Pair of Mazzega-Style Aquamarine Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of curved Murano glass wall lamps in aquamarine color in Mazzega style. The glass reproduces the bark of trees. The shape of this lamp makes it perfect for columns and corridors...
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Brass Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940's) brass and ebonized wood 2 arm wall sconce with amber Murano glass bowl shades with scalloped top.
Brass
Murano Glass Sconces, Brass & Smoked Glass, Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano sconces, from the island of Murano. These sconces feature a conic Murano smoked glass shade mounted on a solid polished brass structure adorned with a “pulegoso”glass ...
Brass
Mid Century Style Black Murano Glass Sconces, Contemporary Design, Italy Murano
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of Italian-designed wall lamps made of Scova Murano glass, featuring two light points and a brass structure. They have an oval design composed of three concave pieces. Every i...
Brass
$1,890Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-Century Modern Sconce by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano glass
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age two-light sconce designed by Aldo Nason, circa 1970 in Murano glass in the 'Pulegoso' technique and chrome and black hardware.
Chrome, Iron
Pair of Murano Glass Gold Graniglia and Brass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A pair of wall lamps, made in Murano, Italy, in Graniglia Murano glass with a submerged gold finish, mounted on a brass base. Wired for the US and Europe with two E14 or E12 lamp ho...
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Lilac Murano Pair of Wall Sconces by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Pretty, beautiful and long Pair of Italian Lilac Murano glass Wall Sconces. These Wall Sconces were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy for the Venice Company “Mazzeg...
Metal
Pair of Mazzega Murano Glass Abstract Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Mazzega, Murano 5
Located in Rijssen, NL
Great pair of Mid-Century Modern abstract wall sconces by Mazzega Murano.
Chrome
$1,445Sale Price / set|20% Off
Beautiful pair of Murano Glass Tube wall sconces - 13 blue glass tube
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage pair of wall sconces in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 13 large blue glass tubes in a star shape for each lamp. Pe...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,398Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fantastic pair of Murano Glass Tube wall sconces - 13 pink glass tube
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage pair of wall sconces in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 13 large pink glass tubes in a star shape for each lamp. Pe...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,322 / set
Four Elegant Murano Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Set Four of sconces. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 9 Murano handmade blue and turquoise palmette glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gold painted and b...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$450Sale Price|50% Off
Amethyst Murano Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights or flushmounts with milky and amethyst Murano glass shades mounted on white metal brackets / Made in Italy by Mazzega, circa 1960s. Measures: diameter 10 ...
Metal
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Hand Blown Murano White & Translucent Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc Vistosi sconces were made exclusively for high style deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for c...
Nickel
Pair of Modernist 9-Disc Hand Blown Murano White and Translucent Glass Sconces
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 9-disc Vistosi sconces were made exclusively for high style deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for ce...
Chrome
Pair of Modernist 9-Disc Sconces in Hand Blown Murano Black & Translucent Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 9-disc Vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for ce...
Nickel
$1,632 / set
Pair of Murano Wall Sconces, Multicolred Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Pair of appliques with 10 pendants in colored Murano glass covered with crystal and hand-twisted in various colors. Gold-plated structure. Period: late XX century Dimensions: 15,75 i...
Blown Glass
A pair of Large Nason Murano Smoke Glass Wall Sconces or Lights, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and large murano glass wall sconces or lights by Carlo Nason, Austria, 1970s. A white lacquered metal backplate holds and hand blown and smoked bubble glass shades. Each Wa...
Steel, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of large four-light Italian Space Age sconces in Murano glass and chromed brass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970.
Murano Glass
Mazzega Wall Lamp in Murano Glass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Hellouw, NL
he Italian lamp manufacturer Mazzega was founded in 1946 and is known for its beautiful designs by, among others, Carlo Nason. They use age-old techniques to produce modern niche gla...
Murano Glass
Vintage Paolo Venini Wall Lights, Murano Glass, Mid-Century, 1970s
By Paolo Venini, Murano 5
Located in Beirut, LB
A vintage pair of vintage wall lights or sconces produced in 1970s by Venini, in bi color Murano: light yellow crystal and clear crystal prisms, suspended with a spiral shape like a ...
Murano Glass
Pair of Sconces Amber Murano Glass by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of wall lights lighting lamps sconces amber textured murano glass and metal by the manufacture Mazzega.
Metal
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Rod & Brass Sconces Signed Tosso Murano
Located in New York, NY
This Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Sconces in Glass Rods and Brass fittings were created by Toso Murano and originate from Italy during the latter half of the 20th Century.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Wall Sconce, Tiered Design, Italy
Located in Queens, NY
8 Italian Contemporary design clear glass wall sconces with 5 triangular form tiered "J" shaped glass pieces within a "U" shaped frame. (PRICED EACH)
Murano Glass
Pair of Mazzega-Style Crystal Natural Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of curved Murano glass wall lamps in crystal-colored Mazzega style. The glass reproduces tree bark. The shape of this lamp makes it perfect for columns and hallways. Equipped wi...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern, Hardwired, 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Classical and modern elegance for this pair of Murano sconces of "sabiato" glass. The waves in the glass combined with the leaf element give the pieces a feel of strength and serenity.
