Mid-Century Modern Lighting
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 legendary 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.
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
Impressive Saturnus Chandelier by RAAK Amsterdam, 1960s
By RAAK
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive RAAK Amsterdam chandelier.
Marked: RAAK Amsterdam.
Globes: Eight hand blown “Light Drops” globes with a teardrop pattern trapped inside the glass.
Ring: Black metal w...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Gino Sarfatti Brass Italian '2097/30' Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Madrid, ES
Chandelier model "2097/30" designed by Gino Sarfatti (1912/1985) for Arteluce. Made of polished brass structure. The central rod has forty arms supporting the light bulbs, Italy, 196...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Venini Quadriedri Prism Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Italian Venini 'cake' chandelier made of descending stacked layers of quadriedri prisms. The piece was made in Italy during the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of submerged Sconces Charming Blue Murano Glass Giovanni Dalla Fina 1960s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of submerged Sconces Charming Blue Murano Glass Giovanni Dalla Fina 1960s.
These exquisite sconces, crafted in the 1960s by the renowned Italian artist and glassmaker Giovanni D...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Sputnik Ceiling Light, Brass and Metal, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Large sputnik ceiling light, brass and metal, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous Mid-Century Italian crystal waterfall chandelier. Having beautiful spiraling form and adorned large elongated crystal prisms.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandelier Pendant Metal Glass 1950s France
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-century modern vintage chandelier or pendant style Mathieu Matégot, from multicolored metal and milk glass, France 1950s.
A playful chandelier with a white lacquered metal basket and fixed multicolored perforated metal plates, while an original milk glass shade with brass details is sitting in the basket.
The white metal basket...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Midcentury Modern Vintage Glass Flower Chandelier by Carlo Nason Murano, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage glass chandelier by Carlo Nason and manufactured by Mazzega, Italy.
This chandelier is very beautiful, it is shaped l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Quarto Wall Sconces by Tobia Scarpa for Flos in Nickel and Lucite, 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Large half bowl wall sconces designed by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, in nickel-plated steel and Lucite lens reflector. Six available.
Avantgarden Ltd. cultivates unexpected and exceptional lighting, furniture and design. To view items in person please visit our showroom in Pound Ridge...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Steel, Nickel
Czech Chandelier with 8 Glass Spheres
Located in Brussels, BE
Czech chandelier with 8 glass spheres - 5 available
Price for one.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Chandelier by Klaus Michalik Model Bau for Stockman Orno, Sweden, 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier by Klaus Michalik model BAU for stockman Orno Sweden 1960.
rare model in Brass and glass.
Good condition, one screw missing see photo.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Erik Wärnå ceiling lamp in brass and glass by EWÅ in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Erik Wärnå ceiling lamp in brass and glass. Produced by EWÅ in Värnamo, Sweden.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Oak and Ceramics Wall Lights by Guillerme et Chambron, France, 1960's
Located in Lyon, FR
Superbe paire d'appliques par le duo français Robert Guillerme et Jacques Chambron pour leur maison d'édition Votre Maison, des années 60.
Fabriquées en chêne par leur collaborateur...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Large Pair of Solid Brass and Glass Pendants, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very large and chic pair of rectangular, solid brass ceiling lights of superb quality. The fixtures are fitted with opaque glass bottoms, and can be used as either pendants or flush ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Five-Pendant Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern five-pendant light fixture. Has etched glass shades. The tops of the shades are solid walnut. The ceiling cap at the top of the light fixture is brass.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Set of Five Mid-Century Modernist Sconce or Flush Mount by J.T Kalmar, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Almelo, NL
This set of five Mid-Century Modernist sconces or wall ceiling flush mounts was designed by J.T Kalmar in Vienna Austria 1960s. It features a brass frame and frosted curved cut-glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Blue Glass Globes and Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very unusual Sputnik chandelier features 30 turquoise glass globes mounted on brass rods.
When the light is on, its turquoise globes turn to light blue color and it is still mag...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Design Double Level Chandelier in Brass & Nickel
Located in New York, NY
Original Italian Mid-Century Modern double tier chandelier in brass and nickeled metal with six lower arms and three upper arms. Each arm terminates with three stunning discs leading...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 3A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light scu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Dahlia Chandelier Mod. 1563A by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Dahlia chandelier mod. 1563A by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1950.
