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Boho Chic Rattan Glass Top Top Floor Lamp/Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
both a stylish table and an ambient lighting source.
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Floor Lamps
Materials
Rattan
Small Schoolhouse Stacked Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant With Black Multi Stripes
Located in Van Nuys, CA
practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our classic white milk glass
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass
Small Schoolhouse Bell Shape Red "Saturn Rings" Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our globe features a bell shape
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass
Midcentury 3-Globe Geometric Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for optimal functionality. Its sculptural and unique shape make this lamp the perfect ambient lighting
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Big Steel Sconces or Ceiling Lamps by Dieter Witte for Staff Leuchten
By Dieter Witte
Located in Doornspijk, NL
steal and sprayed in off white and a bronze-color. Every sconce harbors 4 bulbs providing for ambient
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Style Asian Modern 1950s Organic 3-Legged Table Lamp
By George Nakashima Studio, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Miami, FL
In the manner of Noguchi and Nakashima, MidCentury Asian Modern Organic table lamp. This ambient
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Art Deco English Wall Light Sconces
Located in Devon, England
look. Wonderful ambient lighting given when switched off and they look equally impressive off too
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Wall Lights
Located in Devon, England
look. Wonderful ambient lighting given when switched off and they look equally impressive off too
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic
Streamline 1940s Art Deco Floor Lamp Torchiere
Located in Beirut, LB
fabulous up-lighter gives off the best ambient lighting to a room.
Dimensions: H = 185 cm Ø Torchiere= 35
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Set of 4 Big Steel Sconces or Ceiling Lamps by Dieter Witte for Staff Leuchten
By Dieter Witte
Located in Doornspijk, NL
providing for ambient lighting.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Oval Shaped Modern Gold Brass Pendant Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
ambient lighting perfect for elevating mood and complementing aesthetic harmony, while combining a modern
Category
1990s Moroccan Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lunel Yellow Table Lamp, Mid Century Modern France, 1950
By Maison Lunel
Located in Paris, FR
ball joint allows to orient the lampshade in a multidirectional way for an adapted and felted ambient
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Small Oval Gold Brass Modern Pendant Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
ambient lighting perfect for elevating mood and complementing aesthetic harmony, while combining a modern
Category
1990s Moroccan Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Walther and Sohne Peach Glass Table Lamp, circa 1930s
By August Walther und Söhne AG
Located in Devon, England
wonderful ambient lighting. These lamps are becoming increasingly hard to source. Condition is excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Three Graces Uranium Glass Table Lamp
By August Walther und Söhne AG
Located in Devon, England
gives off the most wonderful ambient lighting. These lamps are becoming increasingly hard to source
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Three Graces Uranium Glass Table Lamp
By August Walther und Söhne AG
Located in Devon, England
the most wonderful ambient lighting. These lamps are becoming increasingly hard to source. Condition
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Marble Table or Desk Lamp, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
size, providing ambient lighting.
Measurements:
3.5" round diameter base
4" diameter lamp body at
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Vistosi Murano Sculptural Glass Lamp Vintage
By Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in North Miami, FL
beautiful ambient lighting. A must acquisition. This is art and sculpture in murano glass form. This must go
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Deco Pair of Matching Wall Lights, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
who like the modernist look. Wonderful ambient lighting given when switched off and they look equally
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco Style of Matching Glass
Chrome Wall Lights
Located in Devon, England
, leaving only the tiniest signs of age. Wonderful ambient lighting when lit, ideal for bathrooms, entry
Category
Vintage 1980s English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Superb 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Chrome Desk Lamp
Located in Devon, England
chrome tubular arms which are also adjustable, allowing this lamp to be either ambient lighting or direct
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large Opaline Lotus Floor Lamp Murano Glass, DiGlass Vetrerie, Italy 1980s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
.
This lamp has been photographed with a few different bulb and ambient lighting options to demonstrate
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Matching Pair of Large Chrome and Glass Art Deco Style Wall Light Sconces
Located in Devon, England
. Wonderful ambient lighting makes these lights a real show stopper. Although these lights don't date back as
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Golden Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass, Rinnovel
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
snake.
This lamp was conceived to be placed next to the TV, for a relaxing ambient lighting. Each lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Matching Pair of Art Deco Floor Lamps/Uplighters
Located in Devon, England
chrome hoods/shades these give off great ambient lighting. Both are in excellent condition and free from
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Modernist Pair of Floor Lamp Uplighters, c1930
Located in Devon, England
superb ambient lighting to a room. Unusually tall and most likely originally made for a commercial
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bernard Rooke Studio Handcrafted Ceramic Totem Lamp
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Oceanside, US
complementary fabric shade (optional), this lamp provides soft, ambient lighting while doubling as a work of art
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Rare Table Lamp in Golden Metal Sottsass Design for Rinnovel, 1950s
By Ettore Sottsass, Rinnovel
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
, for a relaxing ambient lighting. The rarity of this artisanal masterpiece makes it as charming as
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century France Palm Tree Floor Lamp by Maison Jansen, c.1970
By Maison Jansen
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
interior design from the latter part of the last century giving a great retro feel and ambient lighting to
Category
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rolf Heide "Tuba" Floor Lamp for Anta, Germany
By George Kovacs
Located in Miami, FL
ambient lighting. The light intensity can be varied. The main structure is formed of a long, slim, tubular
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Brutalist Glass Chips Wall Appliques Artisan Made, The Netherlands
By RAAK
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
and not mass production.
