Mid‑Century Modern Six‑Arm Chandelier in Patinated Brass and Lacquered Metal
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Each arm radiates from a central brass hub, creating a harmonious starburst configuration that distributes light with sculptural elegance.
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Eight-Arm Chandelier with Brass & Black Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Each arm radiates from a central brass hub, creating a harmonious starburst configuration that distributes light with sculptural elegance.
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Eight-Arm Chandelier with Brass & Black Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Each arm radiates from a central brass hub, creating a harmonious starburst configuration that distributes light with sculptural elegance.
Aluminum, Brass
Sterling Silver & Cut Crystal Ice Bucket / Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The crystal body is expertly cut with a radiant starburst base, sending sharp, prismatic light upward through the bowl.
Crystal, Sterling Silver
1 of 2 Mid-Century Modern wrought iron flush mounts by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Massive Lighting, Maison Jansen, Hans Kögl, Willy Daro, Ferro Art
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century Modern and Starburst style ceiling light. Very much in the style also of Maison Jansen and Maison Charles’s French creations, of Ferrocolor’s Spanish creations, and the b...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$1,788Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist style wrought iron flush mount by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Maison Jansen, Longobard, Ferro Art, Ferrocolor, Maison Charles
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
It can be used as a wall light or sconce too Atomic Era, Sputnik, Mid-Century Modern, Danish, Scandinavian, Nordic and Starburst style ceiling light.
Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage Regency Cut Glass Decanter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The vessel features a weighted, bulbous base adorned with intricate, deep-cut diamond and starburst patterns that refract light with diamond-like brilliance.
Glass
Hollywood Regency gilt wrought iron flush mount by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Ferro Art, Ferrocolor, Maison Charles, Willy Daro, Maison Jansen
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century Modern and Starburst style ceiling light. Very much in the style also of Maison Jansen and Maison Charles’s French creations, of Ferrocolor’s Spanish creations, and the b...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$1,788Sale Price / item|20% Off
1 of 2 Mid-Century wrought iron Sunburst flush mounts by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Maison Jansen, Maison Charles, Ferro Art, Ferrocolor, Longobard
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
It can be used as a wall light or sconce too. Mid-Century and Starburst style ceiling light.
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
1 of 2 Hollywood Regency large flush mount lights by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Ferro Art, Willy Daro, Maison Jansen, Ferrocolor, Massive Lighting
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Note: They can be used as a wall lights or sconces too. Starburst and sunburst style ceiling light. Brutalist and Mid-Century Modern styles.
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Set of Six Art Deco Pressed Glass & Jade Porcelain Dessert Plates by Moser
By Moser
Located in New York, NY
Each plate features a stunning starburst pressed glass center, radiating light and intricate patterns that draw the eye.
Porcelain, Glass
20th Century Cut Crystal Vase
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 20th century cut crystal vase showcases a stunning geometric pattern with intricate crosshatch and starburst motifs, reflecting light beautifully from every angle.
Crystal
Empire Style Silver & Crystal Swing-Handle Basket /Sphinx Decoration, C. 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The interior retains its original hand-blown crystal liner, cut with a starburst base to catch the light. Together, silver and glass would have served as a table centerpiece for bonb...
Sterling Silver
$1,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
Suite of 12 Baccarat Style Crystal Coupes, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
The bases are meticulously cut in a radiant starburst pattern, catching and reflecting light with every movement.
Crystal
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Venini Star Burst Sputnik Style Crystal Chandelier, Italian Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and impressive nine light starburst Sputnik style crystal chandelier, having two differing lengths of crystals in a trideri shape with the sockets interspersed among the c...
Crystal, Chrome
Cut Crystal Bronze Ormolu Vase Manner of Baccarat with Roman Figural Gladiators
By Baker Knapp & Tubbs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The body of the vase is meticulously cut with intricate starburst and circular motifs, reflecting light in dazzling patterns that highlight the clarity and quality of the crystal.
Crystal, Bronze
Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist & Annunciation, c1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Mary kneels in awe and humility beside a writing desk, draped in shadows and light. Clouds, a starburst, and rich curtains frame the heavenly moment.
Paper
Indian Floral Medallion Oushak Area Rug Hand-Knotted in Tan, Taupe, and Brown
By Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
The center has a unique brown placed behind a detailed starburst medallion, surrounded by a light tan, taupe, diamond medallion paired with flowers on a vine.
Wool
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.