Avid collectors of 1950s sculpture, table lamps and decorative objects have no doubt encountered the quirky mid-century modern creations of Frederic Weinberg, even if they didn’t know his name. Weinberg is best known for his extensive range of wall-mounted sculptures, clocks, lighting and semi-abstract paintings that bring playful figurative art into the home.
Weinberg, a Philadelphia-based artist and industrial designer, trained at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Throughout the 1950s, he designed, produced and sold a wide variety of functional and decorative items under his company, Frederic Weinberg Co.
Working with wire, iron and gilded bronze, Weinberg crafted furniture and furnishings for use in homes, businesses and institutions. His most notable pieces included swivel stools with a wrought-iron base and seats made with leather, sheepskin or woven wicker; Atomic Age–style clocks; and sculptural table lamps constructed with paper shades and metal frames shaped like lutes and guitars.
Weinberg also made figurative wall sculptures depicting everything from ancient Roman gladiators and Etruscan-style horses to musicians and dancers to fencers and football players. Figuration also features heavily in his bent iron, brass and fiberglass sculptures, many of which he based on his semi-abstract paintings.
Although little is known about Weinberg’s design career, his pieces are highly sought by modern art collectors and interior designers. Philadelphia designer Ron Rowe and his partner Glenn Nadeau even mounted an extensive showcase of Weinberg’s rarest works in their Cherry Hill, New Jersey, home.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Frederic Weinberg wall decorations, decorative objects and seating.
Pair Frederick Weinberg Black Wire Framed & Parchment "Guitar" Wall Lights
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic American Modernist Design. Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture -Two Available.. ***NOTE*** PRICED PER LAMP... Wall Hangi...
Iron, Wire
$3,450 / set
Pair of Frederic Weinberg Backlit Wall Sculpture
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Frederic Weinberg backlit wall sculpture. Weinberg had his factory and Showroom in Philadelphia, first on Arch Street and later in his ...
Clay, Plaster
Frederick Weinberg Black Wire Framed & Stitched Parchment "Guitar" Wall Light
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture - Wall Hanging, 1950's. Featuring an abstract Black Wire Banjo framework and handle, warm ha...
Brass, Iron
$1,695Sale Price|32% Off
1950s Frederick Weinberg Table Lamp, USA
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare table lamp designed and fabricated by Frederick Weinberg with characteristic steel mesh and fiberglass shade. Raw metal structure assembled with brass welding. Well aged w...
Metal
Frederic Weinberg Bird Cage Shaped Planter Hanging Fixture with Onion Dome Top
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Chicago, IL
This bird cage shaped hanging fixture was originally designed by Frederic Weinberg as a planter. A slight variation of this design was also available as an actual bird cage, but I can find no reference to it having been offered by Frederic Weinberg as a ceiling fixture. So I assume it was converted to a hanging fixture for its original owner, where it hung in the center of a circular staircase. The form is of a stylized tower with an onion dome...
Wrought Iron
Super Cool Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Guitar Wall Sconce
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A collectible Mid-Century Modern wall sconce in the shape of a stylized guitar made of iron, brass and stretched Naugahyde by Frederick Weinberg. One bulb inside. Looks great illumin...
Iron
Frederick Weinberg, Floor Lamp, Steel, Parchment Paper, USA, 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in High Point, NC
A black-enameled steel and white parchment paper floor lamp designed and produced by Frederick Weinberg, USA, 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 58.625"H x 20.5"W x 20.5...
Steel
Monumental Frederick Weinberg Style FAIP Yellow & Beige Figurative Table Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg, F.A.I.P. 1
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg attributed "Fine Art In Plaster" Standing Females Table Lamp. Featuring a tall, handcrafted, elongated bottle form in textured h...
Brass
Atomic Ball Adjustable Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Fraser, MI
Adjustable Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg. Restored. Glass, Lacquer and Steel construction. Rewired.
Steel
Frederic Weinberg Bucking Zebra Table Lamp Set, Midcentury, Signed
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare bucking zebra plaster table lamps by iconic midcentury Philadelphia based designer - Frederic Weinberg. With manufacturers label. These are the real deal. Philadelphia based artist and Industrial designer Frederic Weinberg produced and sold a wide variety of striking decorative and functional pieces items under a company bearing his name. More then 50 years after ceasing production, Weinberg’s designs remain as fresh and vital as ever. His extremely stylized figures and masterfully playful use of line and negative space to convey form are an absolute delight. Very little else is known about the man and his company. The majority of pieces attributed to him lack his signature / label. His table lamps and horse figures are thought to be earlier productions, circa 1946-1950, and marked examples are extremely rare and highly coveted. Ruffled lampshades and vintage Chanel satin bows...
Plaster
Pair of Frederic Weinberg Comedy and Tragedy Table Lamps
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of matching Frederic Weinberg Comedy and Tragedy Table Lamps. Heavy plaster masks and solid steel frame with original wood balls. No shades.
Steel
Frederick Weinberg Wrought Iron Fish Sconce
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful fish wall lamp by Frederick Weinberg c.1950s, USA. The lamp features a bent, powder-coated metal frame in the shape of a fish with mesh fins. Th...
Metal
$5,500 / set
H 18 in W 9.5 in D 11 in
Pair of Amethyst and Crystal Quartz Wall Sconces, 21st Century, USA
By Joseph Malekan
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of wall sconces artistically made of small real amethyst stone embedded together with white and clear crystal point To made a beautiful one of a kind wall sconces, ...
