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Lighting For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
2 swiveling bronze Historistic Wall lamps with glass shades vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
2 swiveling bronze Historistic Wall lamps with glass shades vienna around 1890s
Polished and stove enameled
Original antique glass shades
Category
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Gothic Sanctuary Lamp / Church Pendant with Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century Gothic art pendant with three gargoyle sculptures.
This late 1800s church relic truly has an aura of religiousness about it...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Empire Style Gilded Bronze and Crystals Chandelier
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful and refined italian Empire style late 19th century chandelier with ten lights of which six on the outer circumference and four that illuminate the interior, called a hot-ai...
Category
1880s Italian Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,786 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique German Carl Thieme Meissen Dresden Porcelain Banquet Lamp
By Carl Thieme
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th – early 20th century Carl Thieme Meissen / Dresden porcelain two light table lamp featuring a reticulated base and oil lamp / double globe shaped body accented with three d...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
Neoclassical White Florentine Alabaster Table Lamp with Leaf Relief, Italy
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Discover elegance with this finely carved Florentine alabaster table lamp, a timeless and ornate piece. Crafted in the 20th century, its exquisite baluster-shaped design features han...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Beaded Brass Crystal Chandelier Antique Ceiling Lamp Lustre Art Nouveau Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
**Exquisite Chandelier - Lovingly Restored and Professionally Enhanced in Berlin**
Presenting a captivating chandelier that seamlessly combines timeless elegance with modern functio...
Category
18th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Wire
$8,926 Sale Price
41% Off
Antique Extra Large Wrought Iron
Glass Entrance Lantern Pendant Light, ca 1890
Located in Lisse, NL
Truly impressive and large, former gas lantern made into a single-light pendant.
If you are a collector of truly amazing antiques then this large and possibly unique lantern could be flying your way soon. With antique light fixtures as one of our specialities, we have never seen a lantern of this design and with these details. Let alone one of this amazing size and beauty and the stunning patina makes this unique antique even more beautiful. It is getting ever harder to find all handcrafted antique fixtures of this age and because of the quality and quantity of the details we are convinced that this amazing specimen was originally made for an entrance of a large and impressive country house or mansion. The handcrafted, tiles roof and the brass finial at the bottom are some of the other stylish design elements. In our view this is the ideal antique light fixture / lantern for an porch or entry hall. All four glass panels too are in very good condition and both with the light switched on and off this former antique gas light...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal, Iron
Pair of 18th Century Italian Genovese Antique Empire Chandeliers in Crystal
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal, also colored, authentic, finely carved in gilded wood, original and perfectly restored and re-electrified. This unique pa...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Wrought Iron
Huge Candelabrum Crystal Antique Chandelier Ceiling Lustre Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Antique Crystal Candelabrum Chandelier - A Marvel of Art Nouveau Craftsmanship
Introducing a truly exceptional candelabrum chandelier that captures the essence of the Art No...
Category
Early 18th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Wire, Brass
SET of 6 French Neoclassical Bronze "Mr North Wind" Gas Converted Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 6 Antique 19thc French Bronze Gas Converted Wall Sconces. Featuring Mr North Wind blowing beauty. Newly wired and ready to mount. French estate find.
Category
1850s French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Forged iron floor lamp, second half of the 19th century
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Forged iron floor lamp, second half of the 19th century.
Beautiful wrought iron floor lamp with three supporting legs. The base that holds the lamp holder is made of turned wood. In...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Empire Brass Chandelier Crystal Lustre Ceiling Light Antique Classical
Located in Berlin, DE
Old chandelier lovingly and expertly restored in Berlin. Electrical installations work in the USA. Rewired and ready to hang. None is missing. Wiring completely renewed. Crystal, han...
Category
1820s Italian Baroque Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Elegant Palmette Ceiling Light, Smoked Glasses Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Palmette ceiling light made by 163 Murano smoked glasses in a gold metal frame. Murano blown glass in a traditional way. Structure in gold colored metal.
