$3,700 / set
Pair of petrol blue, beige Murano glass sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large mid-century modern Murano glass wall sconces, Italy circa 1990s.
Brass
$797 / set
Elegant Pair of glass wall sconces
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano appliques in Vistosi style. Wall lights have 10 glass for each, white disks. Nickel metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions: 11 inches (28 cm) ...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$20,000 / set
Pair of sconces , Year, 1950, France
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...
Iron
$875Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Pink Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with frosted pink Murano glasses mounted on metal frames / Made in Italy by Mazzega, circa 1970s Measures: height 5 inches, width 11.5 inches, depth 6 inc...
Metal
$1,400Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of "Eye" Sconces by Sillux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass wall lights in amber and frosted white color with an "eye" shape in the center / Made in Italy by Sillux, circa 1960s Original mark on the frame Measures...
Brass
$3,237 / set
Pair of Geometry Metal Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern space age pair of wall lights lamps sconces in metal chrome and hammered metal two tone, model attributed to the Futura by Gaetano Sciolari.
Metal, Chrome
$3,644 / item
Pair of Design Murano Glass Giogali Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking pair of Murano glass Giogali sconces with gold, silver and copper color handmade glass links hanging on chrome frame. Great decoration with outstanding light effect by Galle...
Art Glass
$1,500Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Amber Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian wall lights with clear and amber Murano glass shades mounted on chrome brackets / Made in Italy by Mazzega, circa 1960s 1 light / E12 or E14 type / max 40W Measures...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Pulegoso Tear Drop Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian wall lights with vintage teardrop shaped Murano glasses hand blown with small bubbles inside using Pulegoso technique, mounted on newly made gold finish metal frames ...
Murano Glass
$2,460 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two geometrically inspired wall sconces with copper accents and opaline glass diffusers. Each light has two European based sockets (adapters to American bulbs are provided). They als...
Copper
$800Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Beveled Sconces by Veca
By VECA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian wall lights with clear and smoky brown beveled glass on nickel frame / Made in Italy by Veca, circa 1960s. 1 light / E12 or E14 type/ max 40W Measures: Height 11 inch...
Glass
$3,416 / set
Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of brass and Murano glass sconces. Cup with gold glitters , and foot with Three murano glass balls.
Brass
$3,986 / set
Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of brass and Murano glass sconces. Cup with gold glitters, black murano glass foot in the shape of a twisted horn.
Brass
$2,847 / set
Pair of Murano Glass Gold Leaves Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Gold Murano glass wall sconces. Two bulbs G27
Murano Glass
Pair of molded-pressed white Murano glass sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of molded-pressed white Murano glass sconces
Art Glass
$875Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Murano Milky White Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with milky white Murano glass shades mounted on black back plates / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Original "Vetri Murano 048" sticker on the glass 1-light / ...
Murano Glass
Pair of molded-pressed smoked Murano glass sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of molded-pressed smoked Murano glass sconces
Art Glass
$1,395 / set
Pair of Blue-Grey French Iron Sconces
Located in East Point, GA
A pair of French iron sconces from the mid-20th century. These French vintage iron sconces have a soft blue-grey finish. Each sconce features two-lights. A diamond shaped motif adorn...
Iron
Pair of Geometric Midcentury Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of square Italian midcentury alternating frosted and amber colored stacked Murano glass sconces on nickel backplates. Newly wired for U.S. market.
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Metal Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage mid-century Italian wall lights with curved white metal shades / Made in Italy circa 1960s Measures: height 14 inches, width 14 inches, depth 5 inches. 2 lights / E26 or E27 ...
Metal
Pair of T Sconce Offset Sconces, by Research.Lighting, Made to Order
By Research.Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 2x T Sconce Offset Sconces designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting. Materials: Steel, Glass Finish: Powder Coated Steel in black Electronics: 2x G9 Socke...
