Five Decorative Oyster Light Panels by Dieter Witte & Rolf Kruger for Staff
By Dieter Witte, Staff Leuchten
Located in Brussels, BE
Five illuminated architectural elements to be mounted on wall or ceiling or as required. You can make a beautiful and playful combination. Professionally restored with new double i...
Metal
Nido Wall Lighted Panel Applique by Otello Ciullini for Studio EF Viareggio 1970
By Otello Ciullini, Studio EF viareggio
Located in Savona, IT
Sculpture lamp created in 1974 by Otello Ciullini for the EF studio in Viareggio. Panel in black varnished wood on which a brushed metal plate is applied on which a circular sign is...
Metal
Sold|$4,500
Quasar wall light by Angelo Brotto
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in Chicago, IL
Composed of colorful Murano glass set within stainless steel panels, Brotto’s Quasar wall lights are accomplished works of modern art.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold|$14,216 / set
Set of Copper Wall Lights Panels, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare Brutalist copper wall lights made with a woven effect. Six squares with an orange brownish color which diffuse a soft light to add warmth to a room. Architectural, unusual Frenc...
Metal, Copper
Sold|$750
Carousel Painted Leopard Panel
Located in New York, NY
The wide eyed leopard painting on wood panel has a series of lights around it. Probably mid century.
Wood, Paint
Charles Hollis Jones Square Four Panel Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charles Holis Jones Square Chandelier consisting of 4 Lucite panels and four lights. Center section also contains a down light.
Nickel
Pair of Brass Pierced Torch Cut Brutalist Pendant Lights
By Tom Greene
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of swag pierced torch cut & patinated brass Brutalist pendant lights. Each panel measures 4" - 5" wide. Old wires, one with a missing a plug.
Brass
Pair of Street Lights with Mediterranean Lantern Post Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lantern includes 6 glass panels and 4 interior lights. $3,800 for the pair.
Brass
Sold|$3,200
Etched Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Rectangular Shape Chandelier with Radial Center Floral and Foliate Etched Glass Panel and Six Radial Etched Glass Panels Surrounding Candle Lights Mounted on Brass Swag.
Brass
Sold|$2,800
Dennis and Leen Hanging Fixture
By Dennis & Leen
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical style patinated lantern with eight glass panels and three candle style lights, circa 2000.
Metal
Art Deco Chandelier in Nickeled Bronze Attributed to Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fitted with four frosted glass panels and with four lights.
Sold|$650
French Post Mount Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic French post mount lantern with 8 curved beveled glass panels, and 3 interior lights. Fully functional and can be hard wired for indoor or outdoor use.
Brass
Sold|$1,675
Basketball Scoreboard, circa 1980s
Located in Madison, WI
Excellent working condition with control panel; comes with extra bulbs. Lights, action, foul, Horn in retro red.
Steel
Modernist Hexagonal Chandelier Designed By Frederick Raymond
By Fredrick Ramond
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The chandelier has a stylized brass frame with smoked glass panels. Features six main lights and one center down light.
Sold|$12,700
Pair of Mastercraft Display Vitrines
By Mastercraft
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of tall Display Vitrines by Mastercraft featuring mirrored back panel. Built in lights at the top, three glass shelves per unit and a double frameless glass doors.
Brass
Amazing Mid-20th Century Clear Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Each of the ten arms on this chandelier is covered with a thick clear glass leaf shaped panel. There are also three lights in the center bowl of chandelier.
Brass
Large Italian Neoclassic Bronze Hall Lantern Pendant Light
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Italian Neoclassic heavy solid bronze or brass hall or entry lantern with segmented glass panels and four lights. Uses 4 - 40 watt candelabra base bulbs, newly wired.
Bronze
Norwegian Vintage Brass Wall Candleholder by Colseth, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attractive mid-century wall candleholder of brass made by Colseth Norway in the 1960s - with an oval shaped smoky amber colored glass shade placed in front of a curved and circular b...
Brass
Mid Century Italian, Mazzega Glass, Peacock Tail 1970s Floor Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This 1970's, Mazzega glass peacock tail floor lamp consists of 4 glass panels and 4 lights. The structure comprises of a bur walnut veneer wood base with 5 stainless steel shards of ...
Steel, Stainless Steel
Henredon Large Bar Cabinet In The Asian Taste
Located in Southfield, MI
Original brasses in a lovely antique finish as well, this piece has two upper cupboard doors opening to reveal three glass shelves set against a smoky mirrored bar back done in squar...
Brass
Rectangular Italian Wall Lamp for a Side Panel, 1950s
Located in Maastricht, NL
Beautiful Italian wall lamp that can be hung over a side panel or headboard. The lamp is made of black lacquered metal with white plexiglass. * This piece is offered to you by Bloom...
Metal
Illuminated 12 Square Sconces Wall Panel Fixtures 1970s Modernist Design Lamps
By Joe Colombo, Verner Panton
Located in Bremen, DE
Very large architectonic / sculptural wall panel, featuring 12 sconces Each panel is 34 x 34 cm, total length/width as shown on pictures is approximately 240 cm wide/150-160 hig...
Synthetic
Angelo Brotto for Esperia: Pair of Glass and Steel Sconces/Light Panels
By Angelo Brotto, Esperia
Located in New York, NY
Each square composition of multicolored linear glass in a brushed and polished steel frame.
Steel
Sold|$1,450
Working Large Basketball Scoreboard
Located in Madison, WI
Excellent working condition with control panel. Lights, action, foul. And a great, working Horn!
Beautiful Danish Curved Teak Cabinet by Drylund
By Dyrlund
Located in Oaks, PA
Beautiful Danish curved teak cabinet by Drylund, of sold bentwood teak, beautifully crafted, the interior with three fixed shelves and interior lights. With two paneled glazed doors ...
Glass, Teak
Norwegian Pair of Vintage Brass Wall Candleholders by Colseth 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
With tulip shaped smoky amber colored glass shadse placed in front of the curved and circular brass back panel. Removable glass. For tea lights. Good vintage condition.
Brass
Sold|$3,194
Louis XVI Style Ebonized Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The outer sections have curved doors with curved glass panels. Inside is illuminated by lights with a mirrored back and two 2 3/8" glass shelves with a flat polish.
Brass, Ormolu
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
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Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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