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Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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
Silver Plate Candlestick Candleholder, a pair by Donna Detmer, 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Donna H. Detmer designed these modernist silver plate candlesticks or candleholders in the 1960s. They feature a refined streamlined geometric shape with four silver plate insert hol...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Vintage Scandinavian Modern Bronze Candlesticks, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 bronze cylindrical candleticks Measuring approx 3.5" - 7" Scandinavian Modern circa 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Bronze

Set of 6 Wilson's Carmel Midcentury American Silver Leaf Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
SET of 6 midcentury American wood and silver leaf candlesticks with brushed silver metal removable bobeches. (WILSON\'s CARMEL) (PRICED AS SET).
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Silver

Dorothy Thorpe Lucite Knot Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist Dorothy Thorpe lucite knot candlesticks perfect for any modern or traditional decor. Currently 3 pairs available.
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Black Double Candle by Mikaela Dorfel
Located in Jupiter, FL
This terrific pair of candlesticks was designed by Mikaela Dorfel, who is Finnish but lives in Germany, for Menu, a Danish design company specializing i...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Steel

Set of Two Mid-Century Deep Blue Glass Candlesticks, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of two mid-century Polish modern glass candlesticks, circa 1960. Very good condition. No damages. Beautiful deep blue glass.
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Glass

Pompadour Porcelain Vase by Selb Rosenthal, Rare "US Zone"
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and rare "Pompadour" line porcelain vase by Selb / Rosenthal with a rare "US Zone" marking, circa late 1940s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or ...
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Porcelain

Pair of MCM Modernist Sterling Silver Candleholders by Juvento Lopez Reyes
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular pair of MCM modernist sterling silver candleholders by Juvento Lopez Reyes, circa 1960s. This rare set is in very good vintage condition and measures 10"W (each one is 5"...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century Gold Swedish Svenskt Tenn Brass Candle Holder by Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish " Vänskapsknuten " candle holder made of handcrafted polished brass, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Swedish Designer, Candle Sticks, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass candlesticks designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1940s.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Large Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Candle Holder, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Large Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs candle holder, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

20th Century Max Ingrand Candlestick in Crystal and Brass for Fontana Arte, 50s
Located in Turin, Turin
Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal, Brass

1970s Sculptural Design Modern Amber Single Candle Holder Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage amber candle holder with sculptural shape. Will hold one candle. 9.25 x 4.88 d x 10.63 tall Signed at base. Unable read signature. Ori...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Plastic

Ivar Ålenius Björk 'Liljan' Candle Holder or Soliflore Vase for Skultuna Sweden
Located in Tilburg, NL
Ivar Ålenius Björk 'Liljan' candle holder or Soliflore vase for Skultuna Sweden. This ‘Liljan’ or ‘Lily’ candle holder in solid polished and pat...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd 2 Brass Candlesticks L 159 Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Rare Set of 2 model L159 brass candlesticks by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s. Height of the candlesticks: 11 cm Diameter of the standard candles of 2 cm Very goo...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Swedish Candle Holders in Brass by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna
Located in Karlstad, SE
Add a touch of elegance to any space with this set of three stunning candlesticks in brass by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna, Sweden. Measuring 23, 21, and 19cm in height, these candles...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Set of Four Candlesticks by Tommy Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of four candlesticks re-finished in antique bronze. Designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Gunner Ander Brass Candlesticks 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Set of two Art Déco brass candlesticks 1940s by Gunner Ander.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Glazed Yellow and Green Ceramic Candelier with Lemon Motifs
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Glazed ceramic candelier made by hand with motifs from southern Italy. Measurements: Diameter 13 x H12. Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Products Pierre Forssell Crown Candlesticks in Brass for Skultuna, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Iconic pair of small taper candleholders in heavy stock brass/bronze. They are called Crown or Krona in Swedish and was designed by Pierre Forssell and made by Skultuna in Sweden cir...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Small Mid-Century Blue & White Candlestick Robert Picault Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Small mid-century blue & white candlestick Robert Picault Vallauris.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Candlesticks, Bronze, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of bronze candlesticks designed and produced by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Set of 2 Hammonia Motard Vogelflug Candle Sticks, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 hammonia Motard Vogelflug candle sticks, 1960s.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Candle Holder Klaus Ullrich
Located in Mannheim, DE
Mid-Century Modern candle holder designed by German goldsmith and Industrial designer Klaus Ullrich in 1958 and manufactured by Faber & Schumacher Duisburg. Made of brass, partiall...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair of beautiful 1950's gilded metal Florentine candle holders wall decoration
Located in München, DE
Pair of large beautiful 1950's gilded metal Florentine candle holders and wall decoration. Beautiful design with many details. The candle holders have a slightly different design. Yo...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Jan van der Vaart White Ceramic Vase Holder
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A stunning large vase by Jan van der Vaart (1931-2000). In the mid-1970s till the early 1980s, Jan van de Vaart experimented with vases in folded shapes. This is an exceptional examp...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Candlesticks Designed for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of candlesticks designed for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass. Stamped. H: 40 cm Diameter: 9 cm.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Candle Holders by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of three candle holders with a circular saucer base and side handle. All refinished in antique bronze. Designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-S...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

