Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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
Shanglift Wall Light with Pulley, Mid-Century Modern, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant wall-lamp with a pulley made in brass, with a glass-shade
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gold Brass Leafs Opaline Wall Lights in the style of Hillebrand, 1970
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
High quality modern opaline glass wall lights from Germany, circa 1970.
This wall sconce features multiple hand-blown glass sheets connected to each other. Beautiful craftsmanship.
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
LUDO Articulated Wall Sconce or Lamp inEnamel & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The Ludo articulated wall light with articulating arm and moveable head, handmade by Blueprint Lighting. The spun aluminium cones are a vintage 1950s Italian design. Swiveling head ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel, Aluminum
Bjarne Bech Metal Outdoor Wall Lamps for Louis Poulsen
Located in North Miami, FL
Item Description
A pair of outdoor wall sconces made of galvanized steel, designed in the 1930s by Bjarne Bech and produced by Louis Poulsen.
A pair of untouched as found sconces b...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Pair of Rectangular Mazzega Inspired Moulded Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome pair of 1950's, Mazzega inspired sconces in beautifully textured glass. Produced by Kalmar Lighting and still equipped with the original European candelabra sockets. Compa...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Large Pair Maison Arlus French Mid Century Murano 1950s Wall Lamps
By Arlus
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large luxurious French Mid Century sconces composed of thick ribbon Murano glass shades and pointed brass holder by famed French lighting company, Maison Arlus.. Rewired. T...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
French Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
The brass arms present with moderate oxidation.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 15.5” H x 10.5...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Mid Century Pair Italian Murano Art Glass Wall Sconces Barovier & Toso
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of larger grand scale 14" tall pair of Murano Italian glass fluted wall sconce lights. The hand blown glass is accented with a ribb...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with a decorated glass shade and metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1960s second half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage condition. I...
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1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce '12712' Ceiling or Wall Light
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, ceiling light or wall light, model '12712', nickel-plated brass, coated brass, acrylic, lacquered aluminum, Italy, circa 1958
This ceiling lamp, design...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Ninfea Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of beautiful murano glass leave sconces with brass fittings.
Glasses are in perfect condition.
2 E 27 light bulbs. We can wire for your country stan...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Doria Brass and Glass Wall Sconces or Lights, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
This wall sconces are designed by Doria. Each wall fixture is made from white pained metal with brass details and it features two thick hand blown glass shades. The high quality crys...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
Set of Three Modernist 1970s German Ceramic Fat Lava Wall Lights Sconces
By PAN Keramik
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning set of three Modernist fat lava wall lights. Made of ceramic by Pan Keramik, Germany. Easy to mount and fantastic to look at. Each fixt...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Pair of Chrome Italian Spot Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lovely polished chrome Italian spot sconces from the 1960s. Wired with 1 E12 candelabra based socket per sconce. Wired for use in the USA. They can also be wired for use anyw...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
$1,600 / item
Pair Organic Bubble Glass Sconces by Massive Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of beautiful wall lights, made by Massive Leuchten, in textured glass, affixed against a metal socket with black lacquered base, circa 1970s. An iconic design from the 1970s and...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
LUread Spot Sconce 'S'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lumfardo LUread spot sconce with a push switch on the backplate. A sconce inspired as a contemporary take on classic midcentury lines. Ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$930 / item
1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Black Articulating Sconce for O-Luce
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Giuseppe Ostuni Model #101 Black Articulating Sconce for O-Luce. Executed in patinated brass and black painted perforated aluminum shade. Sconce pivots up/down and left/right. ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Adjustable Italian Wall Lights / Sconces 1950 Brass Black White Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Superb pair of Italian design wall lights from the 1950s in the minimalist style of Stilnovo.
Amazing combination with the minimalist brass frame & black/white metal shades !
The po...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Geometric Wall Lights by Jacques Biny, 1950
By Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful geometric wall lights by Jacques Biny, black & creme colored enameled with perforations, wired for US standards, two E12 sockets, max. wattage 60w each or LED equivalent, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$6,400 / set
Several Glass and Brass Floral Wall Lights from Ernst Palme, 1970s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large sculptural wall sconces have the design of a bouquet of textured glass flowers and are from the historical lighting company Ernst Palme. Each clear glass flower shade has textu...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Wall or Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing Mid-Century wall lamp.
