$33,750Sale Price / set|25% Off
Maison Jansen Pair of Monumental, Electrified Horse Figures
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Electrified, each upper hoof fitted with downlights, with red glass eyes and chrome accents.
Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Chrome Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elongated slots in the tubes. 6 round embossed clear glass downlighting lampshades. Chrome rod & canopy. 6 Bakelite E14 sockets.
Metal, Chrome
$1,500
Table Lamp Peter Nelson
By Architectural Lighting Ltd.
Located in London, GB
An engineered clamp lamp in aluminum with an adjustable spot light in a cylindrical form that tilts for uplighting or downlighting and moves up and down the pole for height adjustmen...
Aluminum
1960s Hanger Lights by Holophane
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
The glass prisms provide a combination of uplight and downlight to illuminate any environment evenly without creating dark spots or glare.
Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Floor Lamp in Brass and Brown by RAAK Amsterdam
By RAAK
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This floor lamp by famous Dutch light manufacturer RAAK Amsterdam has three lights that can be turned in about every direction, making it ideal for corners that need both uplighting ...
Brass, Steel
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
The prismatic texture diffuses light evenly by combining uplight and downlight, eliminating glare and dark spots while delivering a soft, balanced glow.
Metal
Dutch Designed White Metal and Chrome Table or Desk Lamp, 1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The lamp is perfect as a desk lamp as you can adjust the position of the lamp to your comfort and it gives a bright downlight when lit. This light is in a good condition, with severa...
Metal, Chrome
Satellite Style Industrial Ceiling Mount Light Fixture
By Greneker
Located in North Miami, FL
Provides 360 degrees of lighting. Downlight is blue glass and laterals are clear. The possibilities are endless.
Aluminum
$480Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Large Modernist, Mazzega Murano Pendant Lamp, by Carlo Nason, 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Verviers, BE
The body picks up the colour from the lamp-bulb and gives a strong downlight suitable for hanging over a table, or a central position in the room.
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Set of 2 Sterrenregen wall lamps by Evert Jelle Jelles for Raak, 1960's
By RAAK, Evert Jelle Jelles
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The light behind the shade has a up and downlight and shines beautifully through the perforations that appears to be a 'Sterrenregen' of Rain of stars'.
Metal, Aluminum
Pair Tobia Scarpa Reflective Nickel Plate "Foglio" Wall Sconces, Circa 1966
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Ceramic sockets. with two standard (incandescent) bulbs per Lamp. Uplight and Downlight. Up to 75 watts per socket. Soft indirect light.
Metal, Nickel
Pair of Vintage IKEA "OTTAVA" Streamline Industrial Aluminum Pendant Lights
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Perfectly scaled for a modern kitchen island, flanking a bedroom vanity, or hanging over a rustic dining room table, these fixtures offer exceptional directional downlighting while c...
Aluminum, Brass
Chrome and Brass Pyramid Form Chandelier
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Interesting architectural modernist chandelier having a chrome pyramid form body with discrete interior downlight bulb, and four brass candle arm side lights.
Brass, Chrome
Substantial Paul Mayen Style Cubic Cast Aluminum Eight Bulb Hanging Lamp, 1960s
By Paul Mayen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Featuring four heavy rectangular Cast Aluminum geometric cubes with four interior uplights and four interior downlights. Total of 8 standard ceramic sockets. Incandescent bulb use up...
Aluminum
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Standing Grandfather Tall Clock Étagère Shelving
Located in Wayne, NJ
This modern clock has three shelves, two in glass and the bottom is black. It has an inner downlight to highlight the glass shelves. The clock runs on battery.
Other
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Hammered Wrought Iron Chandelier with Candle Lights
Located in Middleburg, VA
The design features four upward candle-style lights positioned on angular arms with detailed rivet work, complemented by two concealed downlights within the center ring for added ill...
Wrought Iron, Metal, Brass, Steel, Iron
$2,275Sale Price|30% Off
French 1950's Chandelier with Brass and Gunmetal
By Maison Jansen
Located in Hanover, MA
Three curved brass arms from a gunmetal mount cradle three red enameled aluminum tall vente latte sized 'cans' which articulate and provide up-light (or downlight). Originally meant ...
Brass, Aluminum
Seven Light Brass & Lucite Chandelier With Brass Shades
By Forecast Lighting
Located in Chicago, IL
Inverted spider-like arms with thin bobeches and angle cut lucite rods. Center downlight as seen in image 6. Total drop with chain and canopy is 40".
Brass
Large Aircraft Hanger Lights by Holophane, circa 1940s
By Holophane
Located in Gloucester, GB
The glass prisms provide a combination of uplight and downlight to illuminate any environment evenly without creating dark spots or glare.
Cut Glass
Set of Nine Holophane Industrial Pendant Lights, United States
Located in New York, NY
For nearly a century, the hallmark of Holophane fixtures has been the ribbed borosilicate glass prismatic shade that provides a combination of uplight and downlight to illuminate eve...
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.
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.