Schoolhouse White Milk Glass Black Wire Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
1920s Schoolhouse style pendant light made of an antique milk glass globe and a newly made black
Brass
Art Nouveau Schoolhouse Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely glass pendant light from the early 20th century. The brass canopy and glass holder have a
Brass
Schoolhouse Brass Pendant Light with Globe, Circa 1920
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1920 brass schoolhouse pendant light with beautifully aged brass stem and matching milk glass
Antique Schoolhouse Glass Globe Brass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
White schoolhouse glass pendant light with a brass chain fitter. Cleaned and restored. Please note
Brass
Early 20th C, Schoolhouse Pendant Light Original Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century original schoolhouse light. White shade with dark brass finish hardware. This
Brass
Schoolhouse Black Pendant Light with Globe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1920 painted black brass schoolhouse pendant light and matching milk glass globe. Light
1920s Pendant Light Schoolhouse White Milk Glass Globe with Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
1920s white milk glass parlor style schoolhouse globe fitted with a newly made brass pole fitter
Glass, Milk Glass
Milk Glass Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1910 Milk glass shades with ribbed Sheffield pattern on deep antique bronze-finish hardware. Thick milk glass shades were made to resemble white alabaster and are in immaculate o...
Brass
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Brass
$1,342 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
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...
Glass
$398 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 9.85 in
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Pendant Kitchen Task Lamp Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Frill Pendant Light – A An early French glass coolie pendant light. The conical milk glass shade has been hand spun from opaque glass with a clear f...
Brass
Antique Victorian European Milk Glass Brass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Antique Victorian style pendant light with a white fluted milk glass globe and an ornate brass chain and canopy. This requires one standard Edison style medium base bulb. Cleaned and...
Brass
White Limestone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Crema Luna Limestone, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
Marble, Limestone
$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
Wonderful Hinkley Lighting Fletcher Pendant Aged Zinc Brass Glass Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Hinkley Lighting Fletcher Pendant Aged Zinc / Brass With White Glass Shade Light Fixture
Brass, Zinc
French Art Deco Frosted High Art Glass Patined Brass Pendant, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
An elegant Art Deco high relief glass pendant, light fixture, France 1930-1939, frosted glass globe with beautiful detailing, patinated brass mounts. In Fine vintage condition, glass...
Brass
Collection of Ornate Crowned Milk Glass Pendents
Located in Peekskill, NY
We were lucky to find a nice collection of these early matching crowned lamps. If you are doing a larger job this is good news. Each lamp has a goblet shaped milk glass globe with or...
Milk Glass
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in Dm 9 in
School House 9 in. Globe Brass Fitter Pendant Light Qty Available
Located in New York, NY
1960s simple line school house globes with a newly made brass fitter. Small quantity available at time of posting. Please inquire. Priced each. Please note, this item is located in o...
Brass
Antique Glass Alabaster Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique glass alabaster plafonnier chandelier in great condition and with age related wear. Decorated brass ceiling cup with a brass finial on the bottom. Brass hanging chains. Bra...
Brass
Art Deco Milk Glass Pendant Light
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer this Art Deco pendant light made in milk glass circular shade. Excellent vintage conditions.
Milk Glass
$390 / item
H 6 in Dm 6 in
Up to 7 Art Deco Brass Pendant Lights with Conical Glass Shades, Vienna 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 7 Art Deco Schoolhouse petite pendant lights / hanging lamps from the 1930s, crafted in Vienna, Austria. These lights feature brass hardware with the original beautifully shape...
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light With Tassel
Located in Charleston, SC
Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light with Tassel This is an all original art nouveau light. The glass has a satin finish and is attractively shaped. Fitted with a tall brass gallery w...
Brass
$1,506Sale Price|20% Off
H 85 in Dm 30 in
Midcentury Ribbed Milk Glass & Brass Globe Pendant, Stilnovo 'attr.'
By Stilnovo
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This midcentury lantern was designed and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s to 1960s. It features a ribbed milk glass globe with brass hardware and a brass canopy. A simple, eleg...
Brass
$944
H 11.82 in Dm 9.85 in
Antique 10" Holophane Reflector-Refractor Prismatic Glass Pendant Light, c.1920
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
Beautifully formed 10" 'Reflector-Refractor' pendant light made in England by Holophane. c.1920. Three-part prismatic glass reflector, including the bottom cup, supported by origi...
Copper
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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