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Mid-Century Italian Chromed Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Beirut, LB
Very rare space-age chrome-plated sputnik with incredible arms plus 8 lights. At the end of each
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

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
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Modern Transitional Brushed Nickel Sputnik Rock Crystal Ball Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect for the transitional space, this brushed nickel Sputnik style chandelier is detailed with
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Crystal, Nickel

Modern Transitional Brushed Nickel Sputnik Rock Crystal Ball Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect for the transitional space, this brushed nickel Sputnik style chandelier is detailed with
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Rock Crystal, Nickel

Large Italian Design Sputnik Stilnovo Chandelier 1950 Brass Orange Murano light
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Massive Sputnik chandelier Stilnovo with a diameter of 150 cm from the 1950s. The chandelier has
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Sputnik Italian chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandelier made by 51 multicolored glasses in a burnished
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Sputnik Italian chandelier
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandelier made by 51 transparent crystals in a burnished
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Pair Mid-Century Sputnik Italian "Arlecchino" chandeliers
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandelierr made by 51 multicolored glasses in a
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Pair Mid-Century Sputnik Italian crystal chandeliers
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandeliers made by 51 transparent crystals in a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Sputnik Italian Mid-Century Chandelier with 12 Lights
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fun Italian Mid-Century Modern twelve-light "Sputnik" chandelier, c. 1950/60, with cream metal arms
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Incredible Mid-Century Modern Italian Sputnik Chandelier
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Sputnik chandelier, having numerous individually multicolor glass
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Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Sputnik Mid Century Table Lamp, 1970, Italy
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
A Mid-century table lamp, Italy, 1970. Elegant 70s lamp. It is in good general condition and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

1950s Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Style Sputnik Italian Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
of art, embodying the spirit of innovation and optimism that defined the mid-century modern era. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Rare Sputnik / Atomic Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Rare type.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid-Century Crome Sputnik Lamp Pendant by Reggiani, Italy 1968
By Reggiani
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Crome Sputnik Lamp Pendant by Reggiani, Italy 1968. perfect vintage condition
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Brass Ten Lights Chandelier, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Sputnik brass ten lights chandelier, 1950s Sputnik style ten lights
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Metal Sputnik Vintage Chandelier 1960s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern nickel-plated metal Sputnik chandelier with 21 arms, which was designed 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Murano glass Mid-Century Sputnik chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
chandelier when lit. The Mid Century Sputnik chandelier is in excellent condition.
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

2 Italian Mid-Century Murano / Venetian Glass 'Starburst' / Sputnik Chandeliers
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Exquiste pair of handblown, Italian Mid-Century Modern style Venetian glass from Murano in the form
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Murano Glass and Brass Italian Chandelier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Sputnik chandelier made of Murano glass spikes and brass rods fixed to a central brass lacquered
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Metal Opaline Glass Italy 1960s Sputnik Space Age
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The unusual and very rare metal chandelier made in Italy in the 1960s. Comprising a chrome-plated
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Sunburst/Sputnik Flush Mount by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, sober Italian Mid-Century Modern solid brass flush mount fixture / chandelier by Stilnovo
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Italian Space Age Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Wood Glass Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
Space Age Mid-Century Modern mixed color silver lacquered Sputnik glass side table from Italy.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Large Italian Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Style Flower Chandelier, Round, Chrome
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Italian Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Style Flower Chandelier, Round, Chrome Chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Fontana Arte Sputnik Cut Glass Dandelion Mid-Century Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and impressive Italian Sputnik chandelier vintage pendant light from the 1960s. 60
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Rare Mid-Century Chandelier Sputnik, Space Age, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type. - Nice style of lighting. - Space age era.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-century murano ball table or pendant lamp Sputnik Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unveil the cosmic charm of this rare and unconventional Sputnik Table/Pendant Lamp, a distinctive
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Rare Mid-Century Modern sputnik chandelier by Stilnovo. Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, CT
produced in Italy during the 50s. Made from wood, lacquered metal, brass and opaline glass, it has got six
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Venini Star Burst Sputnik Style Crystal Chandelier, Italian Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual nine light starburst Sputnik style crystal chandelier, having two differing lengths of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Chrome

