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Amber & Clear POLIEDRI Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are amber and trasparent, which makes the chandelier a true
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Murano Art Glass Clear, Amber Chandelier
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in New York, NY
Hand Blown Murano art glass 6 arm chandelier with clear fluted arms and amber/honey colored glass
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Fantastic Murano clear amber / gold Glass Tube Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
nickel supports 30 large clear amber or gold glass tubes. Period: late XX century Dimensions: 47,25
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Italian Mazzega Murano Chandelier in Amber and Clear Glass
By Mazzega
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cascade Chandelier, Murano Glass Mazzega, Italy, 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown amber
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Gold Plate

Large, 36-Arm, Clear Amber Murano /Venetian Glass Modern Neoclassical Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
Two large, sober and elegant double tier Venetian glass chandeliers in clear amber glass with 24
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Italian Mazzega Murano Chandelier in Amber and Clear Glass, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with amber and clear Murano glasses hand blown to form beautiful dangling
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Clear Amber Murano Glass Midcentury Chandelier by AVMazzega, 1960s
By AVMazzega, Mazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning Italian amber clear Murano glass midcentury chandelier. This chandelier was designed and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mazzega Murano Tulip Amber and Clear Art Glass Chandelier or Pendant
By Mazzega
Located in Barcelona, ES
ceiling light with textured amber and clear glass lampshade. This suspension lamp hangs from a chain with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Huge Italian Murano Glass Spiral Chandelier, 83 Amber and Clear Glass Petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Beautiful and huge Italian Murano chandelier composed of 83 splendid glass petals (clear with amber
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini
By Venini
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini. The chandelier has a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini
Murano Amber and Clear Tronchi Chandelier Venini
H 11.82 in W 14.57 in D 10.24 in
Elegant Murano ceiling lamp - 32 amber and clear glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Spectacular ceiling lamp with 32 Murano glass petals (clear with amber spot) in golden painted
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Clear and Amber Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano clear and amber glass pendant light. Total height 86 cm. Height fixture 31 cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Murano Ceiling Lamp, 32 Amber and Clear Glass Petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Spectacular ceiling lamp with 32 Murano glass petals (clear with amber spot) in golden painted
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Brass Clear and Amber Spiral Glass Chandelier by Doria, 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Rijssen, NL
A stunning and high quality masterpiece chandelier by Doria, 1970. It features Murano 23 blown art
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mazzega Clear and Amber Curved Glass Tile Chandelier on Chrome Frame
By Mazzega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mazzega clear and amber curved glass tile chandelier on chrome frame, Italy, 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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

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Chrome

Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier with Amber Glass Petals, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 clear amber glass petals supported by a chrome frame
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Midcentury Mazzega/Murano Chandelier with Chrome Frame and Amber Glass
By Mazzega
Located in Austin, TX
Mazzega chandelier, Italy, circa 1970. Six lights with "C" shaped arms holding handblown Murano
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Midcentury Modernist Murano Mazzega Amber Art-Glass Italian Chrome Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Coimbra, PT
Murano Mazzega yellow art glass vintage 1960 Italian modernist chrome chandelier. Four light bulbs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier with Amber Glass Petals, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 clear amber glass petals supported by a chrome frame
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Murano Chandelier with Amber Glass Petals, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 clear amber glass petals supported by a chrome frame
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Venini Murano Trilobi Romboidal Chandelier in Clear and Amber
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent circa 1970 Italian Venini Chandelier, with Trilobi glass bars in clear and long color
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Murano Chrome Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano chandelier by Mazzega having three clear and amber
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Large Murano Amber-Glass Chandelier
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.), Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Large Murano amber-glass chandelier with 24 arms, fitted with E14 sockets. Made in the 1950s in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Gorgeous Murano Vintage Chandelier, 107 Clear Amber Triedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic vintage Murano chandelier made by 107 Murano crystal clear amber prism triedri in a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

A Venini Murano Amber and Clear Glass Pendant Chandelier
By Venini
Located in London, GB
An Italian Murano glass pendant with clear and gold infused Murano Glass Trilobo pieces. Hung from
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mazzega Clear and Amber Curved Glass Tile Chandelier on Chrome Frame
By Mazzega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mazzega clear and amber curved glass tile chandelier on chrome frame, Italy, 1970s.   
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian vintage Murano chandelier - Mazzega - 53 amber glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Murano Italian glass chandelier. Fantastic chandelier with 53 fantastic glass petals (clear with
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Amber Murano Glass Poliedri Chandelier, 1980s
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Murano blown glass Poliedri chandelier, with two color elements, grey and amber. This fantastic
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Amber Murano Glass Poliedri Chandelier, 1985
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Murano blown glass Poliedri chandelier color amber and transparent elements. This fantastic
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Mid-Century Modern Crystal Amber Murano Glass Chandelier "Nastri", 1974
By Venini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Murano Art glass, located in Murano Island, it was created with the ambition to offer a choice of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Art Deco & Art Nouveau Amber Beaded Clear Glass Fringe Murano Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful Italian midcentury in clear and Murano beaded glass Art Deco / Art Nouveau chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Huge Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier with Amber Glass Petals, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 clear amber glass petals supported by a
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Huge Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier with Amber Glass Petals, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 clear amber glass petals supported by a
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Art Deco & Art Nouveau Amber Beaded Clear Glass Fringe Murano Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful Italian midcentury in clear and Murano beaded glass Art Deco / Art Nouveau chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Kalmar Clear and Amber Glass Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in New York, NY
Kalmar glass chandelier with clear and amber colored Murano glass elements by Mazzega. The 10
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Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1960 Mid Century Five-Tier Chandelier 'Triedi' Amber Murano Glass Prisms
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
. Kalmar. Style: Mid Century, Modernism. Materials: Murano glass and brass. Colors: amber, clear, white
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Brass, Nickel