Period: 1980s
Dimensions: 55...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Arts
Crafts Green Slag Glass Swag Pendant Light Chandelier Shade 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century Arts and Crafts mission style swag / pendant light. Pyramid shaped with flared top, trimmed in brass with chain link design along lower edge. Light green and amber ...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Historistic crystal basket chandelier vienna around 1890s
Located in Wien, AT
Historistic crystal basket chandelier vienna around 1890s
Original crystal glass
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1890s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Copper Hanging Lantern with Scalloped Finial
Located in Greenwich, CT
A patinated copper hanging lantern of canted glass sides in a copper frame with turned drops below the lower corners, housing a candelabra fixture, having a four sided sloped hood ab...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Lighting
Materials
Copper
Pair of Large Scale Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Table Lamps, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful, rare, and massively scaled pair of mid-19th century blue-and-white Dutch Delft pottery jar table lamps attributed to the Makkum factory, the thickly potted baluster form...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A beautiful Chinese late Qing dynasty (1636 - 1912) ribbed baluster form vase of large scale (17.75" x 12") having hand-painted underglaze blue 'Canton' variant pattern of architectu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass, Wire
Antique Brass
Marble 3 Arm Candelabra Torchiere Floor Lamp w Shade 69"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th-early 20th century large floor lamp with an iron and white marble base, brass body with candelabra sockets for three candle shaped bulbs and main torchiere style top with m...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of George III Tole Painted Wall Lanterns
Located in London, GB
A pair of late George III Told Peinte Storm Lanterns, circa 1810.
A rare period survival, presented in original condition, with wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age and use ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Lighting
Materials
Steel
Table Lamp in gilded and dark patinated bronze. Empire 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in gilded and dark patinated bronze. Originally an Empire Candelabra from the 1820s converted into a table lamp in the early 20th Century.
The lampshade in black ...
Category
1820s European Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Brass Adjustable Student Reading Lamp with Etched Glass Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Antique Victorian Adjustable Brass Student Reading Lamp with An Etched Glass Shade
A timeless design classic suitable for an antique or modern day desk.
Category
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Eight Light and 8 obelisks Chandelier In Georgian
Located in London, GB
The receiver plate supporting eight candle arms with slip over drop hung drip pans these alternate with upper kick arms these with drop hung canopies and triangular spires, the balus...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
$27,299 Sale Price
33% Off
Early 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Jar Lamp
Located in London, GB
An fine quality early 19th Century Chinese blue and white porcelain jar, converted for use as a lamp.
Of baluster form decorated with continuous lotus scrolls below a band of ruyi a...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Courtyard Light, English, Bronze, Wrought Iron, Carriage Lamp, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique courtyard light. An English, bronze and wrought iron carriage lamp, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. With timeless character and period appeal, this superb lamp makes a striking statement in any exterior or interior setting.
Delightful Victorian craftsmanship, presenting a distinctive and characterful silhouette
Patinated bronze case offering rich, aged tones, beautifully enhanced with frosted glass panes
Copper reflector within the lamp body amplifies and softens the warm glow
Suspended upon a quality wrought iron bracket, perfect for wall mounting in entranceways or courtyards
Supplied with a generous length of quality cable, offering installation flexibility
Fitted with a British Standards compliant 3-pin plug, ready for immediate use
Presents a pleasing, ambient light, perfect for creating a welcoming atmosphere outdoors
A substantial and rare find for heritage properties, garden rooms or converted stables
A superb example of early Victorian outdoor...
Category
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Iron
French Art Nouveau Stained-Glass Lantern, 1890-1900
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Nouveau Stained Glass Lantern, 1890s.
A stunning example of French Art Nouveau lighting, this stained-glass lantern from France, circa 1890–1900, embodies the elegance an...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Louis XV Nine-Arm Rock Crystal
Bronze Sculptural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This elegant rock crystal and gilded bronze nine-arm chandelier was realized in France, during the early 19th century. It features a central baluster body carved in rock crystal from...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Crystal and Bronze Chandelier of 9 Lights
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A fabulous, traditional gilt brass, bronze and cut crystal chandelier of nine lights, dating from the second half of the 19th century. This outstanding piece is richly decorated with...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from the 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Table Lamp in bronze. Originally an Empire candlestick from France made during the 1820s. The middle part in the form of a column. Richly decorated with leaf and period Empir...
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1870s Victorian Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This 3 arm chandelier is all cast iron in the original aged paint. It has been wired to take 3E26 40W bulbs or brighter LESs. Each arm features an oversize 9 inch diameter vaseline g...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Bronze
Glass Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A spectacular and heavy French chandelier from the late 19th century, cast in bronze with abundant Neoclassical decorative motifs imparting texture and variety to the six-light form....
