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Kobis & Lorence, Rare Set of Six Movie Theater Wall Lights, circa 1950
By M. Kobis & R. Lorence 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Kobis & Lorence, rare set of six movie theater wall lights in lacquered metal, circa 1950. Fully
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Two 1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Plexiglass Theater Wall Sconces by Stilux
By Stilux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two big theater wall sconces designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties, both wall lights
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Brass

Dark Grey Metal Vintage Theater Film Studio Wall Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Metal film light. Also suitable as wall light Space for 3 E27/E26 bulbs. Excluding light bulb Weight: 6.90 kg / 15.2 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been mad...
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Pair Wall Sconces by Deborah Thomas of The Northern Fleet Series
Located in Hudson, NY
of broken glass jars, each individually wired to an armature and lit with individual lights
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1980s English Post-Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Steel, Wire

Exceptional Brass & Glass Heavy Cinema Flush Mounts, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
or theater flush mounts. Manufactured in Germany Lamps are in perfect condition. This lamp works
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Vintage Glass Brass J.T. Kalmar Sconces, 1960s Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
We present a pair of textured glass vintage sconces or wall lights by J. T. Kalmar, which were
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Metal, Brass

Large Vintage Frosted Glass Tubes Wall Lamps from a Theatre in Germany, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Large and imposing, extremely rare. Hanged in a German theater in the lobby. Chrome with patina
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1960s German Space Age Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

1950s Vintage Decorative Set of 5 Copper and Glass Wall Lamps
Located in Geneva, CH
copper Porcelain socket. Easy to install Provenance: Grand Theater of Geneva, Switzerland (renovated in
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1950s European Retro Theater Lights

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Copper

20 Mid-Century Modern Murano 'Tessuto' Glass Sconces, Signed Venini, ca. 1950
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
, These where obtained from an old cinema theater in Milan, please take a look at the photos 'in situ'.   
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Murano Glass

Opaline Glass and Brass Pair of Wall Lamps by Limburg, 1980s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
theater sconces. Opaline glass, gold metal parts and brass backside. Manufactured in Germany Lamps
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Brass, Metal

Set of Four Lobmeyr 'Sputnik' Cylinder Sconces
Located in New York, NY
State Theater in 1966. A round cylinder made of nickel-plated brass, the crystal elements are grouped in
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1960s Austrian Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Crystal, Nickel

Six Large Commercial Art Deco Wall Washers Priced Each
Located in Prescott, US
, washing the wall with light. These would have been found in theaters, car show rooms, banks, or other
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Retro Theater Lights

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Aluminum

Monumental Pair of French Modernist Long Tubular Sconces by Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York City, NY
when lit up. Can be used in any room : theater, hallway, over a fireplace mantle, dining area, bedroom
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Retro Theater Lights

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Bronze, Nickel

Double Theater Light Stand
Located in VUGHT, NL
directions and the lights can also be switched off individually. Two Led power lamps can be mechanical
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1950s French Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Double Theater Light Stand
Double Theater Light Stand
H 78.75 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
IL CASANOVA "Il Teatro de Dresda" Signed Lithograph, 1976 Italian Film, Theater
By Federico Fellini
Located in Union City, NJ
''Variety Lights'' and by 1950 he earned an Academy Award for ''La Strada.''
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1980s Contemporary Retro Theater Lights

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Lithograph

Metropolitan Opera Lights (1966)
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Metropolitan Opera Lights (1966) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) New York City, 1966. interior of
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1960s Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Color, Archival Pigment

Metropolitan Opera Lights (1966) Oversized Print
By Phillip Harrington
Located in London, GB
Metropolitan Opera Lights (1966) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) New York City, 1966. interior of
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1960s Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Color, Archival Pigment

Teatro Junín, Caracas, Venezuela: black white city neon lights night landscape
By Michele Zalopany
Located in New York, NY
the neon lights of a vintage 1950's theater, reflected in the wet sidewalk, with palm trees and
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1980s Contemporary Retro Theater Lights

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Monotype

Extra Large Vintage Theatre Stage Floor Lamp By Strand Electric
By Strand Electric
Located in Nottingham, GB
manufacturing stage lighting equipment sparked a revolution in theaters and film studios. The iconic Strand Patt
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Steel

Bbpr Burnished Brass Chandelier
By Studio BBPR
Located in Medesano, IT
handsome, square ceiling lights to any longtime resident of Palermo and it’s likely they’ll recall them
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Brass

