Vintage Italian Beaded and Amber Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This Vintage Italian Beaded and Amber Chandelier is a beautifully designed lighting fixture that adds a touch of elegance to any indoor space.
Crystal, Metal
Antique Italian Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
By Maison Baguès, Baccarat
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning antique Italian beaded and crystal chandelier from the 1920s. This unusual Italian crystal chandelier has a crown at the top and an interesting swirl design to the beaded po...
Crystal
$2,793Sale Price|20% Off
Beaded Glass Chandelier with Floral Motif
Located in Antwerp, BE
The chandelier features a metal frame with eight curved arms, each fitted with a beaded glass shade.
Metal
$11,800 / item
Custom-Made, "Venezia" Beaded Pagoda Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, sIlver-hued hand-beaded, six-arm pagoda chandelier from Sicily made exclusively for Antonio's Bella Casa.
Crystal, Metal
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Beaded Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century petite Italian beaded crystal basket form chandelier. Circa 1920.
Crystal
Italian Beaded Glass Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Italian six arm beaded glass chandelier with amber and amethyst color grape clusters, crystal pendants and glass bobeches.
Metal
$1,450Sale Price|50% Off
Beaded Glass & Iron Six Light Chandelier
By Luminaire
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Elegant and glamorous French Empire style chandelier with glass crystal beaded 'bag', bobeches and canopy and double strands of smaller beads outlining the frame of th...
Iron
Italian Beaded Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful antique Italian beaded crystal and giltwood chandelier.
Crystal
Italian Beaded and Amethyst Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Beaded and Amethyst Chandelier. An Italian beaded and amethyst chandelier sits at the intersection of Venetian glassmaking, early‑20th‑century Italian crystal work, and mid‑c...
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful Baguès Beaded Italian Bronze Crystal Beaded 12-Light Basket Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful large beaded Italian bronze and crystal beaded 12-light basket form chandelier in the manner of Baguès.
Crystal, Bronze
Rare large 1920's beads/crystals chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and rare large 1920's beads/crystals chandelier, the chandelier are quite rare, it is much impressive in person, also the patina is so much nicer in person
Crystal, Brass
Italian Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
By Baccarat, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Beaded And Crystal Chandelier Stunning antique Italian beaded and crystal 12 light chandelier.
Crystal
Vintage Italian Beaded Crystal and Amber Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful vintage small scale Italian beaded crystal and amber 6 light chandelier. Nice textural look on the base along with draping amber beads and droplets.
Crystal
French Maison Bagues Manner Beaded Bell Shape Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
The chandelier features a unique bell-shaped design with intricately beaded detailing, giving it a classic French-inspired look.
Crystal, Metal
Italian Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice chandelier is made of beaded and crystal. This is an Italian work.
Crystal, Metal
Large French Beaded Silver Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French chandelier with 12 lights and beaded body. Measurements: Minimum drop: 32" Diameter: 80"
Crystal, Silver Leaf
$8,800 / set
Pair of Vintage Italian Beaded 6 Arm Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a pair of vintage Italian beaded 6 arm chandeliers. Featuring a curved beaded base and dangling crystal.
Crystal, Metal
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Highwood, IL
Vintage crystal chandelier that is completely covered in beads. Our best guess would be, Italian made circa 1930s.
Metal
Vintage Style Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Palermo, PA
Vintage Style Beaded Crystal Chandelier. Made of brass and plated in 24k gold.
Crystal, Brass
Antique Beaded Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920's French beaded crystals twelve-arm chandelier with rock crystal pendants.
Crystal, Metal
$1,964Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Macaroni Beaded Arm Chandelier
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
1940s Italian gilt iron chandelier consisting of a crystal beaded gilt iron frame with faceted prisms and "english cut" beaded garlands.
Crystal, Iron
Antique Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier with Aqua Teardrops
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant early 20th century Italian beaded and crystal chandelier with aqua teardrops.
Crystal, Bronze
Neoclassical Swedish Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Of elegant basket form festooned with crystal garlands and hanging from a chains beaded with varying sized crystal beads, set below a cut glass collar hung with cut crystal pendants....
Crystal
Vintage Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier with Tear Drops
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful vintage Italian beaded crystal chandelier with tear drops on a silvered base.
Crystal
French Beaded Crystal Chandelier 11 Lights
Located in New York, NY
French beaded crystal chandelier with 11 lights
Crystal
Beaded Wrought Iron Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Buchanan, MI
A beaded wrought iron six-light chandelier.
Crystal, Iron
Antique Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier with 6 Lights
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite antique Italian beaded crystal chandelier with 6 lights. Beautiful curved base covered in beads along with gorgeous crystals.
Crystal, Metal
18th Century Italian Giltwood Beaded and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite large 18th century Italian giltwood beaded and crystal chandelier with 12 lights. The base is beautifully carved and is covered with gorgeous beads and crystals.
Crystal
Bead Encrusted Italian Maria Theresa Beaded Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chandelier, in the Italian Maria Theresa style, having a gilt metal frame lined with glass beads and hung with faceted drops, its interior set with a spire finial, surrounded by eigh...
Crystal
"Vintage Maria Theresa Style Chandelier, Two Tier, Crystal Beads, 1980s"
By Maria Theresa Venini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage two Tier Ten Light Crystal Beads Garland Iron Gilt Metal Frame Assortment of Rock and Clear Crystal Classic Maria Theresa Style Crystal Chandelier, each Light Bulb rest in Sc...
Crystal, Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
$4,200 / item
Vintage Italian Beaded Crystal Pendant Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
The vintage Italian Beaded Crystal Pendant Chandeliers exudes a touch of vintage elegance to any room.
