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Lanterns For Sale
Creator: Pietro Chiesa
Art Deco Chandelier Pietro Chiesa Style for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Delicious Art Deco chandelier with scrolled brass terminating in five scallop edged flower form socket cups, supported by finely etched glass. Attributed to Pietro Chiesa style for F...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1940's Brass & Glass Lantern Attributed to Pietro Chiesa
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Beautiful antique lantern with two clear glass panels. Lovely playful ornaments on a nicely decorated brass frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Lantern or Pendant Lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A beautiful Italian mid-century lantern or pendant lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, brass, 8mm thick crystals, 1 light E27 format, with great executive quality, the brass seem...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Art Deco Chandelier Pietro Chiesa Style for Fontana Arte, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Delicious Art Deco chandelier with scrolled brass terminating in five scallop edged flower form socket cups, supported by finely etched glass. Attributed to Pietro Chiesa style for F...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Chrome and Murano Glass Chandelier Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte, 1930
Located in Rome, IT
Curious and rare design Fontana Arte pendant with in chromium plated frame by Pietro Chiesa studio.
Two glass satin finished panels decorated with fountains centered by opaque glass...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modern Neoclassical Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
An elegant, sober Italian midcentury pendant / chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the Modern Neoclassical Style (Novecento) with six fluted arms in enameled met...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Lanterns
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Glass
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Pietro Chiesa Style Italian Lantern Pendant
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Pietro Chiesa Mid-Century Italian Glass and Brass Chandelier by Fontana Arte 40s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Mid-Century glass and brass chandelier was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s.
The Italian Art Deco designer Pietro Chiesa was born in Milan in 1892 in a family of artists originally from Ticino, Switzerland. After his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, he completed an apprenticeship at the studio of the furniture designer Giovan Battista Giannotti; having gathered enough security and experience, Chiesa opened his studio in 1921 under the name Bottega di Pietro Chiesa.
Known above all for his work as a glassmaker, Chiesa presented his work for the first time in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. In 1932 his studio joined Fontana Arte, the legendary Italian manufacture of lighting and glass objects founded by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana. Chiesa becomes the company's artistic director, and over the years designs numerous models for Fontana Arte, including lamps, windows, tables, and artistic decorative objects. Among the most noteworthy pieces signed by the designer, we mention the Fontana table (1932), made in a single beam of molded clear glass, the Cartoccio vase (1932), and the Luminator lacquered brass floor lamp...
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H 39.38 in Dm 22.84 in
Rare Brass Chandelier Attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful brass chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte.
Each single brass arm blooms on the top and falls down to be joined with brass rings to the other arms. The ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Lanterns
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Brass
H 39.38 in W 35.44 in D 23.63 in
Italian Mid-Century Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant and stylish Italian mid-century chandelier of Pietro Chiesa per Fontana Arte, from the 1940s.
Two lights, polished brass structure, green aluminum lamp...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
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Aluminum, Brass
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Pietro Chiesa Mid-century Italian Glass and Brass Chandelier by Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This midcentury glass and brass chandelier was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s.
The Italian Art Deco d...
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Italian Midcentury Design Light by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Elegant midcentury Italian designer lamp, designed by Pietro Chiesa and made by Fontana Arte in Italy, during the 1940s. The light has two facing curved glass panels. This ceiling la...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
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H 33.47 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
After Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Italian Brass 12 Lights Candelier Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Refined chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontarte with 12 lights with brass support and accessory and a wonderful frosted glass with decoration. Italy in the 1940s.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
Materials
Brass
H 31.5 in W 41.34 in D 20.48 in
Glass and Brass Lantern Attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy Lighting 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous pendant in beveled glass and brass. This gorgeous piece was designed in the 1950s and is attributed to Fontana Arte.
This marvelous pendant consist in a brass structure t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
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Metal, Brass
H 10.63 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
Fontana Arte, Italian Midcentury, Glass Chandelier after Pietro Chiesa, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Etched glass three-leaf chandelier after Pietro Chiesa, 1940s.
The fixture features delicate pieces of milky hand blown glass elements tethered to a gilt brass structure, each of wh...
