Antique Signed Moe Bridges Chandelier Art Deco Tudor 2 Light Fixture Slip Shade
By Moe Bridges
Located in Greer, SC
This finely crafted Moe Bridges chandelier features intricate detailing within the body and 2 gorgeous glass slip shades with a shield design. The Moe Bridges Company was founded in ...
Metal
Antique Signed Moe Bridges Chandelier Art Deco Tudor 3 Light Fixture Slip Shade
By Moe Bridges
Located in Greer, SC
This finely crafted Moe Bridges chandelier features intricate detailing within the cast iron of the body and 3 gorgeous glass slip shades with a shield design. The Moe Bridges Compan...
Metal
Antique Art Deco Glass Slip Shade Wall Sconce Lights Possibly Moe Bridges Pair
By Moe Bridges
Located in Greer, SC
Pair of finely crafted Art Deco sconces featuring intricate detailing within the body, each with a gorgeous glass slip shade with a shield design.
Metal
Swedish Modern Brass Hanging Lamp with Openwork Element, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Hanging lights have been used as decorative focal points for rooms since the early 20th century. In Scandinavian mid-century design, where interior lighting is of particular importan...
Brass
Swedish Two-Arm Ceiling Light with Star Decoration, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ceiling lights have been used as decorative focal points for rooms since the early 20th century. In Scandinavian mid-century design, where interior lighting is of particular importan...
Brass
Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Five Light Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier, Pristine condition, with Pale Amber, Cast Glass Shades and Brushed Nickle Plated Fixture Body.
Beardslee Williamson Polychrome Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Produced by Williamson & Co, Chicago’s Premium lighting supplier in the 1930s, this chandelier is a truly rare find in antique Art Deco glass and ‘slipper shades.’ Often this des...
Aluminum
Riddle Art Deco 2 Candle Slip Shade Chandelier
By Edward N. Riddle Company 1
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This “Riddle” 2 candle slip shade chandelier features a classic art deco design and finely crafted geometric detailing.
Metal, Aluminum
Riddle Art Deco 5 Candle Slip Shade Chandelier
By Edward N. Riddle Company 1
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This “Riddle” 5 candle slip shade chandelier features a classic art deco design and finely crafted geometric detailing.
Metal, Aluminum
Unavailable
H 27 in W 17.25 in D 17.25 in
Beardslee Slip Shade Fixture Antique Golden with Amber Shades
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, AZ
2 matching vintage ceiling fixtures from one of the great American design firms during the 1920s and 1930s. "Beardslee of Chicago" was known to produce quality lighting fixtures of o...
Aluminum
Original Art Deco Slip Shade Fixture Five-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
A beautiful and original Art Deco slip-shade fixture, circa 1920. These gorgeous shades are in a frosted honey amber tone. Gorgeously decorated cut-out brass body in a warm bronze to...
Brass
Beardslee of Chicago 5 Slip Shade Fixture, circa 1934, 2 Available
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, US
2 Matching available from one of the great American design firms during the' 20s & '30s. "Beardslee" of Chicago was known to produce quality lighting fixtures of outstanding design, ...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 21 in W 21 in D 21 in
Vintage Five Shade Bronze Deco Ceiling Fixture with Brown Tip Shades
By Mid-West Chandelier Company
Located in Prescott, AZ
Vintage flushmount brown tip slip shade chandelier light. From Mid-West Chandelier Co., known for their fine detailing of cast bronze fixtures. Solid bronze construction in top not...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 13.5 in W 5.75 in D 5 in
Pair of Beardslee Art Deco Slip Shade Sconces Warm Golden with Amber Shades
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, AZ
From the height of the American Art Deco movement, circa 1930. Priced per pair. 3+ pairs are available. Hearken back to the time when Art Deco design was unabashedly bold, strikin...
Aluminum
Vintage Moe Bridges Slip Shade Ceiling Pendant vintagelights
By Moe Bridges
Located in Prescott, US
Vintage 1920s - 30s Moe Bridges two slip shade ceiling chain hung pendant light fixture. Refinished to match original color and finish. Both shades in excellent condition. Rewired to...
Iron
All Bronze Three Slip Shade Pendant, circa 1929
By Markel Corporation
Located in Prescott, AZ
Solid bronze pendant with three original slip shades from the Art Deco period of the late 1920s through early 1930s. The bronze retains its original finish and patina with only a sof...