The Dahlia Chandelier is one of the most iconic pieces from the Fontana Arte archive. Designed in the mid ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Steel, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 19 “ H x 7.75 “ Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb
Number of S...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Piano Lamp or Desk Light by Pfäffle 1960s Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern piano lamp or desk light. Manufactured by Pfäffle Leuchten, 1960s, Germany. Adjustable height and shade.
Executed in brass, steel and cast iron, the pia...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Midcentury Modern Vintage Brass Lobmeyr Crystal Chandelier Austria circa 1945
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass crystal chandelier by J. & L. Lobmeyr, which is decorated with beautiful glass flowers and crystal el...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso Chandelier for Lightolier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant five-light chandelier designed by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso, Italy. Five solid glass pendant lights with bubble inclusions that cast off small rays of light, stunning.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Monumental Italian Sputnik or Starburst Chandelier, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful monumental Italian Sputnik chandelier. Glass spikes and brass. Most see to believe. Truly an extraordinary piece.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 'Manifesto' Ceiling Lamp, 1970, Short Blue Version
Located in London, GB
Ettore Sottsass, Austria/Italy (designer)
Stilnovo, Italy (manufacturer)
'Manifesto' ceiling lamp, designed 1970
Chrome-plated and blue lacquered metal shade with white interior...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of amber Murano Sconces, Italy
By Barovier
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century-Modern Murano glass and brass sconces, Barovier & Toso style, Italy, 1980s.
Two pairs of sconces available. Priced and sold by pair.
Each sconce has a Murano glas...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orange Verner Panton Flowerpot Pendant Lamp, Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1969
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic orange flowerpot pendant light, designed in 1969 by Verner Panton for Louis Pulsen, Denmark. A simple but beautiful ceiling light, consisting of two enameled hemispherical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Industrial Gray Dazor Floating Articulated Floor Lamp
By Dazor
Located in Lafayette, IN
This lamp is a rare piece of Mid-Century Modern Industrial Design and features the hard-to-find, original gray/silver paint that really sets off the form beautifully. However, this l...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
'1 of 2' Large Kaiser Flush Mount Amber Murano Glass Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large flush mount ceiling light executed in Murano glass with brass finals on a wooden frame. Manufactured by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1960s.
Materials: Murano glass,...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Norwegian Functionalist Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage condi...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ten Lights Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Globes Ceilng Light
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Brass chandelier, 10 opaline mate glass globe shades.
Adjustable height on request.
The standard version is in polished brass.
Customizable finish in patinated brass.
Dimensi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Midcentury Ceiling Lights by AWF, Norway, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Set of three ceiling pendants in painted steel with opaline glass shade and acrylic cover. Designed and made in Norway by Arnold Wiigs Fabrikker from circa 1960s second half. The lam...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Long Ice Glass Vanity Sconce on a Chrome Frame by Hillebrand, Germany
By Hillebrand
Located in London, GB
Long, slim ice glass sconce by Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s.
Curved glass shade of bubbled and textured glass over a silver-coloured chrome back plate. White switch to one side. In t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 3 Cup Wall Lights by Stiilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Painted aluminum, brass. Classic Stilnovo forms comprised of painted metal cups & polished brass stylized supports. Each sconce has 9 x E12, (candelabra) sockets concealed inside of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gruppo Luce made by La Murrina Round Green Color Midcentury Chandelier, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary green color for this "Gruppo Luce" La Murrina chandelier, a green color with a unique transparency. Its green color is really guessed for a d...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
CP1 Sconce by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One original CP1 Sconce by Charlotte Perriand. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1960s. Enameled aluminum. Rewired for U.S. standards. Adjustable r...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Brown Hebi (Snake) Lamp, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in London, GB
This icon of 20th century design was created in 1970 by Japanese engineer and designer Isao Hosoe for Valenti, Italy.
