Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?

British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.

What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?

The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

19th Century Japanese Lamps

Japanese Meiji Bronze Lamp Base

19th Century Satsuma Vases

Hand Painted Japanese Lamp

Antique Imari Vase

Satsuma Japan Porcelain

Japanese Black Table Lamp

Pair Of Japanese Lamps

Antique Asian Lamps

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Monumental 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Lamp

$2,300

Japanese 19th Century Bronze Meiji Lamps, Pair

Located in Pasadena, CA

A pair of Japanese bronze lamps finely carved with birds and plants. The Meiji era represents the

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Bronze

Japanese 19th Century Bronze Meiji Lamps, Pair

$2,000

Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze Champlevé Vase Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century Japanese bronze & champlevé vase lamp. Archaic design. The vase made into a lamp

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Archaistic Table Lamps

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Japanese Bronze Champlevé Vase Lamp

$360

Pair 19th Century Japanese Imari vases / lamps.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

Pair of good quality 19th Century Japanese Imari lidded vases / lamps, each with gilded ormolu

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Japanese Imari vases / lamps.

$3,286

19th Century Japanese Imari Vase converted to Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

This circa 1880 Imari vase from Japan has been converted to a striking lamp. The vase is setting on

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Wood

19th Century Japanese Imari Vase converted to Lamp

$1,250

Late 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century Japanese porcelain vase mounted as a lamp. Famille noir in Chinese taste with

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Wood

Late 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Vase Mounted as a Lamp

$165

Late 19th century Japanese Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century Japanese cloisonne vase mounted as a lamp. Late Meiji period vase mounted as a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps

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Silver, Copper

Late 19th century Japanese Cloisonne Vase Mounted as a Lamp

$525

A Large Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Candlestick Lamps

Located in London, GB

Japan, circa 1880 A fine pair of late nineteenth century gilded candlesticks with gadrooned central

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Wood

A Large Pair Of 19th Century Japanese Candlestick Lamps

$4,723

Pair of Japanese Kutani 19th Century Vases or Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of Japanese Kutani vases or lamps. Each having classical Japanese gilded and

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Kutani 19th Century Vases or Lamps

$7,530 / set

19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Torchiere or Floor Lamp

Located in Manhasset, NY

A 19th century Japanese Meiji bronze torchiere or floor lamp with foliage and bird relief

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Floor Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Japanese Meiji Bronze Torchiere or Floor Lamp

$1,200

Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Lidded Imari Vases/Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive pair of Japanese lidded Imari vases/lamps. Each with painted inset panels

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Lidded Imari Vases/Lamps

$6,161 / set

19th Century Japanese Vase Table Lamp in Brass Bamboo Mount

Located in Conwy, GB

A Japanese vase table lamp in brass bamboo mount.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Brass

19th Century Japanese Vase Table Lamp in Brass Bamboo Mount

$1,362

Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps, 19th Century Vases

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality pair of Japanese Meiji period (1864-1912) Satsuma vases / lamps, each with wonderful

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Fine Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases / Lamps, 19th Century Vases

$5,203

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Vase as Custom Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

. Vase mounted between carved metal top and a tiered base of wood and metal, Japan, late 19th century

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Enamel

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Vase as Custom Lamp

$2,450

Late 19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century pair of Japanese bronze vases mounted as lamps. Meiji period. Well decorated with

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps

$750 / set

Pair of Mid-19th Century Japanese Imari Pattern Vases Converted to Lamps

Located in London, GB

A pair of mid-19th century Japanese Imari pattern vases having moulded bodies with panels depicting

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Pottery

Pair of Mid-19th Century Japanese Imari Pattern Vases Converted to Lamps

$3,012

Pair of Japanese Bronze Lamps

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of 19th century Japanese bronze lamps with foliate and bird relief decoration. * Shades Not

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Bronze Lamps

$4,500

Pair of 19th Century Painted Porcelain and Bronze Japanese Imari Vases Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

East meets west in this pair of 19th century painted vase lamps. The base of these lamps are

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Painted Porcelain and Bronze Japanese Imari Vases Lamps

$3,950 / set

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Cinnamon and Gold Gilt Vases Converted to Lamps

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of 19th century Japanese cinnamon and gold gilt vases converted to lamps.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Cinnamon and Gold Gilt Vases Converted to Lamps

$3,800 / set

Fine 19th Century Tall Japanese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp Imari, Meiji Period

