Antique Luminaire
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Luminaire
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Luminaire
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Copper
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Iron
Early 20th Century French Antique Luminaire
Glass
1860s German Art Nouveau Antique Luminaire
Crystal, Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Wrought Iron, Nickel
1850s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Luminaire
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Brass
1920s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Luminaire
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Alabaster, Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Metal
1920s Swedish Hollywood Regency Antique Luminaire
Crystal, Metal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Alabaster, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Copper
19th Century French Antique Luminaire
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Marble, Nickel
1920s European Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Metal
Early 20th Century French Antique Luminaire
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Glass
Mid-19th Century American Antique Luminaire
Brass
1920s French Antique Luminaire
Terracotta
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Glass
Early 20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Antique Luminaire
Metal
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Luminaire
Metal
Early 20th Century English Antique Luminaire
Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Art Glass
Early 20th Century British Antique Luminaire
Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze, Nickel
Early 1900s Italian Antique Luminaire
Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze, Nickel
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze, Nickel
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Luminaire
Marble, Bronze
19th Century German Rococo Antique Luminaire
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Nickel, Bronze
1880s French Louis XIV Antique Luminaire
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Bronze, Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Art Glass
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Luminaire
Marble, Bronze, Other
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Nickel
1920s French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Luminaire
Brass
Early 20th Century French Antique Luminaire
Glass
Early 20th Century American Antique Luminaire
Opal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Paper
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Brass
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Luminaire
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Luminaire
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Luminaire
Nickel
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Luminaire
Bronze
1920s German Bauhaus Antique Luminaire
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Luminaire
Brass
- 1
Antique Luminaire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Luminaire?
Finding the Right Lighting for You
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.
Read More
This Paavo Tynell Chandelier Is a Radiant Bouquet
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Ettore Sottsass Captures a Shooting Star in This Rare 1970s Floor Lamp
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
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.