Lighting
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Bamboo, Paper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Fabric, Resin, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Lighting
Brass
1960s French Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Lighting
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s French Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century American Industrial Lighting
Aluminum, Metal
1870s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
2010s European Art Deco Lighting
Bronze
1930s British Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Lighting
Ceramic
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plexiglass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Iron
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Lighting
Copper
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1930s British Chinese Export Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Opaline Glass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Copper
1970s European Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Metal, Bronze
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Bronze
2010s Italian Lighting
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Rock Crystal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Bamboo, Paper
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Vintage and Antique Lighting for Sale: Unique Table Lamps, Floor Lamps, Sconces and Other Lighting for Your Home
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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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.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Christopher Tennant’s Lamps and Dioramas Evoke Sunny Days and Seaside Locales
The former magazine editor blends elements of the Far East and America’s eastern shores, bringing wit and delight to his handmade, upcycled designs.
Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.
NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.
This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques
The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.