Nelson Wall Sconce
Set of 2 Mid-Century FA2 Wall Lamps by Peter Nelson, England, 1960s.
By Peter Nelson
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare wall lights from Architectural Lighting according to a draft well-known industrial designer
Category
20th Century British Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$5,861 / set
H 7.48 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
George Nelson, Wall Light, Metal, Walnut, Resin, USA, 1950s
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable brass, walnut and resin wall light, designed by George Nelson and produced by Herman
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Pear Shaped Sconces
By George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice pair of Mid-Century Modern light fixtures.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
KINA 2 Wall Sconce or Flushmount in Blown Glass and Bronze, Blueprint Lighting
By Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
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Kina 2 may be used as a wall sconce or as a flushmount on the ceiling. Fabricated with custom blown
Category
2010s North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,450 / item
H 25.9 in W 8 in D 7 in
KINA Wall Sconce or Flushmount in Blown Glass and Bronze by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
, creating an atmosphere that's both elegant and cozy. Kina may be used as a wall sconce or as a flushmount
Category
2010s North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,050 / item
H 5.5 in Dm 8 in
'Elska' Wall Mount Reading Lamp in Walnut, Brass & Enamel by Blueprint Lighting
By Gino Sarfatti, George Nelson, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
available--just ask!
The "Elska" wall mount sconce or reading light shown in unlacquered brass and Perfect
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Aluminum
$1,250 / item
H 16 in W 5 in D 16 in
KINA 4 Wall Light or Flushmount in Blown Glass and Black, Blueprint Lighting
By Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
a wall sconce or as a flushmount on the ceiling. Fabricated with custom blown glass made exclusively
Category
2010s North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$4,200 / item
H 52.75 in W 25.58 in D 6.75 in
George Nelson, Cigar Wall Sconce, Plastic, Walnut, Nickel, Herman Miller, 1952
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in High Point, NC
An early-production Cigar Bubble wall sconce in plastic polymer, walnut and brushed nickel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
$5,900
H 38.75 in W 12 in D 24.5 in
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Aluminum Spot Wall Lamp by Ronald Holmes & Peter Nelson, 1970's
By Peter Nelson, Ronald Homes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, aluminum wall mounted pill box spot light designed by British designers Ronald Holmes
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Rare Pair of George Nelson Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double cone sconces
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Rare 1960s Aluminium Ceiling Light Peter Nelson Architectural Lighting 2 availa
By Peter Nelson
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Rare aluminium ceiling light designed by Peter Nelson and produced by Architectural Lighting Ltd
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
H 13 in W 9.06 in D 6.7 in
Rare 1960s Aluminium Ceiling Light Peter Nelson Architectural Lighting 2 availa
By Peter Nelson
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Rare aluminium ceiling light designed by Peter Nelson and produced by Architectural Lighting Ltd
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
H 13 in W 9.06 in D 6.7 in
Midcentury Wall Lamp, Denmark, 1960s.
By Le Klint, George Nelson, Kaare Klint
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
Set of Three Wrought Iron Sconces by California Modernists Van Keppel-Green
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Set of three large wrought iron candle sconces by California Modernists Van Keppel-Green, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron Sconces by California Moderists Van Keppel and Green, circa 1960
By Jens Quistgaard, George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Large Wrought Iron Candle Sconces by California Moderists Van Keppel and Green, c1960. Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron, Steel, Wrought Iron
H 25 in W 10 in D 3.25 in L 25 in
Rare 1960s Aluminium Ceiling Light by Peter Nelsen Architectural Lighting
By Peter Nelson
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Rare aluminium ceiling light designed by Peter Nelson and produced by Architectural Lighting Ltd
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Wall Lights Sconces 'WILLIAMS' by J.T. Kalmar, Brass Cocoon, 1960s
By George Nelson, J.T. Kalmar, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare pair of Mid-Century Modern wall lamps model 'Williams' no. 4365/1. by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 19.69 in W 5.91 in D 11.82 in
Peter Nelson Spotlights for the Architectural Lighting Co.
Located in London, GB
A pair of 2 double wall or ceiling mountable spotlights. Multidirectional.
By Peter Nelson for the
Category
Mid-20th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Black Steel Sconces by George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sconces originally for use with George Nelson's "Comprehensive Shelving System" for Herman
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of George Nelson Wall Mounted Sconces for General Lighting
By George Nelson, General Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of George Nelson for General Lighting wall mounted sconces in steel and milk glass.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Original George Nelson Wall Lamp for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
Original production Nelson Bubble wall lamp, adjustable in height. Walnut block attachment to wall
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Modernica George Nelson Saucer Bubble Walnut Wall Lamps, Vintage
By George Nelson
Located in Huddersfield, GB
A beautiful pair of George Nelson Bubble wall lamps in the Saucer shape with walnut wall mounts
Category
20th Century American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
George Nelson Wall Mounted Bubble Lamps 1950 for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early wall-mounted bubble lamps designed by George Nelson, produced by Howard Miller.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
George Nelson CSS Arm Lamp, Herman Miller 1959
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare yellow glass pivoting arm lamp by George Nelson made for the CSS storage system.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Articulating Wall Lamp by George Nelson and Daniel Lewis for Koch & Lowy
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eyeshade Series articulating wall sconce designed by George Nelson and Daniel Lewis for Koch & Lowy
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
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Set of Six Baby Pink "Shell" Chairs, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Six beautiful chairs type 1020 colloquially called "shells" produced by the Slupsk centre of Furniture Industry in the 1960s. They are after full renovation upholstery and carpentry....
