Lighting
1990s Swiss Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Mid-18th Century Antique Lighting
Wood
1990s English Art Deco Lighting
Chrome
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Rattan
Late 18th Century Antique Lighting
Silver
1990s French Lighting
Leather
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
1990s Lighting
Bronze
17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1990s European Brutalist Lighting
Metal
Early 18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Iron
1990s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Murano Glass, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1990s American American Classical Lighting
Bronze
1750s Antique Lighting
Nutwood
18th Century French Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-18th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
18th Century French Regency Antique Lighting
Acrylic, Giltwood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1990s Danish Modern Lighting
Opaline Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Gold Leaf
1990s Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
1990s Italian Lighting
Porcelain
1990s Italian Art Deco Lighting
Murano Glass
18th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Ceramic, Porcelain
1990s Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Lighting
Crystal, Silver Plate
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
1760s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
1990s Japanese Industrial Lighting
Aluminum
18th Century Louis XV Antique Lighting
Glass
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Chrome
1990s Italian Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Late 18th Century French Antique Lighting
Linen, Giltwood
1990s Italian Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s German Lighting
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s Lighting
Ceramic
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Art Glass
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
18th Century Antique Lighting
Glass
1990s American Modern 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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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.