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Czech Antique Opaline Pendant Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Czech Opaline pendant light – B. A vintage opaline glass pendant light salvaged from a school in
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Czech Antique Opaline Acorn Pendant Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Czech opaline pendant light Acorn, B A vintage opaline glass pendant light salvaged from an
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Mid-Century Opaline Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Structured opaline glass fitted with one E27 socket from the 1950s up to 20 pieces available.
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Mid-Century Opaline Pendant
Mid-Century Opaline Pendant
H 31.5 in Dm 8.67 in
White Opaline Glass Vintage Mid-Century Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter black wire. Measure: weight 0.80 kg / 1.8 lb. Priced per
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Milk Glass, Opaline Glass

White Opaline Glass Vintage Mid-Century Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass industrial Bauhaus pendant. Weight 1.0 kg / 2.2 lb Priced per individual item
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Opaline Glass, Milk Glass

Mid Century Italian Opaline Cased Glass Pendant
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid century Italian opaline cased glass pendant. Brass fittings, worn brass-on-steel plated chain
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel

Vintage Mid Century Acorn Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage mid century acorn opaline shade pendants with new hardware and rewired. New steel
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Mid-Century Italian Opaline Glass Pendant, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
A frosted, mold-blown, Italian-made glass chandelier or pendant. A timeless tear-shaped piece in the style of Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The piece is elegantly blown in a sensual ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Opaline and Brass Mid-Century Glass Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
An opaline glass pendant light, with large original brass gallery. France, c1950s. Mid to
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Mid-Century Pendants in Opaline Glass and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants, opaline glass, Europe, 1960s. These atmospheric pendant lamps features each an opaline
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Midcentury Pendant in Brass and White Opaline Glass, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Midcentury Brass and White Opaline Glass Pendant This light has been rewired for US electrical.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

White Opaline Milk Glass Mid-century Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter black wire Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-20th Century White Opaline Glass Iron Top Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter Black wire Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass globe with double layered glass lower part with opaline and orange. Made in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass globe with double layered glass lower part with opaline and orange. Made in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass globe with double layered glass lower part with opaline and orange. Made in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass globe with double layered glass lower part with opaline and orange. Made in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass globe with double layered glass lower part with opaline and orange. Made in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant
H 19.69 in Dm 11.03 in
Large Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
White opaline glass shade on steel chromed pendulum fitted with one E27 socket, from the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Large Opaline Glass Pendant
Large Opaline Glass Pendant
H 39.38 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Large Opaline Glass Pendant
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass ribbed, bakelite canopy on telescopic rod. Made in the 1950s by Kamenický Šenov
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Large Opaline Glass Pendant
Large Opaline Glass Pendant
H 39.38 in Dm 18.12 in
Large Mid Century Opaline Glass Shades
By Efco Lite 1
Located in Søborg, DK
Large mid century opaline glass shades measuring 50cm in dia. 36cm in height. Made by EFC
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

French White Opaline Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French opaline glass industrial pendant. Weight 1.50 kg / 3.3 lb Priced per individual item. All
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Opaline Glass

Huge Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Cylindrical form with steel hardware from the 1970s. Dimensions shade only: 45 x 45cm 17.7 x 17.7".
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Huge Opaline Glass Pendant
Huge Opaline Glass Pendant
H 57.09 in Dm 17.72 in
White Opaline Mat Glass Vintage Mid Century Brass Top Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter black wire Weight: 1.80 kg / 4 lb Priced per individual item
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

White French Opaline Glass Shade Pendants
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French opaline glass Industrial pendant. Excluding light bulb. Measure: Weight 1.0 kg / 2.2 lb
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Opaline Glass

French White Opaline Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French opaline glass industrial pendant. 2 meter black wire Weight 0.40 kg / 0.9 lb Priced
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Opaline Glass

White Opaline Glass Round Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
German Opaline glass industrial Bauhaus pendant. Weight 1.0 kg / 2.2 lb Priced per individual
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Opaline Glass

Pyramid Pendant in Opaline Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendant, opaline glass, metal, Europe, 1970s. This lush, curvy shape is built up of a waved
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pyramid Pendant in Opaline Glass
Pyramid Pendant in Opaline Glass
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Opaline Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Opaline glass fitted with one E27 socket from the 1950s up to 40 pieces available.
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Opaline Pendant
Opaline Pendant
H 27.56 in Dm 6.7 in
Mid-Century Modern Pendants, Steel and Opaline Glass, Europe, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Large set pendants, opaline glass, Europe, the 1960s. An extensive set of pendants, opaline
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Run Mid 20th Century Opaline Pendant Lights
Located in Malton, GB
These are a great looking mid 20th century opaline light. They are most likely station lights but
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Run Mid 20th Century Opaline Pendant Lights
Run Mid 20th Century Opaline Pendant Lights
H 17.72 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Pendant with Opaline Glass Sphere
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendant, opaline glass, metal, plastic, Europe, 1960s. Clean and simple pendant lamp with
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pendant with Opaline Glass Sphere
Pendant with Opaline Glass Sphere
H 38.19 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Midcentury Italian Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Midcentury 1960s pendant with four lights fitted for E14. Original lampshades made in white opaline
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Midcentury Italian Opaline Glass Pendant
Midcentury Italian Opaline Glass Pendant
H 35.44 in W 25.6 in D 7.88 in
Opaline Glass Pendant, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage white and orange opaline glass pendant made in former Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Good
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Large Mid-Century Metal and Opaline Glass French Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A large opaline pendant.. France, c1950s. Left in original condition, but we can re-spray the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

