinated bronze, carved slate four light lamp with mythological creatures and classical Grecian maidens. circa 1870 ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Lamps

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Slate, Bronze

Bronze Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade, French, circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze two light bouillotte lamp with original patina and red tole painted shade with black and green accents. The exterior paint on the shade is original, the interior of the shade ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze, Tin

Pair of Edwardian Corinthian Bronze Column Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Pair of Corinthian Column Table Lamps. These classic column lamps feature a beautiful and decorative feathered capital and a detailed tiered base. The pair are quality and heavy bronze table lamps and are In very good condition & working order. Rewired with Bronze 3core Twisted Silk Flex. Wired inline with UK law standards. Please check that the wiring is compliant in your country. Bronze BC...
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Mid-19th Century Edwardian Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th century Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Bronze vases / lamps. Having wonderful classical Embossed decoration with inset panels depicting mythi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century French Neo-Greek Classical Bronze Lamp by Henry Cahieux
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A 19th century French Neo-Greek Classical bronze lamp by Henry Cahieux probably cast by the Barbedienne foundry, Paris and inscribed Hy Cahieux, 21.5cm...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Mid-19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Candlestick Lamps
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Mid-19th Century bronze & ormolu Candlesticks having reeded sconces above leaf scrolled reeded tapering stems with leaf scroll & lion’s paw triform bases.
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Henry Dasson Candelabras as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous pair of incredible six arm Henry Dasson gilt bronze candelabra now as electrified lamps. Original bronze dore gold is in great condition. Henry Dasson is considered one of t...
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1880s French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Empire Style Seven-Light Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Seven-Light Candelabra. These palatial sized candelabra date to the First Empire period. As becoming of ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Lamps

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

Pair of Lamps in Japanese Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of vase shape lamps in Japanese porcelain. Brown background decor and stylized motifs of flowers, foliage and birds in blue, yellow and red tones. Two white background large ca...
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1880s Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Famille Rose Chinese Table Lamp with Louis XVI Style Bronze Dore Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning 19th century famille rose porcelain lamp adorned with intricate Louis XVI style bronze dore mounts. With florals and roosters. Two sockets with pull chains. Vase itself is...
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1890s Chinese Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Ormolu Candelabra Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze and ormolu candelabra lamps possibly by Henri Picard. Each e...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Beautiful Gilt Bronze and White Marble Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of gilt bronze and marble candelabras on square decorative marble bases. Each holds three candles on floral designed stems surrounded by decorative foliage. The marb...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze

Cloisonné Table Lamp on Bronze, China 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Cloisonné table lamp on bronze China circa 1880 Original a vase it has been rewired as a table lamp around 1900, with its original ceramic lamp holder ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Japanese Bronze Dragon Chasing the Bird Table Lamps
Located in Lincoln, GB
A beautiful pair of Japanese bronze oil lamps from c.1880 now converted to electricity. Finely cast and detailed bronze with high relief impressive dragons, kites, birds, trees an...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

True Pair of French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze & Porphyry Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and very high quality true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period patinated bronze, verdigris ormolu and Porphyry candelabra lamps. Each six arm lamp is raised by a square Porphyry base with a striking wrap around berried laurel ormolu band and exceptional richly chased swaging blooming flower garlands encasing the circular Porphyry support. At the center are charming verdigris cherubs sitting on patinated bronze rocks...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three light. Bouillotte lamp, with an adjustable tole, painted shade, three adjustable arms, fluted column, and a pierced basket base. Di...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze

Beautiful Table Lamp in Opaline Glass and Bronze, Provenance Baron Bonde
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful table lamp in opaline glass and patinated and partly gilt bronze. Originally a oil lampe and later converted för electricity. Provenance Baron Bonde at Ericbergs Castle in ...
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Mid-19th Century European Louis Philippe Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835
By Thomas Messenger
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Silvered Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835. English William IV period, bronze table lamp by the Birmin...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Mounted Granite Urns Mounted as Lamps, Louix Xvl Style
Located in Stockholm, SE
An attractive pair of granite urns mounted with gilt bronze decorations. The urns are electrified and mounted as lamps. The bronzes are of good quality as well as the granite urns.  
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Granite, Bronze

Pair Antique French Bronze D' Ore Bouillotte Lamps, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French bronze d' ore bouillotte lamps, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of French Napoleon III Canton Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of French gilt bronze-mounted Canton porcelain lamps. The bodies are decorated with polychrome cartouches of Chinese court scenes, flowers, fruits, butterflies etc. France circ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Bronze, Marble, & Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble lamps. Each lamp is raised by a striking octagonal Rouge Griotte ma...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Lamps

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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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