Bell Jar Chocolate Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the Bell jar and its sleeker companion, the Bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
Bell Jar Amber Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the bell jar and its sleeker companion, the bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
$876Sale Price / item|20% Off
Bell Jar Sapphire Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the Bell Jar and its sleeker companion, the Bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
$876Sale Price / item|20% Off
Bell Jar Crystal Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the Bell jar and its sleeker companion, the Bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
$876Sale Price / item|20% Off
Bell Jar Gray Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the Bell jar and its sleeker companion, the Bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
Bell Jar Smoke Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Celebrating iconic design, the Bell jar and its sleeker companion, the Bella, cast glorious beams of light that are as warm as they are welcoming.
Glass
American Brass & Etched Floral Glass Globe Hanging Bell Jar Hall Lantern, C 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass and etched foliage glass globe hanging bell jar hall lantern with three decorative scrolled arms, grape vine motif, and finial bead work.
Brass
English Georgian Style Bell Jar Hanging Hall Lantern
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency style bell jar lantern. Diameter of glass - 9".
Brass
Bronze Mounted, Frosted and Hand Cut Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Montreal, QC
A "Bell-Jar" fixture is rarely found in this quality.
Brass
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were referred to as 'glow lamps'...
Brass
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were referred to as 'glow lamps'...
Brass
"Extra Large Silver Plated Bell Jar Lantern with Hand Cut Design, 1998"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra Large Custom made with hand cut Circle design at top and bottom of the glass jar . Metal hardware was plated in Silver with an Antique finish . This one and one more are the l...
Metal, Silver Plate, Wire
19th Century Antique French Hand Blown Glass Bell Shaped Garden Cloche
Located in Birmingham, AL
The French developed the glass cloche, or bell jar as a way to protect an early garden plants from bleak cold and frost.
Blown Glass
1950's Italian Glass & Brass Hallway Lantern
Located in Hanover, MA
Timeless mid-century Italian hallway pendant lantern with three candle bulb stem inside a hand blown clear glass 'pickle jar' oval bell. Timeless and elegant.
Brass
Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Whippet within Glass Cloche Dome Display Case
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency gilt bronze statue in the form of a whippet presented within period glass cloche dome bell jar display case supported on fitted mahogany base.
Bronze
Pair of Antique Russian Neoclassical Ormolu and Cut Crystal Lantern Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Each chandelier is centered by a frosted and etched glass lantern shade of bell-jar form, decorated with repeating palm and feather motifs cut into the surface.
Crystal, Ormolu
1970s Anglo-Indian Frosted Glass Bell Jar Lantern with Brass Fittings
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo-Indian glass 7" diameter bell jar clear frosted hand blown glass lantern with floral etching with brass dark metal fittings .
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.