1950s Style Customizable Brass Pierced Wall Lamp
By Jean Boris Lacroix, Jacques Biny
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant 50s style wall sconces showed here in raw brass . Available in various brass finish and metal colored shade . Made with prime quality material and hardware . Solid stu...
Brass
Vintage Lamp with Pierced Surface and Glass Bell
Located in Sacile, PN
Vintage lamp with a pierced surface and glass bell, circa 1960.
Metal
Large Spanish Moorish Style Pierced Ceramic Pendant Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large decorative Spanish ceramic pendant lamp in Moorish / Mediterranean style, mid-20th century.
Metal
Elmwood Dark Patina Dengguayi Scholar's Lamp Armchair with Pierced Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese elmwood scholar's lamp-hanger armchair from the late 19th century, with carved splat, dark patina, curving arms and side stretchers.
Elm
Antique Moorish Pierced Brass and Stained Glass Hanging Lamp, Lantern
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Moroccan pendant light. Newly rewired, and in very good condition with age appropriate patina. Original chains. Uses one single standard bulb E26/E27. Made of metal with cut...
Brass
Chinese Elmwood Dark Patina Dengguayi Scholar's Lamp Armchair with Pierced Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style elmwood scholar's lamp-hanger armchair from the late 19th century, with carved splat, dark patina, curving arms and side stretchers.
Elm
Square Chinese Elm Lamp Table with Pierced Apron and Warm Wood Grain Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
This square lamp table reflects the clean lines and balanced proportions characteristic of fine Chinese craftsmanship.
Elm
A 19th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The true distinction of this lamp lies in its chased and repoussé decoration, enhanced with meticulously pierced needlework.
Brass
Pair Of Chinese Famille Rose Hexagonal Table Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual hexagonal form with overall painted decoration.The base with pierced decoration. Now mounted as lamps.
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Bronze Outdoor Pendant Lantern Lamp Arts & Crafts
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous C1920 Arts & Crafts Bronze outdoors lantern pendant lamp. Pierced grillwork which fronts the yellow colored and textured glass.
Bronze
A Silver Hanukkah Lamp By Bier, Israel Circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
The stepped cylindrical cups and servant lamp are fitted into circular settings pierced into the flat bar that is bent at both ends and serves as the support for the Hanukkah lamp.
Silver
Early 19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and pierced featuring scrollwork. This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting".
Brass
One of a Kind Ceramic Lamp Base Signed by Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
The lamp-base is pierced up and down to easily allow the electrical system installation.
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Antique Indian Hindu Ganesha Figural Votive Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
To the rear is a carrying handle, the base having pierced and reticulated decoration, the lamp raised on a flared foot.
Brass
Mid-Century Space Age German Model 5561 Chrome Pendant Lamp from Staff, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The plain body of the lamp is pierced in the upper area of radially arranged slits, through which a light glow emerges as room light.
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Italian Pendant with Acrylic Pearls, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The most distinctive detail is a rating of clear acrylic balls that pierce the edge of the lamp. Via a small gap inside the lamp, light falls on the balls from the inside and let the...
Metal
Diminutive Mahogany Convex Front Chair Side Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
The unique convex front with four drawers with pierced brass Aladdin's lamp pulls. The rich mahogany wood with cross banding and book matched veneers
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.