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Chinese Export Table Lamps

CHINESE EXPORT STYLE

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
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 Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass

Late 19th Century Sang de Boeuf Porcelain Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century sang de boeuf glazed baluster vase. Now set upon a hand-turned giltwood base and mounted as a lamp. Dimensions refer to height of porcelain vase and gilt...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair Of Samson Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Baluster form finely painted in the Chinese style. Bronze bases. Two light sockets. From the A.B Dick Estate. Bellevue Avenue, Newport. Converted from vases to lamps.
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1750s French Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Stunning Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Export Bronze Mounted Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A remarkable pair of early 19th century hand painted Rose Mandarin Chinese Export porcelain vases now as lamps. The vases are pre-1850 and lamped i...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

Chinese Blanc De Chine Porcelain Vase Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese blanc de chine ceramic porcelain bottle vases mounted as lamps, the vessels with quadratic bodies and cylindrical tapered necks, mounted ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Chinese Mirror Black Porcelain Jar Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A stunning antique Chinese porcelain 19th century jar, as a lamp. The porcelain jar is in a Mirror black glaze, which is a very dark The Lamp measures 27 inches to the top of the sha...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass

Large Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster Vases
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster vases. Early 20th century pair of large Chinese Famille Rose porce...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Weighted Tea Canister mounted as Table Lamp with Original finish. Measures 34" in height to the tip of the finial. Canister is 18" tall. New...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of 19th Century Parcel Gilt and Ebonized Tea Canister Dual Lights Lamps
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of 19th century parcel gilt and ebonized tea canister mounted as table lamps with original finish. Measures 34" in height to the tip of the finial. Canister is 18" tall. Newer l...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal

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 Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Vintage Chinese Ginger Jar Conversion Lamp
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
A beautifully detailed hand painted vintage Chinese ginger jar that has been converted to a lamp. With a white and gold colored background t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Republic Period Foo Dog Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
An early twentieth century Republic Period porcelain vase, decorated with a foo-dog in red glazes upon a white ground, with Chinese character...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Decalcomania Vase Lamp
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 20th Century large decalcomania vase lamp of baluster form depicting oriental figures, birds, butterflies and foliate detail set against g...
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Early 20th Century Irish Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp: Intricate Design with Modern Wiring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into an era of unmatched sophistication with our vintage Chinese table lamp, a work of art meticulously crafted from premium porcelain. R...
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1960s European Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp, Chinese, Porcelaine, Hand Painted, in a Vase Shape, China circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase, table lamp, in Porcelain. It has been made in china, Circa 1880. The decorative pattern are Birds, and leaves. USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BUYERS S...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Hand-Painted Vintage Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the allure of our authentic vintage Chinese table lamp, intricately crafted from top-quality ceramic and perfectly functioning. This ...
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1980s Chinese Vintage Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

2 Exclusive Table Lamps Chinese Woman and Man on a Pillow Brass
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very exclusive table lamps made of brass, and they are hand painted. A woman and a man sitting in the lotus position holding their "umbrella". High qu...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Asian Modern Style Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Asian modern style table lamps, pair, c. 1970s, in the form of candle pricket sticks, with openwork sides and heavily debossed base with Shang Dynasty-inspired symbols on tripartite ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass

Blue and White Chinese Lamp in Form of Incense Burner
Located in New York, NY
Unusual blue and white Chinese lamp in form of Incense Burner. Measures: 9" diameter at base, 19" height to top of porcelain, 29" H to shad...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Ceramic Oriental Table Lamps, Decoration, Bronze, 19th C.
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Ceramic Oriental Table Lamps, Decoration, Bronze, 19th C. A fine pair of porcelain vase style table lamps depicting gathered figur...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Teak

Wood Chinese Table Lamp, with Hand Carved Butterfly Decoration Pa, China 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a table lamps in wood, handcarved. With butterfly decor pattern. It has been made in china circa 1880. Brown color. Rond Shape.   USA PLUG A...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Wood

lamp table abacus suanpan chinese calculator 13 rods 2 heaven 5 earth beads
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
CHINESE, HARDWOOD, ABACUS OR SUANPAN WITH 13 RODS, TWO HEAVEN BEADS & FIVE EARTH BEADS UPCYCLED INTO A TABLE LAMP, 16½“ HIGH Fun and engaging, interactive table lamp that can also be used as calculating tool As well as providing light, this table lamp can be used as a calculation tool by sliding the counters along the rods. In addition to the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the abacus can calculate square and cubic roots. Each bead in the upper deck...
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1880s Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Hardwood, Beads

