Lucite and Brass Mid-Century Modern Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and brass ribbon chandelier with canopy.
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
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Mid Century Lucite and Brass 13 light Ribbon Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Mid Century Lucite and Brass 13 light Ribbon Chandelier.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Mid-Century Sculptural Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely lucite ribbon chandelier with brass frame. Sculptural interlocking lucite ribbons hang from the brass frame in intertwining layers, circa 1970s. The drop length from the can...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Brass Finish and Smoked Lucite Chandelier by Robert Sonneman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Mid century modern chandelier by Robert Sonneman with brass finish and smoked lucite shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Rectilinear Polished Brass and Lucite Chandelier by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
This chandelier is also as versatile as it is beautiful, blending perfectly with any style of interior from Classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brass and Lucite Mid-Century Modern Light Fixture Chandelier
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Lucite and brass light fixture.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Mid Century Chandelier Lucite and Decorative Balls
$1,800 / item
Mid Century Chandelier Lucite and Decorative Balls
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern Italian Lucite chandelier is stunning.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lucite
Long Mid-Century Curved Lucite Ribbon Chandelier in Brass
Located in New York, NY
Long midcentury curved Lucite ribbon chandelier in brass finish. 15 candelabra (E12) sockets. Some aging on brass frame and scratches on acrylic pieces.
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brass & Lucite Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This chandelier has three swirling arms that hold alternating brass and clear lucite bars which shade the six bulbs that go around the lamp. Please confirm location NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lucite and Brass Chandelier
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lucite and brass chandelier, American, circa 2000s.
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Fredrick Ramond Mid Century Modern Brass Lucite Glass Pendant Chandelier
By Fredrick Ramond
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Fredrick Ramond Mid Century Modern Brass, Lucite, and Glass Pendant Light Chandelier.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Loop Chandelier
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Loop Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful tall chandelier with brass finished stem and graduating lucite bands. Includes sockets for 12 bulbs. 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pendant Chandelier, Brass & Lucite, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury 4 panel pendant, composed of alternating brass and Lucite dowels. Contains 12 sockets, using candelabra type bulb base. Comes with brass chain and canopy. 43" with chain, ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Austrian Brass and Lucite Pearls Chandelier 1950s
$712Sale Price|20% Off
Austrian Brass and Lucite Pearls Chandelier 1950s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Austrian brass and lucite pearls chandelier 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lucite And Brass Kalmar Style Icicle Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in New York, NY
Lucite And Brass Kalmar Style three-tiered Icicle Chandelier. Eight candelabra base sockets. Measures 17" diameter x 17" long without the 36" chain, 53" overall length. Good overall ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brassed Chandelier with Lucite Flowers 1960s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage brassed cascade chandelier with six hanging lamps, each decorated with nineteen lucite flowers, 1960s Austria.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tall Sculptural Curved Lucite Chandelier
Located in West Hartford, CT
Spectacular, tall Mid-Century Modern chandelier where the Lucite is curved in infinity loops. Nothing short of stunning. Wired for USA and in working order. Multiple lights, see pics...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Mid-Century Modern Three-Tier Prism Lucite Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern three-tier Prism Lucite chandelier.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari brass, chrome and lucite 12-light chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Chicago, IL
An excellent chandelier made of brass, chrome, and lucite, c. 1960s, Italy. Also features brass square tubes with lucite ends, curved chromed sheet metal, brushed metal tubes with el...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Three-Tier Lucite Chandelier
Located in Elkton, MD
The Lucite chandelier showcases a stunning clear swirl design, embodying the sleek and innovative aesthetic of Mid-Century Modern lighting.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1970s American Lucite Acrylic Ribbon and Brass Chandelier Hollywood Regency
$1,505Sale Price|35% Off
1970s American Lucite Acrylic Ribbon and Brass Chandelier Hollywood Regency
By Karl Springer, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This stunning 1970s American Lucite ribbon and brass chandelier comprises of U-shaped thick bands of cascading Lucite in different lengths that are suspended from a chrome frame with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lucite and Chrome Italian Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Italian chandelier in lucite and chrome. Ten tubes, 20 bulbs, adjustable form. US wired and in working condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
American Modern, Brass, Lucite, Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern, Brass, Lucite, Eighteen Light Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s An elegant eighteen-light Sputnik chandelier in the Mid-Century Modern style, featuring a c...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid 20th Century Gaetano Sciolari “Futura” Chrome and Brass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a bold statement with this stunning Mid-Century Modern “Futura” chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Scolari. Featuring an eye-catching sculptural design, this chandelier...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Tiered Lucite Icicle Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful three-tiered Lucite chandelier suspended from a brass frame reminiscent of Venini crystal chandeliers. Can be professionally packed and shipped through UPS, price depends o...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1965 Sciolari Inox Chandelier with Lucite Cubes and Brass Rods, Italy
By Lightolier, Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
A bold , modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier made of thick polished stainless steel sheet with acrilyc cubes and brass rod . Well made with prime quality material. Solid, sturdy...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Mid-Century Deep Ruby Red Lucite & Brass Swag Hanging Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern swag lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965 and done in the period Boho style. The light is c...