Fantastic Murano Glass Tube Chandelier, 36 Clear Amber Glass Tube
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
nickel supports 36 large clear amber glass tubes in a star shape. Period: late XX century. Dimensions: 49
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

1960 Italy Venini 'Swirl' Chandelier with Twisted Amber & Clear Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant swirl chandelier designed by Paolo Venini with thirty-seven large, twisted, amber and clear
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Large Clear Amber Murano / Venetian Glass Chandelier Attributed to Venini
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, very large handblown Mid-Century Modern style Venetian glass chandelier and pendant with
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Italian Murano Nason Mazzega Amber Art Glass Modernist Chrome Chandelier
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Coimbra, PT
Unusual vintage 1960s Italian modernist Murano blown art glass globes chrome chandelier Measures
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modern Style Amber Murano/Venetian Glass 12-Arm Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
2 hand blown Italian Mid-Century Modern style Venetian glass chandelier in a Sober modern
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Nickel Fixture with Tubular Amber and Clear Glass
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Nickel fixture with amber and clear glass tubular design by Mazzega.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

1950s Style Skyscraper Chandelier Murano Blown Glass Clear Amber Smoke Italian
By Venini
Located in London, GB
An outstanding "Skyscraper" Triedri chandelier made in Murano Italy Blown glass "Triedri
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Stainless Steel

Mid-century Venini Murano chandelier 'Trilobo'
By Venini
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A beautiful Murano chandelier by Venini. With 6 lights. Model- 'Trilobo', clear and light amber
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mazzega Murano Glass and Chrome Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish Mid-Century Modern chandelier dates to the 1960s-1970s and was created by the iconic
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mazzega Style Multicolored Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Murano glass chandelier in the style of Mazzega with seven tiers of glass hanging on a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Steel

Kalmar Franken Clear and Amber Shaped Glass Chandelier
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Remarkable clear and amber shaped glass chandelier with a polished nickel hexagon shape canopy. It
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Pair of Italian Murano Nason Mazzega Amber Art Glass Modernist Chrome Chandelier
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Coimbra, PT
Unusual vintage 1960s Italian modernist Murano blown art glass globes chrome chandelier Measures
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Large Three-Tier Venini Murano Glass Tube Chandelier, 48 Glasses Clear Amber
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Palmette Ceiling Light, Three Levels, 104 Clear and Amber Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Palmette ceiling light made by 104 Murano clear and amber glasses in a gold metal frame. Murano
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier, Signed La Murrina in Murano Amber Glass, ca 1970
By La Murrina
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful five-light chandelier in Amber and clear Murano glass by La Murrina, every glass element
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Cascading 25" Amber Murano Chandelier Interlocking Glass Carlo Nason Kalmar 1960
By Mazzega, J.T. Kalmar, Carlo Nason
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant cascading ceiling light with 30 clear and 24 smoked amber interlocking Murano glasses on a
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Grey and Amber Spectacular Mid-Century Poliedri Chandelier, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous original Polyhedral Murano glass chandelier. Rare combination of amber, grey and clear
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Italian Murano Chandelier for Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Handblown Mazzega Murano chandelier, Amber, clear glass with chrome frame
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Two-Toned Clear and Amber Glass Ornaments Venini Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier with 19 handmade heavy tubular blown glass ornaments in clear
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier by A. V. Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great vintage light by Italian designer Mazzega, featuring his signature white to amber artistic
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Spectacular Mid-Century Grey and Amber Poliedri Chandelier, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous original Polyhedral Murano glass chandelier. Rare combination of amber, grey and clear
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Pair of Vintage 1960s Murano Glass Chandeliers in Amber
By Venini
Located in Berlin, BE
Pair of 1960s chandelier in clear and amber tinted Murano glass. Three E14 fittings.   
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate

Italian Venetian Amber Smoke Coloured Clear Murano Glass Caged Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Italian Venetian amber smoke coloured clear murano glass caged lantern. This beautiful Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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Murano Chandelier Midcentury Amber Clear For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the murano chandelier midcentury amber clear you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and metal, every murano chandelier midcentury amber clear was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a murano chandelier midcentury amber clear, we have 92 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer murano chandelier midcentury amber clear, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A murano chandelier midcentury amber clear, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one murano chandelier midcentury amber clear that is appealing in its simplicity, but Mazzega Murano, Venini and Murano produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Murano Chandelier Midcentury Amber Clear?

A murano chandelier midcentury amber clear can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,775, while the lowest priced sells for $781 and the highest can go for as much as $28,000.

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

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 legendary 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.

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 chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.

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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.