$2,000 / item
H 2.5 in W 8.6 in D 4 in
1940s Finnish Minimalist Plug-In Wall Light Attributed to Paavo Tynell
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Finnish Minimalist Plug-In Wall Light Attributed to Paavo Tynell. A highly refined
Metal
$1,596 / item
H 9.1 in Dm 4.72 in
Carl Auböck '4723' Polished Brass Plug-In Wall Light with White Shade
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck '4723' polished brass plug-in wall light. Executed in polished brass with hard white
Brass
$1,707 / item
H 9.1 in Dm 4.72 in
Carl Auböck '4723' Patinated Brass Plug-In Wall Light With White Shade
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck '4723' Patinated Brass Plug-In Wall Light With White Shade. Designed in 1950, this
Brass
$4,800 / item
H 22 in W 5 in D 8.5 in
Large 1950s Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'LP 10' Plug-in Wall Light with Azucena Stamp
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'LP 10' plug-in wall light with Azucena Stamp. An
Brass
Scandinavian Wall Light by Itsu, 1960
By Itsu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant articulate plug-in wall light by Itsu, Finland, 1960s, black double-tier body with white
Metal
$1,850 / item
+ 1 moreH 8 in W 0.75 in D 4 in
Candelabra PinUp Picture Light Plug-in Brass Linear Sconce w/ Adjustable Light
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our take on a classic Picture Light is a minimal design with one big advantage--it is able to
Brass
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Smoke with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall XL Opal
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial spaces
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - light plug-in flush mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Rose with Black Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light plug-in flush mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear with Gold Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
Sold
H 1.75 in W 30 in D 9 in
Vintage Visual Comfort Chapman 30" Picture Artwork Light Oiled Bronze Four Light
By E. F. Chapman, Visual Comfort
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Visual Comfort EF Chapman & Myers Collection wall mounted, plug in, four light picture
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Smoke
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial spaces
Blown Glass
Sold
H 1.75 in W 24 in D 9 in
2 Visual Comfort Chapman 24" Picture Artwork Lights Oiled Bronze Two Light
By Visual Comfort
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Visual Comfort EF Chapman & Myers Collection wall mounted, plug in, two light picture
Metal
Sold
H 12.25 in W 20 in D 9.5 in
Restoration Hardware Adjustable Swing Arm Wall Sconce Library Reading Light
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Industrial style Restoration Hardware swing arm, plug in, wall sconce / desk light finished
Metal
Holophane Acorn Pendant Light with plug-in on Wall Bracket
Located in Madison, WI
strain. With this wall bracket and plug-in, this light can be mounted anywhere in the house: hallway
Cut Glass
Luxfer Prism Tiles made into Wall Plug-In Pendant Light
Located in Madison, WI
up or down on the stainless steel bracket. Bracket suspends light 6 inches from wall. Light is
Stainless Steel
$5,025 / set
H 6.82 in W 12.6 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Model "1963" Brass Wall Lights by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1960s
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An iconic and rare pair of large-scale wall lights by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, produced around 1963. These sculptural sconces embody the refined material sensibility and moderni...
Brass
$2,500
H 28.5 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
1950 Rectangle Art Deco Gio Ponti Style Brass Wood Decor Wall Mirror Italy Buffa
By (After) Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco 1950s whimsical dotted Brass Decoration Mirror with round edges in the Style of Gio Ponti and attributed to Paolo Buffa. All Original handcrafted Brass Frame with hardwood b...
Brass
Greco Illuminazione, Wall Light, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Greco illuminazione
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass wall light designed and produced by Greco Illuminazione, Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.5” H x 10.5” W x 6.125“ D Back Plate Dimensions (Inche...
Brass
After Joseph Hoffman Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
Stained beech desk, after Joseph Hoffman, circa 1906-1960.
Beech
Vintage Italian Golden Aluminium Lamp 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage Golden Aluminium pendant lamp, Italy, 1970s Found in an interior designer's apartment, it has a diameter of 71 cm! The bottom has a reflective material, as evidenced by the d...
Aluminum
$5,146 / item
H 59.06 in W 26.78 in D 20.08 in
Brass and Leather 'Hase BL' Floor Lamp by Kalmar - US Plug
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Utrecht, NL
Floor lamp 'Hase BL' originally designed in 1952 by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, executed in polished brass, partly wrapped in a tactile leather to serve as a grip for easy repositioning. ...
Brass
$1,967 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural hard paper shade by Werkstätte ...
Iron, Brass
Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars. All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44") (including the beams). Measu...
Wrought Iron
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 70.5 ” H x 17.5 ” Diameter Dimensions of Canopy: 3.375 ” H x 3.375” W x 3.375” D Cord ...
Pine
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Miami, FL
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
Wood
$3,900 / item
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 14 in
Series03 Large Flush Mount, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass, hand-stitched accordian folded goatskin parchment shade with diffuser. Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its na...
Brass
$978Sale Price / item|14% Off
H 3.75 in W 2.76 in D 16.54 in
Art Deco Applique in Brass & Fluted Glass , Made in Italy , Several Available
Located in Milano, IT
Flush Mount , Wall Sconces , Light Fixture , Art Deco Style Vanity Lighting Offered for sale is a stunning contemporary wall light, designed and hand crafted in Milano, Italy by ex...
Brass
$2,894 / set
H 33.47 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Indoor, Outdoor Chairs by Pipsan Saarinen-Swanson, 1970s, Two Arm Chairs
By Ficks Reed, Eva-Lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage dining chairs set indoor, outdoor designed by Pipsan Saarinen Swanson for Ficks Reed. Sculptural black iron frames with black ball ends. Woven rattan seats. Set of four chair...
Wrought Iron
$3,990
H 11.42 in Dm 16.15 in
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Pendant Light Chandelier 'Florida', Glass Brass, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, Fontana Arte, Venini, J.T. Kalmar, Mazzega
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous high quality pendant light fixture model 'Florida' by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The lamp is made of polishe...
Crystal, Brass
Ralph Lauren Trestle Desk
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Evergreen, CO
Crafted from wood and finished with a light stain that enhances the wood's natural grain, this beautiful desk by Ralph Lauren Home features a plank top raised on wooden trestle legs....
Wood
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.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
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Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.