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Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Pendant Lamp in Mauve Lucite, Wire and Brass
Located in London, GB
Sculptural lamp made of mauve acrylic / Perspex and clear transparent wire accompanied brass internal fittings holder. The design is influenced by the pioneer, Avant Garde artist and...
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass & Glass Chandelier by Maison Lunel, 1950s
By Maison Lunel
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This exceptional French Mid-Century Modern chandelier was designed and manufactured by Lunel, Paris, during the 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Charles Hollis Jones Six-Arm Chandelier in Brass and Lucite, Signed and Dated
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Lucite and brass chandelier designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s. The way the chandelier is made is very ingenious; the individual Lucite arms are casted Lucite e...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones Three-Arm Chandelier in Brass and Lucite, Signed and Dated
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Lucite and brass chandelier designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1960s. The way the chandelier is made is very ingenious, the individual Lucite arms are casted Lucite e...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Mid Century Modern Pendant Lamp in Clear Lucite, Wire and Brass
Located in London, GB
Sculptural lamp in star shape formation of clear acrylic / Perspex and clear transparent wire accompanied brass internal fittings holder. The design is influenced by the pioneer, Ava...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern small Pendant Lamp in Clear Lucite, Wire and Brass
Located in London, GB
Sculptural small lamp in cone shape of clear acrylic / Perspex and clear transparent wire accompanied brass internal fittings holder. The design is influenced by the pioneer, Avant G...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair Vintage Hivo Van Teal Mid Century Lucite Brass Elegant Hanging Pendants
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Pair of Exquisite and Elegant vintage Hivo Van Teal matching green lucite with brass fittings This minimalist design is a departure from Van Teal’s signature maximalist ornate, lig...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chunky Rock Peach Lucite Pendant Light with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage pendant light fixture was made by the House of Mosaics of California and dates to approximately 1967 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. This hand-crafted l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome & Brass Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very large 1970s Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting chandelier. The design of this chandelier is made in chrome half-round elements with brass stripes and plexiglass on their top...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
1960s Drum Chandelier Crystal, Brass and White Lucite in the Manner of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Design: Jablonecké Sklárny. Style: Mid-Century Modern. Material: Crystal glass, lucite and brass.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Three-Tiered Lucite Icicle Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful three-tiered Lucite chandelier suspended from a brass frame reminiscent of Venini crystal chandeliers. Measurement is without brass chain.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Chanderlier
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with ten arms and lucite leaves fitted each with E14 sockest. Made in Austria by Rupert Nikoll in the late 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1960's Lucite Cascading Chandelier
$2,495 / item
1960's Lucite Cascading Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Denver, CO
1960's Lucite acrylic cascading chandelier hung in the University of Northern Colorado's Grand Ballroom. The University of Northern Colorado located in Greeley Colorado built the gra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Samuel Marx Style Large Atomic 15-Arm Brass Chandelier
By Samuel Marx
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning and glamorous to the max 1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Chandelier in the style of Samuel Marx restored from top to bottom by the nationally renowned restoration experts at...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1950’s Brass, Lucite & Crystal Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Schoorl, NL
A Stunning midcentury design manufactured around 1950. It is made of brass, lucite and hand-cut crystal dish. Briljant beading work in acrylic.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Smoked Glass Lucite Chandelier
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Smoked Glass Lucite Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage smoked glass lucite chandelier. This is a hexagonal lucite and brass light fixture able to accommodate four light bulbs. A great addition to a modern living room or dinning r...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lucite
Gaetano Sciolari Brass and Chrome Chandelier
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Gaetano Sciolari Brass and Chrome Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
1970s Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari brass, chrome and Lucite petite chandelier.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Sciolari Gold Brass Led Crystal Mid-Century Chandelier 12 Lights Stilkronen, 70s
