Lighting Auction
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Wall Lights and ...
Wrought Iron
Recent Sales
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
Late 20th Century Spanish Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Books
Paper
20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Paper
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 2000s French Books
Paper
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Glass
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Export Table Lamps
Ceramic
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles
Silk
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Elm
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Benches
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Hide, Parchment Paper, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Walnut, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Blown Glass
2010s European Decorative Boxes
Marble
18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Portuguese Hollywood Regency Ceramics
Ceramic, Paint
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fir
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Paperweights
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Ottomans and Poufs
Wood, Leather, Fabric
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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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