20th Century Ceramic White Candlestick, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Midcentury French modern candlesticks, circa 1960. Very good condition. No damages. Made of ceramic. Beautiful decoration and good gift. Only one unique piece.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Kjell Engman Clear Glass Candleholder for Kosta Boda
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage clear glass pillar shaped candleholder designed by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda. Fits both tapered candles and tea candles. Designer: Kjell Engman Manufacturer: Kosta B...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Glass

Pair Nickel Murano Glass Bancone Candleholders Midcentury, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of Bancone nickeled brass candleholders with Seguso glass balls, Italy, 1960. Nice pair of candle holders for the table or over the fireplace. Both are in very good condition ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass, Nickel

Scandinavian Modern Teak & Raffia Candleholders Attrib Laurids Lonborg, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
Fantastic pair of Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Teak & Raffia 1960s candleholders. Purchased in Sweden in the 1980s. Made of solid turned teak and handle with wrapped raffia. Me...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Raffia, Teak

1970s Brutalist Candlesticks by Pertti Santalahti for Humppila, Finland
Located in Tystberga, SE
Mid Century Modern 1970s brutalist designed Candlesticks designed by Pertti Santalahti for Humppila Finland. Very heavy and robust. Clear glass, fit...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Midcentury Design Swedish Candle Holder, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
midcentury design Swedish candle holder, 1960s.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Pair of Candle Holders by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two silver plated candle holders with a circular base with three fluted legs and a tapering candleholder. Designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths. Stamped on bottom.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Ivar Åhlenius Björk, Lily / Liljan Candlesticks, Ystad Metall, Brass, Sweden
Located in Deland, FL
Set of 2 candlesticks model Lily / Liljan designed by Ivar Ålenius Björk. Produced by Ystad Metall in Sweden.  
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair Tall Murano Candlesticks
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning large pair of Murano candlesticks in the style of Memphis Milano, a design group founded and headed by Ettore Sottsass that was active between 1980 and 1987. The w...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Blown Glass

Set of Four Candle Sticks by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of four candlesticks with a square base, stylized column and engraved drip plate. Designed by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths. Signature stamp on bottom.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

Mottahedeh Pear Tree Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of silver plate stylized pear and leaf motof candlesticks on a traditional central post. Stamped Mottahedeh. We have left the patina on the silver, cou...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Plate

French Wrought Iron Candle Holder, French, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
French wought iron double candle holder. The candles will be delivered with the candleholder Good condition. Shipping: 16 x 33.5 x 48 cm 2.7 kg.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Wrought Iron

