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Plexiglass Mid Century Candlestick Holders

Felice Antonio Botta Cylindrical Candleholder in Lucite, 1970s Florence, Italy
By Felice Antonio Botta
Located in Rome, IT
Florentine candleholder by the Italian designer F.A. Botta made in Lucite and metal, Florence, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

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Mid Century Estrid Ericson Pair Of Brass And Plexiglass Candlesticks, Circa 1960
By Estrid Ericson
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Estrid Ericson, pair of golden and silver brass candlesticks. Circular base molded in silver
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass and Brass Italian Candlestick, circa 1970
By Piero De Vecchi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish candlestick made in Italy in the 1970s, plexiglass is in perfect condition, brass is in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Candle Holders Design Felice Antonio Botta Firenze, 1970s
By Felice Antonio Botta
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two Italian plexiglass and metal candle holders design Felice Antonio Botta, Firenze 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Studio Van Eldik Set of Three Candle Holders
By Studio Van Eldik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Set of three candle holders designed and made by Studio Van Eldik in Follega. They are made of
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Stainless Steel

Studio Van Eldik Set of Three Candle Holders
Studio Van Eldik Set of Three Candle Holders
H 13.19 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Bamboo Candleholders from Sambonet, Set of 7
Located in Naples, IT
Group of 7 stainless steel candleholders with Plexiglas base, "Bamboo Lights" collection by
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Stainless Steel

1970s Modernist Lucite and Silver Plate Candlestick Candleholders
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning modernist Lucite and silver plate candlesticks or candleholders. Minimalist and neat
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Silver Plate

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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 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.

Finding the Right Candlesticks for You

Vintage, new and antique candlesticks and candleholders do not simply infuse a dining room with a soft, warm glow. They also add dimension, conjure drama and draw attention to a table or mantel. Despite their practical origins, today, decorative candlesticks and their holders elevate spaces by matching interiors or adding color and bold shapes.

For those who enjoy the rich pageantry of the Old Masters, candlesticks in the Baroque and Rococo styles offer intricacy and opulence. The design of Baroque candlesticks — thanks to the influence of the Catholic Church — often boasted complex shapes and featured biblical figures. While bronze candlestick holders have a long history dating back to the ancient world, many 17th-century candlesticks were made of luxurious silver. Armed with a disposable income and a desire to show off their status, the newly emerging middle class acquired candlestick holders as intricate art pieces, beautiful and opulent in their own right.

The Art Deco movement of the early 20th century saw candlesticks designed with simplicity and symmetry in mind. Art Deco candlesticks boast all manner of forms, ranging from sleek curves to bodies of ribbed crystal or bronze that take the shape of animals.

While some 20th-century-era candlesticks are akin to statues in their grandeur, these decorative items became especially fashionable in the mid-20th century for atmospherically illuminating dinner tables. Mid-century modern candlesticks frequently epitomize the streamlined functionality that we’ve come to associate with the era.

Find a comprehensive collection of vintage, new and antique candlesticks on 1stDibs.