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1970s Geometric Turquoise Lacquered Wood and Gold Brass Table Lamp
Located in Marbella, ES
Geometric table lamp, crafted from turquoise lacquered wood with embossed golden brass decorative
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Late 20th Century Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Pair of One of a Kind Turquoise Stone Lamps
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic pair of table lamps made of genuine turquoise stone, artistically handcrafted on bevelled
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20th Century American Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Lucite

Italian Bitossi Ceramic Table Lamp Turquoise Blue Stripes with Lamp Shade, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Midcentury Italian ceramic table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Made circa 1960s. Bright stripe
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

A large Murno turquoise glass lamp by Chambord Et Toso
Located in London, GB
A large Italian 1950s Murano turquoise glass lamp by Chambord & Toso with brass neck and fittings
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1950s Italian Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Murano Glass

Turquoise Tropical Motif Single Lamp With Shade, France, Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
Mid century French single lamp with raised decorative tropical motif pattern design. Turquoise
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Mid-20th Century French Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Vase Lamp with Hand-Painted Floral Decoration
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This antique Chinese porcelain vase has been converted into a lamp and features a vibrant turquoise
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

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
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Stoneware

Monumental Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental turquoise glazed ceramic lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1960s. The lamp is in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Pair of Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamps by PAF Milano, Italy, 1970s
By PAF Studio
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Charming pair of Italian table lamps produced by PAF Milano in the 1970s. Each lamp features a
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

XXL Spanish Sculptural Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s, New Liberty Shade
By Cerámicas BONDIA, Liberty of London, Amitābha Studio
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Oversize Mid-century Manises sculptural turquoise ceramic lamp, attributed to the Bondia workshop
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Turquoise Glazed Large Chinese Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Glaze
Located in Verviers, BE
Inspired by a centuries-old technique of Chinese ceramics, this elegant table lamp is a bright and
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1950s French Art Nouveau Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Turquoise Opaline Ostrich Egg Table Lamp, S.A. Boulanger
By S.A. Boulanger
Located in Madrid, ES
Blue Turquoise Opaline Ostrich Egg Table Lamp, S.A. Boulanger Blue turquoise ostrich egg table
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20th Century Belgian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

A Turquoise Murano Glass Silver Fleck Glass Vase as a Lamp
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1940 A twentieth century Murano vase of swollen form, in turquoise glass with silver
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20th Century Italian Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Turquoise Bitossi Ceramic Asian Lantern Style Italian Table Lamps
By Bitossi
Located in East Freetown, MA
Pair of turquoise glaze ceramic table lamps with hobnail design and wood accents. In the nouveau
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Striking American Turquoise Crackle-Glaze Ceramic Lamps, Frederick Cooper, Pair
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking and large pair of American 1960s turquoise crackle-glaze ceramic lamps by Frederick
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise 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 Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery, Terracotta, Walnut

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
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Turquoise Blue Bullicante Ribbed Globe Lamp by Archimede Seguso, Murano, Venezia
By Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
Turquoise Blue Bullicante Ribbed Globe Lamp by Archimede Seguso, Murano, Venezia, Italy, 1950s A
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Blown Glass

Tall Rörstrand Stoneware Table Lamp Turquoise Blue by Inger Persson, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj, Rörstrand, Inger Persson, Bitossi, Palshus
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
lamp is partly glazed with a bright turquoise glaze decorated with a blue line decor. This is
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Foo Dog Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Table Lamps with Pagoda Shades- a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of Turquoise glazed porcelain Foo Dog Table Lamps. Amazing custom wood bases and iron
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1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Porcelain

1958 Helmut Bruchman Turquoise Blue Etruscan Glaze Table Lamp by Haeger
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Helmut Bruchman, Royal Haeger, Bitossi
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Turquoise glaze Etruscan table lamp designed by Helmut Bruchmann for Haeger Lamp Co, circa
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Black and Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp by Avino Bagni, Italy, 1960s
By Bagni Ceramiche, Alvino Bagni
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni – Black Glaze with Turquoise Accents This striking
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Stoneware

