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Rare Wrought Iron and Wood Pendant Light Fixture with Leather Shades and Fringes
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and all handcrafted Arts & Crafts pendant.
Finding rare or unique light fixtures always makes our day and when we came across this handcrafted pendant made from various different materials we were immediately 'sold'. The look and feel of this light fixture makes it an absolute joy to look at, both on and off. With four leather shades with fringes all around mounted onto wrought iron arms that are stylishly attached to a geometrical wooden stem, this pendant is different from anything we ever saw. Complete with the perfect wrought iron chain this well balanced chandelier...
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Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts More Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Altarte Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp by Stilkronen, 1992
By Stilkronen
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Fan-shaped Murano glass lamp, signed Altarte di Stilkronen, production 1992.
Category
1990s Italian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal
$792 Sale Price
21% Off
Large Midcentury Daum Nancy Art Crystal Glass Table Lamp, 1950s, France
By Daum
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful midcentury table light made of hand blown organic-formed clear crystal glass by Michel Daum in Nancy, France. The lamp is in fully working tested rewired excellent conditio...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Hanging Lamp in the Style of Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging lamp, designed in the style of Rietveld, executed circa 1950 by unknown manufacturer.
Painted wooden structure and plastic tube protecting the electricity cable, with three b...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Wood
$5,508 Sale Price
44% Off
Rarity Pair Low Plafonnier Basket Chandelier Crystal Empire Brass Lustre Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Presenting a pair of exquisite basket chandeliers, designed to complement each other perfectly. Both chandeliers have been thoughtfully restored and revitalized to their original gra...
Category
1930s European Empire Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Murano Black Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
By Murano 5
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary and original design for a Murano chandelier from the middle of the last century. Particular workmanship of the glass combined with a polished brass finish. Linear and a...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi Italia Chrome 1970s Table Lamp
Located in CA, CA
Stunning metal table lamp with nine stems emanating from the chrome base and terminating in lamps housed in opaline glass globe shades.
Designed for Lumi Italia by Pia Guidetti Crip...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Anna Karlin Seed Pod Lamp
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
This lamp is a visual exploration of fragility and balance in a robust piece. An arching stem ends in a hand blown glass sphere. Its long neck and heavy head are propped up by a weig...
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21st Century and Contemporary American More Lighting
Materials
Steel
$12,250 / item
Adjustable Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Classic Thurston design Mid Century saucer top reading lamp manufactured by Lightolier. The lamp can be raised to 52 in, or lowered to 42 in H, the disk shade is 12 in. in diameter, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$6,557 / item
Gaetano Sciolari Fabulous Brass and Glass Lens Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Italian, large midcentury Gaetano Sciolari two-tier chandelier featuring in the original brass finish. Fine optic glass lenses are decoratively and functionally mounted on unusually ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Taraxacum hanging lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Metal and resin suspension lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in the 1960s. Model: Taraxacum. Maximum height with cable: 90 cm. Wear due to time and age of the lamp....
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Modern ASEA Brass Floor Lamp with Round Cotton Shade, Sweden, 1960s
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous floor lamp made in brass with time glass shaped rod. Produced for ASEA this wonderful lamp was most likely designed by Hans Bergström.
Good working condition with spots a...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass Swing Arm Sconce Wall Light, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
High-quality solid swing arm wall lamp in Maison Jansen style, France, 1960s. Precise craftsmanship made of hand-forged polished brass with off-white linen shade. This wall sconce is...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,117 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Adams Style Five Arm Dore Bronze Sconces, Wall Tassel Decorated
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Adams Style Five Arm Dore Bronze Sconces, Wall Tassel Decorated. Price is for one pair.
Category
Early 20th Century European Adam Style More Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Another Mid-Century Modern Alabaster Pyramid Design and Conical Shape Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish mineral stone 1970s table lamp of a slightly different color.
We decided to publish this second conical shape alabaster table lamp separately, because it is just slightly di...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
Danish designer Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004) is known for his self-produced lighting designs dating from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Despite the desirability of his designs on the vintage market, there is a lack of biographical information on the designer and his eponymous manufacturing company.
