Italian Mid Century Modern Lighting

Modern Suspension Chandelier

Manifattura Italiana

Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lamp

Midcentury Modern Sconces

Mid Century Modern Hall Table

Mid Century Dining Room Chandelier

Chrome And Brass Chandelier

Midcentury Italian Ceramic Lamp

Italian Mid-Century Modern Adjustable 3 Ball Suspension Pendant Attr to Stilnovo

$1,295

Italian Mid-Century Modern Adjustable 3 Ball Suspension Pendant Attr to Stilnovo

By Stilnovo

Located in New York, NY

Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting system / chandelier with three balls that are designed

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason, Italy, 1970s

$3,169

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason, Italy, 1970s

By Carlo Nason

Located in Palermo, PA

remaining elegant and well-proportioned. A fine and collectible example of Italian mid-century modern

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1950s Azucena Mid-Century Modern Brass 12-Light Chandelier style Oscar Torlasco

$2,471Sale Price|37% Off

1950s Azucena Mid-Century Modern Brass 12-Light Chandelier style Oscar Torlasco

By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi

Located in Nicolosi, IT

A distinguished example of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, this 12-light solid brass

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, Brass & Enamel, Mid-Century Italy

$5,500

Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, Brass & Enamel, Mid-Century Italy

By Stilnovo

Located in New York, NY

A quintessential piece of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, this version of the “Simmetrico

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Tito Agnoli Wall Lamps for Oluce, Italy, 1960s

$7,048 / set

Tito Agnoli Wall Lamps for Oluce, Italy, 1960s

By Tito Agnoli, Oluce

Located in Milan, IT

design exemplifies Italian mid-century modern lighting: restrained, functional, and highly sophisticated

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Italian Mid-Century Inspired 12-Light Chandelier, Opaline Glass, Made to Order

$4,464 / item

Italian Mid-Century Inspired 12-Light Chandelier, Opaline Glass, Made to Order

By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo

Located in Bochum, NRW

interpretation of Stilnovo’s iconic Italian Mid‑Century Modern lighting, this sculptural chandelier introduces a

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Arredoluce Floor Lamp in Polished Brass & Carrara Marble, 1960s

$4,250

Arredoluce Floor Lamp in Polished Brass & Carrara Marble, 1960s

By Arredoluce

Located in Dronten, NL

the height of Italian mid-century modern lighting, combining sculptural clarity with functional

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Glass Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s

$10,700

Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Glass Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s

By Carlo Scarpa

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Italian Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lighting This Carlo Scarpa Poliedri pendant lamp is an

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason Italy 1970s

$3,051

Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason Italy 1970s

By Carlo Nason

Located in Palermo, PA

condition transparency. A highly decorative and collectible example of Italian mid century modern lighting

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlon Nason, 1970s, Italy

$5,286

Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlon Nason, 1970s, Italy

By Carlo Nason

Located in Hagenbach, DE

example of Italian mid-century modern lighting design. Crafted in Italy, the lamp features a distinctive

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lamp by Designer, 1950s Glass

$4,000 / item

Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lamp by Designer, 1950s Glass

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Italian table lamp, mid-century modern design, made of satin-finished glass. Italy, circa 1950.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass, Italy, 1950 by Designer

$4,000 / item

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass, Italy, 1950 by Designer

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Mid-century modern table lamp, made of white glass with blue and green hues. Italy, circa 1950.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Table Lamp by Designer, Italy, 1950

$7,500

Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Table Lamp by Designer, Italy, 1950

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

considered as something exotic. Italy, CIRCA 1950.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Adjustable Plastic Pendant Lamp by Meblo, Italy, 1970s

$434

Mid-Century Adjustable Plastic Pendant Lamp by Meblo, Italy, 1970s

By Harvey Guzzini

Located in Praha, CZ

characteristic of Italian Mid Century modern lighting. Meblo’s production from this era is valued for its

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Rare pair of wall-mounted lamps produced by Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950s.

$11,277Sale Price / set|20% Off

Rare pair of wall-mounted lamps produced by Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950s.

By Stilnovo

Located in The Hague, NL

documented. A rare and visually striking pair, representative of Italian mid-century modern lighting of

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces in Black-Lacquered Brass, Bronze and Opaline

$4,400 / set

Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces in Black-Lacquered Brass, Bronze and Opaline

Located in Rome, IT

when used with appropriate bulbs and dimmer systems. A strong example of Italian mid-century modern

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Italian Stilnovo Brass and Opaline Glass Wall Sconces

$5,700 / set

1950s Italian Stilnovo Brass and Opaline Glass Wall Sconces

Located in Rome, IT

clarity typical of Italian mid-century modern lighting. Each sconce is composed of a circular brass wall

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rare Cini Boeri Model 235 Wall Light for Arteluce, Italy, 1970s

