Venetian Lantern
Vintage 1920s Italian Lanterns
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Lanterns
Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Lanterns
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Antique 18th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Antique 1890s Italian Renaissance Lanterns
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1920s Italian Lanterns
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Lanterns
Chrome
Antique 1880s Italian Table Lamps
Copper
Early 20th Century Italian Lanterns
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Lanterns
Blown Glass
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Copper
Vintage 1960s Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Vintage 1980s European Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1960s European Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1940s Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1930s Italian Renaissance Revival Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Vintage 1930s Italian Lanterns
Iron
Vintage 1930s Italian Lanterns
Blown Glass
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Glass
20th Century Italian Lanterns
Glass
Antique 18th Century Lanterns
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Lanterns
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Iron, Tin
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Lanterns
Wrought Iron, Tin
Antique 18th Century Italian Rustic Lanterns
Wrought Iron
Antique 18th Century Italian Lanterns
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Lanterns
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Lanterns
Metal
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Iron
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Lanterns
Metal
Antique 18th Century Italian Lanterns
Metal
Antique 18th Century Italian Lanterns
Metal
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Lanterns
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Glass
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Metal
Vintage 1940s Italian Lanterns
Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Lanterns
Mercury Glass
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Iron
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Lanterns
Tin
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Murano Glass
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Blown Glass
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
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Finding the Right Lighting for You
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.
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Christopher Tennant’s Lamps and Dioramas Evoke Sunny Days and Seaside Locales
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Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
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NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
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