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Material: Silver Leaf
Opinion Ciatti LAlampada XS Pendant Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The suspended lamp designed by Lapo Ciatti, LAlampada, combines tradition and modernity. A lamp that, as the name suggests, does not need any great presentations thanks to its recogn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal
Late 18th Century Set of Four Italian Baroque Silvered Giltwood and Tole Sconces
Located in Charleston, SC
A Set of four late 18th century Italian Baroque sconces, circa 1790, with silvered giltwood cartouche bases and three patinated brass and tole candle arms. The Baroque tole arms where made to left off the sconces to be carried to other rooms. The sconces have recently been cleaned and rewired with new porcelain sockets. The Italian silver gilt has some gold gilt tones through out the finish.
Additionally, there are four matching sconces...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf, Tôle, Brass
Quartz Pendant Lamp by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz pendant lamp by Aver
Dimensions: 90 x 5 x 7cm
Materials: white quartz, silver leaf, gold leaf, brass leaf, copper leaf and pink gold leaf.
Lightning: 01 x LED 15W 1600LM
(The dimensions and the price listed is for 1 lamp)
Designed by Waldir Junior.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Multi-gemstone, Brass, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Copper
Maison Baguès attributed, Wrought Iron Rock Crystal 12 Light Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This Grand Maison Baguès silverleaf wrought iron rock crystal chandelier with twelve lights was hand assembled using traditional techniques. The Fashionable Baguès chandelier has a silverleaf wrought iron frame in the chinoiserie taste that is elegantly decorated with rock crystal pendants, crystal prisms, crystal beads, crystal bobeches, crystal leaves, crystal flowers, crystal finials and highlighted with amethyst drops. The Baguès chandelier has an interior crystal beaded vase...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron, Silver Leaf
Hollywood Regency Flush Mount with Ears of Corn in Gold and Silver
Located in Hannover, DE
Wow, isn't this a gorgeous ceiling light? It's truly a masterpiece! I absolutely love the way it's made, and the design is so timeless and classic that it'll never go out of style. Y...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Max 7-Light Bath/Vanity Sconce
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Playing with shapes.
Max gives simple geometry and maximum style.
A series of pyramid bases supporting round globe lights that come together to form squares and rectangles.
The vint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Odette Chandelier by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott
Located in Dallas, TX
The Odette chandelier designed by Sally Sirkin Lewis for J. Robert Scott.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Silver Leaf
Pair of Murano Glass Silver and Gold Leaf Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass sconces featuring various Murano fusing techniques with both silver and gold leaf glass. They have been newly wired to fit US standards.
This pair is currently ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
Quartz Floor Lamp by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz pendant lamp by Aver
Dimensions: 40 x 5 x 158 cm
Materials: white quartz, silver leaf, gold leaf, brass leaf, copper leaf, pink gold leaf.
Lightning: 01 x LED 25W 2000LM
Designed by Waldir Junior.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Wonderful Modern Silver Leaf Beaded Rock Crystal Maison Baguès Large Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Modern Silver Leaf And Beaded Open Bird Cage Frame With Rock Crystal & Alternating Crystal Drops In The Manner Of Maison Baguès, Very Large Chandelier Has 6 Candelabra So...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver Leaf
Silver Leaf Modern Plafonnier
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A large vintage plafonnier in modern style with an inverted half dome shape, silver leaf finish to resin or fiberglass and a light diffuser at base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Feel Big Table Lamp - Hand-Crafted Wood & Polished Brass - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
Feel is a table lamp, but actually, it can also be a modern bedside table lamp. It can be elegantly used in your living room as sophisticatedly in your bedroom. Handcrafted by Boca d...
Category
2010s Portuguese Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Silver Leaf
Vintage Silver Leaf and Gilt Table Lamp After James Mont
By James Mont
Located in west palm beach, FL
Stunning vintage Regency table lamp. Beautiful turned wood lamp with a brilliant silver leaf and gilt finish. Done in the manner of James Mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Wrought Iron and Glass Sconces, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1930
By J. Robert
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of wrought iron and glass sconces. Art Deco period, France, circa 1930.
Glass signed "J. Robert".
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Silver Leaf
Feel Small Table Lamp - Hand-Crafted Wood & Polished Brass - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
Feel is a table lamp, but actually, it can also be a modern bedside table lamp. It can be elegantly used in your living room as sophisticatedly in your bedroom. Handcrafted by Boca d...
Category
2010s Portuguese Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Silver Leaf
A Pair of Silvered Metal and Rock Crystal Two-Light Sconces Style Maison Bagues
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Pair of Silvered Metal and Rock Crystal Two-Light Sconces in the Style of Maison Baguès. Priced Per Sconce. Very Chic, Pristine Condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
21st Century 1180 Silver and Crystals Chandelier by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
A crystal web envelopes the structure in a sensual embrace. A richly suggestive and aware world where the crystals model the surface.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Silver Leaf
Sunburst Leafed Crown Ceiling Light Fixture, Silvered Iron and Frosted Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst leafed flush mount with silver leaf gilding and frosted glass shade. Spain, 1950s.
