Mid Century Murano glass sconces - a pair
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
The Mid-Century sconces have brass mounts and a translucent twisted shape Murano glass shade.
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Mid Century Murano glass sconces - a pair
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
The Mid-Century sconces have brass mounts and a translucent twisted shape Murano glass shade.
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of midcentury barrel form Murano glass and brass sconces. These add a very textural element and create a decorative polished look. So pretty!
Brass
Pair of Geometric Midcentury Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of square Italian midcentury alternating frosted and amber colored stacked Murano glass sconces on nickel backplates. Newly wired for U.S. market.
Chrome
Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Sconce by Franco Luce
By Franco Luce
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian mid century Murano glass Calla Lilies single sconce by Franco Luce.
Gold Leaf
Leucos Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lamps, 1970s
By Leucos Design Lab
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury sconces wall lamps, set of four, produced by Leucos with blown Murano glass diffusers, circa1970s. Manufacturer’s adhesive label on glass. Please note that the ...
Metal
Pair of Terracotta Murano glass sconces
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces, Vistosi style Italy 1980s.
Brass
Pair Of Murano Sconces By Toni Zuccheri For Venini
By Seguso, Salviati, Toni Zuccheri, Barovier, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Murano Glass Sconces. Offered is a large pair of mid century Murano glass sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Frosted Murano Glass Rectangular Wall Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
It combines the craftsmanship of Murano glass with the clean lines and minimalist principles of Mid-Century Modern design.
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Clear and Purple Murano Glass Wall Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stunning 1970s Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconce, a captivating blend of Italian craftsmanship and artistic design.
Murano Glass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces attr. to Mazzega, Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mid-century modern Murano glass sconces, attributed to Mazzega Italy 1980s.
Brass
Mazzega 1970s wall sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, IT
You can hardly design a room more perfectly. All lamps harmonize with each other and give an absolute feeling of well-being. Pair of lamps that harmonize your environment with its ...
Metal, Steel
Mid Century Italian Murano Glass Mazzega Huge Yellow Sconces Midcentury Modern
By Mazzega
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Rare yellow! Housing one light each. These will be rewired with a certified US UL socket for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Heavy yellow...
Murano Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are an amazing pair of vintage 1970s Murano glass and brass wall sconces designed by Mazzega, a renowned italian murano glassmaker.
Brass
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Opalescent Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are two 1970s Mid-Century Modern wall sconces crafted by Mazzega, a renowned Italian glassmaker known for its Murano glass designs.
Metal
Handblown Mid-Century Modern White and Clear Swirl Murano Glass Wall Sconce
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist wall sconce features a rounded Murano Glass shade with a white swirl design which covers the brass fitting.
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Amber, Green & Blue Murano Glass Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
A mesmerizing pair of hand-blown Murano glass sconces by the acclaimed Italian glassmaker Mazzega, these sculptural works of art embody the innovative spirit of Mid-Century Modern de...
Murano Glass
3 Mid-Century Modern Flush Mounts or Sconces, Murano Glass circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern flush mounts or sconces made in Murano Italy circa 1970 and produced in white and clear glass in a circular or 'beehive' pattern.
Murano Glass
Large Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount or Sconces, Murano Glass, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern flush mount or sconce made in Murano Italy circa 1970 and produced in white and clear 'Pulegoso' glass .
Murano Glass
Stunning Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Large Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light, Italy, Mid-20th Century This large Murano glass flush mount is an exceptional example of mid-20th-century Italian craftsmanship...
Metal
Gold Murano glass leaf sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern gold Murano glass sconces, Mazzega style, Italy 1980s.
Brass
Stunning Murano Glass Sconce Wall Light, Mid-Century Modern Italy Mazzega 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This large, mid-20th-century Murano glass wall light is an outstanding example of Italian craftsmanship. A beautifully textured glass panel is mounted on a solid iron frame. The scul...
Metal
Stunning Murano Glass Sconce Wall Light, Mid-Century Modern Italy Mazzega 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This large, mid-20th-century Murano glass wall light is an outstanding example of Italian craftsmanship. A beautifully textured glass panel is mounted on a solid iron frame. The scul...
Metal
Stunning Murano Glass Sconce Wall Light, Mid-Century Modern Italy Mazzega 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This large, mid-20th-century Murano glass wall light is an outstanding example of Italian craftsmanship. A beautifully textured glass panel is mounted on a solid iron frame. The scul...
Metal
Pair of lattimo Murano glass sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of sconces composed of tiered clear and lattimo Murano glass "petals" in the style of Mazzega.
Murano Glass
Pair of Venini Style Mid-Century Brass and Murano Glass "Triedri" Sconces, 1970s
By Venini, Camer Glass
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of wall lamps is composed of 9 Trihedrons each, in Murano glass and were produced in the style of Venini in the 70s, in Liberty style, they have a gilded brass structure.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Amber Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega 1946, AVMazzega, Mazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and beauty Italian Amber Murano glass Wall Sconce from 1970s. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Mazzega. This Wall Sconce is equipped wit...
Metal
Murano Glass Link Sconce by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single sconce frame with C-shaped textured Murano glass links by Mazzega.
Murano Glass
Pair of Spiralling Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Pair of spiralling, smoked Murano glass sconces by Mazzega.
