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Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Group of Organic Bronze Candle Holders
Located in London, GB
Group of four candle holders on different heights cast bronze in organic design expressing growth of plants from rooted bases. They are designed for regular candles. The bronze finis...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Bronze

Bronze Candelabra Chandelier for Five Candles by Harjes, 1970
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast candelabra composed of five cast arms candle holder for regular candles. It is designed by Michael Harjes (1926-2006) and produced by Harjes Metalkunst workshop, a busine...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Bronze

Candelabre 1960s Made În Austria
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage modernist candelabra, 1960s. Geometric iron and metal work. Holds 4 candles. Dimensions: 26W x 23H x 6D cm.Labeled Made in Austria.
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Wrought Iron

Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Candelabra, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass candelabra designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson and produced by Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB, Sweden, 1960s. Takes 4 small candles.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Sterling Silver Menorah by Ben-Zion David Yemenite
Located in North Miami, FL
This sterling silver Menorah by the renowned artist Ben-Zion David Yemenite is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and spiritual significance. Metic...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Stone, Marble, Sterling Silver

Large Gunnar Ander Sculptural Candelabra with 6 Arm by Ystad Metall Sweden 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
6 arm candelabra by Swedish designer Gunnar Ander (1908-1976) for Ystad Metall, Sweden. The elegant candelabra is made of iron with black lacquer wit...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Iron, Brass

Candle Holder for 4 Candles Vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Candle holder for 4 candles Vienna around 1950s Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Original Candleholder by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk Designs, Denmark 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Candleholder element Producer: Dansk Designs Design: Jens Harald Quistgaard Decade: 1970s Description: Original Danish candle holder designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard and produced by Dansk Designs in the 1970s in Denmark. It is made of cast iron and features eight holders for candles. This item remains in a very nice vintage condition without damage. It is marked underneath the base with the producer (Dansk Designs + Denmark) and designer print...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Metal

Dantorp Design, Candelabra, Brass, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A Candelabra. Designed and produced by Dantorp, Denmark, 1960s. In brass.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Wrought Iron Modernist Candleholder by Gregory Litsios
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare wrought iron modernist triple candleholder by Gregory Litsios, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 9.5"W x 9.5"D x 23"H. Litsios was mentored a...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Mid-Century Candle Holder Att. to Karl Hagenauer, Austria, 1930/50's
Located in Vienna, AT
This thin, delicate nickle-plated brass candle holder dates from the late 1930's to the 1950's and thus elegantly shows the marriage of Mid-Century and Art-Deco forms. It is attribut...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass, Nickel

Thune Norwegian Silver Pair 2-Light Candelabra Mid-Century Modern Jensen Style
Located in New York, NY
N.M. Thune, Norwegian 0.830 silver pair of 2-light candelabra in Mid-Century Modern style reminiscent of the work of the great silversmith Georg Jensen. With its elegant proportions ...
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20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Silver

French Green Ceramic Candle Holders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of ceramic candlesticks acquired in Paris France. The pair have a very unique pattern and are a compliment to many settings from traditional to Modern. Very sexy a...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Gold Plated Oil Candelabra Chandelier by Freddie Andersen, 1970s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Mid-century hand made and gold plated oil candelabra with 8 teardrop shaped glass candles. Manufactured in Germany in the 1970s. Design: Freddie Andersen. Measures: H 52" in. (133...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass, Gold Plate

20th Century Lino Sabattini Pair of Candle Holders in Silvered Metal 2 Holders
Located in Turin, Turin
Set of two Candle Holders model "Fiamma" ("Flame" in italian) by Sabattini was designed in '70s. It has two holders each. The pair of candle ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Metal

Candle Holder Brass, Copper Conbination Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Candle holder brass, copper conbination around 1950s Polished and stove enameled.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Lucite and Chrome Candelabra
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage lucite and chrome candelabra with 4 varied height candlesticks. Year: 1970s Style: Mid-Century Modern Dimensions: 8" tall x 9" wide...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Chrome