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

to a table lamp which we date to the Meiji period of the 19th century, circa 1875. This vase is

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain, Hardwood

Fine 19th Century Tall Japanese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp Imari, Meiji Period

$1,088

Pair of Late 19th Century Japanese Vases as Lamps, White, Green, Giltwood Bases

Located in London, GB

An unusual pair of late nineteenth century Japanese vases decorated with lotus flowers on a white

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Giltwood

Pair of Late 19th Century Japanese Vases as Lamps, White, Green, Giltwood Bases

$3,628 / set

Pair of Late 19th Century Japanese Celadon Vases as Table Lamps with Mounts

Located in London, GB

A fine pair of late 19th century celadon vases decorated with flowers and chain links terminating

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century Japanese Celadon Vases as Table Lamps with Mounts

$4,860 / set

Japanese Papier Mache Vase Table Lamps

Located in Washington, DC

Wonderful deep colour on this pair of Japanese Papier Mache Vase Lamps. Graceful Design.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Papier Mâché

Japanese Papier Mache Vase Table Lamps

$1,850

Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Lamps and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Amphora shaped Japanese porcelain lamps in cloisonné enamel and chiselled and gilt bronze

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Antique 19th Century European Table Lamps

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Enamel, Bronze

Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Lamps and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century

$3,322 / set

Pair of Japanese vases mounted as lamps

Located in New York, NY

A pair of 19th Century Japanese vases mounted as lamps. 21" height of body

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese vases mounted as lamps

Pair Japanese Blanc de Chine Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A refined pair of Japanese blanc de chine baluster-form long neck vases now mounted as lamps; from

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Pair Japanese Blanc de Chine Lamps

$4,800

An Elegant Japanese White Porcelain Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

An elegant and boldly-scaled Japanese white porcelain baluster-form vase now mounted as a lamp

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

An Elegant Japanese White Porcelain Lamp

$1,875

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Lantern Table Lamp

Located in Astoria, NY

Japan in the 19th century. In great vintage condition with age-appropriate patina.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Lantern Table Lamp

$3,500

Pair Japanese Woven Copper Shakudo Basket Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair Japanese Copper Shakudo lamps in red woven copper with brass ribbon and mixed metal panels

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Pair Japanese Woven Copper Shakudo Basket Lamps

$6,500

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully scaled gilded Japaenese altar sticks as lamps with silk shades.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Wood, Paint, Silk

Pair of Vintage Japanese Altar Stick Lamps

$3,180

Pair 19th Century Imari vases / lamps.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of late 19th century Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese Imari vases / lamps

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Imari vases / lamps.

$3,833

Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning Japanese brass champleve table lamp with colorful enamel detail topped with an etched

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Brass, Enamel

Japanese Asian Brass Champleve Cloissone Table Lamp

$695

Imari Table Lamp of Large Scale, Japan, circa 1880

Located in Kinderhook, NY

Circa 1880 Japanese Imari 'palace' vase of large scale converted to a table lamp. Measurements

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Imari Table Lamp of Large Scale, Japan, circa 1880

$4,875

Pair of 19th Century Imari Gourd Lamps

Located in London, GB

A pair of early 19th century Imari double gourd vases, with floral motifs, now converted as lamps

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Imari Gourd Lamps

$4,313

Japanese Imari Style Porcelain Table Lamps with Phoenix Motif

Located in Astoria, NY

Japanese pair of Imari style porcelain table lamps, each featuring a scene with a phoenix above a

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

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Brass

Japanese Imari Style Porcelain Table Lamps with Phoenix Motif

$2,016 / set

Japanese Bronze Vase Lamp, Meiji Period

Located in San Marino, CA

Japanese Meiji period bronze vase lamp with grape leaf motif, resting on a wooden base.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Vase Lamp, Meiji Period

$900

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Lamps

Located in London, GB

A pair of mid nineteenth century Japanese Imari vases, decorated with scenes of tropical birds and

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Lamps

$2,875

Antique Japanese Bronze Urn made into lamp

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Japanese Bronze Urn made into lamp

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Antique Japanese Bronze Urn made into lamp

$2,400

19th Century Imari Vase Table Lamp

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century Imari vase table lamp. Shown in the photos we've included the hand-sewn silk shade

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Antique 1890s Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

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Porcelain

19th Century Imari Vase Table Lamp

$1,595

Pair of 19th Century Cloisone Lamps in Gourd Form

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of Japanese 19th century cloisone lamps in gourd form.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Brass, Enamel

