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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Meissa V Grand Nickel Chandelier with Art-Deco Vibes for High Ceiling Space
By O&A London
Located in London, GB
Miessa is a contemporary chandelier with the presence to be a centrepiece in any generous, high-ceilinged space, including atriums and stairwells. Light i...
Category
2010s European Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel, Metal
White Plaster Sculptural Table Lamp, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural plaster lamp created by a metal structure, plaster+ paper, and image collage on wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Cocoon Goldkant Leuchten pendant light
Located in PARIS, FR
Suspension model "Cocoon" in resin and metal by Goldkant Leuchten dating back to the 1960s. The distinctive features of this lamp are its spherical and rounded shapes. The steel cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Resin
Luna Luminaire / Chandelier Vertical I04 in Matte White
Located in Prague 3, Vinohrady
Shifting between day and night, this moody luminaire contrasts monumental hovering glass spheres and subtle metal construction. Luna offers two lighting options. Sun and Moon. Glow a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel, Metal
1950s Baguès Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Our chandelier can be identified as Baguès, circa 1950, based on a similar model published in the magazine Plasir de France that very year. Stylistically, it represents what Baguès w...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Artistic glass lightbulb chandelier Murano Bulb Marcantonio X Multiforme #05
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The art of Murano glass meets the iconicity of a bulb, together they give rise to a brilliant piece of furniture: a lightbulb, a chandelier or whatever your imagination suggests.
Mu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Elegant Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Baccarat Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An elegant late 19th century gilt bronze and baccarat crystal fifteen-light chandelier
Multifaceted and shaped crystal, beaded arms, cut crystal central column, six spears, three that are lit and are part of the nine perimeter lights, six-tiered interior lights, bobeche cups.
If you are looking for a chandelier, a lantern or sets of sconces, Charles Cheriff...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Late Edwardian Silver Plated Brass Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
A large and beautifully made late Edwardian silver plated brass ceiling light suspended from four rigid barley twist chains. The cut and frosted glass b...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. French Bronze and Crystal 6 light Chandelier. Newly wired.
Category
19th Century French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Black TAR Teddy Bear Floor Lamp or Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural Tar floor lamp created by a metal structure, staffed animal, tar, neon tubing light.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Cement, Metal
Classic Basket Chandelier in Antique Biedermeier Style Silver Plated Bronze
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative bronze, silver plated. Basket-shaped, profile-framed body made of handcut and wired octagonal prism strings connected by bows and garlands with wide, ornamental relief hoops. Based on this, six candlestick...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Handkerchief Amber Ice Glass and Brass Pendant by Limburg, 1960s - One Light
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Awesome tinted amber handkerchief ice glass and brass pendant by Limburg. Manufactured in Germany in the 1960s.
The lamp has got a E27 screw on socket each. The glass shade is toppe...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Candelabras by Barbedienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality pair of French Louis XV style ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble seven arm candelabras by Ferdinand Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base ab...
Category
Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
1950-1970 Chandelier Barovier y Toso Model Jet of Water to Murano
Located in Paris, FR
Crystal chandelier of Murano with its leaves in buckles imitating a jet of water,3 bulbs, 12 leaves down, 6 leaves up smooth and sandblasted glass, good condition, circa 1950-1970.
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Luna Luminaire / Chandelier Horizontal II06 in Fluorescent Yellow
Located in Prague 3, Vinohrady
Shifting between day and night, this moody luminaire contrasts monumental hovering glass spheres and subtle metal construction. Luna offers two lighting options. Sun and Moon. Glow a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel, Metal
1950 Medieval Chandelier in the Style of Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier of wrought iron medieval style, everything is screwed and welded, eight arms of light, the measures are without the chain, approximately 1 meter more , eight bulbs and fou...
