1930s Flush Mount Lighting

A rare flush mount ceiling light by Barovier&Toso in Murano glass. The rare lamp is made of 20 mouth-blown hand-formed leaf-form with gold inclusion plus a huge glass as a bottom. Th...

Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936. Extremely rare early crystal production in green points with red center. On May 2, 1935 Paul C. Dittman of Chicago filed an application for a patent for what he called simply "Decorative Lighting Device". In the patent he described it as "an ornamental device embodying a multiplicity of of prismatic light diffusing bodies with a light source..." He related that while he was aware that others had patented lighted stars, his offering was different in that the light would enter the rays of the star radially, effectively refracting the light within the ray and producing a "pleasing effect." His description of the refracted light produced by the stars was a bit of an understatement, as anyone who has seen them illuminated can attest: a lighted Matchless Wonder Star is stunningly beautiful. His patent was granted on December 8, 1936. Paul Dittman, a German immigrant who passed through the gates of Ellis Island in New York City, worked for a time for George Westinghouse, where he got an education in the manufacturing of electric light bulbs. In 1912, Paul and his partners started the Matchless Electric Company, which was later incorporated (in 1918) "to manufacture, buy, sell and deal in electric supplies, light bulbs and radio tubes..." By 1930, the direction of the Company had changed a bit, and it was re-named The Century Lamp and Tube Company to reflect the fact that it was by this time the largest single licensee for the manufacture of RCA radio...

A set of square French gilt metal and beaded crystal light fixtures. Beaded crystal body and chains. Adjustable drop. Measurements: Height 32 in.,...

A Bauhaus era white glass metal vintage flush mount, which was designed and produced in the 1930s in Germany. The flush mount comprises an opaline glass shade fixed on an original w...

Two fine French 1930's flush mounts / ceiling lights with a painted metal frame that holds a textured Holophane glass diffuser and a center "access flap" for an easy bulb change. ...

A Bauhaus Era white glass metal flush mount, which was produced in the 1930s in Germany. Also the flush mount comprises an opaline glass shade fixed on an original white painted meta...

Hanging lamp Material: chrome and glass Style: Art Deco Country:German To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done. We have specialize...

Mounted on chromed crown-shaped frames, the enameled pink and white glass diffusers give off a strong and soft light. The round horizontal diffuse...

Jean Perzel: A fine French Art Deco two-tiered flush mount with light pink and white enameled glass supported by a chrome frame with 8 fins. This chandelier was designed to adorn the...

A circa 1930's French gilt metal light fixtures flush mounted with frosted glass inset

A fine French 1930's flush mount / ceiling light with a painted metal frame that holds a textured Holophane glass diffuser and a center "access flap" for an easy bulb change. US re-w...

Pair of chandeliers Material: Chromed and iridescent glass Style: Art Deco Country:German To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done....

Hanging lamp. Material: Chrome Style: Art Deco Country:German To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done. We have specialized in the ...

Elegant pair of French Mid-Century textured glass ceiling fixtures embracing a modern traditional aesthetic. Nickeled frames. Sold individually.  

Hanging lamp Material: chrome and opaline glass Style: Art Deco Country: German To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done. We have s...

Hanging lamp. Material: glass and mirror. Style: Art Deco. Country:German. To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done. We have specia...

French Modernist Art Deco ceiling fixture by Jacques Adnet in chrome with crystal fittings. Rewired for American installation. 16” wide x 10” deep x 30” high. JACQUES ADNET (19...

A modern, sober milk glass flush mount fixture with a nickeled metal armature and finial. Height from ceiling can be adjusted according to need.

Elegant and delicate Italian midcentury beaded glass pendant or flush mount fixture in clear and amber Murano glass in the modern neoclassical taste. Three concentric layers of beads...

Elegant pair of thick, opaque glass, flush mount fixtures in a hemisphere form and set in brass frames. The glass is molded in hexagonal shapes and reflects patterns of light. So...

Gorgeous baby blue Modernist Art Deco flush mount globe ceiling light. Pressed glass technique used to create a layered effect, reminiscent of gathered or pleated fabric. These layer...