Alabaster Light Fixture
Sold|$8,500
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale alabaster light fixture with a rich dark color and matching top piece.
Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster
Sold|$8,500
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale alabaster light fixture with a rich dark color and matching top piece.
Alabaster
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's alabaster light fixture with interior lights.
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with scalloped edge detail.
Sold|$4,200
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual early 20th century alabaster light fixture. The rim of the bowl is hand carved creating a
Alabaster
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s alabaster light fixture. Available in our 209 East 59th Street. 212-751-4228
Sold|$7,800
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's carved Italian alabaster light fixture with interior lights & to be fitted with 3
Alabaster
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Italian alabaster light fixture with bronze chain. Available at our showroom at 209 East
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s carved alabaster light fixture with original alabaster canopy and interior lights
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with rosette detail. Available for viewing at
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s carved alabaster light fixture with original silk cords and alabaster canopy
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster light fixture, with carved rosette and with adjustable drop
Sold|$12,000
Large Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940s large Italian carved alabaster light fixture with honey, grey, black and amber tones
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Alabaster has some old
Sold|$4,500
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Just like snowflakes, every alabaster light fixture is unique in its veining and fascinating to
Alabaster
Sold|$3,950
Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Like animals in the wild, no set of markings on any alabaster light fixture are ever the same
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French carved alabaster light fixture of neoclassical style.
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920′s Italian alabaster light fixture, with interior lights. Available in our 241 East
Large Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A large, white alabaster light fixture with gray veining, with bronze chain and canopy. 28
Large Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1940's Italian alabaster light fixture. Available at our showroom at 241 East 60th Street, NY
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A 1920′s French white colored alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Available in our 241
Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Carved white and gray alabaster light fixture. Available at our showroom at 241 East 60th Street NY
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 French carved alabaster light fixture. Available at our showroom at 241 East 60th Street
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Carved alabaster light fixture with floral motif. 6 interior lights. Visit our
Italian Alabaster light fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920's Italian Alabaster light fixture with original silk cords and canopy. Located in our
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930's small French carved alabaster light fixtures. Available at our showroom at 241 East
Swedish Alabaster light fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Swedish Alabaster light fixture with bronze chain and original canopy. Located in
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Italian alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Available at our showroom at 241
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with silk cords and original canopy. Available at
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930's Italian carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Available at our showroom
Small Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930's Italian carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Available at our
Large Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s Italian carved alabaster light fixture with original alabaster canopy. Rich cream to
Terracota Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 terracota and cream colored alabaster light fixture with interior lights.
Sold|$2,650
Art Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Deco period alabaster light fixture. Newly re-wired.
Alabaster
Large Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French carved alabaster light fixture. 23" diameter, variable drop & 6.5" depth
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. 18" diameter & 18
Sold|$4,000
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
An Italian white alabaster light fixture with gray veining. To be fitted with 3 bronze chains
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
An Italian carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights, to be fitted with silk cords or
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A neo classic style carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. To be fitted with silk
White Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Carved alabaster light fixture with gray veinings, with leaf details at top of body. Interior
Sold|$5,500
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A neo classic style carved alabaster light fixture with 3 interio lights, to be fitted with silk
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French carved alabaster light fixture with rosette center detail. Very clean off white
Sold|$4,800
French Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French carved alabaster light fixture with three interior lights. Measurements
Alabaster
Sold|$4,400
Italian Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920’s Italian alabaster light fixture, with interior lights. Measurements: Diameter
Alabaster
Sold|$4,200
Art Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s Italian carved alabaster light fixture with original alabaster canopy. Measurements
Alabaster
Sold|$5,500
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A nicely carved alabaster light fixture with water lily detail on body. Amber details on white
Sold|$9,800
Neoclassic Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French carved alabaster light fixture with rosette at the bottom. Measurements
Alabaster
Sold|$8,800
French Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1920s carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. Measurements
Alabaster
Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French carved alabaster light fixture with interios lights. Amber color with gray veining.
Pair of Alabaster Light Fixtures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960s Italian alabaster light fixtures with interior lights. Available at our showroom at
Sold|$6,800
1940’s Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
1940’s French carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights
Alabaster
Sold|$4,800
An Art Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Italian alabaster light fixture with silk cords. Measurements: Diameter: 14" Drop: 16"
Alabaster
Sold|$9,000
Italian Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1910 Italian carved alabaster light fixture with rams head motif and garland edge. www
Large Amber Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French carved alabaster light fixture. 33" drop & 23.5" diameter.
Sold|$4,500
Beaded Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A beaded carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. To be fitted with silk cords or
Art Deco Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A large carved alabaster light fixture, white with gray veinings. The fixture to be fitted with
Large Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A large, Italian carved alabaster light fixture with laurel leaves and twisted rope detail on
Large Carved Alabaster Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1920's carved alabaster light fixture with interior lights. This alabaster has an
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.
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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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