Lighting
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Iron
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron, Tin
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
1890s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1670s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century Austrian Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Plate
19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century American Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Lighting
Iron
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Slag Glass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal, Marble, Bronze
1850s French Romantic Antique Lighting
Metal, Gold Plate
19th Century French Other Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Other Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1880s American Industrial Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century Folk Art Antique Lighting
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1890s American Georgian Antique Lighting
Bronze
1890s German High Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1860s Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Lighting
Bronze, Copper
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Crystal
1880s French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century English Antique Lighting
Brass
1850s French Art Deco Antique Lighting
Bronze
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1790s British Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1890s French Antique Lighting
Crystal
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Porcelain, Giltwood
19th Century French Charles X Antique Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1890s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Giltwood
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.