Pair of Taraxacum Wall Sconces by Achille Castiglioni for FLOS
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of five panels of molded aluminum covered with fifteen large bulbs, offering a very diffuse light hue. Designed by Achille Castiglioni for the Italian manuf...
Aluminum
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 brass details. Both lamps are in good condition and consists a screw fitting size E14.
Metal, Brass
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. Lamp sockets: 2x E27 (US E26).
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
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 house, 1960s.
Metal
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Brass Wall Lamps, 1950s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This refined pair of Danish wall lamps, designer unknown, offers a quintessential expression of mid-century Scandinavian lighting design—melding geometric precision, material contras...
Metal, Brass
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 sits on a polished brass back plate with a single candelabra light socket that has be...
Crystal, 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 condition. Three are 9 E 14 light bulbs. We can wire for your country standards. Th...
Brass
Midcentury Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and unique Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz from 70s.
Metal
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of late Art Deco / Modern Neoclassical double arm mirrored wall lights with plexi-glass and glass arms. One is shown.
Mirror, Glass
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 captivating study in light, form, and material. Crafted in warm, brushed brass, it ...
Brass
$687Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Iridescent Wall Sconces Italian Design Mid-Century Leaves, 1940s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair iridescent wall sconces Italian design mid-century leaves, 1940s.
Brass
Monumental pair of vintage Murano wall sconce - 41 pink triedri
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Huge and fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 41 Murano crystal prism (triedri) for each sconce in a chrome metal frame. The shape of this sconce is spiral. The glass...
Art Glass
Pair of Amber colored Murano Wall Sconces in Drop form
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Murano Wall Sconce consisting of two lamps with ten amber colored glass drops fixed on a chrome frame. Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style. Size of the drop glass prism: 32...
Chrome
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 brass piece. Each has 3 bulbs. French work by R. Lunel, circa 1950. Perfect condit...
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
Metal
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, 1940s. Lamp sockets: 1x
Brass
Contemporary Calla Lily Wall Sconce, Black Plaster by Benediko, 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 Sconce. Available in white and black plaster finish. Each piece is hand of a cut,...
Metal
Pair of German Vintage Minimalist Adjustable Wall Lights Sconces, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful architectural pair of modernist spot wall sconces. Germany, 1970s Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Murano Wall Sconce, 32 Quadriedri Trasparent Prism
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 16 Murano trasparent crystal prism (quadriedri) for each applique in a chrome metal frame. The shape of this sconce is spiral. Pe...
Art Glass
$825Sale Price / set|51% Off
Postmodern Pair Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
Metal
$1,948Sale Price / set|63% Off
Pair of Brass Wall Sconces with Amethyst and Rectangular Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of a long brass backplate, supporting a large amethyst stone under a rectangular shade.
Amethyst, Brass
$2,235Sale Price / set|39% Off
Pair of Brass Wall Sconces with Rectangular Shades and Plexiglass
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of brass with decorative plexiglass slabs toped with rectangular grey shades.
Brass
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 patina, ribbed glass chimneys and octagonal back plates. Serpentine cap is topped with a...
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Blue Murano Glass Italian Sconces - a pair
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, attributed to Seguso, circa 1970s.
Brass
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 EU or UK standards. Due to differences between European and American electrical sy...
Wrought Iron
Pair of Large Murano Glass Sconces Modernist Wall Light, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Pair of large handcrafted Murano glass on a brass base sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s. It consists of a textured quality clear crystal tubular shade simulating ice on a...
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 structure finish and fitting in chrome. Glass from the Italian Murano District. Tr...
Glass
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 rectangular structure and a combination of three clear beveled and frosted glas...
Brass
Pair of Swedish Designer Pine Wall Sconces Pleated Shades, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely pair of solid hand-carved pine wood wall sconces designed and produced in Sweden in the 1960's.
Fabric, Plastic, Pine
Pair of James Prestini Inspired Double Cylinder Aluminum Wall Sconces
By James Prestini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of double aluminum cylinder wall mounted sconces .Polished aluminum tubes are reminiscent of James Prestinis polished aluminum sculptures . Each sconce mounts two cylinders with...
Aluminum
Pair of Opal Glass Wall Sconces by Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
Pair opal glass on a white frame wall sconces by Peil & Putzler, Germany, 1970s Wonderful light effect. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to u...
Opal
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 candelabra sockets each. Complimentary US rewiring upon request. FREE US rewiring upon ...
Brass
Pair Paul Marra Designs Polished Nickel & Linen Wall Sconces, Los Angeles
By Paul Marra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sophisticated pair of contemporary wall sconces designed and manufactured in Los Angeles, California by Paul Marra Designs. Defined by a strong architectural profile, the sconces com...
Linen
Pair, Gaetano Sciolari Italian Chrome & Cut Glass Sconces, Wall Lamps
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Gaetano Sciolari chrome & cut glass sconces, wall lights Mid-Century Modern era. US rewired and in working condition, each takes 1 light bulb max. 60 watts. Wooden Backing...
