$3,313 / set
Pair of Vistosi Modern Italian Wall Sconces
By Vistosi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Vistosi wall lamps inspired by the shape and color of a shell, made of mouth-blown glass
Metal, Brass
$2,500 / set
Pair of Modern Deco-Style Wall Sconces
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A pair of one-armed deco-style wall sconces in cast bronze with alabaster uplight shades, modern.
Alabaster, Bronze
$4,970 / set
Pair of Modern Murano Glass Bubble Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant pair of wall sconces crafted from authentic Murano bubble glass, featuring a richly
Metal, Brass
$3,000 / set
Pair of Modern Deco-Style Wall Sconces
Located in Bridgewater, CT
A pair of deco-style wall sconces, single-armed, bronze with alabaster uplight shades.
Alabaster, Bronze
$956Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of French Modern Rattan & Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Modern Rattan and Bronze Wall Sconces, 2nd Pair Available France, circa 1970s
Bronze
Pair of Lightolier Wall Sconces Mid Century Modern
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pair of Lightolier wall scones in offwhite color. Tested and working with out any issues. Brass
Aluminum, Brass
$1,100 / set
Pair of Brass Mid Century Modern Wall Sconces
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of triangular, Mid-Century Modern wall sconces with brass plates and a mesh center. Rewired
Brass
Pair of Modern Frosted White Elongated Wall Sconces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of circa 2000 frosted white cigar shaped sconces. Curved at the sides they hug the wall tight
Metal
$3,520 / set
Pair of Modern Pink Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative pair of modern pink murano glass wall sconces. Beautiful textured glass in pale pink. So
Murano Glass
$4,180 / set
Pair of Modern Murano Glass Layered Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant pair of modern Murano glass layered wall sconces. The bottom layer is clear and the top
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern glass wall sconces - Italy - a pair
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid Century Modern wall sconces, attributed to Sciolari, Italy 1970s. The sconces are
Brass
Pair Mid-century Modern style Rattan Wall Sconce Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
Crafted by hand, these Mid-Century Modern style wall sconces feature a stunning frame made from
Rattan, Linen
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of elegant luxury wall sconces. The sconce features a cylindrical design and a textured
Metal
Grand Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tronchi Wall Sconces
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Pair of palace size Mid-Century Modern six tier Tronchi wall sconces. The glass tronchi tubes hang
Glass
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of textured Murano glass sconces. Fluted and curved glass creates a dramatic decorative impact
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Angular Chrome Wall Sconces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This matching pair of vintage chrome wall sconces features triangular metal construction, with
Chrome
Modern Paired Wall Sconces by Trio Lighting, Germany, 2009
Located in Bastogne, BE
Paired wall lamps from Trio Lighting, Germany, 2009. Pair of sconces are made of high quality
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of vertical and cylindrical wall lamps in crystal-colored Murano glass, textured glass with
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Modern Sconces Stilnovo Style, Wall Light
By Stilnovo
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Pair of modern Italian wall lights. Also, could be used as a bedside sconce. Made with brass and
Brass, Sheet Metal
Pair of Nickel Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Two pairs of Italian Mid-Century Modern wall lights in the form of a double ellipse in nickelled
Nickel
Pair of Modern Multi Layered Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous pair of modern Murano glass wall sconces. These have 3 layers of glass each with a
Brass
$5,917 / set
Pair Murano Wall Sconces 1940
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Extraordinary pair of wall sconces dating to the 1940s, crafted in pure Murano glass. The finely
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Italian midcentury modern wall sconces 1960s by Veca
By VECA
Located in Palermo, PA
This refined pair of wall sconces by Veca, Italy, showcases the sleek geometric glasswork that
Metal, Chrome
$2,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Pair of Leaf Metal Modern Wall Light Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage pair of white metal leaf shape wall light sconces. Comes ready to hang.
Metal
Pair French Modern Engraved Floral Baskets Mirror & Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of French Modern Engraved Floral Baskets Mirror & Crystal Wall Sconces France, Circa
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
Pair of Minimalist Brass Wall sconces Scandinavian Modern 1970's
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in London, GB
Pair of minimalist brass wall sconces in perfect geometrical balance each holding three lamps
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Italian Modern Metal and Travertine Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of midcentury Italian Modern (1950s) two-light wall sconces with a black metal cross bar
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Wall Sconces, Leaf Design, Italian Pair
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wall sconces, per pair, first half 20th century. Brass wall sconces in the shape of leaves. Two
Brass, Copper
Pair of Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Wall Sconces C1975
By Paolo Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of wall sconces attributed to the Venini glass blowing house in Murano Italy
Stainless Steel
Rare Organic Design Midcentury Modern Pair of Alabaster Wall Sconces Wall Lights
Located in Lisse, NL
wall lights over your side table or sideboard then this identical size and shape pair of sconces could
Alabaster, Metal
Pair of Mid Century Modern Barbini Murano Wall Sconces Italy
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of elaborately decorated Italian sconces. Frosted top half with bottom half in amethyst purple
Blown Glass
Pair of Large, Custom, Italian Modern Neoclassical Alabaster Wall Sconces
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of large Italian Modern Neoclassical style alabaster wall lights / sconces with white
Alabaster
$2,071Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Wall Sconces Sculpture Modern Design Esperia Angelo Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of wall sconces sculpture modern design Esperia Angelo Brotto.
