Gilt Lamp Balls
Pair of Rosary Lamps in Chromed and Gilt Metal, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of rosary lamps in chromed and gilt metal. Shaft in three chromed metal balls shape separated
Category
Vintage 1970s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
Located in Summerland, CA
is topped with darker green fluted balls. Finishes with decorative gilt bronze base.
Parchment
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
19th Century French Gothic Revival Andirons Mounted As Table Lamps - A Pair
Located in Forney, TX
lamps.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France, 19th c., exceptionally executed Parisian work, most
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Mid-Cemtury Ceramic Table Lamp in Grey-Gold from the 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Mid-century ceramic table lamp in gray color decorated with large golden balls.
The object is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Foil
Hivo Van Teal Table Lamp Amber Gold Lucite & Wood Original Shade Midcentury 1979
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van teal table lamp Mid-Century Modern geometric Lucite Cones and gilded round wood balls with the
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exceptional and Decorative Set of Four Art Deco Candlestick Lamps, 1930s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Gilbert Poillerat. Bronze base patinated green with 8 gilt balls. Wood candle painted ivory. E14 gold
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rock Crystal Hollywood Regency or Art Deco Style Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of rock crystal Hollywood regency or Art Deco style table lamps. The pair having gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Gilt Brass Pendant Lamp with Swarovski Balls from Ernst Palme, 1960s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Rijssen, NL
. This lamp has gilt brass arms with large Swarovski balls and 33-light bulbs. The handcut lead crystal
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper Gold Leaf & Brass Table Lamps Inc Shades
By Frederick Cooper
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s American Frederick Cooper tall gold leaf and cream painted table lamps which are
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
H 43.31 in Dm 9.06 in
Pair of Elegant Art Deco Revival Lucite Torchieres by Hivo Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Chicago, IL
Teal. Tapered bodies with etched stylized chevron patterns and gilt metal balls leading up to reverse
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Unique Pair of Bronze, Rock Crystal and Amethyst Torcheres
Located in London, GB
Unique The pair of monumental French bronze column torchieres with acanthus leaf gilt bronze mounts
Category
Antique 1880s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Bronze
Large Mid-Century Modern Orbit or Sputnik Lamp with 12 Opaline Glass Balls
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Large Mid-Century Modern Orbit or Sputnik Lamp with 12 Opaline Glass Balls
Diameter: 25.19 in (64
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Glamour Gilt Brass Pendant Gold Lamp Swarovski Crystal by Palme, 1960s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
lamp has a gilt brass arms with large Swarovski balls and 33 lights (E14). The hand-cutted lead crystal
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 41.34 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Gilt Metal Leaf Motif Six-Light Flush Mount or Wall Sconce by Hans Möller, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
, circa the 1970s.
A beautiful Hollywood Regency-style gilt metal sunburst-shaped six-light wall lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
H 3.94 in Dm 7.88 in
Rare 1960s Orbit or Ceiling Lamp with 9 Opaline Glasses
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This vintage ceiling lamp features twelve milk glass balls with E14 bulb sockets and a gilded frame
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Mid-Century Modern 5-Arm Orbit Lamp in Gold and Opaline Glass, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Large Mid-Century Modern Orbit or Sputnik Lamp with 12 Opaline Glass Balls
Diameter: 25.19 in (64
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
H 17.72 in Dm 26.38 in
18th Century Six Italian Gilded Wall Cadleholders Set of Six Foliate Sconces
Located in Milan, IT
scrolling iron structure, decorated with elegant gilt wrought iron acanthus leaves and gildwood balls and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 19.69 in
Palwa Chandelier, Gilded Brass and Amber Tone Glass, 1960s
By Palwa
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful and rare version of a gilt brass hollywood regency chandelier with amber tone glass
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Murano Glass Vintage Designer Chandelier, Massive Belgium, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Bastogne, BE
1960s.
Gilt Metal cascading waterfall chandelier.
The naturalness of the composition is added by
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers.
Materials: Round lampshade made of chromed metal rods, tubes and parts in iron and brass. Black rectangular rods. Thin brass rods. Cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
Pair of 19th Century Imari Vases
Located in Martlesham, GB
A decorative pair of Japanese 19th century Imari porcelain vases of good proportions, decorated throughout with red and blue glazes on a white ground, the vases showing exotic birds,...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Arita Imari 18th Century vase.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large wonderful quality 18th Century Japanese Arita Imari vase, with beautiful bold colouring to the scrolling foliate decoration, the inset hand painted panels depicting exotic fl...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Six VOC Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Chargers, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Six Japanese export style blue and white porcelain chargers, 20th century, China or Japan.
The blue and white porcelain chargers decorated in the kraak style, and emblazoned with th...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
Polychrome Chromolithography - Virgin Of The Rosary - Period: Early 20th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A delightful polychrome chromolithograph depicting the statue of the Virgin and Child crowned and dressed in embroidered silk, carrying bunches of flowers.
