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Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Table Lamp, Ceramic, Turquoise & Caramel
Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Table Lamp, Ceramic, Turquoise & Caramel

Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Table Lamp, Ceramic, Turquoise & Caramel

By Bitossi

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Colorful Mid-Century Modern Italian ceramic table lamp by Bitossi Ceramiche. Playful turquoise and

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Turquoise Mid 19th Century French Crackle Glazed Antique Table Lamp
Turquoise Mid 19th Century French Crackle Glazed Antique Table Lamp

Turquoise Mid 19th Century French Crackle Glazed Antique Table Lamp

Located in London, GB

A superb four handled baluster vase, with exceptional crackled turquoise glaze, now mounted as a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Royal Haeger Mid-Century Modern Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamps
1960s Royal Haeger Mid-Century Modern Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamps

1960s Royal Haeger Mid-Century Modern Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamps

By Royal Haeger

Located in New York, NY

Mid Century pair of ceramic lamps featuring a Turquoise glaze and sitting upon custom Lucite bases

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Mid-Century Ingrid Atterberg Pepita Lamp, Turquoise Glazed Ceramic, Upsala
Mid-Century Ingrid Atterberg Pepita Lamp, Turquoise Glazed Ceramic, Upsala

Mid-Century Ingrid Atterberg Pepita Lamp, Turquoise Glazed Ceramic, Upsala

By Upsala Ekeby, Ingrid Atterberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

the glazed finish. The turquoise coloring against the brown ceramic ground exemplifies Swedish Mid

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Style Turquoise Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Style Turquoise Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Style Turquoise Table Lamps

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking pair of table lamps crafted in porcelain in a classic asian form with an alluring blue

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal with Turquoise Shade, Italy
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal with Turquoise Shade, Italy

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal with Turquoise Shade, Italy

Located in Hamburg, DE

Small Mid Century table lamp from Italy. Elegant table lamp with turquoise screen. The screen is

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Monumental David Cressey Turquoise Studio Pottery Lamp Mid-Century Modern
Monumental David Cressey Turquoise Studio Pottery Lamp Mid-Century Modern

Monumental David Cressey Turquoise Studio Pottery Lamp Mid-Century Modern

By David Cressey

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Enormous triple drip glaze stoneware art pottery lamp by artist David Cressey. Gorgeous turquoise

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Turquoise-White Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1950
Mid-Century Modern Turquoise-White Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1950

Mid-Century Modern Turquoise-White Floor Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1950

By Gino Sarfatti

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A turquoise-white, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted lacquered

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Aluminum

Large Mid Century Modern Turquoise Terra-cotta Glazed Table Lamp
Large Mid Century Modern Turquoise Terra-cotta Glazed Table Lamp

Large Mid Century Modern Turquoise Terra-cotta Glazed Table Lamp

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very nice walnut base blue-turquoise terracotta pottery art table lamp.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery, Terracotta, Walnut

Lovely Pair of Turquoise Lava Glazed Lamps Mid-century Modern
Lovely Pair of Turquoise Lava Glazed Lamps Mid-century Modern

Lovely Pair of Turquoise Lava Glazed Lamps Mid-century Modern

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Lovely pair of lava glazed turquoise table lamps. Giant gourd shaped ceramic bodies with gilded

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Brass-Plated and Turquoise Enamel Finish Floor Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Brass-Plated and Turquoise Enamel Finish Floor Lamp

Mid-Century Modern Brass-Plated and Turquoise Enamel Finish Floor Lamp

Located in Miami, FL

Enamel in Turquoise and plated brass floor lamp Mid-Century Modern. Takes one light bulb with max

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Metal, Brass

Ugo Zaccagnini Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Turquoise Blue Glazed Table Lamp
Ugo Zaccagnini Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Turquoise Blue Glazed Table Lamp

Ugo Zaccagnini Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Turquoise Blue Glazed Table Lamp

By Ugo Zaccagnini

Located in Queens, NY

Mid-Century Italian vivid turquoise / blue glossy crackle glaze ceramic table lamp in ovoid form

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Pewter

Mid-Century Modernist Turquoise Murano Glass Table Lamp with Nickel Fittings
Mid-Century Modernist Turquoise Murano Glass Table Lamp with Nickel Fittings

