Pair of 18th C Style Mirror Back Candle Holders
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of adjustable candle holders with Antiqued mirror back reflectors.
Pair of 18th C Style Mirror Back Candle Holders
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of adjustable candle holders with Antiqued mirror back reflectors.
Sold|$1,421
PBL Scialytic Pendant, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blackened brass and aluminium reflector with mirrored facets, frosted glass globe. Contemporary
Sold|$1,650
Highly Unusual Hammered Iron Bowl Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
A true oddity, we have only come across one other. All original. Note the mirrored interior
Sold|$1,200
Exceptional Miner's Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely cool miner's lantern with reflector mirror. Originally powered with kerosene. Now has
Brass
Sold|$769
1930s Workshop Suspension Light
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suspension light model whose interior has a mirror glass reflector. The lower part has a curved
Industrial Fluorescent Light in Patinated Cast Aluminium, France circa 1960-1969
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
beautiful mirror effect with the reflector inside. Cast aluminium parts have been patinated giving it a nice
Aluminum
1937 Montgomery Wards Hawthorne Monark Silver King Bicycle
Located in Oakland, CA
of custom features and additions to this bike (light, pedals, tires, reflectors, mirrors, original
Metal, Aluminum
French Louis Philippe Mirror Having Unusual Gilt Details
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A good looking 19th century French Louis Philippe mirror having the original reflector. The pine
Wood
Sold|$888
Industrial Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
used to make light on the upper deck. The lamp has a mirrored reflector on the inside in order to
Metal
Pendant Lamps by Nico Kooy for Raak, Holland
By RAAK, Nico Kooy
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
designed by the Dutch designer Nico Kooy. The fixtures can be used with or without the mirror reflector
Aluminum
Sold|$1,125
PBL Scialytic Pendant, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Shiny brass and aluminum reflector with mirrored faces, frosted glass. Contemporary wiring with
Brass
Sold|$3,138
Pair of Barcelona Art Deco Sconces, 1935
Located in Madrid, ES
A very rare pair of Barcelona Art Deco sconces. Brass frame, glass reflector and mirror ornaments
Brass
Vintage Polaroid 'SX-70' Folding Land Camera, 1970s
By Polaroid Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
complex light path for the viewfinder, with three mirrors (including one Fresnel reflector) of unusual
Aluminum, Nickel
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.