It is presented in a very ...
Category
20th Century French Other Posters
Materials
Paper
H 16.54 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
19th Century Japanese cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century Japanese Meiji period shibayama shodhana, the rectangular top with a decorative pierced and carved shaped gallery above a pair of sliding doors, a step...
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning pair of 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain vases with period gilt bronze mounts. Unique coloration with blue and orange panels containing floral and bird motifs. Profes...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Vase or Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th century Chinese Famille rose vase or lamp. Having beautifully painted panels depicting mortals in a temple and gardens, set in a floral surrounds and having gilded...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of large 19th century Japanese flared neck Arita vases, each with lacquered panels depicting scenes of two girls in the garden, surrounded by birds and flowers.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Selection of Vintage Murano Glass Lamps on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of vintage Murano glass lamps, Italy, circa 1950s. They have been recently rewired and mounted on new Lucite bases. They are priced at $850 each and the shade is included. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Donghia Vela Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia with brass hardware, hollow and handblown. The Vela lamp was named for the shape of its base, a sail. The square sail shape is wide, but thin, ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Shibayamayama Hawk Panels
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 20th century Meiji period Shibayamama panels of oval form, set within aubergine decorated frames, housing black lacquer panels with carved eagles, smaller bird and fl...
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Donghia Increspato Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia with brass hardware, hollow and handblown. Surface is hand chiseled and sandblasted. Meaning "rippled" in Italian, the Increspato gives off a r...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vases Meiji Period, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful pair of polychromed Kutani porcelain Japanese vases, circa early 20th century, Meiji period, Japan. Vases are hand painted and designed with two different sides; one...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
American Antique Outsider Art Hand Carved Folk Art Birds House
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a beautiful 12 inch high handmade, hand-carved old wooden Folk Art birds house handmade in great detail with two pairs of carved and painted birds sitting atop the bird house...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Figural Vase Table Lamps Early 20c ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
A matching mirror pair of antique Chinese early 20th century famille rose figural rouleau vase turned into lamps. The finely painted decorations depict a scene of a general looking u...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
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Rock Crystal Balls Lamp
Located in Summerland, CA
Single lamp. Graduated rock crystal ball lamp. Accented with gilt brass trim and footed base.
Very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Giltwood Neoclassical Dolphin Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Charlottesville, VA
without the pictured shades.
Lamps sell and ship with two pairs of finials, black resin balls and gilt
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood
Gilt Brass Pendant Lamp with Swarovski Balls from Ernst Palme, 1960s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Warsaw, PL
lamp has gilt brass arms with large Swarovski balls and 33 lights (E14). The hand-cut lead crystal
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Maison Bagues Style Chandelier, Bronze and Crystal, French, circa 1940s
By Maison Baguès
Located in London, GB
features elegant crystals radiating on a solid bronze gilt frame. There is flow of movement from the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 38.19 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Column Lamps in Gilt Bronze, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of column lamps in gilt bronze. Shaft in fluted column shape topped by a chapelet of balls
Category
Vintage 1970s European Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Green Lucite and Gilt Brass, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of lamps in green Lucite and gilt brass in boxwood balls imitation. It is topped by a flared
Category
Vintage 1970s North American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Rare Large Vintage Peacock Blue Glass, Brass & Giltwood Lamp By Marbro USA 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Hastings, GB
This rare tall table lamp was produced for the Marbro Lamp Company, USA in the 1960s. The vivid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 44.1 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Towering Frederick Cooper Gilt Turned Wood Table Lamp, 1950s
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extra tall Frederick Cooper giltwood table lamp with original shade, done in the manner of James
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
50s Stilnovo Attr. Lamp Glass off White Floor Lamp, Glass Globes , Gilded Brass
By Stilnovo
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing floor lamp, brass and off white glass globes. in spiral shipe. Central bar in gold brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 145.67 in W 9.45 in D 10.24 in
Pair of Lamps with Glass Crystals, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of gilt bras lamps with glass crystals standing on a black lacquered cylindrical base.
Gilt
Category
Vintage 1970s French Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Glass and Giltwood Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of lamps, each having alternating faceted balls of clear and smoked glass, separated by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Stilnovo Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo floor lamp composed of six frosted opaline glass balls cascading down gilt lacquered brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Contemporary Pair of Ribambelle Table Lamps, Vingtieme Edition
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of fancy table lamps, in gilded solid brass beads.
Composed of a stem resting on a tripod
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Caramel colored table lamp
Located in Buchanan, NY
Ceramic lamp with a caramel colored glaze. Stylized leaves and balls. Mounted on original gilt
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Wonderful Pair Mid-Century Modern Baguès Rock Crystal Amethyst Ball Form Lamps
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair Mid-Century Modern rock crystal & amethyst ball form gold giltwood base table lamps
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of Murano Glass and Gold Leaf Wooden based Table Lamps - Mazzuccto Murano
By Gino Mazzuccato
Located in London, GB
bases made in Florence Italy.
