Lighting
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting
Hardwood, Bentwood
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Fiberglass, Teak
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Other
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Wire
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Nickel
1970s Swedish Vintage Lighting
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Lighting
Brass, Iron
1940s American Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s European Minimalist Lighting
Crystal, Stainless Steel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Lighting
Porcelain, Fabric, Cord, Blown Glass
2010s Italian Organic Modern Lighting
Cement
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Opaline Glass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass, Nickel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Iron
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Stoneware
1940s English Vintage Lighting
Glass
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
2010s Taiwanese Modern Lighting
Steel
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass, Nickel, Enamel, Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Lighting
Porcelain, Blown Glass
19th Century Central American Rustic Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron, Tin
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Han Lighting
Pottery
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s French Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
2010s American Lighting
Marble, Brass, Nickel
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Lighting
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Lighting
Iron, Enamel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Mexican Lighting
Copper
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass
20th Century Italian Post-Modern 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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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.
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.