Pair of Adjustable Long Arm Chrome Mid Century Modern Sconces
By Robert Sonneman, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern adjustable chrome sconces.
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Sconces Attributed to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
2 Pairs of Italian Mid-Century Modern black enameled metal and brass wall lights attributed to Stilnovo.
Brass, Metal
$882Sale Price / set|69% Off
Pair of Wall Sconces Sculpture Modern Design Esperia Angelo Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of wall sconces sculpture modern design Esperia Angelo Brotto.
Metal, Chrome
A pair of 1980s Modern Steel Italian Ambient Light Wall Sconces
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These sconces are designed with a focus on contemporary form, reflecting the design trends of the 1980s. They feature angular shapes, with emphasis placed on geometric symmetry and b...
Steel
Pair of French Modern Tiered Copper Verdigris Wall Sconces, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair French Modern Verdigris Copper Tiered Wall Sconces, 1970s This striking pair of French Modern wall sconces showcases the sculptural lighting language of the 1970s, blending arch...
Copper
Modern Pair of Vintage Lucite Metal Sconce Triangle 1990s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern pair of vintage sconce triangle like from lucite and metal 1990s Germany.
Metal
$4,063 / set
Pair of alabaster sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of alabaster sconces ( leds )
Alabaster, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Leucos Sconces, Murano Glass, Italy, 1970s Pair
By Leucos
Located in Austin, TX
Sconces from Italy. This Mid-Century Modern pair is made of textured and opalescent blown glass created by “La Murrina”; the iconic glass maker for Leucos.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Brass Pair of Sconces with Mirrors, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid Century Modern Brass Pair of Sconces with Mirrors, 1960s, Italy Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps and mirrors together Lamp is in very good condition.
Brass
Modern Stilnovo Style Orange Chrome Pair of Sconces, Italy, 1970.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of wall sconces made of chromed steel with orange lacquered details. Each one has a light point and its mobile structure allows different lighting positions and angles.
Steel
Pair of French Midcentury Modern Craftsman Stained Glass & Wrought Iron Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A Timeless Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Stained Glass & Wrought Iron Wall Lights or Sconces circa 1940 - 1950.
Wrought Iron
Mid-century Modern Italian Design Brass Pair of Sconces, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Modern Italian design Brass Pair of Sconces with patinas, 1960s, Italy Elegant rare high quality wall lamps.
Brass
Mid-century Modern Fabric and Brass Pair of Sconces, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Modern Fabric and Brass Pair of Sconces, 1960s, Italy Lampshades are in very good vintage condition.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Shell Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Murano glass wall lamps in the shape of a shell. Murano glass grit, smooth on the outside and rough on the inside, with gold dust and leaf inside the glass. Equipped with two...
Brass
Pair, Modern Hart Associates Glass Beaded & Brass Two-Light Wall Sconces
By Hart Associates 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
This matched pair of Hart Associates two-light wall sconces presents a tailored, neo-classical silhouette animated by layered crystal ornament and a richly textured metal surface. Ea...
Brass
Pair of Big Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamps in Murano glass and brass, structured glass, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lamps are composed of a brass structure fixed to the wall w...
Brass
Modern Pair of Twisted Murano Glass Sconces with Brass Details
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing showcases a modern pair of twisted Murano glass sconces with brass details, emanating an Italian style.
Brass
$4,640Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Modern Large Scale Leaf Form Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of modern gold large-scale leaf form Murano glass sconces.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Pair Wall Sconces Maiosn Arlus Style
By Arlus
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of vintage wall lights from the 1950s or early 1960s, in the style of Maison Arlus, made of black lacquered metal with a gold-plated brass base and original trumpet-shaped sha...
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Patinated Brass Pair Sconces Wall Lights Acking 1950
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern Mid Century Modern vintage pair duo sconces or wall lights from brass and metal, design very similar to Carl-Axel Acking, 1950s Sweden. ( Carl-Axel Acking 1910 - ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Floral Translucent Murano Glass Pair Of Italian Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of wall sconces handcrafted in Murano glass, Italy. Each sconce is composed of a vertical superimposition of organic volumes in hand-blown and hand-worked glass, featuring a rib...
Brass
Pair of Modern Brass and Murano Glass Cone Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of modern cone form brass and Murano glass sconces.
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Large Sculptural Brass & Aluminum Candle Sconces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare to find pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural candle sconces in brass and aluminum.
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Wave Glass and Brass Barrel Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of Modern Murano wave glass and brass barrel sconces.
Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Wave Glass and Polished Brass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of modern Murano wave tube glass sconces with pretty polished brass accents.
Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Glass and Brass Ball Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of Modern Murano glass and brass ball form sconces in matte white.
Brass
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Handwrought Brass Sconces, circa 1950s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Mid-Century Modern sconces, handwrought in solid brass and carved wood bulb-holders.
Brass
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Diamond Design Wall Sconce, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful pair of Mid-Century Modern style wall sconces. The pair of sconce are handmade of high quality brass in a semi cylindrical shape.
Brass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Articulating Sconces
By Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern style articulating wall lights in solid brass and black enameled metal in the style of Angelo Lelli for Arrredoluce. Set up for 1 European candelab...
Brass, Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Hexagonal Fat Lava Sconces, West Germany 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of Mid Century Modern Hexagonal Fat Lava sconces.
