Neoclassical Table Lamps
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Neoclassical
Pair of Italian Brass Figural and Decorative Foliage Prickets, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian brass prickets with upper ringed bobeches, centered candle spikes, turned bulbous decorative spiral floral columns, supported on triangula...
Category
1760s Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of English Style Brass and Tooled Leather Bound Book Form Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable quality pair of vintage brass and tooled leather bound book form table lamps. Each lamp features decorative brass foliate detailing with real leather book form bodies. 4 different color leather book forms feature some of the most classic literature...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gessoed and Parcel Gilt Urn-Form Italian Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of painted and parcel gilt lamps, each a wooden urn form, with white, mottled, and gessoed finish, flanked by gilded swan neck and acanthus handles, on round foot and square pli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Bronze Heron and Molten Glass, Signed Lohe, 1970-1980
By Lohe
Located in Paris, FR
Lamp in the shape of golden bronze heron and in molten glass signature Lohe, location has l arriere of the systéme d lighting, good condition, circa 1970-1980.
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Fine Large Pair of Antique Neoclassical, Campagna Shaped Bronze Urns or Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique neoclassical grand tour period, two-toned patinated and doré bronze, Campagna shaped two handled urns. Each beautifully resting on an original rouge marble pli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gilded Baluster Form Lamp with Bellflowers Signed by Sterling Bronze, c. 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1888
A slender baluster form table lamp detailed with bellflowers, rope-twists, and shells, in its original gilded finish. Signed by the New York maker Sterling Bronze Co.
Dimens...
Category
1910s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Antique French Neoclassical Rock Crystal and Ormolu Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary pair of antique French neoclassical and Empire style rock crystal and ormolu lamps. Rock crystal at the base is adorned with decorations of the classical instrument the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Neoclassical God and Goddess Pillar Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of 1950s neoclassical style table lamps feature the busts of Greek gods mounted on the lower half of a lacquered Doric column. The figures are skillfully carved in wood and...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Classical Six-Light French Torchère
Located in Sheffield, MA
Six-light electrified torchère with classical detailing, acanthus leaves attached to arabesque legs and spiral armatures. Wonderful patina. Spiral center post. Wired and ready to go....
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Zinc
Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Hand-Carved Giltwood Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of early 20th century Italian hand-carved solid wood parcel-gilt neoclassical style table lamps. Original Italian label found on the top of the lamps. Lamps have remarkable old ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1950s Modern Neoclassical Style Gilt and Faux Marble Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Featuring a double socket cluster, this pair of very elegant table lamps have a stem of gilt tole leaves rising from a column footed neoclassical urn wi...
Category
1950s Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Putti Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Pair of 19th century French Gilt Bronze Putti candelabra lamps.
Original marble socle bases. True pair A left side and A right sided...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Ruby Glass Victorian-Style Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This stylish Mid-Century take on a late 19th century oil lamp model was made in ruby glass and golden brass, and is now fitted with a cust...
Category
1960s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian 1930s Alabaster Lamps
By Cooperativa Artieri dell’Alabastro 1
Located in New York, NY
A translucent alabaster lamp of the same model was featured in the July 1938 issue of Domus magazine, which was established and edited by Gio Ponti. They were made in the Volterra wo...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Antique French Empire Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique French Empire red porcelain and ormolu-mounted lamps, attributed to Sèvres. The porcelain bases of the lamps are decorated with ovals depicting bouquets of hand paint...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Neoclassical Style Table Lamps with Bronze Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A neoclassical style Italian table lamp with bronze base depicting cranes, billy goats and a putto from the god Bacchus entourage.
Rewi...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th C Patinated Bronze French Bust of Trojan War Greek General Ajax Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stately Patinated Bronze French Table Lamp depicting the famous Greek war general Ajax with some of the finest and most detailed castings I have ever come ac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair of French Cast-Iron Urn Lamps
Located in Pembroke, MA
Pair of French, 19th century cast-iron urns in the neoclassical manner, newly-mounted as lamps, with cast-iron finials, and new paper shades. The overall height to the top of the fin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome French neoclassical gilt bronze table lamp finely cast with acanthus leaf decoration and ebonized details.
