Lighting
1650s French Antique Lighting
Rope
1890s Italian Antique Lighting
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Lighting
Brass
Early 18th Century European Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
19th Century Belgian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Zinc
Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Bronze
1850s Antique Lighting
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Spanish Antique Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Silver
19th Century French Japonisme Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1890s French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Lighting
Jade, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 18th Century Swedish Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Bronze
1670s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Glass
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Early 18th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Wire, Brass
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique Lighting
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Giltwood, Lacquer
18th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1880s French Antique Lighting
Marble
Early 18th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Crystal, Wire, Brass
1880s French Antique Lighting
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Glass, Opaline Glass
1850s English Regency Antique Lighting
Ormolu
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Enamel
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
1810s French Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
1850s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Lighting
Metal, Brass
1890s English Antique Lighting
Bronze, Brass
Late 19th Century French Medieval Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century German Medieval Antique Lighting
Brass, Metal
Mid-17th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal, Brass
18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Lighting
Metal
19th Century Antique Lighting
Walnut
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Lighting
Bronze
19th Century Antique Lighting
Porcelain
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Ormolu
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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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.
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.