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted 19th Century Chinese vessel converted to lamp. Wooden base. Custom parchment shade is 10" high x 16" wide.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Enamel

Oriental Porcelain Famille Vert Cylinder Vase Mounted as a Lamp, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An oriental porcelain Famille vert cylindrical Vase mounted as a lamp 20th century. Decorated with cartouches on both sides, with flowering branches, all on a yellow ground ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinoiserie Export Tole Tea Canister Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Chinese export tole tea canister, mounted as a table lamp. A large general store tin tea caddy dating from the China Trade period, with late...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

A 19th Century French Samson Famille Rose Porcelain Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Conceived in the Chinese export style; the base of urn form on a sole base and with lions' masks applied to the side; profusely decorated with polychrome sprays and bearing an apocryphal armorial; fitted with a brass light socket...
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19th Century French Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large Italian 'Blanc De Chine' Figural Lamps
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of large Italian “BLANC DE CHINE” Figural lamps By D. Poloviato for Capodimonte Mid 20th century. Both modelled in white-glazed ceramic in continental chinoiserie style, wearing chinese robes...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Pistol Handle Urn, wired as a Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Pistol Handle Urn, wired as a lamp.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare pair decorated with court figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, on carved wood bases. Bright vivid and colorfully hand painted motif. Please note shade is not included.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Vases Now Electrified on Giltwood Bases
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely pair of Chinese Export porcelain hand decorated vases, decorated overall in the Famille Verte palette with numerous figures of courtesans, birds, butterflies and flowers in ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Covered ginger jar converted to lamp. Overall ginger jar diameter is 10.5" wide at its widest point. The custom parchment shade is 19" in diameter and 9" high. Dore bronze mounts are...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally, a ginger jar converted to a lamp. Fine French dore bronze mounts. Custom parchment shade is 14" in diameter by 9.5" high. The overall body width is 9.5".
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

Stunning Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome large pair of slightly different blue and white Chinese vase shaped antique table lamps having lovely decoration and wooden bases. Vases are 18.25 h One lamp is 32.5 h; the...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Export Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally a covered Chinese jar converted to lamp with very fine French dore bronze mounts. Beautiful bronze finial. Custom parchment shade dimension is 15" in diameter x 9.5" high.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Pair Chinese Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful quality and unusual colour pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose medallion porcelain vases / lamps. Having this rare yellow ground with the classical Cantonese floral decorat...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain lamps with simple carved wood bases. These are in a classic Rose Medallion pattern. The wiring is in great condition and ready to use. The sh...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Lamp Table Celadon Vase with Lid Chinese Custom Shade
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Large, vintage, Chinese, Celadon vase with cover, upcycled into table lamp with custom made linen shade, 32” high Celadon ware has been prized for centuries for its beauty because...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Celadon, Porcelain

Exquisite Chinese Famille Rose Foo Dog Motif Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Chinese Famille rose foo dog motif vase, now as a Lamp Profusely decorated with numerous foo dogs and lions in a colorful lush landscape. Measures: 6" diameter base, 8" d...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Yellow Porceailn Dragon Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Pair carved porcelain gourd lamps with white shades. Intricately incised porcelain detailed with bold multi colored auspicious dragons, clouds and greek key over a bold yellow backgr...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Oriental Porcelain Celadon Glazed Painted Vase Mounted as a Lamp 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An oriental porcelain Celadon-Glazed painted Vase mounted as a lamp 20th century. Of meiping form painted with flowering branches of peonies and poem inscription, on turned wood stand...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Celadon

19th C, Chinese, Champleve Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Charming champleve cloisonné bronze base, enameled table lamp, in very good, original, clean and working condition. The lamp has a vase form body, with unusual and intriguing Chinese...
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19th Century American Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Bronze, Enamel

