Vintage 1950s French Chandelier with Glass Tassels, 57cm
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
elegance of 1950s French lighting design. Highly decorative yet versatile, this chandelier works equally
Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Chandelier with Glass Tassels, 57cm
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
elegance of 1950s French lighting design. Highly decorative yet versatile, this chandelier works equally
Metal
$1,584 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Wall Sconces by Arlus, 1950s
By Arlus
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
sophisticated aesthetic of the 1950s French lighting style. Their original patina enhances their vintage charm
Brass
Michel Buffet 'B206' Black and White Wall Lamp for Disderot
By Disderot, Michel Buffet
Located in Glendale, CA
sheet of black and white lacquered steel, this fluid and refined design is emblematic of 1950s French
Steel
$1,500 / item
Michel Buffet 'B206' White Wall Lamp for Disderot
By Disderot, Michel Buffet
Located in Glendale, CA
sheet of black and white lacquered steel, this fluid and refined design is emblematic of 1950s French
Steel
Pair of Michel Buffet 'B206' White Wall Lamps for Disderot
By Michel Buffet, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
sheet of black and white lacquered steel, this fluid and refined design is emblematic of 1950s French
Steel
Pair of Michel Buffet 'B206' Black and White Wall Lamps for Disderot
By Disderot, Michel Buffet
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s French lighting aesthetics and shares many attributes with Buffet's better known contemporary
Steel
Antique French 1950's Hall Lantern
Located in London, GB
For sale is a stunning French bronze hall lantern from the 1950s. This antique lantern features
Brass, Bronze
Sexy 1950's French chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful French Mid Century chandelier, the patina is so much nicer in person, the height can be
Brass
Poussine Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Jacques Poussine
Located in New York, NY
Light blue glazed ceramic lamp augmented with fused crackled glass 32x20 Base Only 21x5.5x7 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Standard PB Template, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract blue glazed table lamp with a cipher in the shape of a fishbone underneath
Ceramic
Valenti Nickel Lamp, France 1950's
By Valenti
Located in New York, NY
Nickeled brass base in a neoclassical form 36x20 Base Only 36x10x10 Shade Not Included
Brass, Nickel
Green Parchment Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large diamond faceted table lamp on a plinth with brass nails.
Brass
1950's French 12 Arm Brass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
1950's 12 arm French brass chandelier with beautiful craftsmanship and detail, fully restored
Brass
French 1950's Bamboo Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
In the style of Maison Charles and Jacques Adnet this lamp has an extraordinary woven brass framed shade atop a main column of faux bamboo sharing its base with a brass heron.
1950's French Brass Sconce or wall light by Jacques Biny for Lita
By Jacques Biny, Lita
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1950's French Brass Sconce by Jacques Biny for Lita
Metal, Brass
French 1950’s black metal floor lamp
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, GB
French 1950’s black metal floor lamp with cruciform base. Some paint loss to the metal work and
Metal
Leather Stitched Floor Lamp, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual floor lamp with a Neo baroque design, entirely wrapped in stitched leather like the creations of Jacques Adnet and Jacques Quinet.
Leather
Carved Elm Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved multi lobbed elm table lamp. 23x18 Base 13x7x7
Elm
Large Onyx Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved solid onyx lamp with rough edges and grooves 38x22 Base Only 24x7x5 Shade Not Included
Onyx
Sandstone “Arp” Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Jean Arp
Located in New York, NY
Sandstone base carved in the manner of Jean Arp 26x18 Base Only 14x5x7 Shade Not Included
Sandstone
Oval Sandstone Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large carved lamp base with an abstract pattern across the middle 24x18 Base Only 12x12x8 Shade Not Included
Sandstone
Sandstone “Pierced Ring” Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large ring sandstone table lamp on a rectangle base 32x22 Base Only 18x12x5 Shade Not Included
Sandstone
Carved Stone Abstract Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract table lamp in solid carved stone 38x22 Base Only 18x14x4 Shade Not Included
Stone
Sevres Abstract Bird Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Abstract bird lamp by Manufacture de Sèvres white glaze with yellow and green decor. 25x18 Base Only 13x10x5 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Green Stepped Ceramic Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Green pottery lamp with abstract flourishes on four sides 25x18 Base Only 13x7 Shade Not Included
Pottery
$5,750 / item
Jean Besnard Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Jean Besnard
Located in New York, NY
Spherical table lamp with a white glaze and a geometric pattern over a black center stripe. Round Base only 10x10 (14 with socket)
Ceramic
Jean Marais Hand Lamp, France 1950's
By Jean Marais
Located in New York, NY
One of Jean Marais most striking lamp designs, a life-size arm holding a ring in glazed terra-cotta. Signed.
