Lighting
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Glass
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Metal
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Plastic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Textile, Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Lighting
Ceramic, Clay
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic, Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood, Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lighting
Slate, Gold Leaf
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Lighting
Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Copper
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Wire, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass
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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