Lighting
1950s French Vintage Lighting
Crystal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Chrome
2010s Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century North American Lighting
Stained Glass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Rope, Glass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s German Space Age Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Stainless Steel
15th Century and Earlier Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Alabaster
2010s Italian Lighting
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Bronze
1950s Austrian Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Mexican Lighting
Copper
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s British Lighting
Alabaster, Brass
2010s Taiwanese Modern Lighting
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood, Teak
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1940s Danish Vintage Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Raffia, Plastic, Teak
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1930s French Vintage Lighting
Rope, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Clay, Linen
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Enamel
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Gold, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s American Modern Lighting
Linen, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Iron
1970s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting
Spelter
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass, Steel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel
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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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.