Lighting
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Modern Antique Lighting
Plastic
16th Century Antique Lighting
Plastic
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
1930s Belgian Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Iron
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Steel
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting
Copper, Stainless Steel
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting
Steel, Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Iron
Early 18th Century French Gothic Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
1930s English Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Metal, Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Gold, Bronze
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Giltwood
1930s German Industrial Vintage Lighting
Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Antique Lighting
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Nickel
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Metal
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Gold Leaf, Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Crystal, Iron
1930s Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
1930s European Vintage Lighting
Metal
1930s French Empire Vintage Lighting
Alabaster
Early 18th Century European Empire Antique Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Metal, Iron
1930s French Vintage Lighting
Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Nickel
1930s Vintage Lighting
1930s Italian Vintage Lighting
Tôle
1930s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Brass
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Wood
1930s French Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Silver
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
1930s Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Metal, Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Glass, Lacquer
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1930s French Baroque Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal, Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Marble, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
1650s French Antique Lighting
Rope
1790s Italian Modern Antique Lighting
Metal, Iron
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Elm
1660s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Metal
1630s Italian Antique Lighting
Glass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian 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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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.