Lighting
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Lighting
Porcelain
1920s Swedish Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Lighting
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Lighting
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Other Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
20th Century Art Nouveau Lighting
Art Glass
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass, Steel
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Stone, Brass
2010s American Lighting
Blown Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1930s French Chinoiserie Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s European Lighting
Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Sheet Metal
20th Century Unknown Lighting
Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel, Stainless Steel
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Raffia, Plastic, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1950s English Vintage Lighting
Bronze
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.