Chrome
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful Murano glass sconce made by Hillebrand, Germany, 1970s. Great light effect. The wall lights are hard-wired / can be also used with (or without) the pull cord switch. Eac...
Brass
Pair of Crystal Glass and Brass Wall Sconces by Kinkeldey, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
Set of luxurious gold-plated wall lights with thick crystal glass by the famed maker, Kinkeldey from Germany, Europe. Made in the 1970s. Very elegant light fixtures, comfortable with...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$1,650Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Wall Sconces Veart Design Murano Art Glass, 1970s
By VeArt
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of wall sconces VeArt design Murano art glass, 1970s.
Brass
Pair of Frosted Bubble Dot Glass Wall Lights / Sconces by RAAK
By RAAK
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's Petit flush mounts / Wall sconces by RAAK The black Metal frame supports a frosted bubble dot glass shade and they have been Newly rewired for the US with a single Can...
Metal
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 drops fixed on a chrome frame. Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style produced in th...
Glass
Pair of Cubique Sciolari Wall Sconces – Chrome & Murano Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Sophisticated pair of 1970s Sciolari wall sconces featuring bold cubic Murano glass shades with hand-cut facets for exceptional light refraction and sparkle.
Chrome
Pair of Antique Gold “Liane” Wall Sconces – Gilbert Poillerat Style
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Evocative of mid-century design, the Liane Wall Sconce is hand made by skilled metalworkers, before it is completed with a rich decorative finish in the Benediko Workshop. Available ...
Metal
$2,980Sale Price / set|65% Off
Pair of Porcelaine Wall Sconces by the French Duo Rousse
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made by the french duo artist ROUSSE, these refined pieces are made of porcelaine, round shaped with a slit in the center. Made to be put in front of a source o...
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Triedri, Brass — Venetian Master
Located in Villaverla, IT
Slender profile combined with warm brass metal accents delivers timeless vintage sophistication suitable for classical and modern wall spaces alike. Elevate any luxury hallway, livi...
Brass
Pair of Linear Italian Alabaster Wall Sconce "Shield", Brushed Bronze
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
Shields wall sconce is a carefully crafted piece that combines elements of history, culture, and natural materials. The brushed bronze and alabaster materials create a tactile and vi...
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Kinkeldey Wall Sconces in Faceted Crystal and Brass
By Kinkeldey
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of two-tier Kinkeldey wall lights with oversized rectangular crystals, Germany, 1970s. Brass hardware. These Midcentury wall sconces have skyfall design: each wall light has 8 c...
Crystal, Brass
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 elongated, concave silhouettes gently embrace the brass structure, forming a dynamic s...
Murano Glass
Signed Marcel Guillemard Bronze Sconces Wall Lamps France Neoclassical, Pair
By Marcel Guillemard
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Polished Bronze sconces, wall lamps signed by Marcel Guillemard. In working condition and each takes a max. 60 watts candelabra light bulb. Sold with newly made Custom Shad...
Bronze
One Pair of Glass Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with one large Murano glass pieces in each lamp, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Chrome metal base. High quality and...
Murano Glass
Pair of French Vintage Mid Century Wall Lights Sconces, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Lovely pair of minimalist brass sconces. France, 1950s. Lamp sockets: 1.
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 pink Murano glass diffusers and a black metal structure.
Metal
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 Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. White color metal base. High quality...
Chrome
Pair of 1970s Italian Sconces Brass Plexiglass Stilux Style Wall Lights
By Stilux
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Elegant pair of Italian wall sconces from the 1970s, crafted in plexiglass, metal and brass in the refined style of Stilux.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Space Age Blue Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Italy 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of space age wall sconces, Murano glass, Italy 1970s. Featuring vibrant blue textured glass shades in bold rectangular forms with circular cutouts, mounted on chrome b...
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 stained and weathered pine, adorned with carved details typical of the Spanish styl...
Copper
Vintage Fontana Arte Style Sconces, Wall Lights, Italy, 1970, Pair
By Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Fontana Arte featuring panels of smoked, beveled glass. U.S. wired and in working condition. Each sconce takes 2 x 40W bulb per scon...
Metal, Chrome
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 candelabra sockets each. Complimentary US rewiring upon request. FREE US rewiring upon ...
Brass
Pair of Aqua Green Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Textured Relief
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant pair of wall sconces featuring large diffusers in soft aqua green Murano glass, handcrafted with a refined relief surface composed of overlapping oval elements resembling dro...
Brass
Pair of Italian Silver Plated Wall Sconces by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful pair of Italian silver plated wall sconces by Gaetano Sciolari. Newly rewired. Dimension: Without bulbs- 13 inches high, 10.5 inches wide, 8 inches deep. With bulbs- ...
Silver Plate
Pair of JT Kalmar frozen Wall Sconces , Murano glass, Austria, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elegant pair of J.T. Kalmar wall sconces, Austria, 1970s.
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Multicolored Pair Of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Germany 1960
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Striking pair of German wall sconces from the 1960s, featuring sculptural shades made of richly colored Murano glass.
Murano 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.
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Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
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