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Lighting For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Late 20th Century
1970s Pair of Chrome and Glass Wall Lights by G. Sciolary, Italy
Located in London, GB
The Pair of Chrome and Glass Wall Lights designed by Gaetano Sciolari, crafted in Italy during the 1970s, is a testament to the enduring c...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Rare Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Paper First Edition 75D Akari Japan Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover the timeless allure of the Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp, model 75D, a pendant lamp designed around 1950 and manufactured by Ozeki & Co. Ltd. in Japan. This mid-century modern ma...
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Paper

Curtis Jere Faceted Lamp Chrome Brass Cityscape
Located in Fraser, MI
Faceted Lamp by Jere. Two tone brass and chrome.
Category

1970s Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden. Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Fantastic Glass Tube Chandelier - 36 Albaster Pink Glasses
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage glass chandelier with alabaster pink glass tubes. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large glass tubes in a star shape. The alabaster technique created in Venetian...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Bronze Metal Table Lamp Arredoluce, Italy, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Impressing and large table / desk lamp in brushed aluminum with bronze effect dating back to the 70s. The gooseneck stem and the finish of the lampshade are reminiscent of the brass...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Amber Petal Chandelier, Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Chandelier with 36 transparent with an amber spot inside glasses, gold painted structure. The glasses are very high quality, the photos do not do the beauty, luster of these glasses....
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Lighting

Materials

Metal

Elegant Murano Poliedri ceiling light - Carlo Scarpa - smoked glasses
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian ceiling light made from 84 beautiful Murano smoked glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 17,70 inches (45...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

French Vintage Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier from France in the neoclassical style. This piece is made of lacquered steel enhanced with gilt brass accents. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage black and white 5-armed chandelier, 1950's/1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Limburg 1 of a Pair Geometric White & Clear Glass 1970s Flush Mount Lights Lamps
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a pair of vintage, minimalist German made wall or ceiling flush mount light fixtures by Glashütte Limburg, circa 1970s. The simple, yet striking, clean lined minimalist design...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Wrought iron and gold leatherette console lamp, 1980s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sculptural lamp by Lam Lee Group/Leeazanne, 1990s. Forged and patinated metal body, spotted gold leatherette shade. European socket (up to 250V).
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1980s American Futurist Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Isamu Noguchi Akari 55A Pendant Lamp: Timeless Japanese Elegance
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Experience the timeless elegance of the Isamu Noguchi Akari 55A Pendant Lamp, a design masterpiece that transcends generations. Created in 1951...
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1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Paper

Pair of Art Moderne Ten Light Gilt Metal Chandeliers Gold Filament Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
All Original Pair of Circa 1940's Art Moderne 10 Light Chandeliers. Ten sided gilt metal bodies with transparent gold plastic panels. Ten candelabra base light sockets on the interio...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Luis Barragan '1902-1988' Ceramic Table Lamp, Mexico, 1952
Located in Barcelona, ES
LUIS BARRAGÁN (1902-1988) From Casa del Pedregal (Casa Prieto López) Manufactured by Hugo X. Velázquez México, 1952 Ceramic, parchment leather Ceramic table lamp Measurements To...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Leather

Table lamp by Frank Bentler for Wila. Denmark 1970 - 1975
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great Condition
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Mid-20th Century Danish Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

1930's Modernist Dentist Floor Lamp
Located in Brno, CZ
This is an original piece made in 1930’s Czechoslovakia. A striking dominant floor lamp, with super sized proportions. A large copper headlight that is adjustable, supported by a sta...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting

Materials

Copper, Stainless Steel

Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Dual ignition Good Condition Thank you
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Heavy Brass Refurbished Korean Ship Light. Wired for Modern Use. 1960's.
Located in Canterbury, GB
Our heavy brass ship's light comes from a Korean vessel, and has been up cycled into a beautiful room light , wired for domestic use, which can be floor mounted or could be attached ...
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1960s Other Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

