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Vintage Grey Theatre Wall or Ceiling Spotlight, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Vintage theatre wall spotlight made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s - It features
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Retro Theatre Lights

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Iron

rare Brass hole pattern Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal, Brass

Extra Large Modernist Brass Floral Theatre Wall Light Sconces, France, 1950
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
. Super rare theatre wall light with three tube formed socket holders for bulbs. The light has three light
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

Modernist Blue and Brass Italian Theatre Wall Light Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
rare theatre wall light with four light arms (total height 34cm without bulbs). The light has four
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

unique Large 65cm Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Light Object, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

Large 49cm Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

Large 30cm Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass wall lights sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large 42cm Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass wall lights sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal, Brass

Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light Origin: Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s in Italy. It is ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

45cm handmade Brass Stilnovo Style Floral Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1970
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s. It is ma...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

35cm handmade Brass Stilnovo Style Floral Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1970
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s. It is ma...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal, Brass

large 43cm Golden Metal Florentiner Leaf Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy, 1960
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light flush mount, can also be used as wall light Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1960s. It is made from solid...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

set of two xxl Modernist Brass Floral Theatre Wall Light Sconces, France, 1950
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
rare theatre wall light with two tube formed socket holders for bulbs. The light has two light sockets
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

set of 2 Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Light Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, set of 2 Origin: Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light set was produced in Italy in the 1970s in Italy. It is mad...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre 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 and some rust. The chrome has flaked off a bit here and there. Age-related typical ev...
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1960s German Space Age Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

set of 2 Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Light Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, set of 2 Origin: Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light set was produced in Italy in the 1970s in Italy. It is ma...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

set of two xxl 56cm Floral Mirror and bronze Theatre Wall Light, France 1970 no2
By Gio Ponti, Maison Charles, Maison Jansen, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
formed backside wall application with mirrored glass. Super rare theatre wall light with two lovely
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

set of two xxl 56cm Floral Mirror and bronze Theatre Wall Light, France 1970 no1
By Gio Ponti, Maison Charles, Maison Jansen, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
formed backside wall application with mirrored glass. Super rare theatre wall light with two lovely
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

set of 2 xl Brass 59cm Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Light Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, set of 2 Origin: Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1950s This modernist light set was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is mad...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

1 of 6 Extraordinary Huge and Rare 1930s Brass Wall Lamps from a German Theatre
Located in Berlin, DE
come from a German theatre. They are also available separately. The shade looks like hand-hammered. The
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1960s German Art Deco Retro Theatre Lights

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Brass

Art Deco Brass & Gold Leaf Wall Light with Nine Lights
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Deco wall lights were often used in upscale interiors, such as hotels, theatres, and affluent homes, as
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1950s Italian Art Deco Retro Theatre Lights

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Swedish Modern Pair of Red Lacquer and Brass Wall Lights by Upsala Armaturfabrik
By Uppsala Armaturfabrik
Located in Bromma, Stockholms län
Pair of Swedish Modern adjustable brass wall lights with red lacquered shades and white reflective
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Brass

1 of 60 Biomorphic Sconces Leuchtenbau Dresden, Germany 1977
Located in Berlin, BE
1 of 60 ORGANIC SCONCES OUT OF CINEMA & THEATRE by VEB LEUCHTENBAU DRESDEN, GERMANY, 1970s, E27
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1970s German Retro Theatre Lights

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Opal, Chrome

Pairs of Vintage Norwegian Brass and Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
grasshopper. These sconces were hung since 1954 in a movie theatre in Norway.
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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Brass

Art Glass & Copper Elegant Wall Lamps circa 1950s
Located in Geneva, CH
Italian around 1950s Theses wall lamps were used in the Grand Theatre of Geneva between the late 1950s
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1950s Italian Retro Theatre Lights

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Copper

Italian Mid-Century Murano Pair of Wall Sconces by Zuccheri for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
public and private environments, including ministerial buildings, post offices, theatres and hotels. Each
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

Vintage Monumental Rare 4ft Palm Beach Regency Pineapple Wall Sconces a pair
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A pair of monumental extremely rare vintage giant pineapple wall sconce lights fixtures. The
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1960s Regency Retro Theatre Lights

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Fiberglass

Gino Sarfatti Set of Two Wall Lamps 238/2 in Aluminium and Glass by Arteluce 60s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
, and theatres, including Genoa’s Palazzo Bianco and Turin’s Teatro Regio. In 1954, his 1063 and 1065
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Aluminum

Model 50 Wall Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
indicate that Gino Sarfatti saw Model 50 as a "make-up light" for backstage in the theatre. The
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

Rare Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
early industrial era of Stilnovo and were originally accredited as theatre lighting and posses a
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Brass

Rare Sconces by Stilnovo
Rare Sconces by Stilnovo
H 5.75 in W 13.5 in D 18.25 in
Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Theatre and Pacific Theatres at the Grove, to name a few.
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1960s American Brutalist Retro Theatre Lights

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Brass

Ice glass "Herrenberg" wall lamp by Kalmar, Austria 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in ECHT, NL
Burgtheater, the new theatres in Linz and Salzburg and the Vienna stock exchange. During the 1960s and 70s
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Brutalist Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

Extra Large Vintage Theatre Stage Floor Lamp By Strand Electric
By Strand Electric
Located in Nottingham, GB
. All components used are CE certified and our lights are wired & tested in line with BSEN Standards
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Retro Theatre Lights

