Chromed Chandelier by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Wien, Au
Chromed chandelier by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1960s Five hanging parts Original condition.
Chrome
Bespoke Glass and Chrome Chandelier, Italy, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari, Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
Well preserved 1970s chandelier, Italy, circa 1930. Dimensions are 26.4" x 47" (total drop); We have a smaller one available also. Elegant chandelier in very good original vintage ...
Brass, Chrome
Chrome and Glass Chandelier, Style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier in the style of Fontana Arte, chrome and glass.
Chrome
Cyclone Chandelier, Aluminum, Metallic Chrome Bands
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Cyclone chandelier, aluminum, metallic chrome bands. Constructed of polished aluminum bands and a plastic cylinder diffuser. The body of the fixture measures: 23" W x 21" H. In good ...
Aluminum
Camer Four-Tier Triedri Prism and Chrome Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1970s four-tier chandelier imported by Camer Glass after a design by Tony Zucchieri for Venini with crystal trilobi prisms of two different lengths (11 inches and 6 inches) h...
Crystal, Chrome
Midcentury Gino Sarfatti Chrome Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rome, IT
Large chrome structure Sarfatti chandelier, 1960s. Bulbous shaped Murano art glass shades with shattered surface effect. Six E27 light bulbs.
Chrome
12 Arm 24 Lights Chrome Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century 12 Arm, 24 light Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. A unique 12-arm design, with each arm supporting two lights—one on the upper portion and the other on the lower....
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Gino Sarfatti Chrome Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rome, IT
Large chrome structure Sarfatti chandelier 1960s. Bulbous shaped Murano art glass shades with shattered Surface effect. Six E27 light bulbs.
Chrome
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Franco Luce Murano Glass Chrome Six Arm Leaf Lily Chandelier
By Franco Luce
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Franco Luce Murano Glass Chrome Six Arm Leaf Lily Chandelier .
Blown Glass
$1,066Sale Price|75% Off
Very Attractive Chrome Chandelier by Kalmar, circa 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Wien, Au
Very attractive chrome chandelier by Kalmar. Original condition. Eight bulbs, circa 1960s. The length of the chandelier is easy adjustable for rooms of differing heights.
Brass, Chrome
Italian Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970's
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Lisboa, PT
This piece was designed by Gaetano Sciolari, in Italy, during the 1970's. It has a minimalist design, inspired in the old chandeliers. With a chromed frame, the fixture requires 12 E...
Metal, Chrome
Chrome and Glass Chandelier, France, 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Nine-light chandelier with a chromed structure and very thick cut-glass shades.
Gioffredo Reggiani Sputnik Chandelier, Chrome, 20 Lights, Italy, 1970s
By Gioffredo Reggiani
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous space age chandelier Sputnik by Goffredo Reggiani in chrome with twenty lights. Made in Italy (light bulbs are included) This chandelier is a true sculpture, it works...
Chrome
Mid-Century Austrian Chrome and Glass Kalmar Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Mid-Century 2-tier chandelier with triangular tubular textured glass sections suspended from a chrome frame. (J.T. KALMAR)
Chrome
Murano Chandelier Orange Clear Glass, Chrome, by Mazzega, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Rijssen, NL
Elegant Murano chandelier by Mazzega, 1960s. Chrome chain and hardware. Amber and clear resembles flowers. The chandelier illuminates beautifully on wall and ceiling. Measures: Ø 19 ...
Chrome
Postmodern Five-Light Chandelier in Clear Acrylic and Chrome
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern Clear Acrylic and Chrome Five-Light Chandelier, the chrome support with with black resin spheres terminating in black patinated circular base with five chrome arms and lig...
Chrome
Rare Chrome Midcentury Chandelier Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - 12-flames - beautiful style of lighting - very good original condition
Chrome
$1,925Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Chrome and Crystal Ten-Arm Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful chrome over brass ten-arm Italian chandelier with trumpet bobèches and long square rod crystals with angled tops. Excellent build quality and interesting shape that when li...
Crystal, Chrome
Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking chrome chandelier was designed by Gaetano Sciolari in Italy during the 1960s. Sciolari is known for his sculptural and architectural approach to lighting, often combini...
Metal
Chrome and Glass Chandelier Pendant Lamp, Austria, 1970s
By Austroluxe
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful crystal glass pendant light made in the 1970s, gorgeous Austrian lamp with crystal glass and chrome in beautiful vintage condition. The chandelier requires four European E2...
