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Alabaster Dish Light

English White Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light
English White Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

English White Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Located in Kent, Dover

An English, carved white alabaster dish ceiling light, with chrome fittings.

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Vintage 1930s English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Chrome

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light
Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Good quality art deco period pendant light. 

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Painted Alabaster Dish-Form Three-Light Chandelier
Painted Alabaster Dish-Form Three-Light Chandelier

Painted Alabaster Dish-Form Three-Light Chandelier

Located in Chicago, IL

Painted alabaster bowl/dish-form chandelier with three lights. Beautiful carved band at the top rim, and a flower design carved into the base. Suspended by three rope/cords. Rewiring...

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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Alabaster Deep Dish Form Chandelier
Vintage Alabaster Deep Dish Form Chandelier

Vintage Alabaster Deep Dish Form Chandelier

Located in Locust Valley, NY

A vintage alabaster dish form pendant light with a deep well to the dish.

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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art deco alabaster pendant light
Art deco alabaster pendant light

Art deco alabaster pendant light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality art deco period alabaster ceiling light circa 1930. Dish shaped with carved design on the underside with a carved beaded border. 

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

American Empire Alabaster Pendant Light with Classical Urn Motif
American Empire Alabaster Pendant Light with Classical Urn Motif

American Empire Alabaster Pendant Light with Classical Urn Motif

Located in Southampton, NY

Alabaster pendant dish light with classical swag foliage and urn motif.

Category

20th Century American American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Iron

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Alabaster Pendant Light
Alabaster Pendant Light

Alabaster Pendant Light

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H 35 in Dm 16 in

Alabaster Pendant Light

Located in Atlanta, GA

Beautiful Carved Alabaster Dish Pendant Light with exceptional details on Brass Fittings

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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Large 19th Century Alabaster Dish Light
Large 19th Century Alabaster Dish Light

Large 19th Century Alabaster Dish Light

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H 41.34 in Dm 20.48 in

Large 19th Century Alabaster Dish Light

Located in London, GB

A fine large 19th century alabaster dish light with golden cord hangings with central tassel, with alabaster ceiling rose.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

19th Century Alabaster Dish Light with Ormolu Chain
19th Century Alabaster Dish Light with Ormolu Chain

19th Century Alabaster Dish Light with Ormolu Chain

Located in London, GB

A mid nineteenth century alabaster dish light with engraved concentric circles suspended with finely chased ormolu chain.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Ormolu

A Large William IV Alabaster Hanging Dish Light
A Large William IV Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

A Large William IV Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Located in London, GB

A William IV hanging alabaster dish light of large scale, with veining throughout, with cast ormolu rim and chains in the form or acanthus leaves, all supported on a central ceiling ...

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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Ormolu

Art Deco alabaster hanging pendant light
Art Deco alabaster hanging pendant light

Art Deco alabaster hanging pendant light

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H 23 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in

Art Deco alabaster hanging pendant light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging pendant light circa 1930. Good quality alabaster dish light of smaller proportions.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Art Deco Ceiling Light
Alabaster Art Deco Ceiling Light

Alabaster Art Deco Ceiling Light

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H 16.5 in Dm 17.75 in

Alabaster Art Deco Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Alabaster art deco ceiling light circa 1920. Good quality swedish alabaster dish light, made from warm whites/greys with darker grey veining. 

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light
Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art Deco alabaster dish ceiling light, circa 1920. Art Deco period ceiling light made from carved alabaster.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Hanging Dish Light
Art Deco Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Art Deco Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Good quality art deco period pendant light. 

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light
Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Good quality art deco period pendant light. 

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light
Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

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H 22 in W 14 in D 14 in

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Good quality art deco period pendant light. 

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Copper

Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light
Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light

Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Simple but elegant deco period ceiling pendant light. 

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light
Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality Art Deco ceiling light, circa 1920. Beautifully flowing shape to this light which really captures the Art Deco period. Three bulb fittings. Suspended by three rope ch...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Grey Alabaster Hanging Dish Light
Art Deco Grey Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Art Deco Grey Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art Deco grey alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Beautiful grey veined carved alabaster chandelier from the art deco period.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Chandelier Dish Ceiling Light
Art Deco Alabaster Chandelier Dish Ceiling Light

Art Deco Alabaster Chandelier Dish Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality Art Deco ceiling light, circa 1920. Beautiful pink veining flowing through the bowl. Three bulb fittings around the bowl. Suspended by three decorative brass chains wh...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Large Art Deco Carved Alabaster Hanging Dish Light
Large Art Deco Carved Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Large Art Deco Carved Alabaster Hanging Dish Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Large Art Deco carved alabaster hanging dish light circa 1920. Fine example of a large bowl alabaster light.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light
Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

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H 27.25 in Dm 19 in

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality Art Deco period alabaster ceiling light, circa 1930. Dish shaped with carved design on the underside with a carved beaded border.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light
Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

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H 27.25 in Dm 19 in

Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality art deco period alabaster ceiling light, circa 1930. Dish shaped with carved design on the underside with a carved beaded border.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art deco alabaster pendant light
Art deco alabaster pendant light

Art deco alabaster pendant light

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H 27.25 in Dm 19 in

Art deco alabaster pendant light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Good quality Art Deco period alabaster ceiling light circa 1930. Dish shaped with carved design on the underside with a carved beaded border. 

