Empire Style Lantern
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Baltic Lanterns
Bronze
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Lanterns
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Art Glass
Antique 1890s English Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Late 20th Century Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
2010s American Georgian Flush Mount
Wrought Iron
2010s American Georgian Flush Mount
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Islamic Turkish Rugs
Wool
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Paintings
Canvas
Antique Early 19th Century American American Empire Paintings
Canvas
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Club Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1950s Neoclassical Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Antique 1820s French Empire Armchairs
Cherry
Vintage 1960s Belgian Louis XVI Lanterns
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
Antique 1830s French Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1840s French Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Lanterns
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Neoclassical Lanterns
Metal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Lanterns
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal
Vintage 1920s French Empire Table Lamps
Bronze
Recent Sales
20th Century French Regency Lanterns
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Empire Lanterns
Late 20th Century French Empire Lanterns
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Tôle
Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Vintage 1930s American American Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze, Copper, Ormolu
Vintage 1930s French Lanterns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Vintage 1940s French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Regency Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Lanterns
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Revival Lanterns
Brass
20th Century Neoclassical Lanterns
Bronze
2010s American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
2010s American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Late 20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Late 20th Century Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Composition, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage 1940s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 1880s Empire Revival Desks and Writing Tables
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Country Indian Rugs
Wool
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Pottery, Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Early 20th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
20th Century Empire Lanterns
Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1920s French Empire Lanterns
Bronze
Antique 1880s American American Empire Lanterns
Brass
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Wool
20th Century French Lanterns
Glass
Vintage 1930s English Lanterns
Early 20th Century French Empire Lanterns
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Italian Lanterns
Ormolu, Brass
Early 20th Century French Lanterns
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Revival Lanterns
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Revival Lanterns
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.
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