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Lighting For Sale
Period: 1940s
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.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Art Deco Lamp
By Art Decor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Italian Art Deco desk lamp. Chromed metal and black enameled shade.
Italy, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Petit Potence Black Wall Lamp by Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial and minimalistic wall lamp designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra. The Potence swiveling wall lamp was designed by Jean Prouvé...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Steel
Pair of Art Deco Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco torchiere table lamps in polished aluminum and glass.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Tole Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of floral painted tole sconces with five lights, now electrified.
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fine Pair of Silvered, Crystal and Rock Crystal Wall Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine pair of silvered, crystal and rock crystal wall sconces.
France, circa 1940. 3 lights
Dimensions: Height 23", diameter 10 1/2" projection: 6 1/2"
CW4727B.
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Pair of 1940s Asian Resin and Wood Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s Asian lamps with beautiful detail.
Category
1940s American Vintage Lighting
Materials
Resin
Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Brussels, BE
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
French Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and iron 1940s French chandelier with fleur de lis and dragon details. Gold glass is new.
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of American Bronze Double Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bronze sconces.
Category
1940s American Vintage Lighting
Dramatic Restored Pair of Plaster Art Deco Figures, circa 1940, as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative. They are custom built using materials of the highest quality and are shipped complete with the new...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Arrow Sconces
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of neoclassical two-light wall sconces, circa 1940s, metal and bronze, shapes as an arrow decorated with two arms.
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Large Alabaster Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French carved alabaster fixtures with interior lights.
Measurements:
Diameter: 24″
Drop: 30" (adjustable)
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco/ Modernist Reading or Torchiere Flip Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Simple and elegant Flip floor lamp by Kurt Versen. Spectacular design from 1935 where the lamp doubles as a reading lamp and a torchiere. Just flip the shade upward or downward and i...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venetian 1940s Murano Glass and Wrought Iron Pendant
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Murano glass and wrought iron pendant ceiling lamp.
In the classic light brown glass and green-tinted wrought iron.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Pair of Barovier and Toso Tall Torchere Lamps with Gold Aventurine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hugely scaled pair of Barovier and Toso attributed hand blown torchere lamps are extremely hard to find. They differ ever so slightly in scale but to my eye that makes them even...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
ITSU Oy, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Finland, 1940s
By Itsu
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and opaline glass chandelier designed and produced by ITSU Oy, Finland, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of canopy (inches): 2.5” H x 3.75” Diameter
Socket takes standard E-26 bulbs. 3 ...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Floor Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Jacques Adnet Leather Articulating Floor Lamp
Iron completely wrapped with black leather and signature contrast stitching
Leather tripod base, stem and arm
New silk lamp shade.
...
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Iron
Swedish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Oak, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, oak and white fabric chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Dimensions of canopy (inches): 2.5” H x 4.5” Diameter
Socket takes standard E-26 bulbs. 5 sockets.T...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Glass, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, metal and etched glass pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of canopy (inches): 3.66” H x 2.96”Diameter
Socket takes standard E-26 bulbs. 2 s...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.25” H x 11” W x 6.25” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 3.85” H x 1.29...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier By Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Murano Glass Chandelier By Barovier.
We offer a beautiful 4 light Murano glass chandelier designed by Ercole Barovier in the 1940's. This lovely Art Deco Murano chandelier has gracef...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric wall light designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.25” H x 9.75” W x 7” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 2.87” H x 0.73” D
...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Industrial lamp Triplex Lillpendel by Johan Petter Johansson, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A table or wall lamp model Triplex Lillpendel type TP, developed by the Swedish inventor Johan Petter Johansson. Constructed from steel and aluminum, painted deep red with chrome det...
Category
1940s Swedish Industrial Vintage Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Michel Zadounaisky, Sconces '2', France, 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of sconces in hammered wrought iron with two stems by Michel Zadounaisky (1903 - 1983). Body of volutes and interlaces.
Signed in the front.
Excellent condition. Slight oxy...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Iron
Art Deco French Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Great looking tall Art Deco French floor lamp. Made out of walnut wood with chrome decorative element in the middle of the supporting leg. Supported by the round base and has highly ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Chrome
French 1940s Polished Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French floor lamp dates back to the 1940s, built from brass and bronze in a classic design. The lamp stands on a weighted, stepped-up hexagonal base, giving it a stable ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Tubino Table lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This table lamp, named Tubino, was designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni already in 1949 (!). Initially, the lamp was produced by Arredoluce, from the 1970s it was taken i...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pendant Industrial Light
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Original antique pendant light. Wonderful ribbed glass and stylish caged lines.
Heavy iron top, stripped and clear coated finish. Functional and stylish, great over and island or in...
Category
1940s Vintage Lighting
Materials
Iron
French Porcelain Rose and Crystal Prisms, Four-Tier Chandelier circa 1940
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
Housing four lights, will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and certified sockets for other countries and ready to hang. Green tole leaves galore. Original color to...
