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Creator: Venini
Creator: Gino Sarfatti
Pair XXL Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Amber and Ice Glass, Italy 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair XXL Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Amber and Ice Glass, Italy 1960 We're selling a pair of gorgeous Venini Wall chandeliers from the 1960s, each featuring hand-blown Murano glass in amber and ice tones. These Italian-made lamps are ideal for any space, from midcentury to Hollywood Regency. Choosing Mid-Century Lighting is a sustainable and eco-friendly option that breathes new life into a quality product with a rich history. The signs of wear add character and tell a story of the previous owner's life. These elegant lights are compatible with US/UK/ASIA standards and LED lighting, featuring three E27 sockets. We've cleaned and wired them for immediate use, and the frames are in excellent condition, with a minor patina on the metal parts. You can easily disassemble the sconces for transport, and each glass piece can be wrapped individually. They measure 38 cm in width, 20 cm in depth, and 80 cm in height. Make a statement in your space with these delicate yet beautiful lights. - Priced for a pair of two wall lights...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Gino Sarfatti Triennale Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Iconic mid-century Italian Triennale floor lamp. Original design 1947 by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Monza, Italy. This model Triennale floor lamp released in late 1960s-1970s by Gin...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Gino Sarfatti, Wall Mirror with Lights, Model 51/B, Design 1971, Arteluce, Italy
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Gino Sarfatti, Wall Mirror with Lights, Model 51/b, design 1971, Arteluce Italy 1970s glamour! This fun wall mirror was designed by Sarfatti and pro...
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1970s Italian Vintage Lighting

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Aluminum

Rare early serie of Midcentury Arteluce chandelier, model 2097/50. Italy 1958.
Located in Catania, CT
Mid-Century Modern early serie of Arteluce chandelier model 2097 with 50 lights. Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1958 and produced in Italy. Labeled with the Arteluce early sticker from...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Gino Sarfatti large globe chandelier Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing chandelier by Gino Sarfatti made in Italy in the 1960s. Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Each ball consists of two parts - transparent and milky white. Gives a beautiful diffuse light emission. Very good vintage condition. Requires three E27 bulbs. The wiring is suitable for all countries in the world. Wiring replaced by professional electrician. Gino Sarfatti played a significant role in the history of industrial design in Italy. Italian engineer Gino Sarfatti started the Arteluce Company in 1939 and would go on to design over 700 lighting products—floor lamps, chandeliers, spotlights, and other light fittings—between the mid-1930s and early 1970s. His work at Arteluce effectively shaped the modern architectural movement in Italy and supported many of the mid-century designers including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio Asti, and Ico Parisi. Through his exploration and experimentation with new materials like Plexiglas, diverse production methodologies and techniques as well as light sources, such as halogen bulbs, Sarfatti was a true innovator of Italian lighting and design. The elegance chandelier...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Art Deco, Pulegoso Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, Italy 1940s
Located in Catania, CT
Pulegoso Murano glass chandelier produced in Italy during the 40s by Venini. Great original vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. No cracks or chips. Full working with ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Pair of Wall Lights, Model No. 121 Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare pair of wall lights, model no. 121 Gino Sarfatti Available four.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Set of three pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in Murano Glass
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Three pendants mod. 4041 in light blue etched Murano Glass designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by Venini since 1954. Perfect condition, original electrical system and or...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Venini Murano Glass Chandelier $12,500.00 Large Murano glass chandelier by Venini from the 1960s. Its composed of several colorless hand blown ribbed glass sections that come t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Lighting

Materials

Glass

Sarfatti Vintage Midcentury Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Milano, IT
Gino Sarfatti vintage midcentury sputnik style chandelier with red and mint green shades. Beautiful time worn patina. Wired for Europe.
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19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting

Materials

Brass

Yellow metal pendant, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant lights model no. '2079' with a perforated yellow lacquered metal construction and opaline glass. Dimensions: H. 30 cm Ø20 cm Design: Gino Sarfatti 1955 for Arteluce Italy....
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Sconces "Patchwork" Murano Glass
Located in Firenze, FI
Ceiling or wall lighting system made up of 8 Murano glass elements, "Patchwork" model, designed by Toni Zuccari for Venini. The structure is in white painted metal on which the tran...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Murano Glass Chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Italy 19
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The elegant Murano glass chandelier made in Italy in the 60s. Designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini & Co. Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass indu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian mid-century steel Wall light nr. 232 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern steel Wall light nr. 232 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1960s Pair of wall lights mod nr. 232 with a round metal base. The spherical steel diffuser is supp...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal, Steel

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Black Mount by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1 Design by Gino Sarfatti The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminum ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Gino Sarfatti 565 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1956
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist model 565 table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1956. This very nice direct table lamp has a cast iron base, c...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp
Located in London, GB
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp, with barley twist brass stem mounted on a black lacquer base. Re wired with antique gold cord flex, switch and PAT te...
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1960s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Gino Sarfatti for Flos 2097/50 Chandelier, Pair Available
Located in Dallas, TX
By Flos: Since 1958, this iconic Gino Sarfatti design has served as an ultra-modern representation of the traditional midcentury chandelier. Every detail of this state-of-the-art ceiling light is exceptional, from the mirror-polish finish of its main steel structure to the way each bulb is fitted with its own horizontal arm and the graceful wiring meanders down the stem. The Mod 2097 by Gino Sarfatti holds 50 incandescent bulbs, emitting indirect light. It features a ceiling fitting and includes a suspension cable. Inspiration behind the design: Renowned for his contribution to the modern architectural movement in lighting, creator Gino Sarfatti designed the Flos 2097 Chandelier...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass, Wire

