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How big should your chandelier be?
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Chandeliers should be between half and three quarts, the width of the tabletop located below it, however, this is, of course, subject to change based on the size of the room.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019
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Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Chandelier by Winkelman & van der Bijl, c. 1925
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A rare Amsterdam School chandelier with a hand-forged iron frame, stained and opaline glass crown, and a pleated silk volant finished with tiny wooden beads.
At 140 cm (55”) tall and...
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze, Copper
Art Deco Cream Opaline Glass & Brass Pendants, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These ceiling fixtures were designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s.
The lights feature elegant domed cream colored opaline glass shades suspended from slender polished b...
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Huge Vintage Murano Glass Tiered Chandelier - 80 pink etched glass tubes
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports pink etched glass tubes in a star shape.
Weight about 60 ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 36 green disks
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 36 fantastic iridescent alabaster green discs in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 44,50 inches...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Art Glass
Large Art Déco Pendant Light, Germany 1920s - 1930s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Large pendant lamp from the 1920s - 1940s with a marbled glass shade and rope suspension in good condition. The lamp has a large shade with a scalloped top edge that opens slightly o...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Handsewn fabric shade pendant , design by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, pattern by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish
Height is customisable
All electrical componen...
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