Archaistic Chinese Carved Agate and Gilt Metal Lamp
Located in New York, US
Our beautiful carved agate in archaistic urn-form features the figures of a wise man and female dancer and was mounted as a lamp in the early 20th century. It is mounted on a carved ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Agate, Metal

Antique Chinese Orange and Gold Crane Design Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in New York, 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 and...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Chinese Export Green Painted and Gilt Tôle Tea Canister Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Of cylindrical form with incurved top; elaborately decorated with a central cartouche enclosing a Mandarin figure leaning against tea chests set above the number 11, flanked by pseud...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Samson Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamps in the Chinese Export Style
Located in Essex, MA
Large scale. Now lamps with domed cover and baluster form body with bronze mounted cover and base. Decorated with aubergine, yellows and greens in the oriental taste. Dick collection...
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1760s French Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain and Gilt Decorated Pheonix Motif Lamps
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair Chinese hand painted porcelain and gilt decorated pheonix motif lamps. Two large, heavy polychrome Chinese vases with auspicious decorations of Phoenixes encircling peonies a...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Wood

Pair Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th century Chinese blue and white crackle ware vases, each with hand painted scenes of Doves sitting among flowers and foliage set b...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

20th Century Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style (20th Century) porcelain ginger jar cylindrical form lamp in red, green & yellow on a white field.
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20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base. The porcelain is painted wit...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Mid-Century Style Decoupage Table Lamps with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of table lamps crafted in glass in a classic form featuring a reverse decoupage technique with birds, bugs and berries presented in brass hardware.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Brass

Pair Samson Style Armorial Lamps
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 Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Based Mounted as Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Great pair of Chinese export jars mounted as lamps. The height is to the adjustable finial in its lowered position.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Pink Floral and Bird Design Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chinese pink ceramic table lamp made from a baluster-shaped vase decorated with colorful birds, florals and koi on a wooden base with brass hardware.      
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Chinese Famile Verte and Coral Tall Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous pair of Chinese Famile verte and coral tall table lamps. Mid 20th century circa 1960-80. These are Chinese export in the Famile Verte pattern famous in Canton Region of China. Beautiful detail with Courtesan’s in landscape/garden scenes. Green, white, yellow and unusual purples. The top sections and the bases plinths are coral in color and we believe are a type of cinnabar. Each has a slightly different polished coral finial. Fully working and in very good condition with no chips or cracks. These are a very desirable and imposing pair of lamps ! Provenance: From a Quality Dallas Private Collection. Condition: Very Good. Dimensions: 37 inches Tall with a shade diameter of 20 inches. Famille jaune, noire, rose, verte are terms used in the West to classify Chinese porcelain of the Qing dynasty by the dominant colour of its enamel palette. These wares were initially grouped under the French names of famille verte (“green family”), and famille rose (pink family) by Albert Jacquemart in 1862. The other terms famille jaune (yellow) and famille noire (black) may have been introduced later by dealers or collectors and they are generally considered subcategories of famille verte.[1][2]Famille verte porcelain was produced mainly during the Kangxi era, while famille rose porcelain was popular in the 18th and 19th century. Much of the Chinese production was Jingdezhen porcelain, and a large proportion were made for export to the West, but some of the finest were made for the Imperial court. Famille verte (????, Kangxi wucai...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of Mid-Century Style Turquoise Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of table lamps crafted in porcelain in a classic asian form with an alluring blue glaze and presented on lucite bases.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Lucite

Blue and White Cherry Blossom Vase Lamp on Gilt Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white cherry blossom vase lamp on gilt wood base. Late 19th Century hand-painted blue and white Chinese vase in the cherry blossom pattern...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Famille Rose Ginger Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Chinese famille rose porcelain ginger jar mounted as a lamp. Porcelain cover and square wood base. Colorful figures with children and dragon. Orange, pines and greens. Orange...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Wood, Porcelain

Pair of Blanc De Chine Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a nice quality pair of blanc de chine vases mounted as table lamps. These are decorated with garden florals and figures in low relief. Decorative elements also include lion ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Metal

Chinese Export table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Chinese Export 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, 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 table lamps 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 table lamps, popular names associated with this style include The Marbro Lamp Company, Capodimonte, Chapman Manufacturing Company, and Imari Porcelain. 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 $200 and tops out at $24,680 while the average work can sell for $2,400.

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