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Material: Earthenware
Contemporary Organic Modern Moroccan Handmade Terracotta White Ceramic Wall Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Organic Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Clay, Earthenware

Henry Holland Studio Swan Blue White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Swan stands tall and elegant and majestic like it's namesake. She'll glide into any space and be centre of attention. I'd say she shines bright like a diamond but I'm worried we'...
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2010s English Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Pair of Spanish Manises Pottery White-Glazed Lobed Urns Now as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each portly lamp with everted neck above a compressed lobed body all over a splayed circular base; with ivory glazed surface and matching wooden caps
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1930s Spanish Neoclassical Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Decorated in imitation of a Chinese Ming vase with a sage, rocks and vegetation, mounted on a wood base. The dimensions noted include the lampshade and electrical fittings. The vase as mounted in wood is approximately 10in. high and 6in. diameter. The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie. Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Faience

Large Delft Double Garlic Neck Pair of Blue and White 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of large late 19th century Dutch Delft garlic neck vases, decorated with floral bouquets and stylised detailing in tones of blues on a...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Delft

Art Nouveau Table Lamp by "Hjort" Bornholm, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Elegant Art Nouveau earthenware table lamp hand painted with abstract motifs.
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1930s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Blue and White Chinoiserie Ceramic Table Lamp, Dutch Delftware, Vintage
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This blue and white Chinoiserie ceramic table lamp features a vintage Dutch Delftware style vase with sculptural ribbing paired with a custom Chinoiserie lampshade, blending mid-century design with traditional Dutch ceramic heritage. The authentic Velsen pottery vase has been transformed into functional lighting that celebrates both Dutch and Asian decorative arts. The vase base displays distinctive vertical ribbing in white glaze characteristic of mid-20th century Dutch pottery. Its classic ginger jar silhouette exemplifies the Delfts Wit style—white glazed Delftware that developed alongside the more famous blue and white tradition. When illuminated, the smooth glaze creates beautiful ambient light diffusion. The new bespoke drum lampshade by Amitābha...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Blue and White Royal Delft Ceramic Table Lamp, Dutch Handcrafted, Made to Order
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A hand-crafted blue and white Royal Delft table lamp pairing a sculptural white ceramic base with a bespoke blue and white heritage revival pattern lampshade; made to order, with mul...
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2010s Dutch Chinoiserie Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Marian Zawadzki Abstract Sgraffito Floor Lamp The all-seeing Eye , 1966
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A uniquely decorated ceramic floor lamp by the Polish immigrant, professor, artist and ceramist Marian Zawadzki (1933-2012). The motifs are one of a kind and some of the bases of the...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Faience Oil Lamps, Attributed to Vieillard Cie
By Jules Viellard
Located in London, GB
These wonderful oil lamps have been attributed to the prestigious ceramic company, Viellard & Cie. The firm was established in 1845 in Bordeaux, France. It was directed by Jules Viel...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Metal

Charles Catteau for Boch Freres Art Deco Urn Table Lamp Belgium 1920s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique, rare faience table lamp features an elegant footed urn form with complex relief decor and hand-painted motifs in Art Deco style with orange and yellow flowers an...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Earthenware Lighting

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Gold

Pair of Large Early 20th Century Blue and White Delft Antique Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of large Dutch Delft blue and white vases, with octagonal gadrooned bodies, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with panels of courtly figures in garden sce...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Earthenware Lighting

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Delft

Chinoiserie Dutch Delft Polychrome Table Lamp, early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A rare and very charming late early 18th century Dutch Delft blue and white vase, finely painted and decorated with an exotic birds amongst a stylised rocky landscape with flowers an...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Delft

Vallauris Pottery Aquarium Lamp Signed Kérina Monaco A Trompe l oeil aquarium
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vallauris Pottery Aquarium Lamp Signed Kérina Monaco A Trompe l'oeil aquarium Lamp, in earthenware and signed underneath. Many versions were made of these “kitsch” lamps...
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1950s Folk Art Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Small Lamp in Delft Earthenware and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small lamp in delft earthenware in covered pot shape with canted corners. Polychrome decor of flowers separated by red stripes on a white background. Bottom frieze decorated with scr...
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1880s European Napoleon III Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Bronze

Floor Lamp, Marian Zawadzki, Tilgmans, Sweden 1960 s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare floor Lamp by Marian Zawadzki. Made for Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, in 1961. Signed and dated on the base. Earthenware with a polychrome glaze. Motif with birds and deer across th...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Pair of Earthenware Wall Sconces by Françoise Bergaglia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of a pine backplate with incased lighting, two brass rods and a thin layer of textured handmade earthenware. Made by French artist Françoise Bergaglia.
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2010s French Modern Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Brass