Bbpr Burnished Brass Chandelier
Bbpr Burnished Brass Chandelier
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Berlin Theatre Trips Kurfurstendamm DER Reiseburo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Theatre Trips to Berlin / Theater-Reisen nach Berlin
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1960s German Retro Theater Lights

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Paper

Paolo Collini, The Distrustful Light, 1990s, Lithograph
By René Magritte
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
evanescent azure nuances and misty lights with nacreous transparencies. Nostalgia permeates his works, and
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Paper

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
By Victor Raphael
Located in Surfside, FL
, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
By Victor Raphael
Located in Surfside, FL
, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
By Victor Raphael
Located in Surfside, FL
, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
By Victor Raphael
Located in Surfside, FL
, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Space Field, Digital Iris Print Muse X Large Photograph on Heavy Paper
By Victor Raphael
Located in Surfside, FL
, in 1950. He studied art and theater at California State University Northridge and graduated from UCLA
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

"The Dragon Lives, " Times Square New York, 1978
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
42nd Street. "Natalici's shots candidly recall a Times Square of flashing marquee lights, electric
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1970s Street Art Retro Theater Lights

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Inkjet

New York Times Square photograph, 1978 (New York street photography)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
42nd Street. "Natalici's shots candidly recall a Times Square of flashing marquee lights, electric
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1970s Street Art Retro Theater Lights

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Inkjet

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Chandelier P2430 Pendant Fixture Yamagiwa, 1998
By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the table and floor lamp versions of the "Taliesin" series of lights stems from this original design
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Late 20th Century Japanese Mission Retro Theater Lights

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in London, GB
able to draw sketches on almost everything: envelopes, theater programs, even tram tickets he used to
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1960s Danish Brutalist Retro Theater Lights

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Brass

Richard Florsheim - Paris Seine - Original Lithograph
By Richard Florsheim
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
served in the Pacific theater as a cartographer and obtained patents for his radar plane-spotting
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1960s Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Lithograph

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
of Man Riding Train (1962), number 15 in the City Lights Pocket Poets Series, and Red Shift (1977
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1950s American Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Silver Gelatin

Michael German "Leroy & Bertha's Bar and Grill" Mixed Media Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Detroit, MI
theater. He began work on Magic Town in 1975, and opened it 10 years and 1 million dollars later. “It’s a
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Theater Lights

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Mixed Media

"Indianapolis Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibitions", Color Silkscreen, Signed
By Robert Indiana
Located in Detroit, MI
, creating a 20-foot EAT sign composed of flashing lights, and collaborated with Andy Warhol on the film Eat
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1970s American Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Paper, Ink, Screen

"Central Park Nocturne" Impressionist Oil Painting Figures in Central Park NYC
By Johann Berthelsen, 1883-1972
Located in New York, NY
of colors shinning through the lights and magic of the city. The artist was truly a master of
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Theater Lights

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Original Vintage Travel Poster Berlin Theatre Trips Kurfurstendamm DER Reiseburo
By Reinhard Bartsch
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Theatre Trips to Berlin / Theater-Reisen nach Berlin
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1960s Retro Theater Lights

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Paper

Black Metal Vintage Theater Cast Iron Arm Wall Light Scones
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Large theater wall light. Metal body with cast iron base. Weight: 5.80 kg / 12.8 lb Priced
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Iron, Enamel

1950s Illuminated Theater Sign “Cisza”, Meaning “Silence”
Located in Warsaw, PL
An original polish theatrical signboard from the 1950s, which used to be installed above the entrance door to the theatre hall or the rehearsal room. Construction: Solid steel co...
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1950s Polish Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Steel

Four Monumental French Theater Sconces, Five Gilt Metal Curved Arms - 1950s
By Jean Royère
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
Very rare set of four monumental wall lamps, installed in 1952 in a famous French theatre in Normandy. In the style of Jean Royère, each sconce has five elegant curved arms electrifi...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

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Iron, Brass

1 1/2 Pair Available! Large Elegant Art Deco Wall Sconces Home Theater
By Lightolier
Located in Prescott, AZ
Total 3 available, 1 & 1/2 pair. Single price 1/2 of pair. What a great pair of vintage 1920s-1930s Art Deco wall fixtures. Minimal yet refined, elegant, and very serious. Mini skys...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Retro Theater Lights

