$656Sale Price|62% Off
Italian Mid-Century Double Disc Pendant Lamp in Turquoise Color, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern double disc pendant lamp in turquoise color, 1950.
Brass
$9,374Sale Price|20% Off
Stilnovo Three Discs Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Glass, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Stilnovo three discs ceiling lamp in brass and glass, Italy 1950s Reference : Botteghe Storiche di Milanesi, Milan, 2006, p. 21 for the five-armed variation from the Car...
Metal, Brass
Italian Vintage Pendant Chandelier with Colored Discs, Italy, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique Italian pendant chandelier, circa 1950. The circular creamy white painted enamel metal pendant is decorated with five oval shaped pastel colored discs, (pale pink, ...
Metal, Brass
Italian Crystal Discs Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
4 light chandelier surrounded by cut crystal discs
Nickel, Brass
Large Gino Vistosi Disc Chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier by Gino Vistosi Murano. Steel construction chrome-plated with glass discs in rose suspended in a diamond formation and nickeled fittings. Each disc is handblown and incorp...
Steel
Vistosi Murano Opalescent Glass Disc Chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian Murano chandelier composed of handblown opalescent glass discs by Gino Vistosi. Chrome-plated metal frame uses 8 - 40 watt max candelabra base bulbs. Rewired. Overall height ...
Metal
Large Amethyst Color Murano Glass Disc Chandelier Attributed to Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful large amethyst color Murano glass disc chandelier attributed to Vistosi. The chandelier is a colorful eyecatcher in every room. To be on the safe side, the lamp should be ...
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Disc Chandelier or Pendant Lamp, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This beautiful Italian Mid-Century Modern disc chandelier or pendant lamp is made of brass and sandblasted glass. It has two lights of E14 format. The delicate hand drawings are what...
Brass
Black Pendant Light with Glass Discs, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
A great looking period chandelier that can be adjusted for height giving it great flexibility. Each diffused glass disc is set in a brass ring creating a soft downward light while st...
Brass, Steel
Triple Disc Chandelier Brass Light Blue Glass, Italy, circa 1950
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant disc chandelier from satinized glass and polished brass. Measurements are 21.25" (diameter), height varies and can be adjusted to your requirements, minimal height will be 20...
Brass
Vistosi Orange Disc Italian Chrome Chandelier
By Vistosi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vistosi hand blown orange glass disc 9 light chandelier with chrome frame, the glass discs alternate in 2 styles as seen in close up images. Uses 9 40-watt candelabra size bulbs. Rew...
Blown Glass
Brass Disc Semi Flush Mount Or Chandelier, Italy, circa 1955
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Vienna, AT
Floating brass disc semi flush mount in wonderful condition with a diameter of 22", Italy circa 1955 Elegant art-deco-ish disc lamp from 3 polished brass discs and a lacquered on ...
Brass
Large Vistosi Murano Clear and White Disc Chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large clear and white disc Murano Italian glass nine-light chandelier. Satin chrome plated metal frame. Uses 8 - 40 watt max candelabra base bulbs and 1- 60 watt regular size bulb, n...
Metal
Polyhedral Disc Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Italy
Located in New York, NY
Polyhedral Disc chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Chrome frame with clear, blown polyhedral shades. Age appropriate wear to frame, glass shows exceptional clarity.
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Polyhedral Disc Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic disc chandelier in clear and smoke polyhedral forms. Rare chrome frame signed with manufacturers mark "Venini Murano Made in Italy". Age appropriate wear to chrome.
Glass
Triple Disc Hanging Fixture by Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Playful red hanging fixture of painted metal, white glass and polished brass fittings.
Large disc-shaped polyhedral chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
A clear polyhedral chandelier by Venini, c. 1950, in a disc form with three shallow tiers.
Excellent condition.
Glass
#3265 Small Glass Disc Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Imaginative Small Chandelier with Thick Fluted Round Small Glass Discs Attached to the Center Fixture with Small Chrome Bolts., Holds 4 Chandelier Base Bulbs.
Chrome
Ceiling Light With Murano Glass Discs
Located in New York, NY
Italian suspension ceiling light with large white, frosted Murano discs hanging from thin chains. This amazing ceiling light is from the 1950's and has the illusion of floating in th...