$1,703

Rare Cini Boeri Model 235 Wall Light for Arteluce, Italy, 1970s

By Cini Boeri

Located in Weesp, NL

, museum-quality piece of Italian mid-century modern lighting by one of the most influential female

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

White glass table lamp with black metal base in mid-century 1960s style

$3,171

White glass table lamp with black metal base in mid-century 1960s style

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Glass and metal table lamp, 1960s Condition: Very good - restored Materials: Painted metal, Opal glass

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Murano Glass Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

$2,347

Murano Glass Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

Located in Palermo, PA

character. A very beautiful example of Italian Murano glass lighting from the 1970s. Height: 45 cm (17.7

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Pair of glass and wood wall lamps, mid-century 1960s, brown and white

$1,409 / set

Pair of glass and wood wall lamps, mid-century 1960s, brown and white

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Pair of glass and wood wall lamps, mid-century 1960s, brown and white

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Mid-20th Century Modern Chandelier by Sciolari

$1,468

Italian Mid-20th Century Modern Chandelier by Sciolari

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Beautiful vintage chandelier from the Italian brand Sciolari. The lamp has a special design with

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of glass and brass wall lamps, 1950s mid-century black and white

$1,995

Pair of glass and brass wall lamps, 1950s mid-century black and white

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Pair of wall sconces with glass shades and brass frame, 1950s. Provenance: Italy.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Standing Lamp with Double Lighting System - Italy, 1940s

$4,522

Mid-Century Modern Standing Lamp with Double Lighting System - Italy, 1940s

Located in Girona, Girona

. Italy c. 1940.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gorgoni Gianluigi Style Pair of Italian Ceiling Wall Lamps in Lacquered Aluminum

$1,168 / set

Gorgoni Gianluigi Style Pair of Italian Ceiling Wall Lamps in Lacquered Aluminum

By Gianluigi Gorgoni

Located in Prato, Tuscany

Italian mid-century modern lighting, these lamps are a perfect choice for collectors and vintage design

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

$2,699

Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

Located in Palermo, PA

the ceiling and space. Both refined and expressive, this is a very beautiful example of Italian Murano

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

$2,699

Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting

By La Murrina

Located in Palermo, PA

This Murano glass pendant light dates from the 1970s and features a sculptural form in thick pink swirl Murano glass, with flowing striped patterning that gives the piece depth and m...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th Century, Eccentric Bronze Gun Shaped Table Lamp

$6,461

20th Century, Eccentric Bronze Gun Shaped Table Lamp

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Turin, Turin

Here we have an eccentric table lamp with gun shaped base, made of bronze with parchment lampshade. In very good condition, fully original and ready ti be shipped. We can rewire t...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960

$1,395

Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960

By Sciolari Lighting, Venini

Located in Portland, OR

A sleek Mid Century Modern Italian chrome & glass table lamp by Sciolari with Venini glass, circa

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari

$3,500

Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari

By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An early 1960's chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting. Nice vintage

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Maison scoliari PALM glass wall lighting murano , italy 1970s

$998Sale Price|37% Off

Maison scoliari PALM glass wall lighting murano , italy 1970s

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in La xara, VC

the quality of the glass make this piece the best of Italian design. This unique PALM wall lighting

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Sublime Murano Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting 1950s

$2,400Sale Price|20% Off

Sublime Murano Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting 1950s

By Raymor

Located in Peoria, AZ

Palm Beach estate! Sensational Mid Century Lighting For Your Sublime Interiors!

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp

$2,950

Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Houston, TX

Mid-Century Modern floor lamp Unsigned but identical to designs by the noted architect Ettore

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Lighting / Floor Lamps by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce

$4,225Sale Price / item|35% Off

Mid-Century Modern Lighting / Floor Lamps by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce

By Giuseppe Ostuni

Located in San Antonio, TX

being the oldest active lighting company in Italy. These lamps can be purchased individually and are in

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Mid-century Vintage Aldo Londi Pottery Table Lamp for Raymor Modern Lighting

$950

Mid-century Vintage Aldo Londi Pottery Table Lamp for Raymor Modern Lighting

By Aldo Londi, Raymor

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-century Vintage Aldo Londi Pottery Table Lamp for Raymor Modern Lighting Offered for sale is a

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Style Brass Chandelier

$3,450

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Style Brass Chandelier

By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari, Guglielmo Ulrich, Sciolari Lighting

Located in Houston, TX

Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari style brass chandelier. Great Italian Mid-Century

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Catellani & Smith Italian Mid Century Lighting 90's

$1,503Sale Price|20% Off

Catellani & Smith Italian Mid Century Lighting 90's

By Catellani & Smith, Enzo Catellani

Located in bari, IT

Wall lamp whose shape resembles a moon, effective and suggestive piece of furniture. Diffuser disc made of aluminum covered in free leaf, 90s production designer Enzo Catellani for C...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Modern Brass & Cube Glass Chandelier by Sciolari

