Bag Tent Chandelier
1950s French Mid Century Modern Art Glass/ Crystal Chandelier Baccarat "Diamond"
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Series "Diamond Stones" By Baccarat. 1950's Mid Century Modern Crystal Cascading Bag & Tent
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Vintage 1920s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
H 35.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Czech Crystal Tent & Bag Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Bohemian Tent and Bag, or Sack of Pearls chandelier made of hundreds of crystal strands. This
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Vintage 1930s Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
English Cut Glass Tent & Bag Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An English tent and bag chandelier, with silver plated metal work. Hung throughout with cut glass
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Antique 1890s English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Elongated Crystal Regency Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Regency, tent and bag style, crystal chandelier has lovely brass fleurets, and crystal ropes
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Vintage 1920s Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Ormolu and Glass Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning 20th century Ormolu and glass tent and bag chandelier, with frosted flame glass shades
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Fine French Empire Style Cut-Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine gilt-bronze cut-crystal tent and bag chandelier with a corona in the form of a crown made of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Swedish Art Deco Bag & Tent Crystal Chandelier in the Empire Style
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely antique Empire-style bag and tent chandelier with cut glass and crystal prisms suspended
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Cut-Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier with an Enamel Band, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze and cut-crystal tent and bag chandelier with an enamel band.
French, circa
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Bag & Tent Gilt Bronze Crystal Glass Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant early 19th century Louis XVI style gilt-bronze facetted crystal glass chandelier of bag
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Art Deco Bag & Tent Cut-Crystal Chandelier with Chrome Frame, circa 1930
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite bag and tent, Art Deco cut-crystal/glass and chrome frame chandelier with three
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Vintage 1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Very Elegent Pair of 20th Century Bag and Tent Style Marie Therese Chandeliers
Located in Bagshot, GB
A very elegent pair of 20th century bag and tent style Marie Therese Chandeliers.
Can be sold
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Mid-20th Century British Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
H 22.45 in Dm 21.66 in
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Ten-Light Tent and Bag Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and cut-glass ten-light tent and bag chandelier.
French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Cut-Glass Tent and Bag Chandelier with Finely Cast Entwined Dolphins, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze cut-glass tent and bag chandelier with finely cast entwined dolphins.
French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
H 48.04 in Dm 19.69 in
Antique Louis Revival 20 light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandelier c1920
Located in London, GB
1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandelier features a curved top with raised
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Vintage 1920s English Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Antique Pair Louis Revival 20 light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandeliers c1920
Located in London, GB
Chandeliers, circa 1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandeliers each feature curved tops
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Vintage 1920s English Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 49.22 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
19thc British Regency Bag ofCut Crystal Ceiling Flush Mount/ Pendant /Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
19thc British Regency style Chandelier/ Pendant Cut Crystal Ceiling Fixture. Bag of crystal style
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Antique 1890s English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Beaded Glass & Iron Six Light Chandelier
By Luminaire
Located in Hanover, MA
beaded 'bag', bobeches and canopy and double strands of smaller beads outlining the frame of the 'tent'.
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Late 20th Century American Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Impressive Louis XVI Style Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Impressive Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Glass Tent and Bag Eight-Light Chandelier.
This
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
19thc French Empire Cascading Cut Crystal Chandelier attributed to Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Absolutely Beautiful 19thc French Empire Cascading Cyt Crystal Bag and Tent Form Chandelier
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Antique 1850s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
1950s French Mid Century Modern Formed Art Glass Chandelier - Unmarked Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
unmarked Baccarat fixture. Bag and tent form. Quite unique!
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
19thc British Empire Bronze with Cut Crystal Lantern style Pendant/ Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1890 British Empire Bronze with Cut Crystal Bag and Tent style Chandelier/ Pendant Ceiling Fixture
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Antique 1890s English Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal
Large Signed E. F. Caldwell Bronze and Crystal Empire Style Chandelier
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This truly amazing Gilded Age Chandelier of "tent and bag" form features strands of faceted crystal
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Antique 1890s American Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Impressive 19th Century Italian Gilt Carved Wood and Cut Glass Chandelier
Located in Bagshot, GB
An Impressive 19th Century Italian Gilt tole, carved wood and cut glass eight light tent and bag
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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Cut Glass, Giltwood
Large Pair of Spanish Empire Style 7-Light Crystal-Cut Chandeliers
Located in Berlin, DE
composition.
