Lighting
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century German High Victorian Lighting
Brass
1920s British Victorian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Lighting
Milk Glass
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1890s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass, Copper, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Lighting
Brass
1880s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century English Victorian Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1870s American Victorian Antique Lighting
Wicker
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Stoneware
1960s American Victorian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s English Victorian Vintage Lighting
Crystal
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
2010s German Victorian Lighting
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Brass
1850s Danish Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 1900s Danish Victorian Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Victorian Lighting
Brass, Nickel
19th Century European Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze, Copper, Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Iron
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Onyx, Brass
1920s American Late Victorian Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century British Victorian Lighting
Iron
1880s English Early Victorian Antique Lighting
Tin
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Hardwood
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Crystal
19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1950s French Louis XIII Vintage Lighting
Brass
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
1850s English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Victorian Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1850s Danish High Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
1880s English Victorian Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1850s Danish Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1910s Albanian Early Victorian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s British Indian Ocean Territory Late Victorian Vintage Lighting
Copper
Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
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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