Vintage Downlights
to
23
214
141
356
237
105
72
64
51
18
5
3
19
11
11
10
9
Sort By
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Downlight Pendant, Chrome & Black
Located in Mortsel, BE
Pendant light dates from the 1970s, embodies the cool, industrial aesthetic of the Space Age era. The design features a prominent cylindrical stem finished in high-polish chrome, whi...
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Model B3 Wall Light Sconce / Uplight / Downlight by René Jean Caillette
By Pierre Disderot, René-Jean Caillette
Located in London, GB
This lamp, originally designed as a floodlight before the invention of the spot light, gives a strong light that you can focus. It can project its light downward for reading and for ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Model B3 Wall Light Sconce / Uplight / Downlight by René Jean Caillette
By Pierre Disderot, René-Jean Caillette
Located in London, GB
This lamp, originally designed as a floodlight before the invention of the spot light, gives a strong light that you can focus. It can project its light downward for reading and for ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Model B3 Wall Light Sconce / Uplight / Downlight by René Jean Caillette
By Pierre Disderot, René-Jean Caillette
Located in London, GB
This lamp, originally designed as a floodlight before the invention of the spot light, gives a strong light that you can focus. It can project its light downward for reading and for ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Danish Minimalist Model 4011 Downlight Wall Lamps from Focus, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wall light from the Danish manufacturer Focus.
A minimalist design. The metal lamp body features the simple shape of a quarter sphere. The underside is covered with a plastic diffus...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights
By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene
Located in Hanover, MA
Large scale wall sconces by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting, circa 1965. Brutalist design fabricated in Los Angeles by cutting brass and applying patination with an oxyacetylene torc...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Raak Nanny Still Pendant Lamp Large Copper Glass Lights, 1960
By Nanny Still, RAAK
Located in Vienna, AT
copper in the process of production. It casts a nice effect to the sides and a beautiful downlight also
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
1950s golden brass pair of Ceiling Lamps by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy, Alvar Aalto
Located in Berlin, DE
. The solid perforated brass pendant with etched glass downlight lives trough its simple, understated
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Orange Cased Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in Mortsel, BE
with a warm, inviting intensity, while the open bottom provides functional downlight. This piece is
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Downlights
Materials
Glass
Black "Semi" by Fog & Mørup, 1960s (Small)
By Torsten Thorup & Claus Bonderup, Fog & Mørup
Located in Mortsel, BE
downlight. Its smaller scale makes it exceptionally versatile—perfect for hanging low over a bedside table
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Aluminum
$564 / item
Sculptural Chrome Articulated Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in London, GB
adjustable from a compact 42 × 30 × 42 cm downlight configuration to an impressive 42 × 30 × 125 cm upplight
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Chrome
Italian Art Deco Patinated Brass Mushroom Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
downlight effect. The central stem is enhanced by finely turned brass details. The solid round base features
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Country French Style Eight-Armed Chandelier with Acanthus Leaf Motif
Located in Hopewell, NJ
eight-arm chandelier that also has optional downlighting at its base. The round and airy fixture is
Category
20th Century American Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Danish Model Pirat Metal Outdoor Wall Lamp for Nordisk Solar, 1960s
By Eva & Niles Koppell, Nordisk Solar Co.
Located in Hamburg, DE
variable and, depending on the orientation of the hood, can provide uplight, downlight, or side light
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Swedish Modern Table Lamp by Bertil Brisborg, Circa 1940-50
By Bertil Brisborg, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in New York, NY
for a central uplight, one for three downlight. Max 60w uplight. 3 x 25w for downlight. Re-wired for
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Murano Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's downlight Clear Murano sconces.
Measurements:
Height: 10"
Width: 5.5"
Depth
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Downlights
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,800 / set
Lightolier Star Claremont Five Arm Ceiling Light by Carl Moser
By Lightolier, Carl Moser 1
Located in Hanover, MA
artist and head of Lightolier's Design Staff.
The polished brass hub gives direct downlight through a
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Brushed Aluminum Cylindrical Sconces by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
. The sconces are designed to provide either uplighting or downlighting, enhancing the surrounding space
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Aluminum
Elegant Scandinavian Pendant Light in the Style of Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Antwerp, BE
, creating a soft, warm glow, while the open underside provides a pleasant direct downlight — ideal for
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Opaline Glass
Mid Century Modern Lightolier Claremont Starburst Star Chandelier Light
By Lightolier
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
. A star of sparkling Claremont glass set in polished brass. Has colouvered lens for direct downlight."