Category
1950s French Medieval Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Xavier Le Normand 2018, First Century, Paris, Chandellier Gold and Red, Glass
Located in Paris, FR
Xavier Le Normand 2018, unique chandellier "Collier rouge" H 170 cm, D 35 cm, Cut, engraved, blow glass, signed, unique piece
Ceiling finish is copper
Xavier Le Normand
Résidences
2005 Masterclass avec Paolo Ferro sur la taille du verre / Venise, Italie
2007 Enseignement du soufflage de verre à AYA Glass Studio / Tokyo, Japon
2008 Masterclass avec Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School / Seattle, États-Unis
Workshop à l’Université du Verre / Sars-Poteries, France
Workshop sur overlay et taille du verre à AYA Glass Studio / Tokyo, Japon
2011 Workshop et résidence / Northland, Écosse, Royaume-Uni
Résidence d’artiste, Pilchuck Glass School / Seattle, États-Unis
Expositions
2019
PAD Art Fair Paris, France / Galerie Michèle Hayem
Brafa Art Fair/Galerie Clara Scremini
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
2018
PAD Art Fair Paris, France / Galerie Michèle Hayem
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
2017
Création de mobilier d’art pour la galerie Michèle Hayem, Paris, France
2016
À Rebours, Galerie Ariane C-Y / Paris, France
YIA Art Fair, Galerie LKFF, Carreau du temple / Paris, France
Exposition personnelle, galerie Fabienne Fiacre / Paris, France
PAN Art Fair , Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Exposition AD, représenté par Tristan Hauer, Hôtel Dassault / Paris, France
Parcours Saint-Germain, Burberry Paris / Paris, France
Collaboration avec Cartier / Paris, France
Collaboration avec Fred joaillerie / Paris et Cannes, France et Tokyo, Japon
2015
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
PAD Art Fair Paris, France
2014
PAD Art Fair/ Paris, France
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Exposition personnelle, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
2013
PAD Art Fair, Galerie Scremini / Paris, France
Exposition AD avec Hubert de Malherbe / Paris, France
Galerie LKFF /Bruxelles, Belgique
Galerie Phillipe Sinceux avec Hubert de Malherbe / Paris, France
Collaboration avec Hubert de Malherbe pour la joaillerie Fred
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
2012
PAD Art Fair, Galerie Clara Scremini / Paris, France
PAN Art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
Festival Oisterwijk sculptuur, Etienne Gallery / Oisterwijk, Pays-Bas
Start Strasbourg, Galerie Clara Scremini / Strasbourg, France
Exposition personnelle, Galerie Clara Scremini / Paris, France
2011
PAN art Fair Amsterdam, Gallery Etienne / Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
PAD Art fair, Galerie Clara Scremini / Paris, France
Exposition rétrospective, Musée Roybet Fould / Paris, France
Maison Parisienne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Gray Enamel Vintage Industrial Factory Pendant Lamps
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very large industrial lamp. Gray enamel. White interior.
Weight: 7.5 kg / 16.5 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Enamel
Luna Luminaire / Chandelier Horizontal I02 in Matte White
Located in Prague 3, Vinohrady
Shifting between day and night, this moody luminaire contrasts monumental hovering glass spheres and subtle metal construction. Luna offers two lighting options. Sun and Moon. Glow a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Steel
Reindeer Master Chandelier with Five Partridge Feather Shades
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier reindeer master with five reindeer antlers,
in vintage brass finish, five bulbs and five partridge feather,
lampshade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair Smoke and Clear Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier or Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 smoke and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi'
by 20 cm high.
Ten E 27 light bulbs.
Height without chain( cm 60 )inches 23,60 with chain...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Chandelier 'Cirkus' by AGO 'Large - Charcoal' (in stock)
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, FR
Cirkus chandelier by AGO Lighting
Coated ABS, aluminum
UL Listed
LED GU10 110-240V (not included)
Two sizes available: 4 pairs of lamps / 6 pairs o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Magnificent Murano Glass Chandeliers, 101 Pink Tube Glasses
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 101 large pink glass tubes in a star shape. Can be used as a chandelier with chain...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of VP Globe lamps by Verner Panton
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful pair of VP Globe lamps by Verner Panton in its two large versions of 50 cm and medium of 40 cm. The combination of both lamps at different levels is simply spectacular. Bot...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Majestic Pink Murano Palmette Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pink Palmette Murano glass chandelier made with 163 precious glasses on four levels.
Gold painted metal frame.
Available also a pair and a pair of sconces.
12-light bulbs...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1950s French Milk Glass & Brass Hanging Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Milk glass and brass hanging light fixture. French, circa 1950. A French glass shade suspended from brass rods.
Glass shade measures 19" in ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Gray White Metal Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
By Philips
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial metal light
Suitable for 5x bulbs
Weight: 4.00 kg / 8.8 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandescent lig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Flamingo' 64 Petal Italian Chandeliers Ceiling Lights, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Spectacular ceiling lamp with 64 Murano glasses. The glasses have two different colors, half are transparent with white spots, half are pink with white spots. Elegant lighting object...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Spectacular Trio Arlecchino Chandeliers, Murano
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Trio Vintage Italian Murano chandeliers in Vistosi style. Each chandelier has 36 fantastic multicolored discs in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 44,50 inc...
Category
1990s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant Sputnik chandelier with enlightened and different sized opaline glass globes, from Murano. Structure in brass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Pair available.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Italian Design Sputnik Stilnovo Chandelier 1950 Brass Orange Murano light
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Massive Sputnik chandelier Stilnovo with a diameter of 150 cm from the 1950s.
The chandelier has 48 brass rods, 24 rods have a light socket and the other 24 rods have a orange glass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
British Green Enamel Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
British vintage industrial hanging pendant. Green enamel with white interior. Metal top.
Weight: 3.2 kg / 7.1 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Classic Green Over White Porcelain Shallow Profile Barn Light
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are classic and early green over white industrial fixtures. They are a bit different having a unique shallow profile.
Note that the main picture shows a group of separate 3 ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Black Metal Vintage Theater Film Studio Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Metal film light.