Metal, Chrome
Stilux Milano, Vintage Italian Chrome Chandelier from 60s
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition for this chandelier produced by Stilux Milano during the 60s and made from lacquered metal and chrome. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on demand for ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Sciolari Sputnik Chandelier Murano Glass & Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant Italian Murano glass and chromed brass chandelier by Sciolari. Hanging glass resembles teardrops.
Chrome, Brass
$863Sale Price|24% Off
Chrome and Glass Ball Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small Postmodern chandelier with five lights with crystal swags, faceted as well as ball drops with chrome caps. Can be perfect for small entry foyer, powder room. As is condition. O...
Chrome
Vistosi Smoked Glass Disc Chrome Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning chrome five-tier chandelier with smoked glasses by Vistosi , Italy, manufactured in circa 1960-1969 High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and read...
Chrome
Chrome Ten Ball Spiral Cascading Pendant/ Swag/Chandelier
By Alberto Reggianini
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Chrome ten ball spiral 7' high cascading pendant/ swag/chandelier, 1960s-1970s swag light with a 14"-inch diameter canopy and measuring 7'-high, the ten balls spiral down in a Cascad...
Chrome
Design Chandelier Crystal & Chrome by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Three-tier chandelier with sculptural faceted crystals and chrome-plated frame made by Kinkeldey, Germany in the 1960s. Lighting: takes one big Edison E27 base bulb and twelve smal...
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Chrome 12 Arm Chandelier Light Fixture
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern twelve "candles" light fixture chandelier.
Chrome
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Large Midcentury Chrome and Crystal Eight Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large midcentury chrome and crystal eight light chandelier, with eight 17" wide x 22" high arms, with nine 1" diameter cut crystal prisms. Newly wired.
Crystal, Chrome
$1,813Sale Price|35% Off
Rare 1960's Gaetano Sciolari Chrome and Beaded Crystal Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Lightolier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The chrome frame is adorned with oval embellishments, enhancing its modern elegance.
Crystal, Steel, Chrome
Huge Seven-Tier Italian Crystal and Chrome Chandelier
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Huge seven-tier Italian crystal and chrome chandelier. Each crystal shade is hand blown and heavy. The chandelier comes with a long chain and canopy which can be adjusted to your des...
Crystal, Chrome
1970s Chrome and Glass Multi-Light Chandelier by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 1970s chrome and aluminium chandelier of sculptural, architectural form. Composed of multiple cylindrical light fittings arranged on intersecting horizontal arms around a ...
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Glass and Chrome Chandelier Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Iconic Italian chandelier Attributed to Venini. This chandelier holds 66 "Triedri" glass prisms and three E14 lights bulbs. There are 34 white prisms and 32 orange prisms, three tie...
Chrome
Veca Smoked Glass Chrome Light Fixture Pendant Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari, VECA
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Italian modern smoked glass football shape pendant chandelier light fixture. The actual pendant height is 12". High quality glass blades.
Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier, Clear Poliedri, Chrome Frame, 1970s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass chandelier designed during the nineteen seventies exemplifies dramatic mid-century Venetian lighting architecture.
Chrome
1970s Gaetano Sciolari 37 Cube Chrome Chandelier MCM , Italia
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Iconic Gaetano Sciolari 37 cubes chrome chandelier , Italy Prime quality material, solid construction, fine assembly and craftsmanship. Brass cubes covered by a thick chrome coat. ...
Aluminum, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, Nine Arms with Cream Plates, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
Minimalist Chrome Nine-Arm Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy 1960's.
Chrome
1950s Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Napako, Czechoslovakia
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - 4x , E26-E27 bulb - US wiring compatible - Minor signs of use
Chrome
Kalmar Catena Murano Glass Chrome Chandelier, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
A fantastic Kalmar chandelier model "Catena" by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1970s. These lights are handmade high quality pieces. Made of large hand-molded Murano glass...
Blown Glass
'Dandelion' chandelier, chrome, Sputnik design by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Gaetano Sciolari, chrome Sputnik lamp from the 1960s. Model "Dandelion". The shape is inspired by a dandelion. Construction made of chrome-plated metal. Large version: equipped w...
