Antique Chinese Carved Green 'Jadeite' Quartz Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
A Chinese carved stone lamp mounted on a carved rosewood base. The carved stone is often referred to as Jadeite or Quartz but is in fact from the fluorite family. This lamp base was ...
Quartz
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green (Jadeite) Quartz Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Chinese carved quartz lamp mounted on a brass and a carved rosewood base. Presented with a pagoda shaped shade. The carved quartz is often referred to as Jadeite iis in fact from...
Quartz
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green Jadeite Quartz Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A relatively large Chinese carved stone lamp mounted on a stepped brass and a carved wood base. The carved stone is often referred to as Jadeite or Quartz but is in fact from the flu...
Quartz
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pair of Hand-Carved Chinese Export Jadeite Stone Lamps, Circa 1930
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
The stone bodies of this type of interior illuminated lamp are often referred to as quartz, jadeite or even jade but are in fact of the fluorite family, a softer stone more easily ca...
Quartz
Chinese Carved Jadeite Guanyin with Cat, Mounted as a Lamp, Circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and culturally significant table lamp comprising a carved Chinese jadeite figure of a serene maiden—possibly a folk interpretation of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassio...
Metal, Bronze
Jadeite Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
An early 20th century jadeite lamp with ornamented brass base and internal nightlight.
Brass
Antique Jadeite Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique jadeite lamp, converted from lidded urn, with Oriental base.
Jade, Bronze
Pair of Paul Hanson Jadeite Green Glass Table Lamps Brass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of Paul Hanson Jadeite green glass table lamps. These have all new brass hardware and have been professionally rewired.
Brass
Guanjin Figure Jadeite Lamp, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
Rare amber and opaline jadeite Guanjin figure, 19th century, mounted on brass and brass-plated copper stand with silk shade.
Jade
Sold
H 26 in W 15 in D 12 in
Antique Jadeite Figural Lamp with Flowers on Teakwood Base, Circa 1910-1920.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Jadeite Figural Lamp with Flowers on Teakwood Base, Circa 1910-1920.
Jade
Chinese Carved Pink Fluorite 'Jadeite' Table Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A decorative Chinese carved pink fluorite lamp of vase shape. The stone is carved in the round with exotic birds, peonies and the detachable top is carved as a stylized carp. The 'va...
Stone
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 lamped in the early part of the 20th century. Gilt base with pierced brass band at the n...
Quartz
Italian Bank Table Lamp in Nickel Plate with Jadeite Cased Glass Shade, 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
European bankers adjustable desk lamp in nickel-plated brass with pale green glass shade. Featuring an adjustable height nickel plate stem, tilt knob and soft green bell shade with w...
Brass, Nickel
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Green 'Jadeite' Quartz Lamp
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Chinese carved stone lamp mounted on a brass and a carved rosewood base. The carved stone is often referred to as Jadeite or Quartz but is in fact from the fluorite family. This la...
Quartz
Jadeite Lamp
Located in Seattle, WA
A 1930’s jadeite figural lamp mounted on a priced brass base
Brass
Pair of Petite Jadeite Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
This pair of Petite Jadeite Lamps with cream enamel and brass accents are elegant with great detail Will enhance all decors.
Jade, Metal, Brass
$9,560 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Hardwood, Wood, Upholstery, Textile, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak
Pair of Chinese Jade Quanyin Figures Mounted as Candelabra Lamps
By Edward Farmer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese carved jadeite figures of standing Quanyins on their original carved wood bases, later mounts in the style of Farmer and Co on gilt repose bronze bases and two light ...
Jade, Bronze
$61,461
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
Large Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Jade Vase
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Chinese caved jade vase, Republic Period, circa 1930. Carved from one massive piece of jade. The vase carved with the He He Er Xian, the Immortal Twin Boys...
Jade
$1,600 / set
H 24 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in
Pair Of Compatible Antique Chinese Hand Carved Green Quartz Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of compatible antique Chinese hand carved green quartz covered jars mounted as electrified lamps. The lamps with removable lids held in place by a pierced metal banding to all...
Quartz, Metal
$4,500
H 28 in Dm 15 in
Antique Chinese Bronze Mounted Carved Jade Quartz Lamp with Teakwood, Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese bronze mounted carved jade quartz lamp with teakwood, Circa 1910.
Jade
$744Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.5 in Dm 6 in
Chinese Carved Soapstone Table Lamp, Early 20th Century, Floral Design
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A carved soapstone lamp base, unusual because of the color of the stone; reddish, brown and black. The carving is in the shape of a vase which is almost totally encrusted in 'branche...
Sandstone
Chinese Carved Green Fluorite Table Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
A 1920s Chinese carved green fluorite table lamp. The lid removes to reveal a lightbulb in the interior. The vase and lid are thirteen and a half high.
Stone
$2,850
H 19 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique Asian Small Carved Green Fluorite Lamp with Custom Red Pagoda Shade
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful small Antique Asian carved fluorite lamp on a bronze base with a custom "Pagoda" shade in red silk and vintage metallic trim. Newly re-wired with a gold silk cord. A bala...
Stone, Bronze
Pair of Chinese Green Hardstone Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese jade-colored hardstone lamps with carved teak base and pierced gilt metal trim with a decorative motif (PRICED AS Pair). Some small loss to metal work on lamps aroun...
Stone
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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