Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Japanese Imari Vase 18th Century

Arita Lamp

Painted Vase Table Lamp

Japanese Satsuma Vase Lamp

Hand Painted Japanese Lamp

Lamp Porcelain Bird And Flowers

Japanese Black Table Lamp

Pair Of Japanese Lamps

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

19th Century Japanese Imari Vase converted to Lamp

$1,250

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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Late 19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Kutani 19th Century Vases or Lamps

$7,530 / set

Vintage Japanese Ginger Jar Lamps - a Pair

Located in Savannah, GA

A pair of vintage black Japanese porcelain ginger jars with kinrande style gold paint mounted as

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Early 20th Century Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Ginger Jar Lamps - a Pair

Vintage Japanese Ginger Jar Lamps - a Pair

$1,800

Large Pair of 18th Century Japanese Arita Vases/Lamps

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of large 18th century Japanese Arita spill vases, having classical oriental

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Late 18th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair of 18th Century Japanese Arita Vases/Lamps

$7,530 / set

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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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

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

$5,203

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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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases transformed into Lamps

$3,400

Pair of Japanese Ormolu Mounted Imari Vases Mounted as Lamps

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Each with a pear-shaped body set over a short foot and tapering to a slender neck, the body painted in dark underglaze blue with the 'Three Friends of Winter', the leaves and blossom...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Ormolu Mounted Imari Vases Mounted as Lamps

$4,750 / set

Fine Pair of Japanese Orange and Gilt Kutani Vases as Lamp Bases

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine pair of slender Japanese Kutani lamp bases, each decorated with landscapes reserves on an

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Pair of Japanese Orange and Gilt Kutani Vases as Lamp Bases

$6,709

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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Late 19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

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

$3,800 / set

Important Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Blue White Vases Now Mounted as Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

marked on underside; the vases were vetted in 1992 by the curator of Japanese Ceramics at the San

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1880s Japanese Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Important Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Blue White Vases Now Mounted as Lamps

$5,400 / set

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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Mid-19th Century Asian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Bronze

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

$2,966

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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1890s Japanese Japonisme Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Imari Vase Table Lamp

$1,595

An Antique Pair of Table Lamps in the ‘Japonisme’ manner

Located in London, GB

Constructed using a pair of lidded Japanese Imari vases, of square and waisted form, with bronze

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Bronze

An Antique Pair of Table Lamps in the ‘Japonisme’ manner

$10,269

Pair of Antique Arita Baluster Form Lamps

Located in London, GB

Pair of Arita baluster form lamps in blue and white decorated with fans and foliates with gilt

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Arita Baluster Form Lamps

$6,345

Pair of 19th Century Satsuma Electrified Table Lamps with Silk Shades

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of 19th century Satsuma table lamps add a stunning oriental ambiance to your room along with

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1890s Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Satsuma Electrified Table Lamps with Silk Shades

$1,980

Pair of Imari Vase Lamps

Located in Milford, NH

Pair of 19th century Imari vases mounted as lamps. Height is 22" to top of cap and 33.5" to top of

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Imari Vase Lamps

$3,750

Pair of Satsuma Baluster-Shaped Vase Lamps

Located in Cheshire, GB

Pair of Satsuma porcelain vases lamps. Having inset panels depicting Japanese landscapes with

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Satsuma Baluster-Shaped Vase Lamps

$1,314 / set

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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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Imari vases / lamps.

$3,833

Early Nineteenth Century Imari Lamp

Located in London, GB

A large scale Imari vase now converted to a lamp of very good quality , decorated with bucolic

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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Early Nineteenth Century Imari Lamp

$2,533

Pair of Imari Vases Now as Lamps

Located in London, GB

A pair of late 19th century Imari porcelain vases, the bodies of ribbed form and decorated with

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Imari Vases Now as Lamps

$4,792 / set

Pair of Kutani Vases Now as Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pretty pair of late 19th century Japanese Kutani vases, now drilled and electrified.