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
Sciolari Gold Brass Led Crystal Mid-Century Chandelier 12 Lights Stilkronen, 70s
By Stilkronen, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Twelve lights chandelier from Gaetano Sciolari, production made for Stilkronen, Italy, 1970s. Eight lights down and four lights up. Brass gold-plated. Transparent elements in Led Cr...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Stilnovo Lucite Bronze Pendant Lamps (2), Italy Mid-century
$840Sale Price / item|45% Off
Stilnovo Lucite Bronze Pendant Lamps (2), Italy Mid-century
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare set of 2 Stilnovo lights, newly rewired, Italy circa 1960, priced and sold per lamp/item. Nice set of 2 solide Perspex shades with bronzed brass fittings. The bulbs are deeply ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Chrome Panel and Lucite Cube Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
A rare and impressive chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. The chrome panels create a wonderful effect reflecting the light at every angle. There is some discoloration to the Lucite cubes...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
1960's Mid Century Modern Cascading Pendant Chandelier
Located in Las Vegas, NV
An amazing 8 shade cascading pendant chandelier from the 1960s. Each colored shade of crystal Lucite in a geometric woven pattern. Gleaming brass chain and large ceiling cap. Porcela...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lucite
Rare Mid-Century Modern Multi-Colored Lucite Pendant Lamp Germany 1960s
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern multi-colored pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1960s. Executed in multi-colored lucite, t...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Emil Stejnar Chandelier Rupert Nikoll, Brass Crystal Glass, Lucite Vienna, 1950s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An original mid-century vintage piece manufactured around 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Vintage Chandelier with Lucite Chades, Vienna, Around 1960s
$1,280Sale Price|42% Off
Vintage Chandelier with Lucite Chades, Vienna, Around 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Vintage chandelier with lucite chades vienna around 1960s. Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Textured Lucite Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light, 1970s
Located in München, BY
Lovely Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp or hanging light. Manufactured probably in Italy, 1970s. Executed in textured lucite and brass, it comes with 1 x E27 / 26 Edison screw fit ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lucite Ribbon Prism Chandelier in the Style of Triedri and Carlo Nason 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-century clear Lucite ribbon swag prism chandelier, in the style of Carlo Nason or Triedri.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair, Jacques Adnet Style Brass Lucite & Glass Rods 4 Light French Chandelier
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Jacques Adnet Style designed 4 Light chandelier of brass, Lucite and blown glass rods made by Maison Jansen. Very chic with the combination of Glass elements and Brass deta...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Rupert Nikoll chandelier with lucite shades vienna around 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll chandelier with lucite shades vienna around 1960s This one is original condition We have a second one too but restored ( polished and stove enameled ) 1stDibs Ref: LU10...
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Rupert Nikoll chandelier with lucite shades vienna around 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll chandelier with lucite shades vienna around 1960s Brass polished and stove enameled Original lucite shades
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pendant Lamp in Lucite Wire and Brass, 1970's
Located in London, GB
Sculptural lamp in angular shape of clear acrylic / Perspex and clear transparent wire accompanied brass internal fittings holder. The design is influenced by the pioneer, Avant Gard...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chandelier
By Massimo Scolari
Located in Austin, TX
Six-light Mid-Century Modern Lucite chandelier with alternating panels of clear Lucite and decorated stripped Lucite and a bed of small kite shaped pendants hanging from the bottom o...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Lucite Swirl Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern lucite swirl chandelier. Newly polished and very reflective.
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Attractive Mid-Century Lucite Chandelier
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive Mid-Century Lucite chandelier. Center portion is brass and it takes eight bulbs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in Water Mill, NY
Attractive Mid-Century Lucite and brass chandelier.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Kalmar Brass Lucite Chandelier 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Kalmar brass lucite chandelier 1970s. Four e14 small lightbulbs and one e27 large socket.
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Kalmar Lucite Brass Chandelier 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Large Kalmar lucite brass chandelier 1970s. 13 lightbulbs, 4 large e27 and 8 small e14 sockets.
