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Cloche Pendant

Cloche Pendant in Marble Handcrafted in India By Stephanie Odegard
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
delicately carved hanging cone to create an elegant and sophisticated statement in light and stone. Cloche
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2010s Indian Other Lanterns

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Marble

French Art Deco Etched Glass Brass Bell Lantern Cloche Pendant, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
An elegant Art Deco etched glass and bronzed brass bell lantern, cloche pendant with beautiful
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Lanterns

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Brass

Cloche Ivory Terra Ceramic Pendant Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning round hanging lamp with an unusual shape, made with rich ivory and terra colored ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Denmark. We also have a multitude of unique colored c...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Other Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ceramic

Odyssey Single Pendant Small
Located in High Point, NC
A distinctive arched cloche hovers gracefully dispersing light through layers of glass. Blown into
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21st Century and Contemporary European Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Odyssey Single Pendant Small
Odyssey Single Pendant Small
H 9.9 in W 3.9 in D 3.9 in
Odyssey Single Pendant Medium
Located in High Point, NC
A distinctive arched cloche hovers gracefully dispersing light through layers of glass. Blown into
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21st Century and Contemporary European Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Odyssey Single Pendant Medium
Odyssey Single Pendant Medium
H 12.8 in W 3.9 in D 3.9 in
Odyssey Single Pendant Large
Located in High Point, NC
A distinctive arched cloche hovers gracefully dispersing light through layers of glass. Blown into
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21st Century and Contemporary European Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Odyssey Single Pendant Large
Odyssey Single Pendant Large
H 15.8 in W 3.9 in D 3.9 in
Handcrafted sculptural Czech crystal pendant (US Version)
By BOMMA
Located in Prague, CZ
among our earliest efforts, based on the shapes of the glass cloches covering Burton’s artworks. These
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

1970s Czech Metal Chandelier
Located in High Point, NC
brass construction that suspends six bubble glass cloches. A delightful combination of brass and glass
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Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1970s Czech Metal Chandelier
1970s Czech Metal Chandelier
H 44.1 in W 30.7 in D 30.7 in
Molecule Single
Located in High Point, NC
A rounded half glass and half brass cloche is clamped closed with brass screws, casting an
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21st Century and Contemporary European Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Molecule Single
Molecule Single
H 9.1 in W 4.7 in D 4.7 in

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Located in Houston, TX
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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Simple and elegant iron and glass pendants. Glass globe shaped as an octagon with inlaid iron with in clear glass. Oil rub bronze hardware. Newly re-wired. One available.
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Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
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Compact Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Low Ceiling Featured
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
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Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
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2010s American Flush Mount

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Brass

Pendant Light Chandelier 'Mexico' J.T. Kalmar, Brass Cane Wicker, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large pendant lamp model no. 3635/6 'Mexiko' (engl. Mexico) by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s. A brass star with six arms and cone shaped wicker or cane shades. Each chandelier has si...
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Brass

Large 1960s Ignazio Gardella Metal and Pressed Glass Pendant for Azucena
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1960s Ignazio Gardella metal and pressed glass pendant for Azucena. Minimalist and modern, this quintessentially 1960s Italian design is executed in black painted metal and two...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Holophane Paris Street Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid-Century Modern street light from France. The hallmark of Holophane lighting fixtures is the borosilicate glass. The glass prisms (ribs) provide an even dispersion of light ...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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20th Century Louis XVI Style Ceiling Candelabra / Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Louis XVI Style ceiling candelabra / chandelier Engraved bronze. Hangings from matte glass in the form of rosettes. Delivery time can take about 6 weeks (F-H...
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20th Century Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Italian 1950's Student Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Charming stick figure cartoon of a lamp with beautiful solid brass hardware against black enameled frame, opaque white globe and tomato/brick red enameled aluminum reflector. This is...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Italian 1950's Student Lamp
Italian 1950's Student Lamp
H 14.5 in W 6 in D 12 in
Large J.T. Kalmar Chandelier by Josef Frank
By J.T. Kalmar, Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Large brass frame with nine arms in two tiers each fitted with E27 porcelain sockets each with silk shades. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1930s for J.T. Kalmar produced in the 1940s...
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Gia Globe Pendant by AVRAM RUSU STUDIO
By Andreea Avram Rusu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gia lighting collection consists of hand blown glass adorned with hand built porcelain plants. The glass pieces are offered in three forms: globe, lantern or bell. The handcraft...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Porcelain, Blown Glass

