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Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
Silver Antica II Sconce by OHLA STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Antica II Sconce by OHLA STUDIO Dimensions: D 40 x W 25 x H 40 cm Materials: Copper. 1 kg Available in other finishes: Silver, Forest, and Teal. Available in dimmer and simp...
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2010s Mexican Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Copper

White Hotel Light 11 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
White Hotel Light 11 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 30 x W 34 x H 197 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, locally sourced natural white marble sand, copper pipe, hand...
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Native Object 14 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Native Object 14 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 25 x W 54 x H 43 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, locally sourced beige sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass bulbs. ...
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Native Object 06 Double Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Native Object 06 Double Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 30 x W 34 x H 197 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, locally sourced beige sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass...
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Native Object 09 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Native Object 09 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 23 x W 33 x H 32 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass bulb, na...
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Basic Knot Variations 7 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Knot Variations 7 Wall Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 19 x W 16 x H 29 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass b...
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Copper

Two 1980s Barovier Orange Yellow and White Murano glass Oval Wall Sconces
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These Wall Sconces are striking examples of Italian glassmaking craftsmanship from the late 20th century. Barovier & Toso is a renowned Venetian glassmaking company known for its exq...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Iron

Pair of Sconces Murano Iridescent Glass with Golden Brass Leaf Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of sconces Murano Iridescent glass with golden brass leaf Italian design. Each sconce has a lamp bulb attack E27 max 80 watt.
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1990s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Pair of wall sconces attributed to Sciolari
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of wall sconces attributed to a Sciolari production for sale two different color chandeliers of the same manufacture. Good Condition Thank you
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Pearl Small Kyrtos Wall Light by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Pearl Small Kyrtos Wall Light by Lisa Allegra Dimensions: Ø 8 x H 30 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Also available in Almond and Blackened gold finishes. Please contact us. Born in 1986...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Ceramic

Pair of Applique Murano Glass by Palo Venini, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Pair of wall lamps by Paolo Venini in Murano glass. Biography Paolo Venini was an Italian glass designer, important for his propagation of Murano glass and 20th-century glassware de...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Lampada da tavolo o applique di Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Roma, IT
Il globo è attaccato al magnete posto nella base. Può essere orientato in qualsiasi direzione. La lampada utilizza una lampadina di tipo E14. Diametro della base: 8 cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Lamp Applique Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Plum-colored blown glass wall lamp. Composed of three elements anchored in a straight line on a metal frame. It can be installed horizontally or vertically. E14 source included...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Case - Wall Small
Located in London, GB
Case comprises of delicate brass arms encased in crystal glass tubes. All joined with solid brass sphere connectors to allow for multiple configurations and size options.
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Two 1980s Modernist White Wavy Murano Glass Rectangular Wall Sconces by Leucos
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These Wall Sconces by Leucos exemplify the sleek and avant-garde aesthetic of the era. Each sconce features a rectangular high-quality white Murano glass, renowned for its clarity an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Metal

Pair of Essential Italian Yellow Onyx Wall Sconce "Tech"
Located in Milano, IT
The Tech short wall sconce is a lighting fixture that was designed to merge the luminaire and lampshade into a singular unit, using the translucent properties of ultra-thin veined ye...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Onyx, Brass

Pair of Minimalist Italian Alabaster Wall Sconce "Pill" by Droulers Architecture
Located in Milano, IT
The PILL wall sconce has been conceived and developed in collaboration with the architecture firm Droulers Architecture. The Pill wall sconce is a lighting fixture that has been des...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Alabaster, Brass

New Lighting Panels Finished in Gold Leaf on "Stripes", "Circles" and "Spatula"
Located in Madrid, ES
Lighting panels General information Dimensions (cm): 42 x 9 x 160 Dimensions (in): 16.5 x 3.5 x 63 Weight (kg): 5.5 Weight (lbs): 12.1 Materials and colors Structure: Resin reinfor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Resin

Case - Wall Large
Located in London, GB
Case comprises of delicate brass arms encased in crystal glass tubes. All joined with solid brass sphere connectors to allow for multiple configurations and size options.
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

New Wall Panel Lighting finished in Translucent "Marbled" Painting
Located in Madrid, ES
Wall panel General Information Dimensions (cm): 120 x 10 x 200 Dimensions (in): 47.2 x 3.9 x 78.7. Materials and Colors Structure: Wood reinforced with fiberglass, finished in tran...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Resin

