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Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano glass chandelier.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Metal

Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
H 25.6 in Dm 27.56 in
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass pendant light. Total height with chain: 110 cm. Diameter 50 cm. Height
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
H 15.75 in Dm 19.3 in
Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, Mid-20th Century
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass chandelier. Italy, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Orange Mid-Century Murano glass chandelier - Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Dark orange Murano glass Mid-Century chandelier, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1970s. The mid
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano glass Mid-Century Sputnik chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Murano glass sputnik chandelier attributed to Mazzega 1980s, Italy. The Italian Murano glass
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega Murano, Italy, 1970s. This murano glass
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome, Metal

Pair of Italian Murano Glass and Chrome Chandeliers, circa 1970s
By Vintage Italian Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Italian made chandeliers executed in chrome and Murano glass. The chandeliers
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Murano Art Glass Sputnik Mid-century Chandelier, 1980
By Murano 5
Located in Rome, IT
Simple and linear but there is all the style of Murano in this splendid chandelier with a beautiful
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chrome and Murano glass chandelier. Measure: Diameter 44 cm. Height fixture 52 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
H 20.48 in Dm 17.33 in
Mid Century Light Blue Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid century modern five-tier light blue Murano glass chandelier, by Mazzega, Italy, 1980s. The
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate

Mazzega, Modern Mid-Century Italian Murano Chandelier Wood and Glass Italy 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
Large and elegant vintage chandelier by Italian designer Mazzega, with its famous hand blown glass
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Wood

Mid-Century brass-Murano glass chandelier, Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern brass and clear Murano glass pendant chandelier, by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s The
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Vintage 1970s 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

Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, PA
This stunning hand-crafted piece was produced in Murano Italy during the 1970s. The chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
H 26.38 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
1940s Italian Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Venetian Murano 1940s style (modern) clear glass chandelier with six fluted scroll arms
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy mid-20th Century. 5 lights. 105 x 80 cm. Good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy mid-20th Century. 6 lights. 105 x 80 cm. Very good
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Large Murano Glass Chandelier Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern Murano glass chandelier by Mazzega, Italy, 1980s. Large Vintage translucent and
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Gold Plate

Mid-Century Modernist Mazzega Murano Glass Leaf Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
This bold and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Murano Glass Leaf Chandelier by Mazzega originates from
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Large Murano Glass Chandelier with 40 Glass Leaves
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Murano glass chandelier with four rows off clear and orange glass leaves. The body is
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mazzega Mid-Century Modern Blown Murano Glass Italian Chandelier, 1960s
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Murano glass chandelier was produced by Mazzega in blown glass, the structure is in brass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Vintage Mid Century Murano Mazzega Colorful Round Italian Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Magical vintage Murano Mazzega colorful glass chandelier. Holds 3 lightbulbs. Has 8 glass pieces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Mid Century Modern Orange Italian Murano Glass Pendant Light, 1950's
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Vibrant orange Murano glass pendant light, 1950s. Rewired and ready to hang.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Italian Mid-Century Chandelier with Glass Blossoms, 1955, Murano
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-century glass chandelier from Italy. Nickel plated base with glass blossoms. Each blossom is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid Century Murano Pink Glass Chandelier, Italie 1960s
By Laguna Murano
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury Murano pink glass chandelier, Italie 1960s. rare pink colour. rewired. will be
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Two Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers, in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered " Cascade " chandelier in hand blown Murano glass in the style of Mazzega and La
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Murano Glass Pendant Light, Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass pendant light with colored green and yellow glass and chromed metal frame.  
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Murano Glass Pendant Light, Italy
Murano Glass Pendant Light, Italy
H 41.34 in Dm 13.78 in
Camer Murano glass chandelier Italy mid century Venini hanging triangular shaped
By Camer Glass
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A great pair of cascading long triangular shaped glass crystal pendants on metal armature. Retailed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Mid Century Italian Murano Art Glass Textured Chandelier Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano art glass textured chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. 5
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Midcentury Italian Murano Glass and Ormolu Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in London, GB
Midcentury Italian Murano glass and ormolu chandelier Italian, Mid-20th century Height 126cm
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Mid-Century Murano glass chandelier, Italy
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall Mid-Century Murano glass chandelier, attributed to Venini, Italy 1960s. The chandelier is made
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Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Italian Glass Chandelier by Vetreria Murano
By Murano 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century clear glass chandelier, glass in perfect condition.                       
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Murano glass and chrome chandelier-Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Tall mid-century modern Murano glass chandelier with chrome fittings, attributed to Mazzega, Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega, Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
rewired for the US. The Mid-century Murano glass chandelier is in excellent condition.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass and Brass "Lily Leaf" Chandelier by Franco Luce
By Murano 5
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano (Italy, 1970s). Each blown glass leaf is transparent with a white filagree detail. The milk cased
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian (1940s) Murano clear glass chandelier with 5 scroll and swirl glass design arms supporting
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Vintage 1940s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered chandelier in hand blown Murano glass by Venini , Italy, circa 1970. Comprised
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered ]" Cascade " chandelier in hand blown Murano glass attributed to Venini , Italy
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

