Mid Century Flush Mount Sun Covered with Gilt Leaf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful and large sun wall lamp or Flush mount with gold-plated metal structure and opaline glass.
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Sun Lamp Vintage
Metal
Mid Century Flush Mount Sun Covered with Gilt Leaf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful and large sun wall lamp or Flush mount with gold-plated metal structure and opaline glass.
Metal
Sun Ceiling Light by Ferro Arte in Gilt Metal and Gold Leaf, Spain, 1960s
By Ferro Art
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful sun shaped lamp, designed and produced by ferro arte in spain in the 1960s.
Metal
Gigantic Sputnik Chandelier or Ceiling Light SUN by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, BY
Gorgeous, gigantic Mid-Century Modern ten-armed Sputnik chandelier or ceiling lamp 'Sun' Mod. 5160. Designed and manufactured by J.T.
Brass, Copper
Sunburst Lamp Gilt iron leafs
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Monumental sun ceiling lamp from the 1950s made of gold metal, its rays in the shape of wide leaves and elegant thin interspersed leaves create a beautiful combination.
Metal, Iron
Large Brass Wall Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Holm Sørensen
Located in Værløse, DK
Brutalist Sun-Shaped Brass Wall Lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s
Brass
XXL Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Brass Pendant Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous on a dark background. The wall lamp has a copper color and design that represents a burning sun.
Brass
Pair Brutalist Brass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen 1960 Denmark
By Holm Sørensen
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Pair sun-shaped brass wall lamps designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s.
Brass
Isamu Noguchi, Akari Light Sculpture, model S2, Japan 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, model S2 suspension lamp with sun and moon ideogram together with the original paper bag stamped S2 Noguchi designed his series of Akari light s...
Metal
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.
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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.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.