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Kalmar Lucite Tears Brass Chandelier, Austria, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar, Gabriella Crespi, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Vienna, AT
Kalmar Lucite tears brass chandelier, Austria 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scrolled Lucite and Brass Chandelier in the Manner of Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful chandelier with Lucite channeled scrolls hung by a brass frame. Numerous glass prism balls gathered in the middle for a glamorous touch.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Wire
Mid-Century Lucite & Brass Large Grape Bunch Form Hanging Pendant Light
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Lucite abstract orange grape bunch form large, 24" inch pendant light. Features a wired brass cage form and abstract Lucite round spheres formed grape bunch with a wood ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
1960s Lucite Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Austin, TX
1960s Lucite chandelier. Reduced from $3600 to $3000.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sciolari Chandelier `Futura` 12-Lights, Brass, Chrome and Lucite, 1976 Italian
Unavailable
H 37.41 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Sciolari Chandelier `Futura` 12-Lights, Brass, Chrome and Lucite, 1976 Italian
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
Sciolari chandelier `Futura` series, 12-lights on a frame made of brass, chrome and Lucite, 1976, Italian.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Lucite and Brass Vintage Pendant, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunningly Mid-Century Hollywood Regency lucite loops and brass chandelier.
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lucite Triad Prism 5 Torchère Brass Frame "Waterfall" Venini Style Chandelier
Unavailable
H 15 in Dm 16 in
Lucite Triad Prism 5 Torchère Brass Frame "Waterfall" Venini Style Chandelier
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern Lucite triad prism five torchiere brass frame "waterfall" Venini style chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Impressive Kalmar Lucite Disc Chandelier, Austria, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Impressive Kalmar Lucite disc chandelier, Austria 1970s. 6 large E24 light bulbs and 3 small E14 light bulbs.
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Unavailable
H 37 in Dm 15 in
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Kingston, NY
This sensational Mid-Century Modernist chandelier was designed by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Unavailable
H 27.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Kingston, NY
This sensational Mid-Century Modernist chandelier was designed by Emil Stejnar For Rupert Nikoll.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Unavailable
H 32.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Kingston, NY
This sensational Mid-Century Modernist chandelier was designed by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Unavailable
H 27.5 in Dm 12.5 in
Sensational Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Kingston, NY
This sensational Mid-Century Modernist chandelier was designed by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
SALE: Curved Arm Nickel Plate & Lucite Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
SALE: $1,740 (70% off) / ORIGINAL $5,800 + Vintage chandelier updated with new finishes and materials + Elegant yet streamlined profile + Evokes the mid-century glamour of design...
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Vintage 1950s Argentine Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel, Brass
One of 4 Kalmar Brass Lucite Tears Pendant Lamps, Austria, 1970s
By Karl Springer, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Vienna, AT
One of 4 Kalmar brass lucite tears pendant lamps, Austria 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sciolari Geometrical Brass Chandelier with Fine Glass Shades Eight-Light
Unavailable
H 29.53 in Dm 25.99 in
Sciolari Geometrical Brass Chandelier with Fine Glass Shades Eight-Light
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian Sciolari brass chandelier with a geometrical design, fine glass shades and Lucite caps on the frame ends.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Sciolari Geometrical Brass Chandelier with Fine Glass Shades Eight Lights
Unavailable
H 29.53 in Dm 25.99 in
Sciolari Geometrical Brass Chandelier with Fine Glass Shades Eight Lights
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian brass chandelier with a geometrical design, Fine glass shades and Lucite caps on the frame ends.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
High Style Regency Chandelier
Located in Bronx, NY
Mid-Century Modern, high style Regency brass and Lucite disc chandelier.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Bakalowits Chandelier Patinated Brass Crystal Glass Strings, Emil Stejnar Style
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H 23.63 in Dm 6.7 in
Bakalowits Chandelier Patinated Brass Crystal Glass Strings, Emil Stejnar Style
By Emil Stejnar, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
The body of the lamp is 30 cm / 11.81 inches tall with a width of 17 cm / 6.69 inches, the total length is 60 cm / 23.62 inches, the chain is 12 cm / 4.72 inches. This high quality c...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Midcentury Bakalowits Chandelier Brass Crystal Glass Strings Lamp Austria 1950s
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H 27.56 in Dm 6.7 in
Midcentury Bakalowits Chandelier Brass Crystal Glass Strings Lamp Austria 1950s
By Bakalowits & Söhne, Emil Stejnar
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
The body of the lamp is 30 cm / 11.81 inches tall with a width of 17 cm / 6.69 inches, the total length is 70 cm / 27.56 inches. This high quality chandelier which would perfectly fi...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Baltimore, MD
Brilliant Gaetano Sciolari chandelier displaying an intricate network of chrome panels, Lucite cubes, and brass rods - all suspended by an adjustable chrome stem. Dazzling both on an...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass, Chrome
Sculptural Midcentury Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Glamorous midcentury acrylic crystal rod chandelier, circa 1960s-1970s. This sculptural round chandelier is designed of intertwining loops of clear twisted Lucite rods suspended from...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Emil Stejnar for Nikoll Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Emil Stejnar for Nikoll Chandelier Elegant molded lucite beads and flowerheads on brass stems. All original and in excellent newly polished condition.
