Pair of vintage Murano wall sconce – clear triedri -Column model
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 7 Murano crystal prism (triedri) for each
Art Glass
A Pair of Large, Sculptural German Modernist Wall Lights Sconces
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of high quality large wall lamps made of opal glass with a nickel/chrome finish. Germany
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Doria, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of mid-century wall sconces with ice glass tubes, made by Doria Leuchten, Germany
Metal, Chrome
Pair Stilnovo Brass and Frosted Glass Wall Lights/Sconce, Italy
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR Stilnovo Brass and Frosted Glass Wall Lights/Sconces, Italy (PRICED AS PAIR)
Glass
$3,200 / set
Pair of Modern Murano Glass Shell Form Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of modern Murano shell form sconces. The color is translucent with touches of gold
Murano Glass
$995Sale Price / set|30% Off
Mazzega Wall Sconce PAIR Bicolore Murano Glass, Italian Design, 1970
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional wall lighting large bicolore glass Murano with structure . The Design and the quality
Murano Glass
Pair Of Mid Century Murano Shell Form Wall Sconces #2
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Murano art glass wall sconces with shell form having distinctive gold flecks throughout
Metal, Brass
Pair of V-155 Wall Sconces by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in Genarp, SE
This pair of wall lamps modell V-155, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, is a quiet yet
Brass
Pair of Mazzega Murano Glass Abstract Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Mazzega, Murano 5
Located in Rijssen, NL
Great pair of Mid-Century Modern abstract wall sconces by Mazzega Murano. An Italian design from
Chrome
$2,465Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Veca Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Sconces
By VECA
Located in Beirut, LB
A pair of Mid-Century Modern sconces incorporating six blue and green glass panels that are
Chrome
$3,520 / set
Pair of Modern Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish pair of modern Murano glass and brass sconces. Beautiful textured glass in varying lengths
Brass
$3,800 / set
Pair of Modern Gold Ribbed Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely pair of Gold Murano glass sconces with ribbed glass. Creates a designer look! So pretty!
Metal
Pair of Large Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lights, Italy, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with large Murano glass pieces in each lamp
Murano Glass
$493Sale Price / set|39% Off
Italian Pair of Midcentury Clear Murano Glass Wall Sconces, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Lovely and beauty Pair of Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces from 1970s. These fixtures were
Metal, Brass
Pair of Large Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lights, Italy, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with large Murano glass pieces in each lamp
Murano Glass
$490Sale Price / set|26% Off
Pair of Wall Lamps, Sconces by from the 1960s
By Napako
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel orange/white painted sconces with one E14 socket and bakelite parts from the 1960s.
Steel
Pair of Large Fiberglass Wall Sconces, Europe 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Diffusers of unusual warm texture. Fixtures require rewiring.
Metal
Monumental pair of vintage Murano wall sconce – 41 trasparent quadriedri
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Huge and fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 41 Murano crystal prism (quadriedri
Art Glass
Pair of Large Kalmar Glass Sconces or Wall Lights, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Beautiful pair of large 1950s glass sconces or wall lamps by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria. Thick
Brass, Chrome, Metal
Pair of Sputnik Chrome Wall Sconces Doria Sciolari Style, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Aachen, NRW
Pair of chrome wall sconces made by Doria, Sciolari style, 1970s. Each wall light needs 6 x E14
Chrome
Pair of Monumental Italian Wall Sconces Attributed to Arredoluce, 1950s
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Monumental Italian Wall Sconces Attributed to Arredoluce, 1950s
Metal
$760Sale Price / set|50% Off
German Pair of Midcentury Crystal Wall Sconces by Kinkeldey, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Lovey and stunning Mid-century Pair of crystal Wall Sconces. These Wall Sconces were manufactured
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Art Deco Style Brass and Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of Art Deco style wall sconces made of a brass structure setting multiple glass rods diffusing
Brass
$1,301Sale Price / set|25% Off
Postmodern Gold Pair of Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal and Glass Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz
Metal
$1,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Italian Wall Sconces in Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wall lights, 1950s metal and brass base with Murano glass shades.