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Raak Nanny Still Pendant Lamps Large Copper Glass Lights, 1960
By Nanny Still, RAAK
Located in Vienna, AT
production. It casts a nice effect to the sides and a beautiful downlight also. Both pieces are well
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Gothic Chandelier Pendant Hexagon Witco Style
By William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
supported with metal crown stantions. Center spot light for nice downlighting. Source from same estate as my
Category
Mid-20th Century American Gothic Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Kovaks Mid-Century Modern Enameled Steel Floor Lamp & Display Shelving
By George Kovacs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fluorescent downlighting within the top and middle shelves, creating a soft yet bright ambient glow that
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Steel
$2,010 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage German Space Age Wall or Ceiling Lamp from Staff Leuchten, 1970s
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
front. The spotlight can be tilted over a joint. It can be installed as an up or downlight. Lightbulb
Category
20th Century German Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Pair of Paavo Tynell Adjustable Ceiling Lamps Model A1965 in Pink, Taito 1950s
By Taito, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
them suitable for rooms with varying ceiling heights, ideal for areas requiring focused downlight, such
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Space Age Wall Lamp From Cosack
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
. As uplight or downlight. In this way, one can change the light direction and effect. The finely
Category
20th Century German Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Postmodern Italian Aton Parete Wall Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi, 1980s
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hamburg, DE
can be aligned as an uplight or downlight and as a ceiling or wall flooder. The base is a simple
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Space Age Wall Lamp by Elio Martinelli, 1960s
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Hamburg, DE
painted metal surface of the lamp is made from the wall. The lamp can be mounted as uplight or downlight
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Danish Wall Lamp from Horn, 1960s
By Horn
Located in Hamburg, DE
luminaire works as an uplight or downlight or in the middle position with even light distribution across the
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
John Dickinson Monumental Cabinet for the Historic Firehouse, San Francisco 1970
By John Dickinson
Located in Chicago, IL
shelf and 2 dramatic downlights, the lower portion features two doors concealing one adjustable shelf
Category
1970s American Vintage Downlights
Materials
Glass, Oak
$36,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
downlight, eliminating glare and dark spots while delivering a soft, balanced glow.
Holophane’s advanced
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Glass
Holophane Pendant Light – Original Paris Streetlamp, France, 1960 24x Available.
Located in Almelo, NL
, casting both uplight and downlight in a soft, atmospheric glow. The result is glare-free illumination that
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Jo Hammerborg Attributed for Fog & Mørup Large Chandelier Denmark Lamp, 1960
By Jo Hammerborg, Fog & Mørup
Located in Vienna, AT
light illuminates beautifully with 11 bulbs in total (10x e14/1x e27). One direct downlight and 10
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Copper
Vintage Postmodern French Bathroom Mirror Cabinet from Decotec, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
reflections of the interior. Lighting via two downlights is integrated into the lid of the cabinet. In the
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
ST 7128 Floor Lamp by Niek Hiemstra for Evolux, Netherlands, 1950s
By Hiemstra Evolux, Niek Hiemstra
Located in The Hague, NL
made of black and white enamelled metal. The shade is equipped with four bulbs; three downlighting and
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
$1,379 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare XL Holophane Pendant Light – Original Paris Streetlamp, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
diffuse light evenly, casting both uplight and downlight in a soft, atmospheric glow. The result is glare
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
XL Holophane Pendant Light – Original Paris Streetlamp, France, 1960 Set/24x
Located in Almelo, NL
diffuse light evenly, casting both uplight and downlight in a soft, atmospheric glow. The result is glare
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Sciolari XXL Chandelier with chrome and aluminium fixture, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Almelo, NL
clear glass downlighting lampshades that emit a pleasant and atmospheric glow. The lights are fitted
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Handcrafted "Starlite" Set of Stunning Curved Copper Perforated Wall Sconces
Located in Antwerp, BE
"Starlite" stunning handmade curved copper perforated wall sconces.Halogen up and downlight.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Aluminum, Copper
$428 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1950s Cream Color Enamelled Stilnovo Design Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Rare midcentury Italian downlight desk lamp by Stilnovo with original metal signature on the base
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Swedish Brass and Wood Floor Lamp by Boréns
By Boréns Borås
Located in Karlstad, SE
and rosewood, with four light sources; one uplight and three downlights.
Condition: Very good
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Thorn Preinet, England, Pair of Wall Lamps, Black Metal and Acrylic Shades
Located in København, Copenhagen
Thorn Preinet, England. Black metal and acrylic shades.
