Lighting
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Lighting
Crystal
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Aluminum, Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Lighting
Bronze
1670s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Gold, Bronze
1890s Italian Art Deco Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Late 19th Century European Antique Lighting
Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Tôle
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Antique Lighting
Silver Plate, Nickel
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Aluminum, Brass
1870s Japanese High Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Lighting
Bronze
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Brass
1880s Unknown Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Lighting
Enamel, Brass, Sheet Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Wood
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Lighting
Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Baroque Antique Lighting
Bronze, Enamel
1810s English Regency Antique Lighting
Bronze, Wire
Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Stained Glass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Brass, Copper, Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Lighting
Marble
1880s French Classical Greek Antique Lighting
Bronze
1880s Russian Baltic Antique Lighting
Brass
1870s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Lighting
Linen, Blown Glass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lighting
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
19th Century Georgian Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Iron
1870s Italian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
1890s French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal
Mid-18th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Lighting
Gold Plate
Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Brass
1890s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Other Antique Lighting
Glass, Mirror
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Ceramic
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
1780s Austrian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
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.
Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.
NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.