Chinese Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Rare 19th century Victorian Chinese gilt bronze gasolier with a bamboo motif.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Bronze
Antique Chinese Chandelier
Antique French Chinoiserie Style Ormolu and Chinese Porcelain Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique antique French Chinoiserie style chandelier composed of ormolu mounts and Chinese porcelain elements.
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19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Bronze
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Art Glass
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Art Glass
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Art Glass
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Art Glass
SIMONET Freres Modernist French Art Deco Chandelier 1920
By Simonet Freres
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Material: Silverplate bronze and frosted glass Dimensions: Height 34.65" (88 cm), Diameter 18.1" (46 cm) Condition: Very good antique condition Expertly restored and delivered wired...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Bronze
Large French Art Deco Chrome & Opalescent Fish Chandelier 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Delivered fully rewired and equipped with B22 sockets compatible with your country’s standard (US, UK, EU, China, Australia, etc.), this fish chandelier combines classic style with m...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Chrome
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved, gilt Chinese chandeliers with hand applied gilt finish.
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Early 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Wood
Antique chinese bronze light fixture
Located in Santa Monica, CA
unique piece of bronze light fixture newly electrified
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
Hammered Brass China Cap Pendant with Opaline Glass Shade
Located in New York, NY
The stock number for this chandelier is: 51-3259.
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Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Antique Chinese Chandelier
A Large & Spectacular Antique Chinese Bronze Pagoda Form Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large & spectacular antique Chinese gilt bronze & patinated bronze pagoda form octagonal form lantern chandelier embellished with reticulated & engraved motifs, 19th century.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Ormolu, Bronze
Napoleon III Chinese Period Wood Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved, six-armed chandelier.
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19th Century French Antique Chinese Chandelier
Materials
Wood
Chinese Aesthetic Six-Light Metal Chandelier with Warrior & Bird Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chinese aesthetic six-light spelter chandelier, each arm featuring an armed warrior poised to attack at the top of each light arm, and each arm decorated a full bird poised to...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Spelter
Square Rosewood Chinese Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Square rosewood framed lantern with glass panels from Guangdong Province, China. Lantern does not come wired.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Rosewood, Glass
Tall Chinese Book Lantern Pendant, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking, elongated lantern once illuminated a 19th-century home in China's Fujian province. Placed on the floor or set upon a table top, the tall lantern would have lit the roo...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Glass, Elm
Vintage Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Art Glass
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous pair of 19th century Chinese rosewood lanterns with six sides with frosted glass panels.
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19th Century Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Rosewood
Pair of Blackwood Lanterns
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese blackwood lanterns with frosted glass panels.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
Materials
Glass
Large Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Large six-sided lantern with frosted glass panels, finely carved details, and twisted dragon motif.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
Materials
Elm
Unprecedented Chinese Kingfisher Chandelier Lantern
Located in New York, NY
The technique of inlaying feathers is called dianzi, meaning 'dotting the kingfishers', whereby the feather is cut into shape and attached with glue onto the base. The intense blue c...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
6-Lights Porcelain and Bronze Chandelier with Chinese Decoration
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
Early 20th century gilt bronze chandelier decorated with a?porcelain?ornamental vase.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Bronze
Chinese Shanghai Deco Glass Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
In the early 20th century, major Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin were swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Glass
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Chinese Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
This hexagonal lantern has carved dragon heads protruding from the top, detachable frame panels, and splayed dragon head legs. The glass panels are removable and some assembly is req...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Chandelier
Chinese Pagoda Chandelier
Located in Sarasota, FL
This hand made Chinese lacquered Pagoda shaped Lantern Chandelier has 2 levels and 3 lights with door.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
A CHINESE GARDEN STYLE CHANDELIER WITH A ROSE QUARTZ FIGURE
Located in Hudson, NY
A TOLE PEINTE 6 LIGHT CHANDELIER WITH A ROSE QUARTZ FIGURE SET IN A GARDEN SETTING UNDER A TWO TIER PAGODA STYLE TOP
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Early 20th Century French Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Metal
Elegant chinese lantern
Located in New York, NY
Late 19 th century lantern in black lacquer wood and with original painted Decor glass all around.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Chandelier
Georgian Style Chandelier
Located in Alexandria, VA
1905 Georgian style 6-light chandelier with Chinese influence, from England. Gilt metal shaft with multiple motifs.
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Three Chased Brass Lanterns
Located in Woodstock, NY
A set of three round lanterns, with wonderful incised decoration. From the collection of Charles Rand Penney. These lanterns were on display at the World's Pan American Exposition, i...
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19th Century Chinese British Colonial Antique Chinese Chandelier
Late Qing Dynasty Lantern
Located in Charleston, SC
One-of-a-kind 19th century Chinese lantern made out of wood, paper mache ( Papier-mâché), mirror, brass, and cloisonne.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Chandelier
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Brass
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Antique Chinese Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique Chinese chandelier you’re looking for. An antique Chinese chandelier — often made from metal, wood and glass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique Chinese chandelier you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique Chinese chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Antique Chinese Chandelier?
Prices for an antique Chinese chandelier start at $388 and top out at $40,000 with the average selling for $4,950.
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.
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