Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Italian Midcentury Lanter Pendant Lamp, Adolf Loos Style, 1950s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Traversetolo, IT
The stylish Italian "lantern" pendant lamp from the 1950s has a single E27 light, ground glass, and a polished brass frame finished with transparent varnish. This elegant piece of li...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Rattan Pendant
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Mid-century rattan pendant, Denmark, 1960s. This beautiful suspension lamp is entirely handcrafted in rattan with unsual design provinding a warm and pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Rattan
Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm Tiered Copper Danish Ceiling Pendant Light
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm multi-tiered copper color Danish pendant light. The fixture is intended to dangle from the ceiling. The copper colored metal shade is origi...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Pierre Sindre 'Visir' Portable Brass and Glass Table Lamp for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Sindre 'Visir' portable brass and glass table lamp for Örsjö
Designed by Scandinavian creator Pierre Sindre, the 'Visir' portable table lamp is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Sputnik Art Glass Green Color Midcentury Chandelier, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
A fantastic spot of green color, amazing design due to its very particular shape of these green glass flowers and for the fantastic brass rods. Very elegant, will furnish and decorat...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
English Midcentury Four-Light Lantern with Silver Color and Petite Spheres
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Midcentury metal four-light lantern with silver color, scrolling accents and glass panels. Introduce an elegant statement to your interiors with this English Midcentury me...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Ceiling Light, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Stilnovo ceiling light or lantern with a long satin glass diffuser, bright red acrylic shade and brass hardware from the 1950s. Four origin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Steel
T and C Robert French 20th Grey Stoneware Architectural Ceramic Table Lamp
By Vieux Moulin
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Thierry and Chantal Robert - Vieux moulin atelier
Architectural stoneware ceramic table lamp or lantern lamp
Original perfect condition
Realised circa 1970
Light grey cer...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Chandelier by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Murano glass chandelier by Toni Zuccheri For Venini.
Our unusual vintage Italian chandelier, pendant or lantern is comprised of...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
Murano Sputnik Pastel Pink Midcentury Chandelier, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Exciting pastel pink color for this Murano chandelier, several shades together for this beautiful color. Note the asymmetrical design.
Something really incredible this Murano chande...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp.
Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Hand-made form by Ozeki ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Glass and Brass Pendant or Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano glass and brass pendant or lantern.
This stunning Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass and brass chandelier, pend...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1960s Veca Attributable Three-Light Lantern.Chrome Frame and Smoky Gray Crystals
By VECA
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Beautiful vintage three-light ceiling lantern from the late 1960s in the style of Veca.
The frame is made of chrome-plated metal on which are mounted 15 smoky grey crystal plates.
...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Two Small White Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo Metal Lanterns
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a pair of small Pagoda style faux bamboo white painted metal lanterns.
Each Chinoiserie lantern has gold color glass beads and clear glass rods decorating the four flat open...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Style Oval Spaceship Brass Pendant or Lantern
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern style all brass pendant or lantern. Featuring a spaceship oval shape, this stylish pendant is handmade of high quality brass and finely hand-tooled producing a s...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Rattan Wicker Weave Cylinder Pendant Lights / Lanterns
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Rattan Wicker and Rattan Pendants, Set of Three
Set of three Rattan Wicker Weave Concentric Cylinder Pendant Hanging Lights. Italy, 19...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
Midcentury Chandelier in Brass and Glass by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing chandelier in brass and glass with fittings for six lights, suspended from a brass rod and conical canopy.
This piece is attributed to Fontana Arte designed by ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Limburg One of Three Large Brass Iron & Clear Glass Round Pendant Lights C.1965
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set of three refurbished, beautifully designed and crafted, octagonally shaped and multi-faceted clear glass and brass midcentury pendant...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Rattan Cylinder Pendant Light or Lantern, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Modernist Rattan Pendant Lamp or Lantern. France, 1950s-1960s
A cool handcrafted rattan drum shaped ceiling suspension lamp with wicker details to difusse the lightt.
This e...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
Pair of English Mid-Century Three-Light Nickel Finish Hall Lanterns with Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage English metal lanterns from the mid 20th century, with nickel finish, three lights and glass body. Created in England during the third quarter of the 20th century, this pair of hall...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Italian Modern Wicker Wire Rattan Pendant Hanging Lights with Glass Accent, Pair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Mid-Century Modern woven wicker wire and rattan pendant lamps / lanterns with textured glass rhombus, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
The woven wicker conic shades of these lamps are accen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wire
Mazzega Murano Round Light Pink and White Color Midcentury Chandelier, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary light pink and white color for this "Mazzega" Murano chandelier, a light pink and white color with a unique transparency. Its light pink and white color is really guess...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Rare French Maison Jansen Lantern Gilt Brass Crystal Glass 1960 Bagues Charles
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Gorgeous French midcentury gilt brass metal and crystal glass disc lantern with star motif made by Maison Jansen, France circa 1950s to 1960s. The fabulous of vintage pendant lamp ta...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, Model K.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model K.
Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Pierre Sindre Black 'Visir' Portable Metal and Glass Table Lamp for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Sindre black 'Visir' portable metal and glass table lamp for Örsjö
Designed by Scandinavian creator Pierre Sindre, the 'Visir' portable table lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Round Blu Sky / White Color Mid-Century Chandelier, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary blue sky / white color for this Murano chandelier, a blue sky color with a unique transparency. Its blue sky and white color is really guessed for a different and origi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Murano Round Ambra / White Color Mid-Century Chandelier, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary ambra / white color for this Murano chandelier, a ambra color with a unique transparency. Its ambra and white color is really guessed for a different and original chand...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Barovier & Toso Style Murano Palmettes Green Glass Chandelier, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Exciting Murano glass "Palmette" chandelier in Barovier & Toso style, classic but with a really beautiful green color. A beautiful splash of color in your apartment.
This spectacula...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Murano Glass
A Pair of White Stilnovo Pendant Lanterns, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
STILNOVO, 1960s
Two white enameled lanterns with clear and opaline glass diffusers, nickeled mounts. Could be mounted as ceiling lights.
Rewired for the U.S. with one standard base b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Set of 14 Blown Clear and White Glass Lanterns, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
ITALY, 1970s
A collection of 14 blown white and clear glass lanterns, with chromed metal mounts. Each individual piece is mouth blown resulting in different alignments of the white a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Awesome Venetian Murano Pendant Light w. Mouth Blown Bluish Green Glass in Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful color and practical size Italian fixture with mouth blown glass in a wrought iron frame.
If you are looking for a rare and truly stylish Murano light fixture to grace y...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Good Size Venetian Mouth Blown Glass in Hand-Crafted Metal Frame Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, mid century made and great condition light fixture.
This stylish Venetian pendant is in excellent condition and the transparent glass is perfectly and symmetrically blown into the geometrically circular metal frame and the result is an absolute joy to look at. The size and shape of this wonderful work of Italian lighting art make it perfect for an entrance, kitchen, landing, etc. The wonderful presence and the bright light it radiates bring class and elegance into your home like no modern day light fixture ever could. What makes this fine specimen extra special are the evenly bulging circular patterns. They reminded us of the circular patterns that are temporarily left behind on a person's skin after being treated with the traditional Chinese jar cupping therapy. Mind you, thanks to the chain, you can easily change the height to one that is perfect for you and this pendant is also rewired to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage the world over.
Again great value for money. Especially since our price for this stylish art glass pendant includes perfect packing and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days.
Current height x diameter: 31.5 x 12.5 inches.
Height of this mouth blown pendant...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pierre Sindre White 'Visir' Portable Metal and Glass Table Lamp for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Sindre white 'Visir' portable metal and glass table lamp for Örsjö
Designed by Scandinavian creator Pierre Sindre, the 'Visir' portable table lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Limburg One of Four Vintage Minimalist Iron, Brass & Glass Pendant Lights, 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set four beautifully designed and crafted octagonally shaped and multi-faceted clear glass & polished brass Mid-Century pendant light. These large minimalistic, Contemporary...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
French Rattan Lantern Pendant with Chinoiserie Accents
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oriental Inspired rattan lantern. France, 1950s-1960s.
This handcrafted ceiling lamp features a squared lantern made of rattan canes with an inner paper lampshade. The chain is made of wicker rings topped by a wood canopy...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Midcentury Murano Ice Glass Mazzega Kalmar Pendant, Chandelier, Italy, 1960
By Mazzega
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury Murano Kalmar pendant chandelier ice glass, Italy 1960.
original vintage condition. One glass professional glued, alsmost invisible, see last picture. Chrome in good cond...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Italian Design Medusa Light in the Style of Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii
Located in London, GB
" Medusa " Ceiling light.
It's still a popular choice today thanks to its timeless style. The black enamelled wrought metal frame is simple but elegant, and the moon-shaped white sa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Rare Hand Crafted & Glazed Italian Majolica Pendant w. Ocean Wildlife Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, midcentury made. lantern design 'ocean view light fixture'.