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Ball Cabinet Limited Edition of 2, Designed by Ramón Úbeda for BD Barcelona
By Ramón Úbeda, BD Barcelona Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ball cabinet limited edition of 2, designed by Ramón Úbeda for BD Barcelona.
Container, frontals and shelves veneered in natural stained dark oak.
Legs in aluminum with a brass ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Cabinets
Materials
Oak
$51,788
H 26.38 in W 78.75 in D 20.08 in
1 Mid-Century Eames H Miller Fiberglass Arm Shell Chair Walnut Moderna Stool
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work with molding plywood. During the war they were commissioned by the Navy to pr...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Fiberglass, Walnut
$900
H 44 in W 22 in D 22 in
Shagreen Bedside Tables & Side Tables, Cream Color Shagreen & Palm Wood, Order
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Decorative shagreen bedside tables or side tables with two drawers. The side tables have palm wood inside the opening.
Shagreen is made of stingray, a very beautiful material. They...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Shagreen, Palmwood
$9,950 / set
H 24 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
Contemporary Italian wall lamp with four cocotte shade "Giula"
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Contemporary Italian wall light "Giula" in the style of the 60s.
Solid brass stem and the four cocotte shades are in white lacquered metal and perforated.
E14 type bulbs recommended....
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
Murano Round Aqua Green / Gold Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Pure elegance, for this chandelier from the midcentury of Murano. Strong color and beautiful design. Simple but with an exciting color.
Its structure is round and made of iron color...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$7,205 / item
H 31.5 in Dm 37.41 in
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in Aluminum
By Charlotte Perriand, Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Appliqueà Volet Pivotant' wall lights in aluminum.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$1,310 / set
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3 in
Josef Frank, Floor Lamp, Brass, Metal, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, black-painted metal and beige fabric floor lamp designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Light to moderate oxidation present thro...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bamboo Rattan Large Drum Pendant Lights / Lanterns
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool pair of handcrafted rattan drum shaped ceiling suspension lamps with inner paper lampshades. France, 1960s
These large lanterns have an eye-catching design featuring a cylind...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Paper
Salvatorre Gregorietti, Pendant Light, Metal, Fiberglass, Italy, 1960s
By Salvatore Gregorietti
Located in High Point, NC
A metal and fiberglass pendant light designed by Salvatorre Gregorietti and produced by Valenti, Italy, 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 47.5” H x 20.5” Diameter
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Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Materials
Hardwood
$6,365 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Massive Oval Brass & Enamel Italian Campana Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our standard enamel colors are shown in the final image. There is no additional lead time or cost for these colors and they may all be produced in matt...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
$12,500 / item
H 48 in W 88.5 in D 66.25 in
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By Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
'Tekio Horizontal P3' pendant lamp in Japanese Washi paper for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiovaa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
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$4,611 / item
H 68.1 in Dm 9.8 in
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By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Nelson Wall Sconce For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the nelson wall sconce you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and enamel, every nelson wall sconce was constructed with great care. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage nelson wall sconce now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a nelson wall sconce — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A nelson wall sconce made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one nelson wall sconce that is appealing in its simplicity, but Blueprint Lighting, Peter Nelson and Herman Miller produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Nelson Wall Sconce?
A nelson wall sconce can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,200, while the lowest priced sells for $1,050 and the highest can go for as much as $14,000.
Finding the Right Sconces-wall-lights for You
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.
Questions About Nelson Wall Sconce
- What is a plug in wall sconce?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A plug-in wall sconce is perfect for upgrading the lighting of the room without investing in hardwired fixtures. It can be easily mounted on a wall without having to call an electrician for rewiring purposes. This sconce will amazingly blend with traditional as well as contemporary décor. Shop a range of antique and vintage plug-in wall sconces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024The difference between a sconce and a wall lamp is that a sconce is a type of wall lamp or wall lighting fixture. The term sconce is usually used to refer to a decorative lighting fixture whereas a wall lamp might refer to recessed lighting, spotlights or track lighting.
Usually installed in pairs or groups, sconces are decorative fixtures used to light hallways, or placed on either side of a door or bed. In addition to ambient illumination, they can provide upward or downward directional lighting, or both.
Find antique and vintage sconces and other wall lights on 1stDibs.
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