Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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
Italian Wall Light with Pulegoso Glass Bulbs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall light, in glass and metal, Italy, 1960s.
Wall light with two frosted glass bulbs and a black coated metal frame. It is obvious that this design is inspired on the earlier desi...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian XL Flush Mount Light or Wall Sconce in Metal and Glass, 1970s
By Flos
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous POP STYLE flush mount light or wall sconce with white large metal base and glass sphere.
This is the large model of the picture.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
New wiring.
Mat...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Ice Cube Glass Mirror Sconce by Hoffmeister Leuchten, Mid-Century Modern, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful mirror sconce made Hoffmeister Leuchten Germany, circa 1960s, in very good original condition. The glass with ice cube pattern is composed of a white lacquered frame and ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Rene Mathieu Large Vintage Brass Double Arms Adjustable Diabolo Wall Lamp France
By Rene Mathieu, Lunel
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Vintage very large wall lamp by René Mathieu 1950 France.
Wall light by René Mathieu from the 1950s.
2-Arm articulated brass stem.
The double bulb sconce has independent switches ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Wall Sconces by Diderot, circa 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Two patinas brass with glass shades pair of sconces by Diderot.
Priced by pair.
Max wattage: 75w/bulb.
Backplate: 4" x 1.5".
US wired and in working condition.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Kalmar Wall Sconces or Lights Model "Catena" by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
A fantastic and unique pair of Kalmar wall model "Catena" by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1970s. These lights are handmade high quality pieces. Made of large hand-molded...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
1960 Germany Kaiser Wall Sconce Amber Murano Glass & Brass, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of wall sconces with thick amber Murano glass elements on a brass frame. Manufactured by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1960s.
Design: Carlo Nason attr.
Maker: Mazze...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Sconces by Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant pair of gold color hand sconces by Arlus with white glass shades coming from an apartment in Paris fully furnished with furniture and items designed by the most known ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1 of 7 Wonderful Crystal Sconces by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning golden sconces with crystal glasses, made by Kinkeldey, Germany, circa 1970-1979. It’s composed of crystal glass pieces on a gilded brass frame.
From the series: Classic
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Rare Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo. They were designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Two-toned wall lamps are a bone white lower wide shade and a smaller fluted black ena...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Wall Lights LP10 Bidone Designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful wall lamps designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena in the 1950s.
Pair of wall lights model LP10 ‘Bidone’, brass structures with opaline glass diffusers suspended. Ex...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Perla Wall Sconce
Located in Westport, CT
Drawing inspiration from nature's exquisite treasures, Perla evokes the image of a pearl emerging from within a shell, with a delicately curved metal shade enveloping a blown glass b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Large Wall Sconce Flush Mount, Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic smoked glass wall sconce or flush mount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Smoked Glass
Large Set of Three French 1950s Lunel Wall Lights
By Lunel
Located in New York, NY
Great large 1950s French sconces composed of brass and matte black fixtures holding large white matte glass shades. Rewired.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Modern Midcentury Pair of Brass and Gold Mercurised Glass Sconces Wall Lights
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
These sconces are very elegant with their brass frame and mercurised Murano glass globes. These globes are reflecting like mirrors in a silver and gold tone when light is switched of...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Gray Bauhaus Sconce Double Wall Light by Linder Germany, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury Modern double socket wall lamp/sconce dating back to the 1950s, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld. Made of porcelain with a glossy grey glaze accentuated by two white opalin...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Pair of Maison Arlus Bronze Hand Sconces
By Arlus
Located in Miami, FL
Superb and very rare in bronze color pair of hands sconces by Maison Arlus. Model number 1436, figuring a bronze hand holding a lighted Opaline gl...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Pair of wall Lamps 60's Lacquered Metal Sand Gold
Located in Lyon, FR
Pair of French sconces from the 50's. Shade in gilded lacquered metal (original paint), attachment system and ball joint allowing their orientation in black lacquered metal. Very nic...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Solana Wall Sconces
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Pop Wall Sconces
Located in Westport, CT
The dramatic POP Wall Sconce in Bronze and Black enamel. This design is influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism and is a perfect POP of color and bold design, sca...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Pair of Glass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of glass wall lamps No. 5104 designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for his own company, Holm Sørensen & Co.