White Mat Opaline Glass Mid-Century Globe Pendant Lights by Glashütte Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Large round mat opaline glass pendant by Glashütte Limburg Duitsland 2 meter black cotton wire
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Milk Glass, Opaline Glass

Opaline Glass Pendant, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel hardware black pained with opaline glass shade in ellipsoid form. From the 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Opaline Glass Pendant, circa 1970
Opaline Glass Pendant, circa 1970
H 35.44 in Dm 19.69 in
Single Matt Opaline Glass Mid-Century Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A single elegant opaline pendant, in matt glass finish. France, c1950s. Paired with a metal
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Opaline Glass and Brass Mid-Century Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
An unusual shaped dimple base opaline pendant. Brass gallery with long stem. France, c1950s
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Mid-Century Italian Opaline Spheric Glass Chandeliers Pendants Brass spheric
Located in Sacile, PN
Opaline spheric glass chandeliers, dated circa 1980. Brass support, plastic copper, extendible
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Opaline Glass Pendant Light
Located in Vienna, AT
White opaline glass shade on steel chromed pendulum fitted with one E27 socket, from the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Large Opaline Glass Pendant Light
Large Opaline Glass Pendant Light
H 29.53 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid-Century Italian Opaline Glass Burnished Brass Pendant, 1950-1959
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Italian hand blown opaline globe pendant, burnished brass in bronze looking mounts, chain and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Large Italian Murano Opaline Glass Pendant
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1582 Opaline glass pendant. Hardware can be made available in nickel Rewired takes on 60 watt
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Stilnovo Brass and Opaline Glass Pendant Chandelier, Italy 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Stilnovo attr. Brass and Opaline Glass Chandelier Italy 1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

White Opaline Glass Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter Black wire Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Black Metal, Brass & Opaline Glass Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pendant was produced in Italy between the '50s and the '60s. It was made by a black painted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Opaline Suspension
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Opaline Suspension
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. 2 meter / 80" black wire Weight: 1.50 kg / 3.3 lb Priced per individual
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Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Milk Glass, Opaline Glass

White Mat Opaline Glass Vintage Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mat opaline glass pendant. 2 meter / 90" black cotton wire Weight: 1.40 kg / 3.1 lb Priced per
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Mid-20th Century French Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Opaline Conical Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A well executed pendant light. France, c1950s. Opaline glass conical shade. Good vintage
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pendants in Opaline Glass and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants in metal and opaline glass, Europe, 1970s. Pendants made in Europe in the 1970s. These
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opal, Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Philips Opaline Milk Glass Pendants
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century, Louis Kalff attributed, Philips manufactured, frosted opaline milk glass
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Milk Glass, Wood

Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendants, Europe, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Large set of pendants, opaline glass, Europe, 1960s. The diffuse light it spreads is very
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Opaline Glass

Italian pendant lamp, opaline glass, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian pendant lamp, opaline glass, 1960s. Dimensions: H= 81 cm; D= 12 cm; H glass= 40cm.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Two Tone Opaline Glass Mid-Century French Pendant Lights
Located in London, GB
A mid sized pair of opaline pendant lights, with opaque cylinder in the centre. France, c1950s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1960s Stilnovo Opaline Glass & Brass Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Stilnovo Opaline Glass & Brass Pendant. Executed in sculptural geometric opaline glass with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Opaline Pendant Lamp
By Louis Kalff, Jo Hammerborg, Fog and Morup, Cosack Leuchten, Stilnovo
Located in München, DE
Wonderful pendant lamp from the 1950s. Fantastic mid-century design. The combination of high
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Opaline Pendant Lamp
Opaline Pendant Lamp
H 10.63 in Dm 12.6 in
Mid-Century French Glass Two Tone Opaline Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A single opaline church light pendant. France, c1950s. Predominately opaline glass the
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Circular Pendant Lamps in Opaline Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendant lamps, glass, metal, plastic, Europe, 1980s With its reserved design this lamp lays full
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Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Circular Pendant Lamps in Opaline Glass
Circular Pendant Lamps in Opaline Glass
H 29.73 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
2 Italian Mid-Century Brass & Opaline Glass Pendants, Max Ingrand & Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
2 Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern solid brass and mold blown white opaline glass pendants
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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Opaline Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant for your home. Frequently made of glass, opaline glass and metal, every opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant, we have 1728 options in-stock, while there are 89 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 17th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Bauhaus styles are of considerable interest. Stilnovo, Kaiser Leuchten and Peill & Putzler each produced at least one beautiful opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant that is worth considering.

How Much is a Opaline Midcentury Opaline Glass Pendant?

The average selling price for a opaline midcentury opaline glass pendant at 1stDibs is $1,878, while they’re typically $105 on the low end and $248,336 for the highest priced.

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.