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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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Hans Agne Jakobsson Chrome Candle Holders, a Pair
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Set of 2 small candle holders designer by Hans Agne Jakobsson, circa 1950s. This includes a pair of chrome candleholders which appears less common than the brass examples. Would work...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Chrome

Crystal Clear Candlestick, Violetta, Poland
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal clear candlestick, Violetta, Poland Preserved original sicker Produced in 1970-1980s. Measures: height 7cm diameter 10cm.
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1970s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Crystal

Set of Four Vallonmässing Candle Holders Brass Ball Sweden 1983
Located in Basel, BS
Set of four solid brass ball candle holders by Lars Åkesson for Vallonmässing, hand-crafted in Sweden in 1983. Heavy quality, signed and dated underneath...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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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

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

1960s Murano Sommerso Green Art Glass Candle Holder
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Sommerso Murano Art Glass Green Votive Candle Holder short vase or paperweight Unmarked. No label remains. 4.25 h x 4 x 4 Original vintage condition refer to images
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Art Glass

Midcentury Dorothy Thorpe Frosted Lucite Wreathed Pretzel Candelabra 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Sculptural Dorothy Thorpe frosted Lucite wreathed pretzel candela bra 1950s. Gorgeous, substantial piece.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Lucite

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Patinated Brass Tube Candlestick Holders
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Elegant, minimalist Mid-Century Modern patinated brass candlestick holders from Scandinavia. Tubular form with 45 degree cut. Can either completely envelope a tea candle so that only...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of French stoneware candle holders, signed 1965
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Pair of large and charming French candle holders, hand-painted and created by artist André Horellou (1943-2011) for Keraluc. These signed pieces are in perfect condition and showcase...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Stoneware

Copper Candelabra for Four Candles
Located in London, GB
Candelabra for four candles on alternating is created in stationary positions, made in copper with hammered texture, Germany, 1970s. They can hold standard candles or pillar candles,...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Copper

Freddie Andersen Mid-Century Oil Lamp Brass Candleholder, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist brass oil lamp candlestick, designed by Freddie Andersen, made in Western Germany in the 1970s. In excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960s Beautiful candle holder for two candles in fat lava glazed ceramic. Nice colors: Shades of brown with white and red acc...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic, Majolica

water-carrying ceramic by Saint Clément from the 60's candlestick - H283
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lovely ceramic candlestick from the 1960s by the French mason Saint Clément. Ceramic depicting a water carrier glazed in brown tones. Very nice vintage condition (see photos). Signat...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic

Pair of Oleg Cassini Crystal Stacked Cube Candleholders
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice pair of crystal Candleholders. They're sculpted into stacked cubes giving them a step pattern. They're engraved on the bottom by the artis...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Crystal

Set of 3 American Modern Steel and Brass Candlesticks, Girardini Design
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 American Modern Steel and Brass Candlesticks, Girardini Design
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Steel

Candle Holder, Thick Art Glass, Italy, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This candle Holder; is a "photophore", it has been made in Italy around 1970, in art glass.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Art Glass

Jean Marais candlestick
Located in PARIS, FR
Candlestick by Jean Marais, early the 1950s This work was done in Vallauris, where he collaborates with Jean Cocteau The candle holder has a black enamel, it is sold with its origina...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic

1960s Swedish Pine Candle Holders - a Pair
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A nice pair of vintage candle holders, made in Sweden circa 1960s. These have a nice shape and great look
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Pine

1960s Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Glass Candleholder Set
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Tapio Wirkkala Finnish designer for Rosenthal Germany Rosenthal Glass Candleholders 3.5 h x 5 diameter Original preowned vintage Refer to images
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Art Glass

Two-Armed Murano Candle Holder in Pink Hand-Blown Art Glass. Italian Design
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Two-armed Murano candle holder in pink hand-blown art glass. Italian design, 1960s. Measures: 20 x 19 cm. In excellent condition. Sticker.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Art Glass