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Aluminum

1950 French Sconces From a Theater in Marseille in the manner of J.Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Berkeley, CA
Elegant and classique sconces, incroyable 38 are available. Transformed to the US electric wire.
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1950s French Art Deco Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

1960s Original Old Stage Lamp
Located in Warsaw, PL
Primary use: The lamp was used for lower and side lighting of the theater stage. Mounted
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1960s Polish Retro Theater Lights

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Aluminum, Steel

1960s Original Old Stage Lamp
1960s Original Old Stage Lamp
H 10.63 in W 5.91 in D 2.37 in
Six Large Commercial Deco Wall Washers Priced Each
Located in Prescott, AZ
with light. These would have been found in theaters, car show rooms, banks, or other large commercial
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Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Retro Theater Lights

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Aluminum

Vintage Theater Light, 1950s
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
spots can be great ceiling lights, as well as floor lamps. They can Also easily be mounted on a tripod
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1950s Latvian Industrial Retro Theater Lights

Vintage Theater Light, 1950s
Vintage Theater Light, 1950s
H 19.69 in W 13.78 in D 17.72 in
Brass Theater Marquee From The 1960's
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Illuminated theater marquee sign framed in brass with lights. This rare, glowing marquee is a
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1960s Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Custom Popcorn Light Up Sign
Located in Orange, CA
Amazing custom sign, perfect for any room especially a movie theater room. Lights right up with the
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Late 20th Century American Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Custom Popcorn Light Up Sign
Custom Popcorn Light Up Sign
H 12 in W 48 in D 5 in
Pair of Milk Glass Fixtures with 2 Pair Available
Located in Prescott, AZ
bathroom lights or light up a long hallway. With the restrictive code requirements for closet lighting
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Milk Glass

Count Basie at the Piano Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie
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1970s Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Count Basie at the Piano Fine Art Print
Count Basie at the Piano Fine Art Print
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H 16 in W 20 in
Minnie Mouse Kissing Count Basie Fine Art Print
By Alan Zanger
Located in Las Vegas, NV
school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a
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1960s Retro Theater Lights

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Vintage Deco Movie Cinema Studio Spotlight on Stand, Circa 1940. As Sculpture.
Located in Dallas, TX
stand also included. A Hollywood Studio Look for your home, office, screening room, home theater, den
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Metal

Pair of Theater Studio Spotlights on Wood Tripods
By Strand Electric
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Interesting pair of highly polished aluminum stage or theater lights recently rewired, in full
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1960s British Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Aluminum

Brass Theater Sconce
Located in Culver City, CA
Perforated brass sconce with up and down lighting.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Brass

Brass Theater Sconce
Brass Theater Sconce
H 16 in W 8.25 in L 16 in
Pair Theater Sconces in Popcorn Box Form from Disney Theater Remodel
Located in New York, NY
From a theater in Disney, Orlando. Made from Perforated metal and white lucite. Perfect for your
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1970s Canadian Retro Theater Lights

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Steel

Black Metal Vintage Industrial Theater Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black metal film theater wall light. Weight: 7.00 kg / 15.4 lb Priced per individual item
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Metal

Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Theater Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Metal theater light. Space for 3 bulbs. Weight: 2.88 kg / 6.3 lb Priced per individual item
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Metal

Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Theater Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial metal light Suitable for 5x bulbs Weight: 4.80 kg / 10.6 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandescen...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Retro Theater Lights

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Metal

Italian Brass and White Plastic Pair of Theater Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian brass and white plastic pair of theater sconces in the style of Gio Ponti
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1950s Italian Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Brass

Large Floral theater wall lamp with 5 branches in a brass finish 1950 Italy
Located in London, GB
Large floral sconce with 5 brass branches, completely rewired.
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1950s Italian Belle Époque Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wall Lights, Anonymous, Sweden, 1950's
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bronzed metal, frosted and clear glass. Provenance: Designed for the Gävle Theater. The
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Theater Lights

Materials

Metal

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Retro Theater Lights For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of retro theater lights for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct retro theater lights — often made from metal, glass and brass — can elevate any home. Retro theater lights have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. mid-century modern, industrial and Art Deco retro theater lights are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made retro theater lights over the years, but those made by Glashütte Limburg, J.T. Kalmar and Jean Marais are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Retro Theater Lights?

Prices for retro theater lights start at $225 and top out at $48,000 with the average selling for $1,612.