19th Century Venetian Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Venetian painted white tole, iron and crystal chandelier.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Tôle
Venetian Chandelier 19th Century
Chandelier Swedish Venetian 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier Swedish Venetian 19th Century Sweden. Tall venetian chandelier with 6 arms for light.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Monumental Venetian Wrought Iron, Wood & Crystal Chandelier Early 19th Century
$52,200
H 85 in Dm 66 in
Monumental Venetian Wrought Iron, Wood & Crystal Chandelier Early 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental early 19th-century Venetian chandelier of exceptional scale and presence, executed in wrought iron and wood and richly adorned with an array of cut crystal and glass ele...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Venetian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful venetian chandelier in all glass and gold painted glass.
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Antique 19th Century European Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
19th Century Venetian Twist Glass Arm and Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century Venetian twist glass arm and giltwood chandelier with 24 lights.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Italian 19th Century Venetian St. Giltwood And Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Venetian st. giltwood and crystal chandelier.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Italian 19th Century Venetian St. Ormolu and Crystal Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning Italian 19th century Venetian st. ormolu and crystal chandelier.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Italian Early 19th Century Venetian St. Patinated and Giltwood Lantern
$15,300
H 35 in W 17 in D 17 in
Italian Early 19th Century Venetian St. Patinated and Giltwood Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding Italian early 19th century Venetian st. patinated and giltwood lantern. The lantern is centered by a charming bottom foliate final below lovely richly carved acanthus ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Venetian Handblown Glass and Iron Lantern
Located in Richmond, VA
Great little Venetian blown glass and iron lantern dating from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Venetian Blown Glass Murano Six Arm Chandelier from Italy.
Located in Round Top, TX
One of the most beautiful blown glass Murano chandeliers I've seen in a long time. This is pure elegance.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Multicolored Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier, 11 Light Arms on Two Levels, Arou
$8,429
H 59.06 in Dm 37.8 in
Multicolored Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier, 11 Light Arms on Two Levels, Arou
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Multicolored Murano glass Venetian chandelier, 11 light arms on two levels, circa 1880 antique chandelier, chips and slight losses invisible on a very coherent whole
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
19th Century Antique Venetian Mohren Chandelier Wood Sculpture
$10,761Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.45 in W 19.3 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Antique Venetian Mohren Chandelier Wood Sculpture
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century antique Venetian Mohren chandelier wood sculpture Standing on pillows in oriental robe and in her right hand a fire bowl as a candleholder.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rare Venetian Murano Bell Jar Lanterns with Etched Glass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Rare Venetian Murano Bell Jar Lanterns with Etched Glass and Brass Details, circa 1900 An extraordinary and rare pair of antique Venetian bell jar lanterns, masterfully craf...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Luxury Chandelier 48arms Chandelier blown Amber Murano glass by Multiforme
$39,597Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 74.81 in Dm 55.12 in
Large Luxury Chandelier 48arms Chandelier blown Amber Murano glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The high quality, the pureness of the crystal and the accurate polishing of the metal details create countless reflections. This chandelier harks back to the style typical of the sec...
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2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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Fine 19th century Venetian chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine 19th century Venetian chandelier with hand-blown swaged crystals and tiered candlelights.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
19th C. Venetian Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th C. Iron & Crystal 8 lite Chandeleir is Venetian. New wiring.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
19th Century Large Venetian-Murano Glass Gold Chandelier
Located in Oregon, OR
A breathtaking extraordinary work of art, this elegant, graceful 1880s Venetian Murano chandelier was hand blown by the artisans on the island of Murano, Italy. An Aurelian it featur...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Gilt Chandelier, Fixture with Venetian Glass Shades, 19th Century
Unavailable
H 22 in W 22 in D 22 in
French Gilt Chandelier, Fixture with Venetian Glass Shades, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French gilt bronze six arm hanging fixture with delicate hand-blown Venetian glass shades having three arms facing up with three facing down, newly wired Originally $ 2,850.00 ...
