Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Italian, 1927-1994
The work of celebrated mid-century Italian lighting designer and entrepreneur Angelo Gaetano Sciolari became widely popular in the United States during the postwar years and strongly influenced lighting makers around the world. The sculptural forms and striking geometric details of his vintage floor lamps, chandeliers and other fixtures fit seamlessly into the mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency interiors of the day.
Sciolari formally studied architecture but also pursued filmmaking for a short period. When his father passed away in 1949, Sciolari took the reins at his family's company, Sciolari Lighting, which had been in business in Rome since 1892. The manufacturer expanded considerably under Gaetano’s leadership. For one, pioneering American lighting company Lightolier, in New York City, began to import the Italian brand’s lighting for the U.S. market, and Lightolier’s star designer, Gerald Thurston, was significantly influenced by Gaetano’s work. In the 1970s, Americans looking to add provocative fixtures created by Gaetano Sciolari to their living rooms could find them in Lightolier catalogs.
Sciolari initially crafted lamps and sconces that bore the hallmarks of traditional Italian design. But during the 1950s, when he would become the in-house designer for legendary Milan lighting manufacturer Stilnovo — one of the leaders of Italian postwar design — he created revolutionary fixtures that endured as his best-known work.
Sciolari drew on a range of influences — enthusiasts see the imprint of Art Deco, brutalism and more in his lighting — and designed futuristic Space Age chandeliers, ceiling lamps and pendants for Stilnovo as well as Stilkronen and S.A. Boulanger that defied the conventions of the time. A dizzying array of materials and finishes characterizes the designer’s work, while geometry is pronounced in each sculptural fixture — there are blown opal glass spheres, polished chrome tubes and brass square bulb holders. These combinations were critical to the development of dazzling lighting that proves eye-catching in any space decades later.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Angelo Gaetano Sciolari lighting today.
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Number in Set: Set of 2
Creator: Gaetano Sciolari
Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers.
Materials: Round lampshade made of chromed metal rods, tubes and parts in iron and brass. Black rectangular rods. Thin brass rods. Cr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Chrome, Metal
One of Two Italian Chrome Loop Chandeliers by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of two of 1970s chrome band loop chandeliers by Gaetano Sciolari.
Diameter 50 cm.
Height fixture 31 cm.
Please note that price is per item not f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal, Chrome
Pair of Italian Pendants by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pair of Italian pendants .The pendants have 2 drops the shorter one is 35.5 inches .
The lighting designs of Italian entrepreneur-designer Angelo Gaetano Sciolari have recently come ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Ceiling Lights by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceiling lights by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950. Aluminum frame with anodized copper finish, featuring a unique etched spiral within t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Copper, Steel
Mixed metal "Futura" chandelier by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Futura" modern mixed metal chandelier composed of curved bands, rods and acrylic details by Sciolari.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Nickel
1 of 20 Large Stunning Raak Brass Flushmount Maxi Globe, Netherlands, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 20 Maxi Bulb Flush mounts designed by Raak, Netherlands, 1970s.
Smoked glass in a very beautiful smokey brown color.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wire...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Cubist Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small cubist chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari made of square tubes geometrically assembled from which come out ten sources of light.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Italian Modern Wood and Brass Eight-Light Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modern eight-light chandelier in wood and brass. (GAETANO SCIOLARI)(Similar piece in brass: REG5293)
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Metal
1970s Gaetano Sciolari Brass & Crystal Glass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gaetano Sciolari Brass & Crystal Glass Chandelier, Italy, 70 s
measures 20.5 diameter x 34 high.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
1 of 3 Stunning Gilt Brass Chandelier, Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier or pendant light fixture by Palwa -Design Sciolari, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with ind...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Pair of Cubic Wall Sconces by Sciolari, Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of wall sconces from the Cubic series by Gaetano Sciolari in gold colored metal with two lightbulbs each set in a square of Murano glass.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
1 of 3 Large Gilt Brass Chandelier, Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier or pendant light fixture by Palwa -Design Sciolari, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with ind...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
1 (of 2) 1960 Germany Palwa Chandelier Crystal & Gilt Brass by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari, Palwa
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Glamorous multi-tiered bubble chandelier is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame with crystal prisms and gilt brass rings. Designed in the 1960s by Gaetano Sciolari. Manufactur...
