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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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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Style: Modern
Period: 1960s
Pair of Applique Murano Glass by Palo Venini, Italy
By Paolo Venini
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Max Sauze, French industrial designer. Pair of wall lamps in steel. 1960/70s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Max Sauze (b. 1933), a French industrial designer.
A pair of wall lamps in steel. Modernist design.
1960s/70s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: H 18.0 cm x D 16.5 cm.
Max Sauze i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Large Staff "Cross Oyster" Flush or Wall Mount Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling or wall light model oyster, German design by Rolf Kru¨ger for staff. Design, circa 1968. Construction made of white lacquered steel sheet, covers white-lacquered, equipped wi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
1963 Pair Dallux Sconces Attributed to Serge Mouille Brass Glass St Gobain
Located in Paris, FR
Pair Art Deco wall lights in brass and glass, granular St Gobain glass on the inside, circa 1960
Uginox label certifying this period.
Dallux model attributed...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Couple of Light ball sconces by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Appliques Light Ball, designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s, stands as a radiant testament to the innovative brilliance of mid-century Italian lighting design. Ac...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Modern Pair of Crystal Todd Rugee Sconces
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of stunning Todd Rugee sconces. There are 2 LED lights within the frame that shin down on the hanging beads that each have one larger crystal ball at t...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Applique "Talo" grande taille Neil Poulton pour Artemide en aluminium circa 1963
By Artemide, Neil Poulton
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Talo est une applique désigné par Neil Poulton pour Artemide. Cette applique propose un design aux lignes épurées.
Talo à une structure en aluminium.
Idéale pour l'éclairage de burea...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Set 3 Italian Modernist Brass Patterned w/Glass Bruno GattaStilnovo Wall Sconces
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Set of 3 Italian Modernist Brass Patterned with Glass Strands Wall Sconces by Bruno Gatta Stilnovo. I found these beauties in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Studio B.B.P.R. Wall Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Studio B.B.P.R. wall mounted sconces.
Nickel finish with holophane glass.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
1960s Zero Quattro for Fontana Arte chiseled glass and chrome single wall lamp.
By Zero Quattro
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Italian Vintage Space Age Zero Quattro for Fontana Arte 60s chrome and glass single sconce. Five thick Nile green glasses with etched top surface and hand-chiseled along the edges.
T...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Julius Theodor Kalmar (1884-1968), Germany. Modernist wall lamp.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Julius Theodor Kalmar (1884-1968), Germany.
Modernist wall lamp. Black lacquered metal, shade made of frosted acrylic glass.
1960s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: H 21.0 cm x L ...
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1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Geometrical Tube Brass Sconces in Style of Nanda Vigo, Italy, 1960s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 Amazing wall sconces in the style of Nanda Vigo.
Full brass pieces. The lights require 2 E14 light bulbs.
Please note the price is for 1 piece. We have 4 pieces availa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Modernist Crystal Wall Scones by Palwa in Gilded Brass
By Palwa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of Modernist Wall Scones by Palwa Crystal lamps and Gilded Brass. Gold-plated brass rings mounted with large faceted crystals. High-end piece and excellent craftsmanship from th...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of Two 1960s Stilnovo Design Italy Production Wall Lamps in Brass Glass
By Stilnovo
Located in Biella, IT
Stilnovo Italy design Bruno Gatta years 60 Italy production set of two wall lamps in brass glass.
Good vintage condition, no defect.
Measure: Hight 18 inches x deep 8 inches.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces, Germany, circa 1960
By Palwa, Palme & Walter
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of metal and crystal glass sconces. Germany, circa 1960.
Attributed to Palme & Walter.
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Mania Sconces in Glass by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Mania” wall sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in white glass, aged brass and steel. 1960s Italian design. Two glass shells express the simple and clean shape of each sconce. ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Modernist Italian Art Glass Sconces by Veca
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Modernist Italian Art glass sconces by Veca.
Blue and frosted glass curved panels mounted on a chromed metal base.