Rare Model 565 Table Lamp by Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti rare model 565 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s Model 565 a direct light table lamp designed in 1956, has distinctive steel spring that holds the spotlight reflector. Two matching...
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20th Century Italian Lighting

Materials

Steel

Gino Sarfatti Murano Glass Globe Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing chandelier by Gino Sarfatti made in Italy in the 1960s. Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Gives a beautiful diffuse light emission. The height of the chandelier can be adjusted from 77 cm to 110 cm with a special adjustment. Width: 70 centimeters. Very good vintage condition. Chrome has damage. Requires three E27 bulbs. The wiring is suitable for all countries in the world. Gino Sarfatti played a significant role in the history of industrial design in Italy. Italian engineer Gino Sarfatti started the Arteluce Company in 1939 and would go on to design over 700 lighting products—floor lamps, chandeliers, spotlights, and other light fittings—between the mid-1930s and early 1970s. His work at Arteluce effectively shaped the modern architectural movement in Italy and supported many of the mid-century designers including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio Asti, and Ico Parisi. Through his exploration and experimentation with new materials like Plexiglas, diverse production methodologies and techniques as well as light sources, such as halogen bulbs, Sarfatti was a true innovator of Italian lighting and design. The elegance chandelier...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian modern Glass Chandelier Firenze by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass chandelier Firenze by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, 1990s Chandelier mod. Firenze (Florence) composed of a series of...
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1990s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 238/1 Champagne Mount
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 238/1 Design by Gino Sarfatti The single blown opaline glass sphere is gently held by a Black or Champagne painted aluminium ring. The aluminum ring has a small cut, enabling...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Chandelier, Venini "Tronchi" by Toni Zuccheri
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Toni Zuccheri's design for Venini's chandelier in the late 1960s is truly remarkable. The combination of Murano glass, brass, and chromed steel creates a stunning visual effect that ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Paolo Rizzatto & Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp Model 613 Produced by Arteluce
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table lamp model 613 designed by Paolo Rizzatto & Gino Sarfatti. Produced by Arteluce in Italy.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Plastic, Fiberglass

Gino Sarfatti Set of Two Wall Lamps 238/2 in Aluminium and Glass by Arteluce 60s
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of two wall lamps model 238/2 with supports in white painted metal, lampshades in blown glass and white enameled aluminum, designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce duri...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Seguso Glass Pendants by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Seguso Glass Pendants by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Executed in hand blown bubbled Segus...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Steel

Gino Sarfatti early red model 566 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti early red model 566 table lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1956 Stunning and Iconic Gino Sarfatti model 565 lamp for Arteluce designed in 1956 in rare red color. Additional ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Murano Chandelier Calla Lily by Venini, Italy, 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The unique Murano chandelier Calla or Lily by Venini was made in Italy in the 1960s. Beautiful chandelier with glass flowers that seem to fall from a chrome stand. This lamp with its...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Chandelier with Clear & Gold Trilobo Glasses by Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear and gold Trilobo glasses suspended from white metal ceiling plate. Made by Venini, Italy, c. 1960's. Dimensions: 61"H x 10"D
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1960s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass 3-Pendant Chandelier for Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Gino Sarfatti Seguso Bubble Glass 3-Pendant Chandelier for Arteluce. Executed in 3 hand blown bubbled Seguso glass pendants with brass and bl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

21st Century 2 Level Veliero Table Lamp in Crystal / Milk-White by Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
Veliero comprises 6 modular elements; the simplicity of the original square remains unchanged, and is actually enhanced by the encounter with the other elements, expressing itself in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting

Chandelier Model 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Chandelier 2042/3 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. Chrome metal frame, transparent glass globes.
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1960s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Triedri Curvati Murano Glass Flush Mount by Carlo Nason for Venini, Italy
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
An amazing flush mount chandelier crafted in Murano glass and gilded brass, designed by Carlo Nason for Venini, Italy. Measurements: diameter 17.3" in. (44 cm), height 21.65" in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti & Toni Zuccheri Murano Glass Table Lamp for Venini, Italy, 1966
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large sculptural table lamp by Gio Ponti & Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy ca. 1966. Refined and monumental design composed of lively blown Murano glass parts on a chic architectonic...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Cylinder Shaped Amber Murano Glass Pendant by Venini, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A cylinder shaped amber coloured pendant designed and produced by glass specialist Venini. This model is designed in the 1950s, but this is a more recent production. The lamp i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Gino Sarfatti Model 2042/3 Ceiling Lamp Arteluce 1960
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A rare early model 2042/3 ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1960. This version of the 2042 lamp has 3 clear gl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Gino Sarfatti model 595/P wall lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s
Located in Skokie, IL
Gino Sarfatti model 595/P wall lamp for Arteluce, Italy, 1960s in all original condition retaining original sticker label to shade. Additional Information: Materials: Chrome plated ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Murano Glass Pendant Light by Venini, 1970s
Located in Palermo, PA
Stunning and rare Murano ceiling lamp by Venini, 1960s. Off-white glass with a white decor. Details Creator: Venini, Murano Materials and Techniques: Brass, Murano Glass Width...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Rare Sputnik Chandelier Model 2003
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1939, rare 'Fuoco d'artificio' chandelier model 2003 executed in the 1950s, Italy. This 24-light sputnik ceiling light is composed of tubula...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Orange Hand Blown Fungo Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A hand blown orange colored glass Fungo table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini. This is the largest size of the Fungo table lamp. The Fungo lamp...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

