Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Large French Bronze Lantern or Pendant Louis XVI Style
Located in Rome, IT
Large French finely chiseled bronze lantern or pendant with a large glass cup.
Three E 14 light bulbs. We can wire for your country standards.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Louis Sognot Bamboo Rattan Wall Sconces with Shades, France, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of lovely bamboo and rattan wall sconces by Louis Sognot, France, 1960s. Bamboo wall mounted backpiece with hanging lantern shape rattan lamp shades, with fabric shades insid...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Brass and Golden Murano Glass Lantern
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Circular brass lantern with golden smokey Murano glass slabs.
Price displayed per piece
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
$4,193 / item
Isamu Noguchi Akari 120F, Ozeki, designed 1951
Located in Grenoble, FR
Akari model “120F” by Isamu Noguchi.
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims with structure in black lacquered metal. Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company Japan.
Series started...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo
Lumi Milano Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist 'UFO' chandelier by Lumi Milano, 1950s. Two satin glass diffusers with a brushed aluminum ring between them. Stem and finials are made of nickele...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel
Rattan Globe Pendant or Hanging Light, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Modern rattan lantern with globe or ball shaped lampshade, Spain, 1950-1960s.
This suspension lamp is entirely handcrafted with rattan. The ball shaped shade hangs from a ch...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Round Barovier Lantern Ruggiadoso Midcentury Italian Design Mushroom Pulegoso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Ercole Barovier lantern Ruggiadoso midcentury Italian design mushroom, Pulegoso.
3 light bulbs E27 max 100 Watt each.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Murano Glass
White Ceramic Pendant Light XL, Brushed Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa Collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Rattan Pendant Hanging Light / Lantern
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool handcrafted rattan ceiling pendant or hanging light with chinoiserie accents, Spain, 1960s.
This suspension has an eye-catching design featuring a semi-spherical rattan struct...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Murano Sputnik Pink Color Art Glass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
The large glass flowers make up this Murano chandelier from the 1980. A Classic Sputnik from the middle of the century.
Made of a large central sph...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Venetian Mouth Blown, Clear Glass in Metal Frame Pendant Light / Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful design and large size fixture with mouthblown transparent glass in a handcrafted metal frame.
If you are looking for a rare and stylish fixture to grace your home then th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Rattan Globe Pendant Light, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan ball shaped lantern or pendant ceiling lamp. Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This suspension features an spherical lampshade made of double twist rattan canes. It hangs from a chain with wicker links topped by a brass canopy. The length of the chain can be cut in case you would like to make it shorter.
This pendant lamp will be a nice addition hanging over a kitchen's table or dining area or bedroom and will add a fresh and modern accent to any ambiance.
Perfect for a beach house, countryside house or urban apartment. It provides a charming light when lit choosing white bulbs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Stilnovo 1950s Brass and Green Enameled Metal Chandelier with Glass Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely Italian 1950s three-arm chandelier attributed to Stilnovo. In brass and sage green enameled metal with satinated glass shades. This graceful vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,012 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Rattan Wicker Weave Cylinder Pendant Lights / Lanterns
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Rattan Wicker and Rattan Pendants, Set of Three
Set of three Rattan Wicker Weave Concentric Cylinder Pendant Hanging Lights. Italy, 19...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Italian Mid Century Glass Pendant Light Fitting from Veca C1970
By VECA
Located in Trensacq, FR
Veca glass pendant light, Mid-Century Italy, C1970
Iconic Mid-century ceiling light from Italian lighting manufacturer Veca.
Sixteen alternating, smoked black and transparent glass, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
$509 Sale Price
57% Off
Swedish Designer Organic Pine Veneer and Wicker Pendant Light, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Swedish Designer Organic Pine Veneer and Wicker Pendant Light, 1960s
13 pcs. available in total
Gorgeous modern pendant lamp in organic, natural shape made of pine wood veneer, teak details and wicker in the middle of the 20th Century.
The pendant is hand crafted and in good to excellent condition.
The craftsmanship reminds to works from AB Ellysett, Sweden, design by Hans-Agne Jakobsson.
The round shape of the lamp forms larger light and air holes due to the wickerwork.
When illuminated, these create beautiful shadows on the ceiling and walls.
With teak detail on top of the pendant and with hand-crafted wicker ceiling...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wicker, Pine
Rare German Vintage Blown Glass Ceiling Hanging Pendant Light, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful hand blown white matte glass and chrome pendant.
Germany, 1960s.
Measures: Glass/glass D 12.5 in, H 9.5 in
Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
Austrian Beaded Glas Flower Lead Crystal Lantern, Rupert Nikoll, Austria 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
One of kind beaded glass flower and lead Crystal gilt brass mounted lantern or pendant by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1950s. Hexagonal brass structure completely (outsid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,156 Sale Price
34% Off
Geometric Icosahedron Pendant Lamp Light Vitrolite Glass Globe as George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
No chips, and No cracks to glass, just stains and slight oxidation to original metal hardware.
