Mid Century Black 3 Arm Chandelier

Midcentury Modern 5 Arm Chandelier

Spider Chandelier

Mid Century 3 Bulb Chrome Lamp

Silvio Piattelli Orbitale

Spider Wall Lamp

Rotating Chandelier

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s

$1,739

Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s

Located in Hagenbach, DE

A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its three brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The shape of the light is similar to a spider. T...

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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

$6,596 / item

Large Brass 3 Arm Uhura Chandelier in Bronze - movable arms & rotatable shades

Located in London, GB

The Uhura III pendant is designed by Andrew in the Mid-Century modern style and made exclusively for Andrew Kornat Designs by an historic Spanish Lighting manufacturer with over 120 ...

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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

FLOS 2097/18 Suspension Lamp in Steel and Brass, by Gino Sarfatti

By Gino Sarfatti, Flos

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Since 1958, this iconic Gino Sarfatti design has served as an ultra-modern representation of the traditional mid-century chandelier. Every detail of this state-of-the-art ceiling lig...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

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Vintage 3-Arm Copper and White Chandelier, 1960s

Unavailable

H 21.26 in Dm 22.05 in

Vintage 3-Arm Copper and White Chandelier, 1960s

Located in Chesham, GB

A vintage chandelier with three white shades extended from copper arms. The shades feature a thin black stripe around the widest point.

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Sorenthia Three-Arm Contemporary Light Fixture, Custom-Made by Studio DUNN

Unavailable

H 66 in W 50 in D 5 in

Sorenthia Three-Arm Contemporary Light Fixture, Custom-Made by Studio DUNN

By Studio DUNN

Located in Rumford, RI

The Sorenthia 3-Arm is a modern, linear pendant with bold, elegant lines and dramatic negative space. The custom-made light fixture incorporates an element of the organic in its desi...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

French Mid-20th Century Forged Iron Black Six-Light Chandelier

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H 24 in W 23 in D 19.25 in

French Mid-20th Century Forged Iron Black Six-Light Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

The light fixture has been rewired for the US and comes with a complimentary 3-foot chain and canopy painted to match. This French black iron chandelier from the mid-20th century has...

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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Italian Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Chandelier Attr. to Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s

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H 26.78 in Dm 20.48 in

Italian "Stilnovo" 3 Arm Brass Chandelier, Italy, 1950

Located in Kastrup, DK

Three-arm brass and lacquered metal "Stilnovo" ceiling light. Multicolored (red, yellow, black) reversible lamp shade.

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

Materials

Brass

Chrome 3-Arm Table Lamp or Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s

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Sold

H 18 in Dm 86 in

Three-Arm Ceiling Lamp in Black by Serge Mouille

By Serge Mouille

Located in Stratford, CT

Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With 3 rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that revolve and tilt, this lamp is...

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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Three-Arm Ceiling Lamp in Black by Serge Mouille

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H 18 in Dm 86 in

Three-Arm Ceiling Lamp in Black by Serge Mouille

By Serge Mouille

Located in Stratford, CT

Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With 3 rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that revolve and tilt, this lamp is...

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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

French Pair of Black Iron Scalloped Chandeliers, Great for a Kitchen Island!

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H 35 in W 39.5 in D 6 in

French Pair of Black Iron Scalloped Chandeliers, Great for a Kitchen Island!

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of French black iron four-light chandeliers from the mid-20th century.

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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms - IN STOCK!

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H 27.5 in Dm 18 in

Vintage Brass Triple Pendant Lamp Chandelier in Style of Tynell for Lightolier

By Paavo Tynell, Lightolier

Located in Chicago, IL

A Mid-Century vintage ceiling fixture. Unmarked. Each shade pivots for Directional lighting, each arm hangs a little lower. Three total lengths. Each shade is 9" long with a ...

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

H 22 in W 17 in D 18 in

'Lulu' 3-Arm Chandelier in White & Brass by Alvaro Benitez

By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Alvaro Benitez

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Lulu' 3-arm chandelier in white & brass by Alvaro Benitez. Hand-fabricated by Los Angeles based designer and lighting professional Alvaro Benitez, these UL listed and highly refined...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

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Metal, Brass

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H 9.85 in W 5.52 in D 7.49 in

Small Italian Wall Light, Stilnovo Style, Opaline and Brass "Allegra"

By Stilnovo

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Modern Italian sconces made of brass and opaline. Beautiful sculptural and decorative wall light in the style of Stilnovo. We also have it bigger with diameter 20 cm.

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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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Mid Century Black 3 Arm Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century black 3 arm chandelier for your home. A mid century black 3 arm chandelier — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. There are 90 variations of the antique or vintage mid century black 3 arm chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a mid century black 3 arm chandelier — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century black 3 arm chandelier, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. Gaetano Sciolari, Serge Mouille and Stilnovo each produced at least one beautiful mid century black 3 arm chandelier that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mid Century Black 3 Arm Chandelier?

A mid century black 3 arm chandelier can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,500, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $29,500.

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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The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.

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Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces

Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.

New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present

The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.

Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun

The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.