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster and Ormolu Pendant Light
Art Deco Alabaster and Ormolu Pendant Light

Art Deco Alabaster and Ormolu Pendant Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art Deco alabaster and ormolu pendant light circa 1930. Stunning alabaster dish light of generous proportions.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Ormolu

Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light
Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light

Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light

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H 21 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in

Art Deco alabaster hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster hanging dish light circa 1930. Simple but elegant deco period ceiling pendant light. 

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Swedish alabaster art deco hanging dish light
Swedish alabaster art deco hanging dish light

Swedish alabaster art deco hanging dish light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Swedish alabaster art deco hanging dish light circa 1930.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Tan Creamy Alabaster Dish Pendant Light Rope Design
Tan Creamy Alabaster Dish Pendant Light Rope Design

Tan Creamy Alabaster Dish Pendant Light Rope Design

Located in New York, NY

20th century creamy tan colored alabaster dish pendant light featuring carved flowers and beaded details.

Category

20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Art Deco White and Grey Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light
Art Deco White and Grey Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Art Deco White and Grey Alabaster Dish Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco white and grey alabaster dish ceiling light circa 1930. Beautiful large alabaster dish hanging ceiling light.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

1930’s Carved Alabaster Ceiling Light
1930’s Carved Alabaster Ceiling Light

1930’s Carved Alabaster Ceiling Light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

1930's carved alabaster ceiling light. Fine quality alabaster hanging dish light from the art deco period. 

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light
Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light

Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Art deco alabaster and brass pendant light circa 1930. Beautiful quality carved alabaster hanging ceiling dish light.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster

Large Size & Great Design Antique White Alabaster Shade Pendant Light w. Canopy
Large Size & Great Design Antique White Alabaster Shade Pendant Light w. Canopy

Large Size & Great Design Antique White Alabaster Shade Pendant Light w. Canopy

Located in Lisse, NL

Top class, Art Deco chandelier with a unique alabaster dish shade with matching dish canopy. Thanks to its large size and good condition this alabaster 3-light chandelier will light...

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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Bronze

Large Size & Great Design Antique Black & White Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant
Large Size & Great Design Antique Black & White Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant

Large Size & Great Design Antique Black & White Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant

Located in Lisse, NL

Apart from one chip to the marvelous and large alabaster 'dish' this unique antique light could not be in better condition.

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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Made Stylish Pair of Neo Classical Alabaster Wall Sconces / Lamps
Mid-Century Made Stylish Pair of Neo Classical Alabaster Wall Sconces / Lamps

Mid-Century Made Stylish Pair of Neo Classical Alabaster Wall Sconces / Lamps

Located in Lisse, NL

Wonderful shape, perfect size and excellent condition alabaster sconces. This excellent condition pair of dish-shaped alabaster light fixtures for wall mounting will look great no m...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Light. Circa 1930
Art Deco Alabaster Dish Light. Circa 1930

Art Deco Alabaster Dish Light. Circa 1930

Located in New York, NY

Decorative Art Deco alabaster dish light enriched with low relief carved details.

Colossal, 1930's French, Alabaster and Bronze, Dish Light
Colossal, 1930's French, Alabaster and Bronze, Dish Light

Colossal, 1930's French, Alabaster and Bronze, Dish Light

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional, French, alabaster and bronze dish light

Category

Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

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By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

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By Adam Otlewski

Located in Ozone Park, NY

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$3,064 / item

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Located in Cranbrook, Kent

This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white marble, these designs have not changed since Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...

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Adolf Loos Jugendstil Brass & Silk Chandelier "Dinner" with a Pulley, Re-Edition

By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos

Located in Vienna, AT

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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

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$1,550 / item

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By Lumfardo Luminaires

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne

Located in Miami, FL

New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.

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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...

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By Henning Kjærnulf

Located in Esbjerg, DK

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Located in Austin, TX

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$2,900 / item

H 32.5 in W 18 in D 20 in

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By Design Frères

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Steel

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$4,554 / set

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By Theodore Alexander

Located in Westwood, NJ

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Located in Pound Ridge, NY

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2010s American Flush Mount

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Brass

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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$2,895 / item

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in

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By Specchi Veneziani

Located in Milan, IT

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Located in High Point, NC

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Lothar Klute brutalist coffee table

$6,034

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By Lothar Klute

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

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Alabaster Dish Light For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the alabaster dish light you’re looking for. Frequently made of alabaster, stone and metal, every alabaster dish light was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect alabaster dish light — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A alabaster dish light is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Alabaster Dish Light?

A alabaster dish light can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,085, while the lowest priced sells for $1,175 and the highest can go for as much as $7,092.

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.