1950/70′ Pair of Maison Baguès Daisy Sconces H 57 cm With Blue Glass Beads
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of gilded iron wall lights decorated with crystal or glass decorated with flowers and leaves, two sconces, Maison Baguès Circa 1970 Good condition Width: 28 cm Height: 57 cm Dep...
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1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Lighting

Materials

Iron

Coppia di Applique da parete Vetro di Murano di Carlo Nason per Mazzega anni 60
Located in Catania, IT
Coppia di applique da parete in vetro di Murano disegnate da Carlo Nason e prodotte da Mazzega negli anni '60. La struttura delle applique è in acciaio cromato e hanno quattro sfacce...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Steel

Metal and Back Glass Applique, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Metal and glass wall lamp, 1970s. Slight wear due to age and use. European socket (up to 250V).
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1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Functionalist nickel plated table lamp by Franta Anýž, 1930
By Jaroslav Anyz, Franta Anyz
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Iconic table lamp produced by the Franta Anýž Company and designed by Jaroslav Anýž, his son in early 1930s. This desk lamp is renowned for its distinctive joints, patented to allow the lampshade to pivot in any direction, with adjustable height. Franta Anýž, an influential figure in Czech design, studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague. His notable achievements include work at Pragotron, camera design for Flexaret, and winning a gold medal at the Salon International des Inventions in Geneva in 1965 for his Beta 21 watch...
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Lighting

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Pair of brass table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp.
Located in PARIS, FR
Large, imposing vintage 1950s wrought-iron lamp. Heavy weight, measures 63cm and 39cm without shade. Personal delivery or free delivery in Paris.
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1950s French Vintage Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Mid Century Ceiling Light with Three Floral Shades
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Mid Century Ceiling Light with Three Floral Shades   This delightful French Three Light bronzed ceiling light features th...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Suspension lamp mod. Lampiatta by Stilnovo, De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi, 1971
Located in Milano, IT
Lampiatta model hanging lamp designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi, in 1971 for Stilnovo. The lampshade is made of metal painted white both inside and outside. It bears the original ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Italian Chrome Table Lamp by Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very large vintage Italian chrome table lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. This was manufactured in Italy by Sirrah, it dates from the 1970’s. This is the very ra...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Brass and Marble Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage brass and marble floor lamp, most likely made in Italy and dating from the 1970’s. It is beautifully made, the brass frame sits on a gorgeous marble base. There a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass

1 of 3 -Set of 2 PetiteMurano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 petite Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use. Each fixtur...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco Bauhaus Cream Opaline Glass and Brass Pendants, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant minimalist Art Deco pendant was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1920s to 1930s during the Bauhaus period. The light features a round cream colored opaline ...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Ten Embedded Flush Mounts, Finland, 1970s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Flush mounts, manufactured in Finland, from the 1970s. Painted metal and glass. 10 pieces, sold separately. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. These...
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1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Metal

1 of 3 Mushroom Shaped Glass Lamp in Chrome, Germany 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1 of 3 Mushroom Shaped Glass Lamp in Chrome, Germany 1960s Dimensions Height: 7.08 in. (18 cm) Diameter: 10.23 in. (26 cm) The fixture need 1 x E27 standard bulb with 60W max. Lig...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Beautiful Flygsfors table lamps design by Helena Tynell
Located in Djurhamn, SE
Flygsfors Glass Factory Flygsfors Glasbruk was a glass factory in Flygsfors in Nybro municipality, founded in 1888 and closed in 1979. It was started in Flygsfors in 1863 as a hammer...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Glass

Vintage fractal resin lamp, 1970, France
Located in TOURS, FR
Rare fractal resin table lamp, 1970, France Similar to Pierre Giraudon, Marie-Claude de Fouquières, Henri Fernandez, François Godebski...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Resin

