Collecting mid-century design is often about chasing a feeling as much as an object, that specific cool, confident optimism of the 1960s, when chrome and glass came together to suggest a future that felt sleek and exciting. This pair captures that feeling perfectly. Faceted, octagonal panels of smoked glass flank a slim chrome backplate on each sconce, catching and bending light along their beveled edges so that even switched off, they hold your eye. Finding a genuinely matched pair like this, both in strong original condition, is the kind of small victory collectors treasure, the sort of piece that instantly elevates a room and sparks a conversation the moment someone notices it on the wall.
Every line here is deliberate: the clean chrome arm rising to a rounded cap, the cool tint of the glass, the geometric confidence of a design that has aged into something genuinely covetable rather than dated. Pieces like this tend to become the anchor of a collection, the fixture a person points to and says, that's when I really got into mid-century lighting. The seller attributes this pair to the German maker Sische (Simon Sisches & Schelle), though no maker's mark is visible in the photos, so we're presenting that as an unverified attribution rather than a confirmed fact.
Fitted with an E14 screw socket on each sconce (bulbs not included, max 60W). Each item is carefully and professionally packed and fully insured for worldwide shipping. All applicable tariffs and import duties are included in the price, so you will not be charged any additional fees on delivery. Returns are accepted within 30 days.
DETAILS
Materials: Chrome metal, smoked beveled glass
Dimensions: 21 cm / 8.3 in long, 10 cm / 3.9 in wide, 9 cm / 3.5 in deep
Style: German modernist wall sconce, 1960s, West Germany (FRG)
Electrical: E14 screw socket (each), bulbs not included, max 60W
Condition: Very good vintage condition
