Italian Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1950s

Italian pendant lamp attributable to Pietro Chiesa, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 110 cm; W= 78 cm; D= 16 cm.

Italian mirror by Pietro Chiesa, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 126 cm; W= 99 cm; D=4 cm.

Suspension light in the style of Pietro Chiesa, Italy, 1940s. Dimensions: H= 90 cm; W= 40 cm; D= 30 cm.

Italian brass chandelier, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 115 cm; D= 68 cm.

Italian chandelier, six lights, brass, metal and wood, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 122 cm; D= 42 cm.

Brass and glass Italian chandelier, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 100cm; D= 50; Glass 38,5x11,5x8 (cm).

Midcentury chandelier in brass and glass attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s. The chandelier features three E 14 light bulbs.

A beautiful chandelier in white satin Murano glass with two glass discs held together a brass ring, by Pietro Chiesa. Circa 1940s.

Important Italian chandelier with beveled glass, brass, and painted aluminum. Designed by Pietro Chiesa, manufactured by Fontana Arte, circa 1948, made in Italy Currently all parts ...

Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern large disc chandelier or pendant lamp by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte manufacturer, 1940s. This piece is made of polished brass, frosted and chi...

Italian Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte inspired chandelier. This striking large scale Italian modernist chandelier has six lights and is made of brass with a frosted glass bottom pa...

This Mid-Century chandelier in curved crystal and brass was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s. Produced by Fontana Arte after Pietro Chiesa Italian Art Deco designer Pietro Chiesa was born in Milan in 1892 into a family of artists from Ticino, Switzerland. After his studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, he completed an apprenticeship at the studio of furniture designer Giovan Battista Giannotti; after gathering enough confidence and experience, Chiesa opened his studio in 1921 under the name of Bottega di Pietro Chiesa. Known above all for his work as a glassmaker, Chiesa presented his work for the first time in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. In 1932 his studio became part of Fontana Arte, the legendary Italian manufacturer of lighting and glass objects founded by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana. Chiesa becomes the artistic director of the company and over the years has designed numerous models for Fontana Arte, including lamps, windows, tables and artistic furnishing objects. Among the most noteworthy pieces signed by the designer, we mention the Fontana table (1932), made of a single transparent molded glass beam, the Cartoccio vase (1932), and the Luminator lacquered brass floor lamp...