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Chinese Tin Lamp

Antique Chinese Export Golden Tea Tin Lamp
Located in South Salem, NY
Unique table lamp made from repurposed Chinese Export tea tins, made in China circa 1870. This
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Chinoiserie Style Tea Tin Electric Table Lamp
Located in Cookeville, TN
A pair of Asian antique tea tins make up this electric table lamp that was designed in the 1940s
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Tin

Chinoiserie Style Tea Tin Electric Table Lamp
Chinoiserie Style Tea Tin Electric Table Lamp
H 15.25 in W 4.63 in D 4.63 in
Pair Chinese Motif Tin Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair Chinese Motif Tin Lamps made from english bisquit boxes. Height Measurement to top of finial.
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Vintage 1960s English Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Pair Chinese Motif Tin Lamps
Pair Chinese Motif Tin Lamps
H 25 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Chinese Painted Tin Tea Containers, Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese painted tin tea containers, mounted as lamps.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Pair 19th Century Asian Tea Tin Lamps
Located in Wilton, CT
Impressive pair of antique Asian tea tins wired as lamps. Graphic probable re-paint of calligraphic
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

19th Century English Chinese Style Painted Green Tole Tin Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Green Tole Chinese Tea tin Painted with Chinese Scene as a Lamp
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Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

Materials

Tôle

Fine Pair of Green Tole Tins
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late nineteenth century green tole tea tins with gilt cartouches to the fronts
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fine Pair of Green Tole Tins
Fine Pair of Green Tole Tins
H 18.12 in Dm 8.67 in
Pair of Matching Heavily Carved Alabaster Chinese Table Lamps
Located in West Hartford, CT
Heavily carved alabaster neoclassical style table lamps with an Asian flair. Features black shades
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Tin

Pair of Dark Green Gilt Decorated Chinese Tea Canister Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf, Tin

Chinese Tea Canister Table Lamp by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Black tea canister table lamp mounted on a giltwood base featuring different social scenes and
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Vintage 1960's Chinoiserie Metal Tea Canister Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Export Chinoiserie tea canister by Wildwood Lamp Co., USA c. 1960's. Lamp has one
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Tin

Tea Canister Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century tole tea tin or canister made into a lamp with a custom fitted wooden base. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Tea Canister Lamp
Tea Canister Lamp
H 27 in W 9 in D 11 in
Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Decorative Chinese Tea Tin converted into table lamp
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Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

19th Century Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Chinese tea tin lamp Brand new wiring.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

19th Century Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
19th Century Chinese Tea Tin Lamp
H 26.25 in W 13.75 in D 9.75 in
Chinese Tea Tin Lamps, circa 1870
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Chinese tea tin lamps with gold gilt, circa 1870.  
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Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Chinese Tea Tin Lamps, circa 1870
Chinese Tea Tin Lamps, circa 1870
H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in
A Pair of 1940's Chinese Style Tins Mounted as Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 1940's Chinese Style Painted Toile Tins Mounted as Lamps
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Pair Of 19th c Tea Tins Made Into Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Chinese tea tins made into lamps
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

Pair of Tôle Chinoiserie Decorated Tea Canisters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Now Mounted as Lamps Each stencil decorated in black, red and gold with Chinese characters
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Tin

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Pair of Chinoiserie Figural Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of chinoiserie table lamps crafted in cast bronze and painted depicting Asian figures of a man and woman. Signed Jeanne Reed on the bottom.
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20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

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Chinese Tin Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese tin lamp for your home. Frequently made of metal, tin and gold leaf, every Chinese tin lamp was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Chinese tin lamp — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A Chinese tin lamp made by Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Frederick Cooper each produced at least one beautiful Chinese tin lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Tin Lamp?

The average selling price for a Chinese tin lamp at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $5,800 for the highest priced.

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