Glashutte Limburg Bubble

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Blown Glass Bubble Chandelier 1970

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Pair of Vintage Glashütte Limburg Bubble Sconces

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H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

Pair of Vintage Glashütte Limburg Bubble Sconces

Located in New York, NY

Pair of vintage Glashütte Limburg bubble sconces.

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

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Glass

Limburg Glashutte Bubble Chandelier 1960's

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H 47.25 in Dm 19.69 in

Limburg Glashutte Bubble Chandelier 1960's

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in Antwerp, BE

Limburg Glashutte bubble lamp 1960's.

Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount by Glashutte Limburg in Smoked Bubble Glass

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H 4.5 in Dm 11 in

Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount by Glashutte Limburg in Smoked Bubble Glass

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in New York, NY

Mid-Century Modern flush mount chandelier by Glashutte Limburg. This chic flush mount features a shallow, handblown glass shade with a unique bubble glass motif that mimics raindrops.

Pair of Limburg Bubble Glass Sconces

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H 6 in W 6 in D 7 in

Pair of Limburg Bubble Glass Sconces

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in New York, NY

Pair of bubble glass sconces by Helena Tynell for Limburg. The golden brass back plate which supports the glass globe has been Newly rewired for the US with a single candelabra ligh...

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Blown Glass

$950

H 4.73 in Dm 11.82 in

Large Glass Flush Mount or Sconce for Glashütte Limburg

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in Berlin, BE

Beautiful, large glass flush mount from the 60s. Fantastic glass quality. To be on the the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concerning local requirements.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Glass

Monumental Crystal Pattern Clear Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s

$720

H 4.5 in Dm 13.5 in

Monumental Crystal Pattern Clear Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Stunning large crystal pattern clear glass flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires two Europea...

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Metal

Glass Wall Lights Sconces by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960

$2,064 / set

H 7.88 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in L 7.88 in

Glass Wall Lights Sconces by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960

By Glashütte Limburg

Located in Rijssen, NL

This beautiful set of hand blown glass wall lights were manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany during the 1960s (late 1960s-early 1970s). Beautiful craftsmanship. These midcent...

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

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Brass

H 8.66 in Dm 12.59 in

1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s

By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell

Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern

One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versio...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Apothecary Desk Oak 1920

$3,320

H 31.89 in W 75.2 in D 31.5 in

Apothecary Desk Oak 1920

Located in MILL, NL

French/Belgian chemist's table. Made from solid oak. Circa 1900-1920. With 3 drawers on either side. Can be used as a desk or dining table. Dimensions: 191L x 80D x 81H

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Vintage 1910s Desks and Writing Tables

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Oak

Simplicissimus Murano Chandelier 6 arms Blush Pink Glass by Multiforme

$2,969 / item

H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in

Simplicissimus Murano Chandelier 6 arms Blush Pink Glass by Multiforme

By Multiforme

Located in Venezia, Veneto

Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Blush Pink artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research...

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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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Glashutte Limburg Bubble For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the glashutte limburg bubble you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A glashutte limburg bubble — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect glashutte limburg bubble — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A glashutte limburg bubble is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one glashutte limburg bubble that is appealing in its simplicity, but Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell and Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Glashutte Limburg Bubble?

Prices for a glashutte limburg bubble can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $276 and can go as high as $7,984, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.

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 Lighting for You

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.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.