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Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

Italian

The lighting maker Arteluce was one of the companies at the heart of the creative explosion in postwar Italian design. The firm’s founder and guiding spirit, Gino Sarfatti (1912–85), was an incessant technical and stylistic innovator who almost single-handedly reinvented the chandelier as a modernist lighting form. 

Sarfatti attended the University of Genoa to study aeronautical engineering but was forced to drop out when his father’s company went out of business. His mechanical instincts led him to turn his attention to lighting design — and he founded Arteluce as a small workshop in Milan in 1939. Sarfatti’s father was a Jew, so the family fled to Switzerland in 1943, but after the war — largely thanks to Sarfatti’s insistence on efficiency of design and manufacture — Arteluce quickly established itself as a top firm.

Though Sarfatti continued as chief designer through the 1950s and ’60s, he also enlisted other designers such as Franco Albini and Massimo Vignelli to contribute work. Sarfatti sold Arteluce to FLOS — a rival Italian lighting maker — in 1973 and retired to pursue a more traditional avocation: collecting and dealing rare postage stamps. 

Sarfatti is regarded by many collectors as a pioneer of minimalist design. He pared down his lighting works to their essentials, focusing on practical aspects such as flexibility of use. His most famous light, the 2097 chandelier, is a brilliant example of reductive modernist design, featuring a central cylinder from which branches numerous supporting fixtures extending like spokes on a wheel.

Similarly, Sarfatti's 566 table lamp is a simple canister, able to be raised or lowered on a stem, holding a half-chrome bulb. Despite the marked functionality of his designs, Sarfatti did have a sprightly side: His 534 table lamp, with its cluster of rounded enameled shades, resembles a vase full of flowers, the Sputnik chandelier (model 2003) was inspired by fireworks and the brightly colored plastic disks of the 2072 chandelier look like lollipops. No matter the style, Sarfatti concentrated first and foremost on the character of light created — and any Arteluce lamp is a modernist masterpiece.

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Creator: Arteluce
Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of 1950s Green Metal & Brass Sconces for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Green Metal & Brass Sconces for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard American ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Paolo Rizzato, adjustable lamp Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo Rizzatto Lamp adjustable in all directions with shade and articulated arm in painted steel and cast iron counterweight. Production Arteluce, 1968. Max extension 240cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Black Wall Lights Pendant Lamps (2x) Model 194n, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Genuine pair of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce wall-mounted pendant lamp model 194/N, circa 1950. Original lacquer, good condition, ready to use. We have two lights available, priced ind...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass, Chrome

Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda. The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Early model "SP15" wall/ceiling lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This stunning lamp, model SP15, was designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in Italy in the 1950's/1960's. It is made out of polished chrome and has a very solid and easy construction...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

Pair of 1950s Green Metal & Brass Sconces for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Green Metal & Brass Sconces for Arteluce. Executed in painted aluminum and custom fabricated period-styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard American ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Very Rare Suspension Lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A very rare pendant lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1950s. Cup-shaped reflector in white lacquered and coppered aluminium. Counter cup in perforated and nickeled br...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum, Copper, Nickel

Sconce by Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double shade with a curved ended bottom rim and perforation around the upper section for ventilation. Each shade holds an E27 socket-type, adapted for the US. We recommend an E26 40w...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Large Flush Mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Model 155, circa 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare and large lacquered metal and brass flush mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1950s, (Model 155) Socket: 3 x e27 or e26 (US) for standard screw bulbs. In a very go...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Set of 12 Gino Sarfatti Recessed Ceiling Lights 'SP 13' for Arteluce Italy 1970s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Munich, DE
Set of twelve (12) minimalistic Mid-Century Modern recessed ceiling lights. Model 'SP 13'. Designed by Gino Sarfatti, 1958. Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1970s. Manufacturers labe...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Chrome, Metal

Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Black for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in black for Arteluce. Executed in black painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mou...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum

Wall Lamps by Gino Sarfatti Italian Model 262
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Ultra rare pair of wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1971. This is for Mod.No. 262 in aluminum.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

20th Century Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of Wall Lamps in Brass and Plexi
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
One of the most significant figures in the world of Italian design of the second half of the 20th century was Gino Sarfatti. Venetian by birth and Genoese by training, Sarfatti becam...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mounts with a concave socket housing, receiving a chro...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Steel

