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Material: Brass
Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 4-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations. Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer. The 4-shade version is ideal to be hung over a round table. Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed. The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways. There is nothing else like this on the market. The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm. The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully. The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully. Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light. Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people. The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit. The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.). This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary. Silvio Piattelli copyright and design. Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Onyx, Brass

Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Aluminum, Metal, Brass

Sistema Solare, Luxury Ivory Onyx and Brass 8 Rotating Orbitale Arms Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thin pieces of translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a dining table, with versatile configurations. Featured on Netflix series Designing Miami, 1st episode! There is nothing else like this on the market. Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer. The 8-shade version is ideal to be hung over a long rectangular table. See schematics. Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed. The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways. The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm. The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully. Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light. Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people. The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit. The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.). This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary. Silvio Piattelli copyright and design. Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Onyx, Brass

Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass, Metal

Huge Midcentury Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Huge brass construction with 24 arms in different lengths and aluminum cones on the ends painted in different colors, 24 porcelain E14 sockets for max. 40W bulbs or LED bulbs. In the...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Pair of postmodern brass floor lamps by Kamenický Šenov / Preciosa, 1980s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Designed Jaroslav Bejvl, jr., former Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. Manufactured by Kamenický Šenov company which nowadays operates under the name Preciosa famous for its bohemia glass...
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1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Dual ignition Good Condition Thank you
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Late 19thC Brass Extendable Lamp Standards
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19thC Brass Extendable Lamp Standards of Neoclassical Corinthian Form including Laurel Wreath Decorated Stepped Pedestal Base - converted to electric - 22"diam x adjusta...
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1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Swedish design blue glass table lamp
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
Beautiful Swedish table lamp with 3 soft blue glass blocks. The lamp was made in Malmö, Sweden in ca. 1960. Including new high quality hand made lampshade. Height of the lamp is mea...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Sergio Mazza ‘Pi Cavo’ pendants for Artemide, Italy 1962
Located in London, GB
Sergio Mazza’s ‘Pi Cavo’ lights, designed for Artemide, are part of a range of lighting designs named after letters in the Greek alphabet including Delta, Gamma, Kappa, and Tau. They...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass, Nickel

Radius Hanging Lamp by Eric Balsev for Fog & Mørup Danmark 70's
Located in Berlin, DE
Dänische Deckenleuchte, die in den 1970er Jahren von Erik Balslev für Fog & Morup entworfen wurde. Der zweifarbige gebrannte orange und braune Lack verleiht jedem Raum einen Hauch vo...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

AB Markaryd ‘V 180’ wall sconce – Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Heerhugowaard, NL
Rare wall sconce designed by the famous Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Markaryd of Sweden in the 1960s. This lamp is made of brass and a thin smoked glass shade. The lamp is in very go...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Restored 1960 Vintage Floor Lamp: Mid-Century Modern Elegance
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the timeless elegance of our modern vintage 1960 floor lamp, skillfully restored to its original splendor. Composed of brass, wood, and metal, this exquisite lamp has been...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Metal, Brass

French 1940s Large 24 Branch Leafy Chandelier with Crystal flowers
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent large leafy chandelier meticulously crafted with a profusion of crystal flowers on a brass and toleware frame. This 1940s French...
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1940s French Belle Époque Vintage Brass Lighting

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Crystal, Metal, Brass

Mid century brass German floor lamp, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century brass German floor lamp, 1960s The frame is made of brass Height: 140 cm Diameter : : 26 cm shade Height : 64 cm Good condition with old signs of wear
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Rare Table Lamps in the Style of Maison Baguès, France, 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s. Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

