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 celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Goffredo Reggiani rare design floor lamp, marble base & teak. Italy c. 1950's
Located in leucate, FR
Rare design floor lamp by Goffredo REGGIANI, Reggiani Studio edition.
Circular base in Italian marble, cylindrical chrome stem topped with a white opaline globe and wrapped in a ro...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Missoni Murano La Filigrana Glass Table Lamps Multicolor, 1960s
By Missoni
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of white glass shade with multicolored band designed by fashion house Missoni for La Filigrana.
Etched signuture "La Filigrana Murano" on side.
Shade is removable for bulb r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Multicolored Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
This amazing chandelier with rare color combination considering the uniqueness with amber, pink, amethyst, and ice color precious Murano glasses. Each chandelier with 78 glass blown ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Wonderful Pair Murano Ercole Barovier Three-Arm Gold Blown Art Glass Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair Of Murano Ercole Barovier Three-Arm Gold Flake Blown Art Glass Wall Sconces
Identical Sconces Listed On Line For $20,000
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alvar Aalto, Model A335B for Valaistustyö
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Berlin, DE
Designed by Alvar Aalto in the 1950s, this pendant lamp is a classic example of Scandinavian design. The layered, dome-shaped shade creates soft, diffused light, making it perfect fo...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Stilnovo Mid Century Modern Chandelier, black and golden brass, 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in BELFORT, FR
One of a kind Mid Century Modern italian chandelier, black leafs with golden brass. Very nice condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved arm wall lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$3,872 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pair of Italian Black Ceramic Hand Sconces
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1960's Italian black glazed ceramic wall mounted lamps in the form of an open (right) hand holding a white glass globe over a single candelabra socket which holds up to a 60 ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
$2,210 / set
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Tronchi Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with 49 clear Murano tronchi glasses of length 25cm, mounted on chrome finish metal frame / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd
Measures: diameter 23.5 inches, height 21.5 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,200 / item
1 of 2 Rare Pink Murano Ball Pendant Light by Doria, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Doria ceiling light with large volcanic Murano glass ball.
High-quality materials, give a wonderful light effect when it is on.
Sockets: One E27 standar...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Flush mount ceiling light with hand-decorated glass shade and brass metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage co...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,400 / item
Rare Pair of Large Wing Sconces by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare unusual vintage Italian wall lights with large blue triangular hand blown Murano glass wings mounted on black triangular frames, designed by La Murrina / made in Italy circa 197...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,000 / set
1960s chandelier with Murano glass shades by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, PA
Stunning mid-century modern chandelier by Mazzega, Murano, circa 1960. This elegant fixture features six Murano glass spheres attached to a base combining sleek chrome and warm wood,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Pair 1950s American Midcentury Brass Glass Table Lamps Hollywood Regency
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A spectacular pair of large table lamps designed and manufactured by the Rembrandt Lamp Company of Chicago. Standing nearly a metre tall, these impressive and super glamorous lamps w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Round White and Amber Toned Murano Glass Chandelier by Vistosi, 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Florence, IT
Large Round White and Amber Toned Murano Glass Chandelier by Vistosi.
The chandelier's structure is made of brass while the Murano glass of the diffusers feature a satin finish and a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage "Tatu" POP-OP Desk / Wall Light A. Ricard for Metalarte Spain, 1970.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage iconic POP-OP "TATU" desk / sconces / wall-wash light by André Ricard for Metalarte S.A., a high end lighting company known for stylistic innovation.
Inspired and named f...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Pair of Rene Mathieu Swing Arm Sconces Wall lamp French Adjustable Lunel Arlus
By Rene Mathieu
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Superb pair of Swing arm sconces by Rene Mathieu, adjustable sconces.
US rewired and in working condition
Totally restored and refinished
1 light, 40 watts max bulb.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern Style Italian Murano Glass Margherita Ceiling Light
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large ceiling light in translucent Murano Lattimo glass, produced in Murano by Murano masters. The ceiling light has been rewired with 10 sockets E27 for Europe or E26 for USA
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano glass chandelier - 111 trasparent triedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic and big Murano chandelier made by 111 Murano crystal prism "triedri" in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 58,10 inches height (150 cm) with chain; 3...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Toucan Table Lamp in the Style of Old Timer Ferrari
By Old Timer Ferrari
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun and colorful toucan table lamp in the style of Old Timer Ferrari of Verona, Italy reissued by Dayton Hudson, circa 1990s. The lamp is in great vintage condition and measures 8"...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
A Mid Century 18 Arm Tulip Pendant Chandelier By Fog and Mørup Of Denmark
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Søborg, DK
A very elegant and classic 18 arm tulip pendant chandelier by Fog and Mørup of Denmark
Hand blown white opaline glass shades.
