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 Aquamarine Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Brass Fittings 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Aquamarine Murano Glass Wall Sconces with brass fittings, 1970s Another pair is available in Aquamarine. Two pairs available also in blue.
Brass
Pair Bakalowits Wall Lights Sconces, Brass Nickel Crystal, Austria, 1950s
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of handmade and high quality sconces by Bakalowits & Sohne, Vienna, 1950s-1960s. They are made of a nickel-plated backplate which holds brass rings decorated with diamond shap...
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Pair of Limburg Sconces Wall Lights, Brass Opal Glass, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of half cone shaped wall light fixtures by Glashütte Limburg manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970. They are made polished solid brass and opaline glass. Each fixture has one...
Brass
Vintage Pair of Scandinavian Pine Wall Sconces with Opaline Glass Shades
By Aneta, Uno Kristiansson
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A charming pair of vintage Scandinavian wall sconces crafted from solid pine and fitted with softly shaped opaline glass shades.
Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood, Pine
Pair Extra Large 1960's Gold Wall Sconces / Flush Mounts ( 6 Pairs Available )
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large 1960's Gold Space Age Wall sconces / ceiling flush mounts by Cosack. The Golden brass fixture has been Newly rewired for the US and has a single standard light source t...
Brass
Pair of Stilnovo Style Glass and Brass Wall Sconces, 1960s - Two Pairs Available
By Stilnovo
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely pair of wall sconces in Stilnovo style, Italy, 1960, modernist and clear lines design, brass galery with opal glass shades - the brass mounts are parcel red enameled. Both s...
Brass
Wicker Wall Lamp Pair - Organic Modern Design "Eambra"
Located in Oxford, GB
Embra wicker Wall light. This wall lamp wraps gentle light in the quiet poetry of woven wicker. Its vertically fluted form creates a soft, rhythmic texture, casting delicate patter...
Rattan, Wicker
Pair of Paolo Venini Two-Tier Murano Glass Wall Sconces, 1970s
By Paolo Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of Paolo Venini two-tier Murano glass wall sconces, Italy, 1970s. Frosted, vertically ribbed crystal panels in soft translucent finish create a luminous, diffused glow...
Murano Glass
Pair of Art Deco Shell Wall Sconces – Amber Glass, France 1970s
By Art Decor
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of 1970s French Art Deco-inspired wall sconces featuring elegant scallop shell-shaped shades in warm amber frosted glass with soft, radiating pleats. Mounted on polish...
Glass, Shell
Pair Italian Murano Rainbow Filigrana Glass Wall Sconces, Black Lacquered Mounts
Located in Torquay, GB
A striking pair of Italian Murano wall sconces featuring hand-blown clear glass shades decorated with vibrant multicoloured filigrana canes. Their elegant fan-shaped silhouette is ...
Steel
Pair of Hand-Crafted Ferrocolor Wall Sconces, Gilt Metal, Spain, 1960s
By Ferrocolor
Located in London, GB
Very pretty pair of Spanish Ferrocolour gilt metal wall light, sconces. Nice patination burnished gold bronze colour. Sold rewired and sold as a pair.
Metal, Gold
Veca Pair of Green Crystal and Chrome Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By VECA, Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique pair of Mid-Century wall sconces in beautiful green crystal glass and chrome-plated metal. These elegant sconces were produced by Veca in Italy during the 1970s....
Crystal, Chrome
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 circa 1970s. This lovely pair of sconces looks straight out of the "High Society" movie...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Glass Leaves Wall Sconces Mid-century, Barovier Style, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A pair of exquisite glass wall sconces in the Barovier style, featuring three elegant, hand-blown glass leaves mounted on a polished brass frame. The intricate leaves beautifully ref...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Rattan Wall Sconces, Italy, Circa 1960's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of mid-century rattan wall sconces, Italy circa 1960s. Featuring hand-woven cylindrical rattan structures and papyrus lamp shades with curved detailing for warm textur...
Rattan, Raffia
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 vintage sconces have a stylized leaf shape, in a hand blown textured clear Murano glass...
Brass
Pair of vintage Murano Six-Tier Felci wall sconce - pink glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 Murano pink Six-Tier Felci for each applique in a chrome metal frame. The glasses of this chandelier are real works of art. Pe...
Art Glass
Pair of Large Kalmar 'Tulipan' Wall Lights Sconces, Glass Brass, 1960s, 2 Pairs
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of large 'Tulipan' brass and glass wall light fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). Two pairs are avail...
