Lighting
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Wire
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Resin
1960s Vintage Lighting
Glass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting
Cement, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience
1970s Danish Other Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Wicker
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Metal, Lead
1960s Swedish Vintage Lighting
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood, Teak
1960s German Brutalist Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century American Victorian Lighting
Glass
1970s Danish Brutalist Vintage Lighting
Synthetic, Rope, Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting
Spelter
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Iron
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic, Fabric
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Fabric, Plastic, Walnut
1910s American American Classical Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Acrylic
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Bronze
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s French Belle Époque Vintage Lighting
Silver Plate, Bronze
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting
Brass, Copper
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Lighting
Teak
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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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.