Lighting
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1970s Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood, Cork
1940s Vintage Lighting
Carrara Marble, Crystal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Lighting
Brass, Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Nickel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1970s American Vintage Lighting
Glass, Pine
1950s Chinese Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Burl
20th Century Modern Lighting
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Chrome
1960s American Vintage Lighting
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
1970s American Vintage Lighting
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
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.