Our pair of tent and bag chandeliers is of generous size, the frame of silver-coloured metal and
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
French Early 19th Century Empire Crystal-Cut and Gilt-Bronze Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
proportioned Empire gilt bronze and crystal-cut nine light tent and bag Chandelier. With an anthemion cast
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 45.28 in Dm 27.56 in
1950's French Mid Century Modern Formed Glass Bag and Tent Chandelier - Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular 1950's Mid Century Modern Formed Glass Empire style Bag and Tent Chandelier/ Pendant
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Materials
Art Glass
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal plafonnier chandelier. The circular five light plafonnier is centered by a charming berried finial belo...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Ormolu
H 14.25 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Hollywood Glam Crystal Waterfall Drum Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood glam crystal waterfall drum shade chandelier with gem-mounted black silk drum shade encircling five staggered tiers of faceted spherical crystal pendants and a black crysta...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Classical Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal
Vintage Regency Gilt Leaf Chandelier
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Regency chandelier. Beautiful leaf design with a gilt leaf finish and drop crystals. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century American Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal
1960 Germany Kinkeldey Large Chromed Crystal Chandelier
By Kinkeldey
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large five-tier chandelier wit crystals on a chromed brass frame. Manufactured by Kinkeldey, Germany in the 1960s.
Lighting: takes six small E14 base and one large E27 base...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Metal
Pair of Italian beaded & crystal 10 light chandeliers
Located in London, GB
An exquisite pair of Italian beaded with crystal drops chandeliers each with 10 candle lights sitting on crystal plates . A beautiful five tiered structure in gilt metal newly rewire...
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Early 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Metal
Four Crystal Glass Palwa Chandeliers
By Palwa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four Glamorous crystal glass five-tier chandeliers.
Lamp is fitted with nine E14 bulbs.
Total height with the chain is 75 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass, Metal
Pair of Large Bakalowits Chandeliers, Elongated Brass Crystal Glass, 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Two large and high quality chandeliers / pendants by Bakalowits & Soehne, Austria, Vienna, 1960's. These glamorous lights are made of box brass frames decorated with hangings of hand...
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
H 39.38 in W 36.62 in D 4.93 in
Venini Style Clear Gold Glass Messing Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful chandelier featuring five tiers of multiple long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with messing details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Midcentury /Modern Sconces, Hammered Finish Brass Shade and Rock Crystal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Good size pair of sconces custom made of hammered brass with antique brass patina finish. Has 3" diameter rock crystal spheres at the bottom to hi-light to light and look. These are ...
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1990s North American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Copper
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier, Gold-Plated with Molded-Crystals, Kinkeldey
By Kinkeldey
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Kinkeldey of Germany very much evokes the modern version of the Hollywood-Regency style with its 24-karat gold-plated frame which supports five-...
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Bronze and Glass Chandelier, France, circa 1890
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional and elegant bronze and glass chandelier, Art Nouveau period, France, circa 1890.
With 3 wonderful glass flowers. With 3 french standard bayonet fitting.
A statement pi...
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Antique Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Substantial bronze framed 19th century European crystal chandelier. Impressive oversized 5" and 6" dramatic crystal drops with large flower rosettes. The dark patina of the frame con...
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Antique Chandelier, Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Superb quality eight-light Empire style bronze chandelier, exquisite detail. Originally for candles, now electrified.
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Antique 1890s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze
19th Century French Louis Philippe Doré Bronze Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Louis Philippe doré bronze eight-Arm chandelier with decorative garland swags and medallion motifs.
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20th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze
Four Crystal Glass and Brass Chandeliers
By Palwa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four Glamorous crystal glass five-tier chandeliers.
Lamp is fitted with nine E14 bulbs.
Total height with the chain is 75 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Metal, Brass
Klaylife Elongated, XL, White Handmade Clay Beaded Chandelier, 21st Century
Located in Brighton, Victoria
Long, lean and ever so lovely.
The elongated klaylife clay beaded chandelier is especially designed for tall, double volume spaces. Whether you have high ceilings or a large void ...
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2010s South African Chandeliers and Pendants
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Clay
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Italian Small Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An Italian small tent and bag chandelier with cut and faceted beads. With a standing speed
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Antique 1840s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Cut Glass
Early Electric Bag-and-Tent Chandelier
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Vienna, AT
Classical bag-and-tent chandelier featuring typical hanging light bulb on arms pointing down in
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Antique 1890s Austrian Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
Double Crown, "Bag and Tent" Cut Crystal Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Double crown, "bag and tent" cut crystal chandelier, French, circa 1810.
