Smoked Lucite Chandelier
Chrome and Smoked Lucite Chandelier Pendant Ceiling Light
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage chrome and smoked lucite hexagonal chandelier. Holds 7 lights bulbs, 6 in each bay and 1 on
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Vintage Smoked Glass Lucite Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage smoked glass lucite chandelier. This is a hexagonal lucite and brass light fixture able to
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lucite
Smoked Lucite and Chrome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Six-light chrome and smoked Lucite fixture. Six bulbs separated by grey Lucite dividers all attach
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Chrome & Smoked Lucite Twelve-Arm Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
light features a black sheath and a smoked Lucite bobeche. Very striking modern chandelier.
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Art Deco Smoked Gold and Clear Lucite Chandelier
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional vintage art deco lucite chandelier. Features alternating hangin pieces of lucite from
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Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Chandelier in Chrome and Smoked Lucite, Robert Sonneman, c. 1970's
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-century modern sculptural chandelier in chrome and smoked lucite attributed to Robert Sonneman
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Smoked Lucite Dome Shape Shade Chrome Mid Century Modern 3 Bulb Light Fixture
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Smoked Lucite Dome Shape Shade Chrome Mid Century Modern 3 Bulb Light Fixture MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Large Mid-Century Modern Smoked Glass & Metal & Walnut Chandelier Sonneman Style
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
topped with their own round smoked glass globe and Lucite base. The chandelier is brought together with a
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Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Mirrored Prism Chandelier, Italy, circa 1970s
By Venini
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
1970s five tier chandelier with alternating mirrored glass and Lucite prisms. Rectangular glass
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Smoked Acrylic, Walnut and Chrome Pendant Light
Located in Charleston, SC
This cool overhead lamp features smoked acrylic panels surrounding a chrome frame with bent wood
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
1960s Lightolier Directional 3 Light Globe Pendant Lamp Chrome & Lucite
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Constructed with three adjustable chrome-plated lights allowing for light direction.
Mounted on Smoke Lucite
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Moderne Horizontal Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s patinated bronze light fixture with original patina. The horizontal chandelier has smoke
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Mid Century 70's Bronze Brass Chandelier by Frederick Ramond
By Fredrick Ramond
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A thirteen light chandelier with brushed bronze / brass toned metal boxed shades and square smoked
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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White Vintage Pagoda Form Chandelier with Monkey
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical vintage chandelier with asian motifs crafted in wood featuring a pagoda form top, carved drapery, wooden tassels, carved monkey, faux bamboo arms and supports and an artich...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wood, Paint
Murano Glass lantern Italy
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Large-scale Murano glass mid-century modern lantern or chandelier.
Neoclassical style . By Seguso, Italy 1960s.
The Mid-century Murano glass lantern has a golden yellow or Beige colo...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
One of four Large Smoked Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round Biomorphic smoked glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, ...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Smoked Glass
Gaetano Sciolari Vintage Brass and Glass Cube Chandelier, Italian
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chandelier is Italian by Gaetano Sciolari. It has 13 cube glass lights suspended from a sculptural brass arm attached to a lacquered polished brass middle post. It is ti...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Large cherry red glass pendant light by Peill and Putzler XL 1960
By Peill & Putzler
Located in TERHEIJDEN, NB
Gorgeous large dark red pendant light by Peill and Putzler, produced around 1960. Lovely cherry red color. This light is bigger than the usual models and is pretty heavy. Stays in pl...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
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1960s German Peill & Putzler 'Artichoke' Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, GB
1960s Large German Peill & Putzler 'Artichoke' shaped opaline ceiling flush mount. The shade clips onto a black metal ceiling plate which screws directly to the ceiling. It easily ...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Flush Mount
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Metal, Foil
H 5.91 in Dm 11.03 in
1970s German Small Peill & Putzler Wall or Ceiling Glass Lights, 3 Available
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, GB
Unusual 1970s German Peill & Putzler wall lights which could also be used as ceiling flush mounts for a small room perhaps a bathroom/cloackroom or along a hallway with a low ceiling...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Aluminum
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Glass Tube Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern chandelier with chrome structure on a circular base with chrome and glass tube pendants. The piece is in good vintage condition and has been rewired to US standa...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
1 of 4 Large Wall Sconce Flush Mount, Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic smoked glass wall sconce or flush mount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Smoked Glass
Mid Century Modern Crystal and Brass Chandelier by Bakalowits, Austria 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find striking and very luxurious Mid Century Modern chandelier designed by Bakalowits, made in hand-cut crystal and brass. Exquisite craftsmanship! Made in V...
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
Vintage Midcentury Verner Panton Rings Chandelier
By Verner Panton
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage MCM Verner Panton ring drop chandelier. Beautiful rings of laser cut plexi in a mirrored chrome and frosted. Two chandeliers available. Acquired from a Palm Beach ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Large Clear Glass Pendant Light by Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa the 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleane...
