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Lighting For Sale
Period: 1950s
Norwegian Functionalist Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage condi...
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1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Chrome

Emil Stejnar Snowball Sputnik Snowflake Chandelier Newly Rewired for USA
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
A rare 10 light snowflake sputnik chandelier designed by Emill Stejnar for Nikoll. This will be arriving completely newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and ready to h...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Mid Century Stilnovo Pendant, Italy 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian pendant fabricated by Stilnovo in the 1950s. A beautiful hand blown glass shade in milk glass combined with a brass and black metal body. Very good vintage condit...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Rare Table Lamps in the Style of Maison Baguès, France, 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s. Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Max Ingrand very rare Pendant - brass and opaline glass mod. 1636
Located in Milano, MI
Beautiful and very rare Max Ingrand ceiling lamp mod 1636 Fontana Arte production 1960 circa Max Ingrand, whose full name was Maurice Max Ingrand (Bressuire 1908 - Paris 1969) was a ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Zoomorph Ceramic Lamp Signed H.O France 1950s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A beautiful zoomorphic lamp signed H.O... In a beautiful satin black. Very good original condition. A masterpiece by an unkown ceramist... France, 1950s
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1950s French Vintage Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Lampade da soffitto Vistosi, set di 2
Located in Baranzate, IT
Elegante coppia di plafoniere in Vetro di Murano degli anni '50. Grazie al loro design senza tempo e alle ottime condizioni, queste lampade da soffitto italiane sono ideali in ambie...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Flying Saucer Adjustable Red Desk Lamp, Italian
Located in London, GB
The sleek flat base, a hallmark of mid-century aesthetics, provides stability and a sense of balance to the lamp's unique form. Adding a touch of elegance to the design is the beauti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Metal

Vintage hanging lamp with cylindrical white glass shade, 1950s
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
The white glass shade has vertical lines which gives a nice playful effect. Height: 80 cm. Ø: 20 cm. Glass shade height: 41 cm. This lamp has a new large bulb holder (E27) and threa...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass, Chrome

Set of 2 ceiling lamps Italian manufacture 1970s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The set of two Italian-made ceiling lights from the 1970s represents excellence in Italian design and craftsmanship of that era. . Their clean, geometric shape blends harmoniously in...
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

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Metal

Rare Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Paper First Edition 75D Akari Japan Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover the timeless allure of the Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp, model 75D, a pendant lamp designed around 1950 and manufactured by Ozeki & Co. Ltd. in Japan. This mid-century modern ma...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Paper

1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden. Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Vintage black and white 5-armed chandelier, 1950's/1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Metal

Luis Barragan '1902-1988' Ceramic Table Lamp, Mexico, 1952
Located in Barcelona, ES
LUIS BARRAGÁN (1902-1988) From Casa del Pedregal (Casa Prieto López) Manufactured by Hugo X. Velázquez México, 1952 Ceramic, parchment leather Ceramic table lamp Measurements To...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Lighting

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Ceramic, Leather

'Teli' pendant lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Italy
Located in Argelato, BO
A "Kd51/R Teli" hanging lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Varnished steel sheet, synthetic material, opaque chrome-plated steel Original Flos label. Bibliography: Domus ...
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1950s Vintage Lighting

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Metal

Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Dual ignition Good Condition Thank you
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

1950/70′ Pair of Maison Baguès Daisy Sconces H 57 cm With Blue Glass Beads
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilded iron wall lights decorated with crystal or glass decorated with flowers and leaves, two sconces, Maison Baguès Circa 1970 Good condition Width: 28 cm Height: 57 cm Dep...
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1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Lighting

Materials

Iron

Pair of brass table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp.
Located in PARIS, FR
Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp. Heavy weight, measures 63cm and 39cm without shade. Personal delivery or free delivery in Paris.
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1950s French Vintage Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Paavo Tynell, "Morsiuskimppu", 9029/5
Located in Helsinki, FI
This elegant chandelier "Morsiuskimppu" or "Bridal bouquet" model 9029/5 is designed by Paavo Tynell (1890-1973) for Taito. It is polished brass with leaf and flower decorations. F...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Large Pair of Antique Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very impressive large pair of antique brass table lamps, dating from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality, with beautiful...
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1950s British Victorian Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Table Lamp Model 2468 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Philips Workshop Lamp 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Philips desk lamp dating from the 1950s. Inspired by Charlotte Perriand in the way she designed objects that met the needs of life and were accessible to the greatest number of peopl...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960 some paint missing
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Lovely Set of Italian Design Table Lamps in Minimalist Stilnovo Style Brass 1950
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair French Trumpet Sconces '2 Pair Available'
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1400 pair of French large trumpet sconces Two pair available
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1950s Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

neoclassical table lamp in golden wrought iron circa 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
neoclassical table lamp in golden wrought iron circa 1950
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1950s European Medieval Vintage Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Ceiling Lamp, Brazil Modern
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceiling lamp in aluminum, brass and opal glass.
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Opal, Aluminum, Brass

Rare Hungarian Art Deco Pendant Light, 1950s
By Mofem of Hungary
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Very rare Streamline Moderne / Art Deco pendant light from Hungary, 1950s. Close to impeccable condition, with nickel plated metal and aluminum parts, minimalistic glass decorative p...
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1950s Hungarian Streamlined Moderne Vintage Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Nickel

