Mid-Century French Wrought Iron and Cristal de Sèvres Five-Branch Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant mid-20th-century chandelier featuring a harmonious blend of wrought iron, bronze accents, and fine Cristal de Sèvres glass elements. The chandelier is designed wit...
Crystal, Iron
$431 / item
Crystal Ball Pendant Light by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Ball Pendant Light by Morica Design Dimensions: D 8 x H 36 cm Materials: Hand-blown glass, metal. Suspension LED lamp with a champagne-colored powder-coated metal stem and r...
Metal
French Art Nouveau Brass, Copper and Cut Crystal Flush Mount, circa 1920
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Magnificent brass and copper fluh mount with a cut crystal frosted globe. Both the brass and copper parts have great patina and you can see the golden shine where it has rubbed off...
Crystal, Brass, Copper
Anders Pehrson "Crystal" Pendant for Ateljé Lyktan
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Vienna, AT
Pendant in glass with a stars engraving and perforated chromed brass fitted with one E27 socket up to 100 watts, designed in 1958 by Swedish creator Anders Pehrson for Atelje´ Lyktan...
Brass
$839Sale Price|44% Off
Italian Space Age Square Green Color Chandelier by Lupi Cristal Luxor, 1950s
By Lupi Cristal Luxor
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Gorgeous Italian chandelier from the 1970s, Space Age period by Lupi Cristal Luxor. This lamp features chromed brass, chromed steel, crystal, and 3 E27 bulbs. This piece is an excell...
Crystal, Brass, Steel
Scandinavian Modern Brass and Crystal Hanging Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape, Orno
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Elegantly designed ceiling fan by Finnish designer Lisa Johansson-Pape. Designed in the late 1950s to early 1960s this pendant is made of solid brass top and bottom shade and a textu...
Crystal, Brass
Tiered Crystal Luminaire in Hollywood Regency Style Mid-Century Revival New Gold
Located in Berlin, DE
Exclusive Tiered Crystal Chandelier – In-House Production in Gold or Black This exquisite crystal chandelier is the result of our own in house production, crafted with the highest s...
Crystal, Iron
Crystal Glass and Metal Frame Ceiling Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Crystal Glass and Metal Frame Ceiling Lamp, 1960s, Germany Elegant and minimal design hanging lamp Lampshade is in good condition This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Wired and su...
Metal
Crystal Glass and Chrome 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Crystal Glass and Chrome 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use These lamp works with 3x E14 standa...
Chrome
Crystal Glass and Metal 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Crystal Glass and Metal 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use These lamp works with 3x E14 standar...
Metal
Black + Gold Il Pezzo 12 Pendant Lamp by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Black + Gold Il Pezzo 12 Pendant Lamp by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: D 9.5 x H 120 cm Materials: Solid crystal. Weight: 4 kg. Also available in different finishes bronze, satin ...
Crystal
Vistosi Minigiogali Pendant Light in Crystal Bronze Glass And Matt Bronze Frame
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The small size version of Giogali, which allows the use of glass hooks for smaller, standard or custom-made wall installations. Specifications: Material: Glass, Metal Light sour...
Glass
Vistosi Giogali Pendant Light in Crystal Smoky Glass And Matt Bronze Frame
By Vistosi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A pure element: the crystal hook. It is the intuition of a master of Italian design, Angelo Mangiarotti, who in 1967 created the best seller of the Vistosi catalogue, Giogali. An ico...
Glass
Vistosi Giogali Pendant Light in Crystal Bronze Glass And Matt Bronze Frame
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A pure element: the crystal hook. It is the intuition of a master of Italian design, Angelo Mangiarotti, who in 1967 created the best seller of the Vistosi catalogue, Giogali. An ico...
Glass
Butterfly Pendant Lamp by Sabrina Landini, Black Silver Art Glass & Brass, Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Crystal, Brass
Venini Tazebao Grand Sculpture Pendant Light in Crystal and Sapphire Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tazebao Grand light sculpture suspension lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is created with flat glass plates in handmade glass. Indoor use only. Dimensions: W 50 cm x P 5...
Glass
Art Nouveau Pendant Lamp with Slack Glass in Rock Crystal Optics, Germany 1920s
Located in Hannover, DE
This petite Jugendstil lamp from the Art and Craft movement is a real gem! It was lovingly crafted by hand using beautiful pieces of glass that strongly resemble rock crystal, and th...