Bronze
Art Deco Beardslee Slip Shade Sconce
Located in Minneapolis, MN
These stunningly crafted Beardslee sconces feature a handsome geometric Art Deco design and give off a warm glow when illuminated. Produced from Chicago’s Premium lighting supplier...
Metal
Vintage Consolidated Glass Co. 6 Shade Chandelier
By Consolidated Glass
Located in Prescott, US
This is one of the very few fixtures where the original sockets were signed "Consolidated L & G Co" for the Consolidated Lamp and Glass Co. which was located in Corapolis PA., now ou...
Aluminum
Deco Vintage Ceiling Lights with 3 Amber Slip Shades
Located in Prescott, AZ
Vintage slip shade chain hung ceiling fixtures by Riddle. Fixture body refinished in an original color of sunset golden. These vintage lights will add an immense amount of style and ...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 16.13 in W 6.5 in D 5.13 in
Ultra Deco 30s Pr Bronze Slip Shade Sconces w/ Honey colored shades priced pair
By Mid-West Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, US
2 pair available. Priced per pair. Rare & desirable vintage bronze deco sconces with honey colored slip shades . One of the most sought after (and rare) pairs of vintage Art Deco wal...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 12.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Rare Vintage Flush Mount Solid Bronze Slip Shade Brown Tip Fixture
By Mid-West Chandelier Company
Located in Prescott, AZ
As one of the most sought after American made Deco lighting fixtures, the "Brown Tips," this flush mount five slip shade ceiling fixture is one of the rarest and most beautiful. Cris...
Bronze
Original Art Deco Fixture with Iridescent Oyster Coloured Shades
Located in Vancouver, BC
An absolutely beautiful and original Art Deco slip-shade fixture with five slip shades original to the fixture. These gorgeous shades are in a shiny 'oyster' coloured iridescent semi...
Brass
Unavailable
H 19.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Five Shade Vintage 1920s Tudor Fixture, Original Copper over Cast Iron Finish
Located in Prescott, AZ
Great late 1920s early 1930s Tudor, Arts and crafts, storybook, bungalow fixture with original slip shades. With its cast hammered finish and wonderful patina it will set perfectly i...
Iron
Unavailable
H 28 in Dm 18 in
Two matching 7 light bulb 1930s Art Deco ceiling fixtures, priced each. Restored
Located in Prescott, US
Two matching 7 light bulb 1930s Art Deco ceiling fixtures, priced each. Nice art deco influence with scallop shell slip shades. Restored to original colors including highly polished ...
Aluminum
Pair of Custard Glass on Bronze 1920s-1930s Deco Rococo
By Mid-West Chandelier Company
Located in Prescott, AZ
Bronze, bulbous, bold and old. The artistic license the designers took during the early part of the 20th century never gets old with us. Here is one such example of their creativity...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 11.5 in W 6.75 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Pair Delicate Dragonfly Bronze with Honey Colored Shades ADA
By Mid-West Chandelier Co.
Located in Prescott, US
Although "scarce" and "rare" are used so much as to dilute their meaning, once in a while "scarce" is an understatement. This is the first pair of these bronze sconce backs we have e...
Bronze
Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier
Located in Esperance, NY
Art Deco slip shade chandelier.
Glass
Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier
Located in Esperance, NY
Art Deco slip shade chandelier.
Glass
French Art Deco Slip Shade Chandelier
Located in Milford, NH
French Art Deco slip shade chandelier.
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Slip Shade Chandeliers
Located in Petaluma, CA
Here are a perfectly matched, highly styled art deco slip shade chandeliers. Beautiful coppery finish, filigree glass, and beautiful original ceiling mount canopies.
Glass
Slip Shade Chandelier, Art Deco Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Art Deco slip shade chandelier light. This charming Art Deco chandelier was made circa 1920.
Art Deco Three-Light Slip Shade Chandelier, circa 1928
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Petite Art Deco 3-light chandelier with original finish on the fixture. Orange amber with clear on the bottoms. A few tiny cracks in the thick glass but nothing threatening to expand...
Metal
Slip Shade Art Deco Chandelier, Spelter with Antique Bronze Patina
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Slip Shade Art Deco Chandelier, spelter with antique bronze patina, Wonderful color, proportion and patina.. 5 iridescent stylized shades, spetler frame with beautiful faux b...
Metal
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.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Bespoke lighting is a hallmark of upscale interiors, and contemporary makers are increasingly ambitious in their materials and forms.