Brass
Pair of Large-Scale Modern Layered Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine pair of large scale modern layered Murano glass sconces. Beautiful colors of silver, gold and champagne colored glass. Creates a huge presence. Fabulous!
Murano Glass
$1,296Sale Price / set|50% Off
Italian Midcentury Pair of Clear Murano Wall Sconces by Poliarte, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and refined Pair of Italian Murano Wall Sconces by Poliarte. These fixtures were made during the 1970s in Italy. "Poliarte" original sticker label still shows on structure of ...
Metal
Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces in Brass and Opaline Glass
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant pair of Italian wall sconces manufactured in the 1950s, featuring slender angular brass arms supporting tapered satin opaline glass shades.
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
Fontana Arte Pair of Impressive Wall Sconces with Sculpted Glass, 1950s
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of stunning large wall sconces in polished brass with handcut angular glass inserts by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy 1950s. These sconces have been polished, lacquered and...
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Pair of Leaf Murano Wall Sconces by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous, stunning and long Italian Pair amber and clear Murano glass wall sconces from 1970s. These fixtures were made during the 1970s in Italy for the Venice Company “Mazzega”. E...
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of wall lamps features three glasses and a metal and brass structure; blown and pressed glass to obtain a material effect, translucent and structured Murano glass in crysta...
Brass
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of wall lamps features two thick glass structures: blown and pressed glass to obtain a fish scale effect, translucent and structured Murano glass, the glass extends vertica...
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Brass and Wood Danish Sculptural Wall Sconces
Located in Pasadena, TX
These are mid century modern wall sconces . They're made of brass and have wood accents. The shades are included with the sconces. They have a hardwire installation.
Brass
Maison Accolay French Brutalist Resin & Copper Sconces, Wall Lights, Pair
By J. C. Accolay
Located in Miami, FL
2 superb Brutalist sconces by Maison Accolay. Resin inclusion and copper. US rewired and in working condition. 1 light, 60 watts bulb max. Have a look on our the largest collecti...
Copper
Michel Rivière - Pair of french ceramic wall sconces. France, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michel Rivière for Atelier Claude Tabet Pair of french ceramic wall sconces. France, circa 1950 H. 60 cm, W. 32 cm, D. 27cm
Ceramic
Pair of Vertical Brass and Smoked Textured Glass Globe Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
An elegant pair of sculptural wall sconces executed in polished brass with height smoked glass globes arranged in a vertical column. Each hand-blown globe features a richly textured ...
Brass
Pair of Scalloped Rattan Wall Sconces, Sourced in Spain, 1980's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of scalloped rattan wall sconces, sourced in Spain, 1980s. Featuring hand-woven rattan in elegant fan-shaped openwork baskets with curved edges, mounted to cast intric...
Rattan, Wicker
Pair of Vintage Frosted Glass Floral Wall Sconces with Brass Details
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and highly decorative pair of vintage floral wall lights. This elegant matching pair of wall sconces is entirely made around the beauty of their sculptural glass shades. Eac...
Brass
Pair of Ice Glass and Brass Wall Sconces by Kinkeldey, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
Ice glass and brass wall sconces by the famed maker, Kinkeldey, Germany, Europe. Very elegant light fixtures, comfortable with all decor periods. The crystals are meticulously cut in...
Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Globe Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces dating from the 1950s, designed with a refined brass structure and spherical opaline glass diffusers. Each fixture features a round brass wall plate supp...
Brass
1 of 2 Pairs of Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with ice glass, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and rea...
Murano Glass
Pair of Shell-Shaped Wicker Wall Sconces – Rattan & Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of 1970s Italian wall sconces featuring handwoven rattan in delicate scallop shell shapes with warm brown tones and intricate open weave. Mounted on polished brass bac...
Brass
Pair of Shell-Shaped Wicker Wall Sconces – Rattan & Brass, Italy 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful pair of 1970s Italian wall sconces featuring handwoven rattan in delicate scallop shell shapes with warm brown tones and intricate open weave. Mounted on polished brass bac...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Vintage Sculptural Sconces Wall Lights, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of large and decorative wall lights. Italy, 1950s. Shipping without bulbs.
Copper
Pair of Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Eliche Glass Wall Sconces
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A striking pair of Italian wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1970s.
