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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
Vintage 1960s American American Classical Table Lamps
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Games
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Mahogany
20th Century British Side Tables
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Game Tables
Iron
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s British William IV Game Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s British Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Marble
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Nickel
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Onyx, Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Bronze
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s Czech Table Lamps
Art Glass
Late 20th Century Table Lamps
Silk, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Gothic Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Opaline Glass
20th Century American Table Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Game Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Plaster, Wood
20th Century American Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Nickel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Alabaster
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s Space Age Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Pottery
20th Century American Table Lamps
Ceramic, Paper
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Wood, Burlap
20th Century American Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Brass
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Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Other Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Fountains
Stone, Limestone
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Glass
2010s American Bauhaus Flush Mount
Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Steel
20th Century German Brutalist Chairs
Wood, Hardwood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s Unknown Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Iron
Mid-20th Century Victorian Animal Sculptures
Ceramic, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Vases
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Benches
Copper
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Alabaster
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Finding the Right Lighting for You
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.
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