Blue and White Delft Lamp

Low Countries, circa 1850 A mid nineteenth century blue and white Delft vase decorated with a cartouche of scrolling leaves and flowers, now mounted as a lamp with giltwood base and ...

Low Countries, circa 1880. A late nineteenth century delft baluster vase with hand-painted blue foliate decorations on a white ground, now mounted as a lamp on a giltwood with brass...

A mid twentieth century blue and white vase of large scale, decorated with swimming carp throughout, now converted as a lamp with a turned giltwood base. Please note: Lampshade is n...

China, circa 1900 A Chinese Junware vase decorated with a characteristic turquoise blue glaze and purple splash to the front, with undulating rim, now mounted as a lamp. Height 40....

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...

An impressive 19th Century Chinese Blue and White crackleware vase / lamp. Depicting Classical Chinese symbols and furniture above a scene of a scholar seated at a table with childre...

A striking Chinese Blue and White vase, having French scrolling foliate ormolu mounts and handles. Converted to a lamp.

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...