Metal, Chrome
$4,400 / set
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of mid-century modern wall sconces exemplifies the elegance and innovation of 1950s
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This refined pair of Mid-Century Modern wall sconces was designed in Italy during the 1970s. Each
Metal
$3,195 / set
Nice pair of wall sconces
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing pair of wall sconces with amazing details. check pictures to see the shape of the metal
Brass
$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pair of vintage wall sconces Murano glass brass and wood base .
Brass
Pair of French Modern Tiered Copper Verdigris Wall Sconces, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair French Modern Verdigris Copper Tiered Wall Sconces, 1970s This striking pair of French Modern
Copper
A pair of 1980s Modern Steel Italian Ambient Light Wall Sconces
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
material used in this wall sconce is steel. Steel offers durability and strength while allowing for sleek
Steel
Pair of Handmade Etna Wall Lights/ Wall Sconces in Bronze Plaster Organic Modern
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Organic forms and natural motifs. The Etna Wall Light is individually hammered and hand formed
Metal
$2,500 / set
Italian Pair of Wall Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pair of wall lights made in 1950s in style of Stilnovo. Brass and Murano glass.
Brass
Pair of Modern Sliver Leaf Murano Glass Wall Lights, Pair of Brutalist Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This pair of modern silver Murano glass wall sconces features a cylindrical shape handmade Murano
Murano Glass
Pair of Handmade Wall Lights Etna / Wall Sconces in Antique Gold Organic Modern
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
The ‘Etna’ wall lights by Benediko Design are a pair of handmade lighting sculptures made from
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Patinated Brass Pair Sconces Wall Lights Acking 1950
By Carl-Axel Acking
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern Mid Century Modern vintage pair duo sconces or wall lights from brass and metal
Brass
Pair American Modern Glass and Gunmetal Wall Lights, Sconces, Karl Springer
Located in Queens, NY
Pair American Modern Glass and Gunmetal Wall Lights, Sconces, Karl Springer
Metal
2 Pair of Italian Modern Handblown Glass Wall Lights, Sconces, Mazzega
Located in Queens, NY
2 Pair of Italian Modern Handblown Glass Wall Lights, Sconces, Mazzega
Blown Glass
Pair of Stilnovo Mid Century Modern Triple light Wall Sconces C1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of triple light wall sconces by Stilnovo c1958 Italy . Frosted glass shades with
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Style Brass Diamond Design Wall Sconce, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful pair of Mid-Century Modern style wall sconces. The pair of sconce are handmade of high
Brass
Pair of Murano Modernist wall sconces
Located in Nice, FR
diffused and refracted by the facets a very sculptural effect. The wall sconces are modern. Multiple units
Murano Glass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Venini "Tree Bark" Pattern Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Venini Murano wall sconces in a clear thick ribbed pattern, Tree Bark. Stainless steel
Stainless Steel
$2,733 / set
Wall Sconces Pair Empire Style
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A PAIR OF VINTAGE, EMPIRE STYLE, GILDED & BLACK METAL WALL SCONCES, WITH TWO ARMS - Striking
Metal
Denis Diderot Glass & Chrome Sconces, Wall Lights Mid-Century Modern, Pair
By Denis Diderot
Located in Miami, FL
Signed DD (Denis Diderot) Pair of sconces, wall lights in Chrome with smoked blown Glass Shades
Chrome
Pair of Modern Italian Brass and Smoke Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
sconce lights wired for Europe with E27 or E26 socket. Other pairs are available, please inquire about
Brass
$4,400 / item
Serpentine Ceramic Wall Sconce - Mirrored pair
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this ceramic wall sconce, generous curves are paired with crisp edges and the repetition of
Brass
$9,959 / set
Pair of Hexagonal “Lumière” Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Architectural pair of 1970s French wall sconces marked Lumière, featuring a bold and sculptural
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass glacier Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
. The wall lamps consist of a brass and metal frame that attaches to the wall with dowels and a large
Brass
Two Pairs of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Outdoor Wall Sconces, C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 architectural aluminum wall sconces for the outdoors by Bega of Germany. In
Aluminum
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.