Auction vintage finds
- Account @LuxeTrope highlighted vintage vases and chandeliers turning up at AstaGuru auctions this week. - The post (ID 2046112169331404942) called out statement pieces buyers are hunting at auction. - Auction and resale channels are surfacing the kind of heirloom objects decorators are currently seeking. (x.com)
Auction houses and resale platforms are pushing vintage chandeliers and vases back into the decorating conversation, with AstaGuru’s current catalog and recent market data pointing to renewed demand for statement antiques. (astaguru.com) (1stdibs.com) AstaGuru’s furniture and decorative arts department says its sales span chandeliers, vases, candelabra, urns and fish bowls, and its record-price examples show how high-end buyers are bidding for oversized decorative objects rather than only paintings or jewelry. (astaguru.com) The Mumbai-based auction house lists a large pair of Italian cut- and beaded-glass campana urns sold for ₹1,37,65,500 and an 18-light Baccarat chandelier sold for ₹42,86,759, both inclusive of margin. (astaguru.com) AstaGuru’s past-auctions page shows it has kept staging specialized sales for heirloom and decorative categories, including “Opulent Heritage” in August 2024 and “Heirloom Treasures” in March 2024, while its live-auctions page now points buyers to a May 2026 heirloom jewelry, silver and timepieces sale. (astaguru.com 1) (astaguru.com 2) The broader luxury-resale market is moving in the same direction. 1stDibs said in its 2025 Luxury E-Commerce Report, released January 20, 2026, that shoppers were looking back to older design movements, with Art Deco and Art Nouveau seeing stronger interest. (1stdibs.com 1) (1stdibs.com 2) That shift shows up in lighting inventory. 1stDibs’ lighting marketplace currently lists more than 172,000 items, including nearly 59,000 chandeliers and pendants, with Art Deco, Scandinavian Modern and Louis XVI among the dominant searchable styles. (1stdibs.com 1) (1stdibs.com 2) Designer sentiment has also turned toward older materials and forms. In a November 12, 2024 survey of 643 interior designers released by 1stDibs, the company said Murano-glass lighting was making a comeback in 2025. (1stdibs.com) Trade and shelter coverage has tracked the same pattern. Homes & Gardens’ 2025 vintage-trends coverage said buyers were increasingly seeking older pieces with visible age and character rather than matching new sets. (homesandgardens.com) For auction buyers, that means the hunt is no longer limited to framed art. The objects drawing attention now are the room-defining ones: a chandelier over a dining table, or a monumental vase that does not need flowers to read as the focal point. (astaguru.com) (1stdibs.com)
