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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
Period: 1960s
P. Chiesa for Fontana Arte Thick Glass and Chromed Brass Candel Holder 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Very stylish five-prism candle holder, with ladder heights, in thick Nile green glass, with compartments for candles and connecting elements, in chromed brass. Attributable to Pietro...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Hand-forged metal design tree of life wall sculpture candle holder, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Hand-forged metal design tree of life wall sculpture candle holder, 1960s A beautifully perfectly shaped tree of life made of iron. Artful craftsmanship. We have a matching candle...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Iron

Brutalist cast iron and brass candelabra by Jens Quistgaard, Denmark 1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This iconic candelabra or candle holder was designed by Jens Quistgaard in the 1960s. A brutalist design that is made out of cast iron and brass. It has 7 adjustable arms that can ro...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass, Iron

Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Modernist Candle Holders Designed By Lenox
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Vintage Set of 4 Dansk Mid-Century Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
An array of incredible Scandinavian classic candle holders from Dansk. This set includes a spider candle holder, an Iron and Brass candle holder ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Erik Höglund, Candelabra, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine candelabra designed by Erik Höglund and produced by Boda Trä, Sweden, 1960s. fits 0.8” diameter candles
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Pine

Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Candelabra, Brass, Metal, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and black-lacquered metal candelabra designed and produced by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Denmark, 1960s. Fits 0.9” diameter candles
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Brass

Jens Quistgaard "Onion" Candleholders, Set of 12
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 12 Jens Quistgaard "Onion" candleholders. 1960s Manufactured of brass by Dansk, Denmark; each bearing the impression: "DANSK/DESIGNS/DENMARK/IHQ."
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

1960s Pedro Friedeberg Hand-Carved Gilded Four Arm Candelabra
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Pedro Friedeberg Hand-Carved Gilded Stem Candelabra Mexico Four Stem candle holders for Candle .75 24 h x 12 x 12 Signed Original preowned vin...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Gold

Vintage 1960s Wedgwood Jasperware Cream on Blue Ceramic Collection
Located in Bochum, NRW
Midcentury small collection of four pieces Wedgwood Jasperware diamond cream on blue. Comprising 2 lidded boxes, a cachepot, an ashtray and a pair of candleholders. Vintage, 1960s. A...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Porcelain

Stig Sandqvist, Candlesticks, Teak, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of teak candlesticks designed and produced by Stig Sandqvist, Sweden, c. 1960s. fits 0.75” diameter candles
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Teak

Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Wrought Iron, Oak, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wrought iron and oak candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1960s. Fits 0.75” diameter candles
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Laurids Lønborg, Small Candlesticks, Iron, Rattan, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of two small candlesticks designed and produced by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark, c. 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Iron

Scandinavian Brass standing candle stick 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Mid Century modern standing candle stick . Ten candle holders For Tea Lights or others . Hand forged Steel upright ,comes with cone shaped Copper candle holders . So decor...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

1960s Sculpted Brass Oversized Brutalist Candle Holders
Located in Bensalem, PA
Super unique heavy solid brass candle holders that give you the option of narrow or wide candles.These were rescued out of a church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

pair of rare brass candle sticks for Cohr, Denmark 1960s
Located in Kiel, SH
Pair of solid brass candle sticks by Carl M. Cohr
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bronze Silverplated Fleur de Lis Candle Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage bronze candle holder. This substantial piece has a trio fleur de lis design that surrounds the candle holding base. Th...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Bronze

Italian Large Mid Century Regency Gilt Iron Wall Candle Holder Li Puma Firenze
Located in München, DE
Very large elegant Mid Century Regency wall candle holder made of gilded iron. For three candles. Manufacturer is Li Puma Firenze. Made in Italy. M...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Gold Plate, Iron

1960s Donald Drumm for Raymor American Modernist White Candelabrum
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale, powder coated metal candelabrum designed by Donald Drumm for Raymor. Piece measures 31.75" by 28" by 8.5" and has been powder coated white in recent years. In very goo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Grouping of Five Italian Ceramic Owls by Ado Londi for Bitossi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960’s Rare grouping of five Italian “ Rimini Blue” ceramic owls by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. They are in beautiful vintage condition. The grouping consist of three vases and two cand...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

Arrow Wall Sconce
Located in London, England
Height: 53cm Depth: 10cm Width: 24cm Date: 1960s. Materials: Brass, Metal. Description: Arrow wall sconces are stylish and versatile lighting fix...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass, Chrome

Midcentury Scandinavian Candlesticks in Brass, 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of solid brass candlesticks designed and manufactured by Hyslop in Copenhagen, Denmark during the 1960s. The candlesticks are to be fitted with regular sized candles. They hav...
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1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

Group (4) Hans-Agne Jakobsson Brass and Glass Candlestick Votives
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cluster of four votive candlesticks with green tinted glass shades. Forms a little cityscape centerpiece or can be used individually. Etched signature to glass
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Scroll Form Ceramic Candle Holders by Marius Giuge
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Mid Century Modernist candle holders were created by Marius Giuge for Vallauris originate from France C. 1960. Composed in three primary scroll form elements forming the...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic

