Ceiling Fixture, Global Pendant Light, Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hanging mid-century pendant light.
Mid-17th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Black Light Fixture
Cut Glass
Ceiling Fixture, Global Pendant Light, Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hanging mid-century pendant light.
Cut Glass
Antique English Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English light fixture with milk glass inset. 3 lights. Measurements: Current drop: 29" (adjustable) Diameter: 16"
Metal
1870's Swiss Black Forest Hanging Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A wonderful Black Forest candle style light fixture with great detail.
Wood, Walnut
English Leaded Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's leaded glass light fixture with 6 interior lights. Measurements: Diameter: 31" Min. Drop: 44"
Art Glass
Antique Forged Iron Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 French forged iron light fixture with a four-light cluster. Measurements: Drop: 44" Width: 17" Depth: 10".
Iron
Antique Hammered Iron Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French hammered iron light fixture with three interior lights. Measurements: Diameter: 13" Current drop: 16" (adjustable).
Iron
Silver Plated Pendant Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
An English neoclassic-style silver plated light fixture supported by 4 chains with interior lights. Measurements: Diameter: 28" Drop: 30".
English Hammered Iron Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's English light fixture with cobalt blue glass insets, glass diffuser at the bottom and four interior lights. Measurements: Drop: 31" Diameter: 20".
Iron
Hammered Metal and Glass Pendant Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's brutalist style Italian leaded chunky glass pendant ceiling light fixture with three interior lights, metal chain and canopy and with original patina. Rewired for US. ...
Metal
Antique Black & White Alabaster Lotus Flower Pendant Light, Top Quality Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Top-class antique light fixture with a stunning hand-carved alabaster shade, brass chains and an alabaster canopy.
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Beautiful Art Deco White & Black Veins Alabaster Pendant Light, Ceiling Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
The stunning, vertical layered Art Deco shade is finished at the bottom with a perfect point finial and with the matching black color chain and adjustable canopy you could hardly wis...
Alabaster, Wire, Metal, Brass
Pair of Nickel Plated Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's nickel plated light fixture with interior lights. Sold individually. Measurements: Height (drop): 28" Diameter: 18".
Nickel
Early 20th Century Wrought Iron Light Fixture Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive early 20th century cast iron and wrought iron nine light hanging fixture. Recent complete restoration, re-wired, re-painted and with accurate replacement candle sleeves...
Iron, Wrought Iron
$5,800 / item
Set of Cast Iron Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Italian circa 1920s cast iron light fixtures with foliage motif and six interior lights each. Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter 20" Drop (adjustable) 18".
Iron
Pair of Murano Glass Foliage Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's Murano light fixtures with 6 lights each. Blown glass and flowers. Sold individually. Measurements: Current drop: 34" Height of body: 25" Diameter: 18"
Metal
Set of English Holophane Glass Light Fixtures, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 circa 1900 English tole and Holophane glass Industrial light fixtures. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop 25" Diameter 20".
Metal
Large Art Deco Style Lantern Light Fixture, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A extremely large European inspired Art Deco wrought iron and cast aluminum lantern style light fixture with inset textured amber color plexiglass or plastic type panels. Early 20th...
Wrought Iron, Aluminum
Antique Brutalist Hammered Metal and Color Leaded Glass Pendant Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Italian leaded chunky colored glass pendant ceiling light fixture with an interior Edison light bulb of up to 100 watts. Metal chain and canopy and with original patina....
Metal, Iron
Antique Moroccan Brass and Stained Glass Pendant or Light Fixture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty exotic Moroccan lantern or light fixture hung from the original six chains, crafted in perforated and tooled brass in classic Moorish form, having a bronze like patina with gre...
Brass
Gothic Iron Castle Wall Light, Antique 19th Century Electric Fixture
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large and Heavy Gothic Iron Castle Wall Light This wonderful piece is made in iron, it was originally powered by gas, it has now been converted to electricity We have added a large...
Iron
Pair of English Multicolored Majolica Jardinière Light Fixtures, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Majolica pieces compliment a variety of styles and these fixtures with their floral and foliate detail in earth tones are appealing.