Midcentury Wood Brown Chair Decorative Sculpture Candlestick, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Midcentury French modern candlesticks, circa 1960. Very good condition. One damage shown on picture. Made of wood. Beautiful decoration and good gift. Only one unique piece.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Max Brüel 'Jazz' Candleholder in black by Karakter
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician Max Brüel. A slender, ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Candlestick and Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Metal, Brass Re-polished With aged patina Good Original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Brass

1980s Brass and Lucite Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of 1980s Mid-Century Modern brass and lucite cnadle holders, lightly hand polished with some wear and patina to the brass.
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Signed Seguso Vetri d'Arte Tall Art Glass Candlestick Holder Murano Italy
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Fabulous tall candle stick signed "Seguso Vetri d'Arte" on base. Gold fleck in clear glass. Flawless condition. Measure: 25-1/2" tall.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Art Glass

Scandinavian Modern Dansk Designs Silverplate Spiral Candleholders by B. Vallien
Located in Miami, FL
Created by Swedish Designer Bertil Vallien for Dansk Designs in the 1970s a pair of Heavy Silverplate Space Age Modern Spiral Swirl candleholders. Made in Japan holders for 12 long tapered candles, the type that were popular in 50s and 60s are still in use specially in Scandinavia. This pair of candle holders would be an elegant and modern addition to any dinner table or room. Stamped on bottom: DANSK DESIGNS JAPAN...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Plate

Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Brass Candleholders in Hurricane Shades
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of brass candle holders from Dorlyn Silversmiths' early 1950's brass ware collection designed by Tommi Parzinger including a pair of shaped hurricane g...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Marion Anderson Noyes Modernist Sterling Silver Candlesticks
By Towle Silversmiths, Marion Anderson Noyes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Sterling Silver Modernist candlesticks, designed by Marion Anderson Noyes for Towle Silversmiths, circa 1950s. Signed ins...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver

Pair of Mid-Century Cala Lily Candle Holders in Silver Plate by Hans Jensen
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern silver plate Cala Lily candle holders were realized in Denmark by the esteemed maker Hans Jensen circa 1960...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Plate

Tony Evans Raku Candlesticks, a Pair
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
A beautiful set of multi-colored raku candlesticks. Done in the traditional raku style by famed American artist Tony Evans. The texture of the Raku in this almost vapor wave...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine candlesticks designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1960s.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Pine

Pair of Candlesticks by Tommy Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of two candlesticks re-finished in antique bronze. Designed by Tommy Parzinger for Dorlyn-Silversmiths.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Blenko Ice Cube Pillar Candleholders, a Pair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of vintage hand blown pillar candleholders by Blenko. Heavy weight construction in aqua blue glass with the look and texture of ice. Manuf...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Kaya II Candlesticks, Set of 3 Cast Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of primitive arts, hand cast in bronze, the KAYA CANDLESTICKS are a talent in weight and texture. KAYA II set includes 19", 15", 13" candlesticks. Inspired by Japane...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Kosta Boda "Skyline" Candleholders by Anna Ehrner, a Pair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage pair of triangular "Skyline" clear glass candleholders designed by Anna Ehrner in 1989. Fits tea candle diameter candles. Kosta Boda labels attached to both candleholders. ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Crystal

1940s Danish Just Andersen Pewter Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen pewter vase and candle holder produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940's. The vase is marked with Just. Andersens tria...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Iittala Tapio Wirkkala Finland Icicle Art Glass Taper Candleholders Pair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Iittala Tapio Wirkkala Finland clear Art glass taper candleholders pair 3.5 diameter x 1.75 tall Preowned vintage condition. Refer to images listed please.
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1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Bronze Candelabras by Heinz Goll
Located in London, GB
Pair of large brutalist three-light candelabra's are cast in bronze, designed by Austrian artist Heinz Goll. Suitable for various size candles up to 4 cm ...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Mid-century Modern candlesticks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern candlesticks 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 candlesticks 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 candlesticks 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 candlesticks, popular names associated with this style include Tommi Parzinger, Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, and Iittala. 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 candlesticks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $28 and tops out at $43,358 while the average work can sell for $723.

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