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Lighting For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Paavo Tynell, Idman K2-20, 1950s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
The K2-20 light fixture by Paavo Tynell is a true gem of Finnish design. Tynell (1890–1973), one of the pioneers of Scandinavian lighting design, was known for combining functionalis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
Théodore DECK (1823-1891), Pair of “Blue Deck” Vases mounted in Lamps circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Théodore DECK (1823-1891)
Pair of “Blue Deck” Lamps circa 1870
Pair of vases mounted in lamps
Oval body and flared right neck in turquoise “blue Deck-turquoise” enameled faience
Or...
Category
1870s French Islamic Antique Lighting
Materials
Faience, Wood
$3,500 Sale Price / set
48% Off
A wonderful late 19th century Chinese Porcelain Lamp w. Rosewood Base
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a very good quality Chinese Porcelain Lamp. The painting
despicts a Female with a Stag. Wonderful greenery surrounds the
main images.The glaze is soft and there is a deep she...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
French Empire Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Heavy 19th century French Gilt Bronze Bouillotte Two Candelabra Lamp with Black Tole Shade. Shade is decorated with gilt wreaths that add contrast nicely with the black shade. Gilt f...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19thc Decorated Crock Lamp, New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great used condition. Highly decorated small New York crock lamp about 1 gal in size. Great Age.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Lighting
Materials
Pottery
Exceptional French Empire Brass Table Lamp, 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Exceptional French Empire Brass Table Lamp, 1820s
An outstanding French Empire brass table lamp, circa 1820–30, originally designed as an oil...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bronze Louis XIV Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This heavy 19th Century Louis XIV chandelier features two tiers of bronze. Sleek bronze candle cups, bobeches, and acanthus wrapped arms envelop a center embellished with further aca...
Category
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Fine French Art Deco Bronze and Cut Glass Sconce by Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
A creation from the 1930s by Jean Perzel - A fine French Art Deco wall light with some frosted and clear hand-cut crystal glass underlined with a bronze frame which supports a double...
Category
1850s French Art Deco Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Twelve-Light William IV Crystal Chandelier Attributed to Perry & Co
By Perry & Co
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine quality William IV silver mounted chandelier the stem with graduated drop hung dishes cascading down to the main frame, issuing twelve plain arms supporting drop hung scalloped edge drip pans and candle nozzles, the frame incased underneath with segmented prisms creating a slat dish with a concentric ring of flower...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of Bronze Putti Torcheres Attributed to v. Paillard, France, Circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of two patina bronze torcheres attributed to V. Paillard. Each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft a large foliate shaft issuing eleven berried-acanthus scrolled branche...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$198,606 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Pair 19th Century Cut Glass Lustres Candlesticks Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful pair of antique 19th century glass lusters (candlesticks) modified for use as table lamps with their original cranberry red-to-clear cut glass hurricane-form shades with el...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
19th century pair of French marble urn lamps
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
A Pair of French Marble Urn Lamps
White marble urns decorated with gilt bronze goats head masks and foliate swags. Wired for UK and PAT tested.
Fre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Marble
Large Cube Shaped Green Glass Floor and Table Light from Leucos, 1970
By Carlo Nason
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wonderful high-end large triangle green glass table or floorlamp. Thick textured glass. From Leucos, 1970.
This triangle is a real eyecatcher and fits in various interiors. Illumina...
Category
1670s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Grand Victorian/Art Nouveau Green Slag Glass & Brass Mascaron Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expertly crafted, late 19th century, mosaic-style slag glass pendant light in a crowned, umbrella shape with subtle undulations; excellent lead work- the glass itself is textured ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$9,800 Sale Price
65% Off
Lisa Johansson-Pape ”Orno”
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
**Lisa Johansson-Pape Ceiling Lamp with Beautiful Slat Shade**
Designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape and manufactured by Orno in the 1940s, this ceiling lamp is a true masterpiece of Scan...
Category
Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French gilt bronze and beaded crystals chandelier with 12 lights
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Brass & Glass Wall Lights in the style of Hillebrand Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of thick textured ice glass wall lights, designed in Germany around the 1960s. These messing wall lights are handcrafted and of high quality.
Illuminates beautifully. The timel...
