19th c. American Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze 6 Light Gasolier/Chandelier
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This incredible American Gasolier is cut crystal with four graduated tiers of prisms encircling the central post and 6 lights with original frosted glass shades. Each shade is also w...
Ormolu
$24,704 / set
Large Classical Ballroom Crystal Drop Chandelier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A magnificent classical circular tiered crystal drop Ballroom chandelier, circa 1920.
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Uranium Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's American beaded crystals chandelier with an interior candelabra light and uranium glass pendants that glow in the dark.
Crystal
$765Sale Price|38% Off
Seven-Light Maria Theresa Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Created in the 1920s, this chandelier is beautiful example of the late 18th century Austrian Empress Maria Theresa style; with crystal strips on the raw brass arms. Decked with Penda...
Crystal, Brass
French Basket Form Crystal Chandelier with Brass Frame
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful elegant French basket form crystal chandelier. This chandelier was made in the 1970s and has rectangular cut crystals in a basket form. Crystals drape around an ornate bras...
Crystal
Late 19th Century Crystal and Gilt Bronze Large Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century gilt bronze and rock crystals large chandelier with 30 lights. picked up from Aspen.CO from Marshall field state
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
1900 Caldwell Crystal and Bronze Chandelier with 12 Lights
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 Caldwell pair of unique and impressive crystals and gilt bronze chandeliers with flowers design. One chandelier has 12 lights and 6 interior light bulbs. Available as pair...
Crystal, Bronze
Three Tier Handcrafted Crystal Brass and Marble chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning and unique Chandelier featuring a gold-tone gilded iron arms and marble frame with clear glass bird accents. The candle style lights add a classic touch, while the sculpted ...
Crystal, Marble, Brass
Bronze Finished and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze finished and crystal chandelier, probably American, circa 1990s.
Metal
English Cut Crystal and Bulbous Cascading Four-Arm Chandelier, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English cut crystal chandelier with a centred bulbous crystal column, four scrolled spiral arms, cascading connecting prisms, and terminating with a large cut crystal bowl and facete...
Crystal, Nickel
Elegant 1940s Crystal Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful crystal light, it give such beautiful sparkles.
Glass
"Rock Crystal and Iron Lantern by Andre Dubrevil, 18\" Diameter"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rock Crystal and Iron Lantern in the Style of Andre Dubrevil A unique design hand made ,only a few ever made . Amazing looking when it is lit up . PLEASE NOTE: Parcel Delivery is n...
Rock Crystal, Copper, Iron
Polished Nickel and Crystal Chandelier by Hudson Valley Lighting
Located in Worcester, GB
Polished Nickel and Crystal Beaded Chandelier by Hudson Valley Lighting An impressive designer chandelier of exceptional quality by Hudson Valley Lighting, featuring a heavy polishe...
Chrome
American Six Arm Cut Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
American Six Arm Cut Crystal Chandelier(426)
Crystal
Crystal Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
This elegant chandelier is very decorative. It is made up of many different materials.All the drops are there, the circular band is iron, the cups are brass and it is capped in brass.
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Pair of American 1920s Cast Brass with Crystal Bowl Chandeliers
Located in Mobile, AL
Pair of American 1920s, cast brass and cut crystal, glass frosted bowl/globe bottom. Measure 24 inches high and 21 inches in diameter. 16" shade fitter. These can be adjusted to...
Crystal, Brass
Crystal 5-Arm Chandelier with Roping
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This 5-arm chandelier features lovely crystal roping and hanging crystals throughout. A shimmering spherical orb finial hangs below surrounded by 5 symmetrical looping arms. We find...
Crystal
American Brass and Crystal Gasolier, circa 1850
Located in Alexandria, VA
This gas-burning fixture was converted to electricity in the early 20th century. The brass frame is comprised of brass sheets that are punched and pierced plus machined tubing and ar...
Crystal, Brass
Amazing Vintage 10 Light Crystal and Silver Plated Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Farmington, CT
Pleased to offer this excellent 10 light crystal and silver plated vintage chandelier. It comes fresh from a Brooklyn, NY brownstone. It has four additional interior lights to enhanc...
Crystal, Silver
Unavailable
H 38 in W 38 in D 38 in
Custom Made in America, Angular Momentum in White Chandelier by Lou Blass
By Lou Blass
Located in Hudson, NY
This custom-made angular momentum chandelier constructed with steel and bronze in white as shown can be special ordered in custom sizes, color and finish. For an additional fee, depe...
