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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
Period: 1970s
1970s Belgian Snowflake Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
1970s Belgian snowflake glass chandelier in brass finish. Available for immediate purchase.
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian 1970 High Style Brass Pendant
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s swooping golden brass Italian chandelier with three large glass globe shades. Newly rewired. Body is 21” High .
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Art Glass Chandelier, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano art glass chandelier 1970, rectangular cross-section glass, etched glass type wrinkled, likely Mazzega design.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Italian Mid-Century Vistosi Glass Disks Chandelier
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Italian Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Vistosi Murano. Having four levels of Murano smoked gray glass disks. Hanging from a chrome frame.    
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Pair of Chandelier Curved Glass, 1970s, Crystall, Steel, Italian Design Chipped
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular Italian pair of chandelier curved glass 1970s, curved crystals with processing splinters. Measures: Height cm 60 more chain.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Two-Tiered Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century two-tiered chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. With beautiful brass frame. Height without chain 20 inches.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

A French 1970's Modernist Chrome Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unusual French 1970s modernist chrome chandelier.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Big Design Glass Chandelier - Kinkeldey
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Germany - All glasses intact - Chromed - 13-flamming, three-levels.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mazzega Chandelier Italian Design Murano Art Glass Sculptural
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mazzega chandelier Italian design Murano art glass sculptural.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Grey Smoked Glass Hanging Ball Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Grey glass, black matt metal fitments. Simple, elegant, modern. 15"- Drop w/o chain
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Murano Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 1970s Murano glass chandelier designed by Carlo Nason and manufactured by Mazzega. The chandelier dates from the 1970s and it was part of an important NY estate. The chand...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

German Space Age Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A great 1970s German polished chrome Space Age fixture with handblown smoked glass shades. Rewired.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Ceramic Hand Imprinted Orange Chandelier Pendant Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rare spherical chandelier in lacquered orange ceramic attributed to Il Picchio. It has two imprinted hands on both sides. Perfect conditions.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ceramic

Big Italian Design Murano Mazzega Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Italy - Very nice and original condition - Five-flamming.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Martenelli Pendant Chandelier
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This pendant light was designed by Elio Martenelli for Martenelli-Luce in the early 1970s. The shade is made of opaline glass and it has an aluminium inset reflector, made in Italy....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

1970s Chandelier with Murano Glass Heart and Psychedelic Aluminium Surround
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very interesting five arms baroque Murano chandelier with aluminium surround, 1970.   
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Minimalist Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimalist chandelier 1970s, metal chromate, eight bulbs.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Paul Mayen Multi-Reflector Pendant Lamp, Polished Aluminum
Located in New York, NY
Paul Mayen multi-reflector pendant lamp, polished aluminum. Small hard edge geometric form pendant lamp which the 1973 Habitat Catalogue identifies a...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum

Six Brass Gold-Plated and Diamond Shaped Crystals Cascade Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful gilt brass cascade chandelier from the 1970s by Bakalowits & Sohne, Austria. The chandelier has six tiers in cascade with octagonal diamond-shaped faceted crystals shade...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate

Six Lights Pendant in Inox and White Lacquer, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Six lights pendant in Inox and white lacquer, circa 1970 A few scratches on the varnish.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Stainless Steel

Acrylic, Brass and Glass Chandelier Mid-Century Modern, 1970, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Extremely well conceived with prime quality material and superb craftmanship. Main cylinder is made of an opale glass . Remaining structure is thick massive acrylic with brass shad...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Two Extra Large Massive Glass Globe Pendants Lights by Doria, Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare and large massive white murano glass pendants by Doria. Germany, 1970s. Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US: E26) Or two round.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier Attributed to Stilnovo
Located in Kingston, NY
This gorgeous Mid-Century Modern chandelier features chromed brass frame that holds 12 double-layer opal glass shades distributed in two levels. Very straight light and simplistic in...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Stunning Murano Ice Glass Tubes Chandelier by Doria, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic Midcentury chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1970-1979, with 27 Murano glass cylinders suspended from a fixture. High quality and in very good condition. Cl...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Big Elegant Ceiling Light VeArt Design 1970 Brass Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Big elegant ceiling light Veart Design 1970 brass gold.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Chandeliers plexiglass and metal chrome Italian Design 1970 Pop-Art
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of chandeliers Optical Italian design 1970 Pop-Art ,metal structure, pieces in perforated plexiglass.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Grand 1970's Mid-Century Modernist Fifteen Lights Atomic Chrome Sputnik
Located in Kingston, NY
This grand 1970s Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik chandelier features an atomic form design on a chrome frame with (fifteen) double-layer opal glass globes. Made in Germany, circa 19...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

