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Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A cocoon hanging lamp made by the german brand Goldkant in the 1960s. It has a beautiful cylinder shape, which gives an extraordinary light. The light requires one E27 light bulb....
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Synthetic

1 of 3 Staff Chrome and Bubble Glass Hanging Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Staff hanging lamp made in Germany in the 1970s. Elegant chrome bar. The lamp shade is made of bubble glass.   
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bakelite

Monumental Mid Century Italian Brass and Blown Glass Chandelier, Mazzega
Located in Miami, FL
Very large and spectacular murano blown amber glass and brass chandelier. The quality of the blown glass is sublime. Rewired for the USA.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

1960 Germany Kaiser Pendant Light Amber Murano Glass & Gilt-Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pendant lamp with an amber Murano glass globe and a brass frame fixed to three chains. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem from the time. Manufa...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pendant Light Forget Metal and Solid Brass Details Whit Optical Lampshades
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant lights from the late 1950s, with optical lampshades Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, making it an iconic example of midcentury home lighting. In...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Metal

Danish Pendant Lamp in Hand-Hammered Copper by E.S Horn Aalestrup, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Danish pendant lamp in hand-hammered copper by E.S Horn Aalestrup. Hand-beaten copper gives a hand craft to the pendant lamp. The cable is "hidden" in the black metal chain, matches ...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

Semi Pendant Lamp by Fog&Morup, brass, gold, Denmark Design
Located in Vienna, AT
Large pendant designed by Claus Bonderup and Torsten Torup for Fog&Morup, Denmark, 1967. The quality and timeless extravagance of this iconic design remains valid up to our days. Its...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Molecular Chandelier by Kaiser with Six Smoked Hand Blown Glass Globes
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous Kaiser chandelier with a molecular structure. A brass central body is surround by 6 closely attached hand blown globes with amber colored glass. Illuminates beautifully. ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel

Poul Henningsen Artichoke Pendant Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Artichoke pendant light, Denmark, circa 1957. Copper, aluminum, and enameled steel.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Copper

Midcentury Three Lamp Chrome Hanging Pendant Light Fitting
Located in Verviers, BE
Mid-Century Modernist chromed triple-cable pendant lamp with adjustable flexes, so that you can hang the lamps at different heights by retracting the cables into the ceiling plate. T...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Midcentury Chandelier, Napako, Josef Hůrka, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of glass, brass - Fully functional - Good, original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Modern Quadriedri Murano Glass Chandelier, 114 Shaded Amber Prism Quadriedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
A magnificent Murano glass unique chandelier, spiral shape, very elegant, 114 quadriedri on gold metal frame. The glasses have a particular color, transparent with amber shades. This...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

1960 Italy Venini 'Swirl' Chandelier with Twisted Amber & Clear Murano Glass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant swirl chandelier designed by Paolo Venini with thirty-seven large, twisted, amber and clear Murano glasses suspended in two stages around a chromed brass frame, which thanks ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

Danish Mid-Century Glass Chandelier by Vitrika in Collaboration with Orrefors
Located in Haderslev, DK
Stunning glass chandelier by Danish Vitrika in collaboration with swedish glass manufactor Orrefors. This chandelier is of a high built quality as you would expect from a danish l...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Semi Pendant, Medium, Copper
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Semi Pendant is a unique pendant lamp, based on two quarter-circles put together, back-to-back. It’s distinctive arch-shaped, enamelled metal shade creates a diffused, cone-shape...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Retro Plastic Chandelier by Raumleuchts, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made of plastic - Made in Germany - Maker is Raumleuchts - Very good, fully functional condition - Dimensions of lampshades are 20 x 10 cm.
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Plastic

Midcentury Glass Pendant, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, metal, chrome 1x E27 or E26 socket Re-polished Fully functional Original condition.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Set of Ten Large Glass Pendants, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type - representative - height can be adjusted.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Crystal Glass Drop Flushmount by Christoph Palme, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning flushmount fixture by Christoph Palme, Germany, manufactured in 1970s. It’s composed of crystal drop glass pieces on a gilded brass frame. High quality and in very good...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Hand Blown Cased Yellow or Gold Glass Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This handcrafted cased glass pendant light fixture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Italy or Scandinavia in circa 1965 in the midcentury fog and Morup style. The shade ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Vistosi Mid-Century Modern Orange Murano Glass Chandelier "Disks", 1985
Located in Murano, Venezia
Check out this colorful chandelier, made up of 64 pure orange glass elements that make you crazy. It would be able to give joy even to a minimal white room. Overall, it is a very si...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Amber Half-Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant half-Sputnik chandelier in brass with amber tainted Murano glasses. Unique creation by Studio Glustin, Italy, 2019.    
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Ceiling Lamps Produced by Glashütte Limburg in Germany
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ceiling lamps by unknown designer. Produced by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. Dimensions (W x D x H): 36 x 36 x 38 (61) cm. 3 pcs available. Listed price is / lamp.
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each Dia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pink Murano Glass Polar Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Murano polar pink chandelier, each with 88 precious hand blown glass leaves hanging on the brass frame. Spectacular light effect. Available also a pair and four pair of sconces. ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair of Midcentury Brass and Resin Pendants, Hungary, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Hungary - good original condition. - 1970s.
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1970s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair of Midcentury Amber Murano Glass Discs Italian Chandeliers, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Each chandelier is formed by 24 honey discs of precious Murano glass are arranged on floor levels. Nine lights. Measures: Height without chain 50 cm. Available also with white and p...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Orange Metal Pendant Lamp by Temde, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Orange pendant lamp by Temde in the 1970s. It is made from thin aluminium. Height: 40-100 cm The light requires one E27 light bulb.   
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

