Danish Midcentury Brass Chandelier

Glass Shades

1960 Danish Modern Chandelier

Bent Karlby For Lyfa

Holm Sorensen Pendant

Fog Morup Glass

Brass Chandelier With Shades

Teak And Brass Chandelier

Mid Century Danish Ceiling Light

Danish Midcentury Brass Chandelier by TH Valentiner

$2,500

Danish Midcentury Brass Chandelier by TH Valentiner

By Povl Dinesen, Th. Valentiner

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A handsome Danish modern chandelier executed in brass. Designed by Th. Valentiner for Povl Dinesin, it is elegant in its simplicity, with subtle yet striking silhouette. The chandeli...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Brass Chandelier, 1950s

$1,007

Danish Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Brass Chandelier, 1950s

Located in Asaa, DK

Danish Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Brass Chandelier, 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Scandinavian mid-century brass chandelier Tulip, Fog & Mørup, Denmark, 1950s

$1,659

Scandinavian mid-century brass chandelier Tulip, Fog & Mørup, Denmark, 1950s

By Fog & Mørup

Located in Forserum, SE

A mid-century modern chandelier attributed to the Danish manufacturer Fog & Mørup, dating to the 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

$2,477

Danish Mid-Century Opalescent Hobnail Glass & Brass Pendant Light

Located in Nottingham, GB

A striking Danish Mid-Century Modern pendant light, combining a beautifully textured opalescent glass globe with warm patinated brass fittings and strong Art Deco-influenced architec...

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Mid-20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Danish Brass Pendant Lamp, 1970s

$1,659

$4,800

$9,800

Mid-Century Modern Frosted Glass & Walnut Pendant Chandelier with Brass Fittings

Located in New York, NY

This Mid-Century Modernist frosted glass and walnut pendant chandelier, created in Denmark circa 1960, is a beautiful embodiment of Scandinavian design at its peak.

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Pendant Light, Denmark, 1960s

$2,345

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Pendant Light, Denmark, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century Danish Brass and Glass Pendant, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).The wiring of this item may be original and might need re...

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Terracotta & Grey Danish Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamps brass detail

$1,541 / set

Pair of Terracotta & Grey Danish Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamps brass detail

By Bent Karlby, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Lyfa, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti

Located in Brussels, Brussels

This elegant pair of Danish pendant lamps, attributed to Bent Carlby for Lyfa and produced during the 1960s, beautifully reflects the refined simplicity that made Scandinavian lighti...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Fog & Mørup Brass Pendant Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark, 1962

$616Sale Price|40% Off

Fog & Mørup Brass Pendant Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Denmark, 1962

By Fog & Mørup

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice metal pendant lamp. Fog & Mørup.? 1960s good condition New rewired.

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Conical Brass and Glass Chandelier

Unavailable

H 29.5 in Dm 24 in

Mid-Century Modern Conical Brass and Glass Chandelier

Located in Fulton, CA

Classic Danish Modern design ceiling fixture. Conical brass down lights with classic pierce cut detail. Satin glass opaque up light shades. Beautiful polished brass finish with a wal...

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Danish Mid-Century Glass Chandelier by Vitrika in Collaboration with Orrefors

Unavailable

Unavailable

H 9.3 in W 10.2 in D 10.2 in

Claus Bolby Acrylic and Brass Pendant, Denmark, 1970s

Located in Bern, CH

Danish midcentury Scandinavian Modern Space Age octagon shaped pendant designed by Claus Bolby in the 1970s and manufactured by CeBo Industri. This lampe has 4 concave brass pieces...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

H 7.88 in Dm 14.57 in

Vintage Danish design pendant light

Located in Heerhugowaard, NL

Vintage danish design light in glass and brass. This light consists of a white opaline glass carrying a brass plated aluminum shade. The opaline glass and the pierced stripes in the...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

H 34 in W 14 in D 14 in

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak and Yellow Acrylic Hanging Pendant Light

Located in Detroit, MI

• Stunning large vintage Danish modern hanging pendant lamp circa 1960. • Sleek, Minimalist Mid-Century Modern design. • Unique diamond shape with teak wood frame and yellow-tinted...

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Acrylic, Teak

Pressed Glass and Brass Lamp, 1960s, Beautiful Amber and Clear Glass Lighting

Unavailable

H 10.4 in Dm 7.9 in

Pressed Glass and Brass Lamp, 1960s, Beautiful Amber and Clear Glass Lighting

Located in Brondby, Copenhagen

Pressed glass and brass lamp from the 1960s - Danish midcentury amber and clear glass pendant light in very good vintage condition. A charming pressed glass pendant, comprised of ...

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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Pendant Lamp

Unavailable

H 27 in Dm 17.5 in

Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Pendant Lamp

By Poul Henningsen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen pendant lamp, designed for the Langelinie Pavillion in Copenhagen. This item was once of the approximately twelve original ceiling lights that were ...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sven Aage Holm Sorensen

Unavailable

H 8.27 in Dm 9.45 in

Sven Aage Holm Sorensen

By Holm Sørensen

Located in Jylland, DK

Holm Sorensen beautifully creating masterpieces. Holm Sorensen is one of the great Danish designers, who distinguished himself by experimenting with materials and design. The d...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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Danish Midcentury Brass Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Danish midcentury brass chandelier you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every Danish midcentury brass chandelier was constructed with great care. There are 383 variations of the antique or vintage Danish midcentury brass chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 28 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Danish midcentury brass chandelier — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Danish midcentury brass chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Danish midcentury brass chandelier has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Fog & Mørup, Lyfa and Holm Sørensen are consistently popular.

How Much is a Danish Midcentury Brass Chandelier?

A Danish midcentury brass chandelier can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,376, while the lowest priced sells for $2 and the highest can go for as much as $25,425.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.

Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.

Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.

With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.

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