Gia Lantern Pendant by AVRAM RUSU STUDIO
By Andreea Avram Rusu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gia lighting collection consists of hand blown glass adorned with hand built porcelain plants. The glass pieces are offered in three forms: globe, lantern or bell. The handcraft...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bespoke Italian Black & Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Big Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely handcrafted in Italy, here with brass hardware, ...
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Brass

American Designer, Sizeable Wall Mirror, Metal, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable black-lacquered metal and brass wall mirror, designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Metal, Brass

1970s Cast Aluminum, Brass and Glass Industrial Flameproof Striplight, Poli Noir
By Daeyang
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
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Leucos Cloche S Pendant Light in Copper and Copper by Danilo De Rossi
By Danilo De Rossi, Leucos Design Lab
Located in Edison, NJ
turned on or off. The Cloche collection is available as a pendant, table or floor lamp. Finish options of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Leucos Cloche S Pendant Light in Chromed Glass and Chrome by Danilo De Rossi
By Danilo De Rossi, Leucos Design Lab
Located in Edison, NJ
turned on or off. . The Cloche Collection is available as a pendant, table or floor lamp. Finish options
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

AMERICAN ART DECO WHITE PLASTER CHANDELIER style of Giacometti
Located in San Francisco, CA
within the foliate inverted cloche-form candlecup; the whole of cast off-white plaster elements with off
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Vintage 1930s American Chandeliers and Pendants

19th Century Cloche Chandelier with Hand Wrought Iron Hardware
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. Cloche chandelier with hand wrought iron hardware. Not wire.
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French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Fontana Arte Cloche Suspension Lamp in Plastic Polymer, 2014 Edition
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the archives of Fontana Arte, the Cloche suspension lamp in plastic polymer, 2014 edition, is
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Plastic, Polymer

Large Vintage Highly Embellished Crystal Beaded Cloche Chandelier Light Fitting
Located in Bristol, GB
Large Unusual and Decorative Hanging Pendant Light Fitting Consisting of woven wirework with
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Brass

1960s Czech Glass Pendant Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
This pendant lamp was made in the former Czechoslovakia, circa 1960. It features a patinated white
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1960s Czech Glass Pendant Lamp
1960s Czech Glass Pendant Lamp
H 37.8 in W 9.1 in D 9.1 in
Beautiful Pendant Lamp by Gispen
By Gispen
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Originally “Gispen” pendant in excellent condition. The lamp is designed by “Gispen” The
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Bell Jar Fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bell Jar light fixture made from antique "cloche". New wiring and wax sleeves.
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bell Jar Fixture
Bell Jar Fixture
H 15 in Dm 17.25 in
c.1950 Vintage French 3 Light Glass Bell Jar Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
cloche shaped shade. Awesome most anywhere, this chandelier would be great in a kitchen over an island
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1930s Czech Metal and Glass Industrial Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
industrial fixtures, the opal glass cloche disperses light evenly-- a Czech specialty.
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Vintage 1930s Czech Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1930s Czech Metal and Glass Industrial Lamp
1930s Czech Metal and Glass Industrial Lamp
H 46.1 in W 15.9 in D 15.9 in
French 19th Century Ormolu Four-Light Chandelier with Flying Cherub and Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French ormolu four-light chandelier with mounted cherub, vines, leaves and cloches shades from
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Turn of the Century Three-Light Cloche Bell Jar Transparent Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
French glass cloche (bell in French). The hand-blown cloche has been newly wired for the US with three
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Industrial Milk Glass and Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, early 20th century, pendant lights feature cloche-shaped, opaque, milk glass shades
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

TIM medium - Clear mouthblown crystal glass pendant (US Version)
By BOMMA
Located in Prague, CZ
shapes of the glass cloches covering Burton’s artworks. These monumental pieces marked BOMMA’s entry to
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Chandeliers and Pendants

