Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Murano Glass
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Blown Glass
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Alabaster
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver Plate
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal, Brass
1940s Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver Plate
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1950s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Alabaster
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Iron, Wrought Iron
1940s English Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Gold Leaf, Metal, Iron
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Glass
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Alabaster
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1940s English Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Copper
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Beads
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver Leaf
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Plaster
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Crystal
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Nickel
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Metal
1940s Swedish Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Brass
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Crystal, Bronze
1960s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Nickel
1940s Persian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Brass
1940s English Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Marble, Chrome
1940s Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Cut Glass
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver
1940s French Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Crystal
1940s Italian Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver Plate
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Brass
1940s Spanish Gothic Revival Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Wrought Iron
1940s English Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Silver Plate
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Light Fixtures
Brass
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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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