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Massive French Glazed Earthenware Table Lamp
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Impressive scale, richly glazed earthenware vessel made into table lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Pair of Copper Repoussé Table Lamps
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of copper repousse vessels mounted as table lamps, ca. 1950s. 24" high to top of sockets, 33 1
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Vintage Chinese Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
a beautiful table lamp. Polished brass meets the seductive warm brown glaze, enlightening your space
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Country Vases
Materials
Brass
Chinese Celadon Bottle Vases Mounted Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese celadon glazed ceramic porcelain bottle vases mounted as lamps, the vessels with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Celadon
Antique Chinese Crackle Glaze Lamp with Foo Dog Motifs
Located in Lincoln, GB
produced for both domestic and export markets, often used for decorative vessels, vases, and lamps.
Foo
Category
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Red Painted Tole Vase Lamps
Located in London, GB
perfect lamps, they would measure approximately 32 inches with shades.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Vases
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vase Table Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
A ceramic table lamp from France, produced circa 1960. A seven sided ceramic, coated in glaze that
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Japanese 1940
s Table Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant pair of vessel-shaped ceramic table lamps with turned wood bases.
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Balustrade Mini Table Lamp by Simon Moore
By Simon Moore
Located in London, GB
Vessel Gallery Editions. Handmade in the UK, sold excluding shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Blanc De Chine Porcelain Vase Lamps, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese blanc de chine ceramic porcelain bottle vases mounted as lamps, the vessels with
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Han Copvered Vase Museum Mounted As Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
An earthenware lidded Chinese Han period covered vase now with museum mount as a lamp.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Huge Ceramic Vase, Germany, Early 1970s, Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge vintage ceramic vase, Germany, early 1970s. You can mount it as a lamp as it was sometimes the
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large White and Black Cased Glass Murano Table Lamp
Located in Troy, MI
Large, midcentury vessel shaped table lamp in heavy white opaque cased Murano glass with vertical
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
An Attractive Art Deco Inspired Table Lamp by Aluminia
Located in New York, NY
Large glazed ceramic vessel, mounted as a table lamp by Aluminia. The bulbous urn form is decorated
Category
20th Century Danish Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi Glazed Ceramic Lamps
By Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, this line of tri-glazed vessels and lamps were
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Vintage English Ceramic Bretby Vases, also for Lamps
By Bretby Ceramics
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
ground,
punched "BRETBY - made in England" (in Derbyshire).
They can also be used as lamp bases.
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Category
Vintage 1910s English Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vases Lamps by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892)
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of 19th century bronze vases that were repurposed as lamps. They are decorated with friezes of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vase and Covers Imari Period Now Converted in to Lamps
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of decorative Imari period Japanese vase and covers, now converted to lamps.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases
Large Wide Based Brutalist Middle Eastern Earthenware Lamp Base, 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Large and wonderfully shaped earthenware lamp is fully wired, tested and tagged safe for use. It’s
Category
Vintage 1970s Israeli Brutalist Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Gorgeous Pair of Ceramic and Lucite Soft Serve Style Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of late 20th century vessels as lamps. Fabulous ceramic form that recalls the look
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Gorgeous Pair of Blown Glass Lamps with Drip Glass Highlights
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of blown glass vessels as lamps. Thick, substantial glass form with exceptional
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Lucite
Coral Pink Mid-Century French Studio Pottery Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
application of the coral glaze resulting in gentle undulations of pink tones across the surface of the vessel
Category
Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Neoclassical Painted Blue Porcelain Lamp Bases with Chariots Scenes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical Painted Blue Porcelain Lamp Bases with Chariots Scenes on Round Gilt Bases
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese 19th Century Blue and White Crackleware Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
have these vases wired as lamps if required within the asking price.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Soapstone Figure of Buddhist Deity "Quan Yin" Lamp, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese Soapstone figure of Buddhist Deity "Quan Yin" holding a vessel, made into a lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
19th Century Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp Vase of the Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
, now converted to a lamp, depicts the Ten Arhats, the enlightened disciples of the Buddha, with two
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Very Large Brutalist Ceramic Lamp Base Style of Dan Arbeid 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