Amethyst, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal
$3,900
H 8 in W 6.75 in D 12 in
Italian Designer, Adjustable Wall Light, Brass, Parchment Paper, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and parchment paper wall light designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s Fully Extended Dimensions (inches): 8” H x 6.75” W x 27.5” D Collapsed Dimensions (inches...
Brass
$1,250
H 9.5 in W 7 in D 0.25 in
Mid Century Modern Frederic Weinberg Abstract Bronze Libra Zodiac Wall Sculpture
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Troy, MI
A rare Frederic Weinberg zodiac series wall mounted sculpture circa 1950s Cast bronze modernist Libra figure with brutalist texture and subtle holes f...
Bronze
$450
H 8 in W 7 in D 2 in
Raymor Italian 1950s Bronze Brass Patina Etruscan Horse Figurine Weinberg Style
By Frederic Weinberg, Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg for Raymor. It is an incredibly stylized Roman decorated horse Figurine and has a patina finish. Italian-mad...
Brass, Bronze
Frederic/Frederick Weinberg Four-Panel Iron Screen
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Frederic Weinberg screen. Four panels. Original condition with nice patina. Width of each panel is 18 inches. Measurements below reflect the screen extended as far as possible w...
Iron
$2,238
H 25.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
Unique Large and Great Quality Gothic Revival Solid Bronze Two-Light Wall Sconce
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Gothic Revival light fixture for wall mounting. This antique Gothic wall sconce with two flowery glass shades is another one of t...
Brass, Bronze
Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.
Plaster
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
Brass, Bronze
Brass Bird Cage - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely 19th century brass birdcage Beautiful small, very refined model with two brass eating containers which are very well sculpted The uprights are twisted which is unusual and ve...
Brass
$3,552 / set
H 8.27 in W 4.34 in D 9.85 in
Pair of Italian Vintage Adjustable Sconces Wall Lights, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Angelo Lelii
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of beautiful adjustable wall lights. Italy, 1950s.
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 20.5 in D 22 in
Rare Monumental Antique Victorian Brass Octagonal Hanging Dome Top Bird Cage 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive rare and monumental antique hanging brass bird cage. Octagonal form with dome top, three wooden perches (two movable), three dish stands, and removable lower grate. Whi...
Brass
$1,415 / set
H 31.5 in W 8.27 in D 2.76 in
Impressive Brutalist Style Wall Light / Sconce Metal Sculpted lights gold brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
From our own new modern design collection: This gorgeous pair of metal sculpted brutalist styled wall lights / wall sculpture. Inspired b...
Metal
A Pair of Musical Instrument Wall Lamps by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Musical Instrument Wall Lamps by Frederic Weinberg, shaped like a guitar and a lute, featuring vellum-lined parchment, enameled steel, and gold leaf over spherical wood det...
Steel, Gold Leaf
Pair Frederick Weinberg Abstract Figurative Bronze Table Lamps, C. 1950
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of early Frederic Weinberg Abstract Dancer Bronze Table Lamps. Featuring figurative, open, solid cast Bronze designs with Black enameled oval wooden necks and newly replaced cus...
Brass, Bronze
MCM Brass and Parchment Table Lamp by Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool MCM brass and parchment table lamp by Frederic Weinberg, circa 1950s. The minimalist lamp has Picasso styled figures circling the shade, sitting on a bent brass wire frame...
Brass
Modernist Frederic Weinberg Figural Iron Hairpin Table Lamp 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Troy, MI
Rare table lamp designed by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s Cubist female figure in plaster with black finish, framed in an iron hairpin base. Newer shade
Iron
Midcentury Frederick Weinberg Table Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Gorgeous sculpted lamp with painted metal and wood forms akin to Miro. Black and seafoam green base together with original three tier shade proves to be a m...
Metal
Frederick Weinberg Sculptural Figure Table Lamp Circa 1950
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Southampton, NJ
A fetching sculptural figure table lamp designed by Frederick Weinberg circa 1950 having cast aluminum sculpture with deep brown tone. A beautiful ad...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 31.75 in W 12 in D 4 in
Mid-Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Wire Parchment Sculpture Guitar Lamp
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
From Le Shoppe Too in Michigan comes amazing throwback to the mid century modern era with this corded lamp in the shape of a guitar or mandolin made by Frederick Weinberg. The shade ...
Wire
Frederick Weinberg Sculptural Figure Table Lamp in Matte Black, 1950's
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool black sculptural small table lamp by Frederick Weinberg for FAIP, 1950's Professionally restored and rewired. Shade not included.
Plaster
Mid Century Wrought Iron Floor Lamp by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Architectural design wrought iron floor lamp, having a stylized triangular base. Designed by noted Mid Century artist Frederick Weinberg. original, clean and working condition, shade...
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Frederic Weinberg Black Wrought Iron Table Lamp, 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Mid-Century Modern Frederic Weinberg bent triangular wrought iron table lamp. Professionally rewired, shade not included.
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 44 in W 35 in D 4 in
Frederick Weinberg Lamp or Sculpture "Swing Time" Classic Mid-Century Modern
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Buffalo, NY
Frederick Weinberg lamp or sculpture "Swing Time" Classic Mid-Century Modern, striking image, depicting 2 abstract modern dancers. Takes 3 lig...
Plaster
Frederick Weinberg Illuminated Fiberglass Wall Sculpture with Two Dancers
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Astoria, NY
An illuminated wall sculpture by Frederick Weinberg, produced circa 1950s, referred to as 'Swing Time', depicting two dancers in cream colored fiberglass against plaster base. Markin...
Fiberglass, Plaster