Category
20th Century Austrian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French 1970s Geometric Chandelier by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in London, GB
A large and striking 1970s chandelier by French makers Maison Arlus. In brass and steel with circular Lucite shades, the long, angular form would perfectly suit a dining, meeting...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Ceiling Light in Ceramic and Brass, Italy, circa 1950
By Marcello Cuneo
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Although this lovely lamp is from the 1950s, its forward-thinking design reminds us of the spherical Lucite and acrylic lights we began to see in the sixties and into the seventies. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Exceptional 1950s Mid-Century Modernist Black Spider Twelve-Light German Sputnik
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H 31 in Dm 36 in
Exceptional 1950s Mid-Century Modernist Black Spider Twelve-Light German Sputnik
Located in Kingston, NY
This exceptional 1950s Mid-Century modernist black spider twelve-light German sputnik chandelier pendant lamp is made out of a brass frame and Lucite shades and features exposed tuli...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Three French 1970s Brass Pendant Lamps by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in London, GB
Drop: 100cm Diameter: 18cm Height: 32cm A set of three beautiful pendants by French makers Maison Arlus. In brass and Lucite, these would perfectly complement a bar or dinin...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Spectacular Giant Sputnik Ceiling Lamp with 132 Bulbs, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Extraordinary and very large impressive “Sputnik ceiling lamp” from the 1950s. Built to order for a large ballroom in Frankfurt, Germany. 132 sockets for E27 light bulbs. 108 ligh...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Italian Pendant Lamp by Lumen Milano
By Lumen
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Pendant by Lumen Milano, Italy. Dimensions: Height from ceiling till drop 36.2 in. (92 cm). Height of the 'UFO' 5.3 inches (13.5 cm), diameter 18.5 inches (47 cm). The representat...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Lucite Hanging Triad Prisms with Brass Frame Venini Style Flushmount Chandelier
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H 11 in Dm 14 in
Lucite Hanging Triad Prisms with Brass Frame Venini Style Flushmount Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern hanging lucite triad prisms and brass flushmount "Waterfall" Venini style lighting / flush mount chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Architectural Three-Light Ceiling Pendant, Italy, circa 1960
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H 45.28 in W 74.81 in D 13.78 in
Architectural Three-Light Ceiling Pendant, Italy, circa 1960
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Very sculpture three light ceiling pendants that would work well over a kitchen Island or dining table. Wooden frame, lacquered brass ceiling plate and Lucite shades. The design i...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Modernist Acrylic Lucite Brass Bookends Art Deco Style Crespi Maison Jansen 1970
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H 6.03 in W 4.73 in D 3.94 in
Modernist Acrylic Lucite Brass Bookends Art Deco Style Crespi Maison Jansen 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones, Maison Jansen, Gabriella Crespi
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Sculptural pair of French or Italian acrylic lucite clear plastic bookends in Art Deco Style with patinated gilt brass globe balls, Italy or France around 1970s. The chic, elegant an...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
Large J.T. Kalmar Flush Mount Wall Light Murano Glass Brass White Metal 1960s
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H 5.12 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Large J.T. Kalmar Flush Mount Wall Light Murano Glass Brass White Metal 1960s
By Venini, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Large Mid-century Modernist J.T. Kalmar flush mount chandelier which can also be used as wall light, Germany or Austria around 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bravura Cartesian Wall Sconces Light Fixtures by Gaetano Sciolari
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H 19.3 in W 24 in D 10 in
Pair of Bravura Cartesian Wall Sconces Light Fixtures by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Gaetano Sciolari became the most famous descendant of a family that had prospered in the Italian lighting business since 1892. In the 1950s, while still quite young, he began designi...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Tempestini Pendant with Pulley, Italy, 1950
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Berlin, DE
Very elegant pulley pendant by Tempestini from 1950. Made in extraordinary quality, has a perspex diffusor, which creates very soft lighting, a rotary switch at the bottom for three...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Yellow Hans-Agne Jakobsson Perspex Pendant for Markaryd
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare pendant designed by Hans-Agne Jacobsson for Markaryd in yellow Perspex. The height of the pendant can be adjusted with the wooden cable holder.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid Century Brass and Lucite Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid century chandelier comprised of arching lucite rods that weave inwards.