A Pair of Hand Painted Danish Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of hand painted Danish table lamps with a floral design. Signed "Torben Denmark" on the bottom of each vase. Shades not included.
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1970s Danish Vintage Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

Bernard Rooke Table Lamp with Original Shade, England, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Bernard Rooke table lamp with original shade England 1960. This design is also an early example of Rooke's work, probably from the 1960s. A sculptural piece, composed of handcrafted...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Vase Lamp Germany C.1880
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th century neoclassical revival vase lamp Germany C.1880. A Neoclassical style vase converted to a table lamp, black earthenware with faun mask handles, two classical fi...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Lamp
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Late 17th Century Large Dutch Delft Faience Blue and White Chinoiserie Baluster Vase Mounted as a Lamp and newly electrified. Of octagonal shape, decorated with oriental figures in a landscape. The dimensions indicated herein include the lampshade. The vase only with its base and cover is approximately 12in. high by 8in. diameter. The arrival in Western Europe of the first shiploads of Chinese porcelain, lacquerware, ivory and silk in the 17th century stimulated interest in China, or Cathay, as it was then called. Europeans soon began copying the Chinese artworks and decorative objects. These decorative arts inspired by China, which enjoyed their heyday in the late 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, are known as chinoiserie. Soon after the introduction of expensive Chinese...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Faience

Pair of 19th Century Dutch Delft Blue Vase Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19-century delft vases with traditional decoration with blue on white with mounted black painted bases and birds perched on the lids. Lamps mount...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Satsuma Samurai Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage Satsuma Samurai Lamp – Bespoke from a Vase This exquisite vintage Satsuma lamp is a true statement piece, featuring a hand-painted design with a striking samurai warrior sur...
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20th Century Asian Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience Bronze Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand Painted Faience and Bronze Oil Lamp has been converted into an electric table lamp. Crafted in France, circa 1880s, the hand painted porcelain "...
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Ceramic Table Lamp with Birds and Flowers Decors
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice table lamp is made of Ceramic with birds and flowers decors. This is a French work. Circa 1970
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Illuminated Lighting Sculpture or Table Lamp by Guy Bareff, France c. 1970
Located in Renens, CH
Illuminated lighting sculpture by French sculptor and ceramist Guy Bareff born in 1942. Guy Bareff has been creating these beautiful lamps and...
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1970s French Brutalist Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Pair of 19th Century Galle Faience Lion Candleholder with Silver Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of signed Emile Galle (French, 1846-1904) rampant lion faience candleholders Heraldic lion holding a castle tower in rampart also holding silvered bronze candelabra Signed...
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Bronze

Pair of Blue and White Delft Vases Mounted as Table Lamps, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Pair of 18th Century Blue and White Delft Vases Mounted as Table Lamps A charming pair of mid-18th-century cobalt blue and white Delft vases decorated with scenes of ornamental plan...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Delft

Pair of Satsuma Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Japanese Satsuma glazed earthenware vases with French dore bronze mounts originally as gas lamps, now electrified.
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Ceramic Table Lamp by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a ceramic table lamp made by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth, Denmark 1930s. The body of the lamp is made from tan colored stoneware with a hand painted parrot perched upon a branch. ...
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

French Earthenware Fish Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
This petite and charming hand made earthenware fish design lamp has TONS of character and beautiful coloring. See all images and video. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR ...
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1950s French Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

20th Century French Earthenware Corn Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French earthenware corn table lamp from the 1950s. Very good condition. Pink lampshade. High quality.
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1950s French Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Nils Thorsson Ceramic Table Lamp for Royal Copenhagen Fog Morup, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Monumental Ceramic Table lamp 'Baca' designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen and Fog & Mørup circa 1970. It features a tactile abstract decor executed in eathy glazes. The on/...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Faience

Green Art Deco Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp made by S:t Erik, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace sculptural earthenware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by an unknown artist at S:t Erik Lervaufabriker, Uppsala, Sweden, 1910s-1920...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Earthenware Lighting

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Small White Babka Sconce by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
Small White Babka Sconce by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 15 x D 10 x H 28 cm Materials: White Faience (not glazed) Also Available: Terracotta (not glazed) The Ba...
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2010s French Post-Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Faience

