Lighting
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Alabaster
1860s Austrian Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal, Tôle
1980s Italian Rococo Vintage Lighting
Metal
1890s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1860s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Brass
1890s European Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
1860s Victorian Antique Lighting
Glass, Giltwood
1680s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Wood
20th Century French Victorian Lighting
Crystal
19th Century Rococo Antique Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Silver Leaf
Early 1900s German Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
1930s French Rococo Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 1800s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belgian Victorian Lighting
Glass
1890s Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lighting
Tin
Late 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Chrome
1930s Italian Rococo Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s French Rococo Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Milk Glass
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal
20th Century Victorian Lighting
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1960s Rococo Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1850s English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
1960s French Rococo Vintage Lighting
Onyx, Bronze
1880s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Ormolu
1880s English Early Victorian Antique Lighting
Tin
1850s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Brass, Steel
2010s German Victorian Lighting
Ceramic
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Onyx, Bronze
1840s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Beech
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Glass
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Lighting
Giltwood
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Glass, Cut Glass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Bronze
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
Late 20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Ormolu
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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