New Lighting Panels in Resin with Fiberglass in Gold Leaf ( LARGE and MEDIUM )
Located in Madrid, ES
WITHOUT LIGHTING General information Size Dim. (cm) Dim. (in) Wgt. (kg) Wgt. (lbs) Ref. S 47 x 4 x 90 18.5 x 1.6 x 35.4 2 4.4 M 53 x 4 x 131 20.9 x 1.6 x 51.6 3 6.6 L 58 x 15 x 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Resin

A ceramic sconce Danikowski and Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sconce by Danikowski
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Late 20th Century French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Ceramic

Case - Wall XL
Located in London, GB
Case comprises of delicate brass arms encased in crystal glass tubes. All joined with solid brass sphere connectors to allow for multiple configurations and size options.
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2010s British Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Geometric Vintage Sconces Wall Lights Up to Nine Brass Etched Glass 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Geometric vintage brass etched glass glass sconces or wall lights, Italy 1970s. A beautiful set of sconces or wall lights show a quantity up to nine and feature geometrical shape. Th...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Tubularlight designed by Alyo Nason for OMA
By RO.MA
Located in Berlin, DE
Diese Leuchte war ungebraucht in einem Karton auf dem Dachboden. Sie ist sowohl für den Innen als auch für den Außenbereich geeignet.
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Mid-20th Century German Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Plastic

Brass and Alabaster Curved and Long Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze-finish brass backplate. Due to the nature of the alabaste...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Alabaster, Brass

Applique Carlo Nason per Mazzega
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Queste applique di Carlo Nason per Mazzega, realizzate negli anni '60, rappresentano uno dei momenti più significativi nel design dell'illuminazione italiana di quel periodo. Carlo N...
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1950s European Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of Essential Italian Wall Sconce "Stick" - Brass and Brown Emperador Marble
Located in Milano, IT
The Stick wall sconce is a contemporary lighting fixture that features a minimalist design with thin brass profiles and advanced LED technology. It emits a warm and diffused light th...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Marble, Brass

La Murrina 90s adjustable one-light flower-shaped Murano glass single wall lamp.
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Rare and refined La Murrina one-light single wall lamp made of Murano art glass from the 1990s. The lampshade is shaped in the form of a three-petaled flower with the chalice housing...
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1990s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of Ceramic Olivia Cognet Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of symmetrical ceramic wall sconces by Olivia Cognet, made in Vallauris, France. Single piece of ceramic without electrical component, made to be installed n front of a source ...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Ceramic

A pair of 1980s Modern Steel Italian Ambient Light Wall Sconces
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These sconces are designed with a focus on contemporary form, reflecting the design trends of the 1980s. They feature angular shapes, with emphasis placed on geometric symmetry and b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Sculptural Rattan Wall Sconce
Located in Oxford, GB
Introducing the one-of-a-kind sculptural rattan wall sconce, handcrafted with care to achieve beautiful curves yet organic finish. Made from natural pencil reed rattan, this sconce a...
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2010s Philippine Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Rattan

“Flame” Contemporary Wall Lamp Blue Silvered art Glass, Brass, Crystal Drop
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FLAME A leaf, a drop, a shield. Love first’s step Nature’s beauty has always inspired Sabrina Landini creations - such as these exquisite earrings wall lamps that evoke leaves, flam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of brass and Murano glass sconces.
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Satin Black E06 Minimalist Ceiling or Wall Lamps by Luceplan Italy
Located in Esbjerg, DK
E06 is in a family of adjustable tubular luminaires with a cylindrical lamp body. Here a set in satin black. Designed by Habits Studio in 2008 and produced by the famous Luceplan bra...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Aluminum

Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s Wall lamp mod. Coupé 1159 with adjustable dome lampshade in white lacquered metal. Inside the lampshad...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Steel

Pair of Opaline Glass Cone and Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of patinated brass and cone shaped opaline glass.
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Glass and steel wall sconce, green, Stilnovo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Featuring clean lines and high-quality materials, this Stilnovo wall sconce combines geometric shapes and innovative technologies to create lighting that is both functional and aesth...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

1980s German Gold Metal Ceiling Lamp, Hollywood Regency Style Lighting
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing a vintage treasure from the 1980s, straight from Germany - the Gold Metal Ceiling Lamp. This exquisite piece exudes elegance and charm with its timeless design. Crafted f...
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1980s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Pair of large Medusa sconces in polished slate and rock crystal by Atelier H
By Atelier Pierre Harel
Located in CHOISY-LE-ROI, FR
Pair of large Medusa sconces in polished slate, rock crystal and brass. These Medusa sconces feature free-form slabs of polished slate inlaid with jellyfish-shaped rock crystal. The ...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Rock Crystal, Slate, Brass