The Danish designer Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) possessed an artist eye and a very good understanding of the potential of materials, and he understood how to innovate with these. To this day, Holm-Sørensen's style as a designer addresses not only the Nordic market, but also the international interest in the designer's distinctive and experimental expression. Sven Aage was known for being able to draw sketches on almost everything: envelopes, theater programs, even tram tickets he used to sketch his vision.
It is speculated that Holm Sørensen designed lights for well-known Danish lighting manufacturers Fog & Mørup and Lyfa in the 1950s, before establishing his own lighting company, Holm Sørensen A/S to produce and distribute his own designs.
Holm Sørensen’s style varies greatly, with designs from the 1950s truly reflecting the mid-century modern lighting style, with clear influences from the De Stijl and Bauhaus movements. His attenuated floor and table lamps contain the classic tri-pod base that was popular at the time, referencing such designs as H. Th. J. A. Busquet’s Pinocchio Lamp (1954).
From the 1960s onwards, Holm Sørensen’s style changed utterly. His designs diverged from colorful, geometric table lamps and floor lamps, to pendants with raw finished brass and copper surfaces. These pendant lamps showcase Holm Sørensen’s interpretation of the Brutalist style, which was popular from the 1950s to the mid-70s. Originally coined by the Swedish architect Hans Asplund...
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1960s Danish Brutalist Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Josef Hoffmann Jugendstil Floor Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed for the head office of the then very famous tile manufacturer "Gebruder Schwadron", who also did the "Dianabad" in Vienna with sculptures of Michael Powolny and Otto Prutsch...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$8,346 / item
Pair of Max Ingrand Floor Lamps for Fontana Arte Model 2020, Italy, 1961
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of elegant floor lamps designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Model 2020, Italy, 1961. Organically shaped double lens cutted with chisel panels of thick Murano polished gla...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$36,131 Sale Price
22% Off
Green Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by Alessandro Pianon, for Vistosi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This fantastic pendant lamp was designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Italy in the 1960s. It has a white opaline glass inner chalice, surrounded with a green Murano glass shel...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Petite Friture Medium Vertigo Nova Pendant Light in Black by Constance Guisset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Medium Vertigo Nova Pendant Light in Black by Constance Guisset
Vertigo Nova is a highly technical collection that doesn't compromise on the design's iconic poetic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French More Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass
German Vintage Sculptural Glass Table or Bedside Light, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful white matte glass and chrome table / bedside / shelf light.
Germany, 1970s.
Lamp sockets: 1.
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1970s German Space Age Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Bay Table Lamp USA, 110 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Bay Table Lamp in glass, aluminum and plexiglass, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano.
Ettore Sotts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte No 2296 Ceiling Lamp in Glass, Brass and Metal, 1964
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Ceiling lamp no 2296 by Italian grandmaster Max Ingrand for the Milanese glass and lighting company Fontana Arte in Glass, Metal and beautifully patinated polished brass in very good...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Long Silver and Champagne Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Elongated chandelier made of a brass structure, and Murano glass sheets bent and twisted, colored in silver and champagne. A large frosted glass p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$9,596 / item
French Walnut, Chrome and Glass Ceiling Lustre Eight Lamps, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pendant light chandelier, France, mid-century
Eight lamps mounted on a painted wooden fixture, carved in the cactus style.
Lustre for a large room.
The wooden cups and the bulb ho...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Wood
Brass "Pulsar Completo" Chandelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass "Pulsar Completo" chandelier.
Dimensions: 40 height x 82 diameter cm.
Materials: Brass, crystal.
30 brass rings with a satin brass finish, light source inserted in the hollow ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$5,246 / item
Kaiser Idell & Co. Leuchten Bauhaus Tube Ceiling Light, 1940s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful slim line Bauhaus ceiling lamp manufactured by Kaiser Idell (Kaiser & Co Leuchten, Germany est. 1865).
Brushed metal and alloy.
Fully working and tested condition, rebu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Jacques Duval Brasseur Illuminated Gold Butterfly Coffee Table
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful butterfly inspired hand crafted coffee table, designed and made by the world renowned artist and sculptor Jacques Duval Brasseur in the 1970's. The stunning brass body is...
