Lighting
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Lighting
Textile
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century French French Provincial Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Pine
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Lighting
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Acrylic
2010s Italian Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Rattan
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Ceramic, Art Glass
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Textile
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Lighting
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wood
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1930s German Art Deco Vintage 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.
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My Father Was Obsessed with This French Art Deco Tiger Lamp
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Hans Bergström’s Monumental Chandeliers Are Made for Grand Spaces
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
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.