The lamp consists of two parts. The curved reflector trough and the shiny front element. The front shields the light source and protects against glar...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
ShiLU Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the ShiLU Sconce is a fully Directional reading sconce crafted from patinated brass and steel hardwar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel, Brass
$1,650 / item
Set of 2 Charlotte Perriand LES ARCS Style Wall Lights by COSACK, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Wall light, set of 2
Producer:
Cosack Leuchten, Germany
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Set of 2 Original 1970s modernist wall Lights with indirect light sources....
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Italian Brass Wall or Ceiling Lamp
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful Italian wall or ceiling lamp from the 1950s.
Very decorative and of high quality.
Wonderful design and an asset to any home.
Condition:
Very good vintage co...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versio...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Brass and Murano Glass Leaves Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of brass settings and a beautiful Murano glass leaf letting the light go through.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$1,016 / item
Contemporary Brass and Blue Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Brass and blue Murano glass wall lights lightning pannel lamps sconces. Contemporary work from a small artisanal italian design workshop. In the mood of...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Castiglioni Midcentury Metal "Light Ball" Italian Sconce for Flos, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible mid-century "Light Ball large size" applique in smatised ivory metal and opal glass for Flos. This fantastic lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Italy for Flos in the 1960s.
This fantastic light is unique because of the materials, made of ivory white enameled metal and opal glass.
Requires an E27 bulb.
A fantastic piece that will grace a mid-century living room or bathroom.
Measures (cms):
diameter - 42
height - 31
Literature: Casa Amica, 27 June 1972, p. 105 Octagon 30 September 1973, p. 149 Sergio Polano, Achille Castiglioni all the works, Electa, Milano, 2001, p. 224 Giuliana Gramigna, repertoire 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 121.
The beginnings of Flos (meaning “flower” in Latin) blossomed from a brilliant idea: to create objects, starting with a light bulb, that would change the way of life for both the Italian market and the foreign markets.
Dino Gavina and the small Eisenkeil manufacturing facility in Merano, had already been creating furniture alongside design masters such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Afra and Tobia Scarpa. But by the early 1960s, Gavina became convinced the time had come to create new lamps.
Using the same technology – conceived in the USA and tested at Eisenkeil – used for the Cocoon lampthe Castiglioni brothers and the Scarpa duo began creating lamps such as the Taraxacum or the Fantasma, with many other beautiful and surprising lamps to follow.
And so, from day one, Flos was already reinventing the idea of artificial lighting.
Achille Castiglioni (born February 16, 1918, Milan–died December 2, 2002, Milan) was a prolific furniture, lighting, and product Italian designer renown for his ironic, joyful, creative and functional designs that, at times, intersected with ideas explored by conceptual artists.
Achille Castiglioni was born into a family with deep appreciation for the arts, as he was the third son of sculptor and coin engraver Giannino Castiglioni and his wife Livia Bolla. He first studied the classics at the Liceo Classico Giuseppe Parini, but then switched to study art at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. In 1937, he decided to follow the steps of his two elder brothers, architects Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, by enrolling in the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1944–after having to interrupt his studies when he was stationed in Greece and Sicily during World War II.
In 1944, immediately after graduating, Achille Castiglioni joined his brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo in the design studio that they had founded with Livio’s classmate Luigi Caccia Dominioni in 1937 in Milan. Fortunately for Achille, from the very beginning Livio and Pier Giacomo decided to focus almost entirely on designing exhibitions, furniture, housewares, and appliances since architectural commissions were difficult to come by during the war. This product-design focus, and the deep fraternal bound among the three brothers, would later allow the young Achille to experiment early in his career with emerging techniques and new materials that could communicate a fresh aesthetic sensibility suited for the positive outlook of the post-war European market.
The Castiglioni brothers’ important collaboration with Phonola and Brionvega
In 1940, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Livio Castiglioni, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, in collaboration withe the Phonola company, presented in the VII Triennale di Milano (Milan Triennial), titled Exhibition of the Radio, a research study of radio devices that included the Fimi Phonola 547 radio, the first radio encased in Bakelite instead of wood. Shortly after the exhibition, Luigi Caccia Dominioni suspended his professional activity to serve in the military during World War II and left the studio.
