$6,210Sale Price|25% Off
"Vintage Wrought Iron and Glass Pendant Light by Dennis & Leen, 1980s"
By Dennis & Leen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage very Large Handcrafted Heavy Wrought Iron and Glass Paneled Four Interior Lights Classic French Navarre Light Pendant by Dennis & Leen, Beeswax Candle Sleeves accommodate...
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Wall Light by Jaroslav Bejvl for Kamenicky Senov, 1980s, 7+ Items Avaliable
By Kamenicky Senov, Jaroslav Bejvl
Located in Praha, CZ
Designed by Bejvl in the 1980s, this beautiful wall lamp was part of a large concept of luminaires using different sizes of blown glass spheres attached in many variations to a brass...
Brass
Large Square 4-Light Ceiling Lights 1980s, Never Used
Located in Palermo, IT
Large square 4-light ceiling lights 1980s, never used Golden metal and brass structure, frosted glass.
Metal, Brass
$1,113Sale Price|20% Off
Set of 2 Metal + acryl glass post modern wall light by Hustadt Leuchten, 1980s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: wall light set of 2 Producer: Hustadt Leuchten, Germany Origin: Germany in the manner of Postmodern memphis design Age: 1980s This postmodern light set was p...
Metal, Brass
Large Murano Flush Mount Light with Satin and White Swirl Glass, 1980s, Italy
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A large beautiful flush mount, marked made in Italy. made in the 1980s. The fixture requires two European E27 Edison bulbs, each bulb up to 60 watts. The glass is a satin swirl glass...
Brass
$1,400Sale Price|50% Off
1980s Space Age Triangular Murano Glass Flush / Wall Light
By La Murrina
Located in New York, NY
A hand Blown Murano Glass Triangular pyramid clear and white with gold fitting. Made by La Murrumbidgee 1980. Golden brass fixture. Rewired I’m. Three candelabra sockets. Signed.
Brass
Set Of 2 Large Square 4-Light Ceiling Lights 1980s, Never Used
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 large square 4-light ceiling lights 1980s, never used Golden metal and brass structure, frosted glass.
Metal, Brass
Italian Murano glass ceiling light by La Murrina from the 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Plafonnier italien des années 1980, fabriqué par la manufacture La Murrina. Entièrement réalisé en verre de Murano orange granuleux, il est orné d'un grand cabochon en verre. La stru...
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Glass Pendant Light in Kiwi Green by Vistosi, 1980s
By Vistosi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass pendant light hand-crafted of kiwi green Murano glass and brass hanging bar and ceiling rose.
Brass
Pair of Modern, Italian Wall Lights in Opalescent Light Blue Murano Glass, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Modern, conical, Italian wall lamps in opalescent glass. Flat bars lined up with small round decorations form the outer wall. The inside is completely finely ribbed and has an influ...
Brass, Iron
$783Sale Price|50% Off
Large 1980s Kalmar Style Pyramid Murano Glass & Brass Flush Mount Light Fixture
By J.T. Kalmar, Hillebrand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage Mid-Century Modern pyramid shaped glass flush mount light fixture attributed to German manufacturer Hillebrand, circa 1980.This vintage ceiling lamp, often mistakenly attribu...
Brass
12-Light Italian Glass and Gilt Brass Chandelier, circa 1980s
By Murano 5
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Very elegant, high quality 12- arm crystal and gold -silver plated brass chandelier, Italy, circa 1980s. The condition is excellent.
Brass
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
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There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.