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Pair of Murano Mid Century Tulip Glass Sconces
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-590 pair of Murano tulip glass sconces with brass backplate Rewired Take one 60 watt candelabra
Category

Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
support in the shape of a branch, decorated with 2 Murano artistic glass flowers, each flower is composed
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 9.85 in
Waldorf Astoria Hotel 2 Light Nickel Sconce Glass Tulip Shades
Located in New York, NY
20th century two-arm silvered cast brass sconce with foliage detail and two Italian glass shades
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Nickel

French Tulip and Twirled Glass Nickel Sconces Circa 1970
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1564 Pair French twirled nickeled brass sconces
Category

Vintage 1970s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Contemporary Italian 2-Branch Pink Murano Glass Tulip Flower Gold Brass Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
tulips in bloom, each sconce features two tulip-shape flowers rendered in hand-blown Murano glass, with
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Contemporary Italian 2-Branch Pink Murano Glass Tulip Flower Gold Brass Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
tulips in bloom, each sconce features two tulip-shape flowers rendered in hand-blown Murano glass, with
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pair of Barovier & Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending and delicious hand blown gold tulips
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Barovier & Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending and delicious hand blown gold tulips
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Barovier & Toso Glass Blocks with Gold Tulip Sconces, 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pair of Barovier sconces with glass blocks ending with delicious hand blown gold tulips
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Blown Glass

20th Century Italian Pair of Small Polished Brass, Glass Tulip Wall Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
polished brass and opaline glass, in good condition. The four white milk glass shades are imitating a tulip
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tulip Design Triplet Glass Shade and Brass Body Wall Sconce, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Tulip Design Triplet Glass Shade and Brass Body Wall Sconce, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Tulip Form Articulating Frosted Glass & Brass Fitted Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This stylish Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Tulip Form Articulating Frosted Glass Sconces W/ Brass
Category

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Rococo / Louis XV wall sconces in gilded bronze, walnut and glass tulips
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
very beautiful "purple night" colored glass tulips France, Circa 1900, Belle Epoque / Art Nouveau Era
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Seguso Pair of Sconces, Murano Glass with Gold Leaf, Tulips, Leaves and Bow Deco
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C., Venini
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Pair of luxury detailed and elaborated sconces. Sconce has the hardware covered by a glass ribbon
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tiffany Studios New York Jeweled "Four-Light Tulip" Sconce
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This resplendent Tiffany Studios New York jeweled "Four-Light Tulip" sconce, wrought in richly
Category

Early 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Italian Mid-Century Modern, Tulip Form Wall Sconces, Patinated Brass, 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Tulip Form Wall Sconces, Wall Lights, Patinated Brass, 1950s This
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tulip Glass Wall Lamps Italian Design 24 ct Gold plate 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
24 kt gold-plated tulip glass wall lamps Italian design 1970 This is a beautiful Hollywood
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Danish Tulip Brass & Opaline Glass Wall Lamp from Fog & Mørup, 1940s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Early Wall Light called 'Tulip' made in-house at Fog & Mørup in Denmark during the 1940. Distinct
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

20th Century Pair of Italian Vintage Murano Glass Tulip Wall Lights, Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
smoked Murano Glass, in good condition. Each of the appliques, sconces are particularized by two black
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

20th Century Italian Modern Pair of Frosted Murano Glass Tulip Wall Appliques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, frosted Murano glass, in good condition. The slightly smoked sconces are enhanced by many different gold
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Daum Nancy art deco glass 3 tulips wall light in wrought iron
By Daum
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful French art deco wall sconce from the 1930s by Daum Nancy. Wrought-iron structure with
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Pair of Tulip Shape Wall Light Fixtures, Hillebrand, 1960
By Egon Hillebrand, Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
detail and thick tulip shaped ice glass. The ice glass refracts the light beautifully, filling a room
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of French 50s Tulip Mid Century Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
holding white tulip glass shades. Newly rewired.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Brass & Frozen Glass Sconces From Louis XVI Style late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of wall sconces massive brass & frozen tulip glass. These torch-shaped sconces will
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 French Art Deco 1930's Frosted Art Glass Floral Form Ezan Wall Sconces
By Ezan
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning Rare Set of 3 Matched French Art Deco Frosted Art Glass Tulip Form Wall Sconces. Maker
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Art Glass