Category
1660s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass
Antique French Bronze Ormolu Ewer Vase Electric Lamp Maner Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine and Imposing French Heavy Gauge Ormolu & Bronze Renaissance revival style ovoid form Ewer now converted to a single Electric Table Lamp of tall proportions and of outstanding qu...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Large Pair of Octagonal Shaped Imari 18th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A pair of magnificent large scale 18th century Imari vases of impressive proportions. The octagonal shaped vases wonderfully decorated throughout in the Imari palette of predominantl...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rare Antique Gadget Cane Concealed Oil Lamp Lantern Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
UNUSUAL RARE GADGET CANE WITH A CONCEALED LANTERN OVER CARVED WALKING STICK
Probably English, circa late 19th century
28 1/2" H; shaft is roughly 3/4" diameter
A rather rare gadge...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
A very important thirty-five lights crystal and gilded bronze chandelier. The centered stem is made up of baluster-and-bowl-shaped cut-crystal pieces, all of very high-standard quality. Adorned with an elegant gilt bronze mount forming the light-arms, alternating bouquets of six and one, all decorated with climbing ivy...
Category
1870s French Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$189,148 Sale Price
36% Off
19th century French Rococo Style Pair of Gold Gilt Candelabra
Located in Savannah, GA
Gold gilt over bronze 19th century French Rococo style pair of candelabra. Each feature five arms with one center holder in a graceful vine and floral design.
See measurements below.
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$2,307 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Exceptional large Victorian Engraved Period Crystal Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The cut crystal shaft of fountain form unusually engraved with anthemion the upper section with twelve scroll branches arranged on two levels these with scallop edged turnover canopies and pinecone finials. The main receiver bowl with under canopy and finial the receiver mount surmounted by twenty four candle branches arranged on two tiers these with corresponding canopies to the upper section these hung with eight sided spangles and spear shaped drops the branches surmounted with finely engraved hurricane...
Category
1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Silver
19th Century Swedish Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Swedish Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier embodies the elegance and luxury of the period. This exquisite chandelier features beautiful, polished bronze, and sparkli...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Beaded Basket Crystal Gold Gilt with Crown Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six-lights, rare bubbled crystal bobeches sitting on gild gilt wooden bulb holders. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets or appropriate sockets for all other countries. All hand tied rare shape oblong crystals. Beading on gold gilt metal. Crown on top. Matching rare crystal prisms that make up 6...
Category
1890s French Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Exceptional Mid-18th Century 2-Tiered Italian Chandelier
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding and exceptional mid-18th century 2-Tiered Chandelier from Genoa, Italy, Beautifully constructed with a giltwood shaft and iron arms. The gilt technique is referred to ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
19thc French Louis XV Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Beaded Pendant Lighting Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1880 French Antique Louis XV style Cut Crystal Beaded Ceiling Pendant Lighting Chandelier in Dore Gilt Bronze. This fixture gives off stunnin...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Folk Art Floor Lamp, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black wooden Folk Art floor lamp. Tri-pod legs on a original triangular stand. Newly made into a electrified lamp, originally a large candlestick.
Category
19th Century Danish Gustavian Antique Lighting
Materials
Wood
$944 Sale Price
50% Off
An Extremely Rare Pair of English Regency Period Chandeliers of Unusual Design
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare pair of English Regency period eight-light cut glass and ormolu-mounted chandelierS of the finest quality the shaft centred by a tapered slice and diamond cut stem piece surmounted by a drop hung ormolu palm tree spray, this supporting tapered slice and diamond cut stem piece the shaft terminating with ormolu leaf decorated pan, the main drop hung double ring decorated with flower heads anthemion and issuing eight six-sided candle arms with drop hung van dyke edged drip pans supporting bullet shaped hurricane shades the main ring also supporting a basket of double pointed faceted spangles these supported by a finely chased leaf ormolu ring and lapidary cut finial. The chandelier richly draped with double pointed Regency spangles and finely chased ormolu four-way drop of a unique design. English circa 1805 Height 60in (152.4cm) Width 43in (109.2cm) For similar examples please see Martin Mortimer, The English glass chandelier, plate 70 the chandelier now at 1 Royal Crescent...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Red Cinnabar Lacquer 19th Century Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of mid 19th century Chinese cinnabar lacquer bottle neck vases. The cinnabar lacquer sealing wax red in colour and with wonderful carved incised detail. The main panels...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Materials
Wood
H. Beau, Cupids Chandelier, France, circa 1890
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming Louis XVI style chandelier composed of a gadrooned basin sculpted in alabaster surrounded by a frieze in chiseled and gilded bronze on which lie three small winged Cupids lo...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$7,329 / set
Pair of American Coach Lanterns with Urn Finials
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of American coach lanterns with urn finials, floral swag motif, and original beveled glass. Unpolished patina. Rewired and ready to go.