Square shaped foliage panel supporting the frosted glass shade. The central glass is surr...
Category
20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Silver Leaf
Max 25-Light Flush Mount
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Playing with shapes.
Max gives simple geometry and maximum style.
A series of pyramid bases supporting round globe lights come together to form squares and rectangles.
The vintag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Mid-Century Murano Cobalt Blue Glass Table Lamp with Silver Overlay Balboa attr.
By Balboa
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Murano glass table lamp from the 1960s features a vivid cobalt blue body with an elegant silver overlay decoration, attributed to Balboa. The intricate silver pattern a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Eglomise Hollywood Regency Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Geisha figures are reverse painted on glass and finished silver leaf
lamp
Lamp base only
On square black lacquer base.
Category
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Max 7-Light Bath/Vanity Sconce
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Playing with shapes.
Max gives simple geometry and maximum style.
A series of pyramid bases supporting round globe lights that come together to form squares and rectangles.
The vint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Modern Brutalist Rounded Floor Lamp, Silver Leaf Finish, Frosted Glass Light
Located in Porto, PT
The Orpheu Floor Lamp Silver redefines design, featuring a sleek cylindrical structure that frames a floating light source at its core. Its hand-applied silver leaf finish enhances l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Large-Scale Pair of Gilt-Iron and Crystal Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale pair of gilt-iron and crystal sconces circa 1960-1979. In the style of Maison Baguès. French gilt and silvered iron and crystal sconces newly wired for use within the USA...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Iron
Pair of Hand carved wooden Bobble lamps Antiqued Silver Leaf with Suede shades
Located in London, GB
Presenting for sale a pair of Vintage carved wooden Bobble Table Lamps made by Julian Chichester in the late 1990s finished in Silver Leaf with Polished N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Hollywood Regency Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Table Lamps with a Glazed Silver Leaf Finish
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large plaster table lamps with a glazed silver leaf finish.
The lamps have been newly rewired with adjustable polished nickel double clusters that take standard size light ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Pair of Italian Floral Table Lamps 20th Century Wrought iron Candelabra
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of 20th century Italian wrought iron candelabra, with a warm beautiful mecca silver-leaf finish, two floral and foliate three-ligh...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Iron, Silver Leaf, Wrought Iron
Italy Late 18th Century Pair of Lacquered and Gilted Wooden Carved Torches Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Set of Pink Murano Glass Pendant Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of ten circa 1960's Italian pale pink and silver dust blown glass pendant light fixtures with original brass fittings. Sold individually
Measurements:
Minimum drop: 18" (adju...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Large Glazed silver Leaf Sconces by Robert Marcius (2 pairs available)
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1980's Glamorous leaf sconces that have a beautiful antiqued glazed
silver leaf finish by Robert Marcius
The sconces have been Newly rewired with a single standard light so...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of French Crystal Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950's French silvered metal and crystal pendant lanterns with four Edison interior lights.
Measurements:
Height of body: 37"
Present drop: 48"
Diameter: 17".
Category
1950s French Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Silver Leaf
20702 Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite Chandelier is embellished with a cascade of stunning crystals. The splendid lighting fixture embodies all of the qualities of a Made in Italy product as it is made by ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Leaf
Opera Stardust Gold Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Entirely covered with highly-reflective glass pendants that are meticulously hand-tied by expert artisans, this splendid chandelier comprises ...
Category
2010s Italian Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf, Metal
16112 Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
A magnificent work of art, this Chandelier is adorned with a cascade of thin stones in transparent white glass, all patiently hand-linked. The lamps feature tiny classic style lampsh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Modern Italian Silver Gold Frosted White Crystal Murano Glass Icicle Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique Italian contemporary icicle chandelier, entirely hand made in Italy, the interchangeable different drops in Murano glass are worked with a hammered texture, concave on one s...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Enamel
Set of Silver Plated with Crystal Insets, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of four French, circa 1950s silver leafed metal pendant light fixtures with inset crystals eight interior lights.
Measurements:
Curr...
Category
1950s French Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Silver Leaf, Metal
Contemporary Italian Silver Plated Hand Decorated Wooden Lamp
Located in Scandicci, Florence
This is a very unique lamp, completely hand decorated through a very articulate process.
Its wooden body is covered with high heat plastered tissue. This tissue is then silver pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Modern Minimalist Metalic Ceiling Lamp Geometric Shape Silver Leaf
Located in Porto, PT
The Athena Suspension Lamp Silver brings an understated luxury. The ceiling lamp composition is elevated by a hand-applied silver leaf finish, subtly catching and diffusing light wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Minimalist Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Modern Minimalist Metalic Ceiling Lamp Round Shape Silver Leaf
Located in Porto, PT
The Orpheu Suspension Lamp Silver reimagines gravity and design, suspending a radiant light within a cylindrical silver-leaf structure. The suspension light diffuses a soft glow, amp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Minimalist Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Modern Minimalist Metalic Table Lamp Round Shape Silver Leaf Frosted Glass Light
Located in Porto, PT
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Geometric Shape Silver Leaf & Frosted Glass Light
The Athena Table Lamp Silver radiates sophisticated brilliance, combining geometric shapes with a han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Minimalist Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Art Deco Silver Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a luxurious silhouette embellished with antique silver leaf coating, this sophisticated piece strikes with its imposing metal structure featuring dainty, intertwinin...