Structure in flexible metal that can be twisted in every direc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 (out of 9) Vintage Gold Plated Cylindrical Picture Lights, Germany 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find sleek Mid Century Modern Gold Plated Sconces or Picture lights. They shape cylindrical shaped tubes that revolve 360 degrees and a single light. Made in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Pair of Jean-Pierre Ryckaert Mid Century Floor Lamps French Modern 1950
Located in Hudson, NY
A wonderful pair of French Modernist, floor or reading lights, Rustic-Modern, Art-Popular, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic in solid hammered wrought iron and thick leather bolted to the struc...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Glass Wall Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of beautiful and elegant modern wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard.
Each wall light has 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stilnovo Italian Mid-Century Modern Design Brass Metal Wall Lights 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design set of eight scones wall lamps produced by Stilnovo with structure and swiveling diffusers in brass and lacquered metal, Italy 1960s.
In the phot...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of French Longstem Wall Lights, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of articulate wall lights by Boris Lacroix, swivel joint at the cylinders, circle of perforations at top of cylinders, custom back plates for US electrical use, wired fo...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendant by Leucos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendant by Leucos.
Made in Italy in 1970s.
Handblown glass.
Rewired for US.
Takes one medium base bulb.
Overall drop is adjustable, can be shorter.
2 ceiling pen...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Orrefors Crystal Flush Mount Designed by Carl Fagerlund
Located in Bronx, NY
Very well kept Swedish Orrefors flush mount from the 1970s by Carl Fagerlund,
A brass frame with a bottom glass plate hold by a shiny round flat brass disc in the middle surrounded ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Functionalist Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage co...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1970s Vintage German Peill & Putzler Calyx Murano Glass Wall Sconce or Light
Located in London, GB
A single 1970s German wall sconce manufactured by Peill and Putzler. The thick Murano glass shade is secured onto the gold tinted metal frame with a lacquered black metal fitting whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Pair of Halophane Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Halophane Sconces. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1950s. Halophane glass and enameled metal make up these classic indoor/outdoor sconces. Each unit holds a si...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mario Bellini Counterweight Pendant Lamp Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976
Located in Vienna, AT
Counterweight lamp Area 50 by Marco Bellini for Artemide, Italy, 1976
Rare Mario Bellini area counterweight pendant lamp. Very intelligently designed counterbalance lamp in good vin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Parchment Paper
Veneziana 5 tiers chandelier, 41 Opaline glass elements by Piattelli. US wiring
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Drawing on decades of experience in lighting, my aim was to fashion a chandelier that seamlessly marries timeless elegance with practicality.
This listing is for the US wired UL com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Midcentury Height Adjustable Counterweight Pendant Lamp By Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A height adjustable brass counter balance pendant lamp by J.T. Kalmar manufactured in midcentury in 1950. Fitted with three E27 sockets.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 2A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pendant, Wrought Iron with Antique Style Glass, Quick Ship!
Located in Santa Paula, CA
Evoking the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 30s, our Nouveau pendant features bold geometric shapes and a chevron motif. Handcrafted in wrought iron with a classic grey finish. Antique Glass...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Mid-Century Sputnik Stilnovo Murano Brass Wall Sconces / Wall Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Timeless & Spectacular! This pair of Italian sunburst sputnik wall lights / wall sconces by Stilnovo 1960.
Brass sunburst frame with Murano glass spheres. Very impressive large model with timeless design.
The wall lights have 9 sockets & 9 Murano glass spheres resulting in an impressive combination when lit.
The pair is fully rewired and ready for years of safe use...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Brass for Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in brass for Fontana Arte. Executed in a brushed brass metal frame with a mouth blown white glass diffuser, transparent cord with dimmer and plug. One of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Helena tynell bubble glass flush mount ceiling lamp , 1970’s Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Helena tynell bubble glass flush mount ceiling lamp , 1970’s Germany
Dimensions: 30cm Diameter , 13cm Height
Condition: Good
Material: Glass , metal
Color: Gold
Manufacturer: Helena...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large 10-Arm Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, Brass and Textured Pressed Glass, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful and large 10-armed light fixture by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (late 1950s to early 1960s).
It consists of a frame made of solid, poli...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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Bronze And Crystal Candelabra