Serpentine Carved Snake Sconce
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The Serpentine Sconce brings an irresistible touch of primal energy to any interior, its sculptural snake form slithering up the wall with arresting beauty.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Vintage Pair of Anglo Indian Brass Snake or Cobra Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Snake charmer's pair of mid century Anglo Indian candlepower cobra wall sconces crafted in brass with etched floral and geometric designs.
Brass
Pair of snakes sconces italy circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Nice pair of snakes sconces italy circa 1960 Brass with bronze patina For one light - easy to wire
Brass
$19,858 / set
H 25.99 in W 7.09 in D 8.67 in
Pair of French Art Deco Silver and Snake Skin Torch Design Wall Sconces
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pair of French Art Deco torch design wall sconces with round bowl design top. Details metal: Base material brass is silver plated, the holder under the bowl has 4 bone bars as embell...
Brass
$7,697 / set
H 39.38 in W 5.12 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Brass Cobra Snake Wall Lights with Opaline Glass Shades, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A decorative pair of brass cobra snake wall lights, dating from around the 1970s.
Brass
$3,197 / set
H 8.67 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Mid-Century Pair of Snake Wall Lights, Brass and Alabaster, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Pair of Snake Wall Lights, Brass and Alabaster, Italy, 1970s
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage Pair of Anglo Indian Brass Cobra Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of mid century Anglo Indian polished brass cobra or snake wall sconces.
Brass
Fauna 01brass Cast Snake Wall Light
Located in Firenze, FI
The Fauna 01 wall light, like the whole series of products in the Brass Brothers & Co. Eclectic collection, is inspired by the animal and plant world, sensual and tempting, the snake...
Brass
Snake Sconces Brass, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
Snake sconces in brass (candle stock holders) for upright piano or could be used as wall sconces in brass, circa 1910 second hand, articulated circa 1880 second hand.
Mid-Century Modern Curvilinear Brass Cobra Snake Sconce
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern brass sconce was realized in France, circa 1950.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Brass Cobra Snake Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sleek, Mid-Century cast brass cobra snake sconces crafted with unexpected detail and decorated with red and green paint.
Pair of "Snake" Sconces
Located in North Miami, FL
A most unusual pair of sconce having three arms of turned and curled snakes. Proportions and design and great. Nicely patinated.
Brass
Sold
H 8.67 in W 15.75 in D 7.88 in
Large Exceptional Cast Brass & Alabaster Snake Sconce or Wall Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare Mid-Century Modern cast brass and alabaster snake sconce or wall lamp. Designed and manufactured probably in Italy, 1970s.
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Cast Brass Cobra Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exotic pair of vintage cast brass cobra or snake sconces ingrained with floral designs and decorated with black enamel.
Sold
H 30.71 in W 4.34 in D 4.73 in
20th Century French Art Deco Style Pair of Brass Snake Sconces, circa 1960s
By Maison Baguès
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and rare 20th century "Art deco Revival" Style pair of brass snake sconces from the 1960s. Beautiful decorative details.
Brass
Large Brass Cobra Snake Wall Sconces Pair
Located in Toronto, CA
Enhance your decor with this rare pair of large brass cobra snake candle wall sconces. Each sconce features a gracefully coiled cobra, intricately detailed with vibrant brass accents.
Brass
Pair of Brass Cobra or Snake Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Anglo Indian wall sconces crafted in brass in the form of a cobra and decorated with engraved floral designs.
Brass
Pair of Indian Brass Cobra Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Indian cast brass snake or cobra sconces meticulously decorated with intricate symbolic floral designs in red and blue enamel.
Brass
Pair of Vintage Anglo Indian Cobra Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exotic pair of Anglo Indian cast brass wall sconces in a snake or cobra form featuring a bronze like finish over etched floral designs with traces of red and black enamel.
Brass
Sold
H 31 in W 5.5 in D 6.25 in
Striking and Stylish Midcentury Pair of Hollywood Regency Cobra / Snake Sconces
By Maison Baguès
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous pair of Hollywood Regency wall lights. If you are looking for a vibrant and stylish pair of sconces then this pair of bronze cobras could be your ideal lighting solution. ...
Brass, Bronze
A Pair of Sculptural Brass Snake Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of sculptural brass three-light electrified wall sconces, each in the form of three coiled snakes extending out from a central circular boss.
Brass
Pair of Decorative Cobra Snake Brass Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
These are fabulous snake candle sconces. This particular pair has very nice detail and patina.
Brass
Pair of 1940s Art Moderne Brass Snake Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of 1940s Art Moderne brass Snake Wall Sconces
Parchment Paper
Sold
H 9.85 in W 22.45 in D 9.85 in
Signed Rare Pair Gilt Brass Maison Baguès Swing Arm Sconces Faux Snake Leather
By Maison Charles, Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Exclusive rare pair of gilt brass Maison Bagues swing arm sconces, Paris, France circa 1960s to 1970s.
Brass
$1,006,624
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, ador...
Crystal, Bronze
$1,362 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$769 / item
H 15.75 in W 7.09 in D 7.68 in
Reproduction of a of art deco nickel wall lamp (Smaller one)
Located in Wien, Au
Reproduction of a nickel art deco wall lamp This is a reproduction. ( New ) We have also the same in polished brass. It can be brass and lacuered too. The last photo shows we have t...
Brass, Nickel
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
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
$8,765Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
$34,343
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
The Nativity of Christ
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...
Pigment
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$116,207
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Large White Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking chandelier was designed by Emil Stejnar for the renowned Vienna-based lighting manufacturer Rupert Nikoll in the 1960s. Stejnar is celebrated for his poetic and celesti...
Metal
Whether burnished or lacquered, antique, new and vintage brass furniture can elevate a room.
From traditional spaces that use brass as an accent — by way of brass dining chairs or brass pendant lights — to contemporary rooms that embrace bold brass decor, there are many ways to incorporate the golden-hued metal.
“I find mixed metals to be a very updated approach, as opposed to the old days, when it was all shiny brass of dulled-out silver tones,” says interior designer Drew McGukin. “I especially love working with brass and blackened steel for added warmth and tonality. To me, aged brass is complementary across many design styles and can trend contemporary or traditional when pushed either way.”
He proves his point in a San Francisco entryway, where a Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs above a limited-edition table and stools by Kelly Wearstler — also an enthusiast of juxtapositions — all providing bronze accents. The walls were hand-painted by artist Caroline Lizarraga and the ombré stair runner is by DMc.
West Coast designer Catherine Kwong chose a sleek brass and lacquered-parchment credenza by Scala Luxury to fit this San Francisco apartment. “The design of this sideboard is reminiscent of work by French modernist Jean Prouvé. The brass font imbues the space with warmth and the round ‘portholes’ provide an arresting geometric element.”
Find antique, new and vintage brass tables, case pieces and other furnishings now on 1stDibs.
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.