Pair of Mid-Century Italian Sconces by Gaetano Sciolari Series "Cubic" Signed
View Similar Items
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Sconces by Gaetano Sciolari Series "Cubic" Signed
About the Item
- Creator:Gaetano Sciolari (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.93 in (12.5 cm)Width: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 4.93 in (12.5 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1969-1970
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU95296472203
Gaetano Sciolari
The work of celebrated mid-century Italian lighting designer and entrepreneur Angelo Gaetano Sciolari became widely popular in the United States during the postwar years and strongly influenced lighting makers around the world. The sculptural forms and striking geometric details of his vintage floor lamps, chandeliers and other fixtures fit seamlessly into the mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency interiors of the day.
Sciolari formally studied architecture but also pursued filmmaking for a short period. When his father passed away in 1949, Sciolari took the reins at his family's company, Sciolari Lighting, which had been in business in Rome since 1892. The manufacturer expanded considerably under Gaetano’s leadership. For one, pioneering American lighting company Lightolier, in New York City, began to import the Italian brand’s lighting for the U.S. market, and Lightolier’s star designer, Gerald Thurston, was significantly influenced by Gaetano’s work. In the 1970s, Americans looking to add provocative fixtures created by Gaetano Sciolari to their living rooms could find them in Lightolier catalogs.
Sciolari initially crafted lamps and sconces that bore the hallmarks of traditional Italian design. But during the 1950s, when he would become the in-house designer for legendary Milan lighting manufacturer Stilnovo — one of the leaders of Italian postwar design — he created revolutionary fixtures that endured as his best-known work.
Sciolari drew on a range of influences — enthusiasts see the imprint of Art Deco, brutalism and more in his lighting — and designed futuristic Space Age chandeliers, ceiling lamps and pendants for Stilnovo as well as Stilkronen and S.A. Boulanger that defied the conventions of the time. A dizzying array of materials and finishes characterizes the designer’s work, while geometry is pronounced in each sculptural fixture — there are blown opal glass spheres, polished chrome tubes and brass square bulb holders. These combinations were critical to the development of dazzling lighting that proves eye-catching in any space decades later.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Angelo Gaetano Sciolari lighting today.
- Pair of Cubic Sconces by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in New York, NYPair of 1970s Cubic sconces by Sciolari. The brushed aluminum sconces have been newly rewired for the US. At each end they have a single cande...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of Italian Mid-Century Sconces in the Style of Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in North Bergen, NJStunning pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces in the style of Gaetano Sciolari. Having a chrome frame and Lucite base that holds two rows of glass rods.Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
- Pair of Large Italian Sconces by Gaetano Sciolari, 1950sBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Palermo, PAPair of large Italian sconces by Gaetano Sciolari, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 50 cm; W= 38 cm; D= 23 cm.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Geometric Sconces by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Los Angeles, CAExcellent vintage condition midcentury Italian wall lights formed with geometric chrome arms that enclose a single light bulb at the center, designed by Gaetano Sciolari / Made in It...Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsChrome
$1,950 / set - Pair of Wall Sconces by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Atlanta, GAA pair of wall sconces by Sciolari, made in Italy possibly for Stilnovo. They feature chrome frame and wall plaque with three lights, in an acrylic sphere shade. One still retains a ...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsChrome
$3,200 / set - Pair of Italian Silver Plated Wall Sconces by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Palm Springs, CAA beautiful pair of Italian silver plated wall sconces by Gaetano Sciolari. Newly rewired. Dimension: Without bulbs- 13 inches high, 10.5 inches wide, 8 inches deep. With bulbs- ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSilver Plate