Sconce by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sconces by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Beautiful milk glass tulip
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Opal, Brass

Sconce by Stilnovo
Sconce by Stilnovo
H 18.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.5 in
Pair of 1940s Murano Glass Tulip Cup Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Toorak, VIC
A Pair of 1940's Murano Glass Tulip Cup Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso A lovely sinuous design
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Signed Pair Barovier Toso Floral Tulip Leaf Sconces Murano Gold Art Glass 1970s
By Barovier&Toso, Venini, Seguso
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fabulous pair of signed Barovier & Toso organic tulip leaf sconces or wall lights Murano, Italy
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Brass

Tulip Wall Sconces by Fog & Mørup, 1940s Brass Wall Lamps Milk-Glass Bulps
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
Tulip wall sconces by Fog & Mørup in the 1940s, fantastic pair of Danish Art Deco brass and and
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Custom tulip glass sconces
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-900ab Custom blown frosted glass sconces
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Custom tulip glass sconces
Pair Custom tulip glass sconces
H 10 in W 5.5 in D 10.5 in
Pair Polished Brass Tulips Glass Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1123a Pair polished brass sconces with tulip glass
Category

Vintage 1940s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tulip Glass sconce(over mirror lite)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-919 A single three light sconce with ribbed brass arms and backplate and frosted glass tulip
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tulips Glass Sconce (over mirror lite)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-709 A single three light single sconce.Ribbed arms and backplate and frosted glass tulips
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Circa 1930's Deco Silver Leaf Tulip Glass Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1686 A pair of silver leaf Deco single light ending with a frosted glass tulip sconce
Category

Vintage 1930s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Bevelded Glass Tulip Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1251 A Pair of darkned brass scrolled arm ending with a bevelded glass tulip shade.
Category

Vintage 1940s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Bevelded Glass Tulip Sconce
Pair Bevelded Glass Tulip Sconce
H 11 in W 10 in D 16 in
Pair Chrome Glass Tulips Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1173a A pair of single arm chrome and glass tulip sconce.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Pair Chrome Glass Tulips Sconce
Pair Chrome Glass Tulips Sconce
H 10 in W 5 in D 8 in
Pair of Glass "Tulip" Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1940's red tulip-shaped glass sconces with interior lights. 12" width, 8" depth & 8
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Pair of Glass "Tulip" Sconces
Pair of Glass "Tulip" Sconces
H 8 in W 12 in D 8 in
Pair French Frosted Glass Tulip Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1265 A pair of single light nickel and frosted glass tulip-shade sconce.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Tulips Glass Single Arm Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1676 A pair of nickel single arm ending with a tulip -shape glass bobeche.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Nickel

Pair Tulips Glass Single Arm Sconce
Pair Tulips Glass Single Arm Sconce
H 11.5 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Frosted Glass Tulip Sconce(2 pair available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1678ab A pair of polished brass single arm supporting a light brown tulip glass shade. Two pair
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
in the shape of a branch, decorated with 2 Murano artistic glass flowers, each flower is composed of
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 9.85 in
Pair crystal Tulip Sconces
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1736 A pair of polished brass single arm sconce ending with a crystal tulip. 2x3 switch box
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair crystal  Tulip Sconces
Pair crystal  Tulip Sconces
H 11 in W 3 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
of a branch adorned with 2 Murano artistic glass flowers, each flower is composed of three petals
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 9.85 in
Pair Bronze Frosted Tulip Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1118 A pair of finely detailed Italian bronze and frosted glass single arm sconce.
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair   Bronze   Frosted   Tulip   Sconce
Pair   Bronze   Frosted   Tulip   Sconce
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 5 in
Pair French Tulips Four Light Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1162 A pair of French four light sconce made of brass arms ending with a glass tulip shade .
Category