Jill wall lamp by P. King, S. Miranda & G. Arnaldi for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Jill ceiling light by Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Gianluigi Arnaldi for Arteluce. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco period of the 1920s. In full eighties Me...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti Model #608 Wall or Ceiling lamp for Arteluce c. 1971
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #608 Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Arteluce c. 1971 Highly rare model #608 wall or ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1971. Th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

XL Mod. 252/p Sconces by Arteluce
By Giotto Stoppino, Vittorio Gregotti, Arteluce, Lodovico Meneghetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
XL Mod. 252/p Sconces by Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti, and Giotto Stoppino for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Large wall lamps comprising of silver ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Set of 8 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A large set of 8 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Ar...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Set of 4 Light Ball table, ceiling and wall lamp by Castiglioni, Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Arteluce
Located in Argelato, BO
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, set of 4 table, ceiling and wall lamps Light Ball, Italy, 1965 Created by the now legendary pair of brothers and Italian designers, the Castiglionis design a series of diffused light lamps using a simple white opaline sphere of industrial production, which reinterprets a low-cost object commonly used in the domestic environment. A polished brass metal frame houses...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Dec...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti Model 31B Wall Lights, Italy, 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful minimalist wall lights model 31B designed by Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1950 with black enameled metal shades on chrome plated double-joint adjustable a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Set of Two Modern Arteluce Opaline Glass Sconces Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Pair of "Jill" Arteluce sconces. Metal frame with opaline glass shades.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mounts with a concave socket housing, receiving a chro...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Steel

Castiglioni Large Chrome "Light Ball" Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flos, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Arteluce, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconce or ceiling lamp in chrome designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in Italy during the 1960s. This is the largest versions of the light ba...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

Gino Sarfatti 228 wall lamps Arteluce Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare pair of model 228 wall lamps designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1957. This extraordinary green colour reminds us of the flourishing Alfa Romeo Giulietta from the same year, whizzing across the Italian countryside. It’s these colour memories where we fell in love with and cherish. It could be Sarfatti once saw a car passing by and was struck by its vivid colour. These lamps have a minimalistic but strong and iconic design. The slight frosted glass diffuser sits in a metal ring. The socket is held by a metal cylinder with metal screws that are visible. The ring is attached to the wall plate. In very good original condition and rewired. Kindly note that the listed price is for the pair of 2 lamps. Literature; M. Romanelli, S. Severi, Gino Sarfatti opere scelte 1938; 1973 Silvana Editore 2012, page 447 and Arteluce vintage...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Red for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces in red for Arteluce. Executed in red painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard A...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum

20th Century Gino Sarfatti Set of 6 Wall Lamps Mod. 36 for Arteluce, 1950s
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its purpose is lighting fixtures, lighting applications, furniture components as well as the study and manufacture of furniture. He won many international awards, including, in 1954 and 1955, the Compasso d'oro, with models 559 and 1055. In December 1973, the year he won the Gold Medal at the 15th Triennale, he sold the company, which is no longer in operation today. Here we have set of 6 wall lamps...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Wall Appliques Model "145" Design Sergio Asti for Arteluce Sarfatti, 1960s
By Sergio Asti, Arteluce
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid and very rare pair of wall lamps produced by Arteluce, model "145" from the Arteluce catalog based on a design by Sergio Asti, late 1960s Made of original arteluce red...
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1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

5 Diva Sconces by Ezio Didone for Arteluce, italian Art Deco style
By Ezio Didone, Arteluce
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
5 Diva sconces by Ezio Didone for Arteluce, Art Deco style Vintage Italian Art Deco wall light with 2 half circular shaped glass plates - 1 white opaque...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Black Wall Lights Pendant Lamps (2x) Model 194n, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Genuine pair of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce wall-mounted pendant lamp model 194/N, circa 1950 We have two lights available, priced individually Great set of 2 wall lights which are ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Chrome, Aluminum