Majolica
Brass Four Light Electrified Gas Fixture 19th C Made in Usa
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular early gas chandelier, later converted to electric, having four arms which protrude from the center ball body, all supported by a chain form stem. The fixture is in very g...
Brass
Large Red Tole Painted Lantern Light Fixture, American 19th Century Circa 1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large American early to mid 19th century red tole painted lantern. In excellent condition, repainted sometime in the mid 20th century. There are some minor inconsequential bits of ...
Tin
Handel Lantern Style Porch Hall Entry Light Fixture with Glue Chip Glass
Located in Toledo, OH
A great Arts & Crafts lantern style porch or hall entry light fixture. Frosted, bent pane, glue chip glass in copper casting with a conical cap. Signed Handel. It measures 21.5" to t...
Copper
Large Late 19th Century Brass & Glass Arts and Crafts Pendant / Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful and all handcrafted Arts and Crafts pendant. If you live in an early 1900s Arts & Crafts home or if you are a collector of unique and stylish home accessories of that p...
Brass
Top Quality Carved & Great Color w. Black Veins Alabaster Art Deco Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful colors with flowing black veins alabaster light fixture. If you are looking for a good quality and striking pendant to grace your interior then this early 20th century sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Top Quality Arts & Crafts Alabaster and Black Veins Pendant w. Leaf Carving 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful colors with black veins alabaster light fixture. If you are looking for a large, good quality and striking pendant to grace your interior then this early 20th century spe...
Alabaster, Brass, Wire
Wrought Iron Hanging Hook Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
A black wrought iron light fixture with four radial arms and integral hooks on a central stem also with hooks top and bottom.
Wrought Iron
Original Pan Light Fixture (4-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1915. Great design, 4 arm pan fixture fitted with art glass shades. Nice detail on arms, perfect as a dining room fixture. Measurements: 42″L x 22″W SKU: DF0279
Four-Light Mission Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Mission/Arts & Crafts light fixture with four arms. Classic minimalist style with straightforward lines, an elegant antique fixture with all original components and finish. Fitte...
Hammered Flush Mount Light Fixture (5-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1910 Hand-hammered iron flush mount fixture with Gothic-style decoration. Complete and original, this 5-light fixture has exceptional detail throughout. Note the correct chain an...
"Beardslee" Colonial Revival Light Fixture 'Six-Light'
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Vancouver, BC
Colonial revival brass chandelier, circa 1915. Restored antique brass finish, manufactured by 'Beardslee' of Chicago. Fixture is all original with manufacturer's mark on canopy. Mea...
Brass
Three-Light Hammered Shower Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Petite three-light shower fixture with hammered brass finish. Fitted with three mica cut-out shades. circa 1915 Meas: 31" L x 14" D.
Five-Light Original Pan Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lovely five-light pan fixture with original patina and colouring intact. Ruffled holders show off the bare-bulb look nicely. Measures: 41" L x 17" D.
Arts & Crafts Vestibule Light Fixture, Three-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
All original three-light refinished in an antique bronze with original green slag glass, circa 1905. Sourced in New York City. Measurements: 39" H x 28" W.
Spanish Cast Iron Light Fixture
Located in Cookeville, TN
A graceful lady sits atop the crown of this massive cast iron light fixture from Spain. Floral details add to the beauty of the fixture. The riveted cross bars make you think of a ca...
Iron
Empire Sanctuary Fixture Six-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
A high-quality light in the style of Empire Revival with six "Torchiere" arms with candle tapers, 1920. Finished in a two two-tone bronze this is a hearty and decorative fixture. Mea...
Classic Revival Lion Light Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
This brass light fixture on pole is a superior fixture in the Classic / Colonial revival style. Featuring the "Lion Mask" motif this piece is of great proportions and would...
Brass
Six-Light Sheffield Ballroom Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Removed from a historic Vancouver Ballroom, circa 1915. Heavy cast bronze fixture with elongated 'S' churned arms with decorated florets finished with notched crystals. A masculine, ...