Vintage 1940s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair French Tulips Four Light Sconce
Pair French Tulips Four Light Sconce
H 14 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Midcentury Brass Sconces with Multicolored Murano Glass Tulip Shaped
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of Italian midcentury wall sconces with brass flexible arms and multicolored Murano glass
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian 1950s Tulip Sconces by Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Seguso's shapely sexy sconces to add to your wall.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass and Enamel Dual Light Sconces with Glass Tulip Shades
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of Mid-Century Modern, 1950s dual light wall sconces, featuring white glass tulip shades
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Murano Glass Sconces with Tulip Form by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of large mid century hand blown Murano clear glass sconces with elegant tulip design. The
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
By Arlus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of 'Tulip' sconce, Arlus 1950. Two black lacquered curved stem support two opaline
Category

Vintage 1950s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
H 20.48 in W 12.6 in D 4.73 in
Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
By Arlus
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large pair of 'Tulip' sconce, Arlus 1950. Two black lacquered curved stem support two opaline
Category

Vintage 1950s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
Large Pair of 'Tulip' Sconce, Arlus, 1950
H 20.48 in W 12.6 in L 20.48 in
Pair of Wall Sconces Tulip Shaped Glass and Gold-Plated, Italy, 1960
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
tulip shaped glass leave surrounded by a blown cup. Mounted on a chrome frame with brass round crews
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair Large tulip flower sconces(2 pair available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-792 Matched pair brass sconces with 3 branches and tulip glass Priced per pair
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

ON SALE Pair French Double Light Tulips Sconce
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#2-1227 A 1940's French moderne gun metal/brass ending with a frosted glass tulip shade. ON SALE
Category

Vintage 1940s French Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Pair of Tiffany Studios New York "Three-Light Tulip" Wall Sconces
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Tiffany Studios New York patinated bronze and favrile glass "Three-Light Tulip" sconces
Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Tulip Sconces with Opaline and Brass from Fog & Morup Swedish Design
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
and opaque white opaline diffusers with a very nice "tulip" shape that brings a lot of delicacy and
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of 1950s Italian glass and brass tulip style sconces newly wired.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Fog & Mørup "Tulip" Wall Light Lamps in Brass and Milk Glass, Denmark, 1950s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Fog & Mørup "Tulip" Wall Light Lamps - Brass and Milk Glass, Denmark, 1950s Indulge in the
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Set Of Four Seguso Sconces
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
SEGUSO Tulip sconce Textured glass bowl with gold flecked glass petals, brass mounts Italy, 1950
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Louis XV Style Brass Double Globe Wall Sconce
Located in Plainview, NY
Louis XV style brass double globe wall sconce. Center plate supporting two arms with glass tulip
Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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Tulip Glass Sconce For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tulip glass sconce you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, metal and brass, every tulip glass sconce was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tulip glass sconce — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each tulip glass sconce bearing mid-century modern, Art Deco or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made tulip glass sconce over the years, but those crafted by Barovier&Toso, Fog & Mørup and Arlus are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Tulip Glass Sconce?

Prices for a tulip glass sconce can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $540 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,337.

Finding the Right Sconces-wall-lights for You

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.

Questions About Tulip Glass Sconce
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A tulip glass has a bulbous body and a delicate flared top that resembles the lip of a tulip. These drinking glasses are mostly used for beer and are intended to promote flavor and aroma of pilsners and ales. We’re approaching happy hour — shop a range of tulip glasses on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Champagne tulip glasses are tall rectangular glasses used for champagne and champagne cocktails. It has a tapered mouth and a wider flared body, compared to the standard flute glass, and helps avoid the loss of carbonation from the drink. Shop a collection of champagne tulip glasses from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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