Murano Glass
Pair of Large Kalmar Sconce Wall Light 'Palazzo', Austria, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Please note the price listed is for one single wall light. Only one piece is available. Wonderful mid-century wall sconces with nine murano glass pieces, made by Kalmar, Austria, m...
Brass
Pair of Amethyst Disc Murano Glass Sconces or Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of sconces with nine amethyst color vistosi discs Murano. Available also with white and heavenly and amber color.
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Aachen, NRW
A beautiful pair of wall sconces made with 24-karat gold glass by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s. Both sconces are handmade, with each glass slightly different, adding to their uniqu...
Brass
Pair Of Holly Hunt Lu Steel Wall Sconces In Dark Patina
By Kevin Reilly
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Lu steel wall sconces designed by Kevin Reilly for Holly Hunt in a dark patina finish. The hand crafted sconces offer an Art Deco sense but with a contemporary profile. Its l...
Steel
Architectural Pair of Sculptural Murano Glass and Brass Wall Sconces, Italy
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An elegant pair of Italian Murano glass and brass wall sconces.
Brass
Pair of Large German Vintage Midcentury Wall Lights Sconces, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Very decorative pair of solid brass and glass sconces. Germany, 1950s. Lamp sockets: E27 (US E26).
Brass
Pair of French Midcentury Sconces, Maison Arlus, Lunel Wall Lights
By Maison Lunel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful pair of French midcentury sconces, in the style of Maison Arlus and Lunel, features textured glass tubes on a black lacquered steel back plate with brass details and s...
Brass
Pair of Wall Sconces Barovier & Toso Leaves Murano Glass, Italy, 1960
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of elegant and exquisite hand blown Murano glass Barovier &; Toso wall sconces. Each light fixture consists of one blown Murano glass leaf. Mounted on an brass frame. The leaves...
Brass
Wonderful Pair John Richard Stainless Selenite Rock Crystal Nickel Wall Sconces
By John Richard
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair John Richard Stainless And Selenite / Rock Crystal Style Each In A Natural Free Form And Set In A Polished Nickel Housing The Pair Of Wall Sconces Are Wired With LED...
Rock Crystal, Nickel
Pair of vintage Murano wall sconce – 9 AMBER AND CLEAR triedri
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 9 Murano amber and clear crystal prism (triedri) for each applique in a chrome metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions...
Art Glass
Pair of Extra Large Olivia Cognet Round Ceramic Wall Sconces
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Extra large Curved ceramic wall sconces by Olivia Cognet, which are one of the most popular designed by Olivia scaled up. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French artist and desi...
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Vintage Sculptural Brass Sconces Wall Lights 1950s
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of beautiful solid brass wall lights. Italy, 1940s - 1950s Height without bulbs: 12.5".
Brass
Pair of Large Murano Glass Sconces Modernist Wall lights, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Pair of large handcrafted Murano glass on a chromed base sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s. It consists of a textured quality clear crystal tubular shade simulating ice on...
Chrome
Pair of Classic Italian Murano Glass Leafs Wall Sconces, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Murano glass wall lights. Each wall lamp has a metal structure that supports a light bulb, shaded by three beautiful leaves in blown Murano glass. Production of the 60s, in a...
Brass
Pair of Kalmar 'Tulipan' Wall Lights Sconces, Bubble Glass Brass, 1970, 2 Pairs
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting, Venini, Mazzega, Orrefors
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of 'Tulipan' glass wall light fixtures by Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). Two pairs are available. The name Tulipa...
Brass, Metal
Postmodern Articulated Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Articulated and Dimmable Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
Metal
Pair of Doria Brass and Glass Wall Sconces or Lights, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
This wall sconces are designed by Doria. Each wall fixture is made from white pained metal with brass details and it features two thick hand blown glass shades. The high quality crys...
Metal, Brass
A Pair Of Midcentury J.T. Kalmar Wall Lamp, Sconces
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame fitted with two E14 sockets up to 100Watt each. Designed and manufactured in the 1950s by J.T. Kalmar in Vienna.
Brass
$950Sale Price / set|61% Off
Pair of French Mid-Century Wall Sconces by Maison Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant pair of mid-century wall sconces by Maison Arlus, 1950s-1960s, France.
Brass
Pair of Large Vintage Mid-Century Wall Lights Sconces, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare pair of onion form white glass and copper sconces. France, 1950s. Lamp sockets: One x E27 (US E26).
Brass, Copper
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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