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
Italian Brass Spider Ceiling or Wall Light in Midcentury Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Inspired by the Italian midcentury designs, this ceiling / wall light will make the focus center of your interior. The arms radiate all around the stem, each ending with a brass shad...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Model 167.A82 Floor Lamp by Rispal, France, 1950s
By Jean Rispal
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Rare and elegant model 167.A82 floor lamp by François Rispal, France, circa 1950s.
The lamp features a solid teak frame with graceful, architectural lines and a subtly asymmetrical s...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Opaline Glass Wall Sconces, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of elegant Italian wall sconces, designed and produced in the 1950s, reflecting a sophisticated Mid-Century Modern aesthetic. Each sconce is crafted with a slim black enameled i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Sconces in White
Aluminum by RAAK
By RAAK
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Striking and graphic RAAK designed sconces in white and matte aluminum. Price listed is for a pair of sconces. There are two pairs available.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$2,800 / set
Pair of Vintage Murano Six-Tier Felci Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconces made by 10 Murano trasparent Six-Tier Felci for each applique in a chrome metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 18,50 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Rewire Custom Star and Moon Sconces
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire custom brass sconce in the style of Stilnovo. Star and Moon accents. Current production custom fabricated in Los Angeles by Rewire Ga...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,700 / item
1 of 8 Ceramic Red and Orange Wall Lights, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 8 Ceramic red and orange wall light sputnik Germany 1970s
Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use.
The wall lig...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century table lamp, having an elongated amber glass bottle form body, on a metal plinth base. The lamp is in very good, original, clean and working condition, showing only light...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of "LP19 Monaco" Wall Lights by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1980s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This substantial pair of LP19 Monaco wall sconces by the renowned Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena showcases the designer’s signature fusion of elegance and bold form. Measuring ge...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,919 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Stilux Milano Table Lamps Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of mid-century table lamps by Stilux Milano, each with a cylindrical shade made from perforated metal and a smooth white top diffuser. The shades can be used upright or laid o...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,314 / set
Waterford Crystal and Brass Alana Table Lamp, Vintage, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage cut crystal table lamp with brass accents was made by Waterford in Alana pattern. The pattern was manufactured from 1952 to 2022; it is characterized by cut cross hatch. The ...
Category
20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Midcentury Italian Style Brass and Black Lacquered Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful floor lamp from Italy in the style of Stilnovo is in excellent
condition and shows great patina.
The angle of the base can be adjusted and the lamp shades can be tu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
$1,708 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Panton
Panthella 250
Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Beige for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Beige for Louis Poulsen
The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Italian Designer, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and murano glass pendant light designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.0"H x 12.75"W x 8.0"D
Stem Length (inches): 16.0"
Dimensions of Ca...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Beautiful and well-preserved flush mount ceiling fixture from the early 1950s. Designed and made in Scandinavia from cirka 1950s first half.
The lamp is fully working and in good v...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pr. Mid Century Genie Table Lamps by Laurel c 1960
s
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of Genie table lamps, made by The Laurel Lamp Company, model H-803 circa 1960's. Sophisticated, voguish style, hard to find examples, especially...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton White Moon Lamp Visor Lamp, Op-Art, Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
An early model of the iconic Space Age mid-century moon lamp, also known as the visor pendant lamp, designed by Verner Panton in the 1960s and executed by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Hollywood Regency Art Deco Amber Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning and beautiful chandelier. Made in Murano, Italy, circa 1930s or older. The Chandelier requires five European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bulbs, each bulb up to 100 watts. Its in a...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$975 Sale Price
31% Off
Large Clear Happy Pendant Light, Line Voltage, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Large clear happy pendant by Siemon & Salazar, made to order.
Measures: 6” T x 7” W.
These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Mod. 2071 Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One pair of model 2071 sconces by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Half and half black and white opal spheres make up these simply beautiful and unique sconces. Each sco...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Opal, Aluminum, Steel
$6,800 / set
Stilnovo Italian Midcentury Chandelier, Brass
Opaline Glass, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Stilnovo Italian Midcentury Chandelier, Brass
Opaline Glass, 1950s
Original Stilnovo chandelier from the 1950s, Made in Italy.