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage Glass Mushroom Lamp by Peil and Putzler
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, GB
A stylish and very well made vintage glass mushroom lamp by Peil and Putzler. This is hand blown Italian Murano glass, imported to Germany and made by Peil and Putzler in the 1970’s....
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Murano Glass
Venini Glass And Brass Pendant
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
1960's Mid-Century Modern Venini glass and brass pendant, in vintage condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, newly rewired and ready to use.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Modern Style Lucite Chandelier
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely modern style lucite chandelier.
Late 20th century.
The chandelier is centered by an obelisk-shaped faceted Lucite central shaft, surrounded with a round shade containing 6 ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Fabric, Lucite
Vintage White Mazzega Tubular Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Vintage white Mazzega tubular glass chandelier. There is a light socket inside of each tubular glass to illuminate. Minimum aging shows on the frame.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
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Wood and Smoke Lucite Hanging Fixture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood and Smoke Lucite Hanging Fixture
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Smoked Acrylic and Chrome Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dome of smoked acrylic (lucite), hanging from a chrome chain.
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Rare Arne Jacobsen Snack Bar lamps. Smoked Lucite/Brass
By Arne Jacobsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In 1959 the Jacobsen masterpiece Royal Hotel opened in Copenhagen.
The Fat Man designed these lights for the Snack Bar on 1. floor.
As many other designs from the hotel, this mo...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
1970s Chrome & Smoked Lucite Chandelier by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
, which are inset with squares of smoked Lucite. A three-way on-off switch allows for adjustable lighting
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Concave Smoked Lucite Disc Chandelier
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Concave smoked lucite disc chandelier with brass frame, has 8 sockets with 60 max wattage per
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Vintage Waterfall Chandelier of Brass, Smoked Glass, and Lucite
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage two tier waterfall chandelier of brass having lucite pendants separated by beveled smoked
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Smoked Lucite Cubic 1970's Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Smoked lucite cubic chandelier with four white glass globes that illuminate from within, adding
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Smoked Lucite Pendant, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 18"h, 14"w, 14"w
- Smoked lucite, frosted glass interior shade, chrome details
- Hardwired
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Mid-Century Smoked Lucite and Brass Dome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
the smoked lucite dome part and one large bulb on the bottom. It has been completely rewired and the
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Modern Twelve Armed Chrome and Lucite Chandelier with Smoked Glass Detailing
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Fabulous chrome chandelier with smoked glass details. Chandelier has Classic lines made interesting
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
12 Arm Chandelier in Chromed Brass and Smoked Lucite
Located in Chicago, IL
light features a black sheath and a smoked Lucite bobeche. Very striking modern chandelier.
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20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Mid-Century Modern Smoked and Opaque Lucite, Chrome and Black Enamel Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
wrapped circular smoked Lucite and opaque body that attaches to the ceiling via black vinyl chord. This
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Enamel, Chrome
Smoked and Clear Lucite Pendant Light
Located in Atlanta, GA
Smoked and Clear Lucite Pendant Light, American, circa 1960's. This piece is a versatile size and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Twelve-Arm Brass Chandelier with Smoked Glass Disc Lenses
Located in Chicago, IL
Uncommon brass chandelier with a ring that houses twelve smoked glass lenses and is suspended by
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Mid Century Danish Four-Arm Chandelier with Smoked Glass Globes
Located in New York, NY
Mid century Danish four-arm smoked glass and chrome chandelier with dark lucite accents. Bears
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20th Century Danish Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Fab Mod 60's Chrome Lucite Bouffant Chandelier Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
smoked lucite panels attached to the chromed wire drum shaped frame, with a center white acrylic tube
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome, Steel
Amazing Modernist Cityscape Style Mixed Metal and Lucite Chandelier
By Chromalite
Located in Miami, FL
perhaps an Art Deco revival style, chrome, brass and smoked Lucite in a hexagonal form with at each corner
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Chrome
Chandelier in Copper with Lucite Shades by Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Architectural chandelier in brushed copper with smoked lucite shades by Robert Sonneman, American
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Venini Style Multi-Tier Chandelier with Smoked Mirrored & Hand Beveled Glass Prisms
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Modernist five tier chandelier with alternating glass panel prisms and lucite prisms. The glass
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Beautiful Large Italian Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with amber glass and Lucite elements, fitted with 12 E14 sockets made in Italy in the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
10 Arm Chrome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
10 Arm Chrome Chandelier with smoked lucite bobeche. Just polished.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Fontana Arte Style Chandelier
Located in North Miami, FL
sixties and salvage from a las Vegas Hotel. The combination of the gray smoked lucite against the polished
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Midcentury Brass Chandelier with Glass Crystals
Located in New York, NY
A vintage brass chandelier with eight candelabra style bulbs, glass crystals, and smoke-colored