Space for 3 E27/E26 bulbs.
Excluding light bulb
Weight: 3.20 kg / 7.1 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international st...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Multicoloured Murano Glass Chandelier by Zuccheri for Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This amazing pair of chandelier with rare color combination considering the uniqueness with amber, pink, amethyst, and ice color precious Murano glasses. Each chandelier with 80 glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Dark Brown Enamel Vintage Industrial Clear Glass Factory Pendant Lamps
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Big Industrial lamp incl. glass
dark brown enamel white interior
clear glass
Weight: 12.00 kg / 26.5 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by internation...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Enamel
Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light circa 1930.
Beautiful quality carved alabaster hanging ceiling dish light.
Circ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster
Pendant Model ER 122/3, Itsu, 1950/1960s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pendant Model ER 122/3, manufactured Itsu, 1950/1960s. Milk glass shades, brass details. Marked. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Copper Birdhouse Pendants by Kim Lighting
By Kim Light Co
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Nice set of Wren House suspension pendant lights in cast bronze & verdigris copper by Kim Lighting. These pendants are a vintage model, they no longer manufacture the 12" pendant.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Modern Pendant, Wrought Iron with Antique Style Glass, Quick Ship!
Located in Santa Paula, CA
Evoking the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 30s, our Nouveau pendant features bold geometric shapes and a chevron motif. Handcrafted in wrought iron with a classic grey finish. Antique Glass...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wrought Iron
Azucena Luigi Caccia Dominioni Ceiling Brass Glass, 1955 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Azucena Luigi Caccia Dominioni ceiling brass glass 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Black Enamel Philips Vintage Industrial Dutch Design Classic Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Original Dutch Philips industrial pendant. HDK 250
Black enamel shade with white interior
Cast aluminum top
Weight: 4.40 kg / 9.7 lb
...
Category
20th Century Dutch Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Jugend Pendant, Eino Schroderus, Koru Oy, Finland, 1910
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pendant, designed by Eino Schroderus, manufactured by Koru Oy, 1910s.
Brass, metal and fabric with wood details. Good vintage condition, patina and minor wear consistent with age and...
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1910s Finnish Art Deco Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gruppo Luce made by La Murrina Round Green Color Midcentury Chandelier, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary green color for this "Gruppo Luce" La Murrina chandelier, a green color with a unique transparency. Its green color is really guessed for a d...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Pendant Model 61-376, Lisa Johansson-Pape, 1950/1960s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Pendant Model 61-376, designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape, 1950/1960s. Brass details, painted metal and acrylic lampshade. Marked. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with a...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Pendant, Sievä Oy, 1950s, Finland
Located in Helsinki, FI
Scandinavian Modern pendant, manufactured by Sievä Oy, 1950s. Brass frame with opaline glass shades. Intricate brass details. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age...
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1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Amazing 78 Tronchi Chandelier Style Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large amber glass tubes in a star shape.
Period: Late ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Venetian Silk Fortuny Hanging Light/ Chandelier
By Fortuny
Located in East Hampton, NY
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Italian, 1871-1949), 20th century. A large exquisitely stenciled Fortuny silk shade that has been hand stretched over a wire frame. Multiple braided cords...
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Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silk
Midcentury French Star Shaped Light Fixture with Mirrored Panels, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small French star shaped light fixture from the Midcentury period, with antiqued mirrored panels and single socket. This French Midcentury star-shaped light fixture brings a celest...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with hand decorated shade in opaline glass and chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good ...
Category
1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze and Blue Enamel Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Showcasing a gorgeous Louis XVI chandelier made of bronze, encasing a blue enamel core with herm faces. The French antique piece dates back to 19th century and features a bow ribbon ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Enamel
1950 Large Rope Chandelier by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Composed of 4 large rope arms, the 4 arms are connected by a rope at the bottom, then flare out to form a round shape, then connected again by a rope.
At the bottom, they flare out a...
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1950s French Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rope
Midcentury Sunburst Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960s Italian hammered iron and blown glass sunburst light fixture with glass inset. Can also be installed as sconces.
Measurements:
diameter: 18"
minimum drop: 6"
Category
1960s Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Planetoide Seresi Gold Pendants by Eloa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 planetoide seresi gold pendants by Eloa.
No UL listed
Material: glass, steel, silver, LED bulb
Dimensions: D30 x W30 x H250 cm
Also available in different colours and dimen...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Brass Pendant, Finland, 1940s/1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Brass pendant, Finland, 1940s/1950s. Brass frame and details, opaline glass shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina and wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
French 1930's Crystal Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant eight arm crystal chandelier with semi oxidized (pewter color) silver on bronze frame 1930's chandelier.
Minimum height fully installed 32" and with all the chain 46".
Max 60...
Category
1930s French Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique, Vintage and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendant Lights
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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Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.
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A Tale of Two Sputnik Chandeliers
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