Very rare George Nelson (attributed) poly triangular icosahedron globe pendant light. ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Milk Glass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier et Toso Attributed, 14 Pulegoso Leaves Reticello Bowl, 1940s, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Sculptural chandelier with a unique combination of reticello and Pulegoso finis.
The reticello bowl what indicates the decade. It's made by overlapping two filigree bowls spiralizer in opposite directions. Before Carlo Scarpa and Dino Martens works in the 1940s, reticello was made without bubbles in the middle of each square of clear glass resulting by the nesting. It's simply because it was considered a flaw to see the bubbles. On the next decade, the overlapping was done on the Piera as the bubble trapped by the canes was then considered a plus.
The 14 leaves have a central striped clear stem and the feathers are made in Pulegoso. My friend Sergio Rossi, master of Murano, when he saw the picture said "the times when Pulegoso was made in the Crucible". Full batch of Pulegoso was made by Barovier for the lighting and Venini or Seguso for accessories.
The Pulegoso finish, from puleghe (chips, the chemical dust that is added to create an infinitive number of bubbles inside the glass mass) is a signature of the Barovier chandelier.
Reticello has white filigree...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Mid-Century Rope Pendant Chandelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope sphere pendant or chandelier Audoux Minet, circa 1960 with white opaline glass.
Height / 13" the lamp ,total 25.5" with the rope, diameter / 12 inches.
Nautical style.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Rope, Glass
French Polished Aluminum and Holophane Glass Sconces
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Set of 4 impressive French 1960's wall lights, comprised of cast aluminnum fittings, spun top hood, and holophane glass.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
$1,100 / item
Set of Three Elegant Wall Lights Attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Classy and sophisticated set of three wall lights attributed to Luigi Caccia Dominioni. These lights have a sinuous arm and a decorated base holder made of brass. The lighting element is nestled in the brass structure and holds an elegant opaline-white glass ball.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Pair Iron Glass Modern Lantern Pendent Sconces Ceiling Light Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Heavy Iron & Glass Modern Lantern Pendents That May Be Used Either As Sconces Or Ceiling Pendent Light Fixtures
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Large 1950s Italian Vintage Crystal Brass Fourteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very large vintage crystal and brass chandelier, Italy, 1950-1959. With crystal drops and crystal balls - impressive lighting effect.
Number of lights: Fourteen E14 light bulb soc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$5,598 Sale Price
30% Off
Rattan Wicker Globe Pendant Hanging Light, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching rattan lantern with globe or ball shaped lampshade, Spain, 1950-1960s.
This suspension lamps is entirely handcrafted with rattan, bamboo and wicker. The ball shaped sha...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp.
Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.
Hand-made form by Ozeki ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Small Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Murano "Graniglia" Round Gold Color Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Particular and very original lantern in brass and Murano glass, unique design enriched by a particular glass with "grit" processing.
The chandelier / lantern has a round gold-colore...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Large Vintage 1970s Bell Shaped Smoked Glass & Brass Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set of three refurbished large vintage mid-century modern hanging bubble glass pendant lights / lanterns by Glashütte Limburg. Made in the late 1960s throughout to the late ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Important Pair of Murano Glass Lanterns
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important pair of Murano Glass lanterns, gilt metal structure, entirely covered by glass, numerous inside lights
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
$2,875 / item
Mid-Century Modern Glass and Brass Pendant Light Lantern
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful design and cool looking midcentury ceiling lamp.
The total height including chain and ceiling plate is:26" - 66 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
1 of 5 Maison Jansen Style Polished Brass Sconces by Vereinigte Werkstätten
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set of five stunning elegant and large scale vintage mid-century vintage wall lights, lamps or sconces made of polished brass with original curved and cut glass scroll shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Murano Style Hand Blown Caged Smoked Glass Hanging Hall Lantern Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Murano style
Hand blown caged
Smoked glass
Hanging hall lantern
Mid-20th century.
Height including the chain and canopy :
approx.-20"- inches. (51 cm)
Lantern only :
ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large German Vintage Blown Glass Ceiling Hanging Pendant Lights, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of wonderful hand blown multi-color glass and black lacquered metal pendants.
Germany, 1960s.
Measures: Glass/body D 13.8 in, H 13.8 in
Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Murano Lantern Styled Art Glass Table or Bedroom Accent Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of small lantern styled art glass table lamps are unsigned, but are presumed to have been made in Italy and designed by Angelo Seguso in circa 1970. The two lamps are done ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Rare Large German Vintage Blown Glass Ceiling Hanging Pendant Light, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful hand blown multi-color glass and black lacquered metal pendant.
Germany, 1960s.
Measures: Glass/body D 13.8 in, H 13.8 in
Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Large Midcentury Italian Brushed Chrome and Brass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large Mid-Century Modern brushed chrome and brass six-light chandelier, Italy 1960s.
