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Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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
Color:  Black
Pair of Carl Auböck Patinated Brass Candle Holders
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of patinated candle holders designed by Carl Aubock in 1948. This signature piece from the Auböck collection is hand made manufactured in Vienna Austria workshop ever since 1948...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Carl Auböck #3469 Brass Candleholder
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass '#3469' candleholder. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Aubö...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Large Floor or Table Candle Holder Made of Wrought Iron in Brutalist Design
Located in München, DE
Extraordinary large floor or table candle holder made of wrought iron in abstract Brutalist design. For three candles. The great, very high-quality design piece is 60 cm high with...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Contemporary Candle holder Arch and Ball, Extra Large in Heavy Black Steel
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' arch and ball extra large candle holder. The candle holder is machined from solid steel and patinated black. The candle holder shows off a contemporary form of an arch w...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Star-Shaped Candleholders with Embedded Mirrors
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic 100% handmade Mid-Century Modern pair of star-shaped candleholders with embedded mirrors, circa 1960.
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Mirror

French 1970’s large glazed ceramic candlestick
Located in London, GB
French 1970’s large glazed ceramic candlesticks.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

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 Candle Holders

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Ceramic

MCM Sterling Silver Candle Holders - A Pair
Located in Austin, TX
It is difficult to capture in pictures the simple, graceful beauty of this pair of sterling candleholders by Gorham. Classic and timeless MCM! The condition and quality of the silver...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Silver

Jens H. Quistgaard, Scandinavian Cast Iron Candelabra by Dansk Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
Illuminate your space with a touch of Scandinavian mastery with our singular Sphere-Shaped Candelabra, crafted by the inimitable Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Design. A celebration of...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Pair of Mid Century Cast Iron Candle Holders
Located in London, GB
Mid Century modern pair of cast iron taper candle holders in lovely vintage condition with no chips, cracks or rust. These pair of rough hewn, cast iron "spider" style candle holder...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Modernist Candle Holders Kosta Boda Amber Glass
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare and unusual candlesticks or candle holders by Gunnar Ander, with beauatiful amber glass by Kosta Boda.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Charles Piguet wrought iron candlestick 30s 40s
Located in Lyon, FR
Wrought-iron candlestick from the 30s/40s by Lyon-based wrought-iron artist Charles Piguet. Sober, uncluttered designer with attractive work on the scrolled base. Beautiful patina of...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Pair of Vintage American Midcentury Iron Rabbit Candle Holders with Green Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of American iron candle holders from the mid 20th century, with rabbit sculptures and green patina. Made in the USA during the Midcentury period, each of this pair of ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Pair of Hard-to-come-by Wrought Iron + Rattan Wall Sconces by Arthur Umanoff
Located in Kensington, MD
These large and dramatic wall sconces by Arthur Umanoff each have 5 candle stems.The entire piece is wrought iron and the vertical bar that attaches to the wall is wrapped in rattan....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Modernist Sculptural Wood and Iron Candle Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing modernist candle holder from the mid century. Iron with solid wood balls. Holds four candles.  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Pair of Los Castillo Brass and Copper Candle Sconces
Located in Pawtucket, RI
A rare pair of Los Castillo candle sconces in copper with swirling inlaid brass design, Taxco, Mexico. Signed.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass, Copper

Gunnar Cyren Lysestager Iron Candle Holder and Candles by Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Gunnar Cyren designed iron candle holder by Dansk. Part of the Lysestager line. This is a rare form. Includes a box tapered Dansk candles.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Handmade David Palombo Menorah or Candelabra
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Handmade Iron and Stone Menorah or Candelabra, made by David Palombo, Israel, circa 1960s.
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1960s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Stone, Iron

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 Candle Holders

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Metal, Steel

Midcentury Big Ceramic Candle Holder, Europe, 1970s
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Unique and beautiful big glazed ceramic candle holder, designed by Adam Sadulski for Mirostowice Ceramic Factory in Poland, in 1970s. Signature on the bottom. Preserved in perfec...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

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 Candle Holders

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Metal

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 Candle Holders

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Ceramic

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

20th Century Tall Brass Eleven-Light Candelabrum in the Style of Paavo Tynell
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th century, heavy cast, Eleven-light floor or table candelabrum, with scrolled openwork vine design, in the style of Paavo Tynell, unmarked. There is quate a heft to this candelabr...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm 1960s, Set of 6
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware by Søholm, Denmark 1960s. Set of 6. Six pieces of gorgeous Danish vintage ceramic from Soholm. This set consists of: - Vase no. 3346. - Vas...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

Cast Iron Candle Holder by Jens H. Quistgaard for Paro, 1960s
Located in Delft, NL
Cast iron candle holder by Jens H. Quistgaard for Paro, 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Iron Candelabra
Located in London, GB
A black wrought iron three-arm candelabra. France, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Iron