Metal
$4,441 / set
Pair of snakes sconces italy circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Nice pair of snakes sconces italy circa 1960 Brass with bronze patina For one light - easy to wire
Brass
Pair of Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors Sconces, 4 Pairs Available
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of shield form crystal sconces with a stylized embossed crocodile pattern on satin brass frames. Professionally rewired for use in the USA.
Crystal, Brass
$1,200Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Pink Graniglia Acquasantiera Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a clear Murano glass shade hand blown with pink Graniglia to produce granular textured effect / Made in Italy in the style of Mazzega Measures: Height 3 inche...
Murano Glass
2 Pairs of Large French Mid-Century Modern Plaster Shell Sconces by Serge Roche
By Serge Roche
Located in New York, NY
They are priced and sold by the pair. Literature: Patrick Mauries, Serge Roche, Paris, 2006, p.54 (for a related plaster sconce).
Plaster
$2,050 / set
Pair of Bronze Sconces, circa 1960/1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Maison Baguès (dans le style de) Paire d'appliques à décor de mains circa 1950/1960 Laiton et verre opalin
Brass
$1,822 / set
Pair of Bronze Sconces, circa 1960/1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Maison Baguès (dans le style de) Paire d'appliques à décor de tête de cheval circa 1950/1960 Laiton et verre opalin
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Art Deco Style Ceramic Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking, easy to mount and beautifully handcrafted pair of ceramics wall lights. If you are looking for a stylish and timeless way to bring light into your entry hall, bathroo...
Ceramic
$2,700Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Amber Graniglia Rondine Sconces, 4 Pairs Available
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with clear textured Murano glass petals hand blown with amber Graniglia to produce granular textured effect, mounted on gold finish metal frame / Made in Italy in...
Murano Glass
$1,490 / set
Pair of Bakalowits Wall Lamps, Sconces
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with glass elements fitted with 2 E14 sockets. Manufactured by Bakalowits in the late 1960s
Brass
$3,416 / set
Pair of wall sconces Stilnovo - Italy 1950s.
By Stilnovo
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of wall sconces with brass frames and Zeiss glass diffusers. Manufactured by Stilnovo in the 1950s. Manufacturer's mark present. Very good condition
Brass
$2,505 / set
Pair of Italian Bronze Wall Sconces, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant pair of Italian bronze wall sconces from the 1970s.
Bronze
$10,591 / set
Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of wall sconces by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi. Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1955. Ceramic backplate with orbital lighting on both sides, consisting of a brass ring and sma...
Metal, Brass
$347Sale Price / set|82% Off
Pair of 1980s Stilnovo Golden Sconces
Located in New York, NY
1980s Italian gold-plated wall lights with very light green waffle glass shades. Never been used. Original labels. Sold in pairs.
Gold Plate, Brass
$6,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco. Designed and manufactured in Italy Circa the 1950s. All brass Gothic sconces comprising of trident socket housing spraying outwards from a centra...
Brass
Pair of Maison Arlus Pair of Gold Hands Sconces, 4 pairs Available
By Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Fantastic and documented pair of sconces by Maison Arlus, figuring a gold Hand holding an opaline glass globe Provenance: Parisian hotel (Rive Gauche) US wired and in working conditi...
Bronze
$1,200Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of White Murano Uplight Sconces, 6 Pairs Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with ribbed milky white hand blown Murano glass shades / Made in Italy in the style of Vistosi, circa 1960s Measures: width 12 inches, depth 14 inches, h...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$4,800 / set
Pair of Vintage Kalmar Ice Glass Sconces
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage Kalmar ice glass sconces. Two pairs available for immediate purchase.
Blown Glass
$1,450Sale Price / set|69% Off
Pair of 1970s Kalmar Frosted Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's J.T. Kalmar glass sconces.
Metal
$3,280 / set
Pair of Textured Smoked Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
It is ending with black Murano glass globe finials.Their brass fittings add a touch of preciousness to these lights. These sconces could fit in modern, midcentury, Art Deco, contempo...