Beautifully designed with golden and amber colored glass, granting ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Harper Wall Sconce
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Named for Ace Harper; artist, musician, fashion designer, mother and wife of iconic rock drummer Matt Sorum. From...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of ceramic wallights, Model Sirenes, by Georges Jouve.(1910-1964)
Located in London, GB
Pair of well sized, rare, ceramic wallights, Model 'Sirenes' by the master ceramicist Georges Jouve.Published on page 204 in Georges Jouve by Jousse enterprises. France 1948
Georges ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury wall light by Tito Agnoli for O'luce, Italy 1960
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare midcentury wall light designed by Tito Agnoli for O'luce.
Adjustable wall lamp designed by Tito Agnoli for O'luce with two light points, original chromed metal structure.
Per...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair Venini Vintage Pale Yellow and White Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of Murano glass sconces by Venini date from the 1990s. Each sconce has a tall glass shade in a very pale shade of yellow and white mounted in polished brass...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Metal Stilnovo Mod. 232 Sconces Designed By Bruno Gatta, Italy 1962
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Echt, NL
Elegant Model 232 Wall Lamps in very good condition.
Designed by Bruno Gatta in 1962.
Manufactured by Stilnovo Italy
The lamps have a white lacquered metal shade which is attached...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Rattan and Wicker Cylinder Wall Light, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Cylinder Wall Sconce in Rattan and Woven Wicker. Spain, 1950s.
This hand woven wicker wall light has an eye-catching cylindrical design adorned by a rattan ring wi...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
German Ceramic Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful multi-tone, green-hued hexagonal German ceramic wall lights from the 1960s. Single bulb wall lights/flush mounts shown with a mirror tip bulb that casts a wonderful shadow ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
German Ceramic Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great multi-tone German ceramic wall sconces from the 1960s. Single bulb wall lights/flush mounts shown with a mirror tip bulb that casts a wonderful shadow play against the wall, on...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Set of Perla Wall Sconces
Located in Westport, CT
Drawing inspiration from nature's exquisite treasures, Perla evokes the image of a pearl emerging from within a shell, with a delicately curved metal shade enveloping a blown glass b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Maria Theresa Sconces Crystal Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of Maria Theresa sconces crystal design, 1950s.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal
White Opaline Glass Brass Scones Wall Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Cast Iron Industrial wall light
white opaline glass with brass top
Diameter cast iron wall piece: 10.5 cm / 4”, 2 holes to secure
Weight: 2.70 kg / 6 lb
Priced per individual item...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original swing arm wall light by Paolo Rizzatto Model 265 produced by Arteluce.
Located in London, GB
An original early swing arm wall light by Paolo Rizzatto Model 265 produced by Arteluce. Provenance from the private collection of Willie Landels, designer and editor of Harper’s Baz...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Serge Mouille Black and White Six Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp, Re-edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Six Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1958.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and ...
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket Set
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall sconce lamp model 'Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lig...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Tuxedo Wall Sconces
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing the Tuxedo Wall Sconce: a stunning embodiment of French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. With its handsome and transitional design, this sconce is perfectly scaled to e...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Enamel
"Big Leaf" sconces in Murano glass by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Applique "Great Leaf" in massive and sculpted Murano glass and brass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Italy, 2024.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Flos Wall Lights by Afra E Tobia Scarpa - 8 Lights Available
Located in London, GB
These attractive 'Quarto' wall lights were designed by Afra E Tobia Scarpa for Flos in the 1970s.
