$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 31 in Dm 7.25 in
Antique Victorian Cut To Clear Cranberry Glass & Brass Hanging Hall Light C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian hanging pendant hall light offers brass frame with cut to clear cranberry
Brass
Vintage Industrial Candelabra Rustic Modern Hanging Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Hanging Metal Vintage Industrial Modern Pendant Hanging Lighted Candelabra. Beautifully Aged Metal
Metal
$1,295
H 18 in W 22 in D 8.5 in
Late 19th Century Angle Lamp Co. Electrified Kerosene 2 Light Hanging Fixture
By Anglelamp Co. of N.Y.
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a 1890s double light hanging fixture by Angle Lamp Company. Originally lit by kerosene it
Metal, Brass
Unavailable
Majolica Hanging Light
By Minton
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Unusual majolica hanging light by Minton. Polychrome detailing on brown ground with teal interior
Porcelain
English Milk Glass Shade Hanging Light, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Brass fittings and moulded milk glass. Supplied with a 45cm (17.75") rod and canopy. Currently electrified for the UK with a single B22 bulb holder.
Milk Glass
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Milk Glass Cone Shaped Hanging Light
Located in London, GB
Late 19th-early 20th century milk glass cone shaped hanging light. With antiqued brass fittings
English Gilded Bronze Hanging Lantern
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian gilded bronze four-light hanging lantern with canted corners that are decorated with
Ormolu
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H 17.72 in Dm 13 in
Antique Hanging Lamp, English, Copper, Electric, Industrial, Light, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hanging lamp. An English, copper and steel industrial gas light converted with
Copper
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H 34 in Dm 10 in
Antique Victorian Cranberry Ombre Glass and Brass Hanging Hall Light, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian hall light offers a suspended pierced brass frame housing an ombre cranberry
Brass
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H 33.5 in W 7.75 in D 7.75 in
Antique Victorian Opalescent Vaseline Glass & Brass Hanging Hall Lamp Circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian hanging hall light offers brass frame with opalescent vaseline glass globe
Brass
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H 8 in W 15 in D 2.5 in
Antique Brass Apothecary Pharmacy Show Globe Bracket Wall Hanging Light Lamp
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th - early 20th century solid brass, articulated / rotating wall bracket, chains, and collar for a pharmacist's / apothecary show globe. Bracket features etched and pierced sw...
Brass
Victorian Electric Cranberry Glass, Brass and Crystal Banquet Light, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian hanging banquet light offers cranberry glass shade and font in brass frame and
Crystal, Brass
Large Victorian 1-Light Hanging Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large, tapered, 4-sided, antique hanging lantern with a beautiful patina texture in bronze and
Metal
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Horse Hanging Light, Electrified, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian iron horse hanging light offers cast iron construction with three arms
Iron
Victorian Opalescent Hobnail Glass and Bronze Electrified Gas Hanging Light
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian electrified hanging gas light features bronze crown form frame with melon form glass font
Bronze
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H 16 in W 14 in D 14 in
Antique Victorian Brass Milk Glass Hanging Oil Lamp Chandelier Pendant Light
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 19th century Aesthetic Movement cieling mounted parlor light / chandelier featuring
Brass
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H 31.5 in W 22 in D 7.5 in
Angle Lamp Co. Electrified Kerosene Brass & Glass 2-Light Hanging Fixture
By Anglelamp Co. of N.Y.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an 1890s double light, hanging fixture by The Angle Lamp Co. that was originally lit by
Brass
Hanging Victorian Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Period Victorian hanging lantern for one light, four sided with original ceiling cap, chain, crown
Metal
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H 30.32 in Dm 16.54 in
Victorian Moulded and Frosted Glass Hanging Dish Light with Verdigris Mounts
Located in London, GB
Moulded and ribbed Victorian glass bowl dish light. Verdigris mounts, the rim with a cast rope
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Frilly Holophane Glass Shade Hanging Light
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
With antique silver fitting and fixed rod. Currently electrified for the UK. Total height with rod: 73 cm (28¾").
Metal
Early 20th Century Caramel Slag Glass Hanging Light
Located in Canton, MA
and wax polished to protect patina. Completely rewired, with a three light cluster and new sockets
Glass
$280Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Antique Brass Hanging Hall Light Fixture Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique hall light offers brass frame and shaft terminating in single light with frosted shade having etched floral decoration, c1920 Measures- 27.5''H x 4.75''W x 4.75''D. An ant...
Brass
$13,794 / item
H 33.08 in W 115.36 in D 61.82 in
1950's Style Curved Velvet Sofa in Custom Velvet Colors
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sofa inspires itself nature where green is the predominant element and where valleys and hills prevail. The item’s details allow it to be the perfect statement piece for any cont...
Velvet, Walnut
$1,353 / 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
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Glass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$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
Art Nouveau Pendant lamp Attributed to Val Saint Lambert, 1900s
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Chandelier Attributed to Val Saint Lambert 1900s Brass has been completely cleaned. See picture Before and After Photography fails to capture the simple elegant illumination provid...
Brass
Angle NY 1890's Double Kerosene Hanging Lamp, Electrified
Located in Peekskill, NY
This style of double kerosene hanging lamp was popular in stores because it cast more light downward, and has been electrified. Signed, Angle Mfg., NY, this picturesque antique 1890'...
Brass
$4,802Sale Price|62% Off
H 128 in W 44 in D 44 in
Large, Amazing, Converted Gas to Electric Brass Chandelier
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy
Located in Berkeley, CA
Just about the turn of the last century,, as electric lighting gained in popularity, makers of gas lighting devices added electric lines and sockets to their gas jets. When one didn'...
Brass
$2,249
H 30 in Dm 8 in
Stunning Victorian Lighting Gothic Brass & Mouth Blown Art Glass Pendant Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Graceful and all handcrafted antique light fixture. This early Arts & Crafts era pendant has an aesthetic beauty that you don't find anymore in this day and age. It has the most p...
Brass
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
Delicate and Whimsical Six Arm Twisted Pipe Gas Lamp.
Located in Peekskill, NY
The light twisted pipe and additional twisted applied detail give this lamp its unique feel. The spiral finial ends give the lamp a Dr. Suess quality. Each arm has been wired to take...
Brass
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 25 in D 25 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Hammered Brass Chandelier with Glass Shades C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Hammered Brass Chandelier with Glass Shades C1920 Measures - 35.5"H x 25"W x 25"D
Brass
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 18 in D 10 in
Large Vintage, Converted Gas to Electric, Brass, Pendant Chandelier
By Mark Bell
Located in Berkeley, CA
Absolute stunning example of a High Victorian oil / gas style entry light, now converted to electric. Have a Queen Ann in San Francisco? This pendant chandelier is for you. Completel...
Brass
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in Dm 32 in
Oversized Antique French Style Brass, Bronze & Crystal 8-Light Chandelier c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized antique French style chandelier offers brass and bronze frame with eight scroll and foliate form arms terminating in candle lights; cut crystals throughout; c1940 Measu...
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Victorian Eight-Light Tent and Waterfall Gasolier by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine eight-light gasolier of tent and waterfall design by F&C Osler with graduating drop hung dishes cascading to a rule drop tent, this draped to the main ring issuing eight decor...
Cut 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.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Enriching rooms with layers of visual interest is key to the New York– and Toronto-based decorator’s signature style.