American Carved Wood & Painted Ship Officer on Watch with Ship Lantern, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Folk Art carved wood and painted ship officer on watch standing on a two tiered squared plinth with a brass and galvanized ship lantern hanging from wrist. Late 19th Century.
Wood, Paint
Rug Merchant
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Bronze Lamp Sculpture of a Rug Merchant by Bergman Exceptional Large Austrian Polychrome Bronze Lamp of an Arab rug merchant standing beside a large palm tree with a lanter...
Bronze
Interior Scene with Two Elegant Women - Woodcut by U. Toyokuni - 19th Century
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Roma, IT
The composition is enlivened by a carefully arranged interior featuring seasonal ornaments, decorative screens, hanging calligraphic scrolls, and a lantern stand, all rendered with t...
Woodcut
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A quiet yet sophisticated early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a gray background surrounded by a wide pale pink border, and overlaid with a pair of lanterns hanging from a fl...
Wool
Italian 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas, Children Playing
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
The scene is decorated with numerous colorful paper lanterns, some hanging overhead and others carried by the children by hand or on sticks.
Canvas
$2,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Japanese Tansu Style Wooden Crate Cage Chandeliers
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The square crates have a house shaped roof made of an ebonized wood at a pitched angle. Converted to hanging chandeliers or lanterns with four lights mounted in gilt hardware.
Brass, Iron
1920s Beige Medallion Antique Chinese Peking Carpet 11'10''x14'6'' Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
A graceful, sinuous branch motif extends from both the top and bottom of the composition, framing a series of stylized hanging pendants and lanterns, many bearing traditional Chinese...
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant orange sherbet field surrounded by a thin violet liner strip and a wide indigo outer stripe, and all overlaid wit...
Wool
Austrian Bronze Lamp Sculpture of a Rug Merchant by Bergman
By Franz Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Large Austrian Polychrome Bronze Lamp of an Arab rug merchant standing beside a large palm tree with a lantern hanging from it. The lanturn contains red and green glass, ...
Bronze
Antique French Napoleon III Gilded Bronze Chandelier, 1850s
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique French Napoleon III Gilded Bronze Chandelier, 1850s. Elegant lantern shaped hanging chandelier for four candles.
Bronze
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Page from "Spring View in Takanawa" Mid 18th Century Ukiyo-e Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
In the background the colors of sunset are seen on the horizon and three small ships sail in the distance. The red lantern hanging above the woman also advertise the kaichô day.
Printer's Ink, Mulberry Paper, Woodcut
$1,558Sale Price|20% Off
Tavern Scene from the Flemish School Ink Wash 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Behind them, several people are visible, including one at the bar, a lantern hanging on the wall with what appears to be sausage.
Paper
Dinner plate for L'Escalier de Cristal, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Paris, FR
The plate illustrates little rabbits eating carrots with a lantern hanging from a tree. This tender animal scene evokes a sense of gentle escapism.
Ceramic
1920s Chinese At Deco Carpet ( 8'9" x 11'4" - 267 x 345 )
Located in New York, NY
The design eschews a traditional border, instead featuring delicate, meandering vines and cascading blossoms that frame the corners and upper edges. A central, stylized hanging baske...
Wool
$174Sale Price|20% Off
Title: Festive Winter Celebration, Published by Richard Bong, Berlin, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
The festive atmosphere is enhanced by the presence of lanterns hanging overhead, casting a warm glow across the gathering.
Paper
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.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
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.