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.
Find antique neoclassical furniture today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 19th Century
19th Century English Porcelain Parrot Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition. Very unusual. Hand painted with custom parchment shade, which is 7' in diameter.
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Parchment Paper
Pair of 19th Century Two-Tone Table Lamps, Easily Converted to Use Silk Shade
Located in Buchanan, MI
A pair of 19th century two-tone table lamps, easily converted to use silk ShadeLabeled "Lampe a Moderateur par Brevet d' Invention et de.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Russian Neoclassical Period White Opalescent and Ormolu Vases/Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Russian neoclassical period white opalescent glass and ormolu mounted two handled vases, later turned to lamps. The electrification was done on the outside and the vases were never drilled, as they are still intact and in excellent condition.
Provenance: Michael Simon...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Neo-Classical Verde Antico Marble Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An attractive and unusual French 19th century Neo-Classical Verde Antico marble, patinated bronze and ormolu lamp with all original gilt & patina throughout. The lamp has a triangula...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
2 Big Historistic Table lamp vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Big Historistic Table lamp vienna around 1890s
Ceramic gilted
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical 19th Century Pine Urn Form Finial Made into Table Lamp, US-Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Neoclassical carved pine urn form finial with swag motif, made into a table lamp wired for the USA. This exquisite table lamp artfully repurposes a 19th-century Neocla...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
2 big historistic table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
2 big historistic table lamps with fabric shades vienna around 1890s
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
The ceramic is original condition
Brass parts are polished and stove enameled
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Historistic Table lamp with original antique glass shade vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic Table lamp with original antique glass shade vienna around 1890s
Polished and stove enameled
Original antique glass shade
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Messenger and Sons Bronze and Black Onyx Astral Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Messenger and Sons electrified and restored astral Lamp. Marked Messenger and Sons. Tall, column form with crystals and frosted cut glass shade. Black onyx base.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Neoclassical White Florentine Alabaster Table Lamp with Leaf Relief, Italy
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Discover elegance with this finely carved Florentine alabaster table lamp, a timeless and ornate piece. Crafted in the 20th century, its exquisite baluster-shaped design features han...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Alabaster
A Pair of 19th Century French Neoclassical Bronze & Tole Bouillotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-century French neoclassical bronze and tole Bouillotte lamps
France, circa 1890, Electrified 20th Century
An exquisite pair of 19th-century French neoclassical bronze ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Metal
A Pair of Neoclassical Honey Onyx Urn Lamps
Located in London, GB
A PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL HONEY ONYX URNS
£2,950.00
Italy, circa 1890
A rare pair of finely figured honey onyx urns of neoclassical design with stylised handles mounted on square bases...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Onyx
Pair of French Charles X Period Gilded Bronze Table Lamps, ca. 1825
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally constructed as decorative urns or torcheres these later converted lamps are made entirely of gilded bronze with crenelated tops, upturned scrolling handles with foliage an...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
A Large Neoclassical White Ceramic Urn as Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
With black paper shade. Later mounted as a lamp.
Provenance: From the estate of Doris Duke
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
19th C French Bronze Ormolu and Rock Crystal Candlestick Table Lamp as is
Located in New York, NY
Classic 19th C. French Neoclassical brass ormolu and rock crystal candlestick table lamp. The lamp is in good, working condition, there are flaws and blemishes to the rock crystal e...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Brass
Antique Neo Classical Style French Zinc Footed Urn Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
The white enamel wash, the scene reminiscent of a classical Greek or Roman setting, and the urn form make this French Zinc lamp unique and irresistible. The antique Neoclassical styl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Zinc
19th Century Pink Bohemian Glass Cameo Table Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Pink portrait table lamp. Portrait of a young woman on a cased glass and enamel urn with metal base. The portrait was made with very fine detail with a detailed gold border. Bohem...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of table lamps constructed from nineteenth century giltwood elements.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of table lamps constructed from nineteenth century giltwood elements.
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Giltwood
A Pair of Néo-Grec Parcel-Gilt Patinated Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Néo-Grec Parcel-Gilt Patinated Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps, Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, from the Model by Henry Cahieux.
Each vase is finely cast with herm-headed handles flanking a slender elongated neck above a tapering body relief-cast with classical figures and anthemion, raised on a square Belgian black marble bases.