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Monumental 8
Tall Cut-Glass Chandelier attributed to F.
C. Osler, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
F. & C. Osler was a renowned British glassmaking firm, established in 1807 by Thomas Osler and his two sons, Follett and Clarkson, in Birmingham. They became famous for their exquisi...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Chinese Warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp Qing Dynasty famille Verte 19th Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
Porcelain Chinese warrior Vase Mounted as a Lamp. Qing Dynastie famille Verte, Approx late 19th Century
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Lighting
Materials
Silk, Porcelain
Late 18th Century Italian Genovese Giltwood
Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th Century Italian Genovese Giltwood & Crystal Chandelier with Multi-Colored Crystals & 8 Lights
Category
18th Century Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal
French 18th Century Iron Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare iron lantern with an amazing blown glass window,
France, circa 1750-1800. Weathered
H:37cm W:16cm D:20cm
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
$526 Sale Price
44% Off
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood torchiere floor lamp. Turned pole with dark aged patina and bright tôle uplight shade. Rewired with new cord. Circa 1890-1900.
Dimensi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French Neoclassic Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French chandelier with original gilt finish, swags of bronze forming the body, crystal beads chains and amethyst crystals.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Clear and Frosted Lucite and Brass Chanderlier Flushmount Ceiling Lighting
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning chandelier with brass base and lucite. This chandelier features clear and frosted lucite. There are 53 pieces of lucite in total. The brass base has hooks to place each piec...
Category
1780s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Crystal
Gilt Metal Basket Chandelier with 6 Lights, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Crystal & Gilt Metal Basket Chandelier with 6 Lights, Late 18th Century
Category
18th Century Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Antique Round Opaline Glass Shade Pendant Light with Wreath of Flowers Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful design, antique pendant Light with brass gallery with colorful wreath of flowers decor, late Victorian 1900s.
If you are looking for a rare, beautifully designed and finely decorated pendant to grace your entrance, landing or perhaps your bedroom then this Victorian light fixture...
Category
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
19th Century Baccarat Crystal Chandelier Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely antique Baccarat crystal electrified chandelier, gilt brass beautifully decorated with several tiers of large pendaloques in different shapes and sizes, finishing at the bot...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$3,663 Sale Price
20% Off
Émile Gallé Clematis Table Lamp, 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in CABA, AR
Exquisite Émile Gallé “Clematis” Table Lamp, ca. 1900
An extraordinary example of French Art Nouveau glass artistry, this Clematis table lamp by Émile ...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass
$30,000 / set
French Six-Light 1890s Crystal Chandelier with Brass Armature and Pendeloques
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French six-light crystal chandelier from the late 19th century, with brass armature and crystal column. Born in France during the later years of the 19th century, this lovely chand...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair Antique French 19th Century Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style Candelabra
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique French 19th century Louis XV style five light gilt bronze candelabra
Beautiful antique French five light gilt bronze hand chiselled pair of Louis XV style can...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Clear and Amber Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century glass Lantern by Baccarat France, marked Baccarat Depose.
Produced in an Art Nouveau style with palmettes and scrolls
...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze Renaissance Revival Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly superb large French antique Renaissance Revival ormolu table lamp, circa 1870 in date.
It is relief cast with grapevines, cherubs and acanthus leaves, the serpentine handle rising to a seated winged amorini and descending to a mask at the figural relief cast body with waisted stem and terminating in a circular base.
This gilt bronze 19th century ewer...
Category
1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Table Lamp With "Mermaid" Base
Located in New York, NY
In Tiffany Studios' exquisite "Nautilus" table lamp, a cast bronze mermaid emerges from a churning sea, holding a lighted nautilus shell aloft. This lamp, one of the few patented by Tiffany Studios, received its patent on May 2, 1899, and was featured in Siegfried Bing’s landmark Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibition at the Grafton Galleries. The mermaid base was sculpted by Louis Gudebrod, the only lamp base artist credited by Tiffany Studios.
The nautilus shell motif, prominent in European decorative arts of the 17th century, originated from Dutch ships that transported the shells from the South China Sea, some 15,000 miles away. These shells showcased the Dutch Republic's global mercantile strength, and Dutch painters often featured them in still-life works—many of which are now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. Inspired by this artistic tradition, Tiffany transformed the iridescent shell into a table lamp. The shell softened and modulated the light, similar to the effect of Tiffany's Favrile glass shades, creating a warm glow reminiscent of the gas lighting familiar to the era.