Mid-Century Modernist Turquoise Murano Glass Table Lamp with Nickel Fittings

By Murano 5

Located in New York, NY

A Mid-Century Modernist table lamp in an effervescent turquoise fluted urn form design. It has a

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp With Turquoise Glass - Italy, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp With Turquoise Glass - Italy, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp With Turquoise Glass - Italy, 1960s

Located in Girona, Girona

Tripod standing lamp, lacquered steel, polished brass and thick turquoise glass, new electricity

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Turquoise and Gilt Ceramic Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini, Italy, 1950s
Mid-Century Turquoise and Gilt Ceramic Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini, Italy, 1950s

Mid-Century Turquoise and Gilt Ceramic Lamp by Ugo Zaccagnini, Italy, 1950s

By Ugo Zaccagnini

Located in Glasgow, GB

An evocative piece of mid-century Italian ceramic design, this turquoise-glazed table lamp by Ugo

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fabulous Tall Striped Turquoise Blue Ceramic Lamp Walnut Mid-Century Modern
Fabulous Tall Striped Turquoise Blue Ceramic Lamp Walnut Mid-Century Modern

Fabulous Tall Striped Turquoise Blue Ceramic Lamp Walnut Mid-Century Modern

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Fabulous tall striped blue and turquoise table lamp with its original drum shade. The lamp retains

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Oversized Mid-Century Modern 1960s Fat Lava Lamp Base in Turquoise Ceramic
Oversized Mid-Century Modern 1960s Fat Lava Lamp Base in Turquoise Ceramic

Oversized Mid-Century Modern 1960s Fat Lava Lamp Base in Turquoise Ceramic

Located in COLMAR, FR

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Authentic mid-century so called "fat lava" lamps in ceramic like

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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, New Silk Shade
Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, New Silk Shade

Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, New Silk Shade

By Cerámicas BONDIA, Amitābha Studio, Gimeno Rios Manises

Located in AMSTERDAM, NL

Sculptural and saturated, this mid-century Manises table lamp showcases a cone of exuberant, hand

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Silk

Vintage Murano Seguso For Marbro Lamp Co. Turquoise Glass Lamps, Nickel Silver
Vintage Murano Seguso For Marbro Lamp Co. Turquoise Glass Lamps, Nickel Silver

Vintage Murano Seguso For Marbro Lamp Co. Turquoise Glass Lamps, Nickel Silver

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, The Marbro Lamp Company

Located in North Miami, FL

These stunning pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern Seguso for Marbro Co. ribbed luscious turquoise

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Tall Herman A. Kähler Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Danish Mid-Century Ceramic 1960s
Tall Herman A. Kähler Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Danish Mid-Century Ceramic 1960s

Tall Herman A. Kähler Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Danish Mid-Century Ceramic 1960s

By Herman A. Kähler 1, Nils Kähler

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

artistic expressions of the ceramic production into the Mid-century period. The lamp foot has an incised

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Herman A. Kähler Tall in 27 Table Lamp Turquoise Glaze Denmark Mid-Century
Herman A. Kähler Tall in 27 Table Lamp Turquoise Glaze Denmark Mid-Century

Herman A. Kähler Tall in 27 Table Lamp Turquoise Glaze Denmark Mid-Century

By Herman A. Kähler 1, Nils Kähler

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

artistic expressions of the ceramic production into the Mid-century period. The lamp foot has an incised

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Mid Century Blue Green Turquoise Ceramic Table lamp with a Blue Grey Silk Shade
Mid Century Blue Green Turquoise Ceramic Table lamp with a Blue Grey Silk Shade

Mid Century Blue Green Turquoise Ceramic Table lamp with a Blue Grey Silk Shade

By Pieter Groeneveldt

Located in Weesp, NL

in – Diameter: 30 cm / 11.8 in Discover a rare piece of mid-century Dutch artistry with this

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Silk

Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Turquoise Metallic Lacquer
Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Turquoise Metallic Lacquer

Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Turquoise Metallic Lacquer

Located in København, Copenhagen

Adjustable desk lamp in original turquoise metallic lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century