Newly rewired.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Spanish Silver Plated "Corinthian Column" Table Lamp
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A very elegant table lamp comprised of ebonized wood, with a square base and highly detailed casting of a Corinthian style column capital.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Classical Continental Bronze Kneeling Females made into Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Classical bronze seated females on a marble base holding gilt bronze made into lamps wired and shaded.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Continental Baltic Neo-classic style Rock Crystal
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental Baltic Neo-classic (20th Cent) style rock crystal obelisk form table lamps having a downward tapering square column
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair Gilt Bronze Figural Table Lamps
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of large belle Époque bronze doré three graces figural candelabras mounted as lamps, the gilt bronze bases modeled as the three graces, supporting a tazza, all supported by a ro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Large Gilt Tole Neoclassical Lamp with Custom Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large gilt tole neoclassical lamp with custom shade.
Category
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Linen
Pair of gilt brass and bronze bottle-shaped lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of gilt brass and bronze bottle-shaped lamps with Etruscan style handles, standing on a Chinese style circular openwork base. The belly is decorated with a discreet fluted friez...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu, Sheet Metal
Silver Plate Neoclassical Table Lamp Attributed to E. F. Caldwell, Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
ATL1848
A neoclassical style foliate detailed table lamp in its original age-worn silverplate over copper finish, attributed to the New York maker E. F. Caldwell Co.
Dimensions:
Ov...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass, Copper
Bronze Neoclassical Candlestick Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th Century English candlestick lamp of bronze in a neoclassical style ornamented with rams heads, napolean butting, swags, bellflower...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Finial Lamp with Letter Shade
Located in Pembroke, MA
Painted and gilded wood finial that has been electrified to be a lamp. The shade is composed of original French 19th century written letters, making a very elegant and unusual piece.
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Silver Plated Tri-form Griffin Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of mid-19th century nickel electroplated candle holders which had previously been converted to electric lamps during the first half of the 20th century (probably the early 1930...
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Italian Alabaster Column Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
These stunning and elegant lamps are made of high-quality alabaster, with a simple columnar design that is decorated with delicate reeded grooves capped with an ionic capital. The co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage French Black Opaline Reeded Column Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine quality Vintage French Black Opaline Reeded Column Lamp. The reeded column sits atop a square plinth base with gold bronze mounts.
Lamp measures 23" to the bottom of harp. Ne...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze and Ormolu Tabletop Lamps
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of neoclassical bronze column tabletop lamps. Each lamp has a central reeded column in patinated bronze with elaborately cast gilt bronze ormolu capital and base, raised on a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Stiffel Buffet or Console Brass Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Lomita, CA
Stiffel craftsmanship and style make this pair of buffet or console table lamps a design tour de force. Form meets function in this pair. They are...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
2 Opaline Glass Table Lamps, 1970s, Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of table lamps. Brass armature, comes with Opaline Glass shades.
Classic design. Large E27 bulb needed. Very good condition.
Category
1970s German Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Pair of 19th Century Carved Wood Candlestick Table Lamps with Fortuny Lampshades
Located in Venezia, IT
This is an absolutely fabulous pair of Italian carved wood candlesticks converted to table lamps, early 19th century, painted with ivory lacquer and finished with original gold leaf gilding.
Each candlestick stands on a tripod base ending with scrolled feet, with gilt ornament to the centre panel and gilt decorations to the upper stem; it's the usual pattern with only one side decorated, wired and in perfect working condition.
The lampshades are new handmade using Fortuny fabric, Caravaggio pattern, in deep burgundy & gold color, finished with gold trim.