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Agate, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Crystal Chandelier Attr. Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze, crystal and cut-glass Twenty-Four-light chandelier, probably by Baccarat. The central molded cut-glass stem s...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique More Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$99,850 Sale Price
31% Off
Fringe Wall Lamp, by Hans-Agne Jakobsson from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An iconic wall lamp with sophisticated fringes, created in 1960 by the acclaimed Swedish lighting genius, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and now finally available for all those design lovers who were unsuccessful at auctions. Fringe is a timeless design statement, constructed so the wall lamp creates warm, cozy lighting by means of the fringes that conceal the light source beautifully. This exclusive wall lamp is the epitome of the Warm Nordic lifestyle. Its soft light and graceful appearance will make any home feel cozier. This elegant lamp will look stunning next to a sofa or armchair, but will also grace any hallway or serve as a seductive bedside lamp The fringe wall lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Italian mid century modern brass and art glass chandelier, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century modern brass and art glass chandelier, 1940s
Chandelier with structure entirely in brass and central diffuser in the shape of a calla lily, in worked glass, with ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Branches Pendant Light by Mydriaz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Branches pendant light by Mydriaz
3 electrified branches
Dimensions: Custom
Materials: Brass
Made to order creations are possible.
All our la...
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2010s French Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$27,541 / item
Pattyn Products Art Deco Table Lamp Attributed to Walter Von Nessen
Located in Stamford, CT
A anodized aluminium Art Deco Pattyn products table lamp attributed to Walter Von Nessen. The lamp has been restored and the original shade material ha...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Fringe Large Pendant, by Hans Agne Jakobsson from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An iconic pendant lamp with sophisticated fringes, created in 1960 by the acclaimed Swedish lighting genius, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and now finally available for all those design lover...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Lighting
Materials
Steel
Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Paiais Stoclet, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
DeDesign for the Hall at the first floor at the Stoclet Palais in Brussels. See the enclosed drawing made by Hoffmann with the archive# M997sign for the Hall at the first floor at th...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Center-Mount Picture Light Adjustable Minimal Brass Linear LED Sconce, UL
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our take on a classic Picture Light is a minimal design with one big advantage--it is able to rotate. The projected light is adjustable, allowing for greater versatility in lighting various subjects. Customizable lengths guarantee the perfect fit for any lighting project that requires linear lighting.
With our Picture Lights...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brown Metal Pendant Lamp with Perspex Diffuser for Ab Fagerhult, Sweden
By Fagerhult
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This pendant lamp, model 54070, was made by the Swedish manufacturer Ab Fagerhult in the late 1960's, earlier 1970's. It has a brown metal shade with a...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Georgian Style Brass and White Ceramic Eight-Arms Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant Georgian style brass and white ceramic eight-arms chandelier. The chandelier features white ceramic bobeches and white urn shaped column with round ball shaped bottom. Elegant fine scrolls defining the style of this chandelier that holds 8 candelabras. A combination of style and classism, this chandelier will elevate any room style.
Georgian brass chandelier...
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Late 20th Century European Georgian More Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,560 Sale Price
40% Off
Rationalist Contemporary Italian Alabaster Marble and Iron Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Contemporary Italian alabaster marble chandelier with iron structure.
In the manner of Roman Rationalist style.
Hight cm 60 plus iron rod . The hight of the rod we can customize...
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2010s European More Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Gabriella Crespi Fungo Table Lamps, Double Signatures on Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
These are the largest Fungo lamps by Gabriella Crespi in brass base with white acrylic domed shades. They are double signed at the base and on the top of th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swing-Arm Wall Sconce
Located in Oakville, CT
Steel Swing-Arm Wall Sconce with Milk Glass Shade
Overall Length: 47″
Bracket Height: 29″
Height from top of arm to bottom of bulb: 12 1/4″
Arm Length:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal
$1,200 / item
Alabaster or Marble White Table Lamps Early 20th Century, Italy
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful white natural albaster or marble white lamps
Its pure white color, which remains clean, without coloration
They are lamps with very pure and timeless lines, which makes t...
