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Perforated Articulating Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single delightful perforated articulating Mid-Century Modern reading sconce from 1950s Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Perforated Articulating Sconce
Perforated Articulating Sconce
H 6 in W 4 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brushed Aluminum Perforated Articulating Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Mid-Century Modern articulating sconces were realized in the United States
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Articulating Sconces
By Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern style articulating wall lights in solid brass and black enameled
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and...

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Articulating Nickel Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Nickel sconces with articulating arms. Measurements are with the arm fully extended.
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Mid-20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Pair of Articulating Nickel Sconces
Pair of Articulating Nickel Sconces
H 18.5 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
1960s Stilux Milano Perforated Yellow Articulating Sconce
By Stilux, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Stilux Milano perforated yellow articulating sconce. Executed in brass and yellow painted
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1960s Stilux Milano Red Perforated Articulating Sconce
By Stilux, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Stilux Milano red perforated articulating sconce. Executed in brass and original red painted
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Stilnovo Pairs of Articulating Sconces Model 2085
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo set of six articulating sconces model 2085 with black lacquered perforated metal shades
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

1950s Stilux Yellow Metal and Brass Articulating Sconce
By Stilux, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Stilux Yellow Metal and Brass Articulating Sconce. Executed in brass and yellow painted
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Four Modern Articulating Wall Arm Extension Lights / Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist double arm wall extension lights or sconces in black patinated steel with
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

Mid-Century, Teak Wall Lamp with Articulating Arm and Yellow Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, Rupprecht Skrip style, teak wall lamp with matching triangular mount and articulating
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Linen, Teak

Stilnovo Rare Pair of Articulating Sconces, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo rare pair of articulating sconces, wall lights, or reading wall lights with pivoting black
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Midcentury French Diabolo Articulating Wall Lamp Sconce, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This awesome articulating wall lamp with adjustable shade and height adjustable lamp arm was made
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Mid-Century 'Panama' Style Red Enameled Wall Lamp w/ Adjustable Articulating Arm
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, mid century, ‘Panama’ style wall mounted lamp with brick red enameled metal shade and
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

1950s Italian White Articulating Sconces Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
By Jacques Biny, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian white articulating sconces attributed to Gino Sarfatti. Executed in brass and white
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Italian Red Articulating Sconces Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
By Jacques Biny, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian red articulating sconces attributed to Gino Sarfatti. Executed in brass and red
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Italian White Articulating Sconces Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
By Jacques Biny, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian white articulating sconces attributed to Gino Sarfatti. Executed in brass and white
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Italian Red Articulating Sconces Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
By Jacques Biny, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian red articulating sconces attributed to Gino Sarfatti. Executed in brass and red
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pair of 1950s Midcentury White Brass French Articulating Potence Sconces
By Pierre Guariche
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
in the 1950s. The sconces have got brass bases and adjustable brass articulating lamp arms. The
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pair of 1960s Stilux Milano Perforated Yellow Articulating Sconces
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilux
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1960s Stilux Milano perforated yellow articulating sconces. Executed in brass and yellow
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1960s Stilnovo Model #2085 Articulating Sconce with Yellow Label
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Stilnovo Model #2085 articulating sconce with yellow label. A quintessentially 1960s Italian
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Large Articulating Stilnovo Wall Sconce in Brass, Italy 1960's
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
A large adjustable wall sconce by Stilnovo extends to 50'' and swings from side to side, while the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

French Midcentury Articulating Industrial Sconces/ Flush Mounts, J. Prouve, Pair
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern adjustable Marine Industrial wall lights or flush mount ceiling
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Copper, Chrome

Pair of 1960s Stilux Milano White Perforated Metal Articulating Sconces
By Stilux, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1960s Stilux Milano white perforated metal articulating sconces. Executed in brass and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Stilnovo Rare Pair of Two-Light Articulating Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo rare pair of adjustable articulating two-light cone-shaped sconces or wall lights with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mitchell Bobrick Controlight Wall Mount Articulating Saucer Sconce Lamp 1950s
By Mitchell Bobrick
Located in Troy, MI
A rare wall mount Controlight lamp by Mitchell Bobrick circa late 1940s to early 1950s Fiberglass saucer shade with black metal grid diffuser Shade pivots on a triangular swing arm i...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Stilnovo Style, Rare Pair of Articulating Sconces, Wall Lights, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
Stilnovo Style, rare pair of articulating sconces, wall lights, or reading wall lights with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 White Articulating Sconce for O-Luce
By O-Luce, Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 white articulating sconce for O-Luce. Executed in polished chrome
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of Large 1950s Stilnovo Perforated Black Metal & Brass Articulating Sconces
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Stilnovo articulating perforated black metal and brass sconce. Executed in black
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Brown Articulating Sconce for O-Luce
By O-Luce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 brown Articulating Sconce for O-Luce. Executed in polished chrome
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Large 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni White Articulating Arm Sconce for O-Luce
By O-Luce, Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni white articulating arm sconce for O-Luce. An extremely and strikingly
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Single Articulating Wall Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, Wired for U.S. standards. Sconce articulates to various positions. We recommend one E14 European
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Single Articulating Wall Light
Single Articulating Wall Light
H 10.25 in W 5 in D 6.75 in
SS Ausonia Italian Ocean Liner '1956' Articulating Conical Sconces, 12 Available
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
fine if not finer even than the best of Arteluce or Arredoluce. Price shown is per sconce. 12
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Nickel

Pair of Stilux Perspex and Black Metal Articulating Sconces by Stilux 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Koper, SI
This pair of black and white articulated sconces was designed and manufactured by Stilux Milano in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Sheet Metal

Pair of 1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Red Articulating Sconces for O-Luce
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce, O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1960s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Red Articulating Sconces for O-Luce. Executed in polished
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Chrome