(Custom orders are welcome: feel free to convo with me to customize your lampshade)
Measurements:
Candlestick lamp base: H 14" (36 cm) x W 5" (13 cm) x 4.5" Deep (12 cm)
Fortuny lampshade...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Neoclassical Brass Altar Candelabra Mounted Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical brass altar candelabra now mounted as a table lamp, raised on a tripodal base, circa late 19th century. Measures: 36" H x 6.75" W x 6.75" D.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of French Black and Gold Bouillotte Lamp in Brass with Black Shades
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large pair of French neoclassical style bouillotte lamps with adjustable tole shades painting in black. These Fine lamps are highly decorative and functional.
They are curre...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of French Iron Neo-Classical Double Handle Urn Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Iron Neo-Classical Double Handle Urn lamps on marble bases made in the turn of the 20th Century.
Lamp Shades are not included.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Iron
1950/70 Pair of Bronze Pineapple Lamps, Brass Lampshade, Signed Charles & Fils
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Pineapple Lamps signed Charles & Fils, made in France, bronze structure, shades in patinated brass with an anti-glare saucer, unique pi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1950/70 Pair of Bronze Pineapple Lamps or Similar, Brass Shade, Signed Charles
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Pineapple lamps or similar signed Charles & Fils, made in France, bronze structure, lampshades in gilded brass and polished on the edge...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of French Neoclassical Toile Decoupage & Wood Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French neoclassical toile decoupage & wood column lamps
France, circa 1960s
Each one of a stained hardwood cylinder column form with a parchment colored Toile vignettes of...
Category
20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950-1970 Pair of Reed Lamps in Brass and Gilt Bronze Signed Charles
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of lamps signed Charles made in France, gilded bronze and brass structure, can be adjusted to 5 cm higher height, 3 bulbs with large base, good condition, circa 1970
Measures: ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Table Lamp
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French table lamp
Origin France Circa 1930
Bronze, marble and glass
Golden patina
Electrified 220 W
Perfect condition
kids round design.
Category
1930s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Dark Verde Fluted Wood Column Lamps on Lucite, 18th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian dark verde fluted wood column lamps with hints of dark blue and gilt highlights between the flutes on front half of the columns on Lucite Bases. There are six lamps available...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Pair of Ormolu Mounted Rock Crystal Columnar Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Exceptional large pair of ormolu mounted hand carved rock crystal columnar table lamps with rock crystal finials.
The pair comes with hand gold leafed round shades diameter 18"
Roc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Maison Charles Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Maison Charles bronze table lamp, 2 patina bronze. Model "Lotus “, original tole and bronze shade
3 light, 80 watts max bulb.
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Maison Charles Style Pine Cone Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Superb lamp in the style of Maison Charles.
1 light, 100 watt max bulb.
US rewired and in working condition.
Measures: Shade: 15" diameter, 12" height, base 5" * 5".
Category
1960s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
A very fine bronze table lamp in the neoclassical style with a silver finish. The square base with four ball and claw feet, holding a handsome turned shaft with hammered decoration. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1950-1970 Pair of Golden Wood Lamps with Sheaf of Wheat
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of lamps in gilded wood with ears of corn,
Condition of use , circa on 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
1910 French Pair of Neoclassical Style White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
French made, circa 1910. Pair of white porcelain column table lamps presented in a neoclassical style. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton, PA.
Category
1910s French Vintage Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Argand Oil Lamps Later Fitted for Electricity
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of neoclassical green patinated metal and gilt bronze Argand lamps, the reservoir decorated with gilt bronze masks joined by floral swags, over lion bordered columns on stepped ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Pair of Italian Gilt Carved & Tole Pricket Lamps. Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt carved wood tole prickets with urn & floral motif resting on squared plinths. Prickets have been electrified . Mid 19th Century
Category
1840s Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Neoclassical table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Maison Charles et Fils, and Frederick Cooper. 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 $140 and tops out at $70,564 while the average work can sell for $2,188.
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