Mid-Century Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Category

1960s Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Sconces by Sylcom, 60s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sylcom Murano production, set of three Murano Graniglia glass appliques, each composed of three leaves, each applique is equipped with two lamp holders for E14 bulbs, we can make the...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps with Velvet Shades
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of vintage brass table lamps with velvet shades. They were made in France, they date from around the 1970’s. The quality is outstanding, the s...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

"Parola" Table Lamp from Studio Tetrarch, 1968
Located in Napoli, IT
"Parola" table lamp from Studio Tetrarch, 1968 Bibliography: Casa Amica by Giuliana Gramigna.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Svend Aage Holm Sørensen floor lamp in metal, 1950's.
Located in Espergærde, 84
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004), Very nice and subtle grasshopper shaped floor lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, manufactured by Holm Sørensen & Co, Denmark 1950. This ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Light Pink Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed. A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Mid Century Modern "Ventiglio" Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Mid Century Modern "Ventiglio" Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti, for Skipper Pollux - 1980s
Category

1980s Vintage Lighting

Materials

Marble

Large Pair of Antique Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very impressive large pair of antique brass table lamps, dating from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality, with beautiful...
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1950s British Victorian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brilliant Leuchten AG Table Lamp
Located in Roma, IT
Postmodern table lamp produced by Brilliant Leuchten AG in the 1980s magnetic eyeball. Very original table lamp produced by Brilliant Leuchten AG in black and white plastic materia...
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Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Memphis Suspension, Red Yellow and Pink, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Memphis Suspension, Red Yellow and Pink,Italy, 1980s
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1980s Vintage Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

1970s Vintage Italian Brass & Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and extremely well made 1970’s vintage Italian brass & chrome lamp. The quality is outstanding, the frame is beautifully designed and the metal has acquired a beautiful ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Fase Model Anade Table Lamp, 1980s
By Fase
Located in FERROL, ES
Fase Model Anade Table Lamp, 1980s Halogen lamp with 12 v bulb. Measures 70 cm. length 43 cm. height 13 cm. broad
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1980s Spanish Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Special glass sphere with inner glass rod table lamp, model from 1965
Located in Wien, 9
This very special unique piece is the last of a great series. The shade can be adjusted in any colour and size to either get a very modern or traditional outlook. The table lamp is a...
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1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Space Age Italian Floor Lamps in Lacquered Iron and Chromed Metal, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Step into the future with this pair of Space Age Italian floor lamps from the 1970s, an iconic fusion of form and function. Crafted from lacquered iron and chromed metal, these lamps...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Lighting

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Large Chrome & Opaline Glass floor lamp by VeArt, Italy 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large chrome & opaline glass floor lamp by VeArt, Italy 1970s. Unusual design composed of primary shaped elements such as a glass cone, a cylindrical base and column with their squar...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni , Italy, 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Lighting

Materials

Resin

Pair Or Brutalist Architectural 1960s Mid Century Light Shades Ceiling Lights
Located in London, GB
This awesome pair of original mid century light shades have a particularly architectural look to them! Dating from the 1960s, they’re constructed from sheet metal which has been cut ...
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1960s European Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Impressive three-Tier Murano SMOKED Glass Tube Chandelier - 52 glasses
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 52 large SMOKED glass tubes in a star shape. Period: late XX century ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Table Lamp Model 2468 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Brass

Philips Workshop Lamp 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Philips desk lamp dating from the 1950s. Inspired by Charlotte Perriand in the way she designed objects that met the needs of life and were accessible to the greatest number of peopl...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Glass Wall Light/Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Glass Wall Light/ Ceiling light, 1960s
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting

Materials

Glass

Presentation Lamp
Located in VUGHT, NL
Small presentation island made from an old Jieldé machinelamp, nice for lichting jewelry or other small items. Special “floating” effect with the switchable tree colored bottomlight ...
Category

1960s French Industrial Vintage Lighting

Materials

Marble, Metal, 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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