Tommi Parzinger Brass Three Arm Candlestick Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This solid brass 3 arm vintage candlestick by Tommi Parzinger is Mid-Century Modern. It has been professionally polished. It is still modern today. Simplicity of lines with elegance....
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Hertha Baller Candle Holder Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hertha Baller Candle Holder Vienna Around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of Silver Plate Coil Snake Candle Holders by Bertil Vallien for Dansk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Silver Plate
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Silver Plate

Iron Candlestick, Brazilian Mid Century, Modernist
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The candlesticks are an embodiment of Brazilian mid-century modern design, created with iron—a material often used during this era for its durabi...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Silver, Iron

Jan van der Vaart Candle Holder, 1970s Ceramic
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning geometric candle holder by dutch ceramist Jan van der Vaart. Sculptural composition in a dark bronze glazing. Jan van der Vaart belong...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic

Alberto High Candleholder by Oscar Tusquets for Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alberto High Candleholder designed by Oscar Tusquets. Manufactured by Bd Barcelona (Spain). Candleholder in cast brass finish. Alberto designed by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona i...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of Candlesticks by Mikael Björnstjerna for Boda Nova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of maple candlesticks, by Mikael Björnstjerna for Boda Nova c.1960s, Sweden. The pair of beautifully hand sculpted candlesticks have a round b...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal

Orange Brutalist Art Glass candle holder or small vase from Ruda, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A stunning massive bright orange vintage glass candle holder or small vase from the Selena series, made by the talented Göte Augustsson for Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden. This is a very spec...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Glass

Pair of Lucite and Brass Column Candle Holders in the style of Karl Springer
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Lucite and Brass Column Candle Holders in the style of Karl Springer These are as Iconic as it gets. Classic and timeless pieces to accent any modern home.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern metal Candlestick holder by Gunnar Ander, Ystad metal, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A very nice pair of vintage candlestick holders designed by Gunnar Ander in the 1960s and produced by Ystad Metal in Sweden. The shape is very simple yet still very elegant and sophi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal

1950s Murano Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of winged swan candlesticks. Lots of gold flecks and opaline glass. Hand blown. Italian. Mint condition.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Blown Glass

1970's Daum France Crystal Glass Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
1970's mid-century modern Daum France crystal glass candle holders, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, there is a small chip to one of the h...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Crystal

7 candelholders Hans Agne Jakobsson Sweden 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare set of 7 candelholders by Hans Agne Jakobsson Marked - Sweden 1970 Nice vintage condition Size is from 12 to 22 cm
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Oggetti Murano Large Murano Glass Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of large 1980's Oggetti Italy Murano glass cnadle holders, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use. Smaller candle holder height 2...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Murano Glass

vintage filigree mid century CANDLEHOLDER iron 60s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Fancy high candle holder with filigree appearance. Made of iron. For slim long candles with a diameter of 1.2 cm, open grommets. Dimensions: height 50.5 cm, diameter about 20 cm,...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal

A pair of Textured Crystal Candleholders, by Staffan Gellerstedt for Pukeberg
Located in Bochum, NRW
Staffan Gellerstedt Crystal Candleholders with Textured Decor, Pukeberg This vintage set of two candlesticks is crafted from cast lead crystal glass and features a heavily textured ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Glass

Patinated Solid Brass Karl Hagenauer Candle Holder, Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Doraville, GA
A patinated brass handled candle holder by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien. The candle holder dates from the 1950’s. The candle holder is 3 3/4 inches tall, 2 1/2 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair of Danish Gyroscopic "Copenhagen" Brass Candle Holders by Ilse D. Ammonsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1970's, Danish, Ilse D. Ammonsen for Daproma Denmark designed "Copenhagen" brass candle holder. The candle holder has an ingenious height adjustment feature and a gyroscopic ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Splendid Italian 1940s wrought iron bird and leaf motif candle stick
By Carlo Rizzarda
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s wrought iron bird and leaf motif candlestick
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Brutalist solid brass 7-Arm Menora Candleholder
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century Brutalist 7-arm Menora Candle Holder. Solid Brass. Believed to be of Swiss origin (unconfirmed). In lovely condition with very little signs of use.
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Pair of Scandinavian Modern Solid Flame Birch Wood and Brass Candleholders
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage Scandinavian Modern candle sticks feature conical solid wood bodies with brass inserts. The unusual choice of Flame Birch wood adds striking natural grain and beautif...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Birch

