Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Double Cone Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of mid-century modern wall sconces featuring sculptural double cone shades in white
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Double Cone Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of mid-century modern wall sconces featuring sculptural double cone shades in white
Brass
$475 / item
Double Cone Sconce
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
We designed these double cone hourglass style sconces to work in the with Mid-Century Modern style
Brass
Mid‑Century Modern Pair Double‑Cone Wall Sconces made of Brass & Lacquered Metal
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Mid‑Century Modern Double‑Cone Wall Sconces made of Brass and Lacquered Metal. Standard
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid‑Century Modern Pair Double‑Cone Wall Sconces made of Brass & Lacquered Metal
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Mid‑Century Modern Double‑Cone Wall Sconces made of Brass and Lacquered Metal. Standard
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Double Cone Mid-Century Modern Wall Sconce in Brass and Black Lacquer Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
symmetrical double-cone silhouette and warm brass tones evoke classic mid-century aesthetics, while the
Aluminum, Brass
Italian 1950s Yellow and Grey double cone wall sconce
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s Yellow and Grey double cone wall sconce
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Double Cone Wall Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
Stilnovo diabolo wall sconce in matte black enameled aluminum and chrome articulating joint
Aluminum
Set of Four Modernist Brass Double Cone Wall Lights or Sconces, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four (4) polished brass double cone (conical) swivel sconces, handmade in Italy. Two
Brass
$875Sale Price / item|50% Off
Midcentury Double Cone Stilnovo Sconce - 10 available
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian asymmetrical wall lights with double satin frosted opaline cone shaped glass shades
Brass
Pair Double Cone Mid-Century Style Wall Lights in Brass and Ivory Lacquer Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
. The symmetrical double-cone silhouette and warm brass tones evoke classic mid-century aesthetics
Aluminum, Brass
Pair Double Cone Mid-Century Style Wall Lights in Brass and Black Lacquer Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
. The symmetrical double-cone silhouette and warm brass tones evoke classic mid-century aesthetics
Aluminum, Brass
$8,750Sale Price / set|50% Off
Set of 10 Midcentury Double Cone Stilnovo Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian asymmetrical wall lights with double satin frosted opaline cone shaped glass shades
Brass
Black and Brass Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black and brass double cone sconce by Lawson-Fenning. The double cone sconce features two tapered
Brass, Steel
White and Brass Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White and brass double cone sconce by Lawson-Fenning. The double cone sconce features two tapered
Brass, Steel
Black and Brass Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black and Brass Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning. The double cone sconce features two tapered
Brass, Steel
White and Brass Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The double cone sconce features two tapered cones, in either black or white, with small
Brass, Steel
Italian Midcentury Single Double Cones Wall Lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, CT
Fair vintage condition with normal trace of age and use but a couple of small dents on the back part. Made from brass and lacquered aluminum. Produced in Italy during the 50s by Stil...
Aluminum, Brass
$4,811Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Architect 1940s Double Cone Wall Lamp in Brass and Metal
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Architect 1940s Double Cone Wall Lamp in Burnished Brass and Green painted Metal.
Metal, Brass
Yellow Stilnovo Peforated Metal Cone Wall Lights, PAIR (2 pairs available)
By Stilnovo
Located in North Miami, FL
wall mount and curved arms hold these yellow metal cones that are each double lights (up and down
Metal, Brass
Contemporary Italian Rostrato Crystal Murano Glass & Brass Double-Lit Sconce
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Toso, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with double cone shape shades providing upward and downward light
Brass
Contemporary Italian Rostrato Crystal Murano Glass & Brass Double-Lit Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Barovier Toso, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with double cone shape shades providing upward and downward
Brass
Contemporary Italian Rostrato Crystal Murano Glass & Brass Double-Lit Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Barovier Toso, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with double cone shape shades providing upward and downward
Brass
Contemporary Italian Rostrato Crystal Murano Glass & Brass Double-Lit Sconce
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Toso, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with double cone shape shades providing upward and downward light
Brass
Midcentury Kurt Versen Double Bullet Wall or Desk Lamp
By Kurt Versen
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid century wall-mount double bullet cone lamp with fully adjustable goosenecks. Can also be used
Aluminum
1950s Italian Stilnovo Brass and Opaline Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
clarity typical of Italian mid-century modern lighting. Each sconce is composed of a circular brass wall
Metal, Brass
'Megafono' Glossy Black Double-Shade Wall Lamp for Stilnovo
By Habitat International, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Megafono' Glossy Black Double-Shade Metal Wall Lamp for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan
Metal
Stilnovo Style Lacquered Aluminum and Brass Ivory Sconce, Wall Light
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
symmetrical double-cone silhouette and warm brass tones evoke classic mid-century aesthetics, while the
Aluminum, Brass
Modernist mid century wall or table fixture, copper and oak, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
. The curved arm supports a distinctive double-cone shade, secured by an adjustable joint that allows
Copper
Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces with Painted Ceramic Shades, Amatanti
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces made in the 1950s, combining brass and hand-decorated ceramic. Each
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Transparent Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Refined and delicate design for this transparent Murano glass wall light. The wall light is made
