Chrome and Glass Chandelier Pendant by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:Gaetano Sciolari (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Diameter: 14.18 in (36 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Rome, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3988116343432
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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Rome, Italy
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier Pendant Brass and Chrome Italy 1970sBy Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari LightingLocated in Rome, ITChandelier pendant featuring three lights in chrome and brass by the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The original label is still attached on the ce...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Brass, Chrome
- Chandelier or Sconces in Chrome and Glass by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1970sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rome, ITAbstract 1970s chandelier or sconces designed by Gaetano Sciolari for his Italian family's noted lighting company of the same last name. Polished chrome metal tubes house each bulb a...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Aluminum, Chrome
- Chandelier or Table Lamp Sculpture by Gaetano Sciolari Chrome 9 Light Italy 1970By Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rome, ITChandelier in chrome by the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari. 9 lights, Italy, 1970s. It can also be transformed into a table lamp.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Chrome
- Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier in Chromo, Glass and Brass Mid-Century ModernBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rome, ITA six-arm chandelier with enameled candlesticks, made of glass, brass and chrome, by Sciolari.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome, Brass
- Sputnik Table Lamp Chrome by Sciolari, Italy, 1960sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rome, ITSputnik table lamp in chrome by the Italian designer G. Sciolari. Made in Italy in the 1960s.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Chrome
- Chandelier in Bamboo, Glass and Rattan, Metal Pendant, Italy, 1960sLocated in Rome, ITMidcentury Italian chandelier in textured glass and rattan featuring bamboo structure and metal pendant, circa 1960.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- 1960s Italian Gaetano Sciolari Chrome & Abstract Square Glass Pendant ChandelierBy Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano SciolariLocated in London, GB1960s Italian pendant chandelier ceiling light with twelve square cubist shades - six that face upwards and six downwards. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting. The gl...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal, Chrome
- Chrome 4-Arm Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Hagenbach, DEAn extraordinary Sciolari chandelier made in Italy in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its 4 amazing arms. The body is made of full metal and has a very elegant style. The light...Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsMetal
- 1960s Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, HurricaneBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Amsterdam, NHGaetano Sciolari monumental chrome and brushed brass nine-light chandelier with cylindrical glass shades. From the Hurricane series. We have two pieces slight differences in wear.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- 1960s Six-Light Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Amsterdam, NHGaetano Sciolari monumental chrome and brushed brass two-tier six-light chandelier with cylindrical glass shades, 1960s. Please note, we have several chandeliers of the same style in...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- Nine-Light Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rijssen, NLGaetano Sciolari chrome and brushed brass two-tier nine-light chandelier with cylindrical glass shades, stylish monumental Sciolari chandelier. Consist of three arms with glass cylin...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass, Chrome
- Gaetano Sciolari Brass and Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1960sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Rome, ITItalian, large midcentury Gaetano Sciolari two-tier chandelier featuring in the original brass finish with fine Murano glass drops Top tier holds six sockets, bottom tier also six so...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass