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What is chandelier lighting?
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A chandelier is typically suspended from a branching system with multiple lights on the ends, rather than one single light or a pair of lights hanging from a chord or chain.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Chandelier lighting is a branched, highly ornamented light fixture that is typically (suspended from) mounted on ceilings lamps.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
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Customizable Spider 200 cream silk & parchment ceiling light by Diego Mardegan
Located in London, GB
Spider 200 ceiling light is made of a brass structure, the arms are painted
in opaque ivory colour and are fixed on an iron disk of the same colour.
The diffusers are made of parchme...
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Swedish Opaline Glass & Brass Caged Lantern Pendant, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This mid-century pendant was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1950s.
The light features a lantern-style pendant with a white opaline glass shade enclosed within a polished...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Four Tiers Murano Glass Petals Flush Mount Chandelier, 1980s Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning hand-blown Italian five-light Murano glass chandelier with an elegant chrome frame, crafted on the island of Murano in the mid-20th century. This exceptional fixture featu...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Marbled French Alabaster Plafonnier Ceiling Light Pendant, C.1900
Located in London, GB
An incredibly elegant French alabaster plafonnier pendant light. c.1900
Off-white alabaster with a beautiful and very unusual array of marbling. Simple dish shaped, complete with in...
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Early 20th Century French Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
French Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Chandelier, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elevate your interior with this authentic French Art Deco alabaster pendant chandelier, crafted in France in the 1920s. A timeless and elegant statement piece, this antique ceiling l...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Vintage Alabaster Pendant Lamp, Art Deco Style, French Design, 1930s
Located in Hannover, DE
This lovely pedestal lamp is made of precious alabaster, and it's a one-of-a-kind piece. This lamp is perfect for high rooms, but if you're worried about it being too long, don't be!...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Alabaster, Brass, Copper
