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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Creator: Fontana Arte
Creator: Stilnovo
Stilnovo Chandelier Painted Metal Glass, 1955, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo chandelier painted metal glass, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Chandelier Model 1173, Italy, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and impressive large chandelier model 1173 designed and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1950. This is for a very nice modernist shaped chandelier conical shaped shades with...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern Beveled Glass and Chrome Pendant Light Fixture
By Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian beveled thick glass and chrome pendant light fixture by Fontana Arte from the 1970s.
The fixture has eight thick beveled glass panels, two on each side, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Stilnovo Mid-Century Modern Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo pendant.
Late 1960s white enameled pendant designed by Joe Colombo for Stilnovo.
The pendant is in perfect working order and in great condition with minor...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1950S Stilnovo Mid-Century Modern Brass and Engraved Glass Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pendant designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties by Stilnovo, brass, green painted metal parts and etched glass are in good conditions, It's Stilnovo labeled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Chandelier “Ciambella” 1950 Opaline Glass Metal Brass, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo chandelier “Ciambella” 1950 opaline glass metal brass, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Pair of Chandelier Midcentury Italian Design Stilnovo White Glass Brass Gold
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Chandelier midcentury Italian design Stilnovo white glass brass gold
Light bulbs E27 max 80 Watt.
Measures: Glass height cm.27 diamete...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Chandelier Model 1253
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stilnovo chandelier model 1253
Copper, enameled metal, matte opaline glass.
Three very large glass bells suspended on black cords.
Rare fixture with Stilnovo label.
Body of the penda...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper, Metal
Round Ceiling Light Metal Lacquered Curved Glass Stilnovo Design, Midcentury
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round ceiling light metal lacquered curved glass Stilnovo design, midcentury.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Style Chandelier in Brass and Murano Glass
By Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic chandelier dates to the 1950s-1960s and is very much in the style of Stilnovo.
The piece takes on the motif of rice paper lanterns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
"Equatore" Small Pendant Lamp by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small pendant lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Couple Chandeliers Opaline Glass Brass, 1950, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo couple chandeliers opaline glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Pearl White Red Globe Pendant Lamp, circa 1965
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Stilnovo pearl white red globe pendant lamp, circa 1965
Beautiful Italian pendant light, aluminium sheet, enameled pearly white and red with a visor effec...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Livio and Piero Castiglioni Fontana Arte Scintilla Suspension Lamp, 1972
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Fontana Arte Scintilla Suspension lamp by Livio and Piero Castiglioni was designed in 1972. The absolutely novel Scintilla system combines the essential versatility of a decor...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Italian Midcentury Pietro Chiesa Fontana Art Glass Gilt Brass 5-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
This Mid-Century Modern chandelier from the 1950s is attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. This original Elongated large it is flanked by two etched glass on each side. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Glass Pendant by Gino Paroldo For Fontana Arte
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Glass pendant by Gino Paroldo for Fontana Arte €800.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Yellow Glass Pendant, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Classic Stilnovo pendant with yellow glass diffuser from the 1950s. The hardware is tubular brass with perforated black lacquered aluminum details. Fine original condition with some ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Fontana Arte Uovo Outdoor Lamp in Opaline White Polyethylene, Designed in 2008
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the archives of Fontana Arte, the uovo outdoor lamp is made in opaline white polyethylene and designed in 2008. This outdoor version has a diffuser in opaline white polyethylene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Opaline Glass
Two of Four Stilnovo Midcentury Modern Blue Pendant Lights, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern ceiling lamps. The two light blue lamps are labeled by Stilnovo. The lamps are a little different in color - two of them a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Modern Brass & Glass Pendant by Pietro Chiesa & Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, timeless Italian Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical brass and sanitized glass chandelier / pendant by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, circa 1935-1940.
The piece features a uni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Three-Light Faceted Glass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Stilnovo faceted glass pendant, painted aluminium, brass.
Re wired with a drop of up to 1.7 meters
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Stilnovo Yellow Glass Pendant Lamp Glass, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Stilnovo yellow glass pendant lamp glass, circa 1950
Beautiful Italian pendant light with a yellow glass shade and a white opal glass down ligh...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Fontana Arte Ceiling Light Curved Etched Glass Wood Brass, 1940, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte ceiling light curved etched glass wood brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Yellow Glass Pendant Lamp Glass, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Stilnovo yellow glass pendant lamp glass, circa 1950
Beautiful Italian pendant light with a yellow glass shade and grey lacquered aluminum hard...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Gio Ponti Fontana Arte 0024 Suspension Lamp in Glass and Brass, Designed in 1932
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the 0024 suspension lamp was designed in 1932 and made from transparent tempered glass discs, tubular sandblasted glass diffuser and a chrome-plated brass frame with canopy and all frame trim in chromed.