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Empire Venetian Opaline Glass and Amber Crystal Chandelier
Unavailable
H 27.5 in Dm 21.5 in
19th Century Italian Empire Venetian Opaline Glass and Amber Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This 19th century Italian Empire chandelier is beautifully decorated with Venetian Opaline glass.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-19th Century Venetian Murano Clear and Gilt Crystal Sixteen-Light Chandelier
Unavailable
H 53.15 in Dm 41.34 in
Mid-19th Century Venetian Murano Clear and Gilt Crystal Sixteen-Light Chandelier
Located in Firenze, IT
A stunning antique Venetian Murano crystal sixteen-light chandelier dating from the mid-19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Venetian Lantern, Hand-Carved and Gilded, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Venetian lantern which is hand-carved and gilded with putti motif, three candle arms with frosted floral shades plus interior light. Original restored finish. Originally $ 9,750.0...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
A Venetian Impero Metal and Crystal Three Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The circular banded metal corona embellished with stylized crystal flower heads and foliate; hung with graduating beaded glass pendant swags; continuing to the main pierced banded ti...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Venetian Baroque Gilt, Tole, and Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This Baroque lantern was made in Venice, Italy, and features a gilded tole body covered in scrolls and floral design. The frosted glass center contains Venetian blown glass rods and...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Lanterns
Materials
Iron, Tin
19th Century Venetian Chandelier
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Venetian tole and wood gold and white painted chandelier with original crystals and bead work
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Tôle
19th Century Venetian Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Venetian chandelier graces any space with its classic crystals draped around the iron frame and lower portion.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
19th Century Crystal Venetian Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th century rewired six-arm Venetian crystal chandelier.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Venetian Blown Glass Chandelier
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Exquisite 6-light chandelier of blown glass in a soft pink champagne colour. Decorated with a crown of leaves around the top, womens' heads around the sphere, daffodils, leaves and a...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Antique Chandelier 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
This glass masters perfect the art of the Murano chandeliers from the 19th century.
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
19th Century Venetian Chandelier of Crystal and Painted Wood
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century Venetian Painted Wood and Crystal Chandelier
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Large Early 19th Century Venetian Chandelier
Located in Kent, Dover
An early 19th century cut and blown glass Venetian chandelier of large proportions.
Category
Antique 1830s Chandeliers and Pendants
Maria Theresa Cut Venetian Chandelier 19th / 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Maria Theresa Cut Venetian chandelier 19th / 20th Century. A large and impressive chandelier having a total of 19 lights. 18 lighted arms and one center bulb.
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Mid-20th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Venetian Clear Murano Glass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Milano, MI
19th century Venetian Murano glass six-light chandelier, an antique clear blown glass chandelier with unconventional structure consisting of a circular gilt iron crown holding six cu...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Spectacular and old Venetian glass chandelier.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
19th Century Antique Venetian Hand-Painted Wood 6-arm Chandelier
Located in Encinitas, CA
Venetian hand-painted turned and lacquered wood chandelier with six hand-forged iron arms and six lights decorated with copper leaf and cups. UL newly rewired. Measures: 47" W ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful eight arm clear Murano blown glass chandelier with pink and aqua trim.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique Venetian Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb 19th century eight-light Venetian chandelier, originally for candles now electrified.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Antique Chandelier, Venetian
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very nice 19th century gilt iron and crystal Venetian chandelier, originally for candles but now electrified. 18 lights.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Venetian Clear Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A turn of the Century Venetian glass chandelier with 6 arms. Foliage and floral decoration. Available for viewing at our 238 East 60th Street showroom in NYC. 212-751-0171
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Murano Glass Opaline Floral Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Venetian Murano blown glass chandelier, produced 19th century, featuring floral motifs and decorative scrolls in pale opaline with pink, yellow and blue accents, eight arms terminati...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
An ornate and truly magnificent example of a large Venetian glass chandelier. The work on this chandelier is exceptional to the tiniest detail. On each facet of this glass garden, ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Curves Murano Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Venetian curve blown Murano glass, Transparent, 6 lights chandelier American wired in excellent conditions.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Silver
Venetian-Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This majestic Murano glass chandelier is one of the finest examples of the exceptional Venetian glassmaking tradition. Composed of twelve lights sumptuously decorated with a garden o...
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Antique 19th Century Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venetian Empire Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Large Venetian Empire chandelier, circa 1810-1830, with eighteen giltwood and iron arms supported by a gilt repoussé tôle frame, decorated in strings of crystal prisms and hanging pe...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Tôle
Large Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A very large six-arm traditional Venetian style chandelier in Ochre coloured handblown Murano glass. A great example of craftsmanship and detail. In excellent condition. Early to Mid...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Fine Venetian Six Arm Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1880 A fine late nineteenth century Venetian six arm chandelier, with upturned stylised flowers, and acanthus leaves, with gilded glass bowl, and drip pans to each ar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Italian Venetian Chandelier Stem with Glass Flowers
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Neo-Classic (Early 19th Century) crystal chandelier with a tapered brass frame featuring a crown top, crystal Fleur-de-lis, beads and pendants, 4 arms with candelabra and 4 a...
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Old Venetian Chandelier, Murano, 1890
Located in Budapest, HU
Ancient and very rare Murano hot-air balloon chandelier. 8 flames. Crystal and 24 carat gold color. Electricized in the 1930s.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Venetian Cobalt Blue Crystal Beaded Chandelier. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian Cobalt blue three candle crystal and beaded chandelier with original gilt carved wood bobeches and floral motif. Originally candle powered and has been electrified.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Impero Metal and Crystal Three Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The circular banded metal corona embellished with stylized crystal flower heads and foliate; hung with graduating beaded glass pendant swags; the whole illuminated by three interior ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Venetian Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Venetian gilt bronze and crystal eighteen light chandelier. Originally candle powered.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Multicolored Glass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Venetian multicolored glass six-light chandelier. Stock number: L341.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Venetian Clear Glass Chandelier, circa 1880
Located in valatie, NY
This elaborate Venetian chandelier is handblown from the renowned glass blowers of Murano, Italy. It has all of the characteristics of this art form that goes back to the thirteenth ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vintage Venetian/Murano Glass Chandelier, 6 Arm
By Murano 5
Located in Bronx, NY
This stylish vintage Venetian glass chandelier is beautifully designed with hand blown "Murano" glass components. The elegant chandelier has six curved glass arms featuring circular ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Midcentury Venetian or Murano Glass Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Bronx, NY
This exquisite mid-20th century Venetian glass chandelier is stylishly decorated with wonderful hand blown champagne pink Murano glass. Six curved glass arms holding stunning stylize...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
A Very Fine and Early Venetian Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Impressive Early Venetian Glass Chandelier
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Venetian Bronze and Crystal Chandelier, with Two-Tiers of Lights
Located in Houston, TX
Venetian twelve-light chandelier, exquisite form with glass central. Post.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Venetian Wrought Iron Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming Venetian gilded wrought iron tapering hexagonal lantern fitted with beveled glass panels
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique Classical Italian Venetian Murano Pink & Opalescent Art Glass Chandelier
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H 22.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Classical Italian Venetian Murano Pink & Opalescent Art Glass Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Classical Italian Venetian Murano Floral Form Pink & Opalescent Art Glass Chandelier C1...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Venetian Chandelier In Multicolored Murano Glass With Green Dominance, Circa 188
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H 38.19 in Dm 35.44 in
Venetian Chandelier In Multicolored Murano Glass With Green Dominance, Circa 188
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Chandelier In Multicolored Murano Glass With Green Dominance, Circa 1880. 10 sconces, new electrification
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Antique 19th Century Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Louis XV Venetian Style Italian Chandelier in Bronze with Cut Crystals
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Rich and fascinating Italian chandelier; its robust structure is in bronze, it is very elegant and well proportioned; numerous and massive lead crystals, with different shapes, spher...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Venetian Carved Wood Slender Armed Seahorse Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A unique, Italian, hand carved, gilded and pale wood chandelier with three, delicate, swooping arms; held with a weighty, ornate stem with three hippocams, mythical seahorses. Late 1...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
19th Century Venetian Murano Chandelier Opalescent Iridescent Glass
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Venetian blown glass chandelier, crafted in Murano Italy in the mid-19th century, realized for candles lighting, before electricity.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Venetian Chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Venetian nine-light chandelier.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
19th Century Venetian Chandelier with Glass and Porcelain Flowers
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880s Venetian chandelier features clear hand blown glass foundation with gilt metal bobeches, multicolor and gold dust glass accents. Large glass blown leaves and colored glas...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
19th Century Venetian Fixture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible Venetian plaster fixture with iron and brass accents newly rewired for 12 candelabra bulbs; each bulb can be up to 60 watts.
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Venetian Gold Dust Glass Chandelier with Reverse Painted Details
Located in Troy, MI
Venetian six-light chandelier in clear handblown glass accented with gold inclusion (gold dust) glass on bobeches, hanging tassel forms, leaves and ornamental pieces. Center support ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venetian Polychrome Murano Glass 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large 19th century Venetian polychrome Murano glass eight-light chandelier with scrolled candle arms, decorated with flowers and leaves.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vintage Venetian or Murano Glass Chandelier, 9-Arm
By Murano 5
Located in Bronx, NY
This elaborate midcentury Venetian glass chandelier is handmade by Murano. It is an exquisite double tier nine arm lighting fixture with hand blown embellishments of foliage accents ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Venetian Bronze and Crystal Chandelier; with two tiers of lights
Located in Houston, TX
Venetian twelve-light chandelier, exquisite form with glass central. Post.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Large Venetian Mouth Blown Glass in Metal Frame Pendant / Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Victorian era, transparent glass and superb condition Venetian light fixture. This antique Venetian pendant is not only the largest of it's kind we ever had the pleasure of offering...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Early Venetian Style Lantern
Located in Peekskill, NY
With all the lighting in our shop this one puts a smile on my face. This lacy Italian blacksmith made steel and tin lantern features multicolored leaded glass panels. This is the tra...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stained Glass
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the venetian chandelier 19th century you’re looking for. A venetian chandelier 19th century — often made from glass, metal and crystal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the venetian chandelier 19th century you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A venetian chandelier 19th century, designed in the Baroque, Empire or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.) each produced at least one beautiful venetian chandelier 19th century that is worth considering.
How Much is a Venetian Chandelier 19th Century?
Prices for a venetian chandelier 19th century can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,495 and can go as high as $68,850, while the average can fetch as much as $9,200.
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.
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