Antique Chandelier Aluminum
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
1760s Italian Other Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Copper
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Bronze, Brass
1920s American Georgian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Early 20th Century Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Brass, Aluminum
1920s German Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Enamel
1920s Italian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Brass, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
19th Century German Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Steel
1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Steel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Copper
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Glass
19th Century Victorian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Marble, Nickel, Metal
Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Brass, Nickel
1930s Mexican Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Glass
Late 19th Century Eastlake Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Mirror, Walnut
1930s European Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Fiberglass
1930s Czech Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Chrome
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1820s American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum
1920s German Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Copper
Early 20th Century American Tudor Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
1910s North American Tudor Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century European Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s North American Baroque Revival Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal
Early 20th Century North American American Classical Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Gesso, Glass
Early 20th Century French Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal
1920s Czech Arts and Crafts Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Glass
1920s American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
19th Century French Victorian Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
1920s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1910s English Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1650s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Early 20th Century European Baroque Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Nickel, Brass
1690s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Brass
1610s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1920s Czech Bauhaus Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Bronze, Aluminum
1660s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1860s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1670s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Bronze, Aluminum
1920s French Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
1660s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum, Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1920s American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Enamel, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Welsh Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s Italian Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Enamel
1920s Italian Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Chandelier Aluminum
1920s Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Copper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Steel, Zinc
1920s American Antique Chandelier Aluminum
Aluminum
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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 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, 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. (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.)
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 natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era 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 — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a couple points to check in determining if your chandelier is antique. The drops were faceted on both sides, and there also may be daisy-shaped glass buttons. You can also shop a range of chandeliers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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