E14 bulb holders
A lovely age related wear and patina to the surfaces.
The hand blown glass shades are in great condition with no cracks.
Rewired and grounded.
Glass shades will be removed for shipping.
Responsible worldwide shipping available.
The company was founded on 1 June 1904 by ironmonger Ansgar Fog (1880-1930) as a trading company in Aarhus. The following year, wholesaler Erik Mørup (1879-1972) was admitted as a partner. In 1906 it moved to Copenhagen. In 1915, the company was expanded with a factory for lamps and chandeliers, and in 1948 it was transformed into a limited company. At the same time, Mørup became chairman of the board and Alfred Emanuel Gillesberg (1895-1959) managing director. In 1956, Fog & Mørup moved to a new factory at Sydmarken 46 in Søborg designed by Preben Hansen.
Fog & Mørup is probably best known for the Kongelyslampen, which got its name when Fog & Mørup presented the lamp to King Christian X on his 25th anniversary in 1937. The table lamp was made of bronzed brass and cost DKK 35.50. Fog & Mørup had great success with the sale of this model. Fog & Mørup's heyday was the 1960s and 1970s, when Jo Hammerborg and other designers created a large number of both original and salable models of lamps.
In 1978, Fog & Mørup was acquired by competitor LYFA. Fog & Mørup's production was moved from Sydmarken in Søborg to LYFA in Måløv for better utilization of the production capacity.
In 1988, LYFA took over the lighting company ABO in Assentoft near Randers, which was particularly known for magnetic ball lamps produced in the 1970s. Only one year later, in 1989, LYFA was taken over by the listed company Lyskær Belysning A/S. The company's new name became Lyskær-Lyfa A/S in October 1989, but already in 1991 the company was bought by Horn Belysning...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Mid Century Table Lamp, Tree, Redwood
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful table lamp, hardware and shade are new.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Fern Flushmount by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with clear hand blown murano Felci fern glass leaves mounted on chrome finish metal frame by Fabio Ltd / made in Italy
6 lights / E12 or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$4,500 / item
Pair of Bolicine Glass Lamps, Murano 1950s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Rare Pair of 1950s Murano Glass Lamps Attributed to AVEM – Bollicine Technique with Colorful Prunts
A stunning and rare pair of 1950s Murano glass lamps, attributed to the renowned ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Seguso Wonderful Brass and Acidified Glass Wall Lamp, Italy 1930s
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare wall lamp by Archimede Seguso, made entirely of brass and Murano glass shell diffusers. Italy 1930.
The item despite its age is in good conservative condition, presents onl...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Borne Bétone Petite Cast Concrete Table Lamp by Le Corbusier With LED Bulb
By Le Corbusier
Located in Chicago, IL
Borne Bétone Petite table lamp by Le Corbusier.
Current production manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Concrete outdoor and indoor floor and...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Concrete
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' Brass Table Lamp With Paper Shade
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 'Nun' table lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamp is executed in brass with a cast iron base and scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Brass
Philippe Barbier Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamps Maison Barbier, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of chrome over steel table lamps designed by Philippe Barbier and made by Maison Barbier in France.
Working condition and each takes one bulb with 40 watts max.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Set of four Midcentury Made Art Deco Style White Alabaster Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and beautiful design set of midcentury design alabaster wall lights.
If you are looking for a great design and practical small size set of sconces to grace your midcentu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Aluminum
Set of 3 Large Vanity Angular Murano Glass Sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 3 angular Murano glass sconces with brass holders by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s.
Each wall light takes two x E14 bulbs (max. 40 watt for each bulb, and function on voltage from 110 till 240 volts.
Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to install this fixture in all countries (US, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia.)
Please note the price listed is for the set of 3 wall lights...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Table Lamp Designed by Tony Paul for Westwood Lamps Inc. c. 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Mid Century, Hollywood Regency style table lamp designed by Tony Paul. The lamp features a bulbous bowling pin form brass colored metal base with textured panel inserts. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Florian Schulz Large Vintage Brass Counterweight Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful original vintage pendant light in patinated brass with heavy side counterweight to adjust the height.
Model Duos in large diameter with brass roller to adjust the height.
M...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Wall Lamp for Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 wall lamp for Astep.
Designed in 1950, this is an authorized Astep/Flos re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$3,450 / item
Pair of Maison Jansen Sconces, 2 pairs available
Located in Miami, FL
2 pairs available of very elegant sconces designed by Jansen with original round opaline shades (5" diameter). Priced by pair.
Projection to the wall: 5.5".
Two patinas brass: Poli...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$3,850 / set
Pair of Pink Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with frosted pink Murano glasses mounted on metal frames / Made in Italy by Mazzega, circa 1970s
Measures: height 5 inches, width 11.5 inches, depth 6 inc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,225 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Paavo Tynell '1967' Canvas Shade Pendant Lamp for GUBI
By Gubi, Paavo Tynell
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell '1967' Canvas Shade Pendant for GUBI.