The balls measuring 20cm Diameter are very heavy (each lamp weighs approx
Category
1990s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Giltwood
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H 25.6 in Dm 8.67 in
Pair of Gold-Plated Sputnik Blowball Table Desk Lamps by Emil Stejnar and Nikoll
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Beautiful pair of sputnik table lamps designed by Emil Stejnar and executed by Rupert Nikoll Vienna
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 11.82 in Dm 11.03 in
Solid Brass Rod and Ball Sheaf of Wheat Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
tipped on both ends with solid brass balls. The shape calls to mind the more ornate gilt sheaf of wheat
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari, Chandelier "Sputnik" in Gilt Brass, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
gilt brass. Each brass is adorned with curved brass rods ending by balls.
Work realized in the 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s European Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of mid century gilt bronze floriform wall sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in New York City, NY
A funky pair of Modernist sunburst wall lights in original gilt finish over brass.
Twelve curled
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Vintage Set of Three Wall Lamps French Crystal and Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Bastogne, BE
A wonderful and rare set of three gilt brass and crystal cascading waterfall wall sconces
Category
Vintage 1960s French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Amazing Vintage Set Of 3 Wall Lamps French Crystal And Brass Wall Sconces, 60s
Located in Bastogne, BE
A wonderful and rare set of three gilt brass and crystal cascading waterfall wall sconces
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 9.85 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
Pair of 1940s Sconces by Maison Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
three glass plates decorated with inlined brass balls. New black custom lamp shade.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Nice Pair of 1980s Chandeliers
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of eight-light chandeliers, balls and small cups in Murano glass, the black cylindrical lamp
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Chandelier by Massive, Belgium, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Bastogne, BE
1960s.
Gilt Metal cascading waterfall chandelier.
The naturalness of the composition is added by
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo floor lamp composed of six frosted opaline glass balls cascading down gilt lacquered brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Pair of Modern Style Rock Crystal Fluted Sphere Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Elegant pair of hand-carved and polished fluted Rock Crystal lamps with carved Rock Crystal pulls
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Stilnovo Pair of Floor Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo striking pair of floor lamps each composed of six frosted opaline glass balls cascading
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Pair of Ormolu Mounted Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Carved notch balls stacking on fine cast gilt brass bases.
To the rock crystal: 17.5in.H
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
List for S: Unmatching Pair of Gilt Iron and Glass Crown Sunburst Flush Mounts
Located in Barcelona, ES
flush mount with canopy, a fluted frosted glass shade and a gilt iron ball finial. This lamp has an
Category
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Flush Mount
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
H 11.42 in Dm 16.54 in
1960 Germany Palwa Huge Spiral Cascade Chandelier Crystal & Gilt Brass
By Ernst Palme
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Stunning huge ceiling fixture with crystal balls which hang on brass chains at varying heights
Category
Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Beautiful Gold Palwa Brass and Crystal Cut Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp, 1970
By Palwa
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Palwa ceiling light consisting of prismatic cut-glass balls and gilt brass hardware
Category
Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Flush Mount
Materials
Gold, Brass
Restored Set of Two Chandeliers By Kinkeldey Style Seguso Midcentury
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Kinkeldey
Located in Vienna, AT
balls with gilt brass knobs. Sold individually! The lamps are in excellent, restored condition and hold
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gold and Silver Ball Lamps by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Gold and Silver Ball Lamps by James Mont.
Stacked graduate balls, finished in gold
Category
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
A PAIR OF FACETTED CUT BALLS - ROCK CRYSTAL LAMPS
Located in Hudson, NY
cushion shape sections with Gilt Wood seperations and a gilt wooden base. The design causes too much loss
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
French Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Beautiful, detailed casting to all pieces and decorations. Gilt griffins and ornate cast fittings to the
Category
Early 20th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Sciolari Chandelier Twelve Lights, Gold Gilt and Glass, 1970s, Italian
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
the glass shade. The shade is screwed to these side rods. These two screws are decorative gilt balls
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Futurist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate
Late 19th Century Billiard Table Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
casting with sweeping scroll work and a foliate boss, the ends with gilt finials. Rewired.
The lamp in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Gold-Plated Emil Stejnar Starbust Sputnik Chandelier, Austria, 1970s
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Wien, AT
Stejnar, executed by Rupert Nikoll in the 1970s. It has 17 sockets, the lamp is fully covered with
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Gilt Lamp Balls For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of gilt lamp balls for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct gilt lamp balls — often made from metal, brass and stone — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of gilt lamp balls available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Gilt lamp balls bearing mid-century modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made gilt lamp balls over the years, but those made by Ernst Palme, Hivo Van Teal and Gaetano Sciolari are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Gilt Lamp Balls?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,178, while they’re typically $794 on the low end and $117,117 highest priced.
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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