$2,487
H 21.66 in W 27.56 in D 5.91 in
Rare Butterfly Sconce / Wall Lamp By Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 80s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
Dior inspired by Giacomo Puccini's famous opera "Madama Butterfly" but Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Metal, Enamel
Black Butterfly P Sconce by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare vintage modern Italian sconce designed by Gino Sarfatti.
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 21.5 in W 18.5 in D 6 in
Vintage Black Butterfly P Wall Light Sconce by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare vintage modern Italian sconces designed by Gino Sarfatti.
Aluminum
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s. Introducing the breathtaking
Metal
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s. Introducing the breathtaking
Metal
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Butterfly Sconce by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1980s Introducing the breathtaking
Metal
Pair of "Butterfly" Sconces by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Butterfly" sconces by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy
Metal
Pair of ‘Butterfly’ Sconces by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of ‘Butterfly’ sconces by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy
Metal
Sold
H 21.66 in W 26.78 in D 6.7 in
Rare white Butterfly wall lamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 80s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Rare “Butterfly” Sconce / Wall Lamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s — Metallic
Metal
Flos Butterfly Wall Lamp by Afra and Tobia Scarpa
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare Scarpa wall lamp by Flos. Milk glass diffuser and adjustable fabric shade. To be on the
Metal
$1,999Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.6 in W 9.4 in D 12.6 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in verdigris p...
Metal
$1,066 / item
H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Mid-Century Modern Farmer Series Chair by Gerd Lange for Bofinger, 1960s
By Gerd Lange, Bofinger
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Farmer Series Chair by Gerd Lange for Bofinger. - Special design classics from the Bofinger Farmer Program - Designed by Gerd Lange from the 1960s - Dismantleable furnit...
Canvas, Wood
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Iconic Bali Table Lamp by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano 1958
By Bruno Munari
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing a rare opportunity to own an iconic piece of mid-century Italian design: the “Bali” table lamp, designed by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano in 1958. This exquisite lamp is...
Fabric, Resin, Plywood
On Hold|$4,270 / set
H 32.29 in W 18.9 in D 19.69 in
Luciano Bertoncini for Bellato Italian Oak Wicker Dining Chairs 1970s
By Luciano Bertoncini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design set of six dining chairs designed by Luciano Bertoncini and produced by Bellato with solid oak frame legs, tubular steel seat upholstered in wicker,I...
Metal
$5,330
H 25.6 in W 70.87 in D 82.68 in
Gardenia Italian bed, Designer Luciano De Gennaro for Brivio, 1977
Located in Milano, IT
A masterpiece of Italian design from the 1970s, this "Gardenia" double bed was designed in 1977 by Luciano De Gennaro for Brivio Industria Mobili of Novedrate (Como), one of the most...
Wood
Spanish Iron Drinks Table on an Elevated Hammered Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This ornate and unusual Spanish gilt metal side or drinks table was recently handcrafted by skilled artisans using conventional iron-working techniques with an emphasis on superior q...
Iron
$1,924 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
$473
H 20.48 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
By Philippe Starck, Maison Lucien Gau
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
Aluminum
$2,625 / item
H 35.04 in W 23.23 in D 26.38 in
Contemporary chenille walnut brass handmade Arches dining chair by InsidherLand
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Chair Design at the International Design & Architecture Awards 2021 Honorable Mention at the European Product Design Awards 2021 The Arches dining chair is designed in the ...
Brass, Metal
Elegant pair of wall lamps. Italy, 1960s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant pair of wall lamps, featuring soft aqua-green shaded glass and a brass geometric structure that beautifully enhances their timeless elegance. The combination of delicate glas...
Brass
Abatina Table Lamp By Afra & Tobia Scarpa For Flos
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Vienna, AT
Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, table lamp, model 'Abatina 1160', Italy, 1980s, Lamp with a steel frame, with two paper lampshades with a light fabric cover and contrasting edges, eq...
Brass, Steel
"Celestia" Ceiling lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceiling light in white linen fabric and aluminum. Model Celestia. Stamped Flos. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Aluminum
Pair of French Carved Alabaster Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1950's French carved alabaster light fixtures with 3 Edison interior lights. Priced and Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter: 24" Height of bowl: 6.5"
Alabaster
Umran Sink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Umran Sink—a signature piece from our inaugural stone collection, meticulously crafted in Afyon, Türkiye, a region renowned for its ancient stonework. Named in honor ...
Travertine, Marble
$1,599 / set
H 7.88 in Dm 6.7 in
Pair of grey wall lamps by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Livio Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of swiveling spots made of grey lacquered metal designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo in the 1970s. The spots can also be used as ceiling lamps. The spots ...
Metal, Aluminum
Imaginative lighting is a longtime hallmark of modern Italian design. Following in the footsteps of innovative companies such as Artemide and Arteluce, the company FLOS brought a fresh aesthetic philosophy to the Italian lighting field in the 1960s, one that would produce several of the iconic floor lamp, table lamp and pendant light designs of the era.
FLOS — Latin for “flower” — was founded in the northern town of Merano in 1962 by Cesare Cassina (of the famed Cassina furniture-making family) and Dino Gavina, a highly cultured businessman who believed that artistic ideas espoused in postwar Italy could inform commercial design. The two enlisted brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni as their first designers.
Even before FLOS was formally incorporated, the Castiglionis gave the firm one of its enduring successes with the Taraxacum pendant and associated designs made by spraying an elastic polymer on a metal armature. (George Nelson had pioneered the technique in the United States in the early 1950s.) For other designs, the brothers found inspiration in everyday objects. Suggestive of streetlights, their Arco floor lamp, with its chrome boom and ball-shaped shade sweeping out from a marble block base, has become a staple of modernist decors. Designing for FLOS since 1966, Tobia Scarpa has also been inspired by the commonplace. His folded-metal Foglio sconces resemble a shirt cuff; his carved marble Biagio table lamp looks like a jai alai basket.
In 1973, FLOS purchased Arteluce, the company founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti, and it continues to produce his designs. In recent decades, FLOS has contracted work from several noted designers, including Marcel Wanders and Jasper Morrison. As instantly recognizable as they are, many FLOS designs remain accessible. While FLOS lighting is the essence of modernity, its sleek, subtle designs can be used to strike a sculptural note in even traditional spaces.
Browse a broad range of FLOS lighting fixtures at 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.