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1950s Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Style Sputnik Italian Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
of art, embodying the spirit of innovation and optimism that defined the mid-century modern era. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sputnik 8 Light Aluminum and Glass Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool 8 light Sputnik chandelier. This light fixture has 8 aluminum cone shaped arms radiating
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Glustin Luminaires Sputnik Chandelier with Iridescent Globes
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Sputnik chandelier designed by Glustin Luminaires made of brass with iridescent Murano glass globes.
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Blue Glass Globes and Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very unusual Sputnik chandelier features 30 turquoise glass globes mounted on brass rods. When
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Modernist Bubble Globe Sputnik Chandelier, 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Mid century Modernist Italian ball chandelier. Five glass spheres with overall globule pattern
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Murano Glass Globe and Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Austin, TX
Italian vintage Murano glass and brass Sputnik chandelier in the style of Stilnovo. Fifteen glass
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Superb 1970s Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Kingston, NY
This superb 1970s Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik chandelier features an heart shape form design on a
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Large Italian Modern 1980s Murano Glass Globe & Aged Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in London, GB
-brass sputnik chandelier. Made in Italy. The three inter-connected aged brass globes support each of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Custom Milk Glass Globe Sputnik Flush Mount Chandelier
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom milk glass globe Sputnik flush mount chandelier . Customization is available in different
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Murano Brass Sputnik Chandelier with Champagne Globes
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular display of light, this large vintage Murano Sputnik chandelier with champagne globes
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1970s Mid-Century Modernist Atomic Chrome Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Kingston, NY
This superb 1970s Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik chandelier features an atomic form design on a
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Half Sputnik Turquoise Blue Murano Glass Globes Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular brass chandelier features 15 turquoise blue hand made Murano glass globes and 15
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik brass chandelier with 12 glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s. High
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Patinated Brass Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Almelo, NL
Stunning Sputnik chandelier with 9 handmade glass globes and patinated brass by Kaiser Leuchten
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik chandelier with 12 handmade glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1960s
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning radial Sputnik brass chandelier with six opal glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Kaiser Sputnik Six Glass Globes Patinated Brass Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Almelo, NL
Stunning Sputnik chandelier / flush mount with 6 handmade glass globes and patinated brass by
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Kaiser Sputnik White Opal Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser and Co
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Sputnik chandelier with six handmade glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic Space Age Sputnik orbit chandelier with frosted opaline
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik smoked Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning radial Sputnik brass color chandelier with ten smoked glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sputnik Glass Globes Chandelier White & Orange by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
. Amazing mid century design. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem from the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Patinated Brass Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Almelo, NL
Stunning Sputnik chandelier with 6 handmade glass globes and patinated brass by Kaiser Leuchten
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Large Stunning Kaiser Orange Sputnik Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Orange color Sputnik chandelier with 13 handmade glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Opal Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik chrome chandelier with 12 glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s. High
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Opal Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik brass chandelier with 8 glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s. High
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century "Sputnik" Metal Pendant Light with 13 Glass Globes, 1970's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Silver metal pendant light with 13 white glass globes. The globes have a diameter of each 12 cm
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Opal Glass Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning radial Sputnik brass chandelier with six opal glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1960 Italy Sputnik Chandelier Cranberry Murano Glass Globes & Silver-Plated
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant sputnik cluster of gold tinted cranberry and clear glass globes on a silver plated frame. A
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Silver Plate

Half Sputnik Mercurised Silver-Gold Color Murano Glass Globes Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This brass chandelier features 15 hand blown half way between gold and silver murano glass globes
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Murano Glass

13, Light Glass Globe Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A Richard Essig 13-Light "sputnik" chandelier, germany, circa 1960s. This mid century modern
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Unique Sputnik-Style Chandelier in Polished Brass with Glass Globes 2022
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Sputnik-style chandelier in polished brass with hand-blown, copper speckled Murano glass
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Copper