The lamp features a series of horizontal discs in clear tempered glass for a true light...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Charles Williams Fontana Arte Amax Suspension Lamp, Metal and Polyethylene, 2003
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 2003 by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte, the Amax suspension lamp is an extra-large interpretation of the Classic FontanaArte lampshade. Amax is a family of suspension ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Model 1954 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 1954 pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, late 1950s. Enameled metal armature with original paint,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stilnovo Translucent Optical Honeycomb Glass Pendant Lamp Glass, circa 1965
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Stilnovo translucent optical honeycomb glass pendant lamp glass, circa 1965
Rare Italian pendant light with a honeycomb cut clear glass shade, known...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
2 Italian Mid-Century Brass & Opaline Glass Pendants, Max Ingrand & Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
2 Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern solid brass and mold blown white opaline glass pendants, chandeliers or lanterns by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The pieces are masterpieces of des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Twelve-Light Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Miami, FL
Superb chandelier by Stilnovo, 12 lights .
US rewired and in working condition
Totally restored and refinished.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 'Manifesto' Ceiling Lamp 1970, Longest Red Version
Located in London, GB
Ettore Sottsass, Austria/Italy (designer)
Stilnovo, Italy (manufacturer)
'Manifesto' ceiling lamp, designed 1970
Chrome-plated and red lacquered metal shade. Original bulb holde...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Italian Fontana Arte Crystal Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier made of a brass structure and hand blown crystal glass, enhanced by partially etched details, featured with three light sockets. Designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by FontanaArte in good condition. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1940, Milan, Italy.
Measures: light fixture: 13.5” H
Pietro Chiesa was an Italian designer born in 1892, in Milan, Italy and passed away in 1948, Paris, France. Chiesa finished his apprenticeship in the studio of the furniture designer, interior decorator Giovan Battista Gianotti in Milan. Chiesa comes from an artistic family, he opened his own glass making studio, Botega di Pietro Chiesa in 1921, Milan. Chiesa concentrated mainly on designing glass, he treated glass like a valuable material.
Fontana Arte is an Italian lighting and design company founded in 1931, Milan, Italy. Founded by the two well-known Italian architect and designers Giovanni Ponti...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
"Flute Magnum" Glass and Aluminum Pendant Lamp by Franco Raggi for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Flute Magnum" is a pendant lamp, designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by FontanaArte, with a transparent borosilicate glass diffuser, a reflector in polished chromed aluminum a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Large Vintage Encased Glass and Brass Pendant by Stilnovo, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
It is in encased glass and brass.
This pendant is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent origina...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brass and Black Enamel Stilnovo Style Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Stamford, CT
Elegant Stilnovo style pendant with two brass angular arms radiating from a black enameled central body. Each arm has a cylindrical opal glass c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Bronze and Murano Glass Pendant or Lantern by Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional Italian Mid-Century Modern bronze and hand blown Murano or Venetian glass chandelier or pendant or lantern by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte.
A unique piece o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Charles Williams Fontana Arte Avico Suspension Lamp in Polyethylene, 2006
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 2006 by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte, the Avico is a big-impact suspension lamp, spectacular thanks to its large sizes, available in 47.2" and 63” diameters. The lam...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Charles Williams "Amax" Pendant for Fontana Arte, Metal and Polyethylene, 2005
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large AMAX pendant lamp designed in 2003 by Charles Williams and manufactured by Fontana Arte in 2005
The pendant is in very good used condition, the acrylic frame has minimal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Acrylic
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Small Pendant Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Setareh" is a small pendant lamp, designed by Francesco Librizzi and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a structure in gold or chromed metal and a sph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Gold, Chrome
Fontana Arte Velo Chandelier Designed by Franco Raggi
By Fontana Arte
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fontana Arte "Velo" Model Chandelier, designed by Franco Raggi, Italy, circa 1990s. We have a pair of these available. The price noted below is for one chandelier. A slim, almost eth...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Sunburst/Sputnik Flush Mount by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, sober Italian Mid-Century Modern solid brass flush mount fixture / chandelier by Stilnovo. The fixture has 6 lights with candelabra s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Stilnovo Chandelier Brass Opaline Glass, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo chandelier brass Opaline glass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Sciolari for Stillovo, Ceiling Light, Mid-1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling light in chromed metal, designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, mid-1900s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Large 1950s Stilnovo 4-Cone Model #1174 Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Stilnovo 4-cone Model #1174 chandelier. A quintessentially iconic 1950s Italian design comprised of 4 large matte "Triplex Opal' frosted glass cones mounted on a sculptur...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Orange and Yellow Murano Glass Shade and Brass 1950s Pendant by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This beautiful pendant was produced in Italy in the late 1950s. It is made from a Black painted brass structure and 2 large Murano glass shade (50 cm height). Each shade features one...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Ceiling Pendant model 2083
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stilnovo ceiling pendant.