Category
19th Century American Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Clear and Frosted Lucite and Brass Chanderlier Flushmount Ceiling Lighting
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning chandelier with brass base and lucite. This chandelier features clear and frosted lucite. There are 53 pieces of lucite in total. The brass base has hooks to place each piec...
Category
1780s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
Austrian Bronze Lamp Sculpture of a Rug Merchant by Bergman
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Large Austrian Polychrome Bronze Lamp of an Arab rug merchant standing beside a large palm tree with a lantern hanging from it. The lanturn conta...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Baccarat Manner Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Baccarat crystal and gilt bronze chandelier with 12 lights. Featuring 2 tiers of lights and a plethora of glistening crystals. A spectacular fixture! Circa 186...
Category
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Stag Horns and Craved Wood Chandelier, Austria, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
A big chandelier, from an Austrian mountain chalet, made out of several stag’s horns and the Black Forest carved wood. Rewired, connection for nine-l...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Gilt Wrought Iron Carved Wood Two-Arm Electrified Wall Sconces
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of gilt wrought iron two-arm wall sconces, beautifully decorated with leaf on hand-carved and hand-painted giltwood in French Provincial Style, France, 1880-1890. The wall sco...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
$2,250 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Four Clear Glass Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass Lanterns by Baccarat France, marked Baccarat Depose.
Produced in an art nouveau style with palmettes and scrolls...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Flemish Chandelier Georgian Style 19th Century Solid Brass Classic Lamp
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Very large & impressive Flemish chandelier from Belgium 19th century Georgian style / classical.
Made from solid brass (21kg) very heavy, really amazing craftsmanship.
The brass ...
Category
19th Century Belgian Georgian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Six-Light Chandelier with Opaline Glass and Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century French six-light chandelier with opaline glass and brass.
Category
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Bronze and Rock Crystal Chandelier from the Hôtel de Talleyrand
Located in New Orleans, LA
This absolutely magnificent chandelier was made in the 19th century from bronze doré and exquisitely clear rock crystal. Rock crystal is made from quartz mined from the ground, and i...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Plate
19th Century English Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamp
By Wedgewood
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century English Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamp
Stunning Wedgwood black porcelain urn of very fine quality. One of the highest pottery ...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Empire/ Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze Four-Light Wall Appliques
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Empire/ Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze Four-Light Wall Appliques or Sconces
A pair of Empire/ Charles X four-branch ormolu/gilt and patinated bronze wall lights “à la c...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Empire Figural Bronze 2 Arm Wall Sconces Sothebys
Located in Roslyn, NY
A pair of very fine 19th century French empire doré bronze figural two-arm sconces. The left facing figure is of a woman, and countering her is the right facing man.
Provenance to...
Category
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$8,950 Sale Price
22% Off
Antique Industrial Frosted Teardrop Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, late 19th century, industrial pendant light with frosted glass, teardrop shade and brass pull chain fitter is newly wired with beige braided cloth cord to hang at an overall...
Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chinese Table Lamp, 19th Century with Brass Mount, 19th Century Famille Rose
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is a 19th century Famille rose vase lamp, it has been made in china circa 1880.
The mount is in brass, and the porcelain in hand painted.
USA PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE ...
Category
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,134 Sale Price
20% Off
Rococo Revival 19th Century French Bronze Angel Sconces
Located in Lomita, CA
This pair of Rococo Revival cast bronze figural sconces attracted attention at an estate sale auction in Los Angeles. We found them irresistible. We are still scouring the pieces int...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$4,318 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Regency 6 Panel Brass Lantern w/ Scrolls Acanthus Leaves
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large, brass lantern with six, beveled glass panels with scrolls at the bottom and top. The finish has a beautiful bronze tone with acanthus leaf accents and floral bobeches; 6 lig...
Category
Late 19th Century Regency Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,750 Sale Price
54% Off
French Wrought Iron Crown Game Hanger Chandelier c1900
Located in Trensacq, FR
French Wrought Iron Crown Game Hanger Chandelier c1900
Hand-crafted provincial French wrought iron four 'faux' candlelight chandelier with four 'naive' animal silhouettes (stag, deer, dog, cow) and four game hooks...
