Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Lion Mounted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Silver Plated Converted Oil Lamp Electrified Table Lamp with Lion Head Drop Ring Mounts and Ornate Paw Foot Tripod Base.
Silver Plate
$5,400 / set
Pair of French Empire Style Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's French gilt and silver tones Empire table lamps with lion's heads details. Measurements: Height of body: 22" Height to shade rest: 31" Base: 6" (square).
Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique French Empire Cobalt Blue Porcelain Figural Gilt Bronze Urn Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Deep Cobalt Blue Figural Gilt Bronze Porcelain Urn Form Table Lamp with Lion Head Rings. Circa Late 19th Century.
Bronze
French Sèvres Porcelain Still Life Flowers Ormolu Cobalt Blue Table Lamp Bronze
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste Porcelain and Ormolu with Twin Handles modelled as Lions heads, Electric Table Lamp of traditional bulbous form and of outstanding quality, and good...
Ormolu
Silver Giltwood Urn Form Lamp (GMD#2077)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Carved Silver Giltwood Urn Form Lamp with Lion Head & Swag Motifs. Note: Shade(s) shown for display only, not included.
Lion Head Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lion head mounted on stand as lamp with custom shade.
19th C. Pair Of Lions Heads Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Sheet metal . Gilded bronze . Decor with lions heads and chains . Circa 1880 . Electrified, color of shades can be changed
Sheet Metal, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Terracotta Lion's Head Table Lamps
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of terracotta table lamps, each featuring an 18th century terracotta lion's head with remnants of a dark paint layer.
Terracotta
Pair Of 19th C. Large Lamps With Lion Heads
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Lion heads decor . 2 patina . Circa 1880 . Babbit . Electrified . Color of shade can be changed
Lion Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lion head mounted on stand as lamp with custom shade.
Sold
H 25.5 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
French Sevres Scenic Painted & Artist Signed Porcelain Lamp, Lion Head Handles
Located in Big Flats, NY
The piece framed by robust brass mounts, including decorative lion head handles on either side of the urn, a fluted base, and a hexagonal plinth supported by scrolled feet.
Porcelain
Sold
H 25.5 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
French Sevres Scenic Painted & Artist Signed Porcelain Lamp, Lion Head Handles
Located in Big Flats, NY
The piece framed by robust brass mounts, including decorative lion head handles on either side of the urn, a fluted base, and a hexagonal plinth supported by scrolled feet.
Porcelain
Art & Crafts Lamp Table in Hammered Iron with Brass Trim and Lion Heads Motif
Located in Astoria, NY
This incredibly unique Arts & Crafts table lamp, produced circa 1910, comes in hammered iron on tripod legs, with a round table, trimmed along the edge in bright brass, decorated wit...
English Lion Lamp, Circa 1840
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A round metal lion head mounted as a lamp with a stepped base and custom shade.
Pair Royal Crown Derby Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand Painted with royal crest ,swag & Lion heads Porcelain Lamps
Brass
A Victorian Wooden Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
A Victorian barley twist wooden floor lamp with lion head detail, acorn shaped finial, and fringed shade.
Wood, Textile
Pair of Cut Crystal Dore Bronze Mounted Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
Pair of fine cut crystal, dore bronze mounted lamps with lion head handles.
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Edwardian Sheffield Corinthian Column Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful pair of Edwardian Sheffield Corinthian column two-light lamps with lions head and urn decoration on all four sides of the bases, supported by paw feet, and finished with ...
Sheffield Plate
Pair of Large Caldwell Empire Sconces
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of large, unusual size Empire Caldwell sconces with lion’s head with four lights. Lamp shade is not included.
Bronze
Neoclassic Style Green Tole Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Green tole lamp with lion head rings.
Tôle
Pair of lion head table lamps made from architectural elements
Located in New York, NY
Pair of iron architectural lion head lamps covered in shades of brown paint.
Pair of bronze table lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of bronze Continental table lamps with lion head and paws.
Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Porcelain Urn Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 19th century painted and parcel-gilt porcelain urn lamp with stylized lion's head handles. This lamp would be a wonderful addition to a library or drawing room.
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Qing Chu-p'i Porcelain Vase Lamps
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of Chinese orange peel porcelain tapering rectangular vase lamps, with lion head ringed-mouth side mounts.
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.
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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.