1970s Mid-Century Modern Frosted Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing white frosted murano glass chandelier designed and manufactured in Italy in the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid Century Green Petals Murano chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid century modern five-tier Green Murano glass chandelier, by Mazzega Italy 1970s. Two chandeliers
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

1970s Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Cascade Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing white and brown murano glass chandelier designed and manufactured in Venice in the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Murano Starburst Camer Glass Five-Tier Chandelier Mid-Century Modern
By Camer Glass
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Outrageous and large Mid-Century Modern Camer glass five-tier starburst chandelier. This piece is
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Glass Mid-Century Italian Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A good quality mid-20th century brass and glass wall lights. Italy, c1960s. Thick folded
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Murano Glass Mid-Century Italian Chandelier
Murano Glass Mid-Century Italian Chandelier
H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Camer Glass Mid-Century Modern Crystal Murano Chandelier Sputnik, 1982
By Camer Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Designed in 1982 by Camer glass, this chandelier has 43 clear glass elements called “Triedri
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Murano glass and brass Sputnik chandelier, Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Huge Mid Century Modern Murano glass Sputnik chandelier, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1980s. The
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and mysterious Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mid-Century Italian Modern Camer Calla Lily Handblown Murano Glass Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Large and unusual calla lily flower chandelier made in Italy by Camer. This high quality fixture
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Hollywood Regency Art Deco Style Amber Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning and beautiful chandelier. Made in Murano, Italy, circa 1960s. The Chandelier requires
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy 1980
By Franco Luce
Located in Palermo, PA
Beautiful chandelier in Murano glass, 1980. The light has 5 light bulbs. Details Dimensions
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy 1980
Mid-Century Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy 1980
H 33.47 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Large Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Mazzega, Murano Glass, Italy circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
clear Murano glass by Mazzega. The glass can be arranged in a few different ways as you can appreciate
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

Italian Murano Glass Leaves Chandelier by Mazzega, 1960s
By Mazzega, Murano 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage chandelier Murano glass leaves by Mazzega. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid Century Mazzega Murano Glass Pendant, Italy, 1970s.
By Mazzega
Located in Praha, CZ
- Hanging ball - Very nice style of lighting - Adjustable height.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano - Glass Spiral Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressive chandelier with 155 individually hung Murano glass bars.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Murano Art Glass Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Murano art glass chandelier, in the style of Barovier & Toso, c.1940s-1950s, blush pink
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Large Midcentury Italian Modern Murano Tronchi Glass Chandelier Whale Tail Form
By Camer Glass, Murano 5
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Camer with Murano glass. It takes 4 standard bulbs with a very long hanging chain and lead wire.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, PA
Beautiful mini Murano pendant light. Magnificent ice blue color on the glass. Wire is adjustable to
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Mid Century Italian Modern Mazzega Murano Art Glass Chandelier in Chrome
By Mazzega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive Mazzega chandelier from Italy circa 1970. The light consists of chrome
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-century Chrome & Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful three-light chandelier in chrome and white Murano glass, made in Italy in the 1970's.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Mid Century Italian Modern Glass & Brass Murano Chandelier by Franco Luce
By Franco Luce, Murano 5
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely vintage chandelier designed by Franco Luce for Murano glass circa 1970's. It features
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Murano Art Glass Midcentury Italian Chandelier, 1970
By Murano 5
Located in Rome, IT
Something really incredible this Murano chandelier. Amazing design from the 1970s, due to its very
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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Murano Midcentury Glass Italian Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier — often made from glass, metal and murano glass — can elevate any home. There are 515 variations of the antique or vintage murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Mazzega Murano, Murano and Venini each produced at least one beautiful murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier that is worth considering.

How Much is a Murano Midcentury Glass Italian Chandelier?

The average selling price for a murano midcentury glass Italian chandelier at 1stDibs is $3,958, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $38,500 for the highest priced.

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.