Lighting
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Lighting
Blown Glass
1980s American Adirondack Vintage Lighting
Copper
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Lighting
Enamel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
20th Century Dutch Industrial Lighting
Aluminum, Enamel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Steel
1920s English Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Lighting
Iron
1960s Vintage Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century European Lighting
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s North American Space Age Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1960s Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Other Vintage Lighting
Plexiglass
1990s Austrian Industrial Lighting
Aluminum
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Wrought Iron, Brass, Copper
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome, Metal
2010s American Lighting
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Early 20th Century Lighting
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
19th Century British Antique Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Nickel
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Tôle
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s Vintage Lighting
Copper, Brass
20th Century American American Classical Lighting
Brass
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Iron
1960s Vintage Lighting
Iron
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Lighting
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
1950s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Rock Crystal
Early 2000s French Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
20th Century Hollywood Regency Lighting
Tôle
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Lighting
Iron
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1940s Vintage Lighting
Iron
1970s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Glass
1910s English Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1950s Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1960s Danish Mid-Century 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.