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal
20th Century Ormolu and Glass Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A stunning 20th century Ormolu and glass tent and bag chandelier, with frosted flame glass shades
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in London, GB
down onto tented crystal chandelier flow. Stretching with a 12 arm frieze, and finished with a bag
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass
A French Gothic-revival Period 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Maastricht, NL
A French Gothic-Revival period tole and glass six branches chandelier in bag shape, so called
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
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Tôle, Iron
Palatial 19th Century French Empire Bronze Doré Forty-Six-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
tent of eight floral motif tendrils and accented with an intricate and enormous bag terminating in an
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Continental Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A Continental gilt-metal tent and bag chandelier, sixteen-light, the leaf corona above cascades of
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Vintage 1920s European Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
Two Large Empire Style Tent and Bag Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
Two large Empire style tent and bag chandeliers, each twelve light, the scrolled acanthus cast arms
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Mid-20th Century European Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Bronze
Large French Rocco Style Bag and Tent Chandelier
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French Rocco style bag and tent chandelier
A fine piece, in age darkened brass and crystal
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Early 20th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal
Petite Regency Style Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely, small, crystal Regency style, basket chandelier made in the 1970s. Detailed with a
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Mid-20th Century North American Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Empire Style Tent and Bag Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
cut crystal and holds 16 bulbs at different heights and gives a stunning light when lit the chandelier
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier 18 Bulbs Empire Style
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Outstanding 1970s Italian tent and bag chandelier of large proportions, in gilt brass with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
H 46.46 in Dm 28.75 in L 46.46 in
Antique Louis Revival 20 Light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandelier, 1920s
Located in London, GB
1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandelier features a curved top with raised
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Vintage 1920s Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Antique Louis Revival 36 Light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandelier 1920s
Located in London, GB
1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandelier features a curved top with raised
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Vintage 1920s Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal
H 53.55 in W 41.34 in D 41.34 in
Antique Louis Revival 36 Light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandelier, 1920s
Located in London, GB
1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandelier features a curved top with raised
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Vintage 1920s Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
H 53.55 in W 41.34 in D 41.34 in
Antique Pair Louis Revival 20-Light Ballroom Cut Crystal Tent Chandeliers, 1920s
Located in London, GB
, circa 1920 in date.
The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandeliers each feature curved tops with
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Vintage 1920s Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Neoclassical Russian Style Twelve-Light Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This graceful Empire style chandelier of tent and bag form is beautifully accented with swaged U
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Crystal, Bronze
Lengthy Second Empire Crystal & Bronze Basket Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An oversized, slender, neoclassical style, gilded bronze and crystal chandelier, in tent-and-bag
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
A Large Italian Gilt and Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A very large and unusual wrought iron tent and bag style chandelier. Decorated with three vases of
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wrought Iron
19th Century French Bronze and Crystal Beaded Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and classic French sac pearl or tent and bag style chandelier with six arms and three
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Grand French Empire Style Beaded Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Chicago, IL
These spectacular tent-and-bag chandeliers from the early 20th century are beautifully strung from
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Metal, Wire
19th Century French Empire Style Twelve-Arm Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
arms, and six interior lights. Colored and clear faceted crystal beads form a tent and bag effect, with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
Delicate Crystal and Wire French Regency Tent Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional French Regency chandelier delicately composed entirely of highly prismatic
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Early 20th Century French Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Pair of Crystal Chandeliers, Pendants
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of lovely crystal tent and bag pendants with wonderful light effects, circa 1950-1960
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Very Large French Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
An exceptionally large tent, bag beaded and swagged chandelier in the Empire style. Chandelier has
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Bronze
Two Substantial 18th Century Style Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
A pair of substantial 18th century style tent and bag chandeliers, sixteen-light, each twin branch
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Late 20th Century British Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Bohemia Crystal Beaded Chandelier, 1910-1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely small Bohemia crystal and brass tent and bag pendant, brought abroad from Czechoslovakia
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Early 20th Century Czech Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Crystal, Brass
19th Century English Crystal Chandelier by F & C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fine six-arm chandelier by the renowned firm of F & C Osler is of 'tent and bag' form, which
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Crystal, Brass
Antique French Empire Style Cut Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
stunning late 19th century chandelier is of 'tent and bag' design. It features a basket form at the bottom
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Ormolu
19th Century French Empire Basket Chandelier Ormolu Crystal Ten-Light Pendant
Located in Milan, IT
chiseled vegetal elements and shaped beaded garlands.
This fine gilt-bronze crystal tent and bag
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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French Bronze and Crystal Antique Empire Chandelier with Six Lights, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful and classic French sac pearl or tent and bag style chandelier with three arms and three
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Antique 1890s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants
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Early 20th Century French Brass Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in Stockport, GB
Early 20th century French tent and bag chandelier. This chandelier has elegant proportions. The
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Early 20th Century French Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
Small Crystal Tent and Bag Pendant
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This incredible crystal pendant is small enough to hang multiple of, and luckily enough we have a pair of them! Use them to add elegance to a stairwell or connect themes between room...
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Bag Tent Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bag tent chandelier you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, crystal and stone, every bag tent chandelier was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bag tent chandelier — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A bag tent chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Louis XVI and Regency styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Bag Tent Chandelier?
The average selling price for a bag tent chandelier at 1stDibs is $5,260, while they’re typically $875 on the low end and $68,112 for the highest priced.
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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