Sciolari Lighting was the first Italian lighting company to sell its pieces in the United States. Its luminous work spanned decades of styles and innovative designs, including striking chandeliers, table lamps and wall lights.
Italian designer Angelo Gaetano Sciolari took over his family’s lighting company after his father’s death in 1949. He had studied architecture and was previously pursuing a career as a film director. In the 1950s, Sciolari became an in-house designer for Italian entrepreneur and designer Bruno Gatta and his lighting manufacturing company Stilnovo.
By the late 1960s, Sciolari was using his own manufacturing company in combination with Lightolier to reach the American market. His 1970s designs are considered among his best work, including the Cubic Chandelier and other pieces from his Cubic Series, which featured in popular American television shows such as Dallas.
A talented designer, Sciolari preferred using crystal and glass with polished metals, including unconventional combinations like brass and chrome. He crossed many design styles and drew influence from art movements including Cubism, Deconstructivism and Minimalism. His later work, in collaboration with S.A. Boulanger and Stilkronen, involved Hollywood Regency-style fixtures, while his 1970s work reflected Art Deco influences and Space Age aesthetics.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Sciolari Lighting chandeliers and pendants, floor lamps, table lamps and more.
Sciolari Brass Marble XXL Table Lamps 1970s Hollywood Regency Italy
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in London, GB
A super impressive pair of 1970s table lamps by Sciolari in black marble base supporting a twisted pile of gold plated rods and a tall cylindrical rod that holds the shade. standing...
Marble, Brass, Steel
$1,243Sale Price / set|30% Off
Modernist Wall Sconces Sciolari Design Round Steel Brass Glass Italian Design
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Modernist wall sconces Sciolari design round steel brass glass Italian design, 1970.
Brass, Steel
Gold Rod Glass and Clear Brass Wall Sconce, Sciolari, 1960
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wonderful high-end wall sconces in the style of Sciolari. With long glass 'tubes' and brass details giving each piece an elegant appearance which refracts the light, filling a room w...
Brass
Midcentury Design 5-Arm Gaetano Sciolari Ceiling Lamp Chandelier Chrome
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Midcentury design ceiling lamp or chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari from the 1970s. The lamp has 5-light points and gives beautiful lightning by the reflections on the chrome. Measu...
Chrome
$1,847Sale Price|20% Off
1970's Brass, Glass and Iron Chandelier by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Schoorl, NL
Large round iron ring with attached six 'arms' holding a flame Murano glass cup. Spikes with and without ball ending.
Brass, Iron
Sciolari Chrome and Ice Cube 12 Light Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Gaetano Sciolari designed 12 light chandelier, made for Lightolier, in three levels of four arms and cubes. Lower and upper levels are the same size. The middle section cubes are s...
Glass
Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier 12 Spot Brass Pendant Lamp, Italy, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Brass 12 scone pendant lamp / chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting, Italy - circa 1970.
Brass
Sciolari Six-Light Gold-Plated Brass and Crystal Glass Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A six-light Sciolari brass chandelier with optical crystal shards. A modernist design which combines metal and glass surfaces to create depth and illusion.
Brass
$1,231Sale Price / item|20% Off
1960s Sciolari chandelier.
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Palermo, IT
Sciolari chandelier with metal frame and Murano glass marbles. It has three levels of which the central one has the largest diameter. It has three points of light pointing upward and...
Metal
$3,840Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Sconces by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sconces by Sciolari. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Brass, custom brass backplates. Rewired for U.S. standards. We recomme...
Brass
1960s Gaeteno Sciolari Brass and Glass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in London, GB
Italian midcentury Sciolari chandelier is made of polished brass and clear glass sticks.
Brass
$985Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Sciolari sconces in glass and gilded brass. Italy 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Catania, CT
Set of two sconces by Sciolari in brass and glass. Good vintage condition with slight trace of oxidation. Glasses with no cracks or chips. Produced in Italy during the 70s. Full work...
Brass
Sciolari, iconic glass sphere and chrome chandelier. Italy 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use. Slight oxidation on the metal. No cracks or chips on the glasses. Produced in Italy during the late 60s by Sciolari. Full working wi...
Chrome
Vintage Italian Pair of Signed Brass Table Lamps by Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Catania, CT
Very good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this set of two table lamps made from brass and glass and produced in Italy during the 70s. Glasses with no chips or ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lucite & Silver Overlay Chandelier by Sciolai
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and silver overlay 9 socket chandelier by Sciolari. Dimensions: 22" wide x 22" deep x 24" high.
Lucite
Sciolari Metal Plated 12 Lights Chandeliers, 1952
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sciolari metal plated 12 lights chandeliers, 1952.
Metal
Sciolari Pair of Modern Cylindrical Glass and Chrome Table Lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sciolari pair of modern cylindrical glass and chrome table lamps, Italy, 1970s The chrome finish of the handcrafted fence-like frame splendidly complements the surface of the lampsh...
Metal, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Italy Design Years '70 Ceiling Lamp Chrome Glass
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Biella, IT
Gaetano Sciolari Italy design years '70 ceiling lamp chrome, alluminium and glass in very good condition Measure 32 inches x 32" x H 26".
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Italian Pendant Chrome & White Enameled Metal / by Sciolari c 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian pendant in chrome & white enameled metal shades / designed by Sciolari circa 1970’s.
Metal, Chrome
1970s Sciolari Italy Production Set Two Vintage Space Desk Glass Lamps
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Biella, IT
Sciolari Italy production set two vintage space age desk lamps years 70 glass optical structure material is brass and gold metal color with oxi...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Chandelier Murano Glass Globes, Curved Chrome Frame by Sciolari C 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Chandelier w/ Murano glass globes, curved chrome metal frame / Designed by Sciolari circa 1960’s.
Murano Glass
Four Vintage Italian Sconces with Glass Cubes on Nickel Frame by Sciolari 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eight vintage Italian sconces with clear glass cubes mounted on rectangular brushed nickel frame, by Sciolari / can be used vertically, horizon...
Glass
Vintage Italian Chrome Pendant by Sciolari, c. 1960's
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chrome pendant with seven trumpet-like shapes and spiraled design. Made in Italy by Sciolari, c. 1960's. *Already rewired to fit US Lighting Standard Dimensions: 30"...
Chrome
Vintage Italian Pendant with Clear Handblown Murano Glass by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian pendant with clear Murano glass shades hand blown with white Murano glass swirls and textured spiked design, mounted on chrome frame. Designed by Sciolari. Made in It...
Chrome