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Brass
After Pietro Chiesa Mid-Century Italian Crystal Chandelier by Fontana Arte 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Mid-Century chandelier in curved crystal and brass was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s.
Produced by Fontana Arte after Pietro Chiesa
Italian Art Deco designer Pietro Chiesa was born in Milan in 1892 into a family of artists from Ticino, Switzerland. After his studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, he completed an apprenticeship at the studio of furniture designer Giovan Battista Giannotti; after gathering enough confidence and experience, Chiesa opened his studio in 1921 under the name of Bottega di Pietro Chiesa.
Known above all for his work as a glassmaker, Chiesa presented his work for the first time in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. In 1932 his studio became part of Fontana Arte, the legendary Italian manufacturer of lighting and glass objects founded by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana. Chiesa becomes the artistic director of the company and over the years has designed numerous models for Fontana Arte, including lamps, windows, tables and artistic furnishing objects. Among the most noteworthy pieces signed by the designer, we mention the Fontana table (1932), made of a single transparent molded glass beam, the Cartoccio vase (1932), and the Luminator lacquered brass floor lamp...
Category
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Materials
Crystal
H 37.41 in Dm 23.63 in
Mid-Century Art Deco Chandelier style Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte, Italy 1940
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Art Deco Chandelier style Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s.
two gshades, frosted glass with ornaments.
brass mount with nice patina.
small chip, see last picture.
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1940s vintage chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in None, IT
Chandelier with a gilt brass frame, two lights with clear beveled glass shades.
Design Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s.
CONDITION: In good condition, working, has chipping on ...
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Pietro Chiesa Glass and Brass Chandelier with 12 Lights, Fontana Arte, 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A stunning twelve lights chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa and manufactured by Fontana Arte during the 1930s.
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H 51.19 in W 43.31 in D 14.18 in
Pietro Chiesa Glass and Brass Chandelier for Fontana Arte.1940
Located in Madrid, ES
An elegant Italian pendant designed by Pietro Chiesa and edited by Fontana Arte in the 40s.Hand blown smoked crystal glass and brass.Fully original excellent vintage condition .Fully...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lanterns
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Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Lantern
Located in Brussels, BE
Pietro Chiesa was the artistic director of Fontana Arte in the 1930s. This work, whith brass flowers is typical of his style. He produced items using the same design. The lantern is ...
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Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa, Brass and Chiselled Glass Chandelier, circa 1935
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
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Magnificent Lantern by Pietro Chiesa
Located in New York, NY
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Vintage, New and Antique Lanterns
Whether you’re in search of a functional fixture to help illuminate a room or just a minimalist ornamental touch, the choice of lighting is important. Selecting the perfect vintage, new or antique lanterns can transform an otherwise monotonous space in your home.
In the 1700s, lanterns became widely popular when accessibility broadened for whale oil, as fuel for lamps was one of its earliest uses. Lantern design evolved considerably during the mid- to late 19th century, when a powerful, adaptable fuel came into play: kerosene. Portable and immediately sought after, kerosene lamps were traditionally surrounded by a glass globe or tube that sat on a metal frame to protect the flame from spreading or extinguishing. (While reproductions abound, antique kerosene lanterns have since become collector's items.)
Later, in 1862, John H. Irwin created coil oil lamps, which were designed for coal oils as well as kerosene and lessened the risk of fire. They required plentiful oxygen to remain lit, and with refinements, the lamps could be used indoors. Lanterns increasingly came to be part of commercial spaces such as museums and theaters, and over time, lighting artisans worked to refine and perfect these innovative fixtures so that they weren’t only practical but also elegant, sophisticated additions to home decor.
Antiques inject a touch of classical chic into any space. With the right lantern, you could also deepen the impact of the collection of vases and vessels, sculptures or other decorative objects in a living room or dining room. It’s essential to find a balance between utility and aesthetics when choosing the perfect vintage–style lantern for your space, and the right lighting decisions can determine the underlying mood of a room as well as enhance the choices you’ve made for your home’s decor. While old-time charm is something to be cherished, there is lots to love in modern lanterns from today’s top furniture designers.
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