Apparatus Studio Median 3 Surface Sconce Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while pushing it through a futurist lens...
Alabaster, Brass
Apparatus Studio Median 1 surface mount 14" Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while pushing it through a futurist lens...
Alabaster, Brass
Apparatus Studio Median 1 surface mount 11" Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while pushing it through a futurist lens...
Alabaster, Brass
Median 1 Pendant
By APPARATUS
Located in PARIS, FR
This unique light pendant designed by Apparatus Studio in NYC evokes an eclipse on minarets. It can be placed either in a home or a professional interior. Lead time : 22 weeks ...
Alabaster, Brass
Median 1 Pendant 20 in
By APPARATUS
Located in PARIS, FR
This unique light pendant designed by Apparatus Studio in NYC evokes an eclipse on minarets. It can be placed either in a home or a professional interior. Lead time : 22 weeks ...
Alabaster, Brass
Apparatus Studio Median 3 Surface Sconce Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while pushing it through a futurist lens...
Alabaster, Brass
Apparatus Studio - Median: Surface 4 Light, Alabaster and Fluted Brass
By APPARATUS
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Apparatus Studio Median: Surface 4 Light with alabaster diffusers and solid fluted brass fixture.
Alabaster, Brass
Sold|$22,400
H 28 in W 168 in D 72 in
Magnificent 4 Piece Vladimir Kagan Omnibus Sofa Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Large 3 piece sectional sofa with matching illuminated coffee table by Vladimir Kagan, Omnibus Collection, American 1975 (signed with original labels). This amazing sofa has been rec...
Upholstery, Lucite
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
$7,500 / item
H 9.85 in Dm 14.18 in
Stunning Florian Schulz Double Posa Brass Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double posa pendant lamp with one E 27 / model a bulb in brass.
Brass
Concrete Wall Lamp / Sconce / Outdoor Lighting 'V'
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
"V" by Bentu Design Wall lamp or sconce. Outdoor Lighting. Concrete Size: 11×14×h11Cm Weight: 1 kg Colour:Cement Grey Light Source: LED 6W 85-240V 70Ra 600LM 3000K - Comptable wi...
Concrete
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$927 / item
H 4.73 in W 9.45 in D 12.6 in
Sistema Solare Wall Sconce. Calacatta oro Marble. Silvio Piattelli design
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This beautiful sconce adds to the Sistema collection the wall fixture. I made several times this for specific customer requests and realised it needed to become part of the collectio...
Marble, Brass
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
Elegant Bespoke Italian "Benny" table lamp in bronze and Alabaster
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
A table lamp with a retro flavor. The lamp shade in alabaster with a flat shape is enlightened of transparencies, stressing the veining of this material. The pull chain switch recall...
Alabaster, Brass
$8,800 / set
H 32.68 in W 21.66 in D 18.12 in
Danish Modern, Set of 6 Chairs in Oak & Lambswool, Model SW86 by Finn Juhl, 1953
By Finn Juhl, Søren Willadsen
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing set of 6 dining chairs designed by the renowned Danish architect and designer Finn Juhl in 1953 for Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik, this set of six dining chairs exemplifies ...
Lambskin, Oak
$6,611
H 27.56 in Dm 14.57 in
Wrought Iron Gueridon - Tripod - Manner Jean-Michel Frank & Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti, (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Hasselt, VLI
a handcrafted side table inspired by 19th-century smoker's tables. Handmade in Belgium by a master blacksmith, it is timeless and elegant, an ode to old craftsmanship, yet presented ...
Wrought Iron
$7,771 / set
H 48 in W 69 in D 48 in
Trapezi 5 by SilvioMondinoStudio, Chandelier in Brass, Murano Glass LED Dimmable
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Chandelier Offers a Contemporary Interpretation of the Murano Glass Chandelier, Grounded in Italian Design and Shaped by the Clarity and Lightness of the International St...
Brass
$397 / item
H 6.3 in Dm 9.85 in
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Kitchen Task Light Sconce
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Wall Light – B An early French glass frill coolie light. The shade is hand made from opaque glass with a clear pleated rim. The shade has been moun...
Brass
$5,440
H 11.42 in W 28.75 in D 25.99 in
Gino Sarfatti Ceiling Lamp Model 2042/6, Opaline Glass, Astep, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/6. Champagne Mount. Manufactured by Astep. Model 2042/6 Design by Gino Sarfatti With Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963, another of Gino Sa...
Steel
$3,959 / item
H 29.92 in W 30.7 in D 30.7 in
Customizable Tacchini Lina Armchair by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
Lina is a re-edition of one of the earliest projects designed by Gianfranco Frattini, one of the great masters of Italian design. Nominated in 1955 for the Compasso d’oro, the armcha...
Leather, Fabric
$2,955Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 7.5 in
Large 'Fly 3' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Maison Paname, Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Fly 3' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who metic...
Alabaster, Metal
Swedish Designer Josef Frank Style Textile Dome Pendant, 1960s
By Ateljé Lyktan, Markslöjd, Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern vintage pendant with cream white dome shaped textile shade over metal mount and three red wooden globes on top. In the organic modern style of Josef Fr...
Textile, Wood
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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