Lighting
Mid-20th Century French Modern Lighting
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Glass, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Plastic
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Modern Lighting
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting
Wood, Rosewood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Teak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Copper
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lighting
Marble, Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Steel
Early 2000s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Lighting
Ceramic
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
2010s North American Lighting
Copper
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Brass
1950s Austrian Biedermeier Vintage Lighting
Metal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
2010s Italian Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Lighting
Aluminum
2010s French Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Lighting
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s French Lighting
Alabaster, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Lighting
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Ceramic
2010s American Lighting
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Lighting
Resin, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Fabric, Ceramic
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
2010s South African Minimalist Lighting
Stoneware, Ceramic, Clay
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern 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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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.
This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques
The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.