Vintage Mid Century Five Globe Chandelier by Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Toluca Ter, CA
Newly restored five arm chandelier by The Feldman Company, made in Los Angeles c. 1950s. The chandelier offers diffused uplighting from the five opal glass globes and downlighting...
Steel
Mid century Modern Bubble Globe Sputnik Chandelier, 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Mid century Modernist Italian ball chandelier.
Nickel
Mid Century Italian Pulegoso Globe-Shaped Ceiling Light
Located in Westport, CT
Charming Murano globe shaped ceiling fixture. Glass blown in the pulegoso technique (glass blown with controlled tiny bubbles) creating a shimmery illumination impossible to recreate...
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Globe Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A striking Mid-Century Modern Globe chandelier crafted in Italy in the 1970s. Hand-blown Murano glass suspended from an elegant frame. The globe is made from opaline Murano glass, o...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Globe Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A striking Mid-Century Modern Globe chandelier crafted in Italy in the 1970s. Hand-blown Murano glass suspended from a metal frame. The globe is made from opaline Murano glass, offe...
Metal
Vintage Large Clear Glass Globe Brass Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Clear glass globe 2 meter black cotton flex Brass top Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandes...
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Murano White Striped Globe / Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
An Italian Mid-Century handblown Murano globe/ pedant/ chandelier comprised of semi-opaque clear glass mottled with infused bubbles with a broad opaque white swirl with chrome pole a...
Glass
Mid-Century Brass Chandelier with Six Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant mid-century brass chandelier with six opaline glass globes. The fixture features graceful curved arms with decorative scroll and leaf motifs, executed in warm golden brass. T...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Globe Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A hand blown Murano Italian 1960s glass globe, the top portion comprised of clear glass and the bottom half of the globe decorated with speckled aubergine, brown and gold glass decor...
Brass
Mid-Century Space Age Model P 232 L Globe Pendant Lamp by Svend Middelboe, 1960s
By Svend Middelboe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare pendant lamp made of aluminum and glass from Nordisk Solar based on a design by Svend Middelboe from the 1960s. The simple dome shape is broken up by the glass insert in the up...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Large Globe Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing chandelier by Gino Sarfatti made in Italy in the 1960s. Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Each ball consists of two parts - tran...
Metal
1950s Glass Globe Pendants by Holophane, Paris, France
By Holophane
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1950s Glass Pendant Globe by Holophane, Paris, France. Weight: 3.80 kg / 8.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incande...
Aluminum
Vintage Perforated Brass Globe Pendant
Located in North Miami, FL
Polished brass perforated grill globe allows for light throughout fixture.
Brass
Seguso Grey Glass Globe Pendant Light
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s handblown grey glass globe and chrome mount pendant light produced by the famed Seguso glass house in Murano, Italy. Features a pie shape cut-out on the bottom and suspended ...
Chrome
Vintage Extra Large Clear Glass Globe Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Clear glass globe 2 meter black cotton flex Brass top Weight: 4.00 kg / 8.8 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandes...
Brass
$417 / item
Antique Church Opaline Globe Pendant Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Opaline Pendant Light Globe – G An antique opaline glass pendant salvaged from an office in former Czechoslovakia. The shade is a classic globe shape, the glass provides a s...
Steel
Five-Globe Shades Mid-Century Modern Light Fixture Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome milk glass globes Mid-Century Modern light fixture.
Chrome
1950s French White Opaline Globe Metal Adjustable Pendant Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant Aluminium top and grip ring 2 meter black flex, including length adjustable mechanism Diameter globe 200 mm / 7.87 inch Weight : 0.85 kg / 1.9 lb Priced per ...
Brass, Aluminum
1950s French White Opaline Globe Nickel Plated Pendant Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant Nickel plated metal with grip ring 2 meter black flex, including length adjustable mechanism Diameter globe 200 mm / 7,87 inch Weight : 0.85 kg / 1.9 lb Pric...
Brass, Nickel
Vintage Large White Opaline Glass Globe Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass globe 2 meter black cotton flex Brass top Weight: 2.50 kg / 5.5 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incand...
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Opalescent Hobnail Glass & Brass Pendant Light
Located in Nottingham, GB
A striking Danish Mid-Century Modern pendant light, combining a beautifully textured opalescent glass globe with warm patinated brass fittings and strong Art Deco-influenced architec...
Brass
$315Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-century Holophane Ceiling Light Teardrop Globe with Brass Fitter
By Holophane
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era Holophane ceiling light features a distinctive teardrop-shaped glass globe.
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with clear Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 l...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with smoky Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 l...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with clear coral Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce style...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with opaque coral Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styl...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with matte white Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce style...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with glossy white Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styl...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with dark green Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles...
Brass
Dutch Smoked Glass Globe Vintage Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Smoked glass pendant. Brass top. 2 meter black cotton flex Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for in...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier with 30 Handblown Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Almelo, NL
A midcentury modernist large chandelier with 30 handblown opaline glass globes. The fixture is made of metal with a chrome-brass patina. Therefore an attractive color is visible on t...
Metal
$3,413Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Wood & Opaline Glass Globe Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Italian Brass, Wood & Opaline Glass Globe Chandelier, 1970s Like a flower frozen in mid-bloom, this Italian chandelier from the 1970s embodies the sculptural elegance th...