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
Striking Early Electric Crystal Pendant Fixture
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
A crystal pendant fixture with an unusual form for the period. The frame is silver plate with three interior lights. Visible repairs on one of the spears and on the bottom cup, as sh...
Crystal, Silver
Unavailable
H 38 in Dm 20 in
Colonial Combination Gas, Electric Crystal Fixture, Pair Available, Three-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1915 Rare pair of combination gas/electric crystal light fixtures, converted to full electric with capped "emergency" gas light valves. Each fixture has three lights surrounded b...
Crystal, Brass
Neoclassical Arts and Crafts Fixture with Notched Crystal
Located in Vancouver, BC
This is a lovely neoclassical arts and crafts fixture with notched crystal, circa 1915. Substantial in its dimensions, this fixture was made with exceptional quality and attention to...
Vintage Semi Flush Brass and Crystal Hanging Fixture
Located in Farmington, CT
Old Lights On is pleased to offer this vintage brass and crystal hanging pendant fixture. It is wired and ready to install. It works well with other fixtures and furnishings. It has ...
Brass
Wall Chandeliers or Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Eight Light, Wall Chandeliers or Sconces. Beautiful, delightfully delicate, wall chandoliers of brass and crystal.
Crystal, Brass
6 Arm American Crystal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 1920s American six light crystal chandelier. Lots of crystal detail; fiddlehead fern scrolls, bell finial at bottom, jewel chain and spear crystals.
Crystal
Antique Waterford Crystal Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Dallas, TX
Authentic Waterford chandelier 12 lights, beautifully designed. It's Waterford marked. Great chandelier for a dining room, unique and beautiful. It has just been American wired, and...
Crystal
American White Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Southampton, NY
American White Painted Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Crystal, Tôle
8 Light 1920s American Bubble Crystal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful eight light crystal chandelier with bubble crystals. Newly rewired. UL listing available for an additional fee.
Crystal, Brass
Art Deco, Round Chandeliers, Beveled Crystal, Metal, American, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
Art Deco, Round Chandeliers, Beveled Crystal, Metal, American, 1980s A detailed pair of circular globe mesh wired and crystal lights.
Crystal
Sold
H 25 in Dm 16 in
Pair of American Bronze & Crystal Decorative Floral Chandeliers Sterling NY 1890
By Sterling Bronze Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American cast bronze and beaded crystal hanging chandeliers with central ring, decorative gallery, and foliage scroll work.
Crystal, Wire, Bronze
Sold
H 58 in Dm 32 in
Exceptional Early 20th Century American Crystal Six Light Gasolier or Chandelier
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional form six light gasolier or chandelier, originally fitted for gas with tubes present, electrified, and ornamented with a fountain form of descending layers of crystal p...
Crystal, Bronze
Crystal Palm Frond Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
an American cut crystal and gilt metal chandelier with palm fronds at top having both strung and drop crystals
Crystal, Metal
Beautiful and Elegant 1920s Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might h...
Crystal, Brass
Thomas O'Brien Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your space with the timeless elegance of the Thomas O'Brien Rock Crystal Chandelier. Designed with a gilded iron finish and adorned with rock crystal accents, this chandelier...
Rock Crystal, Metal
Victorian Crystal and Brass Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
American 1920s Victorian brass and crystal chandelier.
Crystal, Brass
Petite Regency Style Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely, small, crystal Regency style, basket chandelier made in the 1970s.
Crystal, Brass
Fabulous Petite Regency Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This petite Regency style crystal chandelier is American circa 1930s. Lots of delicate detail including beaded candle cups and arms.
Crystal, Brass
Gorgeous Very Unusual Empire Brass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A super elegant and unusual form, this vintage Empire brass and crystal chandelier has a vase shaped bell with 3 internal arms and 3 external arms above it adorned with crystals. Th...
Crystal, Brass
Elegant 1920s Brass and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant brass and rock crystal chandelier, American, circa 1920s. It has been rewired and is ready to use.
Rock Crystal, Metal, Brass
1930s Art Nouveau Maria Theresa Crystal Chandelier lustre Brass Glass
Located in Berlin, DE
For sale is a stunning antique chandelier that has been professionally restored in Berlin. The chandelier has been meticulously re-wired and is now ready to be hung. Not a single cry...
Crystal, 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.