Early Industrial Oak Plank Table with Cast Iron Machine Base
Located in Dekalb, IL
Originally part of a foot-powered sewing machine or light industrial apparatus, bases like this were commonly salvaged and reused as utility tables once their original mechanisms wer...
Cast Iron
Chandelier, Sculptural Geometric Form, Post-Modern Design, Panorammma, Mexico
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The piece transforms scientific apparatus into atmospheric form. Light becomes architectural—defined by glow, reflection, and transparency rather than mass.
Metal
Sold
H 60 in W 18 in D 18 in
Apparatus + Alice Goldsmith Porcelain Link & Aged Brass Pendant Light Fixture
By APPARATUS
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Apparatus + Alice Goldsmith Porcelain Link & Aged Brass Pendant Light Fixture
Brass
Apparatus Highwire: Tandem Small Light Fixture in Brass and Black Calfskin
By APPARATUS
Located in Chicago, IL
Highwire: Tandem Small light fixture by APPARATUS studio in New York. Aged brass finish, hand wrapped with black calfskin.
Brass
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. During the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. During the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. During the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Copper
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light apparatus. during the 1880′s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, ...
Copper, Iron
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. During the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. During the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Highwire Large by Apparatus Studio
By APPARATUS
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The Highwire pendant Light by APPARATUS STUDIO is inspired by the silhouette of famed French aerialist Philippe Petit on his wire against the Manhattan skyline.
Brass
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamp
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. during the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Remarkably Rare 1800s Adams-Bagnall Street Lamps
By Adams-Bagnall Electric Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
Adams was considered an expert in erecting and repairing General Electric light Apparatus. during the 1880s he patented numerous improvements on electric light and railway systems, i...
Copper
Cylinder Up Light from Apparatus
By APPARATUS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A fixture in tarnished silver that elevates the experience of functional lighting. A weighty base anchors the adjustable pivoting head to cast light upwards. Turn-dimmer knob and wow...
Brass, Silver
Thunderdome Tan Lighting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Post-apocalyptic “U” tanning light steel apparatus rows of bulbs up and down the rib cage structure inverted cage from fixture with exposed wiring system and sockets
Mid-Century Modern Laurel Lamp Co. Lamp Table in Brass and Glass
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A trio of conjoined legs supports the long center pole up to the light Apparatus and shade. The center pole itself supports the round glass tabletop which appears to float above the ...
Brass
Apparatus Studio - Median: Surface 4 Light, Alabaster and Fluted Brass
By APPARATUS
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Apparatus Studio Median: Surface 4 Light with alabaster diffusers and solid fluted brass fixture.
Alabaster, Brass
$4,595
H 34.3 in W 88.5 in D 23.4 in
20th Century French Industrial Cast Iron Work Table with Wooden Top
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French industrial cast iron work table with wooden top is a powerful example of early factory craftsmanship, combining raw utility with sculptural presence. The hea...
Iron
Industrial oak work table, circa 1950
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This robust industrial work table, crafted from solid oak and dating from circa 1950, combines functionality with an authentic appearance. The tabletop displays a beautiful weathered...
Oak
Custom Plaster Gaston Six-Arm Chandelier/ Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom plaster six-arm Gaston chandelier/ fixture. This fixture is UL listed. It takes (6) e-12 candelabra bulbs at 15 watts each. Please note this fixture is customizable. Product...
Plaster
Early 20th Century Iron Base Work Table
Located in Round Top, TX
The appeal of this old work table comes from the aged wood itself, worn and distressed through years of use adding to the character imbedded in the table. Notice the expected age-rel...
Iron
Pine Table Top on Industrial Cast Iron Base
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely late nineteenth century three board pine table top is about 1.25” thick and has two cleats attached to its underside to keep the top nice and flat. They are notched in o...
Iron
$5,400 / item
H 29.5 in W 96 in D 36 in
Plank Top Dining Table - Vintage Industrial Cast Iron and Wood
Located in Oakville, CT
American made vintage Industrial cast iron and wood rustic dining, kitchen plank top "Brown & Sharpe" table. Cast iron legs with steel stretcher & rough sawn pine top.
Metal, Iron
$1,795
H 29.1 in W 46.9 in D 20.5 in
French Bistro Table with Cast Iron Base and Oak Top, Vintage Design
Located in High Point, NC
A classic French café table combining a cast iron base with a wooden top, reflecting the enduring design of Parisian bistro culture. The cross-braced iron base provides stability whi...
Iron
Early 20th century metal table base with solid oak top
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century metal table base with solid oak top Here we present an iron table base with original paint, with later solid oak top. Good quality table that would work equally ...
Iron
Gaetano Sciolari Cubist Aluminum Chandelier 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Impressive aluminum and polished chrome Cubist chandelier with acrylic lamps designed by Gaetano Sciolari. Italy, 1970's
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Hungarian Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This stylish Mid-Century light piece is composed of a single tier of frosted glass cylinders mounted on a grid of concentric rings and metal arches. Both artistic and eclectic it imp...
Metal
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 48.13 in D 24 in
1880s Victorian Mercantile Forged Iron Work Table Vintage Industrial Console
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Rare Form, All original and complete, except for chip in one ball foot. It is a wonderful compact design, all cast iron or forged steel construction. Sturdy. No looseness. Approx. ...
Steel, Iron
$995Sale Price|48% Off
H 46 in W 22 in D 22 in
RAAK Chandelier Lamp Ceiling Fixture / Sonneman Gaetano Sciolari / Lightolier
By RAAK
Located in Chicago, IL
An eight pendant RAAK chandelier. Very nice scale for residential or office. The lamp hanging length can be modified longer or shorter (easily) to ones taste. One globe replaced wit...
Chrome
Florian Schulz "Mesa 24" Chandelier
By Florian Schulz
Located in Dallas, TX
The Mesa 24 Pendant Chandelier by Florian Schulz. The chandelier has a telescopic rod so the height can be adjusted. As pictured is fully extended to a height of 52". The minimum he...
Nickel
Industrial Iron and Wood Worktable, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This industrial table comes from the 1950s. The old wooden top was recently mounted on a former sewing machine cast iron base. The weight of the table is 23 kg.
Iron
Massive Pine Work Table on Antique Iron Base
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A plank constructed pine tabletop mounted on a pair of decorative iron supports. The decorative 19th c. cast iron supports with open scrolled tops and bases with extended flat feet. ...
Iron
ESA Chandelier by Diego Mardegan
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
ESA Chandelier by Italian Artist Diego Mardegan This exquisite chandelier features a seven-arm structure powder coated in white, from which hang diamond-shaped sconces. Each module...
Metal, Brass
$7,400
H 76.78 in W 1.19 in D 64.97 in
Room Divider / Paravent, Textile & Hand-Linked Chainmail, Post-Modern
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Gonfalon Paravent is a spatial divider that oscillates between architecture and textile, solidity and fluidity. First conceived in 2020 and revisited in a second edition in 2026, th...
Metal, 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.
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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.