Pair of Lee Rosen Ceramic and Brass Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of Lee Rosen glazed earthenware table lamps with screen-printed shades. All in earthy colors of brown, green, and tan. The brass has been polished, and the lamps prese...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Deruta Majolica Large Urn Table Lamp, Country Floral Decor 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica table lamp features an urn shaped, scalloped ceramic or porcelain body with strong geometric pattern flowing along the lines of the lamp. The lamp is decorated with...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Upsala Ekeby, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige orange glazed ceramic and brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.5"H x 8.5"W x 7.75"D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5.5"...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Pair Antique French Faience Lamps, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique French faience lamps, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Faience

Danish Modern Table Lamp by Astrid Tjalk for Kähler Ceramics, Denmark, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully handcrafted ceramic table lamp designed by Astrid Tjalk for Kähler Keramik, Denmark, 1950s. The rounded, globular base is adorned with Tjalk’s signature hand-incised bo...
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1950s Danish Art Deco Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

"Hands" Lamp in White Ceramic France 1980
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful Regency table lamp representing two hands, designed and produced in France in the 1980s. White varnished ceramic lamp and its opaline globe in perfect condition. This ...
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1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Dutch Gouda PZH Art Deco Table Lamp Pair, 1918, New Burnt Orange Shades
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Antique Dutch Gouda PZH ceramic table lamp pair, hand-painted in 1918 by G.J. Lugthart. Early Nizza decor with Art Nouveau to Art Deco styling, and new burnt-orange Houlès-trimmed shades. Pair of Dutch Gouda pottery...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Bohemian Earthenware Lighting

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Brass

Contemporary Organic Modern Moroccan Handmade Terracotta Ceramic Wall Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Organic Modern Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Babka Table Lamp by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
Babka Table Lamp by Di Fretto Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 53 cm (measure without lampshade) Materials: White Faience (not glazed) The Babka table lamp is a twist i...
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2010s French Post-Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Faience

White Brut Body Sconces by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
White Brut Body Sconces by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 26 x D 10 x H 27 cm Materials: White Faience The Body appliques are the 2 sides of the sculpture of a w...
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2010s French Post-Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Faience

Carcel 19th Century Petroleum Lamp on Canton Vase
Located in Marseille, FR
Lamp said to Carcel system mounted on China vase in Canton XIXth century. Bronze frame. This Carcel mechanism bears the name of its inventor Guillaume Carcel who, in 1800, developed his oil lamp (of rapeseed, for example) comprising a suction-repressing pump driven by a clockwork motor, which ensured the constant supply of the wick. The tank is no longer on the side: it is now under the burner. This floor lamp has a cylindrical wick burner and a movable glass holder to adjust the flame. The glass-chimney is throttled at the level of the flame. The Carcel lamp, deemed expensive and fragile, was reserved for a wealthy clientele. His widow and his son-in-law Mr. Zier, still held in 1821, the workshops and the shop at 8 rue de l'Arbre-Sec in Paris. This very expensive lamp is very fragile and was once considered a luxury model. Dimension 68 cm in height and 20 cm in diameter decorated with trees and flowers. This system is generally found on sheet metal lamps...
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19th Century Antique Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Faience Lamps, Attributed to Théodore Deck
Located in London, GB
These beautiful table lamps have been attributed to Joseph-Théodore Deck, one of the most important ceramicists of the 19th century. Deck was the director of a prestigious faience workshop which was based in France. He was well known for his high-quality ceramic wares, which were often designed in Islamic and Chinese styles. The lamps are designed in a Persian manner. Each lamp is fitted with a gilt bronze (ormolu) light fixture which holds two bulbs. The lamps' bodies are crafted from faience (tin-glazed earthenware) and feature cylindrical necks and bulbous lower bodies. These bodies are decorated with stylised flowers, leafy vines, and Persian script...
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Late 19th Century French Islamic Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Blue Parrots Lamps in Faience, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paire of faience lamps representing blue parrots standing on a tree stump. The base is in gilt terracotta, looking like a gilt bronze mount. Work of the 1970s, old electric system fu...
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1970s Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Faience, Terracotta

Southwestern Earthenware Amphora Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A southwestern earthenware amphora table lamp. Hand crafted, with a pink finish and decorated on both sides with an embossed and engraved desert scene. A coyote howls in front of a sea green moon, surrounded by pink sand dunes and green cacti. The custom, cream string lampshade...
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Late 20th Century Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

White Glazed Body Sconces by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
White Glazed Body Sconces by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 26 x D 10 x H 27 cm Materials: White Faience Glazed The Body appliques are the 2 sides of the sculptu...
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2010s French Post-Modern Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Faience

Pair of Lamps in Satsuma Earthenware, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of egg-shaped lamps in a fine Satsuma earthenware. Body presenting Japanese dignitaries speaking together inside cartouches on a white background as well as red, golden, brown and green decorative and geometric motifs. Mount in gilt bronze adorned with openwork and chiselled Japanese style motifs. Work realized circa 1880. New and functional electric system. !The price doesn’t include the lampshade price. However, our workshop can advise you with pleasure and realize it with your size and color choices! Satsuma earthenware appeared at the 16th century in Japan on Satsuma lands. This kind of ceramics is characterized by a wide range of shapes evolving through time and ovens used...
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19th Century Japonisme Antique Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

Unique Scandinavian Modern Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp by Tilgmans, Sweden
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Unique Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Lamp by Tilgmanns, Sweden 1960s. This Scandinavian modern brutalist stoneware lamp by Tilgmanns, originating from Sweden in the 1960s, is a strik...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

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Earthenware

Pair of French Chinoiserie Style Faience, Glass, and Gilt Bronze Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Chinoiserie style faience, glass, and gilt bronze lamps French, late 19th century Measures: Height 75cm, diameter 18cm Each lamp in this pair is wrought from exqu...
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Earthenware Lighting

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Bronze, Ormolu

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Butterfly Motif Table Lamp by Tilgmans, Sweden 1960
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This unique Scandinavian Modern table lamp was crafted by Tilgmans Keramik in Sweden during the 1950s. The curvaceous earthenware base is hand-decorated in a sgraffito technique, sho...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Earthenware

Mid-Century Calabash Ceramic Table Lamp by Elsi Bourelius, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century calabash-shaped earthenware table lamp with amazing hand-painted pattern. Made by Elsi Bourelius in her studio in Löberöd, Sweden, 1950s. Good original condi...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Earthenware Lighting

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Terracotta Brut Body Sconces by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Brut Body Sconces by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 26 x D 10 x H 27 cm Materials: White and Terracotta Faiences (not glazed) The look of the terraco...
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2010s French Post-Modern Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Faience

Art Nouveau Majolica and Loetz Art Glass Shade Oil Lamp Adjustable Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, large and beautiful antique Art Nouveau oil lamp with blackened iron frame in floral decor. This large and impressive oil lamp dates from the earliest years of the 1900s. It i...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Organic Modern Moroccan Handmade Terracotta White Ceramic Wall Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - slip applied with natural pigments as whitewash with water - made of clay collected from the potter's s...
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2010s Moroccan Organic Modern Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Lampe Hubert Olivier en céramique multicolore French Riviera France 1980
Located in London, England
Hubert Olivier est un céramiste et artiste français reconnu, dont les créations sont particulièrement prisées pour leur inventivité et leur délicatesse. Ajoutez une touche d'original...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Enamel

Alfredo Santarelli Pair of White Reticulated Majolica Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural majolica lamps feature complex hand-sculpted reticulated bodies with 4 vertical segments; two narrower segments are composed around the central medallions of Sun God face, surrounded by abstract geometric pattern, and two wider segments consist of complex lattice work, influenced by Art Deco and Renaissance styles. Minimal elongated shape of the lamps balances highly textured reticulated designs, and the choice of white glaze adds a Modernist touch to the pieces. The soft Blanc de Chine color scheme is reminiscent of Nancy Meyers aesthetic. The lamps are mounted on brass bases with brass fixtures; they are signed by the artist on the inner rims of the ceramic bodies. The ceramic parts were acquired from the importing warehouse that operated in 1940s-1970s; they were stored unused, as old new stock, for at least 50 years, before finally being wired. It is quire rare to find a pair of lamps by an important Italian ceramic artist of early 20th century; we are excited to be able to offer another pair of white majolica lamps by Alfredo Santarelli in different shape in a separate listing. The lamps are fully operational with the new brass single turn knob sockets, wired for US 110v, standard polarized plugs. The ceramics are in good vintage condition with some age-appropriate signs of storage wear on the glaze that are not detracting from the overall quality of the pieces, and are shown in the pictures. The issues can be corrected professionally at discretion of the customer; we chose to not restore the ceramic parts to preserve the original condition and the vintage charm of the lamps. Alfredo Santarelli (1874-1957) was born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy; he is considered one of the most important Italian ceramic artists of the 20th century. His talent in drawing and his mastery in the tin glazing technique (lusterware) won him a large number of golden medals in International and Italian ceramic exhibitions. His excellent portraits and classic subjects are prized collectors’ items, but he also interpreted Islamic, Liberty and Art Deco designs and shapes with great originality. In the second half of the 20’s his art evolved in line with the contemporary trends. Santarelli started his career in the pottery studio of Paolo Rubboli...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Earthenware Lighting

Materials

Brass

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