Ico Parisi Arteluce Lampada Da Parete MOD. 149 Design Modernariato 1960’s
By Ico Parisi, Arteluce
Located in Taranto, IT
Ico Parisi Arteluce Lampada Da Parete MOD. 149 Design Modernariato 1960’s. Rarissima e Meravigliosa lampada da parete 2 Luci, in metallo verniciato di colore rosso, diffusori in vet...
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1960s Italian Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Sconce for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce, Archimede Seguso
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Gino Sarfatti Metal and Seguso Glass Sconce for Arteluce. Executed in hand blown bubbled Seguso glass and painted metal. The simplicity of Sarfatti's design and the sculptural ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Paolo Rizzato, adjustable lamp Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo Rizzatto Lamp adjustable in all directions with shade and articulated arm in painted steel and cast iron counterweight. Production Arteluce, 1968. Max extension 240cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Model 237/2 Wall Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and Original two pair of vintage wall sconces, model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Milan. Italy, 1960 Two spherical diffusers with clear glass, resting on black lacquered...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Green for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces in green for Arteluce. Executed in original green painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard American j-box for hardwiring. Ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and multiple configurations. Originally designed between 1937-1941, the simplicity of Sarfatti's iconic Model #10 "detto Calla" or "Lily...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce ‘181’ Wall Light
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, wall light, variation on model ‘181’, enameled steel, enameled aluminum, enameled brass, brass, steel wire, Italy, circa 1951 This wall light, a variation on model 181, is designed by the influential designer in the field of lighting design Gino Sarfatti (1912-1985) for Arteluce in 1951. Sarfatti founded Arteluce in 1936, an Italian lighting company that garnered acclaim for its groundbreaking and pioneering designs, defying conventional norms prevalent during that period. Functional principles, such as flexibility and adaptability, guided Sarfatti through the design process. He conceived a modular approach to lighting systems, enabling the user to personalize and adjust the lighting fixtures according to its preferences and needs. A significant part of the released designs incorporated practical elements, such as adjustable arms and rotating mechanisms. This innovative approach had a profound influence on the conceptualization and utilization of lighting within interiors around that time. In addition to their functional attributes, the lamps crafted by the company were predominantly characterized by a pure and minimalist aesthetic. A decoration was subordinate to the constructive element, focusing on the essential composition of geometric forms and usage of materials. Gino Sarfatti considers this type of wall lights as ‘extendible wall sconce...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Rare pair of original 60's Arteluce Vittoriano Vigano sconces "Visor"
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare pair of “Visor” wall sconces by Italian designer Vittoriano Vigano, published by Arteluce in the '60s. Structure and lampshade in lacquered metal (original paint), possibility o...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Perry King, Santiago Miranda Arteluce "Aura" Wall Sconce Pair of Two
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Aura wall lights made by the famous designer's Perry King & Santiago Miranda in 1989 and produced by Arteluce, the prestigious Italian company founded by Gino Sarfatti in 193...
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1970s Minimalist Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Castiglioni Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Arteluce and Flos, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Arteluce
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly rare first edition of the famous "Light Ball" applique by Castiglioni in white metal and opal glass. This fantastic lamp was designed by Castiglioni for Arteluce and produced in Italy by Flos in the 1960s. This fantastic lamp was designed by Castiglioni for Arteluce and produced in Italy by Flos in the 1960s. This fantastic light is unique because of the materials, made of white enameled metal and opal glass. It can be mounted on the wall or on the ceiling. The wall light has been tested, it uses an E27 light bulb. It is signed on the backplate by both Arteluce and Flos. A fantastic piece that will grace a mid-century living room or bathroom. Measures (cms): diameter - 42 height - 32 Literature: Casa Amica, 27 June 1972, p. 105 Octagon 30 September 1973, p. 149 Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni all the works, Electa, Milano, 2001, p. 224 Giuliana Gramigna, repertoire 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 121. The beginnings of Flos (meaning “flower” in Latin) blossomed from a brilliant idea: to create objects, starting with a light bulb, that would change the way of life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets. Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating furniture alongside design masters such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Afra and Tobia Scarpa. But by the early 1960s, Gavina became convinced the time had come to create new lamps. Using the same technology – conceived in the USA and tested at Eisenkeil – used for the Cocoon lampthe Castiglioni brothers and the Scarpa duo began creating lamps such as the Taraxacum or the Fantasma, with many other beautiful and surprising lamps to follow. And so, from day one, Flos was already reinventing the idea of artificial lighting. Achille Castiglioni (born February 16, 1918, Milan–died December 2, 2002, Milan) was a prolific furniture, lighting, and product Italian designer renown for his ironic, joyful, creative and functional designs that, at times, intersected with ideas explored by conceptual artists. Achille Castiglioni was born into a family with deep appreciation for the arts, as he was the third son of sculptor and coin engraver Giannino Castiglioni and his wife Livia Bolla. He first studied the classics at the Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, but then switched to study art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. In 1937, he decided to follow the steps of his two elder brothers, architects Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, by enrolling