Lighting
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1920s American Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Pottery
19th Century English Edwardian Antique Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Lighting
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Brass
1910s American High Victorian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s French Vintage Lighting
Rattan
1940s Vintage Lighting
Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Wood
1880s French Antique Lighting
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Lighting
Silver Plate
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Copper
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Lighting
Brass
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Enamel
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Lighting
Glass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting
Nickel
1970s Vintage Lighting
Crystal
Late 20th Century Danish Lighting
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass, Acrylic
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Early 2000s Unknown American Classical Lighting
Malachite
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Bronze, Ormolu
1990s Unknown Hollywood Regency Lighting
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lighting
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Glass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel, Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Lighting
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Lighting
Steel
1970s German Industrial Vintage Lighting
Brass, Copper
20th Century Lighting
Murano Glass
2010s Brazilian Other Lighting
Quartz
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Chrome
Mid-19th Century French Antique Lighting
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Crystal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic, Stoneware
1960s Italian Vintage Lighting
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Murano Glass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Lighting
Murano Glass
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.