Mid-Century Green Brass 15-Armed Sputnik XXL Chandelier, 1950s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Italian Brass 15-Armed Sputnik XXL chandelier, 1950s, Italy Lampshade is in good
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Style Sputnik Murano Glass and Brass Italian Chandelier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
An impressive and very large Sputnik chandelier made of clear Murano glass shards and brass rods
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier Arredoluce Attributed, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A colorful Sputnik chandelier attributed to Arredoluce and made in Italy in the 1950s. It is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Stilnovo 18 Lights Sputnik Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Chandelier, 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo Exceptional chandelier sputnik 1950, brass. 18 light.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Style Sputnik Murano Glass and Brass Italian Chandelier
Located in Madrid, ES
Sputnik chandelier made of teardrop shape Murano glass ends and brass rods fixed to a central brass
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Sputnik Space Age Chrome Pendant Chandelier by Reggiani, Italy 1960s
By Reggiani
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Sputnik space age chrome pendant chandelier by Reggiani, Italy 1960s. good vintage
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid Century Modern large Murano glass chandelier, attributed to Seguso, Italy 1970. We have two
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Modern 6-Arm Twisted Sputnik Chandelier Stilnovo Style, Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very unusual Mid Century Modern 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier. It
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Modern VintageChrome Sputnik Sciolari Table Lamp, circa 1960, Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vienna, AT
A futuristic chromed table lamp, which was designed and executed by Sciolari circa 1960, Italy. The
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid-Century Italian Brass and Glass 12-Arm Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern 12-armed brass sputnik lamp from Italy, 1950s. Fully functional. Twelve
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Camer Glass Mid-Century Modern Amber Murano Chandelier Italian Sputnik, 1982
By Camer Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Made up of 41 elements called Trihedrons, this chandelier belongs to that category called sputnik
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Mid-Century Modern “Lenti” Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
spectacular Sputnik fixture is a favorite! The lens shaped glass pieces are positioned to create a dynamic
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Italian Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Murano Glass & Chrome 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Measures: Diameter 22 in / 56 cm Height 34 in / 86 cm Glass globe diameter 6.3 in / 16 cm Weight 9 lb/ 4 Kg 6 light bulbs E14/ good working condition Assembly required. Bulbs not in...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Murano Glass & Chrome 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Measures: Diameter 22 in / 56 cm Height 34 in / 86 cm Glass globe diameter 6.3 in / 16 cm Weight 9 lb/ 4 Kg 6 light bulbs E14/ good working condition Assembly required. Bulbs not in...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid Century Modern Stilnovo 12-Arm Spider or Sputnik Chandelier, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning 12-Arm Mid Century Modern Chandelier by Stilnovo (attr
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Sputnik Murano Cut-Glass Chandelier by Fontana Arte, Italy 60s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Lucija, SI
Very naice Fontana Arte sputnik chandelier. Chrome frame with green colored Murano cut-glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Mid-Century Black and Opaline Glass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Italy in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its triangle metal body
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modernist Murano Glass Rod Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A Mid-Century Modernist chandelier feature a sputnik design, numerous Murano glass triedre shaped
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Chrome

Italian Large Mid-Century Chrome and Glass Sputnik Chandelier by Sciolari, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous 6-lights chandelier made of chromed metal and aluminium in Italy during the 1960s designed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Large Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Sputnik Wall or Ceiling Lamp, 1950s, Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
We have a total of two identical Sputnik lamps. Original wired. Function tested. A few signs of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Brass and White Glass Five-Light Sputnik Flush Mount, Italy
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Modern brass and white glass five-light Sputnik flush mount, Italy, circa the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Style "Sputnik" Murano Glass and Brass Italian Pending Lamp
Located in Madrid, ES
Midcentury style Italian pending lamp with structure made of brass finished in circular pieces of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Metal, Brass

Italian Modern Large Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern brass sputnik chandelier, the sun or starburst form with ten light bulb
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Vintage Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Sputnik chandelier from Italy made of brass. There are twelve arms erupting from a central brass
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Sputnik Chandelier - Italy-
By AVMazzega
Located in The Hague, NL
Breathtaking flower sputnik chandelier in the style of Mazzega. Sumptuous and chic. In a very good
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

1960s Italian Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Twelve lights chrome Sputnik light.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Late 1940s Italian Sputnik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 1940s or very early 1950s Sputnik chandelier from Italy. Fine lines and graceful appearance
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Aluminum, Brass

Late 1940s Italian Sputnik
Late 1940s Italian Sputnik
H 26.5 in Dm 28 in
Mid-Century Amber Murano Chandelier Sputnik by AVMazzega, 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Add a touch of mid-century elegance to your space with this exquisite amber Murano chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Mid-Century Sputnik Chandelier with Flower Insets
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960s Italian Mid-Century Sputnik chandelier with handblown clear glass calla lilies
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Oversized Italian Sputnik Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Does this light have an ego! Gorgeous enormous large brass and black lacquered 1970s Sputnik!
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Mid Century Sputnik Pendant Light By Sciolari Circa 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Sputnik Pendant Light By Sciolari Circa 1960s - Chrome plated brass arms - Takes 6x
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

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Italian Sputnik Midcentury For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Italian sputnik midcentury available at 1stDibs. An Italian sputnik midcentury — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian sputnik midcentury — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Italian sputnik midcentury, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Italian sputnik midcentury over the years, but those crafted by Stilnovo, Alberto Donà and Murano are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is an Italian Sputnik Midcentury?

Prices for an Italian sputnik midcentury can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $490 and can go as high as $34,975, while the average can fetch as much as $3,449.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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 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.

Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.