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1920's Chinese Art Deco Rug - 8' x 9'9" Red & Blue
By Walter Nichols
Located in Hanover, MA
, Nichols used Chinese wool and German dyes of excellent quality, and he guaranteed his colors fast to light
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

21st Century Design Fine Silk Rug Hand Knotted Gray Charcoal
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Color: Light Gray, Charcoal Pile height: approx. 8 - 10 mm, 1/4 - 1/3 inch Knot density: 155,000 per M²
Category

2010s Indian Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Tibetan Cut Loop Rug by Djoharian Design Modern Contemporary Art Hand Knotted
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
! Collection: Djoharian Design Colors: Variations Siver Gray and Light Gold Pile: 2/3 Tibetan highland wool, 1
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2010s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

East German Enamel Factory Light by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory lamp made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Enamel, Iron

East German Ship Mast Light by Fortschritt Landmaschiner. Year 1984.
Located in Canterbury, GB
Landmaschiner in the DDR (East Germany). Hand etched into the glass is the date of issue: 1984. This lamp
Category

Vintage 1980s Other Lanterns

Materials

Metal

East German Black Enamel Factory Light by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory light made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Enamel, Iron

1970s East German Eow Aluminium Industrial Wall Light with Diffuser Glass Dome
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
East Germany in the 1970's for the nautical marine industry. A quality item not seen on the high
Category

Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

East German Ships Mast Light, Fully Wired for Modern Use. Year 1988
Located in Canterbury, GB
Landmaschiner in the DDR (East Germany). Hand etched into the glass is the date of issue: 1988. This lamp
Category

Vintage 1980s Other Lanterns

Materials

Metal

Planet of the Apes R1975 East German Film Movie Poster
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love this original 1975 German re-release blacklight film poster for Planet of the Apes
Category

20th Century German Posters

Materials

Paper

Industrial East German Scissor Lamp from VEB Zweckleuchtenbau Dresden, 1960s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial scissor lamp was produced by VEB ZWECKLEUCHTENBAU DRESDEN in former East
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Industrial East German Scissor Lamp from VEB Zweckleuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial scissor lamp was produced by VEB Zweckleuchtenbau Dresden in former East
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Post-War Helion Bakelite Desk Task Lamp East German Industrial 1950s MidCentury
By Helion Arnstadt, VEB Leuchten
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
1950s desk lamp designed for Helion VEB Leuchtenbau in the city of Arnstadt, East Germany
Category

Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Strehla Keramik East German Mid-Century Multi-Tonal Green Glazed Vase
Located in New York, NY
East German Mid-Century bottle-form ceramic vase with a double banded design of organic light green
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Set of 4 delicate Glass Vases by Albin Schaedel, GDR – East Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Collection of four very delicate glass vases, all attributed to Albin Schädel, well known East
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

German UFO pendant light made by VEB Metalldrücker Halle from DDR 1970
Located in TERHEIJDEN, NB
Elegant UFO shaped pendant lamp designed by VEB Metalldrücker Halle from the DDR, East Germany in
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

1970s German EOW GDR Aluminium Industrial Wall Light with Diffuser Glass Dome
By Loomlight Design Ltd, Industrial Design, EOW GDR
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
manufacturer cast marking which details the IP rating. Originally made by EOW GDR of East Germany in the 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

20th Century Gold German Cubistic Brass Office Lamp, Desk Light by Franz Ehrlich
By Franz Ehrlich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
important architect and designer in the GDR, East Germany, German Democratic Republic.
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

VEB Leuchtenbau Model "7204" Table Lamp, Germany 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Budapest, HU
prominent player in the lighting industry in East Germany during the post-war era, this table lamp reflects
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Reclaimed German Cargo Ship Bulkhead Lights by Eow 's'
Located in Nottingham, GB
Republic (East Germany) circa 1960. These lights were used extensively throughout German cargo ships and
Category

Vintage 1960s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Vintage White Porcelain Ceiling Light, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage ceiling or wall light made in East Germany during the 1970s. It features a white porcelain
Category

Vintage 1970s German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Porcelain, Glass

Michael Taylor for Baker, Far East Collection Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in Hartville, OH
velvet from Brunschwig et Fils. The fabric is exquisite, imported from Germany and $300 yd. ($4400 worth
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Original Old Map East of Stockholm, the Island Ljusterö and Värmdö, Sweden, 1720
Located in Langweer, NL
Konigle Schwedisch Haupt und Residentz Stadt Stockholm.' Map of the area east of Stockholm, embracing
Category

