Alfred Muller Basel
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1950s Swiss Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tables
Bronze
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Velvet, Walnut
2010s American Flush Mount
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
2010s Table Lamps
Iron
2010s South African Minimalist Night Stands
Burl, Poplar
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass, Steel
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Etching, Paper
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Wood
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
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Vintage 1930s Swiss Industrial Table Lamps
Aluminum, Nickel
Vintage 1950s Swiss Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum, Metal
Vintage 1940s Swiss Industrial Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s Swiss Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Nickel
Vintage 1930s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Nickel
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Aluminum
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wall Lights and Sconces
Vintage 1930s Swiss Wall Lights and Sconces
Vintage 1950s Swiss Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage 1940s Swiss Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Vintage 1950s Swiss Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Nickel
Vintage 1940s Swiss Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Nickel
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swiss Bauhaus Table Lamps
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1950s Swiss Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swiss Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1950s Swiss Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1940s Swiss Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass
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.