1950s Lighting

Wonderful and decorative light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage condi...

Very nice Italian pendant fabricated by Stilnovo in the 1950s. A beautiful hand blown glass shade in milk glass combined with a brass and black metal body. Very good vintage condit...

A rare 10 light snowflake sputnik chandelier designed by Emill Stejnar for Nikoll. This will be arriving completely newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and ready to h...

A "Kd51/R Teli" hanging lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Varnished steel sheet, synthetic material, opaque chrome-plated steel Original Flos label. Bibliography: Domus ...

Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s. Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...

Beautiful and very rare Max Ingrand ceiling lamp mod 1636 Fontana Arte production 1960 circa Max Ingrand, whose full name was Maurice Max Ingrand (Bressuire 1908 - Paris 1969) was a ...

A beautiful zoomorphic lamp signed H.O... In a beautiful satin black. Very good original condition. A masterpiece by an unkown ceramist... France, 1950s

Elegante coppia di plafoniere in Vetro di Murano degli anni '50. Grazie al loro design senza tempo e alle ottime condizioni, queste lampade da soffitto italiane sono ideali in ambie...

A Beautiful and original floor lamp from the 1950s, with a full brass shade. Designed by Lisa-Johansson pape and manufactured by Orno. In complete original condition with a beautiful...

The sleek flat base, a hallmark of mid-century aesthetics, provides stability and a sense of balance to the lamp's unique form. Adding a touch of elegance to the design is the beauti...

The white glass shade has vertical lines which gives a nice playful effect. Height: 80 cm. Ø: 20 cm. Glass shade height: 41 cm. This lamp has a new large bulb holder (E27) and threa...

The set of two Italian-made ceiling lights from the 1970s represents excellence in Italian design and craftsmanship of that era. . Their clean, geometric shape blends harmoniously in...

Discover the timeless allure of the Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp, model 75D, a pendant lamp designed around 1950 and manufactured by Ozeki & Co. Ltd. in Japan. This mid-century modern ma...

Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden. Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...

This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...

LUIS BARRAGÁN (1902-1988) From Casa del Pedregal (Casa Prieto López) Manufactured by Hugo X. Velázquez México, 1952 Ceramic, parchment leather Ceramic table lamp Measurements To...

Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Dual ignition Good Condition Thank you

Pair of gilded iron wall lights decorated with crystal or glass decorated with flowers and leaves, two sconces, Maison Baguès Circa 1970 Good condition Width: 28 cm Height: 57 cm Dep...

Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...

Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp. Heavy weight, measures 63cm and 39cm without shade. Personal delivery or free delivery in Paris.

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s

A very impressive large pair of antique brass table lamps, dating from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality, with beautiful...

Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...

Philips desk lamp dating from the 1950s. Inspired by Charlotte Perriand in the way she designed objects that met the needs of life and were accessible to the greatest number of peopl...

small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960 some paint missing

Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...

1400 pair of French large trumpet sconces Two pair available

neoclassical table lamp in golden wrought iron circa 1950

Ceiling lamp in aluminum, brass and opal glass.

Very rare Streamline Moderne / Art Deco pendant light from Hungary, 1950s. Close to impeccable condition, with nickel plated metal and aluminum parts, minimalistic glass decorative p...

Vintage 5-light Italian (best hypothesis) chandelier that has been checked out and is in working condition, however, the beads are a bit of a mess. Like most old chandeliers, you’ll ...

Desk or table lamp by Christian Dell (model 6840), who designed this light in the early 1930s (Bauhaus Period), with production continuing until the 1970s. It features a aluminum la...

