$18,000 / set
Tom Corbin Post Modern Bronze Totem Sconces
By Wendell Castle, Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Tom Corbin
Located in Chicago, IL
Attractive Post Modern Tom Corbin Bronze Totem Sconces Model A9020 Limited, Very small production / No longer in production.
Bronze
$10,325Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of "Totem" Sconces Attributed to Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of "Totem" sconces attributed to Maria Pergay. Made of oval shaped stainless steel and brass ram skull.
Stainless Steel, Brass
$9,600 / item
Wood TOTEM Sconce
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
UL certified. Handcrafted in USA.
Brass
$70,000 / set
A Pair of "Totem" Sconces by Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of "Totem Lamp" sconces designed by Maria Pergay circa 1974.
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Amuneal's Blown Glass + Blackened Steel Totem Wall Sconce
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
The Totem Sconce takes lighting in a more sculptural direction.
Steel, Brass
Amuneal's Blown Glass Steel + Oak Double Totem Wall Sconce
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
There are multiple iterations of the Totem Sconce with different formatting and sizes.
Brass
Totem wall Puck, compact lighting, LED module by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modular Assembly: Interchangeable Color and Finishes Luminosity: 500 Lumens Luminaire efficacy: 62.5 Lumens/Watt Color Rendition Index: 90 CRI ADA compliant IP Rating: IP44 CERTIFICA...
Aluminum, Steel
Totem wall Puck, compact lighting, LED module by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modular Assembly: Interchangeable Color and Finishes Luminosity: 500 Lumens Luminaire efficacy: 62.5 Lumens/Watt Color Rendition Index: 90 CRI ADA compliant IP Rating: IP44 CERTIFICA...
Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 22", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 22", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 15", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 15", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Metal, Steel, Aluminum
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 12", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Metal, Steel, Aluminum
Totem Lighting Sconce Metal 12", LED module, Circular Design by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Aluminum, Steel, Metal
Totem Lighting Sconce Glass D - 17", Circular Design, LED, by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Glass D - 17", Circular Design, LED, by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Glass C - 12", Circular Design, LED, by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 hardwired ** Plug-In with dimmer available upon request** DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: ...
Aluminum, Steel
Totem Lighting Sconce Glass C - 12", Circular Design, LED, by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem Lighting Sconce, Stainless Steel, Circular Design, Pablo Designs, 2026 DESIGNER: Pablo Designs CIRCA: 2026 STYLE: Organic Modern MATERIALS: Spun aluminum shade, Steel, inte...
Aluminum, Steel
French Design Maria Pergay Totem Wall Lamp or Sconce, 1970s
By Maria Pergay
Located in Renens, CH
Maria Pergay, a French designer known for her innovative use of stainless steel in furniture design, was born in the 1930s and gained recognition during the 1960s. She was particula...
Bronze, Steel
Matius French Vintage Pop Art Mural Totem Wall Sconce Sculpture 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pop Art Totem Sculpture by Matius, France, 1970s — Fractal Resin, Signed.
Resin
Sculptural Ceramic Pendant Light / Modern Totem Chandelier in Burnt Burgundy
Located in Vilnius, LT
A powerful statement of organic brutalism and geometric rigor. This handcrafted ceramic pendant light features a striking totem-like structure composed of interlocking vertical colum...
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Pendant Light / Modern Totem Chandelier in Burnt Burgundy
Located in Vilnius, LT
A powerful statement of organic brutalism and geometric rigor. This handcrafted ceramic pendant light features a striking totem-like structure composed of interlocking vertical colum...
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Pendant Light / Modern Totem Chandelier in Oxidized Dark Rust
Located in Vilnius, LT
A powerful statement of organic brutalism and geometric rigor. This handcrafted ceramic pendant light features a striking totem-like structure composed of interlocking vertical colum...
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Pendant Light / Modern Totem Chandelier in Oxidized Dark Rust
Located in Vilnius, LT
A powerful statement of organic brutalism and geometric rigor. This handcrafted ceramic pendant light features a striking totem-like structure composed of interlocking vertical colum...
Ceramic
Maria Pergay polished steel and brass dining table Gerbe 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Paris, IDF
., this Gerbe table, or the Totem wall sconces) that have helped redefine the standards of contemporary design.
Brass, Steel
Glass TOTEM Sconce
By Bernard Figueroa
Located in New York, NY
The glass TOTEM sconce captures the ineffable beauty of icicles and crystal stalagmites, and creates a true focal point in any room, whether the lights are on or off.
Brass
Maria Pergay "Totem" Sconces, France, 1970s
By Maria Pergay
Located in Dubai, AE
Maria Pergay "TOTEM" pair of sconces (can be sold separately) Stainless steel, bronze France, 1970s Literature: Maria Pergay: Between Ideas And Design, Suzanne Demisch, New Yo...
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1970s Pair of TOTEM Sconces by Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel and bronze sconces by Maria Pergay. Literature: Demisch, Suzanne, Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design, Demisch Danant 2006, p.63. About the designer: Maria P...
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Totem Sconce by Maria Pergay, France, c. 1950s
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York City, NY
Priced individually. "Totem" sconce by Maria Pergay. Made of stainless steel and brass.
Brass, Stainless Steel
Pair of TOTEM Wall Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of Totem wall lamps, designed by Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo, 1970s. The lamps were originally meant to be used outdoors, but they can just as well be used indoors. We found t...
Plastic
"Lampe Totem" Pair of Maria Pergay Sconces
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Stainless steel enwraps bronze skulls in these unusual wall sconces. The stainless steel is matte on the outside and polished on the inside showcasing the gilt skulls to perfection. ...
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Maria Pergay, Metal Box and Agathe, France, 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Maria Pergay (1930), Large flat box in silver metal, France 1970. A red-veined Agathe stone is set on the lid, the interior is dressed in exotic wood. Excellence of the realization, ...
Metal
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$4,242 / set
H 7.75 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconces
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris patinated outdoor sconces. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed ...
Metal
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
Mid Century Modern Style Round Dining Table
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from solid mahogany and finished in a rich dark walnut stain, this table balances timeless craftsmanship with standout design. The centerpiece is its pedestal base—a rippling...
Wood
Patinated Brass Sconces by Robert Stilin
Located in New York City, NY
Priced Individually. Lead time is 6-8 weeks. Patinates beautifully with time. Can be made in nickel, patinated brass, and lacquered brass.
Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
LUfo Ceiling Light
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUFO perforated brass dome ceiling light by Lumfardo Luminaires. Part of our contemporary collection the LUFO ceiling light is in a darkened patina finish. Hand perforations frame ar...
Brass
$2,554 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Blue Light by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
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.
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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.
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