Dansk Danish Modern Sterling Silver Plate Candelabra Made in France
Located in New York, NY
A Midcentury Modern or Danish/Scandinavian Modern Dansk Designs sterling silver plate twelve (12) candle holder/candelabra, circa mid-20th century, made in France. Piece also makes a...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Gusums Bruk, Candelabra, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A candelabra made of a heavy brass alloy designed and produced by Metallslöjden Gusums Bruk, Sweden 1970s.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Candelabra
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Ceramic candelabra in a speckled, neutral glaze. Holds 3 standard size size candles.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Ander Brass 4 Candlestick Candelabra by Ystad Metall Sweden
Located in Chicago, IL
Gunnar Ander brass 4 candlestick Candelabra by Ystad Metall Sweden.  
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Mid-Century Silverplated Candlesticks by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous pair of silver plated candlesticks were designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths in the United States circa 1950. They feature volumetric square bases; sculp...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Silver Plate

Set of Four MCM Chrome Candlesticks
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four MCM chrome candlesticks that can be positioned in a number of configurations to make some very cool candleabras. Beautiful arched design on these solid polished chrome-pl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Steel, Chrome

Floor Candelabra, Anonymous, Denmark, 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Floor candelabra, anonymous, Denmark. 1920s. Patinated bronze. Dimensions: H: 178 cm / 5' 10" W: 88 cm / 2' 10 1/2" D: 36 cm / 14"
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

1940s Italian Iron Candelabra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian candelabra made in 1940s.  
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Iron

Four Candle Candelabra in Wrought Iron and Cane by Arthur Umanoff, 1950s
Located in Kansas City, MO
Completely original four branch table top candelabra / candle holder designed by Arthur Umanoff. Very good original condition. No breaks in the can portion. Some areas of discolorati...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Iron

Modernist Iron Brass 3 Tier Sculptural Brutalist Floor Candleholder Candelabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modernist iron brass 3 tier sculptural Brutalist floor candleholder candelabra. Item features Brutalist wrought iron form, brass candleholder, wrought i...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass, Iron

Rare and Large Mid-Century Silver Candelabrum Centrepiece by Gerald Benney
Located in London, GB
An impressive and unique silver nine-light candelabrum or centrepiece made by the prominent and highly regarded 20th century silversmith, Gerald Benney, in 1976. The silver candel...
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1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Sterling Silver

Group of Four Brutalist Candelabras
Located in London, GB
Group of four identical 1970's candle holders in cast various metals including bronze each with a different original patina holding two arms for 4 cm wide candles. All together will make a great impact on a large dinner table...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair of French Colonial Carved Teak Wood Table Lamp Bases or Candelabras c. 1930
Located in New York, NY
Rare, timeless and elegant pair of French Colonial table lamp bases or candelabras from the French colony of French Indochina also known a Indoch...
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Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Teak

Danish Stylish Mid-Century Five Sconce Metal Wood Candlestick
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A simple but stunning Danish mid-century metal and wood five sconce candle stick dating from around 1960. The candlestick stands mounted on a carved raise...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Midcentury Teak and String Brass Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Sleek Scandinavian String candelabra made from teak and brass. Its shape mimics a sputnik/satellite. It was made in Denmark during the 1950s or early 60s in a style reminiscent of Ha...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Hagenauer Vienna Brass Candelabra Mid-Century Candle Holder, Austria, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Austrian two-arm mid century brass candleholder / candlestick, designed and executed by Karl Hagenauer / Werkstatte Hagenauer in the 1940s. In very good condition, marked...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Set of Porcelain Vases by German KPM, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Bavaria porcelain vases and candle holder by KPM 'Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur', Germany, 1960s The set is composed by a pair of white unglazed textured porcel...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Porcelain, Ceramic

Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Candelabra Candle Holder
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely mid-century Danish modern rosewood candelabra with six brass candle holders made in Denmark, circa 1960. Marked "Denmark" on reverse. This stylish candelabra has a beautiful...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Rosewood

Dansk France Jens Quistgaard Teardrop Candleholders
Located in San Diego, CA
Interesting pair of Dansk tilting silver plated teardrop candleholders in great vintage condition. This piece was designed by Jens Quistgaard and are true ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Metal

Huge Seguso Vetri d'Arte White Scavo Murano Glass Candlestick Holder Candelabra
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental, large and elegant vintage Italian 21 inch tall 'a Scavo' white colored / coloured glass Candelabra or candlestick holder / stand by Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy. Ele...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Brutalist Menorah Jewish Judaica Candelabra
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A seven-branch menorah Brutalist style menorah made of brass.
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Modern French Brass and Methacrylate Pair of Candelabra
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of sculptural candelabra made of solid methacrylate and brass, France, 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