Metal
Pair American Modern Glass and Gunmetal Wall Lights, Sconces, Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
Pair American Modern Glass and Gunmetal Wall Lights, Sconces, Karl Springer
Metal
Wonderful Pair Modern Aurora Lampworks Murano Thick Icicle Glass Kalmer Sconces
By Aurora Lampworks, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Modern Aurora Lampworks Murano Thick Art Ice / Icicle Glass Sconces Each With 2 Candelabra Sockets In The Manner Of Kalmer.
Nickel
Pair of Modern Italian Brass and Smoke Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Curved and wavy sandblasted Murano glass sconce in smoked color with a central brass plate. Two sconce lights wired for Europe with E27 or E26 socket. Other pairs are available, plea...
Brass
Andre Arbus Pair of Sconces French Mid-Century Modern 1950
By André Arbus
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze Andre Arbus wall sconces depicting hands holding torchieres in Brass & ebonized Bronze. Black and gold paper shades. Wired to US standard in working condition and each takes a...
Bronze
$14,512 / set
RAAK - Pair of sconces
By RAAK
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The offered “Shellfish” wall sconces feature two interlocking textured cast aluminum shells, gilded on the exterior and finished in white on the interior. The narrow space between th...
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Brass and Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of textured clear Murano glass sconces. The glass is fluted and curved, creating a superb impact encased in a sheet of glass, in an Art Deco style. The supporting structure is m...
Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Large Scale Layered Smoke Glass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative pair of modern large scale smoke glass Murano sconces.
Murano Glass
Pair of Modern Murano Glass and Brass Cone Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of modern Murano glass and brass cone form sconces.
Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Brass and Glass Ball Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of modern Italian murano brass and ball form sconces.
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Venini "Tree Bark" Pattern Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Venini Murano wall sconces in a clear thick ribbed pattern, Tree Bark. Stainless steel back plate with a double socket, incandescent for illumination. In excellent vintage ...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass Sconces attr. to Arredoluce, Italy 1950s
By Arredoluce
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a refined pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern wall sconces crafted in polished brass, dating to the early 1960s.
Brass
Pair of Stilnovo Mid Century Modern Triple light Wall Sconces C1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of triple light wall sconces by Stilnovo c1958 Italy . Frosted glass shades with aluminum frames connected by black iron rods which in turn end at a round brass cap tha...
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
German Modern Rotatable Head Pair of Sconces by Beisl, 1960s, Germany
By Beisl
Located in Hagenbach, DE
German Modern Rotatable Head Pair of Sconces by Beisl, 1960s, Germany It is very ideal and suitable for all living areas.
Metal
Wonderful Mid Century Modern Pair Sconces Orrefors Crystal Brass Carl Fagerlund
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Pair Of Sconces Orrefors White Art Glass & Brass In The Manner Of Carl Fagerlund
Brass
Pair of Modern Murano Glass and Brass Gold Cup Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous pair of modern Murano glass and brass gold cup sconces.
Brass
Pair of Large Scale Modern Murano Glass Leaf Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of large scale modern Murano glass leaf form sconces.
Brass
Mid-century Modern Pair of Sconces by Cosack Leuchten, 1950s, Germany
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Modern Pair of Sconces by Cosack Leuchten, 1950s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist Black wall lamps Lamp is in very good condition.
Metal, Brass
Pair Baxter "Palomar" Brass Sconces by Pietro Russo, Italian Modern Lights
By Baxter, Pietro Russo Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare opportunity to acquire an authentic pair of designer sconces from one of Italy’s premier luxury furniture houses.
Brass
Pair of Timeless Mid-Century Modern ERCO Gold Anodized Aluminum Wall Sconces
By ERCO Leuchten
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptionally elegant pair of authentic ERCO wall sconces, crafted in Germany and embodying the essence of timeless Mid-Century Modern design.
Aluminum
Wonderful Pair Large Silver Gilt Rock Crystal Beaded Modern Transitional Sconces
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of large silver gilt rock crystal and beaded modern transitional Baguès style sconces.
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Modern Pair of White Murano Glass Sconces with Brass Finials, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces made with hand-blown Murano glass in a pearlescent white tone. Each sconce has an undulating appearance and is held in place with brass finials. They have been newly ...
Brass
Pair of Mid-century Modern Style Italian Murano Glass Sconces "Reticello"
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Stunning pair of Murano glass sconces, each with eight blades printed with a "Reticello" pattern and a stylized feather-like texture. The effect gives these fixtures the appearance o...
Murano Glass
Denis Diderot Glass & Chrome Sconces, Wall Lights Mid-Century Modern, Pair
By Denis Diderot
Located in Miami, FL
Available also with 2 arms Wired for US and in working condition Have a look on our impressive collection of French and Italian Mid-Century Modern Period Sconces & Wall Lights. Mo...
Chrome
Pair of Large Custom, Italian Modern Neoclassical Alabaster Wall Sconces, Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of Large Italian Modern Neoclassical style alabaster wall lights / sconces in the style of Armand Albert Rateau.
Alabaster
Wonderful Pair Barovier & Toso Mid Century Modern Murano Leaf Nickel Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Mid Century Modern Murano Sconces In The Manner Of Barovier & Toso.
Nickel
$2,770Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair European Mid-Century Modern Nickel & Glass Marine Industrial Wall Sconces
By Wiska
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of European Mid-Century Modern Marine / Industrial wall sconces with nickel metal structure and milk glass reflectors.
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Glass Pink Pair Duo Sconces 1950s Vienna
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage pair duo brass crystal glass pink sconce or wall light designed and manufactured by Lobmeyr, Vienna, 1950s.
Crystal, 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.
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.
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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.