Condition: Near Mint, Working, European plugs
Height: 10.5″ (26.25cm)
Width: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Length: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Diameter: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Year Manufactured: 1960
First Class Herend Item
The lamp is available without the lampshade.
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Condition: Near Mint, Working, European plugs
Height: 10.5″ (26.25cm)
Width: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Length: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Diameter: 3.5″ (8.75cm)
Year Manufactured: 1960
First Class Herend Item
The lamp is available without the lampshade.
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This is a vintage Herend porcelain night-light lamp in the Queen Victoria pattern, made around 1960. The vase-shaped body is bright white and fully hand painted with peonies, buds, and fluttering butterflies in cheerful shades of pink, green, and blue. A pierced green base lifts the piece and the edges are finished with fine gold trim. The socket and cord appear to be later replacements, so it’s ready to plug in; just add a small shade and bulb. The colors remain crisp, and there’s only gentle wear to the gilding from age and handling, with no cracks or repairs visible in the piece.
Herend of Hungary has produced luxury, fully hand-painted porcelain since 1826. The Queen Victoria pattern debuted at London’s Great Exhibition in 1851, where Queen Victoria purchased a dinner service, giving the design its name. The butterflies and blooming branches echo 18th‑century Chinese famille-rose porcelain, a favorite inspiration at Herend. Each piece is individually painted and edged with real gold, then kiln-fired multiple times for that luminous color. Lamps like this were often created from small vases at the factory or by fine lamp makers. Collectors prize the pattern for its cheerful palette, craftsmanship, and timeless old‑world charm.
