Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
Ceiba Table Lamp
Located in Mérida, MX
The Ceiba Lamp embodies the essence of artisanal craftsmanship, meticulously crafted entirely by hand. Inspired by the sacred Tree of Life in the Yucatan Peninsula, renowned as the C...
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2010s Mexican Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Pair Of Tall Gilt Bronze Altar Candlestick Lamps as Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Pair of Antique Altar Candle Sticks which have been electrified and shaded. Pair of tall, tripod footed lamps, with bobeche and single bu...
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19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Other
Antique Art Pottery Stoneware Dalton Lambeth Oil Lamp Signed Edith Lupton 1884
Located in Portland, OR
An exhibition quality Doulton Lambeth stoneware Aesthetic Movement oil lamp, Edith D Lupton, signed & dated 1884.
This very fine & large oil lamp was d...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1880 Longwy Aesthetic Movement, Eastlake Converted Gas Newel Post Table Lamp
Located in Mississauga, CA
Stunning original 1880s converted gas newel post. This is the largest we have ever had in over 40 years as an antique lighting dealer. Original porcelain inserts are attributed to Lo...
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1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1880s Converted Gas Bronze Eastlake Newel Post Light Attributed to Thackera
Located in Mississauga, CA
Incredible Eastlake / Aesthetic Movement converted gas newel post light with honeycomb and ring center body. This gem in made in the style of Thackera / Oxley Enos and Giddings which...
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1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Unique Pair of Faux Rosewood Clarinet Form Table Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Faux rosewood base. Clarinet body. 37 3/4" h x 5 1/2" diameter.
Condition
Good condition. We recommend all lighting be rewired.
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1970s European Vintage Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Large Scale Meiji Japanese Bronze Table Lamp W/ Floral Candelabra Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese, circa 1900.
A pair of antique Japanese bronze table lamps. The lamps feature a detailed body showcasing applied lotus blossom and bird motifs to center, traditional Japanese motifs throughout and good quality guardian handles to each.
These have a very unusual blossom floral and vine...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Papier Mache Vase as Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine back and two tone gold chinoiserie decorated papier mache vase, now as lamp. Beautifully painted.
Category
19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Lampe Onyx
Located in Nice, FR
onyx table lamp lit with two bulbs a white cotton lampshade this lamp can go very well on a desk on a chest of drawers on a console a bulb is placed inside the lamp to illuminate it....
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1980s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx
Mid Century Abstract Ceramic Lamp in Cerise An unusual shape
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Mid Century Abstract Ceramic Lamp in Cerise
An unusual shape with the light bulb concealed in the bottom of the lamp, this makes unusual and attractive patterns when lit
The lamp is...
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1960s Vintage Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Cast Iron and Brass Filigree Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Cast iron and brass filigree lamp. May have been originally gas. completely restored, metals cleaned, polished brass and iron freshly painted in a ...
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19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mediterranean Slag Stained Glass Bronze Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Slag glass and bronze lamp. Great proportion and balance. Nicely patinated. 3 Bulb function on individual pull chains for controlled ambiance and color control of slag panes. Lamp Fa...
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20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of plaster lamps, in the manner of Jean Michel Franck
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of plaster lamps, in the style of decorators from the 1940s, French decorators
They are accompanied by a custom-made straw lampshade.
All electrified
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21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Lamps, Murano Glass, Pebbles, 20th
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of Murano glass lamps, emerald color, similar to pebbles. They are mounted in lamps with a white lampshade. An E 27 base bulb.
Pair of very elegant lamps.The originality is the...
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20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Murano Lamps, Amethyst
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of lamps from Murano, Amethyst color.
The lamps are electrified and sold with their lampshade.
To please you, I can take care of the packaging for better transport security.
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20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jie Ceramics, Sweden
Located in London, GB
Unusual ceramic table lamp in cobalt blue and brown ceramic. The cobalt blue background has a high glaze and the climbing figures are in brown unglazed ceramic. This beautiful design...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios New York Student Lamp Signed Bronze Base and Artglass Globes
Located in Savannah, GA
Two bell shaped art glass signed iridescent shades are supported by an adjustable bronze two arm base with bell sockets. The twin paddle knob sockets are stamped GE CO. The base is s...
