Lighting
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass, Teak
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1980s Dutch Japonisme Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Empire Lighting
Crystal, Brass
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Opaline Glass
1970s Swedish Brutalist Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Lighting
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic, Blown Glass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Metal
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1980s East Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic
2010s American Modern Lighting
Plaster
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood, Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Lighting
Enamel
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
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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Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with royals and political leaders.
These Designer Light Fixtures Are Total Scene Stealers
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
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.





