Mid-Century Brass Enamel & Glass 6 Arms Chandelier Fontana Arte Attr.

1960s Italian design counterbalance suspension pendant ceiling lamp. Manufactured by Esperia Luce. Featuring 4 panels of thick clear glass with curved edges. The panels sit on a s...

1930s Murano Venetian Art glass chandelier. Attributed to master glass artisans Barovier & Toso. Chunky frosted glass diffuser in the form of an open umbrella, suspended on a brass...

Murano glass ceiling pendant lamp by Mazzega circa 1960s. Attributed to Toni Zuccheri. Large sized sommerso glass globe diffuser. The colourin...

1970s Space-Age design crystal chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Featuring 3 tiers of 24 crystal balls. Each crystal ball is suspended on a thin chain with tubular chromed steel pipe. The resulting effect when lit is that of a cascading waterfall or similar. Ideal for high ceilings and anywhere a long drop chandelier...

Mid Century large ceiling chandelier by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen. Monumental 2 tiered brass and crystal ceiling light with 9 light points. Consists of 28 cut glass crystal tips ...

Rare 1970s fibreglass and lace handkerchief shaped table lamp. In the manner of Georgia Jacob 'Athena' lamps, however this fibreglass coated lace...

This midcentury glass and brass chandelier was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s. The Italian Art Deco d...

This Mid-Century glass and brass chandelier was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s. The Italian Art Deco designer Pietro Chiesa was born in Milan in 1892 in a family of artists originally from Ticino, Switzerland. After his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, he completed an apprenticeship at the studio of the furniture designer Giovan Battista Giannotti; having gathered enough security and experience, Chiesa opened his studio in 1921 under the name 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 joined Fontana Arte, the legendary Italian manufacture of lighting and glass objects founded by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana. Chiesa becomes the company's artistic director, and over the years designs numerous models for Fontana Arte, including lamps, windows, tables, and artistic decorative objects. Among the most noteworthy pieces signed by the designer, we mention the Fontana table (1932), made in a single beam of molded clear glass, the Cartoccio vase (1932), and the Luminator lacquered brass floor lamp...

Italian brass and glass Modernist chandelier-Fontana Arte Style. This stunning Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte style modernist brass and glass chandelier is comprised of six large opaline glass shades on a brass structure. Rod could be replaced with a longer one if extra height is needed. This unusual chandelier...

Magnificent Italian large chandelier in solid brass and engraved Murano crystal glass. This fantastic piece was designed by Pietro Chiesa in Italy during the 1940s for Fontana Arte. ...

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...

Etched glass three-leaf chandelier after Pietro Chiesa, 1940s. The fixture features delicate pieces of milky hand blown glass elements tethered to a gilt brass structure, each of wh...