Lighting
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Marble, Ormolu
1920s American Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century European Empire Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu
Early 20th Century American Empire Lighting
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Empire Lighting
Metal, Gold
19th Century Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Empire Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century French Empire Lighting
Bronze
1880s French Empire Antique Lighting
Art Glass
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Empire Lighting
Crystal, Metal
20th Century French Louis XIII Lighting
Wrought Iron
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
1920s European Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
19th Century European Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century Empire Lighting
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Lighting
Crystal
1920s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1920s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1950s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1920s Czech Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Gold, Bronze
19th Century British Empire Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century French Empire Lighting
Bronze
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1890s English Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Iron
1910s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1920s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal, Brass
2010s German Empire Lighting
Crystal
2010s German Empire Lighting
Brass
1960s German Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1880s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1890s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1820s European Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1920s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1890s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1910s American Empire Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Empire Lighting
Bronze
1820s French Empire 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.