Contemporary Mirror Polished Aluminium Silver Light Sculpture by Marie Jeunet
Located in Geneve, CH
Manchette SIlver Light Sculpture by Marie Jeunet Dimensions: D 8.5 x W 10 x H 20 cm Materials: Mirror-polished aluminum. --MARIE JEUNET-- From grandparents to framers and lighting ...
Aluminum
Contemporary Mirror Polished Brass Gold Light Sculpture by Marie Jeunet
Located in Geneve, CH
Manchette Gold Light Sculpture by Marie Jeunet Dimensions: D 8.5 x W 10 x H 20 cm Materials: Mirror polished brass. --MARIE JEUNET-- From grandparents to framers and lighting manuf...
Brass
Large Mid-Century Modern Illuminated Backlight Glass Mirror Limburg, circa 1960
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A round large, circa 1960s Limburg illuminated glass mirror sconce with metal fixture. The fixture requires four E27 Edison bulbs up to 60 watts each. Designed by Helena Tynell one o...
Metal
Spanish Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Iron with Double Leafed Frame ( or mirror
Located in Miami, FL
Gilt metal layered leafed sunburst ceiling flush mount. Spain, 1960s. An eye-catching sunburst or flower burst ceiling light featuring two layers of gilt iron leaves surrounding a ce...
Metal
Pair of Oval Palwa Backlight Mirrors with Guilt Brass and Crystal Flowers
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of oval Palwa backlight mirrors with guilt brass and crystal flowers. These vintage flower mirrors was manufactured by Palwa in Germany. The mirrors is held by an oval guilt br...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Pair 19th C. French Rococo Style Silver Gilt Mirrors with Two Candlestick Arms
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French Rococo style girandoles, late 19th century, in fine silver-gilt, elegantly decorated with figural and scrolls, two candlestick-arms.
Glass, Wood
Paire d' appliques italiennes en bois doré avec miroirs, vers 1950.
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Paire d' appliques italiennes en bois doré avec miroirs, vers 1950.
Mirror, Wood
$11,483 / set
Four Antique French Girandoles in the Rococo-Style
Located in London, GB
Four antique French girandoles in the Rococo-style French, 19th Century Height 75cm, width 35cm, depth 10cm This set of four girandoles recall the eccentric design style of the la...
Mirror, Giltwood
Chrome-plated steel wall lamp with mirror and lights, 1970s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
5 spotlight wall sconce with mirror made entirely of steel with chrome plating. The 5 spotlights have E14 bulb socket also LED and have been rewired entirely with flame-resistant cab...
Steel
Pair of wall sconces, Italy, 1940s
Located in Rivoli, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces, 1940s. Wooden frame and mirrored glass surface
Iron
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Enameled Steel and Plexiglas 'De Stijl' Style Light Sculpture, Italy, 1970
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful large-scale Italian light sculpture dating from the 1970s clearly reflecting the influence of the Dutch 'De Stijl' movement and very much in the style of the work of the 'D...
Steel
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19th C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-C. American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern, S.M. Forte, Troy, NY, USA, Mid-19th Century A rare 19th-century American Painted Tin Canal Barge Oil Lamp Lantern by S.M....
Metal
Fontana Arte Italia style wall sconce with smoked mirror and 20th century nile green.
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern wall sconces by Fontana Arte with oval panels of mirrored smoked glass beveled and bevelled wiring to be determined by U.S. Each sconce requires ...
Glass, Mirror
Black Metal Navy Lamp Morse Code Signal Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black metal navy lamp. Morse code signal lamp E14 bulb holder Foot size 27 × 27 cm Weight: 4.90 kg / 10.8 lb E14 bulb holder. Priced per individual item. All lamps have ...
Aluminum
Zeiss Ikon Mercury Mirror Glass Sconces Wall Lights
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mercury mirror glass sconce, wall lamp with Zeiss Ikon glass Nickel glass holder and wall plate with mirror glass shade Diameter wall mount 12.3 cm / 4.84 inches Weight: 0.90 kg / ...
Iron, Nickel
Zeiss Ikon IK180 Mercury Mirror Glass Sconces Wall Lights
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Zeiss Ikon mercury mirror glass wall lamp, sconce by Adolf Meyer Metal and brass top top Diameter wall plate : 110 mm / 4.3” Weight: 0.90 kg / 2 lb Priced per individual item.
Aluminum
Kaiser Brass Flush Mount Wall Light, Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Kaiser and Co
Located in Antwerp, BE
A true masterpiece of Mid-Century Modern design, this versatile fixture functions beautifully as both a statement ceiling flush mount or an eye-catching wall sconce. Convex Mirror Re...
Metal, Brass
Kiko Lopez, Pair of Rectangular Mirrored Sconces, France, 2022
By Kiko Lopez
Located in New York, NY
While best known for his mirrors, Kiko Lopez is a master of glass conceptions of all kinds—this lighting design is a case in point. With these elegant sconces Lopez brings to bear hi...
Steel
French Mid-Century Patinated Brass and Mirror Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) green painted metal wall sconce with three arms, gold filigree trim, and etched oval-shaped mirrored back.
Metal
Pair of Venetian Italian Mirrored Wall Light Sconces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Venetian mirrored gold metal 2-arm wall sconces with applied classical figures decoration to mirrored backs.
Metal
Four-Light Mirror Wall Lamp Sconce Flush Mount by Fischer Leuchten Germany 1980s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Elegant German modern wall light, with chrome base on a mirror and mounted on white lacquered metal. Manufactured by Fischer Leuchten in the 1980s. This fixture requires four Europea...
Metal, Chrome
$3,600 / set
Pair of French Neoclassic Mirrored Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French 1930s neoclassic style two-light sconces with etched mirrored back. Measurements: Height 10" Width 8" Depth 3.5".
Mirror
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