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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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Antique Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamp Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
, now converted to a pair of electric table lamp, complete with later ormolu circular stepped bases
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Vases
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Theodore Deck French Converted Kerosene Lamp
By Theodore Deck
Located in Wilton, CT
Theodore Deck enameled French pottery oil lamp converted to electricity, circa 1870. Signed above
Category
Antique 1870s French Aesthetic Movement Jars
Materials
Pottery
Large Midcentury Marcello Fantoni Stoneware Lamp Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Beautiful studio made lamp base in stoneware with red and yellow tone glazes by Marcello Fantoni
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware
18th or 19th Century Chinese Blanc de Chine Baluster Shape Large Vase/Table Lamp
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
, he subtle blanc de chine glaze faintly revealing the underlying thrown body. Later mounted as a lamp
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Midcentury Marcello Fantoni Stoneware Ceramic Lamp Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Studio made lamp base in stoneware with earth tone glazes by Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware
Studio Made Midcentury Marcello Fantoni Stoneware Lamp Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Small studio made lamp base/vase in high fired stoneware with blue/red glaze by Marcello Fantoni
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware
Dimpled Demijohn Distillery Bottle, 1970s, Possible Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
stopper made with an electrical light socket so that it could be used as a table lamp and takes a regular
Category
Mid-20th Century Bottles
Materials
Glass
Rare Signed Midcentury Marcello Fantoni Stoneware Lamp Base
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Rare studio made lamp base in high fired stoneware with blue/green glaze by Marcello Fantoni (1915
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Plaster Faux Bois Fruit Topiary Urn Lamp Bases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
lamps and have been converted into decorative accent pieces. Pieces can easily be converted back to
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair Austrian Royal Vienna Beehive Porcelain Gilt Mounted Table Lamps
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Electric Table Lamps, of outstanding quality and quite generous proportions, made during the last half of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Urns
Materials
Ormolu
Tall White Seguso Vetri D’Arte Murano Scavo Style Lamp Base Vase
By Barovier Seguso
Ferro
Located in Troy, MI
/vessel only; the lamp wiring has not been completed.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of French Ceramic Vessel Lamps, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French glazed ceramic vessel lamps with original pleated lamp shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Antique Chinese Vessel Lamps With Shades
Located in Sheffield, MA
if needed.
Vessel base: 10" d x 13" h
Height to the top of lamp including shade 19.25"
lampshade top
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen, Plastic
Large Stoneware Vessel Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large massive lamp made out of an archaic wine or oil vessel. Nice patina and color. Original
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Antique Chinese "Jadeite" Quartz Vessel Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An antique Chinese carved green quartz vessel now as a lamp. The vessel from the 19th century
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz
Vintage Beige Asian Mud Vessel Lamp
Located in Round Top, TX
This is a very nice large-scale mud lamp from Asia. It's been newly wired with clear cord. The
Category
20th Century Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Steve Chase Designed Lucite Base Lamp
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An elegant steve chase designed lamp with a Lucite base. It features a beautiful terracotta vessel
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Rustic Chinese Earthen Ware Pottery Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
pot to top of shade: 13"H
height of jar is 13".
Search terms: jar lamps, vessel lamps, glazed vase
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Linen
Decorative Terracotta Vessel as Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lencho is a mossy terra-cotta vessel as lamp with an earthy, handmade appeal.
Discovered at an
Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Unusual Mahogany Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unusual mahogany vessels with lamp application. The overall finish is espresso with egg shaped
Category
Vintage 1980s South American Table Lamps
Pair of Asian vessels with lamp application.
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Chinese lamps in Blanc de chine porcelain with under glazed decorations with botanical
Category
Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps
Pair of Chartreuse Lacquer Vessels with lamp application.