in the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1944–after having to interrupt his studies when he was stationed in Greece and Sicily during World War II. In 1944, immediately after graduating, Achille Castiglioni joined his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in the design studio that they had founded with Livio’s classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1937 in Milan. Fortunately for Achille, from the very beginning Livio and Pier Giacomo decided to focus almost entirely on designing exhibitions, furniture, housewares, and appliances since architectural commissions were difficult to come by during the war. This product-design focus, and the deep fraternal bound among the three brothers, would later allow the young Achille to experiment early in his career with emerging techniques and new materials that could communicate a fresh aesthetic sensibility suited for the positive outlook of the post-war European market. The Castiglioni brothers’ important collaboration with Phonola and Brionvega In 1940, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Livio Castiglioni, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, in collaboration withe the Phonola company, presented in the VII Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), titled Exhibition of the Radio, a research study of radio devices that included the Fimi Phonola 547 radio, the first radio encased in Bakelite instead of wood. Shortly after the exhibition, Luigi Caccia Dominioni suspended his professional activity to serve in the military during World War II and left the studio. The development of the FImi Phonola 547 radio would prove fruitful for the three brothers, as it allowed Livio Castiglioni to cement his role as the leading design consultant for Phonola from 1940 until 1960, and for Brionvega, from 1960 until 1964. These relationships brought in further collaboration among the three brothers, and would eventually result in several designs for radio and sound appliances with innovative materials and shapes for which Achille Castiglioni played a key role, such as the RR 226 stereo system for Brinovega (1965), the radio phonograph RR 126 for Brinovega (1965), and the radio and record player RR 128 for Brionvega (1966) In 1952, Livio decided to build his own practice, independent from Achille and Pier Giacomo, to pursue a deeper exploration of radio waves, music, and technology. But the three brothers would continued to collaborate closely in several projects, and the partnership between Achille and Pier Giacomo became so tight that from 1952 until 1968, when Pier Giacomo died, they co-authored most of their designs. Achille Castiglioni Long Career as Light Designer During this period, the Castiglioni brothers participated in the Italian Exhibition of Furniture (RIMA), where they successfully introduced a series of curved-plywood furniture, and presented important designs, such as the Tubino lamp (1949), originally produced by Italian light maker Arteluce from 1949 until 1974, and reintroduced by FLOS since the late 1970s; and the Luminator lamp (1955), originally produced by Gilardi & Barzaghi, but reintroduced by FLOS in the late 1960s. A new, successful, and long-lasting collaboration developed in 1960, when Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni were reached by entrepreneurial Italian designer Dino Gavina and business man Arturo Eisenkeil with the idea to create a completely new kind of lighting fixtures utilizing a polyamide. The material, which they called “cocoon,” in the hands of the Castiglioni brothers would become a popular and iconic innovation in the 1960s and serve as the successful foundation of Italian lighting company FLOS–founded by Gavina and Eisenkeil in 1962. Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni designed a series of “cocoon” lights utilizing the spray-on polyamide plastic as a coating layer onto a metal frame. Among the most popular Castiglioni “cocoon” lights are: the Taraxacum and the Viscontea ceiling lamps (1960), and the Gatto table lamp (1961). Other of the important lamp designs by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for FLOS are the Beehive -or Splügen Braü lamp (1961), Toio –or Toy lamp...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Italian Post Modern Sconce design by Perry A. King & S. Mirand for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Roma, IT
Sconce Post Moderna of great charm, made in Italy by the historic lighting company Arteluce founded in 1939 by Gino Sarfatti. Designed and produced in the 80s by the duo of architect...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce 'Ochetta' Wall Lights
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Arteluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce, 'Ochetta' wall lights, model 141, metal, frosted glass, Italy, 1962. The 'Ochetta' wall lights were designed by Franco Albini and Franca ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of 1950s Conical Red Metal & Brass Sconces by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1950s Conical Red Metal & Brass Sconces by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Executed in red painted aluminum and brass. Double ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Set of 7 "Jill" ceiling lights for Arteluce, 1978
By Arteluce, Santiago Miranda and Jian Luigi Arnaldi , Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Set of Seven Jill Ceiling Lights by Perry King, Santiago Miranda and Gianluigi Arnaldifor Arteluce. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco period of the 1920s. In ful...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Rare Arteluce Chrome and Perspex Wall Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful Italian wall lamp by Arteluce. Solid chrome body with Perspex lamp shade. It has an extraordinary shape and is in a very good vintage cond...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Midcentury wall light mod. 194n by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy.
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extending arm wall light model 194n designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in 1958 circa. The original structure is composed by a ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Arteluce "Triana" Italian Wall Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in Wien, AT
Arteluce's ”Triana” wall lamp featuring two sets of interchangeable Murano glass. Original condition.  
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Pair of Wall Lamps Model 50 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Two off-white lacquered wall lamps Model 50 by Gino Sarfatti for Italian lighting manufacturer Arteluce. Marco Romanelli and Sandra Severi describe this wall lamp in 'Gino Sarfatti,...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