Metal
Savagely Elegant Matched Frosted Glass Disc Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, frosted glass and white enameled metal circular chandelier, having perforated cups at upper and lower end of rod, and sawtooth border around the two glass discs, Italian 1950s...
Brass, Metal
Flying Saucer Glass Disc Chandelier by Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
A sleek, round ceiling fixture with domed glass shade over a circular brass ring with six lights and two inner lights by Stilnovo. Italian, circa 1950.
Brass, Steel
Polyhedron Disc Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Cambridge, MA
Polyhedron chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, featuring a rare mix of lavender and clear glass pieces which attach to the white metal frame. This chandelier comes with four extra...
Metal
Midcentury Brass Flush Mount Chandelier by Rupert Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction flush mounth with six arm and cone shaped shades. Fitted with E27 sockets. Made in Vienna by Rupert Nikoll in the early 1950s.
Brass
$1,357 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Brutalist Iron and Glass Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great vintage Brutalist iron and glass table. This table is classic, yet modern and is adaptable to many uses from small Center Table to Side Table to Patio Table. It is in...
Wrought Iron
$9,960 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 51.19 in
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and its very low height, which allows it to adapt to both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your e...
Brass
$2,047Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 26.78 in Dm 31.5 in
Modern Pendant Light 018 by Naama Hofman, Satin Brass & Acrylic
By Naama Hofman
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant Light Object 018 is a minimalist horizontal pendant that highlights the elegance of a simple line of light, creating both comfort and spatial harmony. Ideal above kitchen cou...
Brass
$6,210
H 18.51 in Dm 11.42 in
rare Italian table lamp attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano glass
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Table lamp from the 60s attributed to Italian designer Flavio Poli for Seguso. Faceted pyramid base in thick orange Murano glass, oval white glass shade. Original, highly decorative ...
Murano Glass
$4,921 / item
H 31.89 in W 47.64 in D 20.87 in
Siderale 10 lights Brass and Lattimo glass Chandelier, Silvio Piattelli Design
By Arredoluce, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I designed a new version of the Siderale chandelier with two rows of 5 shades, to fulfill the need of an designed chandelier to go over a dining table or a rectangular island. The s...
Brass
$221,245
H 43.31 in Dm 39.38 in
Paavo Tynell Large Commissioned Chandelier in Brass & Rattan Shades, Taito 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito
Located in Helsinki, FI
A large and magnificent custom made Paavo Tynell lamp commissioned for the work residence of Juuso Walden one of the previous CEO`s of Finnish giant wood company UPM. Although this l...
Brass
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' Floor Lamp for Sammode Studio in Chalk
By Pierre Guariche, Sammode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' Floor Lamp for Sammode Studio in Chalk. Originally designed by Pierre Guariche in 1951, this iconic floor lamp is newly produced authorized re-edition by...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$32,613
H 34.26 in W 86.62 in D 16.93 in
Sideboard - Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler Forma Moveis, Brazil, 1950s
By Forma Brazil, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Rosendahl, DE
A rare and exquisite four-door buffet designed by Martin Eisler and Carlos Hauner, founders of the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma Móveis. Crafted in Brazil in the 1950s, th...
Cane, Wood
Italian Modern Dining Table By Vittorio Dassi
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi, Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Dining Table By Vittorio Dassi. Offered is a beautiful sculptural rectangular dining table with a pedestal base, a cobalt blue glass top and splayed legs with bronze s...
Glass, Walnut
$8,249
H 15.36 in Dm 21.66 in
Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Model. ER 163 in Brass & Acrylic, Itsu 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
An absolutely beautiful ceiling lamp in brass, manufacutred by Itsu in Finland in the 1950s- early 60s. This lamp has a beautiful design with direct uplight and downwards through the...
Brass
Vintage Green Bedside Chest
Located in Westwood, NJ
Perfectly blending style and functionality, this piece is sure to become a favorite in any decor. The deep vintage willow green hand-painted and lightly distressed finish and scall...
Wood
Stilux, Chandelier, Brass, Metal, Plexiglass, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and white plexiglass chandelier designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 36.5 ” H x 20”Diameter Dimensions of Canopy: ...
Metal, Brass
Fantastic Vintage Parisian Holophane Globe Pendant Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Glamorous and impressive very large spherical globe with heavy industrial chain, originally a Paris streetlight and transformed into a hanging pendant. The hallmark of Holophane lumi...
Glass
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.