Lighting
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Iron
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain
1970s Swedish Vintage Lighting
Wood, Pine
1950s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Lighting
Brass, Iron
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Lighting
Brass
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Chinese Chippendale Lighting
Porcelain, Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Crystal
2010s European Minimalist Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century German Minimalist Lighting
Brass
2010s American Lighting
Metal
1950s Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Lighting
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
2010s Mexican Lighting
Copper
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze, Wire, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s American Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s French Post-Modern Lighting
Aluminum
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Lighting
Rattan
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Shell, Wood
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Cut 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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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.
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.