How do I wire an antique vase lamp safely?

Conversion usually involves running a cord through a drilled base or using a brass bracket that avoids damaging the ceramic. Modern rewiring ensures the fitting meets current safety standards without altering the vessel. Professional electricians can replace old cloth-covered wiring while preserving original brass components and switch mechanisms.

Are these lamps original or converted vases?

Virtually all antique vase lamps began life as decorative vessels before receiving electrical mounts in later decades. The conversion process spans from nineteenth-century adaptations to twentieth-century workshop additions. Collectors evaluate both the age of the ceramic body and the craftsmanship of the metal mountings that hold the lamp hardware.

How do I match lamp shades to these bases?

Fabric shades must balance the visual weight of the porcelain body and complement the primary colours in the glaze. Silk and patterned textiles often echo the traditional Chinoiserie or Japanese motifs found on the ceramic. Proportion dictates the choice, ensuring the shade diameter relates properly to the widest part of the vase below.

How do I date a porcelain lamp base?

Dating relies upon examining the ceramic glaze, painting style, and potting techniques characteristic of periods such as the Meiji era or nineteenth-century Qing dynasty. Markings on the base, where present, offer further clues to origin. Metal mounts and wiring methods provide secondary evidence for when the vessel was converted into a lamp.

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An oriental porcelain vase lamp brings together centuries-old ceramic vessels and later electrical fittings to illuminate rooms with layered colour and pattern.

19th century

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19th Century Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Vase / Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon Vase/lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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19th century

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Pair Chinese 19th Century Powder Blue Porcelain Vases / Lamps.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,500

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19th century

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Pair Japanese 19th Century Kutani Porcelain Vases / Lamps.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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Pair Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar Vases / Lamps, C19th.

19th century

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Pair Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar Vases / Lamps, C19th.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,500

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19th century

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Pair 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vases / Lamps

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,600

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19th century

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Pair Japanese Imari Vases / Lamps, 19th Century.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,800

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18th century

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18th Century Japanese Arita Imari Vase

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£12,500

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18th century

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18th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase / Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£6,800

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Large Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases, Circa 1890

19th century

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Large Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases, Circa 1890

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£7,500

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Several seventeenth-century vessels underwent dramatic career changes, transforming from Ming or Qing dining table stars into glowing parlour fixtures.

Pair of Early 20th Large Chinese Cantonese Vase Lamps

1900 - 1920

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Pair of Early 20th Large Chinese Cantonese Vase Lamps

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£3,250

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19th century

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Pair Chinese Celadon Vases / Lamps, Late 19th Century.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£6,800

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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase / Lamp, C19th

19th century

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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase / Lamp, C19th

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

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19th century

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Large Pair of Rose Medallion 19th Century Vases or Lamps

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£8,500

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Samson Porcelain Famille Rose Style Lidded Vase

19th century

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Samson Porcelain Famille Rose Style Lidded Vase

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,800

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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Oriental Porcelain Vase Lamp

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Crackle Ware Vase / Lamp

Early 19th Century Chinese Celadon Vase/lamp

Pair Chinese 19th Century Powder Blue Porcelain Vases / Lamps.

Pair Japanese 19th Century Kutani Porcelain Vases / Lamps.

Pair Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar Vases / Lamps, C19th.

Pair 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vases / Lamps

Pair Japanese Imari Vases / Lamps, 19th Century.

18th Century Japanese Arita Imari Vase

18th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase / Lamp

Large Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases, Circa 1890

Pair of Early 20th Large Chinese Cantonese Vase Lamps

Pair Chinese Celadon Vases / Lamps, Late 19th Century.

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase / Lamp, C19th

Large Pair of Rose Medallion 19th Century Vases or Lamps

Samson Porcelain Famille Rose Style Lidded Vase

Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp

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