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Lights "Quadro Parete" by Foscarini, Italy
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of Murano glass wall lights "Quadro Parete" by Foscarini, Italy. Designer: Giovanni Levanti, 1993. Colors: white and turquoise. Lighting: each lamp takes one small Ed...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Murano Glass

Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s Wall lamp mod. Coupé 1159 with adjustable dome lampshade in white lacquered metal. Inside the lampshad...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Steel

Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable wall lamp Coupé 1159 by Joe Colombo for O-Luce, 1970s Wall lamp mod. Coupé 1159 with adjustable dome lampshade in white lacquered metal. Inside the lampshad...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Steel

Unis Pendant Lighting Brass by Diaphan Studio, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Unis by Diaphan Studio. Unis is the unit cell of the Isos collection. It is inspired by the simplest and most common shape found in crystals and minerals, the cube. The geometry of ...
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2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Steel, Magnets

20th Century Ettore Sottsass Mirror Ultrafragola for Poltronova
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass was a 20th-century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Opal

Pair of Applique Murano Glass Corteccia Model by Venini, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
A pair of Corteccia model wall lamps designed and produced by Venini in 1940.
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1940s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Murano Glass

AM/AS Italian wall lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for SIrrah, 1969
Located in MIlano, IT
Pair of wall sconces or wall lamps belonging to the AM/AS series with a chromed steel frame, composed of a curved arm with a square section and shade also made of chromed steel on th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Pair of 1980s Murano glass wall lamps with white/light gray spiral workmanship
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Beautiful set of two Italian 80s cased hand-blown Murano glass one-light wall lamps. The white glass lampshades have a beautiful spiral workmanship in light gray, which develops cro...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Marienborg Wall Lamp
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Made for the Danish Prime ministers representational house Marienborg.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Steel

Versailles Nickel Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara
Located in Geneve, CH
Versailles Nickel Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara Dimensions: W 9,4 x H 9,4 cm. Materials: Nickel. Available in different finishes. Please contact us. Jé...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Wall light in Murano glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall light sconces in Murano glass probably Veronese with gold glitter 3 of them
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20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Glass

Versailles Doré Brass Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara
Located in Geneve, CH
Versailles Doré Brass Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara Dimensions: W 9,4 x H 9,4 cm. Materials: Brass. Available in different brass finishes. Please contact us. Jérôme Bugara, trained...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

“Flame” contemporary small wall sconce Sabrina' Silvered art Glass, brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FLAME A leaf, a drop, a shield . Love first’s step Nature’s beauty has always inspired Sabrina Landini creations - such as these exquisite earrings wall lamps that evoke leaves, fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Tommaso Barbi/Carlo Giorgi Pair of Sconces Model "Rhubarb" Bottega Gadda Video
Located in Madrid, ES
Tommaso Barbi / Carlo Giorgi Set of two lovely Mid-Century Modern brass 'Leaf' wall lamps or sconces. Designed by Carlo Giorgi for Bottega Gadda, 1970s, Italy. Pair of Sconces circa...
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20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Versailles Nickel Light Socket by Jérôme Bugara
Located in Geneve, CH
Versailles Nickel Light Socket by Jérôme Bugara Dimensions: W 9,4 x H 9,4 cm. Materials: Nickel. Available in different finishes. Please contact us. Jé...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

"Butterflies" Contemporary Wall Set of 3 Butterflies, Art Glass Silvered
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
WALL BUTTERFLY Colored glass wings are dancing in the sky Since 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home collection. Wall Sculpture Butterfly, an ethereal object inspired by the sense of freedom. This magnificent creation features colored hand cut and hammered glass, sprinkled across silvered tones spanning over its surface irregularly, an artful blend of the iconic collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Versailles Metal Noir Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara
Located in Geneve, CH
Versailles Metail Noir Light Switch by Jérôme Bugara Dimensions: W 9,4 x H 9,4 cm. Materials: Metal. Available in different finishes. Please contact us. Jérôme Bugara, trained at t...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Versailles Full Black Light Socket by Jérôme Bugara
Located in Geneve, CH
Versailles Full Black Light Socket by Jérôme Bugara Dimensions: W 9,4 x H 9,4 cm. Materials: Brass. Available in different finishes. Please contact us. Jérôme Bugara, trained at th...
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2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique 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, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern wall lights and sconces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America 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 Artemide, Vistosi, Tekna, and Sabrina Landini. 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 $98 and tops out at $144,019 while the average work can sell for $1,553.

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