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Some types of light fixtures include flush mount lighting, pendants, chandeliers, wall-mounted lighting, floor lamps and table lamps. A light fixture that sits level with the ceiling is a flush-mount light, while one that extends slightly from the ceiling is a semi-flush light. Pendants are light fixtures that hang from the ceiling on a chain. If they feature multiple lights arranged in a frame, hanging lights are known as chandeliers. Wall-mounted lights are referred to as sconces. A lamp is a light fixture with a base and a shade that can be sized to fit a table or to rest on the floor. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of light fixtures.
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Pair Magnificent Maison Baguès Style French Gilt Iron and Glass Parrot Sconces
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exquisite pair of double-arm rock crystal and gilt-metal sconces is beautifully attributed to Maison Baguès, Paris, the esteemed French atelier renowned for its refined craftsma...
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
2 Antique Victorian Carved White Marble Alabaster Trophy Urn Table Lamps 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique alabaster / white marble table lamps, carved in the shape of neoclassical urns on a square base.
4" x 4" x 16" / Total Height Approx - 24" (Width x Depth x Height)
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$420 Sale Price / set
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Large 14" Antique Art Deco Church Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A characterful pair of opaline glass pendant lights with brass galleries, c.1920.
Each pendant features a blown opaline glass shade in an ovaloid form, a style commonly found in c...
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Murano Pink Venetian Floral Glass Chandelier Pendant Light 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful and intricate hand blown vintage pink Venetian art glass chandelier. Six twisted arms with faux candlesticks and dangling ring shaped charms, alternating with stems of leav...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Murano Glass
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Plexiglass
Brass Large Pair of Cinema Sconces, 1950s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Plexiglass & Brass Large Pair of Cinema Sconces, 1950s, Italy
Very elegant and rare cinema or theater sconces. They are large wall lamps
Manufactured in Italy
Lamps are in perfect ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Carlo Nason Model LS 134 Medusa Pulegoso Glass Lamp Mazzega, Italy, 1969
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
AV Mazzega light designed by Carlo Nason. Model LS 134 Medusa or Polpo, 1969 Italy (Murano)
Featuring four interlocking glass parts handblown into a single mold this stunning piece ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel