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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large Mixed Color Lava Textured Mid-Century Modern Lamp
Large Mixed Color Lava Textured Mid-Century Modern Lamp

Large Mixed Color Lava Textured Mid-Century Modern Lamp

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Large Mixed Color (Turquoise, blue, white) Lava Textured Mid-Century Modern Lamp. Possible Fantoni

Category

Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Vintage 1960s Turquoise Murano Lamp
Vintage 1960s Turquoise Murano Lamp

Vintage 1960s Turquoise Murano Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Single turquoise murano lamp with new acrylic base and wiring. Custom hand-painted parchment shade.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass, Lucite, Parchment Paper

Frederick Cooper Turquoise Porcelein Lamps
Frederick Cooper Turquoise Porcelein Lamps

Frederick Cooper Turquoise Porcelein Lamps

By Frederick Cooper

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Turquoise glazed porcelain urn shaped lamps wih satin brass accents, sitting on turned

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chinese Midcentury Turquoise Porcelain Table Lamp
Chinese Midcentury Turquoise Porcelain Table Lamp

Chinese Midcentury Turquoise Porcelain Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Chinese Mid-Century turquoise porcelain ginger jar shaped lamp with a floral design in relief

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Extra large Mid-Century table lamp
Extra large Mid-Century table lamp

Extra large Mid-Century table lamp

Located in Winnetka, IL

This is a great xl mid century turquoise glass table lamp . It has a brown wood base and tarnished

Category

Late 20th Century North American Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Italian Glazed Chinoiserie Crackle Turquoise Lamp
Vintage Italian Glazed Chinoiserie Crackle Turquoise Lamp

Vintage Italian Glazed Chinoiserie Crackle Turquoise Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Vintage Italian Glazed Chinoiserie Crackle Turquoise Lamp. Designed to mimic buried Chinese

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp Lucite Brass Turquoise Base, 1960s
Floor Lamp Lucite Brass Turquoise Base, 1960s

Floor Lamp Lucite Brass Turquoise Base, 1960s

By Charles Hollis Jones, J.T. Kalmar, Stilnovo

Located in Hausmannstätten, AT

A brass floor lamp manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). The Stand

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Turquoise Blue Empoli Murano Glass Table Lamps
Pair Turquoise Blue Empoli Murano Glass Table Lamps

Pair Turquoise Blue Empoli Murano Glass Table Lamps

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This pair is a wonderful example of Turquoise Blue Empoli Murano Glass Table Lamps. The glass is

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Turquoise Stoneware  Table Lamp Teak base  1960s
Turquoise Stoneware  Table Lamp Teak base  1960s

Turquoise Stoneware Table Lamp Teak base 1960s

By Nils Kähler

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice attractive Turquoise Stoneware Table lamp. comes with a Teak base . Beautiful

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Italian Turquoise & Indigo Striped Glaze Ceramic Lamp
Italian Turquoise & Indigo Striped Glaze Ceramic Lamp

Italian Turquoise & Indigo Striped Glaze Ceramic Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Italian ceramic lamp with stripe drip glaze in shades of turquoise, indigo, white and green. Solid

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Turquoise Triangular Orrefors Lamps, Sweden 1960
Pair of Turquoise Triangular Orrefors Lamps, Sweden 1960

Pair of Turquoise Triangular Orrefors Lamps, Sweden 1960

By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund

Located in Bronx, NY

Pair of turquoise triangular Orrefors lamps, Sweden, 1960 encased in a layer of clear glass with

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950s Turquoise Blue Chinese Modern Table Lamp
1950s Turquoise Blue Chinese Modern Table Lamp

1950s Turquoise Blue Chinese Modern Table Lamp

Located in Buchanan, NY

ceramic body, finished with a high-gloss glaze in turquoise blue. The lamp sits atop a sleek black wooden

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

A large Italian 1950s turquoise ceramic pineapple lamp
A large Italian 1950s turquoise ceramic pineapple lamp

A large Italian 1950s turquoise ceramic pineapple lamp

Located in London, GB

A large Italian 1950s turquoise ceramic pineapple lamp, with wonderful relief detail and top

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Turquoise Aqua White Porcelain, Brass Table Lamp
1950s Turquoise Aqua White Porcelain, Brass Table Lamp