Category
2010s Italian Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Set of French Silver-Leaf Sconces, Sold Per Pair
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French circa 1940’s silver-leaf two-arm sconces with molded glass leaves. Sold per pair.
Measurements:
Height 22.5?
Width: 9.5?
Depth: 6.25?
Category
1940s French Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Mid-Century Modern Silver Leaf Floor Lamp, Column Shape Frosted Glass Light
Located in Porto, PT
The Athena Floor Lamp Silver brings an understated luxury. Its geometric totem composition is elevated by a hand-applied silver leaf finish, subtly catching and diffusing light with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Contemporary Blue Table Lamp
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This exclusive table lamp boasts an innovative and playful design that lends it a distinctively contemporary allure. The round metal base is covered with prized silver leaf and suppo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Altar Prickets as Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $3250...Exquisite carving and detail highlight this pair of Italian Baroque silver gilt corner altar prickets as table lamps. Heavily carved and finished on one side, th...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Daytona Medium Blue Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp Daytona Medium Blue with a fiberglass base
structure with silver leaf covered with translucent lacquered
finish. Base plate in polished stainless steel in gold finish.
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Leaf
Set of Silver Leaf Sconces with Molded Glass Leaves, Sold Per Pair
Located in New York, NY
Set of four circa 1940’s French single-arm silver-leafed metal sconces with molded glass leaves & body and applied flowers. Sold per pair.
Measurements:
Height: 19"
Width: 9"
D...
Category
1940s Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Silver Leaf Sunburst Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1960s silver leafed metal sunburst light fixtures with a single interior candelabra light. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Diameter 13?
Drop 10?.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Crystal Floral Motif Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of petite silver plated brass and crystal table lamps with floral motif and silver leaf details. Signed AM.
Category
1920s French Regency Vintage Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Daytona High Blue Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp Daytona High Blue with a fiberglass base
structure with silver leaf covered with translucent lacquered
finish. Base plate in polished stainless steel in gold finish.
Inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Silver Leaf
Neoclassical Style Carved Urn Lamps with Parchment Shades, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of neoclassical style carved painted urns with silver gilt highlights and Greek Key design. The lamps are newly rewired with drip wax candle covers. The lamps are crowned with h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Iron, Silver Leaf
Italian Pair of Abstract Modern Gold Silver and Crystal Murano Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian pair of elegant modernist geometric wall lights/ flush mounts, abstract sculpture Design, entirely handcrafted and cleverly composed of three sophisticated text...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf, Metal, Gold Leaf
Modern Italian Silver Gold Frosted White Crystal Murano Glass Icicle Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique Italian contemporary icicle chandelier, entirely hand made in Italy, the interchangeable different drops in Murano glass are worked with a hammered texture, concave on one s...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Metal
Modernist Italian Murano Glass Silver White 24-Carat Gold Leaf Round Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary bespoke Venetian sphere sputnik chandelier with sunburst organic design and Hollywood Regency glamour, entirely hand crafted in Italy, com...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Dome Gold Leaf Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp Dome Gold Leaf with iron base and feet and
with with aluminium shade all covered with varnished
gold leaf and shade varnished in gold finish ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Plate, Chrome, Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Italian Pair Modern Curved Aqua Silver Blue Texture Murano Glass Graphic Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian wall lights with a graphic post-modern design of rectangular shield shape, entirely handcrafted in Italy, in high quality curved blown Murano glass, two differen...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Silver Leaf
Italian Modern Pair Silver Leaf Smoked Murano Glass Organic Design Brass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Italian Pair of Double Layered Murano Glass Curved Brass Sconces or flushmounts , an aerodynamic design with minimalist rectangular shape, ...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf
Georgis & Mirgorodsky, Nur, Bigolo Glass Floor Lamp, USA, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Fabricated in Murano, Italy by storied glassblower Seguso, Nur is a beacon of light, comprised of three cylinders of Venetian bigolo glass with silver leaf and a plexiglass liner, hung on a bronze base.
Electrical: Six G9 bulbs, incandescent 60 w max. Six G9 LED 3-5 w max. UL listed optional.
Note: Custom sizes are available.
Georgis & Mirgorodsky has designed and completed numerous residential, institutional, and commercial projects in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. These include new houses in Southampton, New York, the Bahamas, Montana, La Jolla, California, many New York City townhouses, a pied-à-terre for a South American couple at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, the Tiffany Gallery at the Museum of the City of New York, Casa Lever restaurant in Manhattan, the interiors of a Gulfstream G650 jet, and the renovation of the public spaces of the landmarked Lever House in New York City. In addition the firm has completed the design of Manhattan condominium projects at 350 West Broadway and 530 Park Avenue, and completed designs for the Gramercy Park Hotel...
Category
2010s American Silver Leaf Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Silver Leaf
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