Chinese Export Porcelain Lamp Base
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese export porcelain lamp base with French, Louis XVI style bronze doré mountings.
Chinese Export Porcelain Lamp Base
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese export porcelain lamp base with French, Louis XVI style bronze doré mountings.
$1,362Sale Price|31% Off
Chinese cloisonne twin handled lamp base
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinese cloisonne twin-handled lamp base with panels of foliate motifs and roundels featuring dragons and phoenixes, between Greek key borders, the twin handles partially modelled wi...
Brass
Rustic Antique Chinese Wood Base Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rustic organic lamp is composed of an antique Chinese carved wood base made from an architectural element and a red Belgium linen oval shade.
Linen, Wood
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar Table Lamp on Bronze Base
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Chinese Famille Rose ginger jar table lamp is an antique (circa early 20th or even late 19th century) porcelain jar mounted as a lamp on ornate reticulated bronze Chinoiserie base.
Bronze
Table Lamps with Porcelain Base, China Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of table lamps with polychrome painted porcelain vases as lamp bases and white fabric shades. One Lamp with old repairs.
Porcelain, Fabric
19th Century Chinese Celadon Porcelain Table Lamp with Gilded Base
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century large Chinese porcelain vase, finely decorated throughout with white blossoming prunus branches, bamboo and pierced rockwork on a celadon ground, now mounted as a...
Porcelain, Celadon, Giltwood
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Ebonized Base Mounted as Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamp with Ebonized Base Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 19" in height to the top of the bulb socket and 27" in height to the top of the ...
Brass, Enamel
$1,380Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase Lamp with Wood Base, 1820
Located in North Salem, NY
Very attractive one of a kind 19th century hand-painted Chinese porcelain vase lamp with double hung socket on turned shaped wood base.
Porcelain
A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Porcelain Lamp w. Rosewood Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very good quality Chinese Porcelain Lamp. The painting despicts a Female with a Stag.
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Vase Lamp with Water Gilt Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
It has been fashioned into a lamp and mounted on a water gilt base with a double cluster brass fitting.
Brass
Chinese Canton 'Gu' Shaped Vase Lamp with Gilded Base, circa 1820-1830
Located in London, GB
Now mounted as a lamp with a bespoke hand gilded turned base. Height of vase: 16 in ( 41 cm) including giltwood base, excluding electrical fitment and lampshade.
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Decorations and Base Without Lampshade
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This exquisite Chinese ...
Porcelain, Wood
$776Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Hand-Painted Chinese Vase, Circa 1870, Lamp on Turned Hardwood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
An elegant antique Chinese porcelain lamp, circa 1870, beautifully hand-painted with a serene landscape scene rendered in soft, calming pastel tones.
Abalone, Porcelain
$1,900Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Black Chinese Vase Lamp with Hand Painted Decoration on Wood Base
Located in North Salem, NY
Stunning, one of a kind, 19th century hand-painted decorated Black Chinese porcelain vase lamp with double hung socket, brass cap on turned shaped wood base.
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase Converted to Lamp on Custom Made Mahogany Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century Chinese porcelain vase which was later converted into lamp on a custom made mahogany base.
Mahogany, Porcelain
$1,272Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Yellow Decorated Chinese Ginger Jar Lamp with Shaped Wood Base and Cap.
Located in North Salem, NY
A striking blend of timeless Chinese artistry and classic sophistication, this exceptional double-hung lamp features a beautifully hand-painted decorated antique Chinese ginger jar (...
Porcelain
$1,610Sale Price|54% Off
Chinese Celadon Vase Lamp with a French 19 Century Gilt Bronze Base
By Henry Dasson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Chinese celadon baluster vase lamp (likely 20th century porcelain) with loose ring handles on its neck.
Bronze
20th C. Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Cylindrical Table Lamp Wood Base 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Chinese Famille rose porcelain cylindrical vase lamp with wood base and topper, decorated with a design of flowers in pink and purple. 5.5” x 18.75” / Total Height – 28.5” (Diamete...
Porcelain, Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted 19th Century Chinese vessel converted to lamp. Wooden base.
Enamel
Imari Gilt Porcelain Lamp on Giltwood Base
Located in New York, NY
Imari gilt porcelain lamp on water-gilt wood base. Chinese porcelain vase converted into a lamp in blue, white, red and gilt floral on water-gilt base.
Porcelain
Blue and White Cherry Blossom Vase Lamp on Gilt Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white cherry blossom vase lamp on gilt wood base. Late 19th Century hand-painted blue and white Chinese vase in the cherry blossom pattern mounted as a gas lamp in the late ...
Porcelain, Giltwood
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
A 19 Century Nanking Porcelain Vase on an Ormolu base turned into a Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large late 19 Century Qing Era Chinese Nanking Porcelain Vase in famille verte crackle glaze decorated with intricate warrior and landscape scenes The vase would have been expor...
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Vase as Lamp Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th Century Chinese Black Porcelain Vase as Lamp Base on Ornate Oriental Inspired Stand.
Metal
Unavailable
H 21 in W 5 in D 4 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Green Hard Stone Chinese Figure Lamp on Bronze Base
Located in San Antonio, TX
This lamp features a Chinese green hard stone female standing figure on the original bronze and brass base mounted to a new Lucite base.
Stone, Brass, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamp with Fruit on Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese Porcelain lamp with fruit on custom base Aubergine New wiring.
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Jar with Cover Lamp Monted on Gilt Bronze Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Polycromed Chinese jar with its cover on a LXVI gilt bronze base and pine finial made as lamp base.
