Mid Century Modern White and Brass Five Bulbs Floor Lamp Staff, Germany, 1960s
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage floor lamp or uplighter by Staff Leuchten Germany 1960s with five sockets E 27, consists of cast iron, aluminium golden lacquered and aluminium white lacqu...
Aluminum, Brass
Archimede Seguso Handmade Murano Glass Table Lamp Gold Italian Art Deco 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
Swirl shape in three parts all pieces joined skilfully together, the domed base, the sphere and the uplighter which is shaped as a flower petal. It would definitely spark any inter...
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Marble and Painted Porcelain Vintage Floor Lamp 1940s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful floor lam and uplighter from the 1940s. While the base consists of a disc made of marble, the stem features hand-painted porcelain with brass fittings and the upper part ...
Marble, Brass
Set of Nine Red and White Perforated Metal Sconces, France, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Each sconce holds two bulbs, one uplighter and one down lighter. Can be used horizontally as well.
Italian Floor Lamp by Silvio Bilangione Paolo Portoghesi for Casa Papanice
By Silvio Bilangione, Paolo Portoghesi
Located in Chicago, IL
It has a wooden construction with a conical base and a top and is a uplighter. White lacquered wood. Literature: Paolo Portoghesi - projects and drawings 1949-1979, by F.
Wood
1940's Italian Floor Lamp with Mahogany & Satin Nickel on Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
Stunning 1950's Italian floor lamp with the art deco stylings prevalent on the ocean liners of the era with multiple segments of mahogany and satin nickel finished brass and enameled...
Midcentury Brass Chandelier Flush Mount 1950s in the Style of or from Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Osnabrück, NDS
This Midcentury very elegant brass chandelier has in the middle of the structure an integrated small perforated Uplighter to create a really beautiful light distribution.
Brass
Bruno Gecchelin Gesto Floor Lamp Pair Skipper, Italy, 1975
By Skipper, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Lamp uses a halogen lamp bulb up to 250 watt. Very nice uplighter lamp, super nice in a set of 2. Both lamps are in very good original condition.
Carrara Marble, Chrome, Metal
$1,700Sale Price / item|22% Off
Rare Pair of Articulating Arredoluce Table Lamps
By Arredoluce
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A single weight is attached to a thin cable which allows the lamp to be positioned in numerous positions on the upright bars. Can be used as an uplighter or positioned all the wa...
Travertine, Marble, Steel
Stunning Large Banci Firenze Gold Crystal Parrot Wall Light
By Banci Firenze
Located in Hastings, GB
To the centre is a small halogen uplighter that illuminates the crystal parrot, this sits above the large crystal urn placed at the base of the light.
Crystal, Iron
Arredoluce Table Lamp With Label
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Essentially the direction of the light can be varied from downward facing to an uplighter . Bottom of lamp is signed . Height given is when the lamp is pointing straight up .
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Authentic Carl Auboeck Floor Lamp Vienna 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
The lamp shade could work as uplighter as well as floor lamp with upturned shade.
Iron
Rare Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
Blown Glass
Pair of Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
Blown Glass
Unique Floor Lamp by Artist Ron Hitchins with 265 Individual Handmade Tiles
Located in London, GB
With orignal Halogen uplighter mounted in the centre, rewired and PAT tested with dimmer switch.
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.
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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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