No. 4035 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Cascade Flush Mount Murano Glass Triedri Midcentury Italian Chandelier
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Spectacular, dazzling, elegant, beautiful. All is little for this flush mount chandelier. Piece by Venini made up of a brass-plated base with chains from which hang 48 Venetian Tri...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Tronchi Murano Glass Flush mount light Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s Two tiers gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality. High quality and...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Carlo Scarpa for Venini Reticello Murano Glass Globe, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A hand blown glass globe / sphere with stunning reticello glass design, wiith brass stem and canopy. Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940. A c...
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1940s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass Lampshade, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo Venini Misure solo della struttura vetro senza paralume. Height 38cm. Large 18 cm.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Applique Murano Glass by Venini, 1940
Located in Milan, Italy
Wall lamp in Murano glass by Venini, 1940.The applique is made up of several glass modules to be inserted inside a brass structure.There is no electrical system which can be made on ...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Applique Murano Glass by Venini, 1940
Located in Milan, Italy
Wall lamp in Murano glass by Venini, 1940.The applique is made up of several glass modules to be inserted inside a brass structure.There is no electrical system which can be made on ...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Rare Adjustable Floor Lamp Mod. 1045 by Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Rare adjustable floor lamp mod. 1045 by Gino Sarfatti, Italy, circa 1948. Manufactured by Arteluce. Brass, lacquered metal. Base 34 x 34 cm H min-max 10...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Metal

Italian Lighting Eliche Chandelier by Venini Murano, 1960
Located in Milan, Italy
Suspension lamp with metal structure and modular elements in Murano glass from the Elica series. Designer Toni Zuccheri. Signed. Produced by Venini, Italy, circa 1960. Biography To...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Carlo Scarpa Green Poliedri Chandelier in Murano Opaline Glass for Venini, 1958
Located in Vicenza, IT
“Poliedri” chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Venini in, 1958. Made of opaline Murano glass. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, which are all worth mention. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how twentieth-century museums were to be set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his greatest ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider being one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa began work building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem”, [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure”. Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded 8 years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana”, “Quatour” and “Orseolo”. While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass chandelier
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini. 42 Murano glasses set on a metal base consisting of 2 tiers. The light has 7 bulbs. Details Creator: Venini, Murano Dimensions: Height...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1960s Murano Glass Lantern by Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Rare 1960s Murano "Champagne" blown glass lantern by Venini. Six lights.
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1960s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Midcentury Italian Post Modern Clear Glass Murano Vetri Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning Venini midcentury Murano Triedri Chandelier. In a very desirable whale tail form. Features glass crystal prisms on polished steel frame. Takes 7 standard bulbs. Lead wire is...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Steel

20th Century Gino Sarfatti Set of 6 Wall Lamps Mod. 36 for Arteluce, 1950s
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genova, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its purpose is lighting fixtures, lighting applications, furniture components as well as the study and manufacture of furniture. He won many international awards, including, in 1954 and 1955, the Compasso d'oro, with models 559 and 1055. In December 1973, the year he won the Gold Medal at the 15th Triennale, he sold the company, which is no longer in operation today. Here we have set of 6 wall lamps...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

VENINI Table Lamp Brass Murano Glass Lampshade Fabric 1950s Italy
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI table lamp
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 Black White Diffuser, Black Hardware, Black Cable
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065. Black white diffuser, black hardware, black cable. Manufactured by Astep Model 2065 Design by Gino Sarfatti The 2065 is made of two joined opali...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

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Plastic

Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/3 Champagne Mount for Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/3 Design by Gino Sarfatti The two blown opaline glass spheres are gently held in place by two Black, or Champagne, painted aluminum rings. Each ring has a small cut, ena...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

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Aluminum

Vintage Crystal Cascading Chandelier by Paolo Venini for Venini, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pendant lamp was designed by Paolo Venini for Venini during the 1970s, in Italy. It features a brass plate were dozens of frosted glass drops fall creating a layering effect wit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

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Brass

Vintage and Antique Lighting for Sale: Unique Table Lamps, Floor Lamps, Sconces and Other Lighting for Your Home

The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.

Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.

Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat. 

Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.

As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.

There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation

With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.

The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

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