Table Lamp with Turquoise Glaze by Einar Johansen, Søholm, 1960s
By Einar Johanson 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
prominent Turquoise craquele glaze and blue accents is commonly called the Caribbean Sea. This is design
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Clear Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Turquoise and Blue Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Clear Murano glass blocks lamps ice effect with brass base and our hand sewn blue and turquoise
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Striking Pair of Custom Ceramic Lamps in Turquoise and Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Beautiful turquoise form with geometric
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1990s Unknown Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue Washing Machine Agitator Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue Converted Washing Machine Agitator Table Lamp. Circa Mid
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Plastic

Mid-Century Manises Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, New Silk Shade
By Cerámicas BONDIA, Amitābha Studio, Gimeno Rios Manises
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
statement even when the lamp is off. The newly made deep-terracotta silk drum shade—chosen as turquoise
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Silk, Ceramic

Blue Turquoise Glassed Pottery Brass Base Mid-Century Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice glazed pottery table lamp with brass rings.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Vallaurice France Turquoise Glaze Ceramic Table Lamp Pottery Folk Art French
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning handmade French Country turquoise glazed ceramic table lamp from Vallauris (village on the
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Art Deco Ceramic Table Lamp with Light Turquoise Glaze, 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish Art Deco ball shaped ceramic table lamp with matte glaze in light turquoise colors
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Green Turquoise Wedgewood Jasperware and Brass Torchiere Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A very rare pair of green /turquoise Wedgewood jasperware torchiere table lamps. Come with glass
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

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
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

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
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Pewter

Pair of Wood Column Table Lamps in Blue and Turquoise Hues
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of painted table lamps fashioned out of cut sections of old carved wood columns. This pair
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20th Century North American Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Turquoise Jade Table Lamps w/ Bronze Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This Pair of Turquoise Jade Table Lamps originate from the United States circa 1960,. In a
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

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
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass, Steel

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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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

Pair of Turquoise Søholm Table Lamps by Einar Johansen, Denmark, 1960s
By Einar Johanson 1
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
turquoise color that exudes sophistication and charm. Standing at a height of 28 cm (11"), these lamps are
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Rattan

Exceptional Pair of Restored Italian Ceramic Lamps in Turquoise, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
and brass lamps, circa 1960. The Turquoise color range is stunning. Exquisite Jewelry! Excellent
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Substantial Aldo Londi Bitossi Turquoise Table Lamp with Green Stripe, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Aldo Londi Bitossi Incised Rimini Blue & Green Stripe glazed Pottery Lamp. Featuring his
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue White Ceramic Pottery Table Lamp Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue/Brown Distress Painted Cream/White Ceramic Pottery Table
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue Ceramic Drip Glazed Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Turquoise Blue Ceramic Drip Glazed Pottery Table Lamp on Teak Wood Base
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Midcentury Kähler Table Lamp Turquoise Blue and Brown, Denmark, 1960s
By Nils Kähler, Kähler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
base covered with a glossy turquoise glaze showing an embossed herringbone pattern. On bottom the lamp
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Bitossi Italy Tall Ceramic Table Lamp White and Turquoise Blue Circles 1960s
By Bitossi, Guido Gambone, Aldo Londi, Palshus
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Bitossi "Ikano" table lamp with new quality lampshade. The lamp is made from chamotte clay
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Murano Glass

Dusty Blue Candy Table Lamp Turquoise 1970s Hollywood Regency Midcentury Vintage
Located in London, GB
A petite dusty blue candy-style table lamp, in glass and acrylic, originating from USA in the 1970s
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Vintage Royal Haeger Mid Century Modern Ceramic Turquoise Green Table Lamp Pair
By Royal Haeger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Italian Style Ceramic Pottery Turquoise & Green Table Lamps On Solid
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Turquoise Oceanic Murano Glass Brass Table Lamps, Italy, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Turquoise Oceanic Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps,  Italy, circa 1960s  * The last three
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Big Bitossi Raymor Aldo Londi Vintage Italian Pottery Lamp Raymor Turquoise 30"
By Aldo Londi
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian pottery lamp in brilliant turquoise monochrome glaze
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Pottery