The development of the FImi Phonola 547 radio would prove fruitful for the three brothers, as it allowed Livio Castiglioni to cement his role as the leading design consultant for Phonola from 1940 until 1960, and for Brionvega, from 1960 until 1964. These relationships brought in further collaboration among the three brothers, and would eventually result in several designs for radio and sound appliances with innovative materials and shapes for which Achille Castiglioni played a key role, such as the RR 226 stereo system for Brinovega (1965), the radio phonograph...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
J.T. Kalmar Pair of Mid-Century Modern Wall Sconces in Molded Glass and Wood
Located in Voorburg, NL
An elegant pair of wall sconces designed by J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Werkstätten, Austria, circa 1960s. These sculptural fixtures feature thick, molded glass shades with a leaf-like mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pair of Midcentury Wall Lights, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Incredibly stylish and decorative wall lamps in painted wood, chrome and opaline glass shades. Unknown designer or maker but most likely made in continental Europe, circa 1950-1960s....
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
$1,700 / set
Set of Two Rare & Highly Decorative Mid-Century Modern Sconces Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern sconces or wall fixtures. Designed & manufactured in Germany, 1950s.
Executed in brass and metal, each sconce is ex...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning Pair of Midcentury Flower Crystal and Wall Lights/Sconces by Palwa
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An absolutely stunning midcentury pair of gilt and crystal wall-mounted sconces by Palwa, Germany, circa 1965-1975. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency style, there is no better combin...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Brass Wall Lamps by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite pair of wall lamps from 1960s Italy embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of mid-century modern design. Designed and manufactured by renowned Italian manufacturer St...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille - Two-Arm Rotating Sconce in Black
Located in Stratford, CT
A practical lamp that is capable of illuminating two areas at the same time. The arms independently rotate while the shades tilt and revolve on their own accord. A dual switch on the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$5,995 / item
Unusual Design Ceramic and Metal Sconces in Candlestick Form, 1950s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unusual Design Ceramic and Metal Sconces in Candlestick Form, 1950s, Italy
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with 2x ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Spiegel' Wall or Floor Lamp for Verpan, Installation of 6
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton Installation of six 'SPIEGEL' wall or floor lamps. Denmark, design 1969. Current production. Combination of six separate lamps.
SPIEGEL was made famous for its role in Verner Panton’s complete interior installation of Der Spiegel Publishing House in Hamburg in 1969.
The SPIEGEL lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Opaline Glass Wall Lights in style of Kaiser, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Opaline Glass Wall Lights in style of Kaiser, 1960. The opaline glass is mounted on a brass frame. Illuminates beautiful.
Please note the price is for a pair of two pieces.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Hans Agne Jakobsen Double Arm Wall Lights, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Swedish double arm wall lights by Hans Agne Jakobsen with amber colored cut glass shades, custom solid brass backplates for US j-boxes, wired for US standards, two E12 sock...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$1,400 / item
Pair of 1970s Hillebrand Ice Crystal Mid Century Wall Lamps
By Hillebrand
Located in New York, NY
Pair of luxurious 1970s High Style wall lights composed of golden brass fittings and ice crystal glass shades. Newly rewired. Candelabra sockets.
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
White Glass Pair of Sconces by VeArt, 1970s, Italy
By VeArt
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White Glass Pair of Sconces by VeArt, 1970s, Italy
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light bulbs. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Hillebrand Murano / iceglass wall lamp - 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Long and beautiful wall sconce made of German Murano ice glass by Egon Hillebrand, model: 8527-231. This wall sconce consists of a brass bracket and a piece of Murano glass.
The lam...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$457 Sale Price
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Organic Midcentury Large Pine Tree Trunk and Glass Sphere Wall Sconces, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Unusual and rare, very large organic wall lamps, each consisting of a heavy tree trunk and three white glass globes.
The tree trunks are made of solid pine with a beautiful patina an...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass, Pine
Chrome Disc Shape Wall Lamp or Flushmount by Cosack, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exceptional wall lamp by Cosack is a true mid-century design piece, crafted in Germany during the 1960s. The lamp features a sleek and elegant chrome body, showcasing the timele...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Rare pair of brass sconces designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi, Italy 1950s.