Model 2083.
Hand blown glass, brass.
Stilnovo label.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte "Pinecone" Blown Glass Pendant Lamp Designed by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a pendant lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass and a metal cage with nicke...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Stilnovo Glass and Steel Pendant Lamps Mod.1230 by Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Stilnovo glass and steel pendant lamps mod.1230 by Stilnovo, 1960s
Pendant lamps mod.1230 produced by Stilnovo, with diamond glass in aquamarine green, sphere in chromed stee...
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1960s Vatican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Stilnovo Glass and Steel Pendant Lamp Mod. 1230 by Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Stilnovo glass and steel pendant lamp mod. 1230 by Stilnovo, 1960s
Pendant lamp mod. 1230 produced by Stilnovo, with diamond glass in aquamarine green, sphere in chromed stee...
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1960s Vatican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Suspension Pendant by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Suspension pendant by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy circa 1960s. Brushed satin glass diffuser, brass hardware, original brass canopy with custom b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Midcentury Brass Sunburst or Star Flush Mount / Pendant, Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
A very large Italian midcentury solid brass flush mount / pendant by Stilnovo in the form of a Star or Sunburst.
This elegant, dramatic pi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Matti Klenell Fontana Arte Bianca Suspension Lamp in Blown Glass, Designed 2015
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Matti Klenell in 2015 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Bianca suspension lamp is a family of lamps with diffuser in blown glass, comprising pendant, floor, wall/ceiling and table versions, the latter with or without base. Its beautifully balanced shape is enriched and made unique by
an orderly series of delicate, light grooves that, on the white volume of the glass, look like tiny prints...
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
"0024XXL" Pendant Lamp in Glass and Brass Designed by Gio' Ponti for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"0024XXL" is an extra large sized pendant lamp, with triple the diameter of the classic lamp originally designed by Gio' Ponti in 1932, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chrome plated brass frame and transparent tempered glass discs. The 11.8" diameter central tubular sandblasted glass diffuser holds four G5 54W fluorescent light sources with DALI digital electronic power supply. The four suspension cables are housed in the canopy cover and the required length should be indicated at time of ordering.
DIMENSIONS: Ø 55.7", H. 54.5"
The lamp is levelled once mounted, using special tensioners fitted to the suspension cables. A version with methacrylate discs and/or emergency lighting is available upon request. In this case, two beams of light ensure about one hour of autonomy without power supply. Ceiling strength should be verified in advance, due to the weight of the lamp (about 661 Lbs for glass disc version and about 440 Lbs for the methacrylate disc version).
GIO' PONTI, right from the start, was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design as an eclectic character. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1920 and was art director for Richard Ginori from 1923-1930. In 1926, with editor Gianni Mazzocchi, he founded the magazine Domus, staying on as editor until his death. He was invited to take over the art direction of Luigi Fontana in 1931 and in 1932 he founded FontanaArte with Pietro Chiesa.
He was one of the promoters of the Compasso d’Oro Award and a founder member of the ADI (Italian association for industrial design), as well as curating programmes for the Milan Triennale on many events and teaching at Milan Polytechnic.
He designed numerous famous public and private buildings, including the houses in Via De Togni, the tower-house in Corso Venezia, offices for
RAI and Ferrania, the Littoria tower in Parco Sempione, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, Taranto Cathedral, Villa Planchart in Caracas and Denver
Museum of Modern Art. In the field of design he created timeless furniture, lighting and objects for FontanaArte, as well as the Superleggera chair
and furniture for Cassina, Christofle cutlery and Richard Ginori china.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Stilnovo Pendant Lamp Model 4103 Signed
Located in Munich, DE
This pendant lamp for Stilnovo was designed by De Pas, D Urbino and Lomazzi in 1971. This lamp was never in use and comes with the original box.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
David Chipper field Fontana Arte Metal Single Version Chandelier, Designed 2004
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This spectacular chandelier Suspension lamp designed by David Chipper field in 2004 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, 2017, is inspired by those at the court of King Arthur. The Chan...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Italian Chrome Plated and Glass 9-Light Pendant Lamp by Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A rare and elegant pendant lamp produced by Stilnovo in the 1950s. It consists in 3 hanging shades with a Murano pendant decoration. Each shade shows three-light bulbs. The height is indicative and depends on the length of the electric cable which, if necessary, can be shortened. Stilnovo yellow label...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Franco Raggi Fontana Arte Aluminum Flute Suspension Lamp, Designed in 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From designer Franco Raggi manufactured by Fontana Arte, the flute suspension lamp was designed in 1999 and is a glass cone that holds the chromed aluminium reflector, supported by t...
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1990s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Pendant Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel painted shade, fitted with one E27 socket.
Made by Stilnovo in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique, Vintage and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendant Lights
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.
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