Fantastic Sciolari Chandelier
View Similar Items
Fantastic Sciolari Chandelier
About the Item
- Creator:Gaetano Sciolari (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)Diameter: 15 in (38.1 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1970s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU81881284678
Gaetano Sciolari
The work of celebrated mid-century Italian lighting designer and entrepreneur Angelo Gaetano Sciolari became widely popular in the United States during the postwar years and strongly influenced lighting makers around the world. The sculptural forms and striking geometric details of his vintage floor lamps, chandeliers and other fixtures fit seamlessly into the mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency interiors of the day.
Sciolari formally studied architecture but also pursued filmmaking for a short period. When his father passed away in 1949, Sciolari took the reins at his family's company, Sciolari Lighting, which had been in business in Rome since 1892. The manufacturer expanded considerably under Gaetano’s leadership. For one, pioneering American lighting company Lightolier, in New York City, began to import the Italian brand’s lighting for the U.S. market, and Lightolier’s star designer, Gerald Thurston, was significantly influenced by Gaetano’s work. In the 1970s, Americans looking to add provocative fixtures created by Gaetano Sciolari to their living rooms could find them in Lightolier catalogs.
Sciolari initially crafted lamps and sconces that bore the hallmarks of traditional Italian design. But during the 1950s, when he would become the in-house designer for legendary Milan lighting manufacturer Stilnovo — one of the leaders of Italian postwar design — he created revolutionary fixtures that endured as his best-known work.
Sciolari drew on a range of influences — enthusiasts see the imprint of Art Deco, brutalism and more in his lighting — and designed futuristic Space Age chandeliers, ceiling lamps and pendants for Stilnovo as well as Stilkronen and S.A. Boulanger that defied the conventions of the time. A dizzying array of materials and finishes characterizes the designer’s work, while geometry is pronounced in each sculptural fixture — there are blown opal glass spheres, polished chrome tubes and brass square bulb holders. These combinations were critical to the development of dazzling lighting that proves eye-catching in any space decades later.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Angelo Gaetano Sciolari lighting today.
- Sciolari Trumpet ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CASciolari Trumpet Chandelier 6 lightsCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Whimsical Sciolari ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CAWhimsical Sciolari chandelier.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Sciolari Chrome and Frosted Glass ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CAFrosted square glass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Full height of the chandelier with the chain is 48". Chain can be adjusted.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Sciolari ChandelierBy Sciolari LightingLocated in Los Angeles, CAGlass chandelier with nickel-plated frame.Category
Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
$3,200 - Vintage Italian Chandelier w/ Chrome & Murano Glass by SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CAVintage chandelier with unique trumpet design, consisting of a chrome frame and Murano glasses in each of its seven lights. Made in Italy, c. 1970's by Gaetano Sciolari, known for his Mid-century Modern lighting fixtures...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Chrome and Lucite Sciolari ChandeliersLocated in Los Angeles, CASciolari chandeliers in chrome with Lucite accents. Each chandelier holds 15 lights.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Sciolari ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Antwerp, BESciolari chandelier.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Brass
$2,640 - Sciolari Brass ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in London, GBA Gaetano Sciolari brass chandelier, with 12 curved arms and lights, re wired with new bulb fittings and PAT tested. The height of the drop c...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Gaetano Sciolari ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in San Francisco, CAAn eight-arm chrome and glass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Needs rewiring.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
Price Upon Request - Sciolari Style ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Antwerp, BEItaly. Sciolari style chandelier.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- Sciolari Italian ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CAItalian midcentury chandelier by Sciolari. Chandelier have adjustable height second height is 36 inches. Combination of brass and chrome, 12 candelabra light.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
$1,700 Sale Price40% Off - 1970s Sciolari ChandelierBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Cathedral City, CA1970s eight lights brass and metal Italian chandelier by Sciolari.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass, Metal