Pair of 2 Brass Candle Holders 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of 2 candle holders with an amazing shape made in fully Brass.
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Set of Four Solid Brass and Glass Hurricane Candles Holders by Bijørn Wiinblad
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful set of four hurricane candle holders designed by renowned Danish designer Bijorn Wiinblad. Constructed of solid brass and glass. In original vintage condition, they show m...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Hans-Agne Jakobsson Brass Candle Holder, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hans-Agne Jakobsson brass candle holder from the 1960s exemplifies sleek Scandinavian design, featuring a harmonious blend of form and material. Its minimalist elegance and atten...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Brass

2 Candlesticks, Denmark, 1960
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal

Vintage Modular Candle Sculpture by Caesar Stoffi for Nagel 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Modular Candle Sculpture designed by Caesar Stoffi for Nagel in the 1960s is a unique and artistic decor piece. Comprising modular candlehol...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

1960s A. Moreno Sculpture Bronze Figure Candleholders in Style of Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti, A. Moreno
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Bronze sculpture candleholders Midcentury striking pair of bronze sculptures function as candleholders. Signed with artist name, A. Moreno. Mexico 1960s In the style of Diego Gia...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Bronze

Danish Designer, Candelabra, Brass, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A small brass candelabra designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1960s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

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 Candle Holders

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Crystal, Silver

Eigel Jensen for Anton Michelsen 1960 Sterling Sculptural Three-Candles Holder
Located in Miami, FL
Candles holder designed by Eigel Jensen (1917-2002) for Anton Michelsen. Very unique, gorgeous and sculptural geometric Scandinavian piece created by Eigel Jensen in Denmark, circ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Anna Greta-Eker Candleholder In Silver
Located in Helsinki, FI
Very exotic and unique looking candleholder in solid silver designed by Anna Greta-Eker. Eker was a very established silver designer and one of the most important figures in modern s...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

Brutalist Midcentury Blenko Amoeba Shaped Glass Candleholder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage Blenko candleholder. Shaped in an artistic organic amoeba form, this glass sculpture is beautiful, artful and sculptural all at t...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Glass

Pair of Claw Footed Antique Brass Storm Lamps
Located in Montréal, QC
Pair of Claw Footed Antique Brass Storm Lamps. Nicely patinated. Includes glass shades.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Silver, Brass

1960s Murano Sommerso Art Glass Votive Candle Holder Green and Amber
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Murano Green and Amber Sommerso Art Glass Votive Candle Holder 1.5 tall x 2.75 diameter Preowned vintage condition. Refer to all images.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Mid Century Modern Hand Blown Belgian Candlesticks by Val St. Lambert
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large chunky pair of mid century modern Belgian blown glass candlesticks with etched signature Val St. Lambert on bottom.
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Blown Glass

Brazilian Modern Candle Lamp in Silver Metal, 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Experience the sheer beauty of a Brazilian modern candle lamp, available for purchase today. Prepare to be amazed by its stunning design and exceptional craftsmanship. This lamp is c...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Silver

24 Modern Chrome Candleholders + Ashtray Bowl, Werner Stoff Nagel Germany 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
A set of 24 S-22 model stackable 3-legged chrome modular candleholders plus an S-44 Ashtray/Bowl by two German artists, Hans Nagel (1926-1978) and Werner St...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Haeger Canary Yellow Abstract Tiered Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A stunning rare abstract Haeger bright canary yellow tiered sculpture. This piece coordinates with a catchall in the same color, listed separately, see photos. Beautiful on its own, ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Ceramic Hand-Painted Candlestick Candle Holder by DeSimone, Italy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage figural candlestick by Giovanni Desimone Italy is a unique and eye-catching piece of decorative art. DeSimone was a renowned Italian ceramicist and designer who worked in the mid-20th century, known for his whimsical and colorful ceramic sculptures...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Midcentury Teak and Brass Rare Table Candle Holder / Stick, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
-Rare type.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Stunning Handmade Ceramic Candelabra Candle Holder Beate Kuhn Style Mid-Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This brutalist object has a unique and creative design, featuring an arrangement of 12 candle holders, each in the shape of a mushroom, arranged in different levels to create a visua...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

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 Candle Holders

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Brass, Nickel

Vintage Italian Midcentury Sculptural Vase in the Style of Gio Ponti for Krupp
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian vase/pen holder, made in chromed metal and designed in the style of Gio Ponti for Krupp. The three pipes have different lenghts, and can each hold ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

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Metal, Steel

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

Materials

Metal

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Wrought Iron

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 Candle Holders

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Raffia, Teak

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Metal, Brass

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Pine

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

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 Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Large Brass Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice size of candle sticks. Solid brass construction with a modern /deco design on the hexagon base. No makers marks found. Heavy castings and well made. They are well made and can hold large candles. Possibly made for a Church! Look at bottom photo's. Have been well taken care of. At 19" height would look good on a large dining table or large fireplace mantel...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Candle Holders

Materials

Brass

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

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 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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