Set of 6 Sciolari Ceiling Light Fixtures from the Gucci Store Milan
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Maastricht, NL
Brass plated canopy flush mount light fixture with four "ice cube" crystals designed by Gaetano Sciolari. Sparkly and pretty. Also nice as wall sconces. These lamps were installed ...
Stilnovo Brass and Black Vintage 16-Light Ceiling Fixture, Italy circa 1965
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
The fantastic scale of this vintage Italian chandelier makes it ideal for large open spaces where light is required without a visually dense fixture. The elegance of the designs by t...
Brass
Round Flush Mount Light Fixture with Walnut Trim and Frosted Glass Diffuser
Located in Pasadena, CA
Round flush mount lighting fixture with wood trim and frosted glass diffuser.
Glass, Walnut
A rare gold plated AM/AS ceiling light fixture by Albini, Helg, Piva
By Franco Albini
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
A rare adjustable gold plated AM/AS ceiling light fixture by Franco Albini, Franca Helg and Antonio Piva. Showing the label of the manufacturer Sirrah.
Metal
Set of Three Venini Glass Pendant Hanging Lamps
Located in Easton, PA
Three Italian glass hanging pendant light fixtures c.1960's by Venini. Two are a matching pair and one of the same size is of a different colored stripe.
Glass
Sold|$250
60's Frosted Glass Ball Pendants
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Frosted glass and brass pendant light fixtures. 1960's Vintage Six available (13 1/2"diameter) brass collar and hanging rod (18").
Sold|$3,600
Murano Chandelier in White Milk Glass
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hand blown, Italian, white milk glass chandelier from the 1960's. The light fixture has eight light arms for bright lighting designed with a clean and elegant manner.
Glass
Sold|$320
Mid Century Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid century 'flying saucer' ceiling light fixture made of painted metal, glass and ringed in chrome
Metal, Chrome
Sold|$2,395
Sputnik-Hibiscus Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Sputnik style, but with botanical influences. The twelve sockets are mounted on a chrome sphere, sputnik-style, except that each one is surrounded by a five-petaled "hibiscus flower...
Chrome, Steel
Sold|$575
1960s Brass Star Light Fixture
Located in Highland Park, IL
A brass and glass star fixture from the 1960's
Brass
Sold|$750
Sciolari Flushmount Light Fixture
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sciolari chrome and glass cube flush mount light fixture.
Medium Mid-Century Flush-Mount Light Fixture: Doria Leuchten Eisglas 1960's
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This flush-mount light fixture by Doria Leuchten was produced in Germany in the 1960's.
Glass
Vintage Satin Glass Pod Pendant Light Fixture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Series of satin glass pod light fixures- Inquire for total inventory
Limburg Glass Flush Mount Light Sconce Fixture
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
Limburg glass sconce flush mount light, white enameled base Two standard bulbs up to 60 watts each. works on 220V as well as 110V. With the 1960s came the accentuated use of gl...
Glass
French Midcentury Orange Flush Mount Light Fixture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Round flush mount ceiling fixture made of a reddish-orange colored lacquered aluminium and a frosted glass panel.
Metal
Massive Sputnik Light Fixtures in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two massive horizontal line sputnik chandeliers featuring alternating rays of blackened brass and light satin finished brass - with 6 frosted white satin globes.
Brass
Extra Large Kalmar 'Tulipan' Glass Flush Mount Light Fixture, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Vienna
An extra large and gorgeous 'Tulipan' flush mount chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The name Tulipan de...
Metal
Lobmeyr Flush Mount Light Modernist Brass Ceiling Fixture 60s
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Bremen, DE
Flush mount light by Lobmeyr, Vienna with diamond Marquise pattern cut glasses on a 5 Tier structure, high end qualtiy Six candelabra size bulbs.
Brass
Vintage Brass Sputnik Twenty-Four-Arm Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in Denver, CO
Beautiful brass Sputnik light fixture aged with a warm patina. Measures: 24" W x 18" H 10.5 length of stem.
Brass
Mid-Century Glass Flush Mount Light Ceiling Fixture 60s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Bremen, DE
Mid-Century glass flush mount light in the manner of Barovier Toso, ribbed glass with amber inclusions, bronze enameled base. Two standard size bulbs. With the 1960s came the a...
Brass
Murano Glass Sconce Flush Light Brass Ceiling Wall Fixture
By Hillebrand
Located in Bremen, DE
Murano glass sconce / flush mount light on polished brass base by Hillebrand 3 candelabra size bulbs up to 40 watts each With the 1960s came the accentuated use of glass elemen...
Brass
Very Large Kalmar Sunburst Murano Glass Flush Mount Light Fixture Brass
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Bremen, DE
Very Large Kalmar Flush Mount Light with impressed sunburst design murano glass shade on brass base 6 candelabra size bulbs vintage lighting crystal chandelier antique light...
Brass
Large Mid-Century Flush-Mount Light Fixture: Doria Leuchten Eisglas, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This flush-mount light fixture by Doria Leuchten was produced in Germany in the 1960s. It is whats know as Eisglas which is a clear glass with a molten quality to mimic ice. There a...
Glass
Limburg Glass Flush Mount Light Brass Ceiling Fixture Flower Floral Design
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
Limburg glass flush mount light in the shape of an oversized flower. Polished brass base. One standard size bulb up to 75 W. With the 1960s came the accentuated use of glass ...
Brass
Murano Ice Glass Flushmount Light Ceiling Fixture Lamp Extra Large Kalmar Kaiser
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, DE
1950s-1960s Murano glass flushmount by Kaiser made of a thick walled foami hand blown glass shade with lots of inclusions, glass flakes you need small Edison screw bulbs (E14) to o...
Blown Glass
Vintage Purple Dome Hanging Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Hudson, NY
a vintage 1960's hanging light fixture by Lightolier with a center core of crome with 8 bulb sockets, and a thick plastic dome of pale purple. great size and scale. signed Lightolier.
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.
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