Lighting
1990s North American Post-Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 1600s German Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
1990s British Lighting
Chrome
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1780s English Antique Lighting
Fruitwood
1990s American Art Deco Lighting
Metal
1680s French Rococo Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s Dutch Space Age Lighting
Metal, Chrome
1990s German Art Deco Lighting
Metal, Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Iron
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Wood
Early 18th Century Antique Lighting
Iron
1660s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Steel, Nickel
1990s Lighting
Bronze
1990s American Neoclassical Lighting
Brass, Nickel
1990s Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
1990s Italian Baroque Revival Lighting
Gold Plate, Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Bronze
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Wood, Gesso
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Porcelain
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
1990s American Edwardian Lighting
Brass
1780s Italian Space Age Antique Lighting
Iron
18th Century French Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Porcelain
18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1990s Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Bronze
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
18th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Bronze
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze, Chrome
1990s Austrian Post-Modern Lighting
Gold Plate, Brass
1990s Lighting
Brass
1990s American Lighting
Rattan
1990s Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Crystal
1990s German Post-Modern Lighting
Plastic
17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1630s French International Style Antique Lighting
Crystal
1990s English Art Deco Lighting
Chrome
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1790s Russian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Silver Plate
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Plastic
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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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.
Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.
NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.
This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques
The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.
Celebrate Spring Year-Round with This Lush Murano-Glass Chandelier
Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.