Cast signatures 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR.' and 'HENRY CAHIEUX'.
This model of vase was exhibited by Barbedienne at the 1855 Paris 'Exposition Universelle' to great acclaim. They were illustrated in the Exhibition Catalogue alongside a classical revival tripod. The pair of vases together with another were described as follows: The two vases (...) selected from many exquisite and beautiful decorative works in bronze from the atelier of Messrs. Barbedienne & Cie, of Paris; they are formed, and ornamented, on the best models of the ancient Greek.
The tall slender shape of the vases with their elongated necks and a flaring mouth, in the form of anamphora with two handles, is derived from ancient Greek Loutrophoroi, which were ceremonial vases...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Historistic brass table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic brass table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1890s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric is replaced ( new )
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th-C. French Neo-Classical Style Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are beautiful! This is a pair of French neoclassical style white porcelain lamps with gilt and gilt bronze accents. The wiring is new, and I believe they are signed up inside t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
True Pair Of French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Celadon And Ormolu Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant true pair of French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Celadon Porcelain and Ormolu lamps. Each Celadon colored Porcelain lamp is raised on topie shaped feet below the squ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of French Late 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu & White Carrara Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and most stunning pair of French late 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and white Carrara marble lamps. Each impressive lamp is raised on an Ormolu support with recess...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Grand Scale 19thc French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 8 Light Table Lamp c1880
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 French Neoclassical style 8 Light Table Lamp. This is a large, grand scale Gilt Bronze Lamp.Please look closely at pictures as they show the...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Old Paris Porcelain Neoclassical Portrait Lamp, c.1850
By Old Paris
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Old Paris Porcelain Neoclassical Portrait Lamp - Vase c.1850 later electrified
Additional information:
Materials: Porcelain
Color:...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
c1870 French Bronze Sculpture Lanmp "Diogenes" Greek Philosopher by Barbedienne
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1870 French Neoclassical Bronze Sculpture Table Lantern of "Diogenes" by Leblanc Barbedienne. Small bulb inside the lantern is amazing. This sculpture is very highly detailed.
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1870s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19thc American Large American Made Grape Tree w/Vines Highly Detailed Candelabra
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Early 19thc American Manufactured Large Grape Tree with Vines Candelabra. With Aurora Borealis Crystal [not red like it looks in pic. This is a large...
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1840s American Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century Neoclassical table lamp with “Musique” description with a dome brocade silk lampshade.
A lady playing the lute and a young child (putti) playing the tambourine
Heigh...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Erato Muse of Dance Table Lamp Brocade, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th Century Neoclassical table lamp with “Dance” description and a dome brocade lampshade.
A scene with Erato from Greek mythology, daughter of Zeus, the one who awakens desire, t...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
19th Century, Meissen Neoclassical Cobalt Blue & Gold Snake Handle Urn Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meissen (German, founded 1710), circa mid 19th century.
This stunning antique Meissen urn has been converted to a table lamp. It features a Neoclassical baluster form with gilt and ...
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Antique Gilt Bronze and Porphyry Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French antique gilt bronze and porphyry lamps
French, Late 19th Century
Lamps: Height 87 (tallest) / 75cm (shortest), diameter 21cm
Shades: Height 32cm, diameter 50cm
This...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Vintage Pair of White Alabaster Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Elevate your living space with the timeless elegance of these exquisite Vintage White Alabaster Neoclassical Table Lamps, hailing from 19th-century Italy. Crafted with precision, the...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Alabaster
Late 19th Century Apollo Bust Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century neoclassic style bronze Apollo bust converted into table lamp. Shade is not included
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Steel and Brass Ionic Column Table Lamp. English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful elegant brass and steel column lamp
Originally a gas lamp.
Brass left to the original patina
The lamp has been re-wired.