Pair of 19th Century Cloisone Lamps in Gourd Form

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Lamps

Located in London, GB

French late nineteenth century chased brass bases, now converted as lamps.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Lamps

$3,970 / set

Pair of Late 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Japanese Vases with Peacock Motif

Located in London, GB

This lovely pair of Imari vases that were converted to lamps feature ornate ormolu mounts to the

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ormolu

Pair of Late 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Japanese Vases with Peacock Motif

$15,746

Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair as Custom Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

, 19th century, Japan.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Vase Pair as Custom Lamps

$2,600

19th C Bronze of a Japanese Man with His Son Made into a Lamp, Marble Base

Located in Dallas, TX

A large and fine 19th century patinated bronze sculpture of a man and his son. Custom made into a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th C Bronze of a Japanese Man with His Son Made into a Lamp, Marble Base

$10,500

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases transformed into Lamps

Located in Kittery Point, ME

With a blue and white foliage decor.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases transformed into Lamps

$3,400

Pair of Monumental Japanese Satsuma Vases as Lamps

Located in Dallas, TX

A unusual pair of monumental 19th century Japanese Satsuma vases made into lamps. The lamps have a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Pair of Monumental Japanese Satsuma Vases as Lamps

$3,400

Pair of 19th Century Imari Porcelain Vases with Later Gilt Mounts, Wired as Lamp

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of 19th century Imari Porcelain vases with later gilt mounts, wired as lamps.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Imari Porcelain Vases with Later Gilt Mounts, Wired as Lamp

$2,885 / set

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Table Lamps

Located in London, GB

A fine pair of mid-19th century Imari vases, with decorative medallions and oriental floral motives

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases as Table Lamps

$4,792 / set

Japanese Wabi Sabi Meiji Period Stoneware Table Lamp

Located in London, GB

A good sized, heavily patinated mid 19th C. Meiji period Japanese stoneware lamp

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Stoneware

Japanese Wabi Sabi Meiji Period Stoneware Table Lamp

$2,019

Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases as Table Lamps

Located in London, by appointment only

Japan, circa 1880. A fine pair of Japan cloisonné hexagonal baluster vases mounted as lamps

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases as Table Lamps

$2,806

Pair of Fine Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Lamps

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Nice pair of Antique Japanese Imari Lamps. Antique vases converted later to lamps. Direct from a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Fine Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Lamps

$1,695

Antique Japanese Fukagawa Imari Porcelain Signed Vase Lamp

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Wilton, CT

-late 19th century. Measures: 20" high, 6" diameter. Excellent condition.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Fukagawa Imari Porcelain Signed Vase Lamp

$495

A 19th Century Imari Trumpet Vase as a Table Lamp

Located in London, GB

A mid nineteenth century Imari trumpet vase, decorated with tropical flowers and orchids throughout

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

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Ceramic

A 19th Century Imari Trumpet Vase as a Table Lamp

$2,396

Antique Pair of Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Floor Lamps with Elephants

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Impressive 19th century pair of Japanese floor lamps, once oil lamps, crafted in bronze with a dark

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Antique Pair of Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Floor Lamps with Elephants

$13,200 / set

Pair of Japanese Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamps, Circa 1840

Located in Charleston, SC

bronze filigree base. Mid 19th Century. Jars have been converted to lamps.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Porcelain Ginger Jar Table Lamps, Circa 1840

$5,800

19th Century Pair of Japanese Imari Ware Porcelain Vases with Bronze Fittings

Located in Marbella, ES

19th century pair of Japanese Imari ware porcelain vases with bronze fittings.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Table Lamps

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of Japanese Imari Ware Porcelain Vases with Bronze Fittings

$2,966

Pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Lamps with Samurai

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine pair of late 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain vases. Decorated with fabulously

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

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Porcelain

Pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Lamps with Samurai

$3,970 / set

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19th Century Japanese Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of 19th century Japanese lamps available for sale. Each of these unique 19th century Japanese lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. 19th century Japanese lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. 19th century Japanese lamps made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. 19th century Japanese lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Satsuma, Imari Porcelain and Fukagawa are consistently popular.

How Much are 19th Century Japanese Lamps?

Prices for 19th century Japanese lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 19th century Japanese lamps begin at $99 and can go as high as $375,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,665.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

Questions About 19th Century Japanese Lamps

Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.