French Edwardian 3 Arm Brass Electrolier / Ceiling Pendant / Kitchen Light
Located in Southampton, GB
French 3 Arm Brass Electrolier / Ceiling Pendant Etched opaque glass shades, main arm can be shortened if required . Perfect for over a kitchen island . France, circa 1900. Heigh...
Brass
French Art Deco 3 Arm Nickel Plated, White Opaline Glass Globe Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Art Deco Nickel-plated brass pendant with 3 opal glass globes Diameter glass globes 150 mm Weight: 3.80 kg / 8.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made sui...
Brass
Rare 3-Light / 3-Arm Erik Hoglund Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Rare 3-Light / 3-Arm Erik Hoglund Chandelier Comes with 4 original ceiling hooks to hang, height measured with out.
Wrought Iron
Unavailable
H 24.41 in Dm 31.89 in
19th Century 3-Arm Electrified Gas Light Chandelier of Elaborately Cast Brass
Located in Vienna, AT
This late 19th century chandelier of a typical example of the elaborate casting work of that period. The frame is florally decorated and still bears the typical gas valves, a lovely ...
Brass
3 Arm Pierced Brass Moroccan Pendant Light
By Sarna Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful, three oval pendant pierced brass hanging chandelier, made by the Sarno lantern company in India. This delicately perforated Moorish pendant lantern features pierced foliat...
Brass
1940's Barovier & Toso 3 Arm Murano Glass Floral Pendant Light
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Introducing a stunning piece of vintage lighting from the 1940s – a masterful Murano glass chandelier attributed to the renowned Barovier & Toso. Crafted from original mouth-blown g...
Murano Glass
Federal Style 3 Arm Brass Light with Eagle
Located in Houston, TX
Federal style 3 arm light in good condition with great patina.
Vintage Brass 3-Light Scroll Arm Branch Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage branch chandelier features brass frame with column terminating in faceted pendant and having three scroll arms with lights having frosted glass shades, circa 1920 Measur...
Brass
Vintage Brass 3-Light Scroll Arm Branch Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage branch chandelier features brass frame with column terminating in faceted pendant and having three scroll arms with lights having frosted glass shades, circa 1920. ***DELI...
Brass
19th Century French Empire Style 3-Arm Light Fixture with Flame Finial
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th century French Empire style 3-arm fixture with flame finial, unmarked, not electrified. A charming light fixture, this chandelier will add a lovely candlelit ambiance to any set...
Bronze
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H 30.63 in Dm 20.5 in
French Neoclassical 3 Arm Pendant Light Chandelier with Brass Clip-On Shades 50s
Located in Miami, FL
French neoclassical 3 light pendant lamp chandelier in brass with brass clip-on shades. Handcrafted Ornate brass saucers and decoration made in the 1950s in France. Wired for the U...
Brass
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H 23.63 in Dm 16.54 in
Art Deco Chandelier Pendant, Opal Glass Bronze Patinated Brass, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A lovely organic shaped 3-arm pendant light manufactured in Sweden, circa 1930.
Bronze, Brass
Elegant Beaded Italian Petite Amethyst & Crystal 3 Light Spider Arm Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Amethyst and Crystal 3 Light Chandelier that is unusual in shape. Each of the decorative arms holding the Amethyst crystal is delicately encrusted with tiny crystal beads...
Crystal
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H 29.53 in Dm 59.45 in
Large Brass 3 Arm Chandelier with long movable arms and rotatable light shades
Located in London, GB
This super cool, elegant Brass chandelier pendant light can be configured in many different way to illuminate and enhance your interiors With 3 long heavy grade brass tube arms, cou...
Brass
Rare 3-Arm Light Fixture by Lumen
By Lumen
Located in New York, NY
Polished brass structure with lacquered metal cups & frosted glass shields. Each cup holds one standard sized Edison socket.
Metal, Brass
French White Opaline Glass & Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
White mat opaline glass pendant Brass top and bottom 200 cm / 80" black cotton wire. Weight: 1.70 kg / 3.7 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by inter...
Brass
$358
H 22.84 in Dm 8.67 in
Phillips Pendant Stem Lamp with a Globular Opaline Shade, 1930s, Netherlands
By Phillips
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Phillips Company, this center-light on a central chromed stem. The lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate and holds a round globular shade of opaline glass. ...