Item #: L-21744
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Country: United States
Circa: 1899
Dimensions: 17.5" height, 4.75" width, 8" deep.
Materials: Nautilus shell, Bronze
Base Signed: GUDEBROD and Tiffany Studios New York
Literature: Alastair Duncan, "Tiffany Lamps and Metalware", Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, pg. 86, fig. 336.
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
The shape of the exotic nautilus, found in the western Pacific, has long been the muse of architects, artists, and designers. One only has to look to Grecian columns, to spiral staircases, or to the nautilus cups of the sixteenth century for examples. Louis Comfort Tiffany's glass interpretation of the "Nautilus" shell design was first displayed at the Paris Exposition Universelle 1900, where he was displaying the best lamps that he had to offer. By bringing this intricate and difficult-to-make model to the World's Fair, Tiffany was showing the international design world just how well-made and beautiful a Tiffany Studios New York lamp...
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rustic English Arts and Crafts Style Copper and Slag Glass Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic English Arts and Crafts-style hammered copper chandelier with four suspended hanging laterns made of copper with yellow and beige sla...
Category
Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Lighting
Materials
Copper
Late 19th century antique French bronze and crystal chandelier
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A fabulous bronze French chandelier 'lustre tige'.
With 9 candle arms.
In the centre are 3 additional small lights.
The central stem is covered with faceted decorative vases.The whol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Pair of French Brass
Crystal Girandole Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A massive pair of French 19th century brass and crystal girandoles also known as table chandeliers, now electrified as lamps. This fine pair of glittering light fixtures have brass s...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$10,500 / set
Large French 19th Sac a pearl Bronze and Beaded Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful large impressive French "Sac a pearl" Basket chandelier, late 19th Century.
This amazing hand - crafted chandelier ist made of bronze with beautiful details and beaded cr...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
1 of the 3 Brass Wall Sconces by Holm Sorensen, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 beautiful brass wall sconces by Holm Sorensen, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s.
Please note that the price is for one piece, three pieces available.
Cleaned and...
Category
1660s Danish Brutalist Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,526 / item
Original Holophane Pendant Ceiling Light – Vintage Industrial Glass Shade
Located in Lincoln, GB
Original Holophane Pendant Ceiling Light – Vintage Industrial Glass Shade
Illuminate your space with the timeless elegance of the Original Holophane Pendant Ceiling Light, featuring...
Category
19th Century Antique Lighting
Materials
Glass
Stunning Antique Pewter Rococo Candlestick floor lamp Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning Antique Solid Pewter Baroque Style Candlestick Floor Lamp will add symmetry, added light, and Old World styling to any room! Professionally electrified, fitted with two soc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Lighting
Materials
Pewter
French Bronze
Rock Crystal Chandelie 38 Lights.
Located in London, GB
A magnificent crowned 12 arm bronze and rock crystal chandelier dating from about 1870. With four eggs and 38 Lights. Featuring rock crystal candle tubes and drip pans with light...
Category
1880s European Antique Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
$81,919 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century French Bouillotte Table Lamp
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 19th century Louis XV-style Bouillotte table lamp, with original, green, gilt- decorated tole lampshade, above a base of three upturned decorative brass candle arms supported ...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set Of 3 Painted Iron Wall Lights, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 3 painted iron wall lights, with cut-out iron flowers, also painted.
Wall lights with 2 lights each, electricity required.
Old work, maybe18th century
Some wear from...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Lighting
Materials
Iron
$3,196 / set
Fine Pair of French Neoclassical Urn Lamps in Veined Marble and Gilt Bronze, 19t
Located in Lincoln, GB
Fine Pair of French Neoclassical Urn Lamps in Veined Marble and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
A distinguished and highly decorative pair of late ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lighting
Materials
Marble
Electrified Late Victorian Baroque Casted Brass Gas Sconces w/ Shade, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare pair of antique Brass Baroque/Neoclassical dual gas sconces, showcasing intricate craftsmanship with two-tone ornamental foliage throughout. These elegant wall fixtures feature ...
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,283 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Large
Stunning Antique Fine Bronze Gothic Revival 12 Light Chandelier Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and truly beautiful Gothic chandelier for candles.
In antiques it often is the case that the older a piece is, the better the quali...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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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