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Pair Vintage Chinese Blue & White Porcelain 'Double Happiness' Table Lamps
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Pair Vintage Chinese Blue & White Porcelain 'Double Happiness' Table Lamps

1940 - 1960
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Decorative pair of vintage Chinese blue and white baluster porcelain vase lamps with moulded lion dog neck handles. Hand-painted with double happiness characters and lotus scroll motifs. Mounted on turned wooden bases and fitted for electricity (working).

Condition: Good overall. Minor age-related wear; one lamp has a small chip to the upper rim largely covered by the brass mounting plate.

Porcelain & Base H: 47 cm | Total Height (to top of brass bulb fitting): 57 cm | Base Diameter: 21 cm

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Date of Manufacture

The Antiques Hound has dated these Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps to the 1960s.

Independent Date Check ID 09703933
Dealer's Item Date1960s
Sellingantiques Date1960s
Sellingantiques agingItem 45-80 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1960s:
Brass bayonet fittings with push-switch barrels: standard mid-20th-century electrical hardware.
Glaze and freehand cobalt brushwork: typical commercial Chinese export production of the period.
Moulded lion handles applied to the neck: traditional decorative style continuing into modern production.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1243419
Description
Decorative pair of vintage Chinese blue and white baluster porcelain vase lamps with moulded lion dog neck handles. Hand-painted with double happiness characters and lotus scroll motifs. Mounted on turned wooden bases and fitted for electricity (working).

Condition: Good overall.

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Minor age-related wear; one lamp has a small chip to the upper rim largely covered by the brass mounting plate.
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Porcelain & Base H: 47 cm | Total Height (to top of brass bulb fitting): 57 cm | Base Diameter: 21 cm

Contact for insured UK and US / international courier options.

Date of Manufacture

The Antiques Hound has dated these Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps to the 1960s.

Independent Date Report ID 09703933
Dealer's Item Date1960s
Sellingantiques dating1960s
Sellingantiques agingItem 45-80 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1960s:
Brass bayonet fittings with push-switch barrels: standard mid-20th-century electrical hardware.
Glaze and freehand cobalt brushwork: typical commercial Chinese export production of the period.
Moulded lion handles applied to the neck: traditional decorative style continuing into modern production.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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A pair of baluster-shaped blue and white Chinese porcelain table lamps featuring hand-painted Double Happiness symbols and floral scrolls set on dark carved wooden bases.
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Archive I A pair of baluster-shaped blue and white Chinese porcelain table lamps featuring hand-painted Double Happiness symbols and floral scrolls set on dark carved wooden bases.

Pair Vintage Chinese Blue & White Porcelain 'Double Happiness' Table Lamps

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A pair of baluster-shaped blue and white Chinese porcelain table lamps featuring hand-painted Double Happiness symbols and floral scrolls set on dark carved wooden bases.
Pair Vintage Chinese Blue & White Porcelain 'Double Happiness' Table Lamps
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A pair of baluster-shaped blue and white Chinese porcelain table lamps featuring hand-painted Double Happiness symbols and floral scrolls set on dark carved wooden bases.
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  • ObjectTable Lamps
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StyleChinoiserie
  • MaterialPorcelain, Brass, Wood
  • ColourBlue and White
  • MotifsDouble Happiness characters, Lotus scrollwork, Carved wooden bases, Geometric collar borders

This pair of vintage Chinese table lamps originates from 1960 and showcases a classic Chinoiserie style suitable for traditional and eclectic interiors. Formed with baluster-shaped porcelain bodies, the lamps display a vibrant blue and white hand-painted finish featuring prominent Double Happiness characters, intricate lotus scroll motifs, and geometric collar borders. Each piece includes moulded lion dog neck handles, a brass electrical fitting at the top, and a dark carved wooden base at the bottom with a circular turned profile. The glazing shows crisp cobalt details against a pale ground, alongside minor age-related wear and a small chip to the upper rim of one piece largely concealed by the brass mounting plate. While exact measurements are not provided, these lamps are proportioned for practical placement on surfaces such as a sideboard top in a living room, hallway, or study. They provide ambient lighting while functioning as striking decorative accents in an English Country House aesthetic.

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The Double Happiness symbol () originated during the Song Dynasty and is a traditional Chinese ornamental design associated with weddings and good fortune. Porcelain bearing this character combined with blue underglaze cobalt hand-painting became widely produced for both domestic use and export from the late Qing period onward.

These lamps are constructed from hard-paste kaolin clay, decorated with cobalt blue oxide paint under a clear glaze, and fired at high temperatures. The converted lamp bases frequently feature turned or carved dark hardwood stands and solid brass bayonet bulb holders.

Authentic pieces feature hand-painted underglaze brushwork showing slight variations in glaze thickness and cobalt intensity, rather than uniform transfer prints. Additional indicators include unglazed clay foot rims, historical drill holes for wiring at the base, and age-related wear on the timber mountings.

Blue and white ceramic lamps function as versatile focal points when paired symmetrically on a sideboard, console table, or bedside drawers. They balance both traditional schemes featuring dark mahogany and modern minimalist spaces by introducing pattern, texture, and organic colour contrast.

Dust the porcelain body regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth. Avoid abrasive chemical cleaners on the glazed ceramic, and use a dry brush to clear dust from intricate wooden carvings and brass electrical fittings.
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