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
Period: Early 20th Century
Rare Extra Large Wall Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard
By Curt Fischer, Midgard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare extra large "Scissor" wall light by Curt Fischer for Midgard. Designed and manufactured in Germany, circa 1920's. Metal, brass, steel. Rewired with U.S. plug. Shade adjust to va...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Antique Outdoors Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century antique outdoors garden wall lamp.
By unknown manufacturer, France.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautifu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Chromed Flared Plastic Floor Lamp, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern chromed flared plastic floor lamp, 1990s
Fantastic luminator lamp very decorative and big alluminium flared floor lamp,
With plastic stru...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Danish Mid Century Cut Glass Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
A lovely mid century Danish table lamp in cut glass.
The lamp has been rewired with twisted black cloth flex.
Can be fitted with a US EU or UK plug.
The lamp is double insulate...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pottery
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1920s.
Sold with lampshade.
Stated dimensions refer to the lamp with the shade.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Guilted Metal and Marble Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century table lamp, with a beautiful decoration of a hugging child.
Manufactured by unknown designer in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze and Wood Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century table lamp, with a beautiful decoration of a boy and a paper screen.
Manufactured by unknown designer in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consis...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique White Lacquered Metal Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century antique white metal ceiling lamp.
By unknown manufacturer, France.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Metal Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century table lamp, with a beautiful decoration of a woman and a screen.
Manufactured by unknown designer in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Venice Murano Glass Floral Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floral ceiling lamp by unknown manufacturer from Italy, circa early 20th century.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Tilburg, NL
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp, The Netherlands, first half of the 20th century.
This is a special ceramic lamp. Both the form and the execution are expressive and interesting. The...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Two Rare Art Deco Desk or Table Lamps from an US Cruiser Ship, 1920s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two rare and elegant Art Deco cast aluminium desk or table lamps from an US cruiser ship. Arm and diffuser adjustable. Manufactured in USA, 1920s.
Attention please:
These lam...
Category
1920s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
1920s Pietro Chiesa Luminator Floor Lamp
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful and elegant burnished brass floor lamp model Illuminator, designed in Italy in the 1920s by Pietro Chiesa.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Early 20th Century Metal and Wood Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two early 20th century table lamp, with a wooden base and a paper screen.
Manufactured by unknown designer in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Classic Murano Glass Lamp, Barovier & Toso, Italian, 1950s
Located in Kensington, MD
Mid-Century Modern gold infused blown glass lamp made at the famous Barovier & Tosi studios in Murano (Venice) Italy. Original label is affixed on the underside of the lamp.
The l...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Czech Midcentury Table Lamps, Original Condition, 1960s, Designed by Josef Hůrka
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Czech mid century lamps.
Original very well preserved condition. New electrification.
Period: 1960s
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Material: Steel.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Antique Yellow Brass Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century antique yellow brass ceiling lamp.
By unknown manufacturer, France.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clay Michie for Knoll International Articulating No. 8 Table Lamp
By Knoll, Clay Michie
Located in Vienna, AT
Classic Clay Michie for Knoll International Articulating No. 8 table lamp designed in 1958. Featuring a Chrome swing arm, perforated black enamel shade with (7...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Parachute Suspension Light by Erik Gunnar Asplund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare parachute suspension light by Erik Gunnar Asplund. Designed and manufactured in Sweden, circa mid-1920s to mid-1930s. Enameled metal armature and chain, brushed satin glass diff...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Marianne Brandt Table Lamp for Kandem
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Marianne Brandt in 1928.
Manufactured by Kandem (Germany).
Lacquered metal.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Czech MidCentury Table Lamp, Original Condition, 1960s, Designed by Josef Hůrka
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Czech mid century lamp.
Original very well preserved condition. New electrification.
Period: 1960s
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Material: Steel.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company Brass Umbrella Floor Lamp, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset lamp Company, unlacquered brass umbrella floor lamp with silk shade, all original, 1930s. Timeless rarity. P...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Small Vintage Gumdrop Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brighten your living space with our vintage glass globe that features a unique "gumdrop" shape. Available with a new Brass or Chrome 4" Fitter.
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Forged Iron Chandelier, Anonymous, 'Old Nordic' Style, Sweden, Early 1900s.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chandelier, anonymous.
Sweden. Early 1900s.
Forged iron.
'Old Nordic' in style.
Measurements
H: 104 cm/ 3' 4"
D: 110 cm/ 3' 6"
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Mirrored Antique German Glass Pendant Lights '2'
Located in London, GB
Mercury glass pendant lights.
German, circa 1920s.
Patinated brass gallery.
Grey external shade, good, clear mirrored concave shade.
Paired with a very rare triple bulb h...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Vintage White Glass Pendant Adolf Loos Veart Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage white glass nickel pendant or hanging lamp by Adolf Loos for Veart Murano, Italy 1960s.
The handmade and high-quality craftsmanship pendant features a whit...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Small Schoolhouse Bell Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Modernist Task Light or Clamp Table Lamp by Bernard-Albin Gras for Gras, 1920s
Located in Munich, DE
Articulated modernist task lamp or clamp table light. Extremely rare shorter execution of the model 201. Designed in 1920s by Bernard-Albin Gras. Manufactured in 1920s by Gras, Franc...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Iron
Sconce Serge Mouille Antony or Small Bed Side Light
Located in London, GB
This lamp appeared with its tube bent almost square and pivoting in a fixing lug in the wall. The horizontal arm supported the reflector fitted to a ball and joint...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Floor Lamp French Wrought Iron Black Glass Plant Stand Magazine Rack
Located in Labrit, Landes
Midcentury floor lamp French wrought iron black glass plant Stand magazine rack
Shown with original shade
This can be re-wired and tested to USA or...
