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Lightolier Brass Pendant Light or Chandelier

Unavailable

H 17 in Dm 40 in

Lightolier Brass Pendant Light or Chandelier

By Lightolier

Located in San Antonio, TX

Fantastic 1970s brass pendant light with a sleek shape.

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Gray Ceramic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier

Unavailable

H 33 in Dm 20 in

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Gray Ceramic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier

By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston

Located in Hudson, NY

An incredible 1950s example of the rare graphite gray colored 'pleated' ceramic lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Beautiful form mounted on a brass base. The amazing original s...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vintage Brass Lightolier Pendant Lamp

Unavailable

H 8.6 in Dm 16 in

Vintage Brass Lightolier Pendant Lamp

By Lightolier, Arne Jacobsen

Located in Hadley, MA

A beautiful brass pendant light in the manner of Arne Jacobsen manufactured by Lightolier. Having five diffuser rings, a white enamel interior and a frosted glass diffuser. Body...

Gerald Thurston Table Lamps for Lightolier

Unavailable

H 26.25 in Dm 23 in

Gerald Thurston Table Lamps for Lightolier

By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

All original, stunning 1950s Gerald Thurston design featuring white perforated diffuser and brass accents.

Walnut and Brass Gerald Thurston Adjustable Height Lamps

Unavailable

H 30 in Dm 15 in

Walnut and Brass Gerald Thurston Adjustable Height Lamps

By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston

Located in San Diego, CA

Pair of 1950s walnut and solid brass table lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Solid brass balls unscrew to allow for sliding height adjustment. New custom American mad...

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

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Brass

Unavailable

H 24 in Dm 16 in

Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Single Table Lamp

By Gerald Thurston

Located in Southfield, MI

Wonderful recent estate find. Gerald Thurston for Lightolier single table lamp, dating to 1956. Steel, brass, and walnut construction. This lamp retains its original perforated w...

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Chrome

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Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter

$8,704 / item

H 39.38 in Dm 45.01 in

Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter

By Paul Matter

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter Tryst chandelier explores the relationship between interlocked forms in perfect union and balance. A study of form...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Tulip Organic Modern Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster

$2,449 / item

H 11.8 in W 11.8 in D 7.5 in

Tulip Organic Modern Contemporary Wall Sconce, Wall Light in White Plaster

By Hannah Woodhouse

Located in London, GB

Handmade Tulip organic modern wall light/ wall sconce, in silky smooth white plaster, created by artist Hannah Woodhouse in her London studio. Contemporary organic modern design insp...

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21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...

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Plaster

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

$5,000 / set

H 31 in Dm 20 in

Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

$7,591 / item

$15,400

H 60.44 in W 47.45 in D 15.56 in

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Italian Cabinet in Mahogany

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Cabinet, mahogany, mirrored glass, glass, brass, Italy, 1950s This charming cabinet stands out with its graphical door panels, featuring carved horizontal lines that add character ...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Brass

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Mid Century Modern Lightolier Brass For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of mid century modern lightolier brass available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every item from our selection of mid century modern lightolier brass was constructed with great care. Find 1266 options for an antique or vintage choice in our collection of mid century modern lightolier brass now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of mid century modern lightolier brass you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of mid century modern lightolier brass, designed in the mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one piece of mid century modern lightolier brass that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lightolier, Gerald Thurston and Gaetano Sciolari produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Lightolier Brass?

Prices for a piece of mid century modern lightolier brass start at $85 and top out at $75,000 with the average selling for $2,360.

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.

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

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Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.

See How New York City Designers Experiment on Their Own Homes

There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.

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.