Pair of Mid Century tripod table lamps by Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1950s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Fantastic mid-century modern tripod table lamps designed by Josef Hurka. Featuring a beautiful 1950s design in the classic beige and black color scheme. Crafted by Napako in Czech Re...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Vintage Italian 5-Light Chandelier with Matching Canopy
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 5-light Italian (best hypothesis) chandelier that has been checked out and is in working condition, however, the beads are a bit of a mess. Like most old chandeliers, you’ll ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Steel

Vintage German Design, Kaiser Leuchten 6840 Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in Renens, CH
Desk or table lamp by Christian Dell (model 6840), who designed this light in the early 1930s (Bauhaus Period), with production continuing until the 1970s. It features a aluminum la...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Suspension by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Suspension by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, 1950
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1950s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lisa Johansson-Pape Table Lamp Manufactured by Orno, Finland, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Lisa Johansson-Pape Table lamp Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1950 Brass, leather, canvas shade From the archives of Side Gallery. Barcelona Measurements 10 cm x 10 cm x 69 H cm 3.93 in x 3.93 in x 27.10 H in Literature Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962 Bio Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally. Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.” Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Lighting

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Brass

One of Six Kalmar Flushmount Lights, Textured Glass Brass, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of six square flushmount light fixtures by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1960s or early 1970s). A textured ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Metal

Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.  
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Minimalist Italian Floor Lamp Stilnovo Style 1950 Brass Mid-Century Design Light
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous minimalist Italian design floor lamp in style of Stilnovo 1950. Frame made out of patinated brass with unique minimalist design base. Gorgeous diabolo shaped shade in blac...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Metal, Brass

"Coquille" ASEA Wall Lights, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
Please note: listed price is for one (1) wall lamp. Set of 6 available. Brass and glass. Produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s. Good condition, with signs of usage. New wiring available o...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Hans Bergström Wall Lamps Model 407, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Designed by Hans Bergström, produced by Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1950s. very good condition with minor signs of usage and patina. Please note: Listed price is for one (1) lamp.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Huge Midcentury Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Huge brass construction with 24 arms in different lengths and aluminum cones on the ends painted in different colors, 24 porcelain E14 sockets for max. 40W bulbs or LED bulbs. In the...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Maison Charles Pineapple Bronze Sconces Wall Lamps Neoclassical France, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Signed Maison Charles pineapple bronze sconces, US rewired an in working condition 2 bulb 60 watts Max. Measures: Back-plate: 5 inches H, 4 inches W (...
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1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Large Enamel Factory, Industrial Pendant Lamp Parabolic Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Czech industrial pendants with black enameled steel screen and parabolic glass and a wire mesh protection made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. Lamps are after a professional r...
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Lighting

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Enamel, Steel

3 Wall Lamps dans le gout de Gardella 1950s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
These wall lights are replicas of Ignazio Gardellas wall lamp that were designed in 1954 for Azucena. Product designed and manufactured in Italy. G...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

French Pendant Light Attributed to Mathieu Matégot for Holophane
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century pendant attributed by French designer Mathieu Mategot designed in the late 1940 or early 1950s Perforated metal conical shaped down rod opaline glass shade. The total on ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Steel

Round Lantern Chandeliers French 1950s Mid-Century Crystal Maison Jansen Style
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Lantern Chandeliers French 1950s mid-century crystal Maison Jansen style.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Crystal, Metal

Pair of Mid-Century French Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century French sconces.
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1950s French Vintage Lighting

Nickel-Plated Lightolier Chandelier
Located in North Miami, FL
Nickel-plated Lightolier chandelier from 1950s. With the pole height 40" made in Italy.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Colorful Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Large and colorful Sputnik chandelier in the style of Stilnovo, Arredoluce from the 1950s. Brass construction with sixteen arms and E14 po...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Ceramic Bracket Light, 1950s, France
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Vintage ceramic bracket light. Designed to resemble bamboo, the structure allows light to leak out from various angles. E14 x1 Not includes bulb.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Ceramic

J. T. Kalmar "Tulipan" Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier with ten bulbs and 41 handblown glass elements made by J.T. Kalmar. Very good condition with minimal signs of age, such as patina on brass. The glass bulbs have no damage....
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Yki Nummi Table Lamp for Orno Finland
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific Minimalist table lamp by Yki Nummi for Orno Finland, circa 1955. Taupe enamel paint over aluminum. This lamp has an adjustable height an...
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1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Aluminum

Midcentury Aluminum Fixture in the Style of Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spun aluminum pendant with anodized brass finish. Newly rewired for a single standard bulb. Eight available.
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1950s American Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Spun Aluminum Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old stock spun aluminum pendant with anodized brass plating.
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1950s American Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

1950s Baguès Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Our chandelier can be identified as Baguès, circa 1950, based on a similar model published in the magazine Plasir de France that very year. Stylistically, it represents what Baguès w...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian table lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neck is 360 adjustable
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Floor Lamp, Anonymous, Brass and Leather, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Floor lamp, anonymous, Sweden, 1950s. Brass and leather. Measurements: H: 185 cm/ 6' 1 1/4" - 141.5 cm/ 4' 8" D: 29.5 cm/ 1' 1/8" Height adjustable.
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 1AS light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

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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