When lit they produce a lovely bohemian soft ambient lighting effect.
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Modernist Pair of Chrome
Glass Wall Light Sconces, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
and has come up beautifully, leaving only the smallest signs of age. Wonderful ambient lighting when
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Matching Pair of Wall Lights, 1930
s, French
Located in Devon, England
. Recommend no more than 40 watts for best ambient lighting. These are a great size and will offer the perfect
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mazzega Flush Mount white Glass Murano chrome 62 cm, Italy, 1970
By AVMazzega, Mazzega
Located in La xara, VC
space and personal style.
Ambient Lighting: The wall-mounted design of the ceiling light Vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Chrome
Italian XL Sunburst Foliage Light Fixture / Chandelier in Gilt Metal
Located in Antwerp, BE
illuminate your room with ambient lighting. Measuring 27.5'' wide, its canopy works with sloped ceilings, and
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Barovier
Toso chandelier white Glass Murano chrome 52 cm, Italy, 1970
By Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in La xara, VC
, ensuring that your lighting fixture perfectly complements your space and personal style.
Ambient
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
1950s Örsjö Floor Lamp Model 42/3 — Sweden
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
both functional and ambient lighting flexibility.
The lamp is marked by the manufacturer and maintains
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Floor Lamps
Materials
Silk, Elm
Paul Mayen Wicker
Beehive
Table Lamp, Circa 1965
By Paul Mayen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mayen lamp is an addition to any interior, offering warm, ambient lighting and mid-century design
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mazzega chandelier white Glass Murano chrome 52 cm, Italy, 1970
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in La xara, VC
space and personal style.
Ambient Lighting: The wall-mounted design of the ceiling light Vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Special Mid-Century Teak Accordion Wall Lamp with Conical Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
warm wood tones, creating an inviting atmosphere perfect for reading or ambient lighting.
Lightly
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
easily adjusted with its original thumb-screw mechanism, making it ideal for both task and ambient
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Artemide Miconos Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi, Chrome and Glass, 1998
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Brescia, Brescia
transparent glass enhances the ambient lighting while maintaining a clean, modern aesthetic.
The Miconos lamp
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Tom Dixon iconic stackable floor lamp-stool
Jack
1994 - DESIGN AWARD WINNER
By Tom Dixon
Located in The Hague, NL
– as ambient lighting, a side table, or even as a stackable design element in an interior.
The Jack
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Kalmar Wall lamp Sconces Swirl Citrus Amber Murano Glass
Brass 1960 Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Oirlo, LI
Murano glass
Equipped with two E14 fittings for ambient lighting
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
desks, centre tables etc, beautiful ambient lighting.
Bio
Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (9 August 1878
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
desks, centre tables etc, beautiful ambient lighting.
Bio
Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (9 August 1878
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
desks, centre tables etc, beautiful ambient lighting.
Bio
Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (9 August 1878–31
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Art Deco Bakelite Table Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo, France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Devon, England
desks, centre tables etc, beautiful ambient lighting.
Bio
Kathleen Eileen Moray Gray (9 August 1878
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Brass Candle Sconces
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Within the sconces are imbedded Medusa-like faces. These wall-mounted fixtures promise warm, ambient
Category
20th Century Candle Sconces
Materials
Brass
T.O Table Lamp White Marble and Chrome
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
ambient lighting needs alike.
T.O is offered in 2 marble base finishes in Marquina black and Carrara
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Art Deco Bakelite
Opaline Streamline Table Lamps, Bauhaus Era Germany 1920s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
focused, ambient lighting, suitable for desks or side tables. They are exemplary of the Bauhaus philosophy
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern Articulating Floor Lamp, Vittoriano Vigano
Arteluce
By Vittoriano Vigano, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
that functions to provide focused and ambient lighting. Dimensions: 12" diameter of brass base, height
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Kumo 2" Wall Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1980s, Italy
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Hagenbach, DE
, diffused light it emits makes it ideal for ambient lighting in living rooms, hallways, or bedrooms.
A true
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Il Pezzo 12 Wall Lamp set of two Custom Finish Copper
Located in Firenze, IT
, refined, addictive. The solid clearest crystal, illuminated by two LEDs, creates diffused ambient lighting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Lighted Pit Sofa by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs Inc.
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Fraser, MI
Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs Inc.
Each Triangle has a florescent lamp inside for ambient lighting
Category
Vintage 1970s Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table
Located in San Antonio, TX
table is shown in natural outdoor light and inside in more ambient lighting (images are shown).
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Pair of "Kumo 2" Wall Lamps by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1980s, Italy
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Hagenbach, DE
, diffused light it emits makes it ideal for ambient lighting in living rooms, hallways, or bedrooms.
A true
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
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Ambient Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of ambient lighting available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, onyx and wood. There are 11 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of ambient lighting you’re looking for, while we also have 22 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of ambient lighting — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An object in our assortment of ambient lighting is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art styles are sought with frequency. A well-made option in this array of ambient lighting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sergio Mannino Studio and Vitrika are consistently popular.
How Much is a Ambient Lighting?
Prices for a piece of ambient lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $362 and can go as high as $8,990, while the average can fetch as much as $1,650.
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.
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