Large French Neoclassical Cast Bronze Newel Post Table Lamps with Flame Shade
Located in Nottingham, GB
Originally conceived in the manner of a newel-post light, its proportions also make it particularly effective as a dramatic table, console or pedestal lamp in a classical or eclectic...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Newel Post Lamp by Fabrication Francaise Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
Newel post lights were used to light homes at the bottom of the stairway or along the stair rail to supplement light.
Metal
Female Bronzed Figural Newel Post Light
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This tall classically draped female figure holding a torch probably stood upon a newel post in a great hall. She stands on a circular plinth with a makers plaque marked Miroy Frere...
1890s Cast Spelter Victorian 'Le Bois' Newel Post Light Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze Leborx sculpture. This item can be viewed at our Madison Avenue NYC location
Bronze
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H 22.5 in Dm 9 in
Tiffany Studios Three-Light Newel Post Table Lamp Pulled Feather Feather Shades
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exquisite and highly collectible three-light Newel Post Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios, New York, crafted circa 1910.
Bronze
Arts & Crafts Newel Post Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
Rare hammered iron and caramel slag glass newel post light.
Slag Glass
Early 20th Century Onyx Newel Post Light
Located in Canton, MA
Onyx and bronze torch newel post light with flame shaped glass. Onyx is has beautiful rust and orange colors veining.
Onyx, Bronze
Mitchell, Vance & Co. Lady Newel Post
Located in Vancouver, BC
Highest of quality cast zinc newel post light made by Mitchell, Vance & Co. (as seen in their catalog circa 1876) Originally gas, now electrified, with original finish and original o...
Glass
1880's Iron Gas Newel Post Dragon Light
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a rare Victorian newel post light that is created to look like a 'fire breathing dragon'.
Iron
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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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.
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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.
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