Pair of Midcentury Sciolari Twelve-Light Sconces or Flush Mount Chandeliers
View Similar Items
Pair of Midcentury Sciolari Twelve-Light Sconces or Flush Mount Chandeliers
About the Item
- Creator:Gaetano Sciolari (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Diameter: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Some wear and tarnish to the brass finish.
- Seller Location:Cathedral City, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU82542154992
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.
- Single Large Wall Sconce by Gaetano SciolariBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Cathedral City, CASingle 1960s, five-light wall sconce by Gaetano Sciolari.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Chrome, Steel
- Pair of Italian SconcesLocated in Cathedral City, CAPair of large clear glass single light (each one) sconces.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal
$3,200 / set - Pair of French 1940s SconcesLocated in Cathedral City, CA1940s pair of hammered wrought iron with original gilded gold finish sconces.Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsWrought Iron
$1,250 / set - Pair of 1960s Austrian SconcesLocated in Cathedral City, CAPair of Austrian two light sconcesCategory
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsGlass
$2,200 / set - Pair of J.T. Kalmar SconcesBy J.T. KalmarLocated in Cathedral City, CAPair of frosted glass sconces by J.T. Kalmar Austria.Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsGlass
$2,800 / set - Pair of Italian Sconces, 1960sLocated in Cathedral City, CAPair of clear and yellow glass sconces. Three lights eachCategory
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass
$2,400 / set
- 1 of 4 Sciolari Style Brass and Murano Glass Sconce or Flush MountBy Gaetano SciolariLocated in Berlin, BEWonderful wall lamps or flush mounts with 1970s vintage Murano glass cubes on a brass base. The lamps are in excellent condition. To be on the safe side, the lamp should be checked l...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of French Midcentury Marine Industrial Flush Mounts or SconcesLocated in New York, NYPair of French Mid-Century Modern, marine industrial wall lights or ceiling flush mount fixtures with thick milk glass globes set into circular stainless steel frames. The pieces c...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsStainless Steel
- Rectangular Wall Sconce or Flush Mount LightLocated in Vienna, ATSteel painted frame fitted with one E27 bulbs for max. 100W covered with element made of pressed and refined glass from the, early 1970s. It is possible to put several pieces togethe...Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsSteel
$980 / item - Square Wall Sconce or Flush Mount LightLocated in Vienna, ATSteel painted frame fitted with two E27 bulbs for max. 100W each covered with two elements made of pressed and refined glass from the, early 1970s. It is possible to put several pie...Category
Vintage 1970s European Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsSteel
$520 Sale Price / item21% Off - Pair of Flush Mount Light Fixtures or Sconces, Amber Orange Glass, 1970By Glashütte LimburgLocated in Hausmannstätten, ATA pair of two nice flush mount lights or sconces, manufactured in Germany in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s to early 1970s). A round glass shade with orange / amber tone detail...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of Peill and Putzler Flush Mount or SconcesBy Peill & PutzlerLocated in New York, NYPair of Peill and Putzler flush mount or sconces. The pair is vintage from 1970's.Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
MaterialsBrass
$1,500 Sale Price / set46% Off
