Are these lamps converted from old vessels?

Many oriental bronze table lamps began as vases, oil lamps or temple lanterns before receiving electrical wiring and brass fittings during the nineteenth or twentieth centuries. This conversion process respected the original vessel, often utilising existing apertures or adding secure metal bases to house the electrical components.

How do I identify Meiji period bronzes?

Japanese Meiji period pieces typically display dense, naturalistic surface ornamentation, including dragons, elephants or floral relief cast in heavy dark bronze. They often feature signature plaques or stamps embedded in the casting, alongside rigorous attention to symmetrical proportion and textured patination.

What styles of porcelain accompany the bronze?

The ceramic bodies paired with bronze mounts include nineteenth-century Satsuma earthenware, celadon greenware, blue and white export ware and Famille Rose palettes. These vessels were frequently fitted with gilt bronze or ormolu collars by European workshops to serve as table lighting.

How do I care for antique bronze and enamel?

Maintain the patinated bronze and delicate enamel surfaces by dusting gently with a dry, soft cloth without applying commercial metal polishes. Polishing compounds can strip the historic patina and damage the vitreous enamel fillings within champlevé and cloisonné cells.

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An oriental bronze table lamp brings weight, intricate pattern and centuries of East Asian design directly into a room.

19th century

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19th Century Chinese Bronze Converted Lamp

From Walton House Antiques

£465

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Unusual Large Bronze Japanese Table/hanging Lantern Lamp, Circa 1900-20.

1900 - 1920

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Unusual Large Bronze Japanese Table/hanging Lantern Lamp, Circa 1900-20.

From Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

£750

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Cantonese Porcelain & Ormolu Vase, Table Lamps, Circa 1890

From Judy Fox Antiques

£1,650

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Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase / Lamp, Circa 1860.

19th century

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Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase / Lamp, Circa 1860.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£4,500

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1900 - 1920

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Pair Japanese Bronze Table Lamps

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£995

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Chinese 18th Century Style Ormolu Mounted Lamp.

19th century

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Chinese 18th Century Style Ormolu Mounted Lamp.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,600

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Pair of Ormolu Mounted Cloisonne Enamel Vases as Lamps, 19th Cent.

19th century

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Pair of Ormolu Mounted Cloisonne Enamel Vases as Lamps, 19th Cent.

From Judy Fox Antiques

£2,400

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19th century

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Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£12,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Large Paris Porcelain Table Lamp Qianlong Style

1920 - 1940

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Large Paris Porcelain Table Lamp Qianlong Style

From Rams Head Antiques

£245

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19th century

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Nineteenth Century Oriental Bronze Lamp

From Baggott & Co.

£495

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Several lamps double as temple elephants, standing ready to illuminate the room while carrying their twentieth-century lamp fittings upon their backs.

19th century

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Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon Vase/lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850

19th century

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Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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19th century

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Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850

From London Fine Antiques

£895

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19th century

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19th Century Rose Medallion Lamp.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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19th century

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19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th Century Samson Famille Rose Style Ormolu Mounted Vase / Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Oriental Bronze Table Lamp

19th Century Chinese Bronze Converted Lamp

Unusual Large Bronze Japanese Table/hanging Lantern Lamp, Circa 1900-20.

Pair of 19th Century Cantonese Porcelain & Ormolu Vase, Table Lamps, Circa 1890

Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vase / Lamp, Circa 1860.

Pair Japanese Bronze Table Lamps

Chinese 18th Century Style Ormolu Mounted Lamp.

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Cloisonne Enamel Vases as Lamps, 19th Cent.

Pair Fine 19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Lamps.

Large Paris Porcelain Table Lamp Qianlong Style

Nineteenth Century Oriental Bronze Lamp

Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon Vase/lamp

Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850

Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850

19th Century Rose Medallion Lamp.

19th Century Satsuma Vase or Lamp

19th Century Samson Famille Rose Style Ormolu Mounted Vase / Lamp

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