Category
20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass and Lucite Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Cut lucite and brass framed chandelier arranged in a tapered cylinder. Frame suspended from a brass chain and a dome shaped ceiling cap.
Category
20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Looped Lucite and Brass Small Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage modernistic small chandelier, with looped Lucite prisms suspended from a circular brass frame. Wiring and sockets to US standard. Very good condition, consistent with age a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass and Lucite Rod Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage chandelier internally lit and composed of a brass frame with tri-pointed lucite rods suspended from it. The piece is similar to the lighting being produced by Venini and Ca...
Category
20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sciolari Lucite & Brass Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Stunning, multi-arm brass chandelier with Lucite details, making this a focal point to any dining room whether traditional or modern. In very good condition, with little or no imp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Clear Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Lucite Chandelier composed of clear "optic-discs" and a brass hanging rod. Recently rewired.
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass and Lucite Chandelier by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Astoria, NY
An architectural chandelier in brushed brass with lucite rod detailing on the vertical bars.
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
A Mid Century Two-Tiered Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage two-tiered Lucite rod chandelier with brass frame. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Some Lucite rods have scratches.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Two-Tier Lucite and Brass Staggered Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage, circa 1970s chandelier, with two tiers of staggered 'triedri' prisms in Lucite, suspended from a circular brass frame. Wiring and sockets to US standard. Very good vintage...
Category
Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Lucite and Brass "Spiral" Chandelier after Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage chandelier composed of clear lucite rods suspended in a spiraling form from an interior brass frame. The piece is in the style of works produced by Venini.
Category
20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Rectilinear Brass and Lucite Chandelier by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Buffalo, NY
This chandelier is also as versatile as it is beautiful, blending perfectly with any style of interior from Classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in New Windsor, NY
Elegant brass and Lucite six light chandelier. Crystal clear Lucite caps, bobeches and columns with brass frame. Three central Lucite columns surrounded by six brass arms. Extra c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Smoked Lucite and Brass Dome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This very stylish chandelier features a domed modernist design. It illuminates with six bulbs in the smoked lucite dome part and one large bulb on the bottom. It has been completely ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Mid Century Lucite and Brass Chandelier by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage chandelier composted of curving clear lucite arms with brass mount and accents. The piece is by noted designer Charles Hollis Jones Price reduced from $2750.00
Category
20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Brassed Vintage Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
This elegant chandelier from the 1960s shows a brassed hardware and seven sockets E 14 for max 25 W. Additionally the chandelier has two tiers. The vintage condition is very good. Al...
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chandelier Lucite and Brass by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1960s
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H 39.38 in W 33.47 in D 11.82 in
Mid-Century Chandelier Lucite and Brass by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1960s
By Stilux
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Italian design chandelier ceiling pendant light in white and red orange methacrylate colored lucite and brass.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Sculptural Lucite and Brass Chandelier, circa 1970s
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Lucite ribbon chandelier with brass frame. Sculptural interlocking ribbons of Lucite hang from a brass frame, circa 1970s. The fixture would be a statement piece in an entryway or st...
Category
Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Midcentury Brass And Lucite Chandeliers For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of midcentury brass and lucite chandeliers for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique midcentury brass and lucite chandeliers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and lucite. Midcentury brass and lucite chandeliers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Midcentury brass and lucite chandeliers bearing Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Bent Karlby, Emil Stejnar and Gaetano Sciolari each produced beautiful midcentury brass and lucite chandeliers that are worth considering.
How Much are Midcentury Brass And Lucite Chandeliers?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,300, while they’re typically $448 on the low end and $8,400 highest priced.
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
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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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