$1,400 / item
LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, this LUhans patinated un-lacquered copper indoor outdoor sconce is inspired by Scandinavian mid-century design. Wired with a ...
Copper
Large Midcentury Outdoor Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Oslo, NO
Very rare and sculptural outdoor wall light on a lacquered copper frame with shades in glass. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1970s second half. The lamp is fully working and ...
Copper
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Verdigris
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Verdigris The 'PH Wall' is part of the revolutionary three shade system developed by Paul Henningsen in 1925-1926 w...
Copper
Pair of Henningsen 'PH Wall' Brown Patinated Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Henningsen 'PH Wall' Brown Patinated Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen The 'PH Wall' is part of the revolutionary three-shade system developed by Poul Henningsen in 1925-1926 ...
Copper
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Darkly Patinated Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Darkly Patinated Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'PH Wall' is part of the revolutionary three shade system developed by Paul Henningsen in 1925-19...
Copper
Pair of Henningsen 'PH Wall' Darkly Patinated Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Henningsen 'PH Wall' Darkly Patinated Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen The PH Wall is part of the revolutionary three shade system developed by Paul Henningsen in 1925-1926 w...
Copper
Alfred Homann & Ole V. Kjær 'Nyhavn' White Outdoor Wall Sconce for Louis Poulsen
By Ole V. Kjaer, Alfred Homann, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Price is per item. Available in copper and white. This listing is for the 'nyhavn' outdoor wall sconce in white.
Aluminum, Copper
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Brown Patinated Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Brown Patinated Outdoor Lamp for Louis Poulsen The PH Wall is part of the revolutionary three shade system developed by Paul Henningsen in 1925-1926 ...
Copper
Pair of Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen in Verdigris
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Poul Henningsen 'PH Wall' Outdoor Lamps for Louis Poulsen in Verdigris The 'PH Wall' is part of the revolutionary three-shade system developed by Poul Henningsen in 1925-192...
Copper
Lisa Johansson-Pape Pair of Brutalist Outdoor Scones Model 17-037, Orno 1960
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
She won a number of medals for her lighting designs in the Milan Triennials in the 1950s.
Metal, Copper
Eje Ahlgren floor lamp model 2612 by LUCO Armaturfabrik, Sweden, 1950s
By Eje Ahlgren, Luco
Located in Forserum, SE
Initially founded in 1946, the factory primarily specialized in the production of outdoor lighting crafted from copper.
Steel
Floor lamp model 2619 by Eje Ahlgren for LUCO Armaturfabrik, Sweden, 1950’s
By Eje Ahlgren, Luco
Located in Forserum, SE
Initially founded in 1946, the factory primarily specialized in the production of outdoor lighting crafted from copper.
Brass, Steel
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