Sciolari Lighting was the first Italian lighting company to sell its pieces in the United States. Its luminous work spanned decades of styles and innovative designs, including striking chandeliers, table lamps and wall lights.
Italian designer Angelo Gaetano Sciolari took over his family’s lighting company after his father’s death in 1949. He had studied architecture and was previously pursuing a career as a film director. In the 1950s, Sciolari became an in-house designer for Italian entrepreneur and designer Bruno Gatta and his lighting manufacturing company Stilnovo.
By the late 1960s, Sciolari was using his own manufacturing company in combination with Lightolier to reach the American market. His 1970s designs are considered among his best work, including the Cubic Chandelier and other pieces from his Cubic Series, which featured in popular American television shows such as Dallas.
A talented designer, Sciolari preferred using crystal and glass with polished metals, including unconventional combinations like brass and chrome. He crossed many design styles and drew influence from art movements including Cubism, Deconstructivism and Minimalism. His later work, in collaboration with S.A. Boulanger and Stilkronen, involved Hollywood Regency-style fixtures, while his 1970s work reflected Art Deco influences and Space Age aesthetics.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Sciolari Lighting chandeliers and pendants, floor lamps, table lamps and more.
Italian Crystal Chandelier, With Eight-Branch Brass Frame
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Crystal Chandelier, with eight-branch brass frame waterfall crystal bead form and faceted tear drops. 42" H x 25" Diameter. Provenance: From a Tribeca Estate.
Crystal
Postmodern Five-Light Chandelier in Clear Acrylic and Chrome
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern Clear Acrylic and Chrome Five-Light Chandelier, the chrome support with with black resin spheres terminating in black patinated circular base with five chrome arms and lig...
Chrome
Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Suspension Light with Graduated Crossing Arms
By Marco Pagnoncelli
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Suspension Light, having 22 graduated crossing arms with miniature light bulbs to each end. 27" H x 38" W x 38" D. Provenance: From a Long Island Esta...
Chrome
Italian Twelve Branch Gilt Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Twelve Branch Gilt Brass and Crystal Chandelier. 33" H x 32" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Crystal, Brass
Georgian Style Six Branch Crystal Chandelier, Brass and Glass, Vintage
Located in Astoria, NY
Georgian Style Six Branch Crystal Chandelier, with glass scrolled arms and faceted crystal drops. 31" H x 31" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Crystal, Brass
Murano Amethyst Glass Five Branch Rococo Style Italian Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Murano Amethyst Glass Five-Branch Chandelier, five candlestick style arms draped with amethyst and amber pendants, and colorless glass drop garlands. 15.5" H x 16" Diameter. Proven...
Glass, Murano Glass
Fenice Crystal 8 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Glass by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Fenice Crystal 8 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Glass by Aggiolight. Dimensions: D 80 x H 58 cm. Materials: Metal structure in Polished Chrome finish with Italian cut glas...
Chrome
Italian Style Cut Crystal & Chrome Tiered Twelve-Light Chandelier, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Italian style chandelier offers a chrome frame in tiered form with twelve scroll form arms terminating in candle lights, cut and strung cr...
Crystal, Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Triedro Chandelier, Clear Prism Cascading Pendant Light
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass chandelier designed during the nineteen seventies exemplifies dramatic mid-century Venetian lighting architecture. Handcrafted in Italy, this monumental cascadin...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Crystal Chandelier, Gaetano Sciolari Italy 1960
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Twelve round chandelier with crystal pendants and fixed crystal rods on two levels. In excellent condition, wiring has been checked and ...
Crystal, Metal
Chaos Led Chandelier Nickel and Clear Crystals by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
A calm chaos, elegant and composed. A stylistic system with structured tones where the real star is the hexagonal module. Its squared lines recount a functional, aesthetic and geomet...
Crystal, Nickel
Crystalis 18 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystalis 18 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight. Dimensions: D 120 x H 80 cm. Materials: Polished Chrome metal, Full Cut Crystal. Equipped with 18 x E14...
Crystal, Chrome