Brass
Italian Art Deco Revival Brass and Beveled Glass Lantern, 1970s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An elegant small-scale Italian lantern chandelier dating from the late 1970s, conceived in the refined Art Deco Revival style of the period and inspired by the geometric purity of Sw...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$7,200 / item
BSA16 Semi Flush Mount By Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Semi flush mount with rock crystal panel, four E12 socket installed,240w total. aged brass finish. Custom size and metal finish upon request. Created by Phoenix.
Rock Crystal
BSA28 Semi Flush Mount By Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
BSA28 semi flush mount,aged brass frame with rock crystal panel, created by Phoenix, NYC. Eight E12 sockets installed,480w total.
Rock Crystal
$7,900 / item
BSA18 Semi Flush Mount By Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
BSO18 Semi flush mount with rock crystal panel,four E12 socket installed,240w total. Custom size and metal finish upon request. Created by Phoenix.
Rock Crystal
Butterfly Pendant Lamp by Sabrina Landini, Green Silver Art Glass & Brass Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Crystal, Brass
Butterfly Pendant Lamp by Sabrina Landini, Gray Silver Art Glass & Brass, Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Crystal, Brass
The Shape Ceiling Lamp, 21517, by Stillux Illuminazione
Located in Geneve, CH
The Shape Ceiling Lamp, 21517, by Stillux Illuminazione Dimensions: D 10 x H 25 cm. Materials: Steel, lead crystal. Available in chrome, gold plated, or velvet black. Please contact...
Crystal, Steel
$7,000 / set
Bubble Pendant by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Pair of smoky rock crystal bubble pendant lights with polished brass finishes. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. One socket installed each light. Use LED warm light bulbs. 80w each. ...
Rock Crystal
$3,500 / item
Bubble Pendant by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Smoky rock crystal bubble pendant light with polished brass finish. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC. Two sockets installed. Use LED warm light bulbs. 50w each. 100 w total. Dimension...
Rock Crystal
$2,039 / item
Marquise Rays Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
Marquise Rays Table Lamp by MM Lampadari Dimensions: Ø 32 x H 60 cm. Materials: Crystal and metal. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will ...
Crystal, Metal
A Very Fine "Star" Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine 26 Point Iron & Glass "Star" Pendant. 1 Light. Dimensions: Height 24" Width 17" Depth 17" CW5207
Crystal, Iron
Contemporary Glass Light: Semazen Spiral Drop Pendant Grey Lamp
Located in Ulcombe, Kent
This new lighting collection is cast in optic crystal and inspired by A.M. radio waves and whirling motions of Sufi dancers. The dynamic between the inner and outer form encourages v...
Crystal
$3,170 / item
The Duchess Large Grey Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa
Located in Geneve, CH
The Duchess Large Grey Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa Unique Piece. Designed by Ieva Kalēja. Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 200 cm. Materials: Steel, marble breakstone, and Swarovski crystals. Av...
Crystal, Marble, Steel
$2,354 / item
The Duchess Medium Grey Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa
Located in Geneve, CH
The Duchess Medium Grey Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa Unique Piece. Designed by Ieva Kalēja. Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 200 cm. Materials: Steel, marble breakstone, and Swarovski crystals. A...
Crystal, Marble, Steel
$372 / item
Onda ONDTAMSM Pendant Lamp by Mazzega1946
Located in Geneve, CH
Onda ONDTAMSM Pendant Lamp by Mazzega1946 Dimensions: D 17 x H 14 cm. Materials: Frame: Polished Chrome. Diffuser: Trasparent Crystal. Weight: 1.5 Kg. By throwing a stone into the ...
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Polished Brass and Green Felt Pendant Light, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A mid-century, two-light brass chandelier with dark green felt shade, circa 1950s. Measurements: Height 43.46, width 20.07, depth 10.62. Socket: 2 x E27 Edison for standard screw b...
Crystal, Brass
Italian 1950s Black Iron and Crystal Cage Pendant Light / Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A stylish and charming 1950s Italian chandelier in patinated black iron with crystal and glass accents.
Crystal, Iron
Mark Brazier-Jones, Libertine Contemporary 3-Tier Hanging Chandelier, UK, 2009
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
Libertine is a grand, crystal chandelier, arranged on a brooding, brass plated frame of steel. Like much of Brazier-Jones' work, the piece focuses on repeating, naturally imperfect, ...
Crystal, Brass, Steel
$5,560Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Petitot Rectangular Eight Lights Chandelier
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Miami, FL
An impressive Maison Petitot crystal de Sevres cabochon and polished brass chandelier. Wired for US and in working condition. 60 w bulb. Eight lights.
Crystal, Brass
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.
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