Brass, Chrome
Large Mid-Century Gino Sarfatti "2097"/18 Chrome Chandelier
By Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Antwerp, BE
The chrome chandelier designed by Gino Sarfatti for Flos 1980s. This design contains 18 bulbs and has a chrome base and bakelite holders. The chandelier contains in good original con...
Chrome
1960s Belgian Geometric Chrome and Frosted Glass Globe Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This Belgian chandelier from the 1960s is a striking example of Mid-Century Modern design.
Chrome
Monumental Chandelier in Murano and chrome, 50°, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Chrome
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...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$1,175Sale Price|29% Off
Gaetano Sciolari Sputnik Dandelion Chandelier, Chrome Finish, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Palermo, IT
Sputnik ceiling lamp by Gaetano Sciolari - 1970s. The striking design of this ceiling lamp consists of delicate chrome leaves that radiate from the central core. The arrangement is r...
Metal, Chrome
1960s Chrome Plated Chandelier with Murano Glass, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored - cleaned and rewired - US wiring compatible
Chrome
1930s Bauhaus Chrome Plated Chandelier by Anyz, Czechoslovakia
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
- good /very good original condition with minor signs of use - rewired - 5x40W, E25-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
Chrome
Ten-Light Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Two tiers of candle up-lights and bright chrome frame with crystal prism drops. Working, clean, original condition and ready to install. Height in listing does not include chain and ...
Chrome
Frazier Designs Large Chromed and Pierced Drum Shade Chandelier
Located in Morristown, NJ
21st c., large chromed steel drum shade chandelier with repeating pierced circular pattern. Drum is suspended from three arched braces leading to a decorative chain. Fixture has a 5"...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Reggiani Trumpet Chrome Chandelier, circa 1970
By Reggiani
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian Reggiani mid-century space age chandelier from 1970s. The chandelier is created with trumpet form details in chrome combined with wood surface. This chandelier includes 6 pie...
Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Nine-Light Chrome Brass and Glass Chandelier, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large Italian nine-light chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, dating from the 1960s. The chandelier features a striking two-tier geometric construction combining polished chrome with b...
Brass, Chrome
Italian "satellite" chandelier 60s orbital chrome steel Goffredo Reggiani
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Satellite" pendant light from the 60s by Italian designer Goffredo Regianni. Structure of the chandelier and lampshades in chrome-plated metal and white lacquered inside (original p...
Chrome
$10,430Sale Price|30% Off
Mazzega Murano Chandelier, Chrome & Art Glass, Mid-Century Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Stratford, CT
A large magnificent Mazzega Murano Art glass chandelier from Italy, circa 1960. The chandelier has a chrome framing and contains 50 large art glass prisms. It takes 8 light bulbs.
Chrome
Five Italian Chandeliers in Chrome with 10 Opaline Globes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four exclusive Italian chandeliers in chrome with 10 Opaline Globes – Luxurious Design from the Mid-Century Modern.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Suspension, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Suspension, 1970s Measures: D: 50 cm (19.69") H: 30 cm + wire 80 cm W: 50 cm (19.69").
Chrome
1970s Chrome Plated Chandelier with Murano Glass , Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - 4x , E26-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible
Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 2097 30-Bulb Chrome Chandelier for Flos
By Flos, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miami, FL
Thirty incandescent bulb 2097 chandelier originally designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1958 for Flos. This piece was produced circa 1990s and maintains the Flos label. The 2097 Chandelie...
Chrome
1960s Chrome Plated Chandelier with Murano Glass, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- Restored - cleaned and rewired - US wiring compatible
Chrome
Chandelier with Glass Roses, Midcentury Design, Italy, Large Chrome Sphere
Located in New York, NY
Decorative chrome, midcentury style chandelier with roses made of glass. Murano, Italy. This chandelier is very elegant. It brings a lot of light into your room. The chandelier has ...
Chrome
$4,000Sale Price|66% Off
Hans Agne Jakobsson Chrome 8 Arm Chandelier , 1960s , Sweden
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
A rare all brass chandelier coated with a thick deep chrome finish from Hans Agne Jakobsson . Mouth blowed smoked glass. Prime quality material, hardware and assembly. 8 Regul...
Brass, Chrome
$793Sale Price|48% Off
Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier Glass Murano with Chrome, Italy, 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Gaetano Sciolari chandelier with deep large globe ice frost glass Murano with gilt chrome structure . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of ...
Chrome
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.