Brass
1960's Brass Diabolo Sconce Up & Down Lighter
Located in Hanover, MA
Single large scale wall-mounted double cone 'diabolo' sconce with upper and lower cones made of
Brass
$2,800 / set
Pair of Red Arlus Wall Lights, 1950
By Arlus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of red enameled French double cone wall lights by Arlus, with pivoting shades on
Metal, Brass
French 1950's Height Adjustable Swing Arm Sconce by Lunel
By Maison Lunel
Located in Hanover, MA
180 degrees and is height adjustable by adjusting the knob on the stem. Diabolo double cone light
Brass
Articulating Diabolo Wall Lights, Rene Mathieu, France 1950s
By Rene Mathieu, Pierre Guariche
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These mid century wall lights were designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s by René Mathieu
Aluminum, Brass
Adam wall lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, 1975
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Athens, Attiki
introducing a simpler reflector cone as a diffuser head instead of the double curve of the previous model. The
Metal, Stainless Steel
Set of three coloured brass and metal wall lamps by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
set of two-tone Italian Mid-Century wall lamps, each has a double bulb, one illuminates the upper cone
Metal, Brass
Extendable Brass Wall Lamp in the manner of Robert Mathieu, Europe 1950s
By Robert Mathieu
Located in Utrecht, NL
mid-century modern principle on the importance of form and functionality. At the end of the sleek and
Brass, Metal
Unavailable|$2,600
Huge Double Cone Twin Sconce, 1950s
By BAG Turgi
Located in Bern, CH
This beautiful 18 inch 4-light twin sconce, attributed to BAG Turgi Switzerland and manufactured in
Aluminum, Steel
Unavailable|$1,202 / item
Italian Ceiling or Wall Appliques with Double Cones
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Italian ceiling or wall appliques with double cones in painted metal and brass.
Brass
Unavailable|$1,442 / set
Italian Stilnovo Brass and Lacquered Metal Sconces with Double Cones, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, IT
These two double cones sconces by Stilnovo feature brass and lacquered aluminum with original
Brass
Unavailable|$3,050 / set
Pr Yellow Enameled & White Interior Brass W/ Brass Hardware Double Cone Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
) and creamy white (interior) brass double cone (2 candelabra each) sconces with brass hardware. Each
Brass
Unavailable|$2,810 / set
Black & White Newly Enameled Brass Double Cone Sconces with Brass Accents, Pair
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Stilnovo style double cone (2 candelabra each
Brass, Metal
Unavailable|$4,590 / set
Pr Stilnovo Style White Enameled Aluminium Double Cone w/ Brass Accents Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
double cone with brass accented hardware sconces. These Italian enameled sconces were produced in the
Brass, Aluminum
Unavailable|$4,250 / set
Pr of Double Cone Red Enameled Aluminum w/ White Interior & Brass Accent Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Stilnovo style red exterior enameled and white
Aluminum, Brass
Unavailable|$2,570 / set
Pair of Black Enameled w/ White Interior Steel w/ Brass Hardware 2 Cone Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
white (interior) steel double cone (2 candelabra each) sconces with brass hardware. Each cone has
Brass
Unavailable|$690 / item
Piazzola Sconce in Brass
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
pinhole lights, Piazzolla wall light is the perfect lamp for your Mid-Century Modern office and retro
Brass
Unavailable|$4,250 / set
Pair of Stilnovo Red and White Enameled Aluminum with Brass Accents Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
aluminum double cone with brass accented hardware sconces. These Italian enameled sconces were produced in
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Double Cone Perforated Wall Sconces
Located in North Miami, FL
Painted metal double cone sconces with perforated accents. Up and down lighting.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern White Painted Metal Double Cone Wall Fixture Sconce, 1960s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a white metal wall sconce, with a double cone head, circa the 1960s. In
Metal
Sold|$2,600
Italian Double Cone Brass Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful double cone brass sconces from Italy in two-tone black and off-white shades. Fully
Aluminum, Brass
Sold|$1,100 / item
Italian Double-Cone Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful articulate Italian wall lights with off-white/light grey enameled double cone shades on
Brass, Metal
Sold|$1,200 / item
Italian Double-Cone Wall Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful articulate Italian wall lights with off-white/light grey enameled double cone shades on
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Black and White Double Cone Diabolo Wall Light Sconce
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This large Modernist 1950s double cone wall light was designed and manufactured in the United
Brass, Metal
Sold|$525
Double Cone Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double cone sconce by Lawson-Fenning.
Brass
Atomic Age Rare Brushed Brass Finish Double Head Cone Wall Sconce
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful rare double cone wall sconce nice patina with a solid patinated brass neck, perforated
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Sensational Stilnovo Wall Sconces Double Cone Blue and White + Brass Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sensational Vintage lamps Blue and White with Brass Double Cone Wall Sconces from ITALY
Aluminum, Brass
Sold|$3,800
Pair of 1950's Italian Double Cone Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Hanover, MA
High quality pair of 1950's Italian wall sconces with brass mounts and enameled aluminum double
Aluminum, Brass
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 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.
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. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights 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 is no longer merely practical, and 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 and 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 instead of bedside table lamps 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 antique and vintage 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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
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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.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
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