Lighting
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Copper
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 1600s Czech Art Deco Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Stucco
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Lighting
Iron, Bronze, Brass
1810s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1840s French Restauration Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Lighting
Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Wood
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Ormolu
1870s French Louis Philippe Antique Lighting
Brass, Nickel
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Colonial Revival Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Louis XV Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century German Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Lighting
Bronze
17th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Lighting
Delft
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Wood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century European Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Lighting
Iron
1830s French Art Deco Antique Lighting
Alabaster, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Lighting
Glass, Wood
19th Century Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Porcelain
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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My Father Was Obsessed with This French Art Deco Tiger Lamp
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
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.