Single Edison b...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Large Vintage Wall/ceiling Lights with Clear Bubble Glass and Porcelain Base
Located in Almelo, NL
Large vintage modern wall/ceiling lights with clear bubble glass and porcelain base, France, 1960s. The glass has pattern in it, what gives a nice diffuse light effect and a nice pattern on ceiling and walls, these wall scones/ceiling lights will contribute to a vintage character...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Applique 3 sfere, Gino Sarfatti per Arteluce
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Italian engineer Gino Sarfatti started the Arteluce Company in 1939 and would go on to design over 700 lighting products—floor lamps, chandeliers, spotlights, and other light fitting...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces, Germany, circa 1960
By Palwa, Palme & Walter
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass sconces. Germany, circa 1960.
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces, Austria, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass sconces. Austria, circa 1960.
Attributed to Bakalowits & Söhne.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
Pair of Iconic Poul Henningsen 1st Edition Copper Wall Lamps by Louis Poulsen
Located in Søborg, DK
A pair of rare iconic Poul Henningsen 1st edition copper wall lamps PH 4.5 made in Denmark by Louis Poulsen from the 1960s
The 1st edition is recognizable by the mounting box that is...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Pair of Chrome Metal and Crystal Glass Sconces by Bakalowits & Sohne, circa 1960
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and crystal glass sconces attributed to Bakalowits & Sohne, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
Barovier and Toso, Venice, a Pair of Giant Wall Lamps in Fluted Art Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Barovier and Toso, Venice.
A pair of giant wall lamps in fluted mouth-blown art glass and brass.
Italian design, 1960s.
Measures: 60 x 30 cm
In excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Hans Kogl "wisteria" Sconces
By Hans Kögl
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of Hans Kogl "wisteria" sconces attributed to Jean-Henri Jansen. Gilt metal.
Measures: H: 78 cm, W: 118 cm, D: 20 cm.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large Sergio Mazza Sigma Sconces
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(4) Large Sergio Mazza sigma wall lamp or sconces from Italy. Can be mounted either vertically or horizontally as a sconce or as a ceiling fixture. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Cristal Arte Light Panel
By Cristal Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 1960s Italian lighted mirror by Cristal Arte. An of the period rectangular design in mirrored glass and nickel plated steel wired with...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Tito Agnoli Wall-to-Ceiling Lamp for Oluce, c1960
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in London, GB
An icon of modernist lighting design, Peruvian-born Tito Agnoli studied architecture in Italy and interned for the likes of Gio Ponti and Carlo De C...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Pair of Modernist Wall Sconces Designed by Palwa
By Palwa
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous pair of modernist faceted crystal and shiny gilded brass wall sconces designed by Palwa. Gold-plated brass rings mounted with large faceted crystals. High-end pieces and exc...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Gold
Wall Sconce in Oak Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An oak wall sconces with his glass shade edition Votre Maison Guillerme et Chambron circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak
Large Staff "Cross Oyster" Flush or Wall Mount
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling or wall light model oyster, German design by Rolf Kru¨ger for staff. Design, circa 1968. Construction made of white lacquered steel sheet, covers copper-lacquered, equipped w...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper, Steel
Wall Lamp and/or Ceiling Lamp, Maison de la Culture de Reims, circa 1960
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Wall lamp and/or ceiling lamp, Maison de la culture de Reims - Circa 1960
Opaline and black metal
Measures: Diameter: 40cm
Height: 11.5 cm.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Chandelier w/ Murano Glass Shades Style of Stilnovo, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier w/ murano glass shades style of stilnovo, circa 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Wonderful Wave Scones Attributed to Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing scones made of polished steel. High quality and well made.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Pair of Italian Glass Wall Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
A smart pair of sconces in the manner of Fontana Arte, with chrome fitting and thick cut curved glass diffusers.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Extra Large Lamperti Tubular Sconce
By Lamperti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extra large fantastic chrome tubular sconce from Italy by Lamperti. Modern 1960s Italian lighting design. 14-E26 light sockets. Partially restored (r...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Large Lamperti Sconce
By Lamperti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(1) Statuesque satin nickel large Lamperti sconce from Italy. Fully restored, and rewired and ready for use in the US. We can rewire for use anywhere in the world. Currently has thre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Bauhaus Modern Industrial White Cylinder Wall Light Sconce 1960s Germany
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Single white German wall sconce light with clean lines modern Bauhaus 1960s midcentury vintage, Germany
Stamped made in Germany. No maker label is apparent.
