Sold|$1,800
Pair of Vintage Chrome Pendant Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of simple chrome pendant light fixtures. The fixtures are highly polished with a white interior.
Chrome
Sold|$1,250
A 1950's Glass Rod and Chrome Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, BC
A highly stylish American? mid 20thC hanging light fixture; chromed balls hang from glass rods of varying lengths from a top circular plate which is suspended from a chromed rod; fou...
Chrome
Italian chandelier by Angelo Brotto for Esperia, glass / chrome
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass and chromed metal light fixture designed by Angelo Brotto for Esperia, Italy early 1970's.
Chrome
floor lamp with 3 adjustable circle lights
Located in New York, NY
italian floor lamp with 3 adjustable circle light fixtures in chrome and white metal, c. 1970.
Chrome
"Crane" Signed Jere 1977
Located in Miami, FL
"Crane" floor lamps from Curtis Jere in variable heights. Bendable chrome wire shank accompanies light fixture with pivoting baffle shades.
Chrome
Amazing Space Age Floor Lamp "Atomium" Designed by J.T.Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black lacquered base, chrome. Nine-light fixtures for E27 bulbs. Measures: Height 60 inch (150cm), diameter 23 inch (58cm).
Chrome, Metal
Sold|$3,500
Large Murano Chandelier by Vistosi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large 4 tiered white glass disc Vistosi light fixture with chrome armature. This fixture has eight sockets which house small 25 watt bulbs.
Chrome
Colored Lucite and Wood Chandelier designed by Harvey - Guzzini
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Colored lucite and wood light fixture with chrome detail designed by Harvey - Guzzini.
Chrome
Sold|$2,800
Murano Camer Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic oval Camer glass light fixture with chrome armature.
Glass
Large Austrian 1960s Circular Glass Tube Flush Mount
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Austrian circular glass flushmount light fixture with chrome details.
Sold|$2,800
Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Murano glass light fixture with chrome armature and tiers of white and clear glass pendant plaques.
Glass
Sold|$2,750
Art Deco Chandelier by P. Maynadier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A fantastic French Art Deco chrome chandelier. This nine light fixture by P. Mayndier features one center and six side glass shades.
Glass
Sonneman Modernist Pendant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Satin chrome plated and brass modernist light fixture ca.1970 designed by Robert Sonneman for Robert Sonneman Associates.
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Pair of Sconces after Jacques-Emile Ruhlman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of elegant wall sconce light fixtures with chrome plated steel bases from the 1960's.
Metal
Retro Chrome Cascading - Light Fixture - Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Geometric chrome light fixture with cascading design-- hosting 24 candelabra bulbs.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Brass and Lucite Fixture
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Cubist style chrome light fixture in the manner of Gaetano Sciolari with brass and lucite column accents.
Brass, Chrome
Sold|$320
Mid Century Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid century 'flying saucer' ceiling light fixture made of painted metal, glass and ringed in chrome
Metal, Chrome
Sold|$2,395
Sputnik-Hibiscus Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Sputnik style, but with botanical influences. The twelve sockets are mounted on a chrome sphere, sputnik-style, except that each one is surrounded by a five-petaled "hibiscus flower...
Chrome, Steel
Mid Century 5 Light Ceiling Fixture 1930s MCM
Located in Prescott, US
This cast iron and chrome fixture shows the distinct direction design & style was taking in the 1930s, moving from Art Deco to what we now call Mid-Century. The chrome has been poli...
Chrome, Iron
Robert Sonneman Three-Light White and Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Bridport, CT
This is a very rare and gorgeous vintage Robert Sonneman marked floor lamp. Has three adjustable light fixtures with chrome frame and white stand.
Chrome
Nickel and Opal Glass Light Fixture "Megaphos" by Otto Mueller for Sistrah
By Sistrah-Licht GmbH
Located in Wien, AT
Very, very rare nickel and opal glass light fixture "Megaphos" by Bauhaus Artist Otto Mueller for Sistrah. One bulb - height adjustable. Excellent condition!
Brass, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Cube Flush Mount Fixture
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Atlanta, GA
Nine-light glass and chrome flush mount or sconce light fixture by Gaetano Sciolari.
Chrome
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.
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.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.