Brass
Dutch Air Bubble Glass Globe Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Original vintage air bubble glass pendant. 2 meter black wire Brass top Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international stan...
Brass
Eight Glass Globes Chandelier, Brass Frame, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
This luxurious, vintage-style horizontal chandelier brings sculptural clarity and ambient warmth to dining rooms, salons, or curated commercial spaces. A sleek rectangular brass fram...
Brass
Dutch Air Bubble Glass Globe Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Original vintage air bubble glass pendant. 2 meter black wire Brass top Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international stan...
Brass
Frosted Glass Globe and Brass Pendant
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Frosted glass globe pendant with brass details. Takes a standard bulb.
Brass
Four Globe Pendant Light by Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in New York, NY
Pendant light with four textured glass globes by Doria. The globes are graduated in size, and are suspended on cords of varying lengths with polished brass hardware. Each globe has...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
Brass
$1,650 / item
UNO GLOBE Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with Murano glass globe mounted on brass frame / Made in Italy Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max...
Brass
1960s Paris Holophane Globe Street Pendant Light Qty Available
By Holophane
Located in New York, NY
Originally conceived in the mid 20th century, the Holophane Paris Street light was an iconic lighting solution for urban environments.
Steel
Five Beautiful Glashütte Limburg Globe Pendants
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Echt, NL
Glashütte Limburg pendants in beautiful condition. Chromed hardware. Handblown transparent bubbled glass globes which create a wonderful light effect. Black cord and origi...
Chrome
$898 / item
Four Large Glashütte Limburg Globe Pendants
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Echt, NL
Large Glashütte Limburg pendants in beautiful condition. Chromed hardware. Handblown transparent bubbled glass globes which create a wonderful light effect. Black cord and...
Chrome
Stilux Milano 1970s Large Globe Pendant Light
By Stilux
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s modern design pendant light by well-known Italian lighting company Stilux of Milano. The white opaline shade is handblown and measures 13" in diameter. Similarly, it is toppe...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Chandelier with Green Globes
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from Murano outside of Venice, Italy. This fixture has a brass structure with emanating arms holding hand-blown green glass globes. Each globe has a beautiful; bubbled tex...
Brass
1960S Italian Murano Glass Globe Ceiling Pendant
Located in London, London
Ceiling pendant Murano glass Globe shaped Brass fittings Italy 1960s/1970s
Murano Glass
Multi-Color Floral Murano Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano art glass globe pendant blown with purple and yellow flowers. Made in Italy circa 1960s. Single light / E26 or E27 type / max 60W Diameter 15.7 inches - 40 cm. Heig...
Metal
Mid-Century Chandelier with Brass Fixture & Structured Glass Globes By Preciosa
By Preciosa
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Chandelier with Brass Fixture and Structured Glass Globes by Preciosa, Czechia, 1960 This stunning Mid-Century chandelier features a brass fixture designed and produced ...
Brass
Restored Mid-century Hanging Rattan Ceiling Lamp Chandelier w/ Center Globe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Beautifully restored Mid-century rattan hanging ceiling lamp pendant reminiscent of the style made famous by Paul Frankl.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Chandelier In Steel And Opaline Globes, Germany 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
A midcentury modernist large chandelier with 30 handblown opaline glass globes. The fixture is made of metal with a chrome-brass patina. Therefore an attractive color is visible on t...
Metal
MCM Striped Glass Globe Nickel Steel Pendant Light 27.5 In. Drop
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style pendant light with a white, gray, green, orange, and tan striped globe paired with a nickel finish steel pole.
Steel
Globe pendant light by Glashutte Limburg, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century glass pendant light by Glashutte Limburg. Amber coloured glass which emits a nice light. Brass socket and shade holder. The wire can be lengthened or shortened as des...
Brass
Mid-Century Large Glass Globe Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Spectacular mid-century chandelier designed by Richard Essig in Germany, circa 1960s. This impressive piece features 19 textured glass globes, each beautifully crafted with a ribbed ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass, Enamel and Waffle Milk Glass Globe Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern pendant was realized in the Czech Republic circa 1950.
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier/Flush Mount With Large Globes, Italy 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern chandelier/Flush Mount With Large frosted Globes, Italy 1960s Flush mount - chandelier (diameter 110 cm) with hand-blowed frosted glass globes with brass detail...
Brass
Large Mid-Century Preciosa Chandelier Brass and Glass Globes Czechia 1960s
By Preciosa
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Brass chandelier by Preciosa in Czechia 1960s This Mid-Century chandelier, crafted in the 1960s, boasts a brass fixture and hand-blown glass globes from the renowned Pre...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Globe Chandelier with Brass Accents, 1970s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
A striking Mid-Century Modern Globe chandelier crafted in Italy in the 1970s. Hand-blown Murano glass suspended from an elegant brass frame. The globe is made from opaline Murano gl...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Ceiling Lights with Four Pearl White Glass Globes
By Preciosa
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Brass Ceiling Chandeliers with Four Pearl White Glass Globes. This set of large midcentury brass ceiling lights or flush mounts was designed by Preciosa and produ...
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.
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.
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.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.