Murano Glass
Mid-century Murano wall sconces by Carlo Nanson for Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful and unique pair of large Murano wall lights by Mazzega. Hand crafted; Made of clear and smoked Murano glass elements, an iconic design by Carlo Nason - each Murano elemen...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano Glass by Mazzega Made in Italy 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano Glass by Mazzega Made in Italy 1970s Mazzega designed this set of two modernist wall lights in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Lilac Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega 1946, AVMazzega, Mazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and beauty Italian Lilac Murano glass Wall Sconce from 1970s. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Mazzega. This Wall Sconce is equipped wit...
Metal
Mid-century Chrome & Murano Art Glass Space-age Wall Sconce by A.V. Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era chrome space-age wall sconce featuring an Italian Murano art glass shade by A.V.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Sconces by Vetri Murano, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of beautiful wall lights, produced in Murano Italy by Vetri Murano, in textured glass, affixed against a chrome socket with black lacquered base, circa 1980s. An iconic design f...
Metal, Chrome
Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Handblown Murano Amethyst & Translucent Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for c...
Chrome
Murano Mazzega Orange Frosted Glass Sconce, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Striking Mid-Century square wall sconce by Mazzega Murano, with thick frosted glass in bold orange-amber mosaic-like fused texture and geometric "ice cube" pattern.
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century White Clear Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega 1946, Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Italian White Clear Murano glass Wall Sconce from 1970s. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Mazzega. The Wall Sconce is equipped with 2 l...
Metal
Murano Wall Sconces Tulip shape, Orange Glass and Brass, Italy 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange tulip shaped murano glass wall sconces manufactured by Vetri Murano, Italy circa 1960s. Each handmade light consist of brass holders with flower shaped glass spheres. Due to t...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern white Murano glass vanity sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Murano glass Mid Century Modern sconces, attributed to Barovier & Toso, Italy 1970s.
Brass
Mid-Century Murano Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with curved Murano glass shade in yellow, orange and red colors, mounted on gold metal frame / Made in Italy, circa 1970s Measures: height 16 inches / widt...
Murano Glass
Pair of light green Murano glass sconces, Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of tall Mid Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1980s.
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces
By J.T. Kalmar, Barovier, Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces. These stunning mid-century Murano glass block sconces are mounted on chromed steel bases and have been newly wired to U.S. specificat...
Chrome
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Handblown Murano Clear Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for c...
Chrome
Large green Murano glass leaf sconces - a pair
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern light green Murano glass sconces, Mazzega style, Italy 1980s.
Brass
Large blue Murano glass leaf sconces - a pair
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern light blue Murano glass sconces, Mazzega style, Italy 1980s.
Brass
Amazing Set of Four Murano Glass Wall Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Set Of Four Italian vintage of wall sconces in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 13 large pink alabaster glass tubes in a star shape...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and amber Murano glass by A.V. Mazzega, designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Italy, circa 1970 Both retain the original A.V. Mazzega paper labels.
Murano Glass
Pair of Faceted Murano Glass Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of square polished nickel sconces featuring faceted Murano glass shades by Mazzega.
Nickel
Italian Mid-Century Bicolor Murano Glass Ceiling Light / Wall Light 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer this Italian mid-20th century modern ceiling light, a striking piece that emphasizes the beautiful interplay of light created by its organically shaped diffus...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid Century Style Murano Glass Sconces, Contemporary Design, Italy Murano
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian-designed wall lamps made of Scova Murano glass, featuring two light points and a brass structure. They have an oval design composed of three concave pieces. Every ...
Brass
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Handblown Murano Black & Translucent Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for c...
Chrome
Pair of Modernist 9-Disc Hand Blown Murano Turquoise & Translucent Glass Sconces
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 9-disc Vistosi sconces were made exclusively for high style deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for ce...
Chrome
Pair of Modernist 9-Disc Hand Blown Murano Topaz & Translucent Glass Sconces
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 9-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for ce...
Chrome
Wall Sconces Italian Design 1970s Murano Art Glass
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall sconces Italian design 1970s Murano Art glass.
Gilt Metal
Pair of Mazzega-Style Smoke Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of curved smoked Murano glass wall lamps in Mazzega style. The glass reproduces the bark of trees. The shape of this lamp makes it perfect for columns and corridors. Equipped wi...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mazzega-Style Aquamarine Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of curved Murano glass wall lamps in aquamarine color in Mazzega style. The glass reproduces the bark of trees. The shape of this lamp makes it perfect for columns and corridors...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Cubist Murano Sconces
By Murano 5, Max Ingrand, Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Quattro Zero Edited By Fontana Arte
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Cubist Murano sconces. Stunning pair of Mid-Century Modern cubist style Murano sconces.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Burgundy & Pink, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mid-century modern glass, Murano glass wall sconces, Italy circa 1990s.
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Gold Graniglia and Brass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A pair of wall lamps, made in Murano, Italy, in Graniglia Murano glass with a submerged gold finish, mounted on a brass base. Wired for the US and Europe with two E14 or E12 lamp ho...
Brass
Four Elegant Murano Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Set Four of sconces. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 9 Murano handmade blue and turquoise palmette glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gold painted and b...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Amethyst Murano Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights or flushmounts with milky and amethyst Murano glass shades mounted on white metal brackets / Made in Italy by Mazzega, circa 1960s. Measures: diameter 10 ...
Metal
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.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
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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