Lighting
19th Century English Georgian Antique Lighting
Brass
1820s Swedish Karl Johan Antique Lighting
Brass
1650s French Antique Lighting
Brass
1620s Belgian Art Deco Antique Lighting
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Lighting
Copper
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Silver
19th Century French Other Antique Lighting
Brass
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Softwood, Paint
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Iron
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
15th Century and Earlier Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Tôle
Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Lighting
Metal
Early 1600s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Nickel
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Lighting
Ceramic
1880s Italian Antique Lighting
Metal
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Wood
Early 1600s German Post-Modern Antique Lighting
Chrome
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Wood
1890s Italian Antique Lighting
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Brass
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
19th Century French Other Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century American Antique Lighting
Glass
Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Lighting
Iron
1870s French Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 1600s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Tôle
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Iron
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century German Medieval Antique Lighting
Metal, Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Lighting
Pottery
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Metal
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Copper
19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century Empire Antique Lighting
Metal, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Copper
1780s Dutch Antique Lighting
Delft
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique 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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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.
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.