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Mid-20th Century More Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
$1,068 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Contemporary White Black & Brass 24-Light Modern Asymmetric Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary custom made chandelier of grand scale and Mid-Century Modern geometric design with a Sputnik inspiration, entirely handcrafted in Italy. The brass structure with a vinta...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kalmar Sputnik Pendant Light Chandelier 'RS 27', Brass Glass, 1970, One of Five
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare and large 27-arm atomic chandelier or pendant light model 'RS 27 Kugel HL' by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
It is m...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Alba Top Pendant by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Alba top pendant by Contain
Dimensions: D 15x H 100 cm (custom leght)
Materials: Brass, 3D printed PLA structure and optical lens.
Also available in different finishes.
All our...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass, Other
$1,228 / item
Stunning & Sculptural, Large Wooden Medieval St. Chandelier with Mask Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Speaking of antique masterpieces.
This perfectly hand carved and large chandelier comes with a variety of marvelous details and six mask sculptures looking down from above. This bea...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival More Lighting
Materials
Nutwood, Oak
Green Spate Wall Light by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Green spate wall light by Bert Frank
Dimensions: H 47 x W 44 x D 13.6 cm
Materials: Brass, marble and glass
Available finishes: Bronzed brass and black brass
All our lamps can ...
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2010s British Modern More Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
$3,362 / item
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
21.50 Porcelain Chandelier Lamp by Bocci
Located in Geneve, CH
21.50 Porcelain chandelier lamp by Bocci
Dimensions: D 75.5 x W 75.5 x H 300 cm
Materials: Porcelain, borosilicate glass, braided metal coaxial cable, electrical components, brush...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern More Lighting
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Steel, Nickel
$40,001 / item
Set of 2 Mush Lamps by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mush lamps by Kilzi
Dimensions: tall: Top shade: D 35 x W 29 x H 28 cm,
Lower shade: D 29 x W 21 x H 31 cm (total height 55 cm).
Chub: Top shad...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern More Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
$6,545 / set
21st-Century, glass and golden brass applique
Located in Calenzano, FI
3-light sconces in golden brass and ribed clear glass. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. It can be combined with the suspe...
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2010s Italian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$5,722 / item
Contemporary Blackened Bronze Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm
Materials: Bronze (Blackened)
The blackened surface sconce is an ambient, sculptural light cast in two ha...
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2010s Australian Modern More Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Industrial Chic Nautical Pendant Light Fixture
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Industrial Chic Nautical Pendant Light Fixture.. this listing is for one fixture but we actually have six.
Provenance: From the $58M home of Syl...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial More Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$880 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Roma Pendant by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Roma pendant by CTO Lighting
Materials: satin brass, alabaster.
Dimensions: H 29 x D 101 cm
Available in satin brass and bronze.
Celebrating the simplicity of line and form, The Rom...
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2010s British Modern More Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
$8,787 / item
Customizable Oversized Pendant by Research.Lighting, Waxed Aluminum, MTO
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x industry pendant in waxed aluminum designed and manufactured by RESEARCH Lighting.
Materials: Aluminum
Finish: waxed aluminum
Electronics: 1x E26 Socket, G40 ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Fantastic Pink Murano Palmette Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Luxury pink Palmette Murano glass chandelier with a gold metal frame.
Available also a pair and a pair of sconces.
8 light bulbs, E27 dimension
Dimensions: Chandelier 43.30 inches (1...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large & Tall Hollywood Regency Italian Brass & Glass Chandelier for Foyer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive tall chandelier circa 1980's and probably Italian. It features gold-plated brass framing with art glass shades in a spiral form. Tested and working. Takes 12 ...
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1980s Unknown Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Brass
Spectacular 19th Century French Crystal Chandelier, 1880s
By Baccarat
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous French crystal 12 arms Chandelier attributed to Baccarat .
The frame, made of silver plated brass. Replacing the wax candles, the ...
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1880s French Antique More Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Midcentury Chrome "Ball Line" Lamp by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chrome-plated steel floor reading lamp from the Ball Line designed in 1965 by Charles Hollis Jones. The Lamp features an actual armature extending 16" from t...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage More Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$1,644 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Decorative Lighting: Unique Table Lamps, Floor Lamps, Vintage Sconces and Other Lighting for Sale
A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs — shop Tiffany Studios table lamps, modern chandeliers, understated wall pendants and other decorative lighting and fixtures now.
While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.