Sheffield Five-Light Shower Fixture
By McKenny Waterbury
Located in Vancouver, BC
A fine quality Sheffield shower light with gilt bronze grape-motif appliqué. All original, fitted with re-cast period art glass shades, circa 1910. An exceptional and scrumptious-...
Early American Sheffield Spindle Light Fixture (4-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1912 An early original light fixture fully decorated in the Sheffield pattern with matched bell holders, canopy and chain. Antique finish has been restored and fixture is complet...
Antique Colonial Revival Pan Light Fixture (4-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1915 Highly ornamental Antique Colonial Revival pan light fixture with four cast arms. Olive bronze finish with cast decorative medallions and flourishes, each arm is hooked with...
Four-Light Greek Revival Style Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Four-light Greek Revival style Fixture. Made by Beardslee of Chicago, circa 1912. Finished in a dark ammonia colour. Fitted with art glass 'grape' shades. A very striking fi...
Five-Light Verdigris Finished Pan Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Interesting five-light wide bodied Pan fixture. Nicely detailed, with Verdigris finish and cut-out mica shades, circa 1925. Measures: 42" L x 20" D.
1920s Arts & Crafts Fixture, Five-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
This five-arm Arts & Crafts light fixture and a beautiful yet simple lines, circa 1920s. Salvaged from a home on Vancouver's Eastside, the style almost verges on Industrial. Clea...
Unusual Art Nouveau Fixture (5-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Circa 1905. This is an absolutely lovely and unusual Art Nouveau chandelier. With five candle arms in an up-swirl motion, this light has the elegant movement reflecting Art Nouveau s...
Oxley, Giddings & Enos Arabic Revival Light Fixture (4-light)
By Oxley, Giddings & Enos
Located in Vancouver, BC
c. 1890's Islamic influenced opium den fixture, composed of American and imported components. The canopy is a 'prayer bowl' with characters of the Koran, and the body is also an impo...
Large Sheffield Square Flush Mount Light Fixture (4-Light)
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1912 Large Sheffield flush mount fixture fitted with notched crystal. Beautiful all original fixture with matching bells. Measurements: 29.5"L x 18"Sq. SKU: FF1012
Five-Light Pan Fixture Finished with Crystals
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lovely five-light pan fixture with highlighted arm details, finished in an Antique Brass colour and complemented with crystal holders. Measures: 27" L x 19" D.
Vintage Hand Blown Glass Moroccan Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Vintage hand blown glass Moroccan light fixture. The piece has a patinated copper finish with hand blown clear, blue and magenta glass. Property from esteemed interior designer Ju...
Copper
Four-Light Embossed Laurel Wreath Shower Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Lovely shower fixture with bare Edison bulbs. Large body fixture with Laurel wreath design on edging and gold leaves in centre. Four lights. Finished in a dark chocolate brass....
Hammered Brass Arts & Crafts Four-Light Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Circa 1912 Hammered Brass Arts & Crafts fixture. Hand hammered and nice 'stud' detail. This light was sourced from a heritage home in in Vancouver, BC. Rewired, restored, and ready t...
Five-Light Pan Fixture with Bare Bulbs
Located in Vancouver, BC
Simple and elegant pan fixture. Five arms, finished in a dark chocolate bronze, with bare bulbs. circa 1912 Measure: 42" L x 20" D.
Artistic Arts & Crafts Bare Bulb Pan Light Fixture, Four-Light
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1905 Artistic Arts & Crafts flemish pan light fixture with exposed bare bulbs, original dark chocolate finish on curved brass body and arms. Suspended by an antique oversized-lin...
Brass
Four Light All Original Sheffield Pan Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
Boutique pan fixture in all original condition. (Parts and finish). Sheffield patterning. Made by Mitchell Vance of New York. Complemented nicely with exposed bulbs, circa 1915. ...
"Mitchell Vance & Co." Arts & Crafts Light Fixture
By Mitchell Vance Co.
Located in Vancouver, BC
Arts & Crafts fixture by 'Mitchell Vance & Co.' with four upward pointing lamps, all original with gas plug appliance valve, circa 1905. Fixture has been restored, with the original ...
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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The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
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The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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