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Colorful Lightolier Round Metal & Ribbed Lucite Pendant Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Lightolier multi colored Lucite ribbed pendant fixture. Arced Lucite "ribs" in white, smoked
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Robert SONNEMAN Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
10 Lights Robert SONNEMAN Chandelier. Brush brass and smoked lucite. Adjustable high with the
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20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Six-Light Chandelier for the Feldman Lighting Company
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
curved extending arms supporting six lights, each accented with decorative bobeches in smoked Lucite and
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman 7 Bulb Chrome Light Fixture Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a phenomenal, chrome light fixture, with smoked Lucite and seven bulbs
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Mid Century Modern Triad Light Fixture Designed by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exceptional architectural chandelier with modernist triad form in smoked lucite plexi and brass
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Fun Pair of 70's Chrome Hanging Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Suspended strips of chrome and smoked lucite form these fun 70's hanging lamps...perfect for hall
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Vintage 1970s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Diffuser Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wilton, CT
Rarely seen chrome pendent lamp with smoked lucite diffuser shields in the manner of Robert
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Pair of Lucite Wall Sconces
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of vintage lucite wall sconces. Curved lucite rods connect to curved smoke-grey lucite sides
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Vintage 1970s American Wall Lights and Sconces
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Pair Chrome & Smoked Acrylic Single-Arm Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
Chromed metal single arm sconces with smoked and bent round lucite reflectors. The matching
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Vintage 1970s American Wall Lights and Sconces
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Chrome
1970's Concave Smoked Lucite Disc Chandelier
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Concave smoked lucite disc chandelier with circular brass frame. Body measures 28" diameter x 14
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Robert Sonneman Vintage Brass and Smoked Lucite Cityscape Cube Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
switch to choose from top, bottom or both bulbs. Top bulbs are behind smoked Lucite. Mounts to ceiling
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Metal
Hexagonal Brass Smoked Lucite and Wood Chandelier by Frederick Ramond
By Fredrick Ramond
Located in New York, NY
Brass trim wood, and grey Lucite hexagonal chandelier by Farederick Ramond. This fixture has a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Smoked Lucite and Brass Chandelier in the Style of Max Ingrand
By Max Ingrand
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An amazing fifteen-light smoked Lucite and brass chandelier in the style of Max Ingrand. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Italian brass and lucite chandelier.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass and smoked lucite eight light chandelier. Two tones of brass details.
Italia circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Smoked Lucite Mid-Century Modern Light Fixture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern pendant light fixture chandelier.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Magnificent Venini Style Italian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This outstanding chandelier is comprised of cut smoked glass plates and lucite prisms in five tiers
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold String Pendant Light by Paul Secon for Sompex, 1960s
By Sompex, Paul Secon
Located in Melbourne, AU
A fine, large Paul Secon geometric pendant light, produced by Sompex.
A smoke Lucite frame and
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Vintage 1970s German Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
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String, Lucite
Sciolari Style Chandelier in Chrome and Smoked Lucite
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
A small four armed chandelier in the style of Gaetano Sciolari. Produced in chrome with smoked
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Grand Lucite Prism and Smoked Glass Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
smoked glass panel 5 tiered, 13 light chandelier. Fixture is large, with 5 tiers. The top and bottom
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass, Acrylic
Lightolier Smoked Globe Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Southampton, NY
Brushed steel, lucite and wood chandelier with six tinted globes.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
1960s 8-Light Chandelier
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Brass 8-light chandelier with smoked Lucite diffuser accents.
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American Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Chrome and Lucite Hanging Light
Located in Washington, D.C., DC
Chrome and lucite hanging light with smoked glass globes
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Chrome and Lucite Hanging Light
Located in Washington, D.C., DC
Chrome and luctire hanging light with smoked glass globes.
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A Four Light Modernist Chandelier in Perspex by Stilux
Located in New York, NY
A modernist chandelier featuring a frame in brass with double hanging rods onto which are attached
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Brass
Modern Lucite Chandelier
Located in Cambridge, MA
A Modern Lucite chandelier with clear and smoked prisms, ca. 1970.
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Colorful Lightolier Round Metal and Ribbed Lucite Pendant Light
By Lightolier
Located in Wilton, CT
Rare Lightolier multi colored lucite ribbed pendant fixture. Arced Lucite "ribs" in white, smoked
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Smoked Lucite Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal smoked lucite chandelier for your home. Frequently made of metal, lucite and plastic, every smoked lucite chandelier was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a smoked lucite chandelier — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A smoked lucite chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Smoked Lucite Chandelier?
Prices for a smoked lucite chandelier start at $595 and top out at $9,800 with the average selling for $1,400.
Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.
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