1970s Swedish Large Pair Of Brass Table Lamps With Cone Shaped Shades
Located in London, GB
A stunning 1970’s very large pair of brass Swedish table lamps with conic lamp shades. The shape of the shades cast a really warm and beautiful diffuse ambient light. These structura...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Chandelier and Pendant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Something truly incredible this Murano chandelier. Surprising design from the 70s, due to the very particular shape of these long brass rods with attached multi-coloured glass flowers. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your entire home. The Murano furnaces have created an indisputable timeless design. The chandelier has the shape of a half "sputnik", composed of a central brass hemisphere on which are housed brass rods on which small Murano glass flowers...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Mid century brass German arc floor Flex lamp By München Werkstätten, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century brass German Arc floor Flex lamp By München Werkstätten, 1960s The frame is made of brass, with flex arm Height: 147 cm Diameter: 50 cm...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Lisa Johansson-Pape, Floor lamp model 30-062, Orno
Located in Helsinki, FI
A Beautiful and original floor lamp from the 1950s, with a full brass shade. Designed by Lisa-Johansson pape and manufactured by Orno. In complete original condition with a beautiful...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Brass and Murano glass chandelier, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Brass and Murano glass chandelier, 1940s, Made in Italy.  Murano glass chandelier with brass support rods, preserving the patina of time.  Product working and in excellent condition....
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Midcentury floor Tripod flex armlamp brass & Teak Scandinavian by Örsjö Armatur
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury floor Tripod flex armlamp brass & Teak Scandinavian by Örsjö Armatur, 1960s Shade made of fabric and lamp base of wood and brass details original Lamp shade is in a gr...
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1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Art Deco White and Black Veined Alabaster and Brass Pendant Light, ca 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique large Art Deco black veined white alabaster pendant light fixture. Gorgeous and large alabaster pendant ceiling light fixture from circa 1920. Beautifully veined and masterfu...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brass Lighting

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Alabaster, Brass

A Large French Table Lamp
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A large table lamp in the form of a vase. The dark blue ceramic vase is decorated with a black leave and flower pattern in Persian style. The va...
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1890s French Antique Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage hanging lamp with cylindrical white glass shade, 1950s
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
The white glass shade has vertical lines which gives a nice playful effect. Height: 80 cm. Ø: 20 cm. Glass shade height: 41 cm. This lamp has a new large bulb holder (E27) and threa...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Pair of Swedish Vintage Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made pair of Swedish vintage brass table lamps. We have recently imported these from Sweden, they date from around the 1970’s. They are of excellent quality ...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Midcentury German walnut &brass DDR, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury German walnut &brass DDR, 1950 s original Lamp shade is in a great vintage condition. Design year: 1950/60s Lamp Dimensions: 48 cm x H 140 cm shade Diameter :43 cm ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden. Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Antique French Parcel Gilt and Repousse Brass Oil Lamps, Circa 1830-1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Antique French Parcel Gilt and Repousse Brass Oil Lamps, Circa 1830-1840.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lamapade GREEN TILES
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of "TEGOLINE VERDI" lamps by Roberto Giulio Rida "Green Tile" table lamps are part of a small collection of lamps in the following colors: gold, green and blue. Each pair is un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Breeze Suspension Lamp, hancrafted in Porto with Brass
Located in Maia, PT
Like a continuous soft and fresh breeze that winds between obstacles and caresses thirsty bodies. The brass components of this lamp, suspended by elegant wires, drift through the air...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brass Lighting

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Brass

Itsu Floor Lamp Model No. EN 31, 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A somewhat rare Itsu floor lamp with a beautiful design displaying two distinct light heads, that can be adjusted to almost any direction desired. The ...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

French Art Nouveau Desk Lamp
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Art Nouveau Desk Lamp A beautiful and elegant swan-shaped desk lamp, featuring flowers and leaves, which are classic motifs from the Ar...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Brass Lighting

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Brass, Spelter, Copper

1990s Italian Murano Glass 'Palmette' Amber Wall Sconces - a pair
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Italian Murano hand-blown glass 'palmette' wall mounted sconces, c.1990s. Each sconce features 9 concave appliqués made of amber-colored rippled glass, attached to the frame...
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1990s Italian Brass Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Chinese Unique hand-carved jade stone table lamp
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Chinese table lamp, hand-carved from jade, represents a true rarity and a masterpiece of Asian craftsmanship. This unique piece not only gracefully illuminates the space, but als...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Brass Lighting

Materials

Jade, Brass

Floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo, 1960 Brass, marble, and opal glass. Measures 103 cm by 11.5/25 cm Good Condition Thank you
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Marble, Brass

Heavy Brass Refurbished Korean Ship Light. Wired for Modern Use. 1960's.
Located in Canterbury, GB
Our heavy brass ship's light comes from a Korean vessel, and has been up cycled into a beautiful room light , wired for domestic use, which can be floor mounted or could be attached ...
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1960s Other Vintage Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