Glass, Murano Glass
$349Sale Price|57% Off
Sconce Murano Glass Barovier Design Italian Mid-century Modern
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sconce Murano Glass Barovier Design Italian Mid-century Modern
Brass
$2,000 / item
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 8 inches each. Three available.
$2,100 / item
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 11 inches each. Three available.
Vintage Murano Italian Poliedri Trasparent Glass Wall Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass pair of applique. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 17 Murano handmade white alabaster POLIEDRI glass, for each one, in a Solid meta...
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Mazzega Orange & Clear Glass Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Striking pair of 1970s Murano glass wall lights. Each features a sculptural, curved panel in translucent orange and clear glass with molten, organic swirls and subtle bubbles. Mounte...
Murano Glass, Glass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Glass and Bronze Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) wall sconce with two clear Murano white feather form glass arms emanating from a rectangular bronze bracket with rope design.
Bronze
Vintage Murano Italian POLIEDRI amber glass wall sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass pair of applique. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The sconces are made by 17 Murano handmade amber POLIEDRI glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gold...
Blown Glass
$840Sale Price / item|30% Off
Murano Trunk Sconces, 3 Available
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a clear and amber trunk shaped Murano glass shade hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect, mounted on white metal frame / Made i...
Metal
Mazzega Murano Frosted Glass Wall Lights, Sconces Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in St. Leonards-On-Sea, GB
Mazzega Murano Frosted Glass Wall Lights, Italy, 1970s Stunning large frosted blown glass wall lights by Mazzega Murano, Italy, 1970s. Each piece features a unique “glass spaghetti” ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Iridescent Interlocking Sconces By Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modernist sconces by Mazzega consists of numerous individual Murano glass "C" form discs that interlock with one another and hang from the frame ...
Murano Glass
Venini Mazzega Sconce Iridescent Murano Glass Crome Metal, 1955, Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Mazzega sconces iridescent Murano glass crome metal, 1955, Italy.
Murano Glass
Set of Five Mid Century Modern Murano Cracked Ice Wall Sconces Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant cracked ice wall sconces. In excellent condition with minimal wear. Made in Italy priced and sold individually.
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Blue Murano Glass Italian Sconces - a pair
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, attributed to Seguso, circa 1970s.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Pink & Gold, Italy 1990s
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of mid-century-modern Murano glass sconces, Italy 1990s.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Pair of Murano Glass Leaf Sconces 1970s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid Century Modern Murano glass sconces, attributed to Vistosi, Italy 1970s.
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Mazzega, Set of 3
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A luminous trio of sculptural sconces by Mazzega, expertly crafted from Murano glass in Italy during the late 1960s to early 1970s.
Murano Glass
Mid-century modern wall sconce in Hand-Crafted Murano Glass
Located in Villaverla, IT
This stunning and rare mid-century modern wall sconce is a true work of art, originating from Murano, Italy in 1970s.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Blue Murano Glass Sconces, Venini Style, Italy
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Large pair of mid century modern Murano glass tube wall sconces.
Metal
A Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of beautifully blown Murano glass sconces. The glass leaves are silver backed and each sconce requires 2 light bulbs. They are newly hardwired for the USA.
Blown Glass
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Glass
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Brass
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design Murano Glass Wall Sconces , Germany, 1970s
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Pair of White Amber Murano Wall Sconces by Mazzega, 1970s
By AVMazzega, Mazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and beauty Pair of Italian white amber Murano glass Wall Sconces from 1970s. These Wall Sconces were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy for the Venice Company...
Brass
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Periwinkle Murano Glass Conical Sconces signed Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Mid-Century Modernist Murano glass conical sconces, signed Cenedese and crafted in Italy during 20th century, exemplifies the iconic craftsmanship and artistry for which...
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Amber Clear Murano Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, AVMazzega, Mazzega 1946
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Pretty and beauty Amber Clear Murano glass Wall Sconce. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Mazzega. Mazzega lie in the noble Venetian glassworkin...
Metal
Several Wall Sconces Barovier & Toso Gold Glass Murano, Italy
By Murano 5, Barovier&Toso
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several hand blown Murano glass Barovier &; Toso wall sconces with special gold inclusions. Each light fixture consists of one hand blown Murano glass leave. Mounted on an brass fra...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces, Brass Frame, Italy 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid Century Modern Murano glass sconces, Italy, 1970s.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces Barovier & Toso style, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid Century Modern Murano glass sconces, in the style of Barovier Italy 1980s.
Brass
Space Age Sconces by Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Mazzega sconces in high gloss and brushed steel and clear and amber Murano glass, circa 1970.
Steel
$3,600 / set
Murano Glass Rod Sconces
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of glass rod and polished chrome sconces, stamped Murano.
Chrome
$5,250 / set
Pair Of Murano Glass Sconces By Vistosi
By Mazzega, Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Opalescent Murano Gass Sconces By Vistosi. Offered is a fantastic pair of opalescent circular disc Murano glass sconces by the renowned glass designer Gino Vistosi for Vistos...
Murano Glass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
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The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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