VeArt Sculpture Cube Design Chandelier 1970s Murano Art Glass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
VeArt sculpture cube design chandelier 1970s Murano art glass. Measures: cm 70 more chain.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Essential and Minimal Italian Ceiling Light, 1970s Veca Design
By VECA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Italian ceiling light 1970s Veca design, Italian art glass.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Chandelier Esperia Design Italian Glass aluminum White Silver
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular chandelier Esperia design Italian pop art.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Glass Pendant in the Style of Fontana Arte
Located in Wien, AT
Glass pendant in the style of Fontana Arte. Four bulbs.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Pair of Ceiling Fixtures Adjustable Height by Bieffeplast 1975 Italy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Ceiling fixtures in Yellow and White Enameled Metal each with four thin cords that allow for precise height adjustment. The extra cords store in the canopy that also hides the wiring...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Large Murano Blown-Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large 36 inch diameter Murano glass and polished nickel Italian chandelier. Eight-light sources. Available at no extra cost in polished brass which ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Boulanger Design Minimal Design Chandelier, 1970 Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Boulanger design minimal design chandelier 1970, Realized as a sculpture, we put 40 watts of directional bulbs, but it is possible to mount other bulbs according to the desired light...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pendant Light by Doria, Glass Globe and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A globe pendant light / hanging lamp by Doria, Germany, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970. This light fixture is made of chrome (nickel) and a hand blown textured glass globe. ...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Nickel

Huge Square Flush Mount "Pagoda" by Kalmar, Nickel and Glass, circa 1970s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large mid - cenutry modern fifteen-light pyramidal flush mount "Pagoda" by Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, circa 1970s. The light fixture is made of ni...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass, Nickel

Murano Rope Glass and Brass Five-Arm Chandelier in the Manner of Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
Five-arm handblown Murano glass and brass chandelier in the manner of Barovier & Toso. Roped glass arms with heavily bubbled opaque reeded bobeches. Single stranded brass swag betwee...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1970s Italian Opaline Glass Pendant Light by Sothis
Located in New York, NY
A clean and modern design 1970s glass pendant light by lighting house Sothis. Original label on the side of the shade. The opaline glass shade is hand blown with two "dimples" on opp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Elegant German Mid-Century Doria Textured Glass Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Spectacular pendant fixture by Doria Leuchten Germany from the 1970s composed of 27 individually handblown textured glass cylinders with "ice glass" design. A suspended textured glas...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Chrome

1970s Mazzega Pendant
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s Italian Murano glass "Space Age" pendant composed of a handblown cloud glass globe shade and orange spiral glass elements of a polished chrome frame. Rewired.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Venini Tronchi Oval Hanging Chandeleir
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier marked "Veart Made in Itay" 8"- tubular "Tronchi" shades hang from oval chrome frame. Original chain and canopy included. Height in listing does not include length of cha...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier, Textured Clear Glass and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A 18 arm sputnik chandelier with dramatic textured glass covers and a chrome frame, manufactured in Germany in Mid-Century, circa 1970. The design is attributed to Richard Essig. The...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Pair of Gray Glass Chandeliers, 1970 Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of gray glass chandeliers, 1970 Italian design . Measure: height cm 45 more chair. Oval satin in the centre of the glasses.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Minimal Design Gilt Metal 1970 Chandelier Aldo Marchetti Diapason Series
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Design Gilt Metal 1970 Chandelier Aldo Marchetti Diapason Series.
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gilt Metal

Ceiling Lamp Steel Metal Lacquered Italian Design, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular ceiling lamp Stilnovo attributed Italian design. Chromed metal caps, lacquered metal frame, mounts four E27 bulbs.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Camer Italian Carmer Crystal Tube Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Post-War Design (1970's) multi-tiered oval shaped chandelier with long crystal tubes (CAMER)
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Ten-Light Chrome and Glass Chandelier by Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Two tiers of candle up-lights and bright chrome frame with crystal prism drops. Working, clean, original condition and ready to install. Height in listing does not include chain and ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

VeArt Cube Murano Art Glass, Italian Design 1970, Pop Art
Located in Palermo, Sicily
VeArt cube Murano Art Glass, Italian design 1970, pop art.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Brutalist Gilt Relief Chandelier by Palwa, Germany 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fabulous jewel-like Palwa 24K gilded Chandelier composed of rows of shaped suspended crystal,gilded 24K elements with a brutalist relief.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Italian High Style 1970s Sculptural Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s high style Italian sculptural chrome chandelier. The chandelier has ten lights sources and is composed of steel pipes in varying length which freely swing on the chrome frame...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Mazzega Chandelier Steel and Glass, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Mazzega chandelier 1970s steel and glass, in chromed metal and sculptural glasses, a lamp of extreme quality and beauty like a sculpture.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Chandelier Sculpture Pop Art Design, 1970, Solid Steel Round
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier sculpture Pop Art design 1970, very original in its kind, made of total steel, elegant and sculptural design. Chromed bulbs included in the chandelier are six large E27...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Sensational Italian Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier
Located in Kingston, NY
An Italian Mid-Century Modernist chandelier having eight arms with multiple colored glass shades framing central light.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Chrome

Red Metal Big Flower Pot Chandelier by Verner Panton, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s big flower pot chandelier in red metal with five-light by Verner Panton.
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Scandinavian Ceiling Pendants, 1970s
Located in Oslo, NO
Refreshing ceiling lights on a steel frame. Most likely designed and manufactured in Denmark, circa 1960 second half. Both pendants are in excellent vintage condition with some...
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1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Italian Mid-Century White Feather Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century feather glass chandelier by Mazzega. Having layers of handblown clear and white opaque petals hanging on a chrome frame. Original ceiling plate included. Any amount of chain can be used for custom hanging length. Height without chain 21 inches.
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Chandelier Vistosi Design Pop Art Style Italian Design 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier Vistosi design Pop Art style Italian design.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Chandelier with Glass in the Form of Ice Kalmar Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier with glass in the form of ice Kalmar design.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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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