1 of the 2 Gold Brass Amber Glass Flush Mount, Fagerlund, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wonderful Flush Mount made by Fagerlund, Sweden. From around 1960. Consists of a beautiful crystal handmade glass plate on a polished brass plate. The texture of the glass gives the...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Pair of brass table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades. Stamped. Josef Frank was a true European...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Mid-century pair of brass table lamp, Ingo Maurer, attr. Stilnovo Italy, 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century pair of brass table lamp attributed to Ingo Maurer, Stilnovo, Italy 1960s Brass base, opaline glass H 44 cm x 28 cm diam. Conditions: excellent, no defects. In worki...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Pair of Vintage Chrome and Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and extremely well made pair of vintage chrome and brass table lamps. They were made in Italy, they date from around the 1970’s. The quality is exceptional, they are ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass, Chrome

Floor Lamp, Swedish modern, 1940ts
Located in Hammarö, SE
Nice lamp, Swedish modern.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass and Marble Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage brass and marble floor lamp, most likely made in Italy and dating from the 1970’s. It is beautifully made, the brass frame sits on a gorgeous marble base. There a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Marble, Brass

Art Deco Bauhaus Cream Opaline Glass and Brass Pendants, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant minimalist Art Deco pendant was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1920s to 1930s during the Bauhaus period. The light features a round cream colored opaline ...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in Hammarö, SE
Plafond lamp of pressed clear glass and brass. Four points of light.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Brass Lighting

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Brass

1 of 8 Sets /Large Pair of murano Glass Wall Sconces by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of mid-century wall sconces with ice glass tubes, made by Doria Leuchten, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, w...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Impressive spoutnik chandelier in brass and Murano pink flower discs
Located in Monaco, MC
Impressive brass chandelier and Murano glass discs in the shape of pink flowers. The many light-bulb doors give a very diffuse light and gives a crazy atmosphere to the space. It...
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1980s Italian Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Large adjustable pendant light, glass and brass, Orion model by Staff Leuchten.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Exceptional large pendant chandelier, with a heavy spherical brass counterweight that allows height adjustment, a magnificent large red glass diffuser in a circular, contoured shape,...
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1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Large Vintage Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very impressive large vintage brass table lamp. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1960’s. The beaten brass ...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps with Velvet Shades
Located in London, GB
A stylish and extremely well made pair of vintage brass table lamps with velvet shades. They were made in France, they date from around the 1970’s. The quality is outstanding, the s...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Murano Art Glass and Brass Smoky Color Wall Light, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very original Murano glass wall lamp with a very elongated design of the glass plate and a unique smoky color. The applique is composed of a gold-colored metal structure to which on...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Six Arm Eighteen Sphere Lobby Chandelier by Lights of London
Located in London, GB
Six Arm Lobby Chandelier Timeless Art Deco Solid Brass, Satin Finished, Lacquered Eighteen Tala Sphere III Dim to Warm Bulbs. 2000K - 2800K 95CRI 10,800 Dim to Warm Lumens Large ø164cm Chandelier Custom Options and Finishes available on request Handbuilt in Hackney Wick by Lights of London.
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Luigi Caccia Dominioni Bidone pendant, Azucena, Italy, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, one of the world’s oldest practicing architects until he died in 2016 aged 103, was according to Pin Up magazine – “the architect’s architect”. Visible in eve...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Ceiling lamp designed by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling lamp designed by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s. Brass and opal glass. H: 34.5 cm D: 48 cm
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Large Pair of Antique Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very impressive large pair of antique brass table lamps, dating from around the 1950’s. They are of superb quality, with beautiful...
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1950s British Victorian Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern White and Yellow Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measures: W7.5 D7.5 H29 Vintage table lamp with matte white finish accented by yellow details following the pattern on the table lamp. The brass base and details have patina. The ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brass Lighting

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Brass

Table Lamp Model 2468 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

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Brass

Special glass sphere with inner glass rod table lamp, model from 1965
Located in Wien, 9
This very special unique piece is the last of a great series. The shade can be adjusted in any colour and size to either get a very modern or traditional outlook. The table lamp is a...
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1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Brass Lighting

Materials

Brass

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