Murano Glass
Pair of 2 Italian Opaline Sconces, 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 2 Mid-Century Modern Wall sconces made with opaline glass.
Opaline Glass
$600 / set
Pair of Unique Wall Sconce Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a unique cylindrical lucite cover, these wall mounted light fixtures offer a stylish way to light any interior. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Metal
$4,099 / set
Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of brass and Murano glass sconces. 2 bulbs E14
Brass
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Uplight Sconces by Seguso, 2 Pairs Available
By Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage oversized Italian wall lights with frosted Murano glass shades infused with silver flecks / made in Italy by Seguso, circa 1960s Original sticker on glass Measures: height ...
Murano Glass
$9,800 / set
Pair of White Murano Glass Disc Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of white Murano glass disc sconces with stainless steel frame. Currently out of stock but available for custom order. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes, ...
Stainless Steel, Metal
Vintage Frosted Glass Cone Wall Sconces - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace minimalist elegance with this sophisticated pair of Mid-Century Modern cone wall sconces. Each fixture features an elongated, dome-topped frosted glass shade shaped in a slee...
Metal
Pair of Murano Textured Amber-Orange Glass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of contemporary Italian Murano glass wall sconces, produced in 2025, distinguished by their warm amber-orange coloration and beautifully textured glass. Each sconce ...
Murano Glass
$975Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Fiamme Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with original vintage red and clear fiamme glasses by Mazzega from 1960s, mounted on newly made chrome frames / Made in Italy Measures: height 11 inches, width 10...
Chrome
$3,650 / set
Pair of Bronze and Brass Arbus Sconces
By André Arbus
Located in Miami, FL
3 pairs available of Arbus bronze and brass wall sconces . Size of the back bronze part (going on the wall): 3.5" H, 2" W, 8" projection with the shade. 6'H without the shade, 15 ...
Brass, Bronze
$8,200 / set
Custom Pair of Gaston Double-Arm Plaster Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of Gaston double-arm plaster sconces. The sconces each take (2) E-12 candelabra bulbs, 40 watts. These sconces can be customizable in any size, material, color. Please i...
Plaster
$1,870 / set
Pair of Eclectic Colorful Murano Wall Sconces
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Classic Murano Glass Wall Sconces, each lamp consisting of nine crystal prisms; five in amber/orange colored tones and four in clear glass. Fittings in chrome. Glass from the...
Glass
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Ninfea Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of beautiful murano glass leave sconces with brass fittings. Production by Veneziani Arte . Elegant pair of Murano glass wall sconces, beautifully crafted with layered, sculptu...
Brass
$1,875 / set
Pair of Bold Colorful Murano Wall Sconces
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Tutti-Frutti Colorful Murano Glass Wall Sconces, each lamp consisting of eight colored crystal prisms and one clear glass prism with finishes and fittings in chrome. Glass fr...
Glass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and amber Murano glass by A.V. Mazzega, designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Italy, circa 1970 Both retain the original A.V. Mazzega paper labels.
Murano Glass
Pair of Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with ice glass, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and rea...
Murano Glass
$1,375Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Egisto 38 Sconces by Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s, made in Italy Original label on the frame...
Metal
Andre Arbus Pair of Bronze Sconces , 4 Pairs Available, Priced by Pair
By André Arbus
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of French sconces figuring hands holding a torche André Arbus style. Coming from an hotel in Paris 4 pairs available, Priced by pair. US rewired and in working condition. One li...
Brass
$4,099 / set
Pair of Murano Glass Gold Leaves Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of large and spectacular Murano glass wall sconces. Four bulbs E27 by sconce. ( four Europe and USA as well).
Murano Glass
$8,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Sconces by Gilardi and Barzaghi
By Gilardi & Barzaghi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Gilardi and Barzaghi. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Two off-white enameled perforated shades are paired onto flex brass arms, allowing the u...
Aluminum, Brass
$13,600 / set
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940. Industrial, lantern-like wall sconces with sturdy brass frame and custom textured glass diffu...
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.
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
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