$1,220
H 25 in Dm 26 in
Hollywood Regency Art Deco Murano Glass 3 Arm, 4 Lights Chandelier, Italy, 1940s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning and beautiful chandelier. Made in Murano, Italy, in the late 1940s. The Chandelier
Metal
Italian 3 Arm Murano Glass Chandelier with 3 Up Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Hand made three down light Murano glass chandelier. This comes rewired and ready to install. Ships
Nickel
Murano Crystal 3 Arm Chandelier with Up Ribbon Leaves
Located in New York, NY
20th Century hand made Murano crystal chandelier with three down lights and upright ribbon leaves
Crystal, Nickel
Murano Crystal Chandelier w Gold Rose Inflections 3 Arms
Located in New York, NY
Murano 3 arm crystal chandelier with three up flowers in a gold and deep rose color. This comes
Crystal, Metal
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
Murano Glass
Heavy Crystal 3 Leaf Arm Murano Chandelier Matching Up Leaves
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Italian hand made Murano crystal chandelier. Features three heavy down light crystal
Crystal, Nickel
$2,010
H 42.13 in Dm 24.41 in
20th Century Italian Barovier Toso Venetian Murano Glass Art Deco Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, MI
Lovely Italian Venetian Murano glass chandelier, a fashinating Art Deco Barovier Toso style pendant featuring three curved arms ending full form glass shades with applied glass trim,...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,690 / item
H 7.09 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Great Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, in the Style of Barovier, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury vessel ship low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, th...
Gold Plate
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American standard Multiple available ...
Brass
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
$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
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
$13,598 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$2,719
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
Carlo Nason Italian Mid-Century Murano Rainbow Glass Chandelier for Mazzega 70s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Carlo Nason Italian Mid-Century Murano Rainbow Glass Chandelier for Mazzega, 70s Magnificent, original true vintage chandelier (no reproduction or new production) designed from Carl...
Nickel
Barovier & Toso Murano Clear Glass Leaf Chandelier, Italy 1950's
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A entire Murano blown clear glass chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1950s. With four downwards four light-arms with glass tulips and six upwards glass leaves. This beautiful piec...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Gold-infused Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully handcrafted mid-century gold-infused Cristallo Murano chandelier features three scroll arms with lily-like cups emerging from a bowl with scalloped edges. The bulbou...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
$8,400 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Set of Six Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi-Lune Wall Lights Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 6 Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and multiple squared glass texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of ...
Brass
$2,450
H 22 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Hans Bergstrom Delicate Gio Ponti Influenced Fluted Glass and Brass Chandelier
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Scandinavian chandelier with black striped fluted milk glass shades, brass arms and black metal accents. Highly influenced by Italian designer Gio Ponti. This chandelier ...
Metal, Brass
$5,400 / set
H 12.5 in W 6 in D 8 in
Contemporary Italian Rostrato Crystal Murano Glass & Brass Double-Lit Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Organic sculpture pair of modern crystal clear Murano glass wall lights in the Art Deco style of Barovier Toso, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with double cone shape shades providing...
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.
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