6 Branch Pink Venetian Art Deco Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
6 Branch Pink Venetian Art Deco Chandelier This is a very pretty and quality piece, it has slender brass arms profusely decorated with chains of glass beads, the chandelier is set...
Opaline Glass
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The fut showcases a column in the center surrounded by four vertical columns topped with richly chased rams heads below the brass hoop. *Shades, Canopies and Chain shown for display...
Ormolu
French Art Deco Five-Light Chrome, Bakelite & Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Nottingham, GB
The chandelier retains its substantial chrome ceiling plate, distinctive double-design suspension chain and period brass B22 bayonet bulb holders.
Chrome
Pair of Antique Mercury Glass Lamps, Refitted by Warren Kessler, circa 1960s
By Warren Kessler
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Warren Kessler completed the conversion with tall brass standards, twin pull-chain sockets, and flame-form finials.
Ormolu
Pair of French Art Deco Etched Glass Ceiling Pendants
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of French Art Deco Etched Glass Ceiling Pendants These lovely lights are round they have flat peach glass pendants etched with chevrons and they hang around a gilt brass frame ...
Art Glass
Early 20th Century English cut glass acorn plafonnier
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English cut glass acorn plafonnier An exceptional piece of early 20th Century English cut glass lighting. With brass decorative elements and original brass short c...
Glass
Exceptional Large Scale Blackened Steel Victorian Exterior Pagoda Lantern
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in Nottingham, GB
The lantern suspends from a brass oval-link chain. Provenance & Use Pub exterior lanterns of this type were standard specification across London's Victorian and Edwardian pub e...
Bronze, Steel
Large 14-Inch Satin & Cut Crystal Plafonnier Pendant Light In Geometric Ring
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Nottingham, GB
The ring features three stylized hooks that connect to the suspension chains, and the brass retains a warm, natural patina.
Bronze
French Empire Style Tent and Baked Chandelier This is a lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Empire Style Tent and Baked Chandelier This is a lovely piece especially where a very large chandelier is not possible, it has an aged brass crown hung with chains of cut cry...
Crystal
Swedish Nordic Classicism Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Dome Shade, 1920s–1930s
Located in PUTTEN, NL
The lamp is switched via an elegant brass ball chain with a turned finial pendant. The crowning glory is the large, domed opaline glass shade in a warm cream-yellow, which casts a s...
Copper
Nineteenth Century Hanging Bronze Scales with Nested Six Weights, 21-in high
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 21 inches in height, this set of large late nineteenth century French solid brass scales features two hanging brass pans that hang from chains.
Bronze
1900s Bronze Chinese Table Lamp with Embossed Bird and Floral Motifs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900s Bronze Chinese Table Lamp with Embossed Bird and Floral Motifs Heigh dimension to top of finial Quality brass fittings with double-pull chain sockets Needs Rewiring
Bronze
A Pair of French Empire Style Tent and Waterfall Chandeliers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Empire Style Tent and Waterfall Chandeliers These are lovely pieces, they have a brass frame hung with chains of cut crystal beads, completed at the bottom with 5 ...
Crystal
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear Key Rack
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Chained Bear Pillbox Made of Brass Item e7255 A beautiful little brass statue of a bear chained to a tree stump.
Wood
Gold Rush Pocket Scale in an Green enameled Tin, ca 1850
Located in York County, PA
The scale itself is comprised of a brass pointer, brass beam, chains, and pans. A wooden partition, custom fitted into the interior of the tin, is drilled to firmly hold the .5, 1, 2...
Metal
$600Sale Price|38% Off
Antique Estate Made Wrought Iron Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Still with the original brass and ceramic lamp holders with brass on/off chain pulls.
Wrought Iron
Petite French Empire Style Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a lovely little piece it has a bright brass frame hung with chains forming a basket and a brass roundel forming the base The Chandelier is in good working condition, it has ...
Crystal
French Empire Style Tent Chandelier with Crystal Beads, Art Deco 1920
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a lovely piece especially where a very large chandelier is not possible, it has an aged brass frame hung with chains of crystal beads, completed at the bottom with a basket o...
Crystal
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Alabaster Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in Søborg, DK
Hanging on 3 patinated chain links. 2 Brass and porcelain lamp holders.
Alabaster
Antique Silver, Rock Crystal and Onyx Choker Necklace Made Year 1890
Located in Stockholm, SE
The trend for chokers has continued and they have been made from various materials such as chains, brass, silver, gold, plastics, leather, velvet, jewels and pearls.
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Silver
French Vintage Gobelin Set of Clutch Handbag and Coin Purse, circa 1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage Gobelin set of clutch handbag and coin purse, black base with floral embroidery on both sides, enameled brass frame and chain strap. The interior is lined in black silk with ...
Tapestry
French Vintage Gobelin Set of Clutch Handbag and Coin Purse, circa 1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage Gobelin set of clutch handbag and coin purse, black base with floral embroidery on both sides, enameled brass frame and chain strap. The interior is lined in black silk with ...
Tapestry
George III Style Giltwood and Gesso Pier Mirror
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid 19th Century George III Style Giltwood and Gesso Pier Mirror with a spread-winged eagle crest flanked by a pair of pineapple finials above a frieze with three paterae, a rectangu...
Wood
19th Century French Directoire Table Lamp with Rams Head & Paw Feet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Includes antiqued finish brass fittings with 2 pull chain sockets, newer wiring.
Brass
Early 20th Century Great Color Art Deco Alabaster fixture & Brass Chain & Canopy
Located in Lisse, NL
This Art Deco pendant comes with brass chains and canopy and this great combination is a real joy to look at.
Alabaster, Brass
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
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The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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