Pair of French Mid-Century Bronze Mounted Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
An Impressive Pair of French Louis XVI style mid-century hand-carved and hand-polished rock crystal candlesticks on patinated bronze mounts. Each candlestick is beautiful with multip...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Rock Crystal, Bronze

Marius Giuge Vase and Candlesticks, Vallauris, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large vase with a matching pair of candlesticks by Ateliers Marius Giuge, in Vallauris (South of France). Dimensions provided below are for the vase. The candlesticks measure: Heig...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Ceramic

Jens Quistgaard Iron Candle Holders for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Pair of Iron Candle Holders for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960. Stamped Denmark.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Iron

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

Silver candle Holder by Gosthlin a pair Sweden 1960. Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Organic shape pair of Candle holder in silver by Gothlin made in Goteborg Sweden around 1960 Good condition Price for the pair
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Silver

Silver Metal Chandeliers Design by Jean Després
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of silver-plated bronze candlesticks made by Jean Després (1889 - 1990). This model has a beautiful design in which we can distinguish its smooth bobbacha, grooved spout and hea...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal, Silver, Bronze

Pair of Brass Floor Standing Candle Stands Holders with Flared Scalloped Uppers
Located in Norwich, GB
A pair of brass fluted floor standing candle stands with flared scalloped uppers. Circa early to mid 20th century. The candle stands are made of...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass, Copper

Uno Westerberg, a Clear Glass Vase, Candle Holder with Textured Decor, Pukeberg
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a lovely Mid-Century Modern art glass block vase or candle holder made by the Swedish manufacturer Pukeberg and designed by Uno Westerb...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Glass

Italian Ceramic Candleholder from Vibi, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Italian ceramic candleholder by Vibi, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 2 Vintage Candlestick 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a Pair of 2 Vintage Italian Candlesticks from the 1960s, a harmonious fusion of silver and crystal glass. These exquisite pieces emanate timeless beauty, with their silve...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Crystal, Silver

Brass Poinsettia Candle Holders, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of brass poinsettia candlestick holders. Perfect for setting a holiday table. Dimensions: 5" Diameter 2" Tall.
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20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Danish Modern Teak & Iron 12-Armed Crab Candleholder by Digsmed ca. 1969
Located in Andernach, DE
Danish teak mid-century modern candleholder by Digsmed around 1965. Teakwood and ''torpedo'' shaped cast iron candlesticks which holds 12 candles. A bit like an abstract crab, the d...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal

Alberto Low Candleholder by Oscar Tusquets for Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alberto Low Candleholder designed by Oscar Tusquets. Manufactured by Bd Barcelona (Spain). Candleholder in cast brass finish. Alberto designed by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona is...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Silver Candlestick with Ostrich Egg, Crespi Style, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Italian candlestick in silver 925 with ostrich egg. This incredibly stylish piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s, clearly in the style of Gabriella Crespi. In fabu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver

2 Candle holder in angel shape vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Candle holder in angel shape vienna around 1950s Original condition Original patina
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass, Copper

Candelabra in Metal and Brass by Gunnar Ander for Ystad Metal, Sweden
Located in Bochum, NRW
Swedish Modernist candelabra by Gunnar Ander for Ystad-Metall. It has brass candleholders (stylized flowers) on 6 asymmetrical black enameled steel arms. Brass and black painted meta...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Brass, Steel

Set of 2 Caravell lucite candle sticks, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Caravell lucite candle sticks, 1970’s
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Lucite

Hans Jensen Danish Modern Calla Lily Silverplate Candlesticks, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Danish Modern silverplate candlesticks By Hans Jensen Denmark, 1960s Each measures: 2.5"W x 2.5"D x 4.5"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

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Silver Plate

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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