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Located in New York, NY
A very nice Italian Art Deco chandelier, circa 1920. Entirely hand-wrought and gilt iron with
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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French Art Deco Style Brass and Bronze Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in Buchanan, NY
This beautifully detailed 1920s French Art Deco style chandelier is made of brass with bronze
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Art Deco and Art Nouveau Crystal Glass Fringe Hollywood Regency Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous midcentury Art Deco or Art Nouveau frosted and clear crystal glass fringe gilt spiral
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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French Art Deco Frosted Glass Pendant Light, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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1930s Eight-Arms Italian Art Deco Pendant Lighting in Gilt & Laquered Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Art Deco eight-arms chandelier from the 1930s. Curved brass arms are decorated in the final
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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Adolf Loos Pendant Lamp for VeArt Opal Glass Gold Brass Art Deco, circa 1960
By VeArt, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
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Materials
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Art Nouveau Hand Painted Glass Lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
taken in a spiral movement which gives a dynamic to the whole.
This model could have been the
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Antique 1890s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Original Austrian Hungarian Baroque Classicism Style, Wood Chandelier 1912
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
spiral-decor, acanthus leaves
Suitable for US.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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Large Murano Glass Crystal Chandelier, Italy, 1910-1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
elegant chandelier is decorated with eight crystal spirals on the top, at the bottom with a large clear
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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Murano Glass Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier, Italy, 1910-1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
elegant chandelier is decorated with eight crystal spirals on the top, at the bottom with a large clear
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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20th Century Italian Murano Transparent Glass Two-Tier Five-Light Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Firenze, IT
will perfectly fit all decor periods.
This Art Deco lamp is in unbelievable good vintage condition
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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Large Original Venetian Handcrafted Murano Crystal Chandelier, Italy, 1910-1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
elegant chandelier is decorated with eight crystal spirals on the top, at the bottom with a large clear
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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French Gothic Wrought Iron Chandelier, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent frosted glass chandelier combines the soft finish of molded Art Deco glass with
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Mid-Century Modernist Pendant Lighting
Located in Beirut, LB
French art Deco modernist pendant light. The structure is metallic. The glassware is in tones and
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
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Unusual Poul Henningsen PH-4/4 Stamped P.H-4 'D.R.P' Deutsche Reichs Patent .
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
: Art Deco.
To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done
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Red Venetian Glass Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
series of spiral motifs from which delicate stings of alternating metal and red Venetian glass beads
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Murano Glass
Attributed to Poul Henningsen Artichoke, 1957
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
specialized in the Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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Art Deco Spiral Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the art deco spiral chandelier you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every art deco spiral chandelier was constructed with great care. There are 15 variations of the antique or vintage art deco spiral chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an art deco spiral chandelier — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An art deco spiral chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Hollywood Regency and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one art deco spiral chandelier that is appealing in its simplicity, but Poul Henningsen, Adolf Loos and VeArt produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Art Deco Spiral Chandelier?
Prices for an art deco spiral chandelier start at $1,100 and top out at $81,000 with the average selling for $6,345.
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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.
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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.
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