Aluminum body with larg...
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1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Four Lobmeyr 'Sputnik' Cylinder Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A set of four Lobmeyr 'Sputnik' cylinder sconces, Innsbruck 1966 Large "Sputnik" cylinder sconces from Lobmeyr, which were developed by Erich Boltenstern and Hans Rath for the foyer ...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Nickel
3 Venini Grey Sconces
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(3) 1960s modern Venini grey sconces from Italy with hand blown Venini glass shades. Single E26 medium based socket per sconce. Original finish, partially ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel, Steel
Elegant Small Handblown Murano Glass Sconces Design by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful small pair of Murano sconces, by Mazzega, the texture of the glass is so much more beautiful in person.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Tris Applique Vega
Located in Catania, IT
Tris Vega wall lamp in painted aluminum and glass, Italian production of 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze Sconce of a Cobra, circa 1960, Midcentury Design
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A bronze sconce of a cobra, circa 1960, midcentury design.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Black and White Angular RAAK Sconces
By RAAK
Located in New York, NY
RAAK ceiling or wall lamp. A midcentury ceiling, wall or table lamp by Dutch lighting company RAAK. The lamp is made of black painted metal and torqued white plexiglass on two sides.
Soft wired...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Camer Glass Sconces
By Camer Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of vintage smoked glass trihedron Camer sconces from the 1960s with brass back plate.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Large Modernist Brass Wall Lamp, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Large modernist Italian wall light in brass and glass of the 1960s
The wall light is in excellent condition, the glass plate in the l...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Kaiser Leuchten Sconces from Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(2) superb Kaiser Leuchten sconces from Germany in vintage original finish, rewired and ready for use in the US. Handblown crackled amber glass and copper...
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1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
1960s Kaiser German Globe Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four 1960s Kaiser German globe sconces totally rewired for use in the US. Two candelabra based E12 sockets per sconce. Max wattage 80 watts per sconce.
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Gold Gilt Bronze Sconces in a Leaf Design, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern gold gilt bronze sconces in a leaf design, circa 1960. Measures: 50cm tall x 29cm wide x 16cm deep.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Sconces by Jean Rene Caillette, Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two sconces designed by the French designer Jean René Caillette. Black enamel finish, with Brass accents. The head swivels to provide a more Directional lighting. The lights have med...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gino Sarfatti Sconces for Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of Gino Sarfatti glass and brass sconces for Seguso of Italy. Partially restored, patina lacquered brass finish and signature Seguso blown glass...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Oluce Sconces by Tito Agnoli
By Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic pair of Oluce Italian 1960s double shade wall sconces by Tito Agnoli. Nickel plated brass and blown patinated glass. Partially restore...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Modernist Set of Sconces by Anvia, Holland
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Red, white, yellow and blue set of wall lights by Anvia, Holland, circa 1960s. Direction of light can be adjusted. Original enamel paint-perfect for a modernist interior.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Italian Crystal Facetted Glass Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of beautiful Italian crystal facetted glass sconces from Italy. Original finish, partially restored, Single E12 candelabra based socket per sconce. Maximum wattage 60 watts pe...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Pair of Vintage Camer Glass Sconces
By Camer Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a pair of vintage Camer glass and gold sconces from the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Ignazio Gardella Sconces for Azucena
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Ignazio Gardella wall lights (sconces) for Azucena, circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Large Venini Smoked and Clear Triedri Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Large Venini glass prisms in a combination of clear and smoked. The glass triedri prisms alternate in height to create a Cascade effect. The sconces are lit by three newly wired candelabra...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
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