Lighting
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Chrome
18th Century Italian Other Antique Lighting
Glass, Mirror
1990s Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Lighting
Aluminum
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Chrome, Stainless Steel
1790s Baltic Directoire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Resin
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Poplar
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Organic Modern Lighting
Fiberglass
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Aluminum
1990s European Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Steel
18th Century English Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal
1990s Baltic Directoire Lighting
Crystal
1990s Spanish Art Nouveau Lighting
Alabaster
1990s European Lighting
Alabaster, Brass
1990s Swedish Lighting
Metal, Brass
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu
18th Century French Baroque Antique Lighting
Hardwood
1990s Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Other Lighting
Metal
1670s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Chrome
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Enamel
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Plastic
1790s Italian Post-Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
Early 1600s Asian Antique Lighting
Brass
18th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1990s French Lighting
Ceramic
Late 18th Century American Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Plastic
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s German Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1790s Baltic Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Antique Lighting
Giltwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s European Louis XV Lighting
Giltwood
Early 18th Century European Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Plastic
1990s Italian Lighting
Copper
1990s French Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s American Art Deco Lighting
Steel, Brass
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wood
Early 1600s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
15th Century and Earlier Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Unknown Modern 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.
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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.
This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques
The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.
Celebrate Spring Year-Round with This Lush Murano-Glass Chandelier
Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.