Lighting
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century North American Lighting
Alabaster, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
Early 20th Century French Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Lighting
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Alabaster, Brass
1920s French Vintage Lighting
Opaline Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Metal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century English Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1910s Slovak Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Glass
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Lighting
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Early 20th Century American Lighting
Silver Plate
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Lighting
Acrylic
1920s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Lighting
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Silver Plate
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Glass
Early 20th Century Industrial Lighting
Steel
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Brass
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Lighting
Nickel, Iron, Steel, Brass
Early 20th Century French Lighting
Crystal, Metal
Early 20th Century European Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1920s Vintage Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Art Glass
1920s French Belle Époque Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Glass
1920s American Industrial Vintage Lighting
Copper, Brass
1920s Vintage Lighting
Copper, Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Lighting
Copper
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Country Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Lighting
Iron
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Bronze, Brass
Early 20th Century French Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lighting
Cut Glass
Early 20th Century Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century Lighting
Murano Glass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century Lighting
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Lighting
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century French Regency Lighting
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Lighting
Metal
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Lighting
Giltwood, Mirror
1920s Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Baroque Lighting
Brass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Lighting
Wire, Chrome
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.