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Milano, IT
These two 1950s wall sconces, designed and manufactured in Italy, exude the timeless elegance and sophistication characteristic of mid-century design. Torlasco, a renowned Italian li...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Swedish Organic Modern Wall Light, Pine
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful Swedish Wall light constructed of Pine with routed circular patterns. Features a pivoting shade which can move a bit to either side and the light can be mounted either ho...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Pine
Pair of Wall Lights Brown Ceramic Wall Light by Pan, Denmark, 1970
By PAN Keramik
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning rectangular wall light, made with rich brown colored ceramics, manufactured by Pan Keramiks in the 1970s in Denmark. We also have a multitude of unique colored ceramic light...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano wall lights in the manner of Mazzega - red glass
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano appliques. Wall lights have 6 red and lattimo glass petals (for each applique) in a chrome frame.
Period: late 20th century
Dimensions: 18.60 inches (...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass
Bespoke Midcentury Italian Dual Wall Sconce in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A flower inspired Italian double wall light in brass. Featuring two slightly diffrent textile shades and bakelite nipple on/of switch. Made in Italy during the 1950s. Measurements: H...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Luigi Carron allegoric ceramic wall lights by Alcyone Marostica, Italy, 1950s
By Carron
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A pair of ceramic wall sconces featuring polychrome figures, crafted by Alcyone of Marostica, Vicenza, Italy, in the 1950s by the artist Luigi Carron.
Carnival, with its vibrant col...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Verner Panton Monumental 'SPIEGEL' Wall Lamp Installation of 12 for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton Monumental Installation of twelve 'SPIEGEL' Wall or Floor Lamps. Denmark, design 1969. Current production. Combination of twelve separate la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Pastel Pink Murano Wall Sconce
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bromma, SE
Stunning Pink Murano Wall Lamp consisting of ten pastel pink colored glass drops fixed on a chrome frame. Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style produced in the District of Murano dur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Lunel, Wall Light, Metal, Brass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-lacquered metal, brass and beige fabric cord wall light produced by Lunel, France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 5.5"H x 21.25"W x 4.5"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inc...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Silk Wall-Lamp with a Pulley Shanghai, Re Edtion
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary wall-lamp with a pulley, measures up to the clients request. Comes as well with no pulley.
Different kind of shades are available
Most components according to the UL ...
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Wall Lamps by Jules Wabbes for AB Madsen & E. Larsen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Two wall lights based on a design by the Belgian architect and designer Jules Wabbes from the 1960s.
A minimalist design. The striking lamp body consists of fine metal slats that ar...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Five Bronze Horse Head Wall Sconces
Located in Antwerp, BE
Five of 1950's bronze horse head wall sconces with white opaline glass shades.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$1,130 / item
1 of 2 Large Gilt Brass Flower Shape Wall Lights by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 large mid-century gilt brass wall sconce with crystal glasses, made by Palwa, Germany, manufactured, circa 1970-1979.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wi...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Venini Attrib. Chromed Brass and Murano Glass Wall Lamp, Italy 50s
By Venini
Located in Naples, IT
The lamp features a clean, minimalist design typical of the Italian style of the 1950s. The combination of milky blown glass and chrome-plated brass is a classic of the period.
The l...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
1 'of 2' 1967 Germany Ingo Maurer 'Pollux' Wall Sconce & Table Lamp
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant minimalist adjustable chromed wall sconce and table lamp. Model 'Pollux' designed 1967 by Ingo Maurer, the 'Poet of Light' and executed by his own company, M. Design, Munich ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Millefiori Sconce by Barovier e Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers / Made in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier e Toso
Measures: height 12.5 inches, width 8 inches, depth 5 i...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Rattan and Wicker "Lantern" Sconce, Louis Sognot, France, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning French Riviera style wall lamp fully made in curved rattan, hand-woven wicker and cane with a parchment shade. This charming sconce was made in France during the 1960s and i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Parchment Paper
Mid-century Modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, mirrors, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall lights and sconces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include J.T. Kalmar, Glashütte Limburg, Kalmar Lighting, and Serge Mouille. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $119,007 while the average work can sell for $1,956.
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