$5,975

Mid-Century Modern Brass & Cube Glass Chandelier by Sciolari

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in New York, NY

A stunning fusion of geometry and elegance, this mid-century modern chandelier by Sciolari

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome & Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari

$4,900

Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome & Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari

By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Very large 1970s Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting chandelier, signed with manufacture label

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome, Steel, Brass

Mid.Century Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy 1960s

$1,600

Mid.Century Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy 1960s

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in Saarbruecken, DE

Mid.Century Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy 1960s. 8 e14 sockets chrome in good conditon.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Italian Flush Mount Light

$1,500

Mid-Century Modern Italian Flush Mount Light

Located in New York, NY

This Italian flush ceiling light encapsulates Mid-Century Modern aesthetics. Crafted from aluminum

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Cantilever Lamp Mid Century Modern

$1,850

Italian Cantilever Lamp Mid Century Modern

Located in Atlanta, GA

Sculptural Italian Cantilevered Lamp, Italy, circa 1960s. Wonderful original distressed patina. It

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Wonderful Mid Century Modern Large Tulipan Kalmar Clear Art Glass Chandelier

$4,250

Wonderful Mid Century Modern Large Tulipan Kalmar Clear Art Glass Chandelier

By Kalmar Lighting

Located in Roslyn, NY

A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Large "Tulipan" Kalmar Clear Art Glass Chandelier With Silver Metal

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Rare! Murano Blue Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting Style

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

Rare! Murano Blue Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting Style

By Raymor

Located in Peoria, AZ

Springs atomic ranch home or West Palm Beach estate! Iconic Mid Century Lighting For Your Sublime

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Brass

Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier, 1970

$4,111

Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier, 1970

By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting

Located in Puglia, Puglia

owner of Sciolari Lighting and designer for the Italian manufacturer Stilnovo in the 1950s.[1] It was

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Pair of mid century modern chandeliers by Sciolari, 1970

$6,928

Pair of mid century modern chandeliers by Sciolari, 1970

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in Palermo, PA

Experience the Magnificence of these 1970s Italian Chandeliers by Sciolari. These luminous

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960s

$1,468

Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960s

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Artemide Arianna Chandelier Pendant Lighting Mid-Century Modern Piero Brombin

$1,800

Artemide Arianna Chandelier Pendant Lighting Mid-Century Modern Piero Brombin

By Piero Brombin, Artemide

Located in Miami, FL

Artemide Arianna chandelier, pendant lighting. Large opaline chandelier designed by Piero Brombin

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s

$2,220

Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Steel and glass floor lamp

$2,114

Steel and glass floor lamp

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Condition:Good Materials:Glass, Metal Epoch:1960

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp

$2,000

Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Italian mid century hand painted porcelain table lamp, Buddha shaped 1960s. Gold hand paint

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy

$2,643

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy

Located in Brussels, BE

Mid-Century Modern murano glass floor lamp, Italy.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp

$2,750

Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp

Located in Houston, TX

Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp. Great mid century modern Italian chrome and glass

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern set of eight brass and chrome sconces by Sciolari. Italy 1970

$6,249 / set

Mid-Century Modern set of eight brass and chrome sconces by Sciolari. Italy 1970

By Sciolari Lighting

Located in Catania, CT

Set of eight sconces in brass, chrome and clear glass signed by Sciolari. The set is composed of one large sconce with double glasses and lights and seven sconces with single glass a...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Nastro desk lamp black Stilnovo Italian modern lighting

$700

Nastro desk lamp black Stilnovo Italian modern lighting

By Stilnovo, Alberto Fraser

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

. Plastic black and transparent arm is flexible. You can change as you like. Famous lighting fixture

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Set of two small metal bedside lamps, 1950s

$3,524 / set

Set of two small metal bedside lamps, 1950s

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Pair of bedside lamps, anonymous, Italy, circa 1950, painted metal, unmarked, characterized by an illuminating body enclosed by a rotating metal cap that allows the intensity and dir...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lamp Production Helo leuchten, Cristian Dell 1950s

$1,762

Lamp Production Helo leuchten, Cristian Dell 1950s

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

condition: Good - Signs of Time Materials: Metal, Brass Époque : 1950 Measurements: 46x37x33 cm

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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Italian Mid Century Modern Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of Italian mid century modern lighting available at 1stDibs. An item from our selection of Italian mid century modern lighting — often made from metal, glass and brass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of Italian mid century modern lighting, we have 30934 options in-stock, while there are 1945 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of Italian mid century modern lighting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each option in this array of Italian mid century modern lighting bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one piece of Italian mid century modern lighting that is appealing in its simplicity, but Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari and Venini produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an Italian Mid Century Modern Lighting?

Prices for a piece of Italian mid century modern lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $982,587, while the average can fetch as much as $2,949.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

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