All original parts, no re-production, in perfect...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Model Petronella Oil Table Lamp by Henning Koppel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Petroleum table lamp from the Danish manufacturer Louis Poulsen based on a design by Henning Koppel.
A very classic design. The bulbous brass base also forms the tank for the fuel f...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Ignazio Gardella
Arenzano
Table Lamp in Brass and Glass for Tato Italia
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass for Tato Italia.
Ignazio Gardella was one of the leading figures in Italian twentieth-century architecture. A graduat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Palm Leaves Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of mouth-blown Murano glass chandeliers, blue Murano glass leaves, brass frame, three bulbs.
The chandelier reproduces the crown of a palm tree.
Rewired with E14 or E12 socket f...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century German Minimalist Glass Pendant from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist glass pendant lights from Staff Leuchten.
Simple pendant made of glass. The body of the lamp consists of a simple cylinder, open at the bottom. The glass is overlaid in w...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Amethyst and Clear Sconces by Poliarte
By Poliarte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights or flush mounts with hand blown amethyst and clear bubbles Murano glasses petals mounted on nickel frames / made in Italy by Albano Poli for Poliarte, cir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
$2,400 / set
Carlo Nason Murano Glass Sconce in Brown for AV Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Kampen, NL
Designed by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega in Italy between 1970 and 1979, this sculptural mid-century modern sconce exemplifies the artistry and innovation of Murano glass design. The p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Palme
Sconces by Georges Jouve for Jouve France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three 'Palme' sconces by Georges Jouve. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950s. Organic and anatomical sandstone forms make up these striking sconces. A steel structure beh...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Steel
$5,500 / item
Pine sconces, Swedish modern classic Scandinavian wall lights.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A pair of modern Scandinavian vintage pine sconces/ wall lighing, which have a orange acrylic cone. The lamps are from to Solbackens svarveri, Sweden. The lamps has a classic shape f...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic, Pine, Wood
$674 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, circa 1990, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Sculptural table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, circa 1990, France.
Gilt bronze, new fabric shade.
Rewired. One E27 bulb of 60 W.
Dimensions: total height 68cm, diameter of the...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Nisia Hammered Brass Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
Enrich your living space with the enchanting allure of NISIA, a captivating brass hammered wall sconce that seamlessly melds the elegance of nature with meticulous artisan craftsmans...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,100 / item
Table or Floor Lamp Wrought Iron and Hammered Glass by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing big Midcentury table lamp or floor lamp in golden wrought iron and multi-color hammered glass produced by Longobard the concurrent of Poliarte at the 1960s / 1970s.
Made ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Kinkeldey Chandelier Satin Glass Lamp with Gold Knobs, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Large opaline glass chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, late mid-century.
Glass chandelier by Kinkeldey, circa 1980. Beautiful and large ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass and Beveled Glass Pendant Lantern Adolf Loos Style, Italy 1950s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Rome, IT
Chandelier Pendant Lantern in brass and beveled glass in the style of Adolf Loos.
The stunning and clear cut pendant shows twentyfour facetted clear glasses...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern leaf Murano glass sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Murano glass Mid Century Modern sconces, attributed to Barovier
Toso, Italy 1970s.
Five pairs, set of ten sconces available. Sold and priced in pairs.
The vintage...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,550 / set
Amazing Green Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing chandelier includes 36 precious green tronchi Murano glasses 20 cm long.
Nickel-plated metal structure on three levels.
Takes 5 base bulbs (E-27) up to 40 watts per bulb.
We...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Patina brass; minor crack in stem.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 39.0"H x 12.0"W x 11.0"D
Stem...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Paavo Tynell Copper Sea Shell Table Lamp Model 5321, Taito Oy 1940s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
Already designed in 1938, this "seashell" lamp is considered as one of the first modernist table lamps by Paavo Tynell. A lamp that broke the earlier borders of the Art Deco and Bauh...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
Verner Panton
Fun 11DM
Pendant Lamp in Sea Shells and Brass for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 11DM' pendant lamp in sea shells and brass for Verpan.
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Elegant Vintage Italian Murano Chandelier in Vistosi Style
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 36 fantastic iridescent discs in a nickel metal frame. The glasses have the partic...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,139 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Murano Wall Sconce, 63 Multicolored Quadriedri
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 63 Murano multicolred crystal prism (quadriedri) for each applique
in a chrome metal ...