Ceramic
Unavailable
H 22 in Dm 7 in
19th Century Chinese Monochrome Blue Porcelain Vase as Lamp, Custom Gilt Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese monochrome blue porcelain vase as lamp, custom giltwood base New wiring Measures: 7" diameter x 22" T, base 5.5" square.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Unavailable
H 22.75 in Dm 7 in
18th-19th Century Chinese Mirror Black Porcelain Vas as Lamp, Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th-19th century Chinese mirror black porcelain vas as lamp, custom old gold base New wiring.
Porcelain, Giltwood
Unavailable
H 24 in Dm 8 in
19th Century Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase as Lamp, Red Mark on Base
By Mario Buatta
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese blue & white porcelain vase as lamp, red mark on base, attributed to Mario Buatta.
Porcelain
19th Century Canton Porcelain Lamp on Rosewood Base
Located in Nashville, TN
19th Century Canton porcelain vase with oriental motif repurposed into a lamp set on a rosewood base. The colors are orange, black, white and gold.
Porcelain
Vintage Archaic Style Celadon Chinese Porcelain Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Vintage Celadon Chinese porcelain lamp on carved wood base. In "As Found in Estate" condition.
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Oval Vase or lamp base
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese vase in Cloisonne is 13 inches tall. It is intricately decorated on a yellow ground and is in a scalloped oval shape.This can be mounted as a table lamp.
Antique Chinese Oxblood Porcelain Ceramic Melon Shaped Covered Jar or Lamp Base
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Oriental Oxblood Melon Shaped Covered Jar or Table Lamp Base
Unavailable
H 18.51 in Dm 7.88 in
19th Century Cantonese Polychromed Porcelain Lamp Monted on Gilt Bronze Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th polychromed enameled Chinese porcelain lamp base mounted on a LXVI style finely chassed gilt bronze base and top, decorated with rubans, floral wreatht, roses, buterflys, fruit...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Based Mounted as Lamps, 19th Century
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of Chinese export jars mounted as lamps. The height is to the adjustable finial in its lowered position.
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Terracotta Base Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique Lamp Base with a contemporary look. Only 1 remaining.
Antique Chinese Bronze Base Lamp with Silk Shade
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind rare Chinese table lamp with double head and mahogany base, the lamp shade its original custom-made shade from the 1950s, the base its heavy and the double head goes up...
Bronze
Chinese Carved Jade Figure Mounted on Carved Rosewood Base, now lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite lamp is made of 19th century carved Chinese jade, circa 1880 on a carved rosewood base.
Jade
Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Table Lamp, Bronze Base
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamp with Ornate Bronze Base A beautifully preserved antique Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamp, originally made as an oil lam...
Bronze
Pair of Famille Verte Chinese Lamps on Wood Base
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A beautiful pair of Chinese Famille Verte porcelain vases, now mounted as elegant table lamps. Each baluster-form vase is richly decorated in polychrome enamels, featuring exotic bir...
Porcelain
Rare Antique Chinese Carved Pottery Lamp with Carved Wood Base and Canopy
Located in Houston, TX
This antique lamp is so special. The Chinese Export lamp is made from carved pottery and has its original carved wood base and canopy.
Pottery, Wood
A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lamp Base with French Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese blue and white porcelain lamp base with French, Louis XVI style bronze mounts.
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Yellow Vase as a Table Lamp with Giltwood Base
Located in London, GB
A mid nineteenth century yellow baluster vase with subtle scrolling floral motives and acanthus leaves to the neck, now mounted as a lamp with a turned giltwood base. Currently wi...
Ceramic, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Monochrome Red Glaze Table Lamp with Gilt Base
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century red monochrome baluster form vase on a turned giltwood base, now mounted as a lamp. Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiring services. Please not...
Ceramic
Sold
H 16.15 in Dm 5.52 in
Red and Gold Chinese 19th Century Baluster Vase as a Table Lamp with Gilt Base
Located in London, GB
A fine late 19th century red baluster vase, decorated with gilded overlay decoration of interlocking arabesques, now mounted as a lamp with a giltwood base. With restorations. Curre...
Ceramic
Pair of Reverse Painted Chinese Glass Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two reverse painted Chinese glass lamps with Chinese motif. Brass base with detail.
Glass
Sang De Boeuf Glazed Lamp on Brass Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Elegant table lamp with a bulbous ceramic body in a deep sang de boeuf glaze, set on a brass footed base with laurel banding. Topped with a pleated cream shade trimmed in red, the la...
Brass
19th Century Rose Quartz Carved Figure Lamp with Jeweled Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Mounted as a lamp. Height of figure is 8.75”, Total heigh of lamp 25”.
Rose Quartz
19th c. Chinese Blue & White Lamp on Celedon Background
Located in Dallas, TX
Celedon ground blue & white lamp with Chinese wooden base. A very similar lamp is also available if a pair is desired.
19th c. Famille Rose Vase Lamp with Carved Wood Base and Cap
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful famille rose lamp depicting people in multi-colored outfits.
Porcelain, Wood
Late 19th Century Celadon Vase as a Table Lamp, with Giltwood Base
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century single Celadon vase with foliate decoration, now converted as a lamp. Please note: lampshade not included. Currently wired for the UK.
Celadon, Giltwood
Sold
H 26 in W 9 in D 6 in
Jade and Nephrite Carved Hard Stone Translucent Lamp on Reticulated Bronze Base
Located in Houston, TX
Jade / nephrite carved hard stone urn that is electrified and shines Beautifully through the translucent stone. It is set on a metal gilt base With a faux bios reticulated base abo...
Jade
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.