1960s Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce. Executed in yellow aluminum with a brass backplate. Double ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and m...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Postmodern Italian Geco 2 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp Sconce, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Geco 2 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp Sconce by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi for Arteluce, 1990s Wall or ceiling lights from the italian manufacturer arteluce...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Mod. 238/2 Wall Lights Lacquered Metal Glass, Italy, 1960
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of wall lamps model 238/2 designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1960s. The frames are black metal lacquered and have two transparent glass globes that...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Mod. 36 Wall Lamp, Italy 1955
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Naples, IT
Wall sconce Mod. "36" in chromed metal designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1955. The lamp is structured with a horizontal chromed arm connected to a square metal plate, wh...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of Italian Sconces Model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 50s Wall Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of wall lamps model 237/2 of the famous Italian designer Gino Sarfatti published by Arteluce in the 1950s. Black lacquered metal structure (original paint) and double diffusers ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconce in Red for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconce in red for Arteluce. Executed in red painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum

20th Century, Arteluce Pair of White Wall Sconces
By Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
Arteluce was a premier Italian lighting company founded in 1939 by the entrepreneurial Italian light designer Gino Sarfatti. Since its inception, Arteluce lighting company developed a new and exciting modernist language in lighting design that endured until the early 1970s. Arteluce lamps, pendants, chandeliers, sconces, and other lighting fixtures designed mostly by Gino Sarfatti himself or by Vittoriano Viganò were, and continue to be, highly sought-after due to their innovative designs and the sense of possibility that they inspire. Here we have a Pair of White Wall Sconces...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Wall Lamp 265 by Paolo Rizzatto for arteluce - 1970c
By Paolo Rizzatto, Arteluce
Located in Uccle, BE
Mid Century Modern Wall Lamp 265 by Paolo Rizzatto for arteluce - 1970c Wear consistent with age and use Minor Losses : See Photos
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20th Century Italian Modern Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Mod. 113/5 Light Wall Bracket
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Hanover, MA
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 5-light wall mounted sconce, Model 113/5 (1946-1948); a series of five Model 10 white lacquered aluminum reflector shades connected by bronze patinated brass swivel joints to a 23 inch length of white lacquered "half circle" brass (Arteluce's words). I would describe it as a bisected 1.5 inch brass tube. Original Arteluce...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 Sconces in Black for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Gino Sarfatti Model #10 sconces in black for Arteluce. Executed in black painted aluminum and custom fabricated period styled brass backplates designed to mount over a standard American j-box for hardwiring. Ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and multiple configurations. Originally designed between 1937-1941, the simplicity of Sarfatti's iconic Model #10 "detto Calla" or "Lily...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/2 1959
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Almelo, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Pair of two Mid-Century Sconces Model 237/2, Italy 1959s. This is an original pair of two Italian mid-century wall lamps, model 237/2, designed by Gino Sa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Arteluce "Triana" Italian Wall Lamp or Sconce
By Arteluce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This lamp is a fine example of Arteluce's ”Triana” wall lamp featuring two sets of interchangeable Murano glass. One set is white while the other features lined white strips over tra...
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Late 20th Century Italian Arteluce Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Arteluce wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.

Arteluce wall lights and sconces are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Arteluce wall lights and sconces, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original wall lights and sconces by Arteluce were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall lights and sconces by Gino Sarfatti, Barovier&Toso, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Arteluce wall lights and sconces can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $167 and can go as high as $49,487, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,296.

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