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of mottled Chartreuse Lacquer Vessels with lamp application.the design consists of a series of
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Pair of Gold Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of gold ceramic vessels with lamp application. The individually controlled Dual sockets and
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Table Lamps
Pair of Monumental Chinese Bronze Vessel Table Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Incredible pair of massive Chinese style archaic bronze urn vessels mounted as table lamps. Custom
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Laurel Lamp Co. Frosted Glass Lamps with Multi-Color Detail
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
traditional lamp vessel and detached drum shade, the piece is actually rendered from a single piece of frosted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Chinese Bronze Vessels as Table Lamps
Located in NYC, NY
vertical raised flanges mounted on wood bases as two-light lamps. Height of bronze 14 Inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Pair of Whimsical Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unusual pair of whimsical ceramic vessels with lamp application. The vessels are in a mottled cream
Category
1990s Table Lamps
Pair of Large Decorative Round Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of large decorative round vessels with lamp application. Washed in white with large round
Category
Early 2000s Table Lamps
Unusual Pair of Textured Metal Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unusual textured metal vessels with lamp application with lamp application in a silvered/bronze
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Table Lamps
Unique Pair of Red Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unique pair of red ceramic vessels with lamp application. The lamps are newly wired, the hardware
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Table Lamps
Pair of Textured Gray Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of textured gray ceramic vessels with lamp application. Hardware is brushed nickel. The
Category
Vintage 1970s European Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Pair of Textured Pottery Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unusual pair of textured pottery vessels with lamp application. The lamps are in a pale celadon
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Table Lamps
Large Green Glazed Terracotta Vessel Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Large Green Glazed Terracotta Vessel Mounted as a Lamp
Offered for sale is a glazed terracotta
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Red Ceramic Head Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Red Ceramic Head vessels with lamp application. The hardware is brushed Brass. The dual
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Table Lamps
Newly Crafted Hand Painted Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
A unique pair of vessels we found that we envisioned to make great lamps. The hand painted, gold
Category
2010s Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Unusual Bamboo Reed, Glazed Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of unusual Bamboo reed, glazed vessels with lamp application. The vessels are 23.5" in height
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps
Unique Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unique pair of Mid-Century ceramic vessels with lamp application. The vessels height is 15"
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps
Pair of French Modernist Style Sculptural Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Stunning pair of vessels with lamp application in and organic design. These lamps will bring
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Handcrafted and Detailed Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of handcrafted and detailed ceramic vessels with lamp application with an umber washed crackle
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
A pair of Champagne Textured Ceramic vessels with lamp application
Located in Bronx, NY
A set of Champagne Textured Ceramic vessels with lamp application. The hardware is brushed Brass
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Exquisite Pair of Restored Vintage Rattan Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of restored rattan vessels, circa 1970, as newly built custom lamps. Lovely rattan
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Fabulous Pair of Zebra Print Ceramic Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stylish pair of ceramic vessels as custom lamps. Wonderful graphic zebra print with nickel
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Stunning Pair of Ceramic Fern Leaf Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
finials shown in the photos.
A fabulous pair of ceramic fern leaf vessels as custom lamps. Exceptional
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Pair of Ceramic Fern Leaf Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
finials shown in the photos.
A fabulous pair of ceramic fern leaf vessels, circa 1990, as custom lamps
Category
1990s Unknown Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Sophisticated Pair of Blown Mercury Glass Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely pair of vintage blown mercury glass vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous form and
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Fabulous Pair of Textured Portuguese Ceramic Vessels as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite pair of Portuguese ceramic vessels, circa 1980, as newly built custom lamps
Category
Vintage 1980s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Exquisite Pair of Blown Murano Vessels as Custom-Made Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous pair of blown Murano glass vessels as custom-made lamps. Stellar form with subtle
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unique Pair of Whimsical "Swimming Fish" Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unique pair of whimsical "swimming fish" ceramic vessels with lamp application in cobalt blue on
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large and Unique Pair of Woven Rattan Vessels with Lamp Application
By Michael Bagley
Located in Bronx, NY
We discovered these cool woven vessels and determined that they would make great lamps. The
Category
2010s North American Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
Unique Pair of Hand-Painted and Glazed Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Unique pair of hand-painted and glazed vessels with lamp application the hardware is brushed nickel
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Table Lamps
Pair of Large, Midcentury, Hand-Painted Monochrome Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of large midcentury hand-painted monochrome vessels with lamp application. Hardware is
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Steve Chase Original Large Antique Vessel Pair of Lamps With Stands
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These lamps came from the living room of a multi-million dollar desert estate that was designed
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Signed Roberto Cavalli Black Double Vessel Art Glass Lamps
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of circa 2014 Roberto Cavalli double vessel glass table lamps. Trimmed in brass, the lamps
Category
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elegant Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application in White with Gray "Veining"
Located in Bronx, NY
Elegant ceramic vessels with lamp application in white with gray "veining" The newly wired lamps
Category
1990s Unknown Table Lamps
Chic and vibrant pair of Yellow Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Yellow Ceramic vessels with lamp application. Hardware is of brushed brass with dual light sockets
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Great Tall Gray Textured Ceramic Vessels with Lamp Application
Located in Bronx, NY
Great tall gray textured ceramic vessels with lamp application. The newly wired lamps come with
Category
1990s Unknown Table Lamps
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Vessel Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
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
Son and Ferdinand Barbedienne are consistently popular.
How Much are Vessel Lamps?
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.
Questions About Vessel Lamps
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