Matera Grande Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The focal point of the Matera Grande ceiling light is the sculptural glass shade composed of dozens of hand applied crystal elements.
Brass
Matera Grande Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The focal point of the Matera Grande ceiling light is the sculptural glass shade composed of dozens of hand applied crystal elements.
Brass
Matera Grande Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Nickel Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The focal point of the Matera Grande ceiling light is the sculptural glass shade composed of dozens of hand applied crystal elements.
Brass
French Art Deco Frosted White Glass and Brass Ceiling Light, ca. 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Art Deco ceiling light with frosted molded glass shade and brass fittings, France, circa 1930s.
Brass
Modernist Stilnovo Style brass and glass Ceiling Flushmount Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: large ceiling light with glass shade. Origin: Italy Age: 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Floral Glass Pendant Light, Hand-Painted Thin Pressed Glass Shade, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
The glass is thin and delicate, typical for this type of Art Deco floral shade. Art Deco lighting, floral pendant lamp, pressed glass shade, vintage ceiling light, 1920s chandelier,...
Rope, Glass
Hollywood regency Glass and Brass Ceiling Light, Ernst Palme Palwa 1970s Germany
By Ernst Palme
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
This light has a nice large size of 37,5cm in diameter with a huge glass middle plate and round acryl glass elements covering the total light shade. the ceiling fixation made of bras...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Pendant Ceiling Light in the Schape of a Big Bulb, Smoked Glass, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Smoked glass Art Deco pendant ceiling light with glass shade and fitting E27 This simple 'hanging' shape and reflects a soft light over a wide area.
Chrome
North African Stained Glass Hanging Lantern Lamp Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
North African Stained Glass Hanging Lantern Lamp Shade The shade has 8 sides in beautiful colours of glass, it can be used as it is with a candle or it can be hung on an existing ce...
Art Glass
Mid-Century Deco Streamline Moderne Style Chrome and Glass Ceiling Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Streamline Modern style chrome plated steel ceiling light fixture with glass shade and lucite accents.
Chrome
Art Deco Ceiling Lamp by Muller Fres, Painted Glass, France, 1980s
By Muller Fres Luneville
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Large Art Deco Style ceiling light . Painted Glass shade . Brass armature . 4 small light bowls needed . 2 available .
Art Glass
Adolf Loos Vienna Secession/ Jugendstil Ceiling-Lamp with Opal Glass, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with Opaline glass shade comes as well as a downlight Brass, optionally varnished or nickel-plated, all other surfaces on request, Opaline-glass, handblown.
Brass
An Art Deco Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet This one is in very Good Original conditio
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Brass Ceiling Light with Flame Glass Shade This wonderful piece is made in heavy brass, it has a decorative pierced brass rose and a classic Flame glass shade The ligh...
Brass
Italian White Metal Pendant Lamp in the Style of Reggiani, 1960s
By Reggiani
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant mid-century ceiling light features a rounded dome shade in glossy white lacquered metal, accented by a polished chrome band around the lower edge.
Metal
Amber Glass Flower Shape Flush Mount by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful flower-shaped flush mount made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. This elegant ceiling light features a sculptural glass shade with softly curved petals that form a delicate ...
Metal
White Art Deco Cased Glass 8 Panel Flush Mount Fixture Circa 1930
Located in Charleston, SC
The glass shade is stunning when lit or not. Vintage Art Deco Sky Scraper Semi Flush Mount Ceiling Light with Milk Glass Shade Nickel Fixture 11" Long
Metal
Barby Table Lamp by Nadja Galli Zugaro
By Biosofa
Located in Milan, IT
Made out of recycled and repurposed metal objects like food and paint cans, this ceiling light showcases a captivating shade composed of a white exterior and gold interior color.
Metal
Wonderful Hudson Valley Lighting Large Southold Pendant Drop Brass Glass Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Hudson Valley Lighting Large "Southold" Pendant Drop Brass & Glass Shade Ceiling Light Fixture
Brass
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Opaline Glass and Brass Pendant, Re Edition
By Adolf Loos, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with opaline glass shade, different sizes, comes as well as a downlight Total drop custom made All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional char...
Brass
Rare Pendant by Giovanni Corradini and Giancarlo Simonetti
By Giovanni Corradini & Giancarlo Simonetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Timeless and minimal ceiling light with suspended metal shade in an enameled cream that features abstracted circular die cuts providing an almost planetary light diffusion.
Aluminum, Steel
$6,150Sale Price|25% Off
Six-Arm Austrian Chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The chandelier gives a beautiful, defused main lighting source overhead with an accent light reflecting off the ceiling from the open light shade cup and small patterns along the wal...
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.
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.