Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1950s
Set of 2 ceiling lamps Italian manufacture 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The set of two Italian-made ceiling lights from the 1970s represents excellence in Italian design and craftsmanship of that era. . Their clean, geometric shape blends harmoniously in...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Dahlia Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand Dahlia chandelier. Polished & nickeled brass, curved glass. 16 Arms, each ending with a candelabra socket. Glass petals alternate betwee...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Pair of pendant lamps attributed to Stilnovo
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of glass lamps attributed to a Stilnovo production.
The height is not equal.
Good conditions.
Thank you
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Lampe Kartell KD6 4006 blanche par Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Italy 1950
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Très rare sur le marché , suspension de taille XXL 62 cm de diamètre, conçue par les designers de renommée mondiale, Achille et Pier Castiglioni et Fabrique par Kartell dans les anné...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Acrylic
Decorative Crystal CEILING LAMP Pendant Venetian Hollywood Regency Chandelier
Located in Hampshire, GB
Crystal CEILING LAMP, Pendant Light Long Hollywood Regency Chandelier
There is space for five bulbs with small and large prisms.
Description：
6 A large illumination area can create ...
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1950s English Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Metal
Triclinio Chandelier Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1961
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vico Magistretti's Triclinio Chandelier for Artemide, from 1961, is an emblematic work of Italian design. Its bold and innovative structure, composed of curved and sinuous elements, ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Decorative Crystal CEILING LAMP Pendant Venetian Hollywood Regency Chandelier
Located in Hampshire, GB
Crystal CEILING LAMP, Pendant Light Long Hollywood Regency Chandelier
There is space for five bulbs with small and large prisms.
Description：
6 A large illumination area can create ...
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1950s English Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Metal
Petite Barovier Toso Pendant Light Chandelier Murano Glass Basket, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite hand blown Italian Barovier & Toso pendant light with brass fittings. Clear ribbed glass elements. The Fixture requires one European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulb, up to 60...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Fine Pair of Chandelier, France, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of brass and glass chandeliers whose shafts are formed by the extensions of six light arms joined together in ringed columns.
The light arms, with their curved lines und...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Minimalistic Vintage Murano Balonton Crystal Six Arm Leaf Chandelier By Seguso
Located in Westport, CT
A stunning sleek crystal clear and iridescent blown chandelier with an exquisite center shaft composed of ten spherical mouth blown balls above a tapered stem upholding six outreac...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Three-Armed Pendant by Mauri Almari for Idman
By Mauri Almari
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three shiny brass model 'K2-48' shades, held together by a three-armed brass canopy. Designed by Mauri Almari for Idman, Finland, 1950s. The total drop can be adjusted to your requir...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pendant Lamp by Jorn Utzon
By Bjorn Utzon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pendant lamp in anodized brass, painted with a bright orange on the inside. Very good vintage condition. Original wiring.
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
A model K2-16 pendant lamp by Paavo Tynell for Idman
By Paavo Tynell
Located in San Francisco, CA
A model K2-16 pendant lamp by Paavo Tynell for Idman. The lamp has an opaline glass cylinder diffuser with an elegant copper shade with twin dot perforations. The lamp is marked by I...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Two-arm ceiling light, Italy, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Bifurcating out from the stem of this ceiling light are two cupped shades, reminiscent of Calla lilies. Pointed in opposing directions the shades project a warm glow across any room.
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Petite Barovier Toso Pendant Light Chandelier Murano Glass Basket, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite hand blown Italian Barovier & Toso pendant light with brass fittings. Clear ribbed glass elements. The Fixture requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bulb, up to 60 wat...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Pendant Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A model 1231 pendant by Stilnovo. Layers of brushed copper with white lacquer on the inside. Shaped like a beehive, there is a soft glow when lit. The copper layers have been restore...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Stilnovo Pendant Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A cascading chandelier produced by Stilnovo in the late 1950s or early 1960's. Featuring five teardrop balls of frosted Murano glass dripping from a brass frame in a multi-level disp...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Chandelier, 1950s/60s
Located in Greding, DE
Chandelier with blue and red beads and bronze frame and six sockets.
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1950s Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Ceiling Light with Three Pivoting Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light with three pivoting arms
(Suspension à trois bras pivotants) designed in 1958 by Serge Mouille.
Lit.: Pierre Émile Pralus: Serge Mouille - un Classique français, Sa...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Sciolari Metal Plated 12 Lights Chandeliers, 1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sciolari metal plated 12 lights chandeliers, 1952.
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modernist Pendant
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modernist pendant from the late 1950's
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1950s Czech Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Pendant Lamp from J.T. Kalmar, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
A simple, elegant pendant lamp from J.T. Kalmar. The lamp is composed of an opaline, matte white glass shade attached to a metal structure with 3 brass pins and suspended on a brass still...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte Chandelier
By Fontana Arte
Located in Catania, IT
Chandelier 2 lights 1950s brass and glass Fontana Arte.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Black Pendant by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte black enameled brass lamp with hand beat detail on brass interior and a smooth exterior. Cord length is 6' and can be adjusted.
Category
1950s English Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Chandelier Spider in Metal
Located in Paris, FR
"Spider" chandelier: Chandelier in dark colored metal circa from the 1950 with 20 lightbulbs. "Certificate of Authenticity" provided by the gallery.
Measures: 180 cm x 130 cm
70.9 i...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Suspended Lamp, Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage suspended lamp is a design lamp manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s.
Elegant suspended three-lights lamp in lacquered metal, brass and glass.
...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ceiling Lamp by Franco Albini, 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant made of hand blown opal and flashed glass in warm gray. Metal mounting.
Design: Venini Murano
Dimensions: H. 23cm, ø 24,5cm
Manufacturer: Venini Murano.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti, Chandelier, Model 2097/30, circa 1958
Located in Paris, FR
A cylinder shape plated metal chandelier, the central stem issuing thirty arms each supporting a light bulb.
Manufacturer’s label « AL Milano Arteluce ».
Original edition.
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Large Lantern in Steel and Yellow and Green Glass, 1950s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large tubular lantern made of three gilt metal rings which delimit three colored glass scales ranks: two green ranks framing a yellow one. The lantern is close below by a circular op...
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1950s European Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Art Glass Pendant Chandelier Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian art glass pendant shade, tomato red, with controlled bubble inclusions. Probably by "Venini". Measure: Total drop including chain 22.5".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Unusual Chandelier by Seguso
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Italian chandelier by Seguso, circa 1950s. Cased white and clear glass with bubbles.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Sixteen-Arm Italian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian chandelier with 16 swooping clear glass arms with gold edged bobeches and hanging glass sphere detail at the base.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Tri Glass Chandeliers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luminous and glowing Italian opaque glass chandeliers with 3 large glass shoes that hang in a staggered cascade. Drop and configuration can be ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Beehive Pendent by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in San Francisco, CA
A classic beehive pendant model A331 by Alvar Aalto for Artek of white aluminum and chrome-plated steel rings that filter the light beautifully. ...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Poul Henningsen Pair of Limited Edition Three-Arm Chandeliers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of three-arm "PH Stammkrone" chandeliers by Poul Henningsen. Both featuring 2/1 opal glass shade sets and browned brass hardware. Designed in the 1950s, later limed edition pr...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America 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 Vistosi, DOOQ, Flos, and Artemide. 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. Prices for chandeliers and pendants differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2 and tops out at $318,780 while the average work can sell for $3,426.
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