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Brass

Pair of Kutani Vases Now as Lamps

$1,895

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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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Imari Gourd Lamps

$4,313

Pair of Antique Square Form Baluster Lamps

Located in London, GB

Pair of square form baluster lamps decorated in hand painted polychromes and gilt work with gilt

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Square Form Baluster Lamps

$5,343 / set

Pair of Meiji Period Satsuma Bottle Vase as Lamps

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Pair of Porcelain Satsuma Bottle Vase Lamps. impressive condition, most likely converted as lamps

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Meiji Period Satsuma Bottle Vase as Lamps

$1,670 / set

Pair of Antique Satsuma Vases

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very decorative pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, having a faux basket weave pattern with bamboo

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19th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Satsuma Vases

$3,833 / set

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red

Located in Dublin, Ireland

glazed porcelain, of generous proportions, now converted to an Electric Table Lamp, complete with later

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19th Century Japanese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red

$919

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of generous proportions, now

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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$1,987 / set

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari circular form hand painted Porcelain Vases of quite

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19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$1,631 / set

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cherubs Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous and waisted form Porcelain Vases of generous

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19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cherubs Gilt

$2,693 / set

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vase of quite large proportions

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,157

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning single traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form porcelain vase of quite large proportions

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,157

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous form Porcelain vase of quite large proportions

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,157

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional japanese imari bulbous form porcelain vases of medium to large

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19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$1,750 / set

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Single Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain vase of quite large proportions

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Vase Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,157

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari bulbous form porcelain fluid or oil lamps with original

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$2,225 / set

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari bulbous form porcelain vases of medium proportions, now

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$1,750 / set

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari Porcelain Ovoid Form Glazed Porcelain, of quite generous

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$801

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Bulbous Form Porcelain Vases of medium to large

Category

19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$1,750 / set

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning pair traditional Japanese Imari bulbous form Porcelain vases of generous proportions, now

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$2,225 / set

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari hand decorated porcelain baluster form glazed porcelain Vase of

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$812

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari Porcelain Hexagonal Form Glazed Porcelain Vase of tall slender

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$801

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari hand decorated porcelain ovoid form glazed porcelain Vase of

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$812

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari hand decorated Porcelain double gourd form glazed porcelain, of

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$575

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

glazed porcelain, of generous proportions, now converted to an electric table lamp, complete with later

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,157

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases of traditional urn form with flair rims

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt

$2,225 / set

Antique Vintag Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Pair

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Traditional Japanese Imari almost identical Pair hand decorated Porcelain Vases of seldom

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintag Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Pair

$2,225 / set

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Pair

Located in Dublin, Ireland

gourd form glazed porcelain, of generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamp

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Pair

$2,225 / set

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Gilt Edo

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An imposing and stunning single traditional Japanese Imari waisted form hand painted porcelain vase

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Mid-18th Century Chinese Edo Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Gilt Edo

$1,038

Pair of Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning matched pair of traditional Japanese Imari porcelain ovoid form glazed porcelain vases

Category

19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt

$1,987 / set

Antique Pair of Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Table Lamps Gilt Blue Red

Located in Dublin, Ireland

electric table lamps with stylish decorative ormolu pierced gallery and twin handle mounts and similar cast

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Pair of Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Table Lamps Gilt Blue Red

$2,106 / set

Antique Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Gold Blue Red

Located in Dublin, Ireland

an electric table lamp with stylish decorative ormolu pierced gallery and twin handle mount and plain

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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Gold Blue Red

$1,038

Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp

By Kutani Studio

Located in Bochum, NRW

Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp This hexagonal-shaped porcelain table lamp is decorated

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1920s Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Brass

Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp

$545

Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

Beautifully painted with bright vibrant colors the square form vase with loose ring handles and elephant heads.

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1920s Japanese Art Deco Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp

$675

Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Imari Painted Porcelain Brass Table Lamps

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Dallas, TX

Add the perfect amount of color into your home with this pair of antique lamps. Created in Japan

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Brass

Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Imari Painted Porcelain Brass Table Lamps

$1,800

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Antique Japanese Kutani porcelain vase electrified into a table lamp. Features a baluster form

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1910s Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Gold, Brass

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Table Lamp

$990

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Converted Table Lamp

Located in Miami, FL

Late 19th-early 20th century Imari porcelain hand painted vase converted to table lamp, with brass

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Brass

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Converted Table Lamp

$1,160

Pair of Early 20th Century Imari Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Dallas, TX

in Japan circa 1934, and round in shape each porcelain lamp rests on a wood base, and is decorated at

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Early 20th Century Imari Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps

$2,600

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Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japan porcelain table lamp antique available at 1stDibs. Each Japan porcelain table lamp antique for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. There are many kinds of the Japan porcelain table lamp antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Japan porcelain table lamp antique, designed in the Victorian, Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one Japan porcelain table lamp antique that is appealing in its simplicity, but Satsuma, Imari Porcelain and Theodore Deck produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japan Porcelain Table Lamp Antique?

A Japan porcelain table lamp antique can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,733, while the lowest priced sells for $216 and the highest can go for as much as $42,312.

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.