Lighting
19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Brass, Wire
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Copper
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Art Glass, Blown Glass
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Lighting
Metal, Gold
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Dutch Colonial Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Copper
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Lighting
Pottery
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Bronze
1650s French Antique Lighting
Rope
19th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
1870s French Rococo Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Danish Baroque Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Bronze, Brass
Mid-19th Century Antique Lighting
Brass
1850s Italian Georgian Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Lighting
Metal
Early 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Stained Glass
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Metal
Early 19th Century European Art Deco Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Bronze
1890s European Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
1820s French Regency Antique Lighting
Bronze
1670s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
19th Century Central American Rustic Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron, Tin
1880s Italian Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain, Lucite, Wood
1740s Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Crystal
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Steel
Early 1600s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
18th Century and Earlier Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century Antique Lighting
Porcelain
1880s Russian Baltic Antique 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.