We are selling these lights in pairs, or as a set of eight. Please ask if you have...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Contemporary Pair of Sconces Brass and Murano Glass Textured Blade, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces with Murano glass textured blade and brass. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop. Minor imperfections due to artisanal handmade...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'five curved fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed bySerge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by collection Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, w...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall Sconce lamp model 'Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Eye Sconce Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Eye Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1956.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are ...
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Pair of Poliarte Longobard Wall Lights in Hammered Glass and Wrought Iron 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of wall lamps in hammered glass and wrought iron, made by Poliarte Longobard in the 1970s
Ø cm 22 Ø cm 13 h cm 26
Poliarte and Longobard are two separate entities that collabo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Pair of Brass Leaf Appliques by Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda, Italy, c.1970
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of hammered brass leaf appliques by Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda, Italy, c.1970. The 'wisteria' leaf is probably the rarest of all of Barbi's brass lighting desig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Elska Wall Mount Reading Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
The Elska Wall Mount Reading Lamp is a stylish and functional fixture that draws inspiration from Scandinavian, Danish, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. Its walnut backplate and ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1950's French Loft MCM Large Chromed "Zig Zag" Extension Adjustable Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1950's Pair French Loft / Industrial Heavy "Zig Zag" Adjustable Extension Wall Sconces. This is a hard to find very high quality pair of extension sconces that stretch to 25 inches ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce Wall Light in Teak and Brass
By O-Luce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, wall light, white lacquered metal, teak, cord, brass, plastic, Italy, 1957.
Impressive wall mounted light designed by Tito Agnoli, and manufactured by O-Luce. Unique for this item is the combination of elements derived from the 177 A model, designed in 1957, and the 1102 model, designed in 1959. Its arm is an 177 A design and executed in teak, lacquered metal and brass. It features a '1102' pendant hanging on a cord. The cord, directed by a brass tube attached to the wooden arm, leads down where a brass cylinder functions as a counterweight. The brass cylinder keeps the pendant in its position. The design showcases the mechanicals of the lamp, which makes this a very raw yet refined light that would work very well in the living room or as an office light...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Art Deco Style Sconces with Stylised Shell Design
By Sarsaparilla
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of beautiful sconces. Made by Sarsaparilla Deco Design, in the 1960s. Great size and stunning design. Brings a touch of elegance to the ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Franco Buzzi for O-Luce Wall Light in Brass and Aluminum
By Franco Buzzi, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Buzzi for O-Luce, wall light, model 'B3', brass and aluminum, Italy, 1949
Exceptional Italian wall-mounted wall-light 'B3' by Franco Buzzi for O-Luce. This unique piece is ex...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Elegant Pair of Vintage Blue Glass Petals Drop Wall Sconce, Murano, 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 blue glass petals (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside) in a chrome frame.
Period:...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Brass and Brown Glass Hand Blown Murano Glass Wall Lights, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of high end wall sconces made of hand blown clear and opal and brown (smoked) Murano glass on a messing hardware designed and produced by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s. Mini...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Two 1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Plexiglass Theater Wall Sconces by Stilux
By Stilux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two big theater wall sconces designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties, both wall lights have a line in the plexiglass visible on the photos. They are in working order. The s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Peill & Putzler Large Pair of 1970s Smoked Glass Biomorphic Wall Sconces Lights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury pair of 32cm diameter flush mount wall lights or sconces by Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. This is an absolutely classic piece of German design, featuring a smoked toned co...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-century Modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, mirrors, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include J.T. Kalmar, Glashütte Limburg, Kalmar Lighting, and Serge Mouille. 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 wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $119,007 while the average work can sell for $1,956.
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Antique Wood Candle Wall Sconce
Apparatus Wall
Bath Wall Lighting
Brass Hurricane Sconce
Brass Squirrel
Exterior Sconces Pair
Ginkgo Wall
Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance Sconce
Kaiser Leuchten Ceramic
Lion Head Sconce
Lunel Wall Lamp
Mercury Mirror Lamps
Mushroom Sconce
Outdoor Sconce Set
Perriand Paris 1957