Antique 1720s Maps

Materials

Paper

Large Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Dieter Crumbiegel, Germany, 1980s
By Dieter Crumbiegel
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
. Since 1961, Crumbiegel has held solo and group exhibitions of ceramic objects in West and East Germany
Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

1970's Pendant in Jo Hammerborg Style by VEB AKA Electric, Germany
By AKA Elektrik
Located in Praha, CZ
Modernist metal pendant probably from the 1960's. Made in the former GDR (East Germany). The shade
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Bloom Stacking Light Blue Vessel by Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
studio in East London till summer 2017. After this her studio relocated to rural North Germany, allowing
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Map of the Islands Near Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies, 1682
Located in Langweer, NL
born in Uelsen, Germany, of which his father (originally from Zwolle) was mayor. Nieuhof left for
Category

Antique 17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Large Light Grey India Vessel II, Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Large light grey India Vessel II, Pia Wüstenberg Dimensions: D 30 x H 55 Materials: glass, wood
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Copper

Large Light Blue India Vessel ii, Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Large light blue India vessel II, Pia Wüstenberg. Dimensions: D 30 x H 55. Materials: glass, wood
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

"Two Fates" German Bronze Sculpture after the Antique Cast by R. Bellair
Located in Shippensburg, PA
original sculpture in the east pediment of the Parthenon by the Athenian sculptor Phidias while the missing
Category

20th Century German Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Light Blue India Vessel I, Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
freelance studio in East London till summer 2017. After this her studio relocated to rural North Germany
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Antique Map of Batavia, Capital of The Dutch East Indies at the Time, 1751
Located in Langweer, NL
. Schwabe, Leipzig 1751. Artists and Engravers: Johann Joachim Schwabe (1714 - 1784), German philosopher
Category

Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of German Colonies by Meyer, 1895
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Deutsche Kolonien.' Lithographed map of the German Colonies. German East-Africa
Category

Antique 19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Bloom Stacking Satin Light Blue Vessel by Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
freelance studio in East London till summer 2017. After this her studio relocated to rural North Germany
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Brown Industrial Bakelite Pendant Light from VEB Narva, 1960s
By VEB Narva
Located in Kojetice, CZ
ARNSTADT DDR in East Germany during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite conic lampshade and iron grid
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Pl.264 Antique Print of the Siege of Oldenzaal in the East of Holland, 1616
Located in Langweer, NL
, Belgium and the western part of Germany from 1568-1648, was written from a Contra-Remonstrant point of
Category

Antique 17th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Midcentury Copper Pendant Light by Veb Metaldrucker Halle circa 1970s
Located in Gloucester, GB
, Halle - Model P612 - East German ~ 1970s - 33cm wide x 30cm tall Condition Report Fully re
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

20th Century Black Industrial Iron Ceiling Light by Veb
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
in East Germany. The VEB's were all publicly owned and were formed after mass nationalization between
Category

Vintage 1970s German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron, Steel

Rare Modernist Red Catalina and Brass Tube Table Light, Italy, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
light is italy although the catalina parts are a unique product of EAST GERMANY. the catalina has a
Category

Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

DNA Suspension Light by Eva Szumilas
Located in Geneve, CH
France, AD Germany, AD Middle East, Taschen, and various other international magazines. In 2022 her “Gong
Category

2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

DNA Suspension Light by Eva Szumilas
DNA Suspension Light by Eva Szumilas
H 63 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Small Light Blue and Copper Patina India Vessel I, Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Small light blue and copper Patina India Vessel I, Pia Wüstenberg Dimensions: D 15 x H 30
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Copper

Small Light Blue and Brass Patina India Vessel I, Pia Wüstenberg
By Pia Wüstenberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Light Blue and Brass Patina India Vessel I, Pia Wüstenberg Dimensions: D 15 x H 30 Materials
Category

2010s German Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Brass

Northern Germany incl Hanover, Oldenburg, Lippe, Bremen, Hamburg & Lubeck, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
principalities of Lippe Detmold and Schauenburg Lippe (..)'. Map of Northern Germany including Hanover
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Large Cascade Light with Blown Opaline Glass Balls by Motoko Ishii for Staff
By Staff Leuchten, Motoko Ishii
Located in Rijssen, NL
and South East Asia. After studying her craft in Finland and Germany, in 1968 she founded Motoko
Category