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Tôle
$1,320 Sale Price
29% Off
Venetian Polychrome Murano Glass 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large 19th century Venetian polychrome Murano glass eight-light chandelier with scrolled candle arms, decorated with flowers and leaves.
Murano...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass
$15,929 Sale Price
44% Off
Pair of Japanese Large cloisonné enamel Lamps , 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
Charming pair of cloisonné enamel vases from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912), each with a mauve background featuring pretty swallows fluttering among flowering branches and fol...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19Thc Decorated 6 Gallon - Crock Lamp From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc decorated (butter churn ) crock with handles is in fine condition.It is newly wired and newly made linen shade.
Category
1860s American Folk Art Antique Lighting
Materials
Pottery
A Superb Pair of Copper and Iron Railway Carriage Lamps 2 Large pieces
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Superb Pair of Copper and Iron Railway Carriage Lamps
2 Large pieces, dating back to the 19th century and the age if steam
Wonderfull authentic pieces, they were originally made to...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Lighting
Materials
Copper
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp 12297 Scrittoio Model, Italy, 1950
By Angelo Lelii
Located in taranto, IT
"scrittoio" 12297 table lamp, designed by angelo lelii for Arredoluce, italy, 1950s-
Made in brass with aluminum dark green shade.
Very good conditions, as pics
A. Pansera, A. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
An Old Decorative Green Man Copper Lantern This old Hall Lantern has 6 sides
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An Old Decorative Green Man Copper Lantern
This very old Hall Lantern has 6 bevelled glass sides
This very unusual Baroque light is wired for electricity, it has the mask of the gr...
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Lighting
Materials
Copper
French 19th Century Bronze and Marble Decorative Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This small, decorative table lamp has been fashioned using an ornate bronze column that rests on a square marble base. The column's shaft features a gnarly tree with sparrows circlin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Lighting
French Baccarat Dore' Bronze and Crystal Electrified / Candle Chandelier, C 1820
By Baccarat
Located in Charleston, SC
French Baccarat dore' bronze and crystal scrolled arm chandelier with hanging foliage crystal prisms, central bulbous fluted crystal column, gilt bronze fluted candle cup bobèches, ...
Category
1820s French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
French 19th Century Chandelier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century chandelier.
Category
Late 19th Century French Restauration Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Elegant Pair of Bronze Torcheres by F. Barbedienne, P. Dubois and A. Falguière
Located in PARIS, FR
MODEL PRESENTED AT THE 1867 PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION
Listed in the Ferdinand Barbedienne’s catalogue as the “Deux femmes debout” (Two standing ladies)
Signed on each one P. Dubois – F. Barbedienne Fondeur and A. Falguière – F. Barbedienne Fondeur
Rare pair of parcel-gilt and patinated bronze figures, representing two women dressed in Antique style costume with jewels, each upholding a seven lights-arm candelabra. Standing on round bronze bases and black marble socles.
Paul Dubois (1827-1905) entered the Paris Beaux-Arts School in 1858. He exhibited at the 1865 Salon the Chanteur Florentin, illustrating Florentine sculpture, observed after his journey in Italy. This work, cast that time in silvered bronze, was exhibited at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition (now preserved at the Orsay museum). Dubois' success brought him many commissions, both private (Portrait of Duc d'Aumale) and public (Jeanne d'Arc, in Reims). Appointed curator at the Luxembourg museum in 1873, Dubois became also a member of the Institute and finally headmaster at the Beaux-Arts School in 1878.
Alexandre Falguière (1831-1900) studied under Jouffroy at the Paris Ecole des Beaux-Arts, began his career at the Paris Salon in 1857 and won as soon as 1859 the “Prix de Rome”. Falguière became very quickly successful and was several times awarded medals at the Salon, such in 1868 with his marble sculpture Tarcisius the Christian Boy-Martyr, or at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he won the first medal in his category. Thanks to that success, he was immediately commissioned by private collectors as well as by the French State, whom asked him in 1878 to realize the Triomphe de la République, placed in 1881 at the summit of the Paris Arch of Triumph...
Category
1860s French Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Delicate and Whimsical Six Arm Twisted Pipe Gas Lamp.
Located in Peekskill, NY
The light twisted pipe and additional twisted applied detail give this lamp its unique feel. The spiral finial ends give the lamp a Dr. Suess quality. Each arm has been wired to take...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
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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