Category
1910s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
French Maison Baguès Set of Three Floral Spray Sconces, Electrified
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This whimsical design of crystal bouquets set in crystal and bronze urns is representative of the poetry and craftmanship of Maison Baguès. Gilt bronze and cut rock crystal 3-light w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Tôle, Bronze
Vintage Murano Gold Fleck Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Murano gold fleck hand blown glass table lamp, circa 1930
Gorgeous table lamp from Italy
Hand blown gold flecked glass with the original finial
Dimensions 7.5" diame...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Enchanting Italian Brass and Multicolored Teardrop Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid waterfall chandelier with a finely chiseled brass frame with four lower tiers all of which are dripping a multicolored teardrop glasses. The center is adorned with three gra...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare and early luminator floor lamp by pietro chiesa for fontana arte
Located in Munich, DE
very early brass version in good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Duo White Glass Flush Mount Adolf Loos Veart Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern pair of vintage flush mounts by Adolf Loos for Veart Murano, Italy 1960s.
An amazing white handmade glass ball with sli...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Italian Art Deco Stone Table Lamps in the style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Rare Pair of Italian Art Deco Stone table lamps in the style of Gio Ponti. The pieces are in the form of an urn on a raised pedestal base and are carved. They can also function as fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone
Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp circa 1908 with Original Opaline Glass Shade
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil ceiling lamp circa 1908 with original opaline glass shade
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Brass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) brass chandelier with 4 scroll arms emanating from a fluted center post have swag trim design.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Staggering Lamps from the Noted Arthur Elrod Design for John and Eunice Johnson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely amazing pair of large scale antique Asian statues, as custom made lamps. The figures are consistent with carvings produced in Thaila...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Industrial Pendant Lights
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of black enameled Industrial pendants.
These pendants have an incredible patina and an amazing Silhouette.
Enameled metal and porcelain.
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Ercole Barovier Murano Glass Hanging Lamp, Italy, 1930
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Glass hanging lamp designed by Ercole Barovier, manufactured by Barovier in Italy circa 1930.
This eye-catching piece is made of the highest quality clear and blurred Murano glass...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Small Schoolhouse Banded Oval Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Schoolhouse Bell-Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Short Schoolhouse Mushroom-Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Medium Schoolhouse Rounded Bell Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our globe features a rounded...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Python Skin Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Early 20th century python skin lamps hand stretched snake skin on solid bases. Handmade parchment lampshades.
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Animal Skin
Cream Alabaster Urn Shaped Lamps with Hand Painted Parchment Shades, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cream alabaster urn shaped lamps with hand painted parchment shades. The lamps have been newly rewired and crowned with custom hand paint...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Large Schoolhouse Banded Oval Shape Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Adirondack Wooden Table Lamp, circa 1920, USA
Located in Girona, Spain
Adirondack wooden table lamp.
Wooden inlay marquetry
circa 1920, USA.
Good vintage condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Extra Large Schoolhouse Banded Cone Shape Ceiling Mixed Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Once used everywhere from classrooms, libraries and courthouses alike, schoolhouse globes offered a practical and utilitarian design with solid, hard-working ambient lighting. Our gl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Enchanting Italian Brass and Multicolored Teardrop Chandelier, 1930s
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid waterfall chandelier with a finely chiseled brass frame with four lower tiers all of which are dripping a multicolored teardrop glasses. The center is adorned with three gra...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Interesting French Adjustable Standard Lamp
Located in London, GB
A French adjustable brass standard lamp with interesting three hoofed legs. The lamp adjusts from 138cm to 168cm high with a brass turn key. With new bespoke green velvet shade.
Rew...
Category
1920s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Johan Petter Johansson Triplex Telescopic Lamp
Located in Madrid, ES
A Triplex telescopic, wall or ceiling, lamp designed in 1919 by Johan Petter Johansson. Steel, enameled metal and aluminium. Extension from 140 cm-300 cm. The fixture comes with its ...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Wrought-Iron Floor Lamp with Black Fur Shade
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Wrought-iron floor lamp with Black fur shade. The ornamental, playful shape of the body of this lamps and the fur shade make it a beautiful romantic piece of furniture.
Feel free t...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Magnificent Murano Blown Glass Chandelier by Venini with Red Accent, 1920s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
VENINI
A stunning early Venini Murano blown glass ten branch chandelier.
In fine straw glass with delicate ruby red edging, Italy, late 1920s.
Dimensions...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Alessandro Mazzucotelli Luster, Iron, Signed, circa 1900, Italy
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Alessandro Mazzucotelli, luster,
iron, signed,
circa 1900, Italy.
Measures: Height 120 cm, diameter 60 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Barovier et Toso Italian Mid-Century Opalescent Bubble Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1940s chandelier with an opalescent glass swirl centerpost & scroll arms supporting internal bubble glass fluted & scalloped top shades (by BAROVIER ET TOSO)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lighting>lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include J.T. Kalmar, Fabio Ltd, Glashütte Limburg, and Kalmar Lighting. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $355,000 while the average work can sell for $2,150.
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