A pair of wall lamps (downlight).
In
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Sciolari Eight Arm Sixteen Light Pierced Chrome Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Troy, MI
fixture’s eight arms has an uplight and downlight and standard sized sockets for a total of 16 lights. The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist, Mazzega Pendant Lamp, Attributed to Carlo Nason, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Verviers, BE
picks up the colour from the lamp-bulb and gives a strong downlight suitable for hanging over a table
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Oak, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$675 Sale Price
29% Off
Paavo Tynell Starry Sky 9068 Lamp by Lightolier Midcentury Island Nook Pendant
By Lightolier, Paavo Tynell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
US WIRED, from a Washington DC estate.
Rare ceiling downlight, or could be outfitted to be hung as
Category
1960s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Steel
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
downlight, eliminating glare and dark spots while delivering a soft, balanced glow.
Holophane’s advanced
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal
Square Acrylic Lighted Pedestal, USA 1970's
Located in New York, NY
downlight in the clear acrylic base that appears to float. Ideal for displaying an object or as an accent
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Acrylic
Pink Vintage Midcentury 3 Arm Sputnik Chandelier with Brass and Glass
Located in Amityville, NY
bubblegum pink painted accents. The 3 curved brass arms create a downlight effect with cone shaped frosted
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
$975 Sale Price
55% Off
Midcentury Lightolier Hurricane Chandelier
Located in Wilton, CT
Excellent condition eight-light brass hurricane chandelier with centre downlight. Very well made by
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Monumental Brutalist Chandelier by Tom Greene for Feldman
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
the 1960s. There are 18 smaller lights encircling a cone downlight. Original condition with gorgeous
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Bathroom Globe Wall Sconce, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Up or downlight wall light composed of gold chrome plated acrylic mouns and and optically striped
Category
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
$195 Sale Price
44% Off
Milo 43 Pendant Lamp Rodolfo Dordoni for Artemide, 1992
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
warm diffused downlight and indirect light emission.
Materials: Diffuser in white opaline PVC with
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
PVC
Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Chrome Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
rectangular slats. Elongated slots in the tubes. 6 round embossed clear glass downlighting lampshades. Chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Wall Lamps by Itsu Finland
By Itsu
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
switch, rewired for USA, can be used as uplights or downlights, pivoting. Nice original patina and
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Brass
$3,800 / set
Maison Jansen Pair of Monumental, Electrified Horse Figures
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Maison Jansen. Electrified, each upper hoof fitted with downlights, with red glass eyes and chrome
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Chrome
$33,750 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Mid-Century Large Modernist, Mazzega Murano Pendant Lamp, by Carlo Nason, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Verviers, BE
the colour from the lamp-bulb and gives a strong downlight suitable for hanging over a table, or a
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Downlights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$485 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Hanger Lights by Holophane
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
or refractor. The glass prisms provide a combination of uplight and downlight to illuminate any
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Vintage Downlights
Materials
Nickel
- 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Vintage Downlights", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Vintage Downlights For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage downlights available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and aluminum, all vintage downlights available were constructed with great care. Vintage downlights have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern vintage downlights are consistently popular styles. René-Jean Caillette, Arteluce and ASEA each produced beautiful vintage downlights that are worth considering.
How Much are Vintage Downlights?
Prices for vintage downlights can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage downlights begin at $275 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,652.
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.
Read More
This 1950s Paavo Tynell Chandelier Got a Glow-Up
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
These Designer Light Fixtures Are Total Scene Stealers
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
My Father Was Obsessed with This French Art Deco Tiger Lamp
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Hans Bergström’s Monumental Chandeliers Are Made for Grand Spaces
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
This Paavo Tynell Chandelier Is a Radiant Bouquet
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Ettore Sottsass Captures a Shooting Star in This Rare 1970s Floor Lamp
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
You Don’t Need a Fictional Fairy to Get This Real Pinocchio Lamp
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
More Ways To Browse
Metal Bathroom Cabinet Vintage
Vintage Bathroom Cabinets
Rock Crystal Lamps Carole Stupell
Kenneth Patchen
Kindel Mahogany Dressers
King Tut Bust
Kingston Used Furniture
Kinkozan Plates
Kipp Stewart Patio
Kissing Fish
Klaus Moje
Kneeling Buddha
Knife Vermeil
Knoll Hanging Cabinet
Komfort On Sale
Korean Cabinet Elm Wood
Korean Chest On Chest
Korean Folding Screen