Two Articulating Conical Brass Sconces in the Style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
A delightful pair of midcentury Stilnovo-style wall lights with multidirectional cone-shaped lampshades. Made in the 1950s in Italy. Very well-crafted with nice details, these are ve...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

1960s Tito Agnoli Blue Perforated Metal and Brass Articulating Sconce for O-Luce
By Oluce, O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Tito Agnoli blue perforated metal and brass articulating sconce for O-Luce. One of his most
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Large 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni White Articulating Arm Sconces for O-Luce
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce, O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Large 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni white articulating arm sconces for O-Luce. An extremely and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of 1960s Tito Agnoli Red and Brass Articulating Sconces for O-Luce
By Oluce, O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1960s Tito Agnoli red and brass Articulating sconces for O-Luce. One of his most highly
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Italian Articulating Wall Light, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Classic Italian Stilnovo style articulating wall light from the 1950s. Triple joint construction
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Italian Articulating Wall Light, 1950s
Italian Articulating Wall Light, 1950s
H 18.12 in W 6.3 in D 25.99 in
1950s, Austrian Swing Arm Articulating Wall Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
1950s wall-mounted 24 inch swing arm brass lamp with articulating bullet shade in enameled aluminum
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Stilnovo Wall-Mounted Articulating Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
Stilnovo wall-mounted lamp with long brass arm perpendicular to the wall and articulating dark
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1950's Italian 3 Arm Articulating Wall Light
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
Italian mid-century wall sconce with three articulating arms. Note that each arm has the rotating
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

1960s Cosack Leuchten Articulating Wall Light
By Paavo Tynell, Cosack Leuchten
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Cosack Leuchten articulating wall light. Executed in white enameled metal and brass in the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Bronzed Brass Articulating and Extendable Wall Light, Sweden 1950s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual 1950s adjustable and articulating vintage wall light was designed and manufactured in
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

STILUX Milano Midcentury Black Articulating Wall Light, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This 1950s articulating reading light was designed and manufactured in Italy by Stilux Milano
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Articulating Brass Wall Light, Armatur Hantverk Tibro, Sweden 1950s
By Bergboms, Armatur Hantverk Tibro
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
1950s to 1960s. It features an articulating brass lamp arm and off-white linen lampshade. The light has
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Large Pierre Guariche 'G25' Articulating Wall Lamp for Sammode Studio
By Pierre Guariche, Sammode
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Pierre Guariche 'G25' wall lamp for Sammode Studio. Originally designed by Pierre Guariche, this iconic wall lamp is newly produced in an authorized re-edition by Sammode Stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Steel

Adjustable and Articulating Brass and Jute Pole Wall Lights, Austria 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Adjustable and Articulating Brass and Sisal Pole Wall Lights, Austria1950s (Hans Agne Jacobsson
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Ancora-W1 Contemporary Articulating Brass Wall Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
21st century contemporary handcrafted wall lamp fixture or sconce, made of a gold polished brass
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Rare Cosack Louis Kalff Royal Telescope Articulating Wall Light, Germany, 1950s
By Cosack Leuchten, Louis Kalff
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully stylish and pleasing to the eye swing light, easy to wall mount. This rare design wall lamp from the midcentury era is by Louis Kalff and it was manufactured by Gebrüder...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass

Ancora W3 Contemporary Brass Articulating Double Wall Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
bespoke contemporary lighting. With a strong focus on Italian mid-century designs, his success strives
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s Gino Sarfatti Model 114 3-Shade Articulating Wall Lights
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Gino Sarfatti model 114 3-shade articulating wall lights. Comprised of 3 white
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large Giuseppe Ostuni Yellow Articulating Wall Lamp for O-Luce, Italy 1950s
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Milan, IT
Large Giuseppe Ostuni yellow articulating wall lamp in lacquered aluminum and brass for O-luce
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #109 Articulating Wall Lamps for O-Luce
By O-Luce, Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #109 Articulating Wall Lamps for O-Luce. An extremely rare
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass

CAMPANA Articulating Wall Lamp in White and Polished Nickel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
is strongly influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. Priced per piece, but may be
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2010s Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass, Enamel, Nickel

French 1950s Articulating Swing Arm Wall Lamp in 24-Karat Gold-Plated
By Jean Boris Lacroix
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE (7/18) Impeccable French 1950s pivoting counterbalance swing arm wall sconce with
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum

LUcona Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the LUcona Sconce is a classic mid century
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

Materials

Brass

LUcona Sconce
LUcona Sconce
H 6.75 in W 4 in D 9 in
Mīcro LU Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful patinated brass MicroLU articulating wall sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

Materials

Brass

Mīcro LU Sconce
Mīcro LU Sconce
H 8.5 in W 4 in D 8 in
LUSB Cylinder Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUSB Cylinder Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is a French inspired wall sconce in brass and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights an...

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Aluminum, Brass

LUSB Cylinder Sconce
LUSB Cylinder Sconce
H 7.25 in W 4 in D 9.5 in
German Modernist Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fully articulating fantastic German Modernist Sconces in Lucite, painted steel and chrome.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel, Chrome

German Modernist Sconces
German Modernist Sconces
H 11 in W 4.5 in D 17 in
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Mid Century Articulating Sconce For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century articulating sconce for your home. A mid century articulating sconce — often made from metal, brass and aluminum — can elevate any home. There are 132 variations of the antique or vintage mid century articulating sconce you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century articulating sconce, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century articulating sconce made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made mid century articulating sconce has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce and O-Luce are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Articulating Sconce?

Prices for a mid century articulating sconce can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $465 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,900.

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

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 legendary 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.

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 sconces-wall-lights for You

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. It’s no longer merely practical — carefully selected wall lights and sconces 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 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 as well 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 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 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.