Whimsical Lamps
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Tôle
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Rattan
20th Century Table Lamps
Late 20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Ormolu
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
20th Century English Table Lamps
Porcelain
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Ceramic
Late 20th Century German Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Table Lamps
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century Floor Lamps
Wood, Fabric
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s French Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
20th Century American Table Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Lucite
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Murano Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
20th Century French Table Lamps
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Plaster
20th Century Table Lamps
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Vintage 1950s Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Marble
Antique 19th Century Table Lamps
Copper
Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron, Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Late 20th Century American Rustic Table Lamps
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Board
Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Terracotta
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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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