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Tôle
Black and White Fortuny Murano Glass and Bronze Chandelier, Late Deco 1940s
By Fortuny
Located in Florence, IT
Black and White Fortuny Murano Glass and Bronze Chandelier, torchon effect characterized by oriental atmospheres.
Four light bulbs.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco White Albaster Chandelier, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Antique alabaster hanging lamp in Art Deco style, circa 1940s.
A single piece of alabaster, beautifully worked with shades and reflections of other colours when lit, suspended from t...
Category
1940s Vintage Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Large French Wrought Iron Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large French wrought iron three-tiered chandeliers with scrolling arms and 18 lights each. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Minimum drop: 64"
Diameter: 71"
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian 12-Arm Brass Chandelier, circa 1950
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian brass chandelier from the 1940-1950s. Twelve slender and sensuously curved brass arms with a satin finish and off-white lacquered socket covers. Original brass E14 socke...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Greta Grossman Cobra Lamp for Ralph O. Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Greta Grossman Cobra lamp for Ralph O. Smith, Ca. The table lamp is nicknamed the Cobra lamp as it resembles a cobra’s hood. A flexible segmented chrome curving arm arches upward fro...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Steel
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Bakelite, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, bakelite and fabric wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8” H x 4.25” W x 8.25” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): N/A...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Chandelier, Glass, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Chandelier, Glass, 1940s
Swedish modern chandelier or pendant designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors in Sweden circa 1940s. Th...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Green Glass Ceiling Lamp, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
French vintage green glass ceiling lamp.
By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pietro Chiesa Copper and Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Pietro Chiesa copper and glass table lamp. Three arm vintage copper tubing and fontana art glass style table lamp with brass ring handle and glass base. Newly electrified with switch...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Copper
Vintage French Metal and Glass Ceiling Lamp circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
French vintage metal and glass Art Deco hanging lamp.
By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Lantern
By Fontana Arte
Located in Red Lion, PA
Very elegant 1940s Fontana Arte Lantern
Made with thick green nilo glass and brass
Needs to be rewired
Category
1940s Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fine Quality Aged Brass French Table or Bouillotte Lamp with shades
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous time-wron aged bronze or brass lamp with an arrow quiver and push button at the base. The lamp is in good condition and worked when tested. The lamp is in the Dire...
Category
1940s French Directoire Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Mirror Glass, Metal, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass, white lacquered metal and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.5” H x 12.5.5” W x 4.31” D
Stated dimensi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and etched glass wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.5” H x 8” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 4.05” H x 2.20” W x...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gertrud Lönegren, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware and brass table lamp designed by Gertrud Lönegren and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.5” H x 7” Diameter
Dimensions...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A two-armed brass and white opaline glass wall light designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.5” H x 10” W x 6” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 2.78...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and etched glass wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.5” H x 8” W x 11" D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 4.05” H x 2...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury bronze wall lights set attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy 1940
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury set of 5 bronze wall lights attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich.
Elegant golden bronze. wall lights, original curved shaped structure, with double lights, leaf decoration.
Perf...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury hand blown Murano glass light by Seguso, Italy 1940
By Seguso
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Seguso flush mount light or wall light in hand-milled Murano glass. It features alternating bands of frosted and transparent glass with a ripple pattern. A central round brass 'cap' ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce ‘Cloche Mignon’ Floor Lamp
By O-Luce, Angelo Ostuni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Ostuni for O-Luce, ‘Cloche Mignon’ floor lamp, model ‘312’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum Italy, 1949
This floor lamp known as, ‘Cloche Mignon’, meaning cute bell in Frenc...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Resin, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered resin and white fabric wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.5” H x 8” W x 4.625” D
Back Plate Dimensions (i...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Einar Bäckström, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Table Lamps, Leather, Brass, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Einar Bäckström, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Table Lamps, Leather, Brass, 1940s
Swedish modern brass and leather-wrapped table or desk lamp designed by Einar Backstrom in Sweden cir...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
German lamp, 1940
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Very rare German table lamp from the 1940s
This beautiful lamp comes from Germany and dates back to World War II.
The lacquered wooden column, is topped by the eagle made in gilded ...
Category
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Danish Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Metal, Fabric, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and beige fabric string wall light designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 12” H x 8.75” W x 22” D
Back Plate Dimensi...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Bronze Electric Candelabra Wall Sconce with Girl in Bonnet, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of vintage circa 1947 solid bronze electric candelabra wall sconces featuring a young girl in bonnet used in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street.
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Four-Light Italian Brass Candelabra Sconces, 1940s
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning pair of wall sconces from the 1940s. Handcrafted in Italy and designed in the style of Fontana Arte, these brass fixtures feature a sophisticated structure with four light...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10” H x 3” W x 6.25” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): N/A
Bul...
Category
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
Böhlmarks, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and orange fabric floor lamp produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s.
Dimensions variable
Overall Dimensions (inches): 52.25” H x 9.25” W x 26.5” D
Stated dimensio...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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.
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