Il Pino Barletta , 1950s Vinegar and Oil Set Container, Hand-Decorated Ceramic
Located in Vigonza, Padua
With their dynamic, tapered shape—typical of 1950s Italian design—these pieces are adorned with expressive brushwork depicting quaint Italian village scenes, bare trees, and vintage ...
Ceramic
Robert Birmelin Signaling - The Displacement Signed Acrylic Painting 1985-86
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The city makes itself known with vibrant colors of store signs, bright street lamps and headlights, and sparkling water reflecting upon the surface of the streets.
Canvas
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960 This original Holophane pendant light, produced in 1960 and formerly used as a street lamp in Paris, France, has been tho...
Glass
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960 This original Holophane pendant light, produced in 1960 and formerly used as a street lamp in Paris, France, has been tho...
Metal
Impressionist painting Rudolf Quittner "a rainy day" ca. 1904 Paris Montmarte
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
His paintings were well received by art critics and journalists of his time, and his works are now exhibited in museums such as the Belvedere and the Vienna Museum.Rudolf Quittner's ...
Canvas
$2,230Sale Price|20% Off
Modern Oil Painting, Urban Landscape, "Crépuscule" by Miloje Todorovitch, 1960
By Paul Klee
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
The brushstrokes are textured, on the buildings, the trees and the street lamp, adding depth to the piece. Signed at the front in the middle of the lower edge "Miloj Todorovitch 60".
Gold Leaf
$7,411Sale Price|20% Off
French Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Enfilade Sideboard wood mirror bronze
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Valladolid, ES
In 1918, upon his return from the war, he designed and commissioned street lamps, lampshades and various decorative objects with his wife.
Bronze
$16,800Sale Price|30% Off
2 Monumental Antique Wrought Iron Street Lanterns Copper & Glass Post Lights 10'
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare pair of late 19th century English converted glass wrought iron street post lights / lamps. Features a copper hexagonal lantern top with spire finial over fluted molding and b...
Copper, Iron
Curtis Jere Mid Century Modern Large Mixed Metal Copenhagen City Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Item features a large impressive size, figural street scene with buildings, lamp posts, and armored guards, very nice vintage item.
Metal
$1,200
Contemporary Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece of art showcases large and small thrown paint abstracts: buildings, street signs, lamp posts, etc. Acrylic paint on canvas.
Acrylic
Chandelier, Late 20th Century, Empire, 10 Branch, Wilkinson Plc
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The five polished brass double candle branches fitted with Girard Sudron candle lamps. Provenance: Chester Street, London supplied by Wilkinson PLC for an Empire Room in 1990.
Brass
Set of Nine Holophane Industrial Pendant Lights, United States
Located in New York, NY
These fixtures were the original lighting from Maison Gerard's 43 East 10th Street gallery in New York. Lamping: E26 base, 120V
Metal
Rare Street or Factory Pendant Lamp Opaline Glass from the 1900s
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling pendant from the 1900s. Frame in brass, red-colored, with large opaline glass shade. Dimensions ca: H 65 cm, D 25 cm. Traces of wear commensurate with age, some scratches. 2 ...
Brass
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.
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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.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.