Glorious Pair of Vintage Pale Turquoise Murano Vessels as New Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
lamps. Stellar form, scale and color with accents of nickel and Lucite. Custom-made using components of
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Nickel

Brass and Turquoise Table Lamp by Mexican Artist, Pepe Mendoza, ca 1950
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Artist, Pepe Mendoza, designs a wonderfully unique biomorphic Brass lamp with Turquoise
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass

Pair of Danish Modern Kähler HAK Table Lamps Turquoise Blue Brown 1960s
By Palshus, Kähler, Nils Kähler, Poul Erik Eliasen, Bitossi
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare to find pair of small Mid-century Danish table lamps from the ceramic workshop Kähler (HAK
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Set of (3) robust Preben Brandt Larsen turquoise ceramic table lamps.Denmark1970
Located in København K, 84
defines Scandinavian ceramic artistry. Each lamp features a rich, turquoise and light blue glaze that
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Nils Kähler for Kähler. Large ceramic table lamp decorated in turquoise glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Nils Kähler for Kähler. Large ceramic table lamp decorated in turquoise glaze. Approximately 1970
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1970s Danish Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Metal Brass Table Lamp Stilnovo 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage teal turquoise table lamp or desk lamp from metal and brass, 1950s Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Brass, Metal

Danish HAK Kähler Small Table- and Bedside Lamp with Turquoise Glaze 1970s
By Nils Kähler, Carl Cunningham Cole, Poul Erik Eliasen, Kähler
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Small mid-century Danish table- and bedside lamp. it's designed by Nils Kähler for the ceramic
Category

1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Turquoise Lamp

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

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Vintage Turquoise Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage turquoise lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each vintage turquoise lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a vintage turquoise lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each vintage turquoise lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. A well-made vintage turquoise lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Antonio Pavia, Asian Style and Helmut Bruchman are consistently popular.

How Much is a Vintage Turquoise Lamp?

Prices for a vintage turquoise lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $6,409, while the average can fetch as much as $1,573.

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.

Questions About Vintage Turquoise Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few ways to identify if your table lamp is vintage, but it does vary from brand to brand. If you can spot a maker’s mark or manufacturer’s label on your piece, it could tell you where and when it was crafted. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary table lamps from top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To identify a vintage porcelain lamp, check the base for markings. You may find a date stamp or the manufacturer's name. Check the porcelain for signs of wear like minor scratches and blemishes. If a lamp is in flawless condition, it's possible that it was simply stored well, but it's more likely that the piece is a newer reproduction. A certified appraiser can be of assistance if online research isn't enough to make an identification. Shop a selection of vintage porcelain lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify vintage Stiffel lamps, first check a piece for any markings. Nearly all Stiffel lamps have a marking at least on the switch, but some also feature large foil stamps on their bases or bulb sockets. By comparing the marks on your lamp to images and descriptions published on trusted online resources, you can often determine approximately when Stiffel produced your lamp. If your lamp is 20 to 99 years old, it is vintage. Older Stiffel lamps are antiques, and newer ones are contemporary. When in doubt, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find an assortment of Stiffel lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    To tell if a brass lamp is vintage, you'll need to determine if it is 20 to 99 years old by conducting online research or having an expert, such as a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, evaluate it. If you prefer to do the research yourself, first look for the maker's markings. Then, consult trusted online resources to identify the maker and read further to find out when the company was active and manufacturing similar lamps. Checking the plug can also be helpful. If it has two prongs of the same size, you can conclude that your lamp was made in 1962 or before, as U.S. standards set that year required all lamps to feature polarized plugs with one large and one small prong. Keep in mind that it is possible to rewire a lamp, and some makers switched to polarized plugs before the standard was established, so the lack of a non-polarized plug doesn't necessarily mean a lamp isn't pre-1962. Find a large selection of vintage brass table lamps on 1stDibs.