Originally designed by Paavo Tynell, encompassing several variations of a classic 1950s Tynell design, this family of classic pend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Several Glass and Brass Floral Wall Lights from Ernst Palme, 1970s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large sculptural wall sconces have the design of a bouquet of textured glass flowers and are from the historical lighting company Ernst Palme. Each clear glass flower shade has textu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Opal Glass Pendant Lamp 'Granada' by Gangkofner for Peill & Putzler
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautifully designed large pendant lamp ''Granada'' by German mid-century artist and designer Aloys Gangkofner for Peill & Putzler.
The design for this very lamp is around 1955.
silk...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Black and White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in black and white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
- Steel shade and base
- Chrome arm
- Original grey paint
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- On/Off switch on the base
- M...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Porcelain Buddha Table Lamp by Zanotto, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful porcelain lamp produced in Italy in the 1970s by Zanotto. The lamp is in ivory enamel and decorations in pure gold, signed Zanotto D.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$1,304 Sale Price
30% Off
French directional spotlights, 1960's
Located in Montréal, QC
Bright orange french directional spotlights. 60 to 100 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb or higher if LED/CFL.
Original E-26 Edis...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Flush Mount Maison Baguès Crystal Flowers Blue Leaves Chandelier 9 Light C 1940
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 9 lights. Will be rewired free of charge with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Gold tole with perfect pa...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Rare Brass Floor Lamp by Tommaso Barbi, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
A sculptural vintage iconic floor lamp in Tommaso Barbi's signature design of three large shaped brass leaves that light up and a circular base.
This particular model is rare.
Italy...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,590 Sale Price
60% Off
Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet Nautical French Three-Light Rope Chandelier, 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet 3-light French rope chandelier.
Nautical design made in the 1960s.
Takes 3-light bulbs with m...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano table lamps by Pietro Toso & Co in Amber Glass, Italy 1950's
By Pietro Toso
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Murano table lamps by Pietro Toso & Co in Amber Glass, Italy 1950's.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light vintage Italy, 1970s Venini Style
By Venini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful flush mount with a heavy textured Murano glass on a metal fixture. The Murano glass is fixed with a chrome plate on a brass screw at the metal fixture. It requires three Eu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Hanging Pendant with Birch Dowels by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The Large Hanging Pendant is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting Collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintrod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Shell Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Murano glass wall lamps in the shape of a shell. Murano glass grit, smooth on the outside and rough on the inside, with gold dust and leaf inside the glass. Equipped with two...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid Century Modern Murano glass lamps, Italy circa 1980s.
Table or top lamps sold in pair, without the shades.
The Italian lamps are made of polished brass and brown and blac...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,700 / set
Pair of Large Serge Roche Style Plaster Sconces, Wall Mounted Lights France
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Serge Roche Style Sconces, Wall Mounted Lights Mid-Century Modern made in France.
US Rewiring and each takes 1 light bulb with max 60 watt...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$2,963 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Pair of Sconces in White Milk color Murano Glass Attributed 1960s Italy
By Venini
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of Sconces in White Milk color Murano Glass Attributed 1960s Italy
Pair of amazing white milk, sconces, entirely manufactured in the Italian Venetian Murano Island, in blown Mu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Large Wall Lights or Ceiling Lights, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall or ceiling lights by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena.
Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1970s
Rare and impressive pair.
Two medium base sockets for each light.
Complimentar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Five Italian Chandeliers in Chrome with 10 Opaline Globes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four exclusive Italian chandeliers in chrome with 10 Opaline Globes – Luxurious Design from the Mid-Century Modern.
This pendant lamp features 10 opaline glass globes that spread a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Getano Sciolari Glass Table Lamp. 1970
Located in CA, CA
A very rare Getano Sciolari (1927 - 1994) table lamp constructed of mirrored metal, brass-plated metal each of the three columns topped with a hand blown smoked glass dome, circa 19...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Table Lamp with African Carving
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-carved Mid-century table lamp pair each with a geometric modernist block design featuring hand-carved teak African figures worked into the design. The lamp is reminiscent of the...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
$1,380 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Mid Century Table Lamp by Designline in Mustard Yellow with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING!
A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a conical form. The lamp base is finished in a ret...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Bell Table Lamps by Barovier, Italy, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous bell shaped table lamps in Murano glass and solid brass. This romantic table lamps were made in the '40s in Italy by the Murano glass master Ercole Barovier.
This incredib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Joe Colombo Attrib. Table Lamp with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
White and Chrome Metal Table Lamp, with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s. Design Attr. to Joe Colombo, an Italian industrial designer known for his futuristic style and interest in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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