If you are looking for the ideal light fixture for your Palm Beach or Malibu (beach) house or if you own the coolest seafood restaurant in town then maybe you should be the next custodian of this ocean life inspired pendant. In all our years of trading in 20th century lighting we have never seen a majolica light...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass Chandelier / Pendant / Hanging Lamp, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass Chandelier / Pendant / Hanging Lamp, 1960s
Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Glass Pendent with Brass Hardware
Body of Glass 14" x 6" dia. Details ...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Midcentury French Riviera Bambo and Rattan Spherical Italian Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury bamboo and rattan spherical chandelier in Cote d'Azur style. This wonderful item was produced in Italy during the 1960s.
This gorgeous pendant features a spherical shape made by a spiral of curved rattan and an elegant rattan chain. The beautiful original E27 light socket is made in brass and white ceramic.
This chandelier is perfect for a midcentury living room or a kitchen with a French maritime...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Brass and Beveled Glass Hexagonal Italian Chandelier after Adolf Loos, 1950s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing brass and bevelled glass hexagonal chandelier. This amazing pendant light was designed in Italy and inspired by the work of Adolf Loos during the 1950s.
This piece is fa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Mid- Century Modern Style Oval Spaceship Brass Pendant or Lantern, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of Mid- century Modern style all brass pendants or lanterns. Featuring a spaceship oval shape, these stylish pair of pendants are handmade of high quality brass and finely hand-tooled producing a soft ambient lighting...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Vintage Retrofitted Kerosene Lantern
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Vintage metal kerosene lantern with central glass shade retrofitted for electrified home use.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Medium White Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa Collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Austrian Circular Chandeliers, Brass and Glass, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Austrian circular chandeliers, brass and glass, 1960s
Pair of sputnik style circular chandeliers having glass flowers and faceted beads. Designed and p...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Model L102/32 Candle Light by H.a. Jakobsson for Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This beautiful and decorative candleholder, model L102/32, was designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd. It has a mouth-blown glass shade and a brass base. All in a good conditio...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Brass Candle Holders by Torben Ørskov of Copenhagen
Located in Søborg, DK
A set of 4 Mid-Century Modern brass candle holders designed by world famous architect Max Bruel for Torben Ørskov of Copenhagen.
Measures: ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Rattan Globe Pendant Light, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan ball shaped lantern or pendant ceiling lamp. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This suspension features an spherical lampshade made of double twist rattan canes. It hangs from a chain with wicker links topped by a brass canopy. The length of the chain can be cut in case you would like to make it shorter.
This pendant lamp will be a nice addition hanging over a kitchen's table or dining area or bedroom and will add a fresh and modern accent to any ambiance.
Perfect for a beach house, countryside house or urban apartment. It provides a charming light when lit choosing white bulbs...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Murano Midcentury Blown Smoked Glass Italian Lanterns, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Precious Murano blown glass lanterns, its colors are unique ranging from smoked color to black through red one. It is very elegant and refined objects, it can be placed in several pl...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Sonneman Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Robert Sonneman Mid-Century Modern articulated desktop table lamp with white enamled spherical shade upon a white-painted wooden base. Measures : 18.8" H...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century French Riviera Bamboo and Rattan Italian Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury bamboo, rattan circular pendant in French Riviera style, produced in Italy during the 1960s.
The chandelier consist of a stunning hemispherical shaped lampshade...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane
Rattan & Bamboo Sconce Wall Lamp Lantern Louis Sognot Style, Italy, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Sconce wall lamp in bamboo and rattan in the style of French designer Louis Sognot.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Louis Sognot was a French designer best known for his elegant fu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage XL chromed extendible arc floor lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Xetra large vintage chrome arc lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. Carrara marble base with chrome-plated frame and shade.
Flexible and adjustable pole that can be moved back and forth...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Large 1970s Danish Stoneware Pendant in White Glaze Manufactured Axella
Located in København K, 84
Rare and large perforated stoneware pendant in white glaze by ceramist Aksel Larsen for Axella in the 1970s. Hanging in a patinated metal chain and have a stoneware ceiling cup. The lamp is in a very good condition. No chips or scratches just a beautiful, elegant and collectible large stoneware lamp.
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Stoneware
Model L102/32 Candle Light by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This beautiful and decorative candleholder, model L102/32, was designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd. It has a mouth-blown glass shade and a brass base. All in a good conditio...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large White Ceramic Pendant Light, Natural Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa Collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Modernist Woven Wicker Rattan Palm Pendant Light, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant handcrafted bamboo and rattan / wicker weave flower shaped or palm pendant hanging lamp, Spain, 1960s.
This beautiful suspension lamp features af...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Rattan, Wicker, Paper
Large Ornate Brass Lantern Style Pendant
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large brass lantern with ornate finials and wrought details.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern lanterns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lanterns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lanterns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lanterns made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lanterns, popular names associated with this style include L'Aviva Home, Glashütte Limburg, Venini, and Siemon & Salazar. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lanterns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $50,300 while the average work can sell for $2,247.
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