1950s Turquoise Aqua White Porcelain, Brass Table Lamp

By Søholm Stentøj

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Rare, sculptural and geometric Italian inspired Danish modernist porcelain table lamp by Søholm

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Brass and Turquoise Floor Lamp
French Art Deco Brass and Turquoise Floor Lamp

French Art Deco Brass and Turquoise Floor Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

French Art Deco brass & turquoise painted iron floor lamp with glass shade above a clustered arrow

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Blue Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp, Vintage 1960s, With Original Shade
Blue Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp, Vintage 1960s, With Original Shade

Blue Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp, Vintage 1960s, With Original Shade

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Mid Century - Vintage - Table lamp Measures : Lamp : Ø 20cm H:42cm With Lamp shade : Ø40cm H:73cm

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Asian Oriental Chinese Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp
Vintage Asian Oriental Chinese Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp

Vintage Asian Oriental Chinese Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Asian oriental Chinese glazed crackled ceramic lamp in turquoise color with raised relief

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hollywood Regency Turquoise Quilted Murano Glass Table Lamp
Vintage Hollywood Regency Turquoise Quilted Murano Glass Table Lamp

Vintage Hollywood Regency Turquoise Quilted Murano Glass Table Lamp

By Murano 5

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Vintage Hollywood Regency turquoise quilted Murano glass table lamp.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Sculptural Colorful Bold Lindshammar Turquoise Glass Table Lamp. 1960s.
Sculptural Colorful Bold Lindshammar Turquoise Glass Table Lamp. 1960s.

Sculptural Colorful Bold Lindshammar Turquoise Glass Table Lamp. 1960s.

By Gunnar Ander, Lindshammar Glasbruck

Located in Bromma, SE

Sculptural Colorful Bold Lindshammar Turquoise Glass Table Lamp by Gunnar Ander, produced in Sweden

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Turquoise Table Lamp Mounted on Lucite Base, US Wired
Midcentury Turquoise Table Lamp Mounted on Lucite Base, US Wired

Midcentury Turquoise Table Lamp Mounted on Lucite Base, US Wired

Located in Atlanta, GA

A turquoise Asian table lamp from the mid 20th century, with lucite base. Created during the

Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Lucite

1950s Midcentury Italian Ceramic Table Lamps in Gunmetal & Turquoise
1950s Midcentury Italian Ceramic Table Lamps in Gunmetal & Turquoise

1950s Midcentury Italian Ceramic Table Lamps in Gunmetal & Turquoise

Located in New York, NY

Midcentury Italian ceramic lamps with an unusual glaze of gunmetal and turquoise on a raised pewter

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

A Turquoise Art Pottery Vase Now as a Lamp
A Turquoise Art Pottery Vase Now as a Lamp

A Turquoise Art Pottery Vase Now as a Lamp

Located in London, GB

An unusual early 20th century turquoise vase with splatter glaze in the manner of the Pierrefonds

Category

Mid-20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Coastal Soft Turquoise Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps - a Pair
Coastal Soft Turquoise Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps - a Pair

Coastal Soft Turquoise Porcelain and Brass Table Lamps - a Pair

By Ralph Lauren, Christopher Spitzmiller, Currey & Co., Maitland Smith

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of soft turquoise ceramic and brass Chinoiserie style table lamps, circa 1980s. These lovely

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hand Strung Simulated Turquoise Strands Table Lamp With Linen Shade
Hand Strung Simulated Turquoise Strands Table Lamp With Linen Shade

Hand Strung Simulated Turquoise Strands Table Lamp With Linen Shade

Located in New Orleans, LA

This lovely table lamp features hundreds of hand strung turquoise colored stone/beads. I do not

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1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Turquoise Midcentury Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic turquoise midcentury lamp available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and brass, every turquoise midcentury lamp was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a turquoise midcentury lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each turquoise midcentury lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Nils Kähler, Herman A. Kähler and Barovier&Toso each produced at least one beautiful turquoise midcentury lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Turquoise Midcentury Lamp?

Prices for a turquoise midcentury lamp start at $350 and top out at $9,500 with the average selling for $1,500.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.

Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.