The light that emanates from Feldman Lighting Company’s decorative chandeliers, pendants and sconces — encased in sculpted bronze and copper and frequently featuring motifs drawn from the natural world — embodies the brutalist movement of the mid-20th century.
The Los Angeles firm’s best known fixtures were produced in various styles from the late 1940s until the 1980s, and its most notable designer, Tom Greene was a graduate of UCLA’s dental school and originally worked as a dental prosthetist.
Beginning in the 1950s, when he wasn't at work in his dental lab, Greene would craft small jewelry pieces utilizing techniques that were typically reserved for making dental crowns and other prosthetics. Unsatisfied with jewelry as a medium, Greene stepped it up and began crafting free-form sculptures from brass and bronze, using an oxyacetylene torch to cut and heat the metal, and hammering it into shape with artisan tools (a torch-cut lamp of Greene’s appeared on Star Trek during the 1960s). He also worked with the ancient technique of lost-wax casting, which sees metal objects and furnishings cast from wax models.
Greene began producing fixtures for Lightolier and Feldman Lighting in the 1970s after seeing much success selling his pieces through Los Angeles furniture retailer and manufacturer Monteverdi-Young. Greene made numerous custom pieces for Feldman to adorn the Hollywood Regency-themed interiors of its Beverly Hills clientele.
The Feldman Lighting company folded by the mid-1980s and its vintage fixtures are highly valued by interior designers and collectors today.
On 1stDibs, find Feldman Lighting Company lighting and decorative objects.
Feldman Brass Lotus Flower Candle Holder
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful brass candle stick by Feldman - the leaves from the base up reveal a lotus pattern. We have left the piece patinated, but could be polished to a high sheen. A handsome ...
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Feldman Brass Lotus Candle Holders in the Style of Parzinger
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautiful brass lotus flower candle holders by Feldman Lighting in the style of Parzinger. Unique to most Feldman lotus flower pieces,...
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Large Pair Brass Lotus Flower Candleholders Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large pair of brass Parzinger style lotus flower candlesticks or candleholders by Feldman Lighting Company. Great condition retaining its original golden brass finish.
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Parzinger Style Large Brass Centerpiece Lotus Candle Holders by Feldman Lighting
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Large lotus flower brass centerpiece candleholder by Feldman in the style of Parzinger, circa 1960s. Beautifully polished, this candleholder emits a beautiful glow and adds ambiance ...
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Contemporary Modern, Kubbe Large Candleholder, Varnished Brass
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Kubbe collection was designed with inspiration from the domes of the courtyards, shops and workshops of the Grand Bazaar, which has been the center of silver-smiting in Istanbul for ...
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Pair of Carl Auböck #3469 Patinated Brass Candleholders
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck #3469 patinated brass candleholders. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and patinated brass by W...
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Large Brass Candleholder with Beehive Detail
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large newly polished brass candleholder with beehive pattern stem and base, and simple wax catcher detail, circa 1850-1900.
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Tommi Parzinger Candle Stick Holder with Original Hurricane Glass
By Tommi Parzinger, Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger Candle Stick Holder with Original Hurricane Glass These were handcrafted brass pieces by Dorlyn for Parzinger. The long brass bar looks to be slightly eschew to the...
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Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Polished Brass Candleholders
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Patinated Brass Candleholders. Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese candleholder is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
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Pair of Carl Auböck #7234 Brass Candleholders
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck brass #7234 candleholders. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and patinated brass by Werkstätte ...
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Water Flower Candleholder in Vintage Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Candleholder water flower for 1 candle, all in vintage brass finish with a bevelled clear glass on base.
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$290 / set
H 12 in Dm 3.5 in
Pair of Japanese Hinamatsuri Gold Lacquered Candleholders with Lotus Bobèches
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Japanese vintage gold lacquered candleholders from the mid 20th century with lotus bobèches from a Hinamatsuri set. Created in Japan during the midcentury period, each of this pair of candleholders features a lotus shaped bobèche sitting above a simple shaft resting on a gadrooned base. Showcasing red undertones, this pair of gold lacquered candleholders, taken from a Hinamatsuri set (Hinamatsuri being a festival also called Girls...
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Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Patinated Brass Candleholders
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck #3470 Patinated Brass Candleholders. Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese candleholder is executed in darkly patinated brass by Werk...
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French Brass Handmade Art Nouveau Flower Candle Holder
Located in Rümmingen, BW
Shipping Note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options, please contact us directly. This beautiful Art Nouveau-style candleholder gets its appealing look ...
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Parzinger Style Brass Candle Sconces
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Hollywood Regenbcy sold brass sconces with a Tommi Parzinger influence. Brass backplate measures 3 3/8 inches in diameter.
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Mid Century Brass Candle Holders - Set of 3
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 3 mid century brass candlestick holders. Great atomic design with tripod bases. Meant to hold standard taper candles.
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Pair Brass Lotus Flower Candleholders Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of brass lotus flower candlesticks or candleholders by Feldman Lighting Company. Great condition retaining its original golden brass finish.
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Pair of Tall Brass Lotus Flower Candleholders by Feldman, 1960s
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Melbourne, AU
A pair of stemmed candle holders designed by Feldman, USA. Made in Hong Kong in the 1960s. These are a great compact size, at 3.5 inches diameter and 6.3 inches high. See images, c...
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Large Mid-Century Modern Feldman Brass Lotus Flower Candleholder
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Mid-Century Modern Feldman brass lotus flower shaped candleholder. Iconic super chic modern large single brass lotus flower candleholder hav...
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Pair of Brass Lotus Candlesticks
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of etched brass lotus form candlesticks by Feldman.
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