Lighting
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Ceramic
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Vintage Lighting
Rattan
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
20th Century Italian Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Dutch Colonial Antique Lighting
Brass
20th Century American Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Lighting
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Blown Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Textile
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Lighting
Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Early 18th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Ceramic, Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Plastic
1990s European Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Aluminum
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Other
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Lighting
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Shell
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Wrought Iron
1970s Belgian Space Age Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Plexiglass
1930s French Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Other
1970s Danish Minimalist Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Lighting
Stoneware
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
2010s American Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Wire
2010s American Modern Lighting
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Satin
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Lighting
Metal
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Lighting
Porcelain, Glass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Iron, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Lighting
Enamel, Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Lighting
Onyx
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.