Mid-Century Modern Suspension by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, 1950

Lisa Johansson-Pape Table lamp Manufactured by Orno Finland, 1950 Brass, leather, canvas shade From the archives of Side Gallery. Barcelona Measurements 10 cm x 10 cm x 69 H cm 3.93 in x 3.93 in x 27.10 H in Literature Design Musuem, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Helsinki, 1986; Ornamo, Helsinki, 1962 Bio Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape enjoyed a long and varied career in lighting, furniture, textile, and ceramic design. She was one of Finland’s leading lighting designers in the 20th century and was instrumental in promoting Finnish design internationally. Born in 1907, Lisa Johansson-Pape studied at the Industrial Art Institute in Helsinki University of Art & Design (Now Aalto University of Art & Design), graduating in 1928. She worked as a furniture designer for Kylmäkoski and Stockmann and created carpets for the Friends of Finnish Handicraft, before turning her attention to lighting design. She collaborating with the Stockmann-owned lighting factory Orno from 1942, famously remarking, “it was quite by accident that I became a design light artist. By education, I am a furniture designer, but I had to make lamps during the war.” Notable designs include the Lisa (1947), Sipuli (1954), and Laura (1957) pendant lamps. The Sipuli, often referred to by the English translation Onion, resembles the form of the vegetable for which it was named. The angular design in opaline glass was awarded a gold medal at the Triennale di Milano in 1954, which was just one of several prizes Johansson-Pape received in her career; she was also awarded a silver medal at the 1951 Triennale...

Absolutely gorgeous midcentury pottery table lamp by Fog & Mørup of Copenhagen for Aluminia of Denmark. This beautiful table lamp has such a classic midcentury design to the shape an...

One of six square flushmount light fixtures by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1960s or early 1970s). A textured ...

Gorgeous minimalist Italian design floor lamp in style of Stilnovo 1950. Frame made out of patinated brass with unique minimalist design base. Gorgeous diabolo shaped shade in blac...

Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.  

Akari model 1AS light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures...

Please note: listed price is for one (1) wall lamp. Set of 6 available. Brass and glass. Produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1950s. Good condition, with signs of usage. New wiring available o...

Designed by Hans Bergström, produced by Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1950s. very good condition with minor signs of usage and patina. Please note: Listed price is for one (1) lamp.

Huge brass construction with 24 arms in different lengths and aluminum cones on the ends painted in different colors, 24 porcelain E14 sockets for max. 40W bulbs or LED bulbs. In the...

Signed Maison Charles pineapple bronze sconces, US rewired an in working condition 2 bulb 60 watts Max. Measures: Back-plate: 5 inches H, 4 inches W (...

Czech industrial pendants with black enameled steel screen and parabolic glass and a wire mesh protection made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. Lamps are after a professional r...

These wall lights are replicas of Ignazio Gardellas wall lamp that were designed in 1954 for Azucena. Product designed and manufactured in Italy. G...

Mid-Century pendant attributed by French designer Mathieu Mategot designed in the late 1940 or early 1950s Perforated metal conical shaped down rod opaline glass shade. The total on ...

Pair of Mid-Century French sconces.

Large and colorful Sputnik chandelier in the style of Stilnovo, Arredoluce from the 1950s. Brass construction with sixteen arms and E14 po...

Nickel-plated Lightolier chandelier from 1950s. With the pole height 40" made in Italy.

Vintage ceramic bracket light. Designed to resemble bamboo, the structure allows light to leak out from various angles. E14 x1 Not includes bulb.

Chandelier with ten bulbs and 41 handblown glass elements made by J.T. Kalmar. Very good condition with minimal signs of age, such as patina on brass. The glass bulbs have no damage....

A terrific Minimalist table lamp by Yki Nummi for Orno Finland, circa 1955. Taupe enamel paint over aluminum. This lamp has an adjustable height an...

Spun aluminum pendant with anodized brass finish. Newly rewired for a single standard bulb. Eight available.

Old stock spun aluminum pendant with anodized brass plating.

Our chandelier can be identified as Baguès, circa 1950, based on a similar model published in the magazine Plasir de France that very year. Stylistically, it represents what Baguès w...

Neck is 360 adjustable

Floor lamp, anonymous, Sweden, 1950s. Brass and leather. Measurements: H: 185 cm/ 6' 1 1/4" - 141.5 cm/ 4' 8" D: 29.5 cm/ 1' 1/8" Height adjustable.

Fantastic mid-century modern tripod table lamps designed by Josef Hurka. Featuring a beautiful 1950s design in the classic beige and black color scheme. Crafted by Napako in Czech Re...