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Plaster Lamps, Cubist , moderniste
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of plaster lamps, cubist, XX th, work done at home, artist's creation. They sold with the lampshade. Base E 27.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Martin Brothers Early Stoneware Oil Lamp Base with Butterflies
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and early stoneware oil lamp base incised with butterflies by Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers dating from around 1873 when Martin Brothers were founded. The tall oil lamp...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Cloisonne Urn Table Lamps
By Champeleve
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of gilt bronze and hand-painted and enameled Champleve lamps.
An elegant modern neoclassical urn form is combined with a mottled gilt bronze surface and with enamel inla...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Asymmetric Plaster Lamps, French
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of asymmetric shaped plaster lamps.
White cotton shade. an E 27 base bulb.
This pair is made entirely by hand. Neat finish. The lampshade is included in the price.
To be p...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair Lamps, Murano, Toso, Modern, Smoked Brown
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of smoked brown lamps, Murano, brass structure, Modern, with lampshade.
The lamps are signed Toso Murano.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Late 19th Century Eclectic Cameo Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
This lamp is porcelain in a dark crimson with a hand painted cameo on one side and instruments on the other. The arms and base are metal. It was ori...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Murano Glass Vintage Table Lamp
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
The true Murano artistically engraved glass table lamp: elegant and settable anywhere.
It is NOT necessary to change the power supply, but also use Your lamps with 110 W - 12 V.
Now...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Orientalist Austrian Cold Painted and Stained Glass Tented Table Lamp
Located in New York City, NY
A charming Middle Eastern theme decorative table lamp / night light in leaded glass and cold painted French metal. Highly atmospheric with a soft glow and deep rich colors, the mosai...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Elegant Hand Gilt and Painted Porcelain Lamp by Royal Worcester, England 1878
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Magnificent hand gilt and enameled porcelain vase by Royal Worcester, circa 1870-80. The raised gilt and decorated surface with a coral background with gilt bronze and gold tones wit...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Style Neo Classical Bronze Table Lamp Figural Base Paw Feet
Located in Toledo, OH
Italian style Neo- Classical bronze table lamp resting on three paw feet. Dimensions: 37" high x 9.5" diameter.
Category
20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze and Marble Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Bronze and Marble Lamps, probably French, circa 1880's. Rewired and ready to use.
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Meiji Japanese Bronze Gas Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Meiji Japanese Bronze Table Lamp. Dark Patinated Bronze, relief design of a crane. Restored and rewired,bronze has been wax polished to cle...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair Lamps, Modernist, Metal, Geometric
Located in Nice, FR
Pair of lamps, modernist, composed of a lampshade of a gray metal sphere and a fabric lampshade. Palm style beech wood. The pair of Lamps is a creation, it is not mass-produced. Ampo...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Beech
Vintage Murano Opaline Glass Pair of Elegant Lamps
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual model for these beautiful elegant old Murano lamps, suitable for a sitting room or a sleeping room.
I recommend making hats when they arrive, so You can make them as You wish...
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Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
French Hand Painted Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Vibrant hand painted 19th century Faience and bronze urn now electrified. A maze yellow background with hand painted iris and leaf pattern. The basic shade is for photographic purpos...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Elkington. An Exhibition Quality Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Oil Lamp.
Located in London, GB
An impressive exhibition quality Aesthetic Movement silver plated oil lamp by Elkington. Decorated with a central peacock beneath three Nordic style architectural cross beams supported on three tri-form gilt column uprights emulating bamboo gadrooned base with three serpentine feet with engraved foliage details through out, surmounted with a ruby cut glass...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Elegant Vintage Italian Glass Table Lamp by Balsamo Stella
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare vintage glass lamp by Guido Maria Balsamo Stella - artist born in Torino 1st January 1882, died Asolo (Treviso) 1st January 1941 -
He studied A...
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1930s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of 19th Century Galle Faience Lion Candleholder with Silver Candelabra
By Emile Gallé
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of signed Emile Galle (French, 1846-1904) rampant lion faience candleholders
Heraldic lion holding a castle tower in rampart also holding silvered bronze candelabra
Signed...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair Tall Pale Grey french Opaline Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
Extra tall Pair French Opaline and Brass trim Lamps Rare size and highly unusual color.Think they photograph slightly darker than in person,slight difference in the brass fittings as...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Aesthetic Movement table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement table lamps 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 table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Champeleve, Elkington & Co., Emile Gallé, and Guido Balsamo Stella. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $408 and tops out at $22,950 while the average work can sell for $1,650.
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