Carl Auböck #7234 Brass Candleholder
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck brass #7234 candleholder. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Pierre Forssell Pair of Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Up for sale two lovely sconces from Skultuna, Sweden in brass. Designed by Pierre Forssell and manufactured in the 1990s. Very good condition. Delivered whit the original box.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Rare Carl Auböck #3470 Brass Candleholder
Located in Glendale, CA
Rare Carl Auböck #3600 brass candleholder. Designed in the 1940s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese candleholder is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass by Werkst...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Floor Candelabrum by Herbert Simonson for James Martin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This masterful floor candelabrum was designed and manufactured by the Bucks Country, Pennsylvania woodworker, Herbert (Herb) Simonson, and retailed at James Martin's studio. Martin s...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Aluminum

Large Brutalist Wrought Iran Candle Holders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful artisanal piece in hammered wrought iron from the 1970's.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Wrought Iron

Jens Harald Quistgaard Dansk Denmark Iron Tabletop Candleholder, 1960
Located in South Charleston, WV
18.5" tall, 7" wide. Midcentury 1960s seven arm candleholder designed by Jens Harald Quistgaard JHQ for Dansk, Denmark. Solid Iron dark brown color. Modernist sculptural design. Each of the 7 candle...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Caesar Stoffi for Nagel, Pair of Modular Stacking Elements/Candle Holders, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Caesar Stoffi for Fritz Nagel c. 1970 2 modular stacking elements/candleholders Polished metal Good condition but with some surface tarnish Orig...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

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 Candle Holders

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Metal

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 Candle Holders

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Metal, Silver Plate

Blackened Brass Bear Candleholder/Figurine by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Viennese bear figurine designed by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller as part of “Black Golden Line" (Austria, ca. 1950). Composed of solid brass patinated in a black finish,...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

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 Candle Holders

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Iron, Brass

Modernist Black Enameled Metal and Brass Candleholders, Set of 3
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage set of three black enameled metal and brass candleholders in varying size. Origin: USA Year 1950-60s Dimensions: (15" tall x 3.25 diameter) (13" tall x 3.25" diamet...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Heavy Black Copper Low Table Model Candlestick
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Heavy black copper candlestick for one medium thick candle. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern item has an openwork Brutalist foot consisting of 4 silhouettes of hammered moons stacked on top of each other. Together they carry the round plateau...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Copper

Danish Modernist Female Black String Candleholder by Laurids Lonborg, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative and sculptural candleholder for bloc or ball candles. Designed and manufactured by Laurids Lonborg in Denmark during the 1960s. Composed of blackened string iron and rattan.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

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 Candle Holders

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Ceramic

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 Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of Danish 1960's brass candle sticks by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk Designs. Both candlesticks are sealed on the lower interior.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Danish Trumpet Candlesticks in Brass by Hans Bolling, Torben Ørskov, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This pair of candlesticks were designed Hans Bolling and manufactured by Torben Ørskov in Denmark during the 1960s. They are made from solid brass and feature the manufacturer's mark...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Set of 2 NOS, 1960s Candleholder Jens Harald Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, Denmark
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two candleholder elements new old stock. Producer: Dansk Designs Design: Jens Harald Quistgaard Decade: 1960s Original Danish cand...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Contemporary Candle Holder Arch and Ball, Extra Large Black Steel, SET of 10
Located in London, GB
Louis Jobst' arch and ball extra large candle holder. The candle holder is machined from solid steel and patinated black. The candle holder shows of...
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2010s British Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Steel

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hand Wrought Modernist Candle Stick Holders Marked J. Swoboda Austria
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of asymmetrical table top wrought steel candle holders. Hand wrought sculptural steel bases support steel cups for candles. Ball feet cap each end. Bot...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

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 Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

1950's Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Disco Metal Candlesticks
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two Danish Just Andersen disco metal candle holders produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 50's. The candle holders are in good vint...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Pewter

1940s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter Candlesticks
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two Danish Just Andersen mid century candle holders produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1950´s. The candle holders are in good vintage condition and marked with Jus...
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1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Pewter

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 Candle Holders

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Iron

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 Candle Holders

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Iron

Freeform Metallic Glazed 'Folded' Studio Pottery Candle Holder
Located in Tilburg, NL
Freeform Metallic Glazed 'Folded' studio pottery candle holder. Early 20th century. Very unusual and special 'folded' metallic glazed ceramic candle holder. Special design which r...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Pottery

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 Candle Holders

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Brass

Mid-Century Candle Holder, Iron and Glass, attr. to Erik Höglund
Located in Bochum, NRW
A unique candle holder made of black painted iron and transparent glass, in the well known style of Erik Höglund. The glass element decorate artistically de black painted iron stem, ...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Mid-century Modern candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern candle holders 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 candle holders 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 candle holders 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 candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Tommi Parzinger, Jens Quistgaard, Dansk Designs, and Gunnar Ander. 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 candle holders 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 $790.

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