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

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Small Midcentury Original Table Lamp /Night Light in Glass with Nickeled Clips
Located in New York City, NY
the intention to forcibly halt the reforms. East Germany canceled and pulled out of the pact hours
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Old Map of Holstein with the Imperial Towns Hamburg & Lubeck, Germany, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
Atlas of Modern Geography.', published by James Wyld. Geographer to Her Majesty Charing Cross East. 1854
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

World War 2 Table Lamp 'Stalingrad', Flame Effect Light, 1942.
Located in Canterbury, GB
the dead lock and commencing the directional change which would ultimately stop the German push East
Category

Vintage 1940s Other Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Sparkly Mid Century frosted glass square flush mount ceiling light
Located in New York City, NY
intention to forcibly halt the reforms. East Germany cancelled and pulled out of the pact hours before the
Category

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

Materials

Nickel

Sculpture of Women with Light by Val D'Osne
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
foundries in the Haute-Marne area east of Paris. A frequent participant in the International Exhibitions
Category

Antique 1880s French Greco Roman Statues

Materials

Iron

Tommi Parzinger Brass Wall Light Fixture Sconce Candelabra 1950s Modern Regency
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tommi Parzinger 1950s Hollywood Regency custom signature brass candle-form wall light fixture
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tommi Parzinger Brass Wall Light Fixture Sconce Candelabra 1950s Modern Regency
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tommi Parzinger 1950s Hollywood Regency custom signature brass candle-form wall light fixture
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Contemporary 3 Bay Light Green Wooden Mortise Shelving System in Maple by JUNTOS
By JUNTOS
Located in New York, NY
to 9' ft wide thanks to a smart modular design that can be packed flat. The piece features a German
Category

2010s American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood, Maple

2 Sculptures of Women with Light by Val D'Osne 1889 " Free Shipping in Florida "
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
developed rapidly by absorbing smaller foundries in the Haute-Marne area east of Paris. A frequent
Category

Antique 1880s French Greco Roman Statues

Materials

Iron

Montblanc Limited Edition 2009 Max Von Oppenheim 693/888
By Montblanc
Located in Braintree, GB
of craftsmanship and elegance, inspired by the life and legacy of the renowned German archaeologist
Category

Early 2000s German More Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold

One of the Six Wall Lamps/ Flush Mounts by Motoko Ishii for Staff, 1970s
By Staff Leuchten, Motoko Ishii
Located in Rijssen, NL
, Middle East and South East Asia. After studying her craft in Finland and Germany, in 1968 she founded
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Chrome

Mid 20th Century Industrial Salvaged Mine Lights
Located in Cirencester, GB
inch thick. These were made in the 1950's in former East Germany. These were painted grey which we
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Table Lamp Made in the GDR, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A metal table lamp made in East-Germany in the 1960s. The lamp has an exceptional design with an
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Table Lamp Made in the GDR, 1960s
Mid-Century Table Lamp Made in the GDR, 1960s
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H 13.78 in Dm 12.6 in
Industrial White Enamel Industrial Lamp with Cast Aluminium Top from EOW, 1950s
By EOW GDR
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial white enamel pendant light made by EOW in former East Germany during the 1950s. White
Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Mushroom table lamp by Karin Korn for Beleuchtungsglaskombinat Görlitz, 1960s
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Rare table lamp, designed by Karin Korn for Beleuchtungsglaskombinat Görlitz. Produced in east
Category

Vintage 1960s German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Two Meissen Porcelain Chinese Nodding Pagode Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
deities found in pagoda temples in the Far East. Meissen began to produce these kinds of porcelain figures
Category

Antique 19th Century German Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Smoked Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff, 1970s
By Staff Leuchten, Motoko Ishii
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare wall or flush mount ceiling lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff Lighting Company, Germany. Heat
Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

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East German Light For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the east German light you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and blown glass, every east German light was constructed with great care. Find 111 options for an antique or vintage east German light now, or shop our selection of 76 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect east German light — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A east German light is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and industrial styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one east German light that is appealing in its simplicity, but BOMMA, Boris Klimek and Cathryn Shilling produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an East German Light?

A east German light can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,439, while the lowest priced sells for $120 and the highest can go for as much as $495,500.