Lighting
20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Lighting
Rosewood
20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Brass, Steel
1890s Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Glass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
20th Century Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Nickel
Late 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Brass
1930s Japonisme Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
Late 20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Onyx, Bronze
1850s English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Lighting
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Lighting
Onyx, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
20th Century Victorian Lighting
Porcelain
Early 20th Century British Victorian Lighting
Silver
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
1980s Japonisme Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
1840s American Early Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Brass
1910s British Victorian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1840s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Beech
Early 1900s French Japonisme Antique Lighting
Bronze
20th Century Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Metal
20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Crystal
1860s European High Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Victorian Lighting
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Ceramic
1870s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Steel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal, Brass
19th Century European Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Stoneware
Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Copper
Early 20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Wood
20th Century North American Victorian Lighting
Art Glass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal, Bronze
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal, Enamel
1910s Danish Victorian Vintage Lighting
Wood
Late 20th Century Victorian Lighting
Plaster, Paint
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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