as a floor lamp base, with wiring holes built in. With minimal ingenuity the wiring holes can be
Category
Vintage 1970s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cherubs Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, Each with twin ormolu mounts depicting superbly
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
French Pair of Ormolu Bronze Gilt Crystal Vase Large Wreath Lattice Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of french ormolu mounted gilt bronze and crystal vase form large lamps with wreath
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Bronze
Sophisticated Pair of Ceramic Drip Glaze Lamps with Lucite and Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stellar pair of vintage ceramic double gourd drip glaze vessels as lamps. The pieces have
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Marcello Fantoni Stoneware Lamp Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Fine studio made pine cone lamp base in stoneware with a delicate pale blue glaze by Marcello
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Antique French Paris Porcelain Vases or Lamps with Maroon Bases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Paris porcelain vases with maroon bases,
19th century, can be converted to lamps
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Francois-Raoul Larche Gilt Bronze Vase/Lamp with Siot-Paris Foundry Stamp
By François-Raoul Larche
Located in Stamford, CT
. Larche" with "Siot-Paris" foundry stamp also marked "172K;" now mounted as a lamp. Raoul Larche (French
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Bronze
1853 Japanese Imari Table Lamp – From Oil Flame to Timeless Light
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, GB
An 1853 Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp – From Oil to Illumination
A piece where art and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Blue and White Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Table Lamps Chinese European
Located in Dublin, Ireland
generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric table lamps, possibly of Chinese or European
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Blue and White Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Table Lamps Chinese European
Located in Dublin, Ireland
generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, possibly of Chinese or European
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
converted to a pair of electric table lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and later ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and later ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and later ormolu mounts. First half of the Nineteenth
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Pair of Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, now converted to a pair of electric table lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular bases and later
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
proportions, now converted to an electric Table Lamp, complete with later Ormolu Circular stepped base. Third
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
proportions, now converted to a pair of electric table lamps, complete with their later ormolu stepped bases
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
good-sized proportions, now converted to an electric Table Lamp, complete with later plain heavy-duty
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
table lamp, complete with later Ormolu Circular stepped base and mount. Third quarter of the Nineteenth
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
good-sized proportions, now converted to an electric Table Lamp, complete with later plain heavy-duty
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
medium proportions, now converted to an electric Table Lamp, complete with later plain heavy-duty Ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Pair of Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, now converted to a pair of electric table lamps, complete with their later Ormolu stepped bases and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Lamps Cobalt Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
lamps, complete with their later Ormolu stepped bases and mounts. Last half of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintag Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Table Lamps, complete with later plain heavy-duty Ormolu circular stepped bases. Third quarter of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Table Lamp Albert Gregory Still Life Flowers
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
generous proportions, now converted to an Electric Table Lamp, painted by Albert Gregory, circa 1900
Category
Antique 19th Century English Edwardian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
compact proportions, now converted to a Pair of Electric Table Lamps. First half of the Nineteenth Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Vintage Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Gilt Edo
Located in Dublin, Ireland
ever throughout Europe, America and Canada. This is a stunning Single Lamp showing Imari decoration at
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Edo Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
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Find a variety of vessel lamps available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct vessel lamps — often made from ceramic, metal and porcelain — can elevate any home. We have 456 antique and vintage vessel lamps in-stock, while there are 12 modern editions to choose from as well. Vessel lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of vessel lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Victorian and modern vessel lamps are of considerable interest. Some vessel lamps are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller vessel lamps, measuring 2.76 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Vessel lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Marcello Fantoni, Michael Andersen
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,105, while they’re typically $0 on the low end and $50,000 highest priced.
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.
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