Lighting
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Bronze
19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal
1860s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
1890s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
1850s Irish Early Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass, Steel
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lighting
Carrara Marble
1850s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century British Victorian Lighting
Iron
20th Century British Victorian Lighting
Brass
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Brass
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century Belgian Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Wood
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Ormolu
1920s French Rococo Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1880s Irish Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century American Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s Irish Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Breccia Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Ormolu
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century English Rococo Lighting
Bronze
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Marble, Gold, Gold Plate, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Wrought Iron
1940s French Rococo Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Giltwood
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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