Six Edison E14 light candelabra bulb sockets.
Measures:
Overall height 39" / 99 cm, adjustab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,706 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
MidCentury Round Opaline Glass and Brass Italian Green Lantern Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century round opaline glass and brass green lantern chandelier. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s.
Th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lucite, Caned and Brass Lantern in the Style of Christian Dior et Gabriella
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative lantern is made of brass and cane inserted into lucite. This is an Italian work in the style of Christian Dior and Gabriella Crespi. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Lantern Tokio from J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
This Tokio lamp from Kalmar is in wonderful condition. The metal top, chain ceiling cup and cage are sprayed linden green, the glass has been frosted with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Octagonal Diamond Chandelier Lantern Brass and Glass Fontana Arte Style, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rome, IT
Diamond-shaped chandelier lantern in a brass and glass structure in the style of the Italian designer house Fontana Arte. Made in Italy, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Terracotta Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Diamantes Atzompa
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Pendant, Mazzega Italy 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Murano Pendant, Mazzega Italy 1970s
A 1970s vintage pendant designed by Mazzega ltd. Murano glass light globe and chromed structure. In really good conditons with only few s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
$718 Sale Price
40% Off
Venini Midcentury Murano Glass Brass Nine-Light Bouquet Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large Venini hand blown murano glass and gilt brass bouquet chandelier, neun arm with large drop shape globes, decorated with glass flowers, Italy, 1960s - impressive lighting effec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
$3,805 Sale Price
20% Off
French Rattan Bell Pendant Lamp / Lantern Patinated in White
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large French Riviera rattan bell shaped pendant light or lantern, France, 1960s.
This handcrafted ceiling lamp features a bamboo bell shaped shade with chinoiserie decorations hanging from a chain with round rattan / bamboo links that can be cut in case you would like to make it shorter.
Patinated in white. It has all the taste of the Mediterranean coastal style.
This suspension will be a nice addition hanging over a kitchen's table or dining area and will add a fresh and modern accent to any ambiance.
Perfect for a beach house, countryside house or urban apartment. It provides a charming light when lit choosing warm or cold bulbs.
The chain can be shortened and adjusted to the desired height. It could be placed as a flushmount removing the chain.
Newly wired.
Overall measurements: 46,5 cm diameter x 87 cm H
The lampshade excluding chain and canopy is 46,5 cm diameter x 36 cm H
French Rattan Pendant...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Banded Aqua Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Born from a love of color, these striking pieces draw inspiration from the rich hues and undulating topography of Southern California. Alternating layers of opaque and transparent co...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Large Midcentury Bauhaus Opaline Glass Pendant, Lantern, Germany, 1940-1949
By Bauhaus
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare Bauhaus opaline glass pendant or lantern, Germany, 1940-1949. Beautiful large opaline glass shade supported by three whronght iron chains and st...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
$1,610 Sale Price
28% Off
French Vintage Brass and Cut Clear Glass Hexagonal Hanging Lantern
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
French vintage brass and cut clear glass hexagonal hanging lantern from circa the 1950s.
This adorable pendant lantern features a hexagonal brass and metal frame. Six faces and 12 cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
$613 Sale Price
20% Off
Medium Terracotta Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa Collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Brass and Cut Glass Pendant Lamp or Lantern, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous lantern or pendant lamp from the late Italian midcentury, made during the 1960s-1970s.
The pendant lamp is made of frosted glass with dots and vertical lines.
The golden d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Polished Aluminum and Industrial Era Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Original French gaslights, these polished aluminum with interior holophane glass shades have been newly wired and are ready to hang. Pair available.
Avantgarden Ltd. cultivates unexp...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Esperia Italian 1960s Dandelion Pendants
By Esperia
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful pair of Italian 1960s modern chandeliers in a bronze/ antique brass finish. 13-light sources. $6500 each. 2 pairs available
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
$9,800 / set
Red and White Opalescent Glass Cone Lamp by Giusto Toso for Leucos, Italy 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very stylish red and white opalescent glass cone lamp designed by Giusto Toso for Leucos, Italy, 1970s. Born in Murano in 1939, Giusto Toso's lights are included in the collections o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Midcentury Glass und Brass Pendant Sphere, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful Italian midcentury chandelier with particular Murano art glass and brass details.
The glass globe has an irregular, organic shape with satinated and shiny glass parts.
Le...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Natural Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Brutalist Lanterns, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian Brutalist lanterns, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
$4,792 / set
Italian Modernist Wicker Weave and Bamboo Bell Shaped Pendant, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern rattan, woven wicker wire and bamboo bell pendant / hanging light, Italy, 1960s.
This beautiful suspension lamp features a bamboo and wicker wire bell shaped shad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wire
Pendant by Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s
By Arredoluce
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pendant by Arredoluce manufactured in Italy, 1950s. With large brushed satin glass diffuser, black painted steel mounts. It takes one E27 100w bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
$6,584 Sale Price
21% Off
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