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Copper

Hand Blown Glass Garden Bell Cloche / Hanging Light Ceiling Lantern pendant LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Beautifully handmade garden bell lanterns turned into a hanging light lantern. Beautiful hand blown glass. 3-light candelabra sockets with poly-beeswax candle covers. Most made lante...
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20th Century French Lanterns

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French Bell Jar Fixture
Located in Atlanta, GA
French bell jar fixture made from an old "cloche." New wiring and wax sleeves.
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

French Bell Jar Fixture
French Bell Jar Fixture
H 14 in Dm 16 in
20th Century Pair of Large Brass Plated Spot Lights, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Pair of large continental brass plated lights in a cloche shape with a heavy brass plated chain
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Cloche pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large hanging cloche pendant. To see more items from Foxglove Antiques, please visit
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Cloche pendant
Cloche pendant
H 36 in Dm 14 in
Cloche Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small hanging cloche pendant. $1395 each To see more items from Foxglove Antiques
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Cloche Pendant
Cloche Pendant
H 32 in Dm 11 in
French Cloche Pendant with Tole Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
French cloche pendant with tole leaves.
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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tôle

Italian Midcentury Murano Three-Light Cloche Pendant with Twisted Volutes
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian vintage Murano cloche pendant from the mid-20th century with three-light and twisted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Vintage Cloche Pendant
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good looking antique iron and glass cloche now mounted as a light pendant. Pieces like these
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Vintage Cloche Pendant
Vintage Cloche Pendant
H 18 in W 22 in D 22 in
French Handblown Glass Melon Cloche Pendant Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
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Antique Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Period French Melon Cloche Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
This stunning handblown glass French garden cloche was originally used to protect tender melons
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel, Brass

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

French Hand Blown 19th Century Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

antique French cloche wired with unusual brass fittings.
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Very light green glass
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

French 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Lighting fixture
Located in New Orleans, LA
Old French garden cloche made into a lighting fixture to hold a candle.
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Lighting fixture
Lighting fixture
H 46 in Dm 17 in
MONUMENTAL ITALIAN BAROQUE PAINTED WOODEN CHANDELIER
Located in San Francisco, CA
foliate collars above and below; the ribbed inverted cloche-form body emanating ten elephantine, deeply
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chandeliers and Pendants

DUTCH BAROQUE STYLE WELL-PATINATED COPPER LANTERN
Located in San Francisco, CA
pierced galleries of the octagonal base and cloche-form cap with ball finial; and by applied spiral
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Dutch Chandeliers and Pendants

HALL LANTERN; House on Hill, Syrie Maugham Interior Designer
Located in San Francisco, CA
GLASS BELL-FORM CLOCHE. The inverted cloche form combining a clear glass top with everted lip over
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Vintage 1930s French Lanterns

French Handblown Glass Melon Cloche Pendant Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We've always had a thing for handblown French garden cloches that come in two configurations. "bell
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

Rare Small French Green Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for handblown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

French 19th Century Handblown Garden Cloche Lighting Fixture
Located in Woodbury, CT
We've taken antique handblown green glass garden cloches (this one is a bell cloche) and
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Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

French 19th Century Handblown Garden Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand-blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

French 19th Century Handblown Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

Rare French 19th Century Purple Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
It is exceptionally rare to find purple cloches of this quality with their knobs intact and we were
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Wrought Iron

Rare French 19th Century Purple Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
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French 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

French 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Steel

French 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Bell Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century European Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel, Brass

French 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have always had a thing for hand blown French garden cloches that come in two configurations
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

Rare Small French 19th Century Handblown Glass Melon Cloche Hanging Light
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have accumulated quite a collection of normal-sized bell and melon cloches, but this one is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

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Cloche Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal cloche pendant for your home. Frequently made of glass, blown glass and metal, every cloche pendant was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a cloche pendant, we have 24 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer cloche pendant, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right cloche pendant, those designed in Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made cloche pendant over the years, but those crafted by Danilo De Rossi, Leucos Design Lab and Fontana Arte are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Cloche Pendant?

The average selling price for a cloche pendant at 1stDibs is $2,950, while they’re typically $526 on the low end and $3,350 for the highest priced.

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.

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