American Modernist Patinated Wrought Iron Candelbra
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual modernist candelabra which can be used table top or hung. Heavily patinated wrought iron. Four candlestick holders.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Wrought Iron

Murano Glass Torciglione Candle Holder with Submerged Gold Attributed to Seguso
Located in Villaverla, IT
Murano glass Torciglione candle holder with submerged gold attributed to Seguso. This is a very special artistic candle holder, a masterpiece attributed made by the renowned Murano ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Gold

Pair of Atomic Candleholders by Architect Victor Bisharat
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Atomic 1950's candleholders by Victor H.Bisharat, a Jordanian born architect, active in California in the 1950's. One retains original label.
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1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Metal

Baccarat Chandeliers, Attributed Jaques Adnet
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Baccarat chandeliers. Attributed Jaques Adnet Sealed Baccarat in the base- circa 1950 Measures: 25 cm x 24 cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Crystal

Pair Van Keppel Green VKG Iron Candelabras Candleholders with Varying Heights
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of iron candelabras or candleholders by Van Keppel Green (VKG) are two different variations from the same line of decorative accesso...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Wrought Iron

Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Erik Hoglund Attributed
Located in Weesp, NL
Erik Hoglund Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian chandelier Chandelier holds eight glass candleholders. Measurements : D.60 x H.133 adjust...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Iron

Pair of Vintage Italian Gilt Tole Florentine Grapeleaf Candleabra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of striking circa 1970s Italian candleholders in gilt tole with grapeleaf and grape motif. Each sconce holds two candles. Nice patina / age-appropriate wear to the gilt.   
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Metal

Swedish Designer, Sizable Three-Armed Candelabras, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of sizable candelabras, Sweden, circa 1960s. In brass. Other designers of the period include Piet Hein, Paavo Tynell, Josef Frank, and Jean Royere.  
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

20th Century Gold Swedish, Danish Collection of Fourteen Brass Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern set of fourteen finely worked candlesticks in a variety of shapes in brass, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1950, Sweden and D...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Metal, Brass

Sterling Silver 3 Arm Candlabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sterling silver 3 arm candlabra. Very nice quality and design. Marked on rim of base.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modern Silver 4-Light Candelabrum
Located in London, GB
Stylish, modern silver candelabrum made in 1960 by Asprey & Co, jewellers to the Crown. The panelled round base holds four elegantly curved arms, each surmounted by a silver candleho...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Pair of Ecclesiastic Brass Candleholder, 1890s
Located in Prato, IT
19th century pair of Italian ecclesiastic altar brass candleholders in good vintage condition.
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1890s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Bronze Four-Arm Bronze 1960s Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Brutalist bronze cast four arm candle holder on alternating heights original light golden patina for regular or fat candles (3-4 cm wide) with.
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Bronze

Vintage Midcentury Trojan Horse Brass Candleholder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass candleholder. Incredible piece that will certainly add that midcentury code to your decor. This piece has graphic presence and its solidity in brass, grounds with sty...
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1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Tommi Parzinger Elegant Candelabrum in Brass 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant engraved candelabrum in polished brass holding 3 candles by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths, American 1950's.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Mid Century Scandinavian Candelabra in Pine
Located in Karlstad, SE
Studio craft candle stick manufactured in Sweden, ca 1960, signed "CG”. Condition: Very good condition with light signs of use and age.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Copper

Gusums Bruk, Three-Armed Candelabrum, Brass, Sweden, 1980
Located in High Point, NC
A candelabra. Design and production by Metallslöjden Gusums Bruk, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Tommi Parzinger Pair of Candelabra in Polished Nickel 1950s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of elegant candelabra in polished nickel, each holding 1 candle, each engraved with radiating lines, by Tommi Parzinger for Mueck-Cary, American 1950’s (signed on bottom “Mueck-...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Nickel

Set of Brass Candelabra and Candlesticks Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assembled collection of five brass pieces by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmith circa 1950s. The set consists of one three-arm candelabra, an en suite pair of candlesticks and...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candelabras

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Brass

Mid-century Modern candelabras for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern candelabras for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage candelabras created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern candelabras made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original candelabras, popular names associated with this style include Gunnar Ander, Jens Quistgaard, Ystad-Metall, and Dansk Designs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for candelabras differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $41 and tops out at $43,358 while the average work can sell for $1,038.

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