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Steel

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 Theatre Lights

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Paper

"Theatre du Vaudeville", Edouard Cortes, 18x22, Oil/Canvas, French Impressionism
Located in Dallas, TX
Vaudeville Theatre by Edouard Cortes was painted circa 1955-60 and signed lower left. It is oil on
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro Theatre Lights

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Canvas, Oil

Brass + Yellow Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy. The lights is made of metal and solid
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal, Brass

"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern
By Cecil Beaton
Located in New York, NY
"My Fair Lady" 1958 West End Theatre Costume Drawing Mid 20th Century Modern Cecil Beaton (1904
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1950s Performance Retro Theatre Lights

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Pair of 1970s Ceiling Lights designed by Gae Aulenti, made by Vistosi, Italy
By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi
Located in London, GB
A pair of 1970s Italian design suspension lights designed by Gae Aulenti and made by Vistosi
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Enamel

Ceiling Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
By Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Milan, IT
Denmark, 1950s Provenance: Silkeborg theatre, Denmark 6 lights Brass, glass.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Brass

Ceiling Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
Ceiling Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
H 82.68 in W 67.72 in D 67.72 in
1 of 2 Spider Sputnik Chandelier, Germany 1950s
By VEB
Located in Berlin, BE
WHITE SPIDER SPUTNIK CHANDELIER 9 LIGHTS E14 WITH OPAL GLASS TULIPS LBL GERMANY LEIPZIG 1959
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

1 of 2 Spider Sputnik Chandelier in Black & White, Germany 1950s
By VEB
Located in Berlin, BE
1 (OF) 2 BLACK SPIDER SPUTNIK CHANDELIER 9 LIGHTS E14 WITH OPAL GLASS TULIPS LBL GERMANY LEIPZIG
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Metal

Double Theater Light Stand
Located in VUGHT, NL
Two 50s Lita theatre spots on adjusted studio lighting system, lots of position settings possible
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1950s French Industrial Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Metal

Double Theater Light Stand
Double Theater Light Stand
H 78.75 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
Vic Segers - 1968 Oil, Amphitheatre in Arles
Located in Corsham, GB
scene at night, showing the glow of lights shining up from the walls of the open air theatre
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Mid-20th Century Retro Theatre Lights

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Oil

Living Painting - Colour Pochoir
By (after) Sonia Delaunay
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
urban life that inspired Sonia’s work included electric street lights (Prismes électriques, 1914) and
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1960s Abstract Geometric Retro Theatre Lights

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Vellum

IL CASANOVA "Il Teatro de Dresda" Signed Lithograph, 1976 Italian Film, Theater
By Federico Fellini
Located in Union City, NJ
''Il Casanova - il teatro de Dresda'' (Casanova in the Theatre of Dresden) 'Il Casanova–il teatro
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1980s Contemporary Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Lithograph

Sonia Delaunay - Composition - Original Lithograph
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
inspired Sonia’s work included electric street lights (Prismes électriques, 1914) and publicity, though
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1970s Abstract Geometric Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
been performed by the New York Public Theatre, for the New City, and the Bread and Puppet Theatre
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1950s American Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Notre Dame, Quai Montbello"
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Missouri, MO
theatres to see and to be seen. In 1888 the Figaro Illustré devoted a special issue to this "spectacle de
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Retro Theatre Lights

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Canvas, Oil

"Blue Heart Wife Love" San Francisco Figurative School -Joe Lysowski "Prankster"
Located in Soquel, CA
ashram, they were sponsoring theatre in London, for Women’s Lib. The production was called ‘Vagina Wrecks
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Le Pantheon - Paris, 1905", Edouard Cortes, 13x18, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism
Located in Dallas, TX
Vaudeville Theatre by Edouard Cortes was painted circa 1955-60 and signed lower left. It is oil on
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
sweet, the British photographer invents an innovative style and fresh that exploits the natural lights
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1950s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Jean Shrimpton In Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
natural lights to create structured lines essential that emphasize the contrasts and chiaroscuro. The
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'The Big Question' Limited Edition silver gelatin print V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
invents an innovative style and fresh that exploits the natural lights to create structured lines
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Cavanagh' V&A Portfolio Fashion Photography Limited Edition
By John French
Located in London, GB
invents an innovative style and fresh that exploits the natural lights to create structured lines
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1950s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Evening Elegance' V&A Portfolio Fashion Photography Limited Edition
By John French
Located in London, GB
natural lights to create structured lines essential that emphasize the contrasts and chiaroscuro. The V
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Make Up Mirror' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
natural lights to create structured lines essential that emphasize the contrasts and chiaroscuro. The V&A
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Space Hats' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By John French
Located in London, GB
natural lights to create structured lines essential that emphasize the contrasts and chiaroscuro. The V&A
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Jean Shrimpton In Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
natural lights to create structured lines essential that emphasize the contrasts and chiaroscuro. The
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

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Silver Gelatin

'Cavanagh' V&A Limited Edition Oversize silver gelatin print
By John French
Located in London, GB
innovative style and fresh that exploits the natural lights to create structured lines essential that
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1950s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Jean Shrimpton In Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
sweet, the British photographer invents an innovative style and fresh that exploits the natural lights
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1960s Modern Retro Theatre Lights

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Retro Theatre Lights For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of retro theatre lights is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, all retro theatre lights available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of retro theatre lights available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro theatre lights made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Retro Theatre Lights?

Retro theatre lights can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,148, while the lowest priced sells for $198 and the highest can go for as much as $5,728.