Category
1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Nakashima Style Burl Wood Tripod Side Table
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Wonderful side table in the style of Auböck and Nakashima, gorgeous burl woodwork and tripod brass legs.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier
Toso Mid-Century Gold Murano Glass Chandelier, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
Here is a great Classic from 1982 designed by Barovier and Toso. This chandelier is composed of 12 arms, which, stretching outwards, reach a diameter of 137 cm and a height (includin...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf
Custom Pair of Gaston Plaster Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of Gaston plaster sconces.
Please note that the sconces takes E-12 candelabra bulbs, 40 watts.
These sconces can be ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$7,590 / set
Early Ceiling Lamp in Copper and Brass by Poul Henningsen, 1930
s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Early Ceiling Lamp in Copper and Brass by Poul Henningsen, 1930's
Additional Information:
Material: Copper and brass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Rare and early ceiling lamp mod...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper, Brass
Florian Schulz Rare
TOS
Vintage Modernist Brushed Satin Nickel Table Lamp
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Incredibly rare and hard to come by vintage Mid-Century Modern German made side table lamp or desk light by Florian Schulz circa 1990s - late 2000s. Featuring a satin matt brushed ni...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Nickel
1960s Chrome Table Lamp Attributed to Max Sauze for Sciolari
Located in Schoorl, NL
Characteristic playful large table lamp. Consist of six leaves and five layers of rings, each layer has three-chrome rings attached. It holds three lights.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Large 1950s Italian Chandelier In Brass, Glass and wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chandelier from the 1950s – Mid-Century Modern style
The chandelier has eight elegant, curved arms in polished brass, each with a tapered wooden holder and a matt opaline gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
James Mont Ceramic Tara Buddha Head Lamp, circa 1950
By James Mont
Located in San Francisco, CA
James Mont ceramic Tara Buddha head lamp, circa 1950
Dimensions: 6" wide x 7" deep at the base x 29.5" high to the socket x 42" high to the finial
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Large Azucena Murano Opalescent Glass Globe Brass Thee-Light Pendant Italy 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
One of two refined three-light pendants by the famous Italian artist and designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1950. Large-sized lamp of hand blown opalescent glass and brass. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Brown and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
Large
Flindt Garden
Outdoor Bollard Light in Corten Red for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Flindt Garden' Outdoor Bollard Light in Corten Red for Louis Poulsen
A highly refined fixture that brings bold, sculptural illumination to outdoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
1 of 6 Large Murano Tubes Pendant Lights by Doria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 6 Large Murano pendant lights designed by Doria, 1970s
Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use.
Each Pendant requires one E27 standard bu...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass Flushmount by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning large flush mount by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s.
The flush mount is composed of 15 thick textured Murano glass elements attached to a white frame.
Heavy q...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Tulip Base Table Lamps, Brass / Glass, Mid-Century, Germany
Located in Berlin, BE
Set of two very decorative vintage table lamps.
Original from the 1970s.
Very special with the acrylic glass detail in the middle of brass tulip base.
Great atmosphere through the O...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Graniglia Shield Sconce, 12 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect, mounted on gold plated finish frame / Made in Italy
Measures: Hei...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,200 / item
German Mid-Century "Cocoon" Chandelier by Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful and cool German "Cocoon" Chandelier. This Chandelier was designed and manufactured during the 1960s in Germany by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten.
Body dimension is D 3...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Capodimonte Majolica Table Lamp Base, Hand-Painted Floral Relief
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Capodimonte Majolica Table Lamp Base, Hand-Painted Floral Relief, Mid-20th Century
A richly decorated Italian majolica table lamp base, hand-crafted in the traditional Capod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Large Chandelier with Textured Glass by Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with nine arms and textured glass shades, fitted with E14 socktes. Made in Austria in the 1950s J. T. Kalmar Vienna.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Modernist Table Lamps - Brass and Iron with Central Hole Opaline Glass
Located in Rome, IT
1950s pair of table lamps with modernist design , clean lines and sophisticated material blend. Each lamp features an opaline glass sphere with a distinctive central hole, resembling...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, J.T. Kalmar, Stilnovo, and Glashütte Limburg. 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 $60 and tops out at $649,671 while the average work can sell for $2,162.
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