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1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Brass and Black Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very beautiful set of two Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers in brass and black with 6-light bulbs each. Hanging on a massive brass bar. Nice geometric structure and with a perfect style a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glass and Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage chrome and brass chandelier with bubble glass shades.
The chandelier emits a beautiful light.
Good condition.
These can also be flush mounted.
1970s - Italy
Te...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
3x Brass Gaetano Sciolari Twelve-Light Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Den Haag, NL
Gaetano Brass Sciolari Twelve-light chandelier, Italy, 1960s.
In very good vintage condition with beautiful Patina to the brass. Three lamps are available, priced per piece.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Modernist Italian Chandelier by Sciolari, Pair Available
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Polished chrome modernist chandelier by Sciolari
Original shades.
Wired for US and in working condition. 40 watts max per bulb.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Chrome Classic Sciolari Chandelier, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Classical chrome candle chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari.
This beautiful 12 lightpoint chandelier is in good condition, fully working and ready to use.
The chandelier can be used...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
1 of 2 Stunning Large Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Aachen, NRW
Nine-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari.
9 mouth-blown glasses which gives a very beautiful light effect.
The frame is made of chrome metal and aluminum.
High quali...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Glass Rod Waterfall Flush Mounts for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Lightolier
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $1,800....Fine 1970s Gaetano Sciolari flush mount ceiling lights in brass with glass rods in a waterfall trifoil rectangular form su...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Chandelier by Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of steel and Murano glass chandeliers designed by Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1994).
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Steel
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Chrome Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Gaetano Sciolari three-light chrome chandelier.
US rewired and in working condition
60 watt max bulb per light.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers in silver plate and crystal.
Very elegant sold as a pair, also sell like single.
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1960s Italian Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Silver Plate
Three Midcentury Chrome and Glass Chandeliers by Sciolari, Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three Italian chrome and Murano glass chandeliers by Sciolari, 1960s-1970s.
Measures: Diameter 55cm.
Height 130 cm.
Eight E14 bulbs.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Illuminated Sculptures Sciolari Design Modern Art Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Illuminated sculptures Sciolari design modern art chandelier.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal, Chrome
1960's six light sputnik Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Sensational 1960's Sputnik chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. The light starts with chrome bal with attached six stems containing a light bulb. Each stem has 5 smaller stems...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Three Light Chrome & Smoked Glass Chandelier Italy 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Gaetano Sciolari three-light Chrome chandelier with smoked Glass Globes.
US rewired and in working condition.
60 watt max bulb per light.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Set of Four Nine-Light Chrome and Glass Chandeliers by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four Gaetano Sciolari chrome and brushed brass two-tier nine-light chandeliers with cylindrical glass shades, stylish monumental Sciolari chandelier.
Consist of three arms with gla...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
1960's 9 light Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Gaetano Sciolari monumental chrome and brushed brass two-tier nine-light chandelier with cylindrical glass shades, 1960s.
Please note, we have sconces in the same style. Please do no...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Set of Gaetano Sciolari 8 & 6 Light Chandeliers Chrome & Glass Balls Italy 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Set of two Italian 8 & 6 Light chandeliers by Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern from Italy.
Glass balls and chrome reflect a gorgeous light through the 24 glass balls.
US Re...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Chandeliers in Brass and Nickel Finishes by Gaetano Sciolari with Glass
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of chandeliers designed by Sciolari with nine lights, made of nickel finish stems and brass color panels. Each arms support a clear glass cylinder shade.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stunning Big Sciolari Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Huge chandelier designed by Sciolari.
Brush brass and chrome
Best of the 1960s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use.
The fix...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1960s Sciolari Italian Flush Pendants
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
A great pair of original 1960s Space Age flush ceiling lights by the famed Italian lighting maker, Sciolari. The lights are composed of polished chrome round fixtures, clear crystal ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers and pendants 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 Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers and pendants, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants by Gaetano Sciolari 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 chandeliers and pendants by Stilnovo, Mazzega Murano, and Carlo Nason. Prices for Gaetano Sciolari chandeliers and pendants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $425 and can go as high as $22,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,824.
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