Brass
Pair of Modern Brass and Murano Glass Grit Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Murano glass and brass wire wall lights of modern inspiration, with an elegant aesthetic
Brass
Pair of Huge Italian Gold Ferns Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large gold fern Murano glass leave sconces with brass fittings. Glasses are in perfect
Brass
Pair of Striking Multicolor Contemporary Crystal Prism Wall Sconces Vortigo
Located in Rome, IT
Striking pair of huge Multicolor Murano wall sconce made by 41 Murano crystal prism "quadriedri
Cut Glass
Stylish Double Arm Wall Lamps Paired Wall Sconces with Glass Shade on Wood
Located in Bastogne, BE
metal with patterned glass shades. A stylish wall sconces will easily add a touch of elegance to
Brass
$1,680Sale Price / set|40% Off
Bronze Electric Candelabra Wall Sconce with Girl in Bonnet, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of vintage circa 1947 solid bronze electric candelabra wall sconces featuring a young girl in
Brass
Mid-century modern Pink Sconces Murano Glass Wall Lights Barovier & Toso Style
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern wall sconces attributed to Barovier & Toso, crafted with
Metal
Pair of 1950s Stilnovo Style Sconces Wall Lights, German Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of 1950s Stilnovo style sconces. Original European wiring. Very Art Deco to mid century modern
Metal, Brass
Pair of Curtis Jere Style Brass Wall Sconces by Lightolier
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Curtis Jere style Brass Wall Sconces by Lightolier. Art Deco meets Mid Century. Fabulous
Brass
Pair of Rectangular Wall Lights Sconces in Textured Murano Glass
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This magnificent pair of sconces from Murano was made in Murano . They feature a classical and very
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Sconces Wall Lights by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with one large Murano glass piece in each lamp, made by
Chrome
Pair Beech & Copper Half Baluster Sconces Wall Lights Spanish, circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury pair of wall lights French made circa 1970. A pair of decorative wall sconces made of
Copper
Pair of Mathieu Mategot Sconces French Mid-Century Modern
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Miami, FL
Italian and French Mid-Century Modern Sconces & Wall Lamps, over 500 pairs.
Brass, Steel
Pair of Swedish Designer Pine Glass Wall Sconces, Sweden, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of rare, large Swedish designer pine wood wall sconces Sweden, 1960s. Very elegant design
Glass, Pine
Pair of Elongated Concave Fumé Murano Glass Leaf Wall Sconces
Located in Florence, IT
This sculptural wall light features Fumé Murano glass elements shaped like curved leaves. Their
Murano Glass
Stilnovo Style Wall Sconces, Brass & Opaline Glass, Italy, 1960s Pair
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo style sconces, a pair. Designed and made in Italy, 1960s Brass, opaline glass. Take 2
Brass
Pair of 3-light wall sconces, R. Lunel circa 1950
By R. Lunel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of wall lights, made of metal and brass, consisting of a metal base decorated with a free-form
Metal, Brass
1950s Pair of French Double Wall Sconces Style Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French wall sconces with two bulbs per sconce. Sculptural shape with black wall mount and
Plastic
Cast Aluminum and Glass Anchor Lantern Wall Sconces, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of nautical wall mounted masthead lanterns circa 1960. Made of cast aluminum with rich
Aluminum
French Pair Wrought Iron Sconces Spanish Style Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury pair of wall lights French made circa 1960. Wrought iron. These are suitable to USA and
Wrought Iron
Pair of Mid Century Vintage Wall Lights Sconces, Italy, 1940s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful pair of solid brass with milky-beige (with a slight pink) lamp schade wall lights. Italy
Brass
Contemporary Calla Lily Wall Sconce by Benediko, White Plaster, Pair
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Organic forms and natural motifs. You can select from a single element or a pair of Calla Lily Wall
Metal
Pair of Modern Amber Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of modern wall lamps with an elegant and luxurious design. The structure has an elongated and
Brass
Pair of Eclectic Murano Wall Sconces in white & clear glass
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Bold Eclectic Murano Wall Lamps consisting of ten glass prisms in white and clear with lamp
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Pair of Sconces, Chrome, French, 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French half moon shaped, crystals and chrome-plated sconces. France
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Chrome
Carl Fagerlund Crystal and Brass Wall Sconces (4 Pairs Available)
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Crystal sconces by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors. The beautifully textured crystal
Crystal, Brass
Pair of 2052 Fontana Arte by Max Ingrand Wall Sconces
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of sconces model 2052, designed by Max Ingrand circa 1960 for Fontana Arte. Each features a
Brass
Mid Century Modern Pair of Murano Glass Leaf Sconces 1970s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid Century Modern Murano glass sconces, attributed to Vistosi, Italy 1970s. The
Brass
Pair of Vintage Giacometti Style Wrought Iron Wall Light Sconces
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Giacometti style wrought iron wall light sconces - a pair Additional information
Wrought Iron
Pair Swedish Opaline Glass Cinema Wall Light Sconces, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare pair of large opaline galss and metal three-light cinema wall lamps from Swedish cinema
Metal
$1,136Sale Price / set|20% Off
Midcentury Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Brass Italian Wall Sconces, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare Gaetano Sciolari brass Italian wall sconces. This unique piece was produced in
Brass
$759Sale Price / set|19% Off
1950s Pair Swedish Black And Brass Designer Wall Light Sconces.
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Pair elegant Swedish designer wall lights / sconces from the 1950s in black lacquered metal with
Metal, Brass
Pair of Bold Eclectic Pastel Pink Murano Glass Wall Sconces
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Colorful Pink Murano Wall Lamps consisting of two lamps with ten pastel pink colored glass
Glass
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 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.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
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The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.