Shade not included
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of 19th Century French Brass Neoclassical Candlesticks
Located in Pembroke, MA
A pair of very finely-chased French brass candlesticks, circa 1870 in the neoclassical style (could be electrified as table lamps). Bases are decorated with rose vines.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Patinated Bronze and Red Marble Urns Mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each urn cast with frieze of classical figures, raised on a bronze-mounted rouge griotte square marble base. The lampshades are silk and custom made by Blanche Field...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Griotte Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Candlestick Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of late 19th Century Italian gilt bronze and silvered metal candle sticks converted into table lamps
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Spelter Urn-Form on Marble Base Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a man's study with this elegant antique lamp. Crafted in France circa 1880, the fixture stands on a square green marble base, ending with a heavy base. Crafted ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Pair of 19th Century French Lamps with Neoclassical scene
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of 19th Century French Lamps with Neoclassical scene. Appropriate age and wear and just a beautiful shade of persimmon orange.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Tall French Neoclassical Opaline Oil Lamps, Now Electrified
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Tall French Neoclassical Opaline Oil Lamps, Now Electrified
Oil Lamps later 19th century, Electrified 1960s
Each one standing 40 inches ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Pair of LUXURIOUS Bronze NEO-CLASSICAL TABLE LAMPS, France XIX & 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular and luxurious pair of large table lamps, Neo-classical, Baroque, Empire, with beautiful base in golden bronze, decorated with refined motives. The bases are actually au...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical 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 Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Crystal, Bronze
Pair of 19th C French Neoclassical Gilt Opaline Glass Lamps 'Venus & Neptune'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th C French Neoclassical Gilt Opaline Glass Lamps 'Venus & Neptune'
The Vases, France, Later 19th Century - Lamped in the 20th century
A truly stunning pair of French Ne...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Opaline Glass
Carved Wood Settee Leg Table Lamp
Located in Denver, CO
Late 19th century hand carved settee leg fashioned as a table lamp. The primitive yet detailed carving speaks to an era of craftmanship and quality. Retaining a beautiful patina, the...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolette Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1870 and made of marble and bronze, these antique urns converted into table lamps stand on a three-leg bronze base ending with hoof feet, over a marble botto...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze
Historistic Table Lamp with Fabric Shade Vienna Around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1890s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced (new).
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Silver Plated Table Lamp with Mythological Characters
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Silver Plated Table Lamp with Mythological Characters
This is a very unusual piece, the lamp is made in heavy silver-plate, and it has been made to work on electricity, originally it would have been a table centre piece...
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1880s Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Silver Plate
Historistic Table Lamp with Cut Glass Shade Vienna Around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic table lamp with cut glass shade vienna around 1890s
Polished and stove enameled
Original antique glass shade.
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1890s Austrian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Bronze Mounted / Black Marble Pair Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wonderful pair of French bonze ormolu mounted frame with black marble neoclassical style pair table lamp. Each lamp features a classical architectural column shape form standing on a...
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1860s French Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Marble, Bronze
Pair of Carved Giltwood Lamps
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present a remarkable Pair of Carved Giltwood Lamps, crafted around 1840. These lamps are a testament to the timeless elegance of classical desi...
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19th Century British Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Giltwood
Pair of Antique Mappin & Webb Column Silver and Cut Crystal Table Lamps
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Mappin & Webb Neoclassical Column silver & cut crystal table lamps - a Pair. Once oil lamps, these silver plated lamps were later electrified re...
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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Crystal
19th Century Amethyst Cut Crystal Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful hand cut crystal lamp with hand painted parchment shade. Newly wired. On a double click "low" and "high." Most beautiful color of Lilac.
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19th Century Irish Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Crystal
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Urn Vases, circa 1820s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 19th Century Neoclassica gilded bronze urns from Italy. A pair of amphora shaped vases in mercury gilded and polished bronze. Very small cen...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Bronze
Monumental Pair of Black Basalt Table Lamps by Wedgwood, Late 19th Century
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A remarkable pair of black basalt table lamps by Josiah Wedgwood, massive in size and very rare, hallmarked. Professionally cleaned and rewired with ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Stoneware, Ceramic
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.
...
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Late 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
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Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Crystal and Gilt-Metal Girandoles
Located in New York, NY
Each with cut crystal support mounted with a gilt-metal outward scrolling candleholders with cut-crystal nozzle and drip-pan with pendant lusters; now electrified and fitted with candle sleeves...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Bronze Sinumbra Oil Lamp with Cut Glass Shade
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This handsome urn form sinumbra lamp retains it's original oil reservoir. It features neoclassical motifs including cornucopia, acanthus leaves and flora...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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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