Crystal, Metal
Large Beaded Rock Crystal Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt metal chandelier with 12 lights, beaded body with crystal pendants and rock crystals.
Crystal, Rock Crystal
20th Century English Regency Chandelier, Beaded Crystal, Acorn Design
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency Style (20th Century) chandelier having a round basket acorn shaped body with a metal frame crafted with beaded crystals and having a swag design ending in a metal tas...
Crystal
$1,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pretty Pair of Beaded and Gilded Italian Chandeliers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely pair of gilded Italian Venetian small chandeliers having 3 arms and pretty crystal beading. Ceiling canopies included.
Metal
$21,515 / item
Bronze Sculpted Chandelier with Custom Beads
Located in Ballard, CA
This hand-sculpted Bronze chandelier is a handcrafted edition, all hand-forged, with antiqued gessoed beads.
Bronze
Wonderful Bagues Chinoiserie Mirrored Rock Crystal Chandelier Beaded Fixture
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Bagues Style Chinoiserie Gold Gilt With Etched Mirror Panel Center Shaft and Rock Crystal Drops Draping From Flowers. This Chandelier Has 3 Candelabra Lights And The Fixt...
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century Italian Beaded and Crystal Giltwood Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful traditional antique Italian beaded and crystal chandelier with tole giltwood.
Crystal
French Iron and Beaded Six-Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French chandelier from the 19th century, crafted in hand-forged iron and richly detailed with strings of cut glass beads.
Iron
Italian Giltwood and Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century Italian giltwood and beaded crystal chandelier with 6 lights. Featuring a large array of beads and crystals.
Crystal
Early 20th c. Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is an early 20th century Italian beaded crystal chandelier, likely featuring intricate designs and craftsmanship.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Beaded Crystal and Giltwood 8 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century beaded crystal and giltwood 8 light chandelier. Lovely carved base and variety of gorgeous crystals and beads.
Crystal
Large Beaded Italian Six-Arm Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large 1970s beaded Italian chandelier. Dripping in crystals.
French Beaded Emerald Green Prisms Petit Beaded Small Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly wired with a certified US UL socket for the USA or appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Rare emerald green crystal prisms. B...
Crystal, Metal
Bohemian Beaded Crystal Two Tiers Chandelier
By Bohemia
Located in Antwerp, BE
Twelve arms crystal chandelier with ornaments and opaline candlesticks, the crystal beads are all handcrafted that increase the quality of the chandelier due the reflection of light ...
Crystal
19th Century Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier with 8 Lights
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century Italian beaded and crystal chandelier with 8 lights. The lovely curved base is covered in beads and there is multitude of dangling prisms.
Crystal, Metal
18th Century Italian Tuscan Beaded Crystal and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous 18th century Italian Tuscan beaded crystal tole chandelier with 6-light. This fixture has a beautiful scale and shape and is glistening with beads and crystals.
Crystal, Tôle
Art Deco Alabaster and Beaded Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period chandelier with alabaster coupe with brass finial and alabaster ceiling cap, and three levels of cascading glass beads with sockets that light all three levels in the...
Alabaster
Multi-colored Glass Beaded Italian Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chandelier in classic European Empire shape with a twist; two painted tole rings with gilt rosettes accent suspended by strings of clear glass beads interjected with turquoise and re...
Metal
Wonderful Baguès Rock Crystal Beaded Pagoda Chinoiserie Amethyst Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Maison Baguès Style Rock Crystal 7 Amethyst Drop And A Beautiful Beaded Pagoda Form Bird Cage Chandelier Having 5 Candelabra Lights In The Chinoiserie Motif.
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
Italian Empire White Murano Opaline Beads Drops Beaded Tole Chandelier, c 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Metal body with swags of white opaline macaroni beads and vintage crystal prisms. I have never seen a chandelier like this with colour!
Murano Glass
French Maison Baguès Style Beaded Crystal Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Bagues Style Beaded Crystal Chandelier. This stunning French crystal chandelier has 6 arms, crystal embellished bobeches with candelabra sockets and sprays of crystal b...
Crystal
$937Sale Price / item|25% Off
Pair of 1950s Crystal Bead & Prism Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Elegant in design are these 1950s three-light pendant chandeliers. Each is constructed of gleaming brass frames adorned with cascading strands of polished crystal bead swags.
Brass
Wonderful Petite Six Light French Bronze Crystal Beaded Swag Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Petite Six Light French Bronze & faceted Crystal Drop With Beaded Swag Chandelier Completely Rewired With New Candelabra Sockets
Crystal, Bronze
Mid Century Modern/deco Chandelier , Frosted Glass beads , Nickel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom designed by a popular designer in Los Angeles . Custom manufactured in a drapery design of Frosted Glass beads . Hand strung on the 24" dia metal frame plated in Hi polished N...
Beads
Wonderful Czechoslovakian Beaded Crystal Nickel Basket Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful beaded crystal and polished nickel basket form hanging light fixture, rewired with an Edison socket and ready to install with canopy & mounting hardware.
Crystal, Nickel
$1,320Sale Price|25% Off
Gold Painted Chandelier with Draped Clear Beads
Located in Asheville, NC
Fun and fancy Roman style draped crystal beads adorn this gold painted 6 light candlestick chandelier.
Brass
Niermann Weeks Italian Rococo Chandelier with Gilt Beads, Mid-Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style (20th Century) chandelier with 9 gilt scroll arm candlestands connected with a swag of glass beads and a bottom glass finial orb suspended by a chain (Marked: NI...
Beads
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
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Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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