Terracotta
Jean Marais Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Jean Marais
Located in New York, NY
Large lamp by Jean Marais in gunmetal patina. Signed.
Ceramic
Sexy 1950's French Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and sexy mid-century chandelier, the lines are very sexy and flowing, the brass has some lost, (see pictures) totally normal with age.
Metal
French Télé-ambiance table lamp, 1950's
Located in Montréal, QC
Two-faced plexiglass lamp made in Italy and attributed to Arredoluce. Yellow and white moulded plexiglass panel shades held by enameled brass pins. Black enameled steel mesh, black e...
Steel
Arlus Tripod Standing Lamp, France 1950's
By Arlus
Located in New York, NY
Two tone Arlus tripod standing lamp, the stem is in gunmetal patina while the base is gilt brass. Shade for photographic purposes.
Brass
French 1950's Brass Orbital Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
Space Age styling to this kinetic orbital French modernist chandelier. The sputnik-like arms move
Brass
French 1950's Dual Headed Desk Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Charming dual cone desk lamp from France in the manner of Biny. One cone yellow; the other nearly
Aluminum, Brass
Ceramic “Blue Line” Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large Grey glazed table lamp with a blue ring 42x22 Base Only 22x10 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Crackled Ceramic Ringed Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large ceramic table lamp with a crackled glaze and a series of rings, on a tulip base 38x22 Base Only 22x11 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Blue “Dots” Ceramic Table Lamps, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lamps in a deep blue glaze, artist mark to the bottom 23x20 Base Only 11x12 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Pair Of Celadon Pottery Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of light green table lamp with a grooved design 25x20 Base Only 13x9 Shade Not Included
Pottery
Large Earthenware Table Lamp #3, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Dark grey glazed table lamp 42x22 Base Only 22x10 Shade Not Included
Earthenware
Daum Column Cristal Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Cristal table lamp by Daum 26x18 Base Only 16x5 Shade Not Included
Crystal
Abstract Sun Limestone Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved limestone base with an abstract sun pattern raised on the front 25x18 Base Only 12x6x3 Shade Not Included
Limestone
Bitossi “Lacrima” Blue Table Lamp, France 1950's
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Classic lamp base with individually etched lacrima motif all around and in a beautiful Rimini blue glaze 24x18 Base Only 12x6 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Walnut “U” Sconces, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved walnut sconces on brass backplates with custom paper shades
Brass
1950s French Baroque Gilded Wood Table Lamp – Sculpted Decorative Lighting
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950s French Baroque Gilded Wood Table Lamp – Sculpted Decorative Lighting Description: This
Wood
French 1950's Cruciform Chandelier by Arlus
Located in Hanover, MA
French 1950's chandelier in cruciform shape with tapering white striated opaline glass cone shades
French 1950's Iron & Brass Triton Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Absolutely charming French 1950's table lamp with three candelabra sockets shown with upward facing
Brass, Iron
Floor Standing French Surgeons Lamp Circa 1950's
Located in Gloucester, GB
Floor Standing French Surgeons Lamp Circa 1950's - Fully rewired - New bulb holder, inline foot
Steel
Square La Borne Ceramic Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Square bottle shape table lamp with a variety of green glazes.
Ceramic
Faux Tortoiseshell Shaded Bronze Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Artist made cast bronze table lamp with a bronze shade decorated with faux tortoise shell panels.
Bronze
Large Geometric Floor Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic geometric wood floor lamp with two-tone finish, carved of solid walnut in a repeating pattern, it is a statement piece.
Brass
Lamp in the Manner of Jouve, France 1950's
By Georges Jouve
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic table lamp with a simple square stem ending in a rectangular base. France 1950s Base Only
Ceramic
French 1950’s Mategot style small black metal lamp
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in London, GB
Small French 1950’s black metal table lamp in the style of Mathieu Mategot. Rewired. Sold with
Metal
Large 1950's Solid Brass French Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of large 1950's solid brass French sconces, fully restored and rewired with minor
Brass
French tripod table lamp with copper trim, 1950's
Located in Montréal, QC
1950’s French tripod table lamp with copper trim. 1x 40 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent
Steel
$3,418Sale Price|20% Off
Ceramic lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, France, 1950's
By Louis Giraud
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic black table lamp by Louis Giraud, signed, 1950's
Ceramic
Blue Poterie du Marais Ceramic Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Pale blue glazed gourd lamp with a slight ring decor 20x16 Base 12x6
Ceramic
French 1950's Five Plexi Torch Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
Plastique fantastique! French modernist chandelier in the style of Pierre Guariche. Five torch
Brass
1950's French Industrial Torch Cut Iron Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
A modernist sculptural creation of welded iron "fer forge" from 1950's France, totally rewired.
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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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.
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Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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