Midcentury Sputnik Multi-Globe Chandelier or Pendant Lamp Orbit, 1970s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Spectacular Mid-Century Modern nine-armed Sputnik multi-globe chandelier or pendant light 'Orbit
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Custom Italian Green Turquoise Gold Murano Glass Brass Sputnik Globe Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A bespoke contemporary thirty-light Italian light fixture, with Mid-Century Modern design, entirely
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Custom Italian Green Turquoise Gold Murano Glass Brass Sputnik Globe Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A bespoke contemporary thirty-light Italian light fixture, with Mid-Century Modern design, entirely
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic Space Age Sputnik orbit chandelier with seven crackle art
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Exceptional Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Kingston, NY
This exceptional Sputnik chandelier features 8 spherical frosted glass globes on a brass frame
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Spider Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Kingston, NY
Luxe spider Sputnik chandelier featuring a cascading design with (eight) opal glass globes a
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Spider Sputnik Chandelier
Spider Sputnik Chandelier
H 23.75 in Dm 27.5 in
Pair of Mid-Century Sputnik Snowflake Chandeliers in Nickel, Emile Stenjar
By Emil Stejnar
Located in New York City, NY
shortened for a surcharge. Space age, Mid century Modern, Industrial, Minimalist
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Set of 4 Kaiser Sputnik Glass Globes Patinated Brass Chandeliers, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Almelo, NL
Stunning set of 4 Sputnik chandeliers with 9 handmade glass globes and patinated brass by Kaiser
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Multi-Globe Sputnik Chandelier or Pendant Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing and elegant six-armed Mid-Century Modern Sputnik multi-globe chandelier or pendant lamp by
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Large Max Bill Chandelier White Sputnik Six Light Globe Glass Lamp Switzerland
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Knoll furniture. It is an upgrade for any Mid-Century Modern or stylish interior. When illuminated or
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Aluminum

1 of 2 Large Stunning Kaiser Sputnik Opal Globes Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning radial Sputnik brass chandelier with six opal glass globes by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Murano Glass & Chrome 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Measures: Diameter 22 in / 56 cm Height 34 in / 86 cm Glass globe diameter 6.3 in / 16 cm Weight 9
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Murano Glass & Chrome 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Measures: Diameter 22 in / 56 cm Height 34 in / 86 cm Glass globe diameter 6.3 in / 16 cm Weight 9
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Vintage Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Sputnik chandelier from Italy made of brass. There are twelve arms erupting from a central brass
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Kingston, NY
This exceptional Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik was designed by Richard Essig. It features a chrome
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Chrome Bubble Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Brilliant chrome with large bubble globe bulbs. Large impressive scale, working and original, and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional sputnik chandelier in brass with half-globes in opaline glasses. Creation by Studio
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant Sputnik chandelier with enlightened and different sized opaline glass globes, from Murano
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Stilnovo Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Stilnovo Sputnik chandelier, circa 1960. Two large interlocked brass rings with eight
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Set of Two Silver Globes "Sputnik" Design Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Two chromed "Sputnik"pendant lights. In each light goes 13x E14 light bulbs. The lights have a
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Set of Two Silver Globes "Sputnik" Design Lights
Set of Two Silver Globes "Sputnik" Design Lights
H 39.38 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Large beige glass Sputnik chandelier, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Very large Mid-Century Modern Beige Murano globes Sputnik chandelier, Italy circa 1990s. The huge
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pink Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant rose Sputnik chandelier in brass and Murano glass globes. Creation by Studio Glustin.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Multicolor Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb sputnik chandelier in bras with multicolored opaline glass globes by Studio Glustin.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Large Murano glass Sputnik Chandelier, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dallas, TX
Very large Sputnik chandelier, attributed to Barovier and Toso, Italy 1990s. The Mid-Century
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Green Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Sputnik chandelier in brass with opaline glass and blown Murano glass globes. Creation by Studio
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

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Midcentury Modern Sputnik Globe Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier was constructed with great care. There are 335 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 142 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Fabio Ltd, Kaiser Leuchten and Lightolier each produced at least one beautiful midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier that is worth considering.

How Much is a Midcentury Modern Sputnik Globe Chandelier?

The average selling price for a midcentury modern sputnik globe chandelier at 1stDibs is $4,944, while they’re typically $600 on the low end and $44,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.