Pair 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain & Gilt-Bronze Torchere Candelabra
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red bac...
Bronze, Ormolu
Marbro Pair of Large Chinoiserie Urn Table Lamps with Imari Decor
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Chinoiserie porcelain urn table lamps by The Marbro Lamp Company features hand-painted, highly detailed Imari style decor in bright, cheerful yellow color with gold a...
Gold, Brass
Pair Antique 19th Century French Gold Bronze Mounted Imari Porcelain Oil Lamps.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique 19th century French Gold Bronze Mounted Imari Porcelain oil lamps, circa 1860.
Bronze
Pair Antique Early 19th Century French Gold Bronze & Imari Porcelain Oil Lamps.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Pair of Antique Early 19th Century French Gold Bronze and Imari Porcelain Oil Lamps, Later Converted to Electric Lamps.
Bronze
Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in Imari porcelain and gilded bronze, adorned with flowers and foliage, in shades of saffron red, cobalt blue and on an ivory white background. Quadripod base, with rudent patte...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in London, GB
An exceptional Chinese export hard-paste porcelain table lamp, circa 1900. Thrown and hand-decorated in the highly sought-after Imari palette, the piece showcases a masterfully exe...
Brass, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Pair of Lamps in Imari Porcelain and Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in Imari porcelain and bronze, adorned with flowers and leaves, in shades of cobalt blue, saffron red and porcelain white. Square base with four concave angles. Top of ...
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain Lamps with Imari Decor, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of baluster shaped lamps in Imari porcelain. Chiselled and gilt bronze mount, standing on a moulded square shape base. Lamp body bottom part decorated with a frieze of blue edgi...
Bronze
A fine pair of English Imari porcelain and gilt lamps. Custom shades
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine pair of 19th century English Imari porcelain and gilt urn lamps. Fine quality and condition. Custom wired and shaded
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in Imari porcelain with floral decor adorned with decorative bronze, ovoid shaped with neck. Frame in chiseled and gilt bronze standing on a circular quadripod base. La...
Bronze
Pair Antique French Bronze D'Oré Mounted Imari Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique French Bronze D'Oré Mounted Imari Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1880.
Bronze
Pair of Imari Porcelain Vases with Gilt-Bronze Mounts, Japan, Meiji Period
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An elegant pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases, dating from the Meiji period (1868–1912), later adapted as table lamp bases. The porcelain pieces feature richly painted decoratio...
Bronze
19th Century Japanese Imari Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Japanese Imari vase or lamp. Having classical Imari colors of oranges and blues, depicting flowers, motifs, and inset panels of children playing and ...
Bronze
Pair of Imari Table Lamps
Located in Richmond, London
A superb pair of Imari vase lamps. Beautiful vivid colours and gilding. France, early to mid 20th century. Why we like them Very decorative, superb quality and condition, great sc...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Lamps in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of tiny square covered jars in porcelain of Paris. Adorned with bouquets of flowers and acanthus leaves on each inferior angle. Pyramidal cover drilled in its center. Top shaped...
Bronze
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H 108 in Dm 38 in
Palatial Pair of Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Imari Porcelain Torchères
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Palatial pair of mid-19th century gilt bronze mounted Napoleon III Imari porcelain thirteen light torchères. Each massive torchère with scrolled acanthus handles below the neck,...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Imari China Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Imari China porcelain table lamp of the 19th century mounted on a gold gilt bronze base, decorated in a floral motif.
Bronze
Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp in Imari porcelain and gilded bronze in ovoid shape surmounted by a collar. Panse adorned with dragons, flowers and patterns. Round bronze base, quadripod and openwork adorned w...
Bronze
Lamp in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baluster shaped lamp with Imari decor in porcelain and gilt bronze. Body adorned with red flower motifs on a white and blue background. Chiseled and gilt bronze mount. Quadripod hexa...
Bronze
Pair of Bayeux Porcelain Lamps, Imari Decor, 19th Century
By Bayeux
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of vase shape lamps in Bayeux porcelain with an Imari decoration on a chiselled and gilt bronze mount. Circular base adorned with guilloche background cartouches and with four p...
Bronze
Large pair of Imari porcelain with peacocks lamps, 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large baluster-shape porcelain lamps. Imari decoration with gold highlights representing peacocks on branches on a plum tree and chrysenthemum background.
Bronze
Pair of Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Lamps, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of canted corners vase shaped lamps in Imari Porcelain. Chiselled and gilt bronze mount, standing on a circular quadripod base with motifs of scrolls. Blue background body lamp ...
Bronze
Pair Large Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Form and Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large antique table lamps fashioned from large Japanese Imari porcelain vases with beautiful floral designs, mounted on organic styles patinated bronze bases. Each 24 1/2 in...
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Ormolu Mounted Imari Vases Mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a pear-shaped body set over a short foot and tapering to a slender neck, the body painted in dark underglaze blue with the 'Three Friends of Winter', the leaves and blossom...
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of egg-shaped lamps in porcelain with Imari decor. Body with red floral decor. Mount in chiselled and gilt bronze. Circular and quadripod base. Work realized in the 19th centur...
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in Imari porcelain and gilt bronze mount, representing flowers in saffron red and cobalt blue tones on a white background. Quadripod base adorned with waves. Top of the...
Bronze
Imari Style Lamp in Bayeux Porcelain and Gilt Bronze, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Imari style lamp in Bayeux porcelain. Body adorned with large reserved cartouches on a blue background framing blue and red foliage and flowers with gilt highlights. Fluted mount in ...
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Painted Porcelain and Bronze Japanese Imari Vases Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
East meets west in this pair of 19th century painted vase lamps. The base of these lamps are antique Imari trumpet mouth vases, which were created in Japan, circa 1870. Made specific...
Bronze
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H 22.05 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Pair of Japanese Imari Ware Porcelain Vases with Bronze Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of Japanese Imari ware porcelain vases with bronze fittings.
Bronze
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H 16.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Chinese Japanese Hand Painted Imari Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Gold Blue Red
Located in Dublin, Ireland
The ormolu mounts have been re-gold-plated. The lamp is re-wired for electricity.
Ormolu
19th Century Imari Porcelain French Bronze Table Lamp
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Fairfax, VA
Imported 19th Japanese Imari porcelain lamp base to France and added bronze mounting to a beautiful oil lamp. and now professionally electrified and fitted with silk lampshade.
Bronze
Japanese Imari Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large Japanese Imari Lamp with Gold Leaf Base
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H 20.75 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
1960s Gold Imari Style Blue and White Lamps with Floral Motif, Pair
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a stunning, pair of 1960s Gold Imari style blue, white, and gold lamps with an all-over floral motif.
Porcelain
Pair of Hand-Painted Porcelain Imari Vase Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible and rare, early 20th century Chinese hand-painted Imari style porcelain vase lamp pair with 22-karat gold and brass fitting detail.
Brass, Gold
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.