White and Amber Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This remarkable square shaped pendant lamp was purchased in Italy by the former owner. It is most likely an Italian design from the 1960s. It is made of 2 thick Murano glass plates w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 18 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each Dia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Yellow White Glass Pendant Lamp Glass, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Yellow white glass pendant lamp glass, Italy, circa 1950 Beautiful Italian pendant light shaped like an Asian rice hat, the conical hat is fully made fro...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Meblo Pendant by Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s - Good original condition, labeled - Adjustable height up to cca 75cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Plastic

Monumental Brutalist Chandelier by Tom Greene for Feldman
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning, extra-large Brutalist midcentury chandelier designed by Tom Greene for The Feldman Co. in the 1960s. There are 18 smaller li...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Midcentury Chandelier Murano Glass, Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Chandelier. Pendant light. Very nice style of lighting. Four Murano glass balls.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

1960s L51 Hanging Lights by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An exuberant grouping of hand blown cased glass ceiling lamps of bulbous form in rich primary colors.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Matius Resin Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Signed Matius chandelier with inclusion of leaves under resin. 1 light, 65 watt max bulb.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Resin

Modernist Italian Chandelier by Sciolari, Pair Available
Located in Miami, FL
Polished chrome modernist chandelier by Sciolari Original shades. Wired for US and in working condition. 40 watts max per bulb.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Doria Two-Tier Midcentury Crystal Ice Glass Circular Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Doria ice glass chandelier made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its rare glass shapes. A bras body with a brass bar. There...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Large Lucite Chandelier, Six Tiers, 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice Lucite, acrylic chandelier with acrylic prisms cascading from a wire frame. Six tiers. Height of 19" is just the light itself, not with chain.
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Semi Pendant, Small, Copper
Located in Berkeley, CA
The semi pendant is a unique pendant lamp, based on two quarter-circles put together, back-to-back. Its distinctive arch-shaped, enameled metal shade crea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Five Big Brass and Marble Chandeliers, Germany 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Germany - Made of brass, milk glass, copper, marble - Were at the hotel in Berlin - Very good condition - Fully functional.
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1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Marble, Brass

1 of 5 Ballroom Shell Brass Chandeliers, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berlin, BE
1 (of 5) unique grand 1950s German ballroom chandelier, 12-light (e27), thick Perspex with brass elements This fine chandelier is a timeless masterpiece of German Furniture Design. ...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Tri-Color Chandelier Pendant Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
Midcentury Belgian pendant light with three brass arms, each with a different color glass shade - green, white, and orange and a socket for an E1...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mazzega Clear and Amber Curved Glass Tile Chandelier on Chrome Frame
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mazzega clear and amber curved glass tile chandelier on chrome frame, Italy, 1970s.   
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Kalmar Clear and Amber Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Kalmar glass chandelier with clear and amber colored Murano glass elements by Mazzega. The 10 Braided glass elements are illuminated by a single light source that has been newly re...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Space Age Sputnik Pendant by Kamenicky Senov/Preciosa, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1970s - Opaline glass - Perfect original condition - The rod can be shortened.   
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1950s Style Skyscraper Chandelier Murano Blown Glass Clear Amber Smoke Italian
Located in London, GB
An outstanding "Skyscraper" Triedri chandelier made in Murano Italy Blown glass "Triedri" components mix trio of colors amber, clear, mink on a steel metal structure. Adjustable heig...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Stainless Steel

Ovale Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian oval shaped sputnik chandelier with Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 24 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll Large Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, sputnik chandelier, glass, crystal, brass, Austria 1950s Large brass 'Snowball' Sputnik chandelier, mad...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Midcentury Small Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, plastic, chrome Re-polished Fully functional Original condition.
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1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Elongated Mid-Century Modern Hanging Pendant Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Unusually shaped hanging fixture, frosted glass (probably Italian) with metal cap and original canopy. Fixture has been powder coated a satin white and professionally rewired. Seven...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler, 1970s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. Executed in glass and black enameled metal. The lamp needs 1 x E27 Edison screw fit bulb, is wit...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Huge Murano Glass Golden Glass Pendant
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Huge Murano glass golden glass pendant, 106 leaves, 12 bulbs E 27, total height 170 cm, can be reduced (chain) glasses only H 85 cm.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Kaiser 9-Arm Space Age Chandelier, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury chandelier made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its Space Age design and nine opal glass balls. The body of the light is made of chrome metal, including ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large and Heavy Marble Base Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Floor Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A cocoon floor lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The lamp has been manufactured in the design of the lamps made by Achille Castiglioni. The lamp shade is of original cocoon and has a ...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Synthetic

Beautiful Adjustable Chandelier, Italian, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Italian modernist. Attributed Arredoluce. Very nice shaped chandelier with typical 1960s red color shade. Shade adjustable in height using the counter weight. Red Lucite shade, b...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Midcentury Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Chrome-plated chandelier in original condition, 4xE27 or E26 bulbs.
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1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid-century Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chandeliers and pendants created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chandeliers and pendants, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, J.T. Kalmar, Gaetano Sciolari, and Kalmar Lighting. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.

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