Chrome
$850Sale Price|53% Off
H 49 in Dm 14 in
Large Art Deco Chrome & Textured Opal Glass Globe Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large, hanging light fixture from the Art Deco era with a trumpeting, chrome shade holder in the iconic style. The opaline glass globe has a lovely texture with beautiful light dif...
Steel, Chrome
Charming French Art Deco Glass Globe Hanging Pendant Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Charming French Art Deco Glass Globe Hanging Pendant Light A beautiful piece, this crackle finish opalescent globe is made with thick glass, it has decorative brass mounts with a ...
Brass
$1,733
H 35 in Dm 14 in
Early 1900 Rare Large Art Deco Pendant / Light Opaline Glass Shade & Brass Chain
Located in Lisse, NL
Highly stylish glass-art pendant light with stunning chain. This rare and stunning 1920s Art Deco pendant is of museum quality and condition. The combination of the beautifully d...
Brass
Antique Victorian Glass Globe Pendant Light Nickel Finish Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Victorian style pendant light featuring a fluted white glass globe, a nickel acorn finial, and a nickel plated steel chain fitter. This requires one standard Edison style medium base...
Steel, Nickel
French Art Nouveau 4 Brass Arm, White Glass Chandelier Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French brass chandelier Brass arm with 4 white reeded mat glass shades Diameter glass shades 125 mm 4x B22 bulb holder / Bayonet Diameter ceiling rose 160 mm Weight: 3.80 kg / 8....
Brass
$5,900
H 30 in Dm 39.5 in
Classic French Mid- Century Modern Traditional Brass Chandelier, France, 1940
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant French Mid-century brass chandelier or pendant with classic sober lines. Eight arms with wight Edison sockets. Rewired for US standards. Height without chain and canopy is...
Brass
$1,386
H 21.66 in Dm 21.66 in
French Art Deco 5 Arm Nickel Plated, White Opaline Glass Globe Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Art Deco Nickel-plated brass pendant with 5 opal glass globes Diameter glass globes 150 mm Weight: 3.80 kg / 8.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made sui...
Brass
Antique Opaline Globe Pendant Light 1930s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Antique Art Deco hallway pendant light. This lamp is very typical for the Art Deco era and was widely used to be hung in hallways, offices or larger public places. The lamp has...
Opaline Glass
$2,195
H 24.41 in Dm 25.6 in
Vintage Swedish Grace solid brass six-arm chandelier, 1930s Scandinavian Design
Located in Forserum, SE
A Swedish six-arm chandelier from the 1930s, masterfully crafted from solid brass and adorned with intricate leaf and floral motifs. Each arm cradles a candle-shaped E27 lamp holder,...
Brass
$2,021
H 31.11 in W 22.45 in D 5.91 in
Edwardian Antique Copper Brass Holophane Glass Gasolier Ceiling Light. c.1900
Located in London, GB
An incredible early 20th‑century twin‑arm ceiling light. c.1900 Manufactured to a very high quality, originally gas‑fired and later sensitively converted for electricity. The cast‑b...
Brass
$575Sale Price|40% Off
H 31 in W 7.5 in D 12 in
Victorian J-Style Ceiling Light Fixture w/ Etched Glass Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A simple, brass stem in an "L" shape - with the light pointing down. Perfect for a corner. The empire shaped, hand-blown glass shade is intricately etched with a flower motif and the...
Brass
An Arts and Crafts brass three arm ceiling light
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts brass three arm ceiling light with floral decoration. We have original brass chain to hang this at any height. Length from ceiling 21" without a chain so it could ...
Brass
Art Deco Large Blown Opaline Glass Globe Pendant, Italy, 1930-1939
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A large Italian hand blown opaline glass globe pendant with burnished brass mounts, chain and canopy, 1930-1939. It tackes one Edison E27 light bulb up to 100watt. Measures: Diamet...
Brass
Antique French Bronze 6 Arm 9 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique French style bronze chandelier featuring six arms, three of them with two candlesticks, totaling nine lights. The canopy is made of steel. This light requires nine E-12 cande...
Bronze
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
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.