1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3-light sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets or
Murano Glass
1930 French Petit Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3-light sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets or
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobeches & Beads Sconces C 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobeches. These will be rewired with certified US
Murano Glass
$2,750 / set
H 13 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
French Tole Aqua Blue Murano Opaline Drops & Beads Bobeches Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
in an opaline bobeche cup. Adorning blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and
Murano Glass
$2,750 / set
H 12 in W 10 in D 4.5 in
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
each, sitting on gold gilt wood posts with two vintage opaline bobeches. Florettes galore with swags of
Rock Crystal
1930 Petit French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4-light sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets or
Murano Glass
French Beaded Blue Opaline Drops & Bobeche Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light, sitting under a blue opaline bobeche. Rewired and ready to hang. Gold gilt metal
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobéches & Beads Sconces, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobéches. Adorning blue opaline Murano drops and
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing Six lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang. Three clear crystal
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing five lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang. Two clear crystal
Crystal
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3-light sitting in blue opaline bobeches on gold gilt posts. Rewired and ready to hang
Crystal
Italian Huge Mirrored Blue Opaline Drops Beads Bobeches Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
. Gold gilt metal is covered with Murano blown glass. Florets galore. Adorning 8 huge rare blue opaline
French Baroque Aqua Blue Opaline Drop Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
posts with two vintage opaline bobeches. Florettes galore with swags and swags of rock crystal swags
Rock Crystal
Sold
H 16 in W 14.5 in D 6.5 in
Italian Florentine Baroque Blue Opaline Drop Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
swags. Vintage blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and ready to hang! Free
Rock Crystal
Three-Light Crystal and Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three-light crystal and blue glass opaline chandelier with garlands of crystal beads and blue glass
Crystal, Bronze
1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing three lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang. Gilt metal
Murano Glass
1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing five lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang. Gilt metal. Murano
Murano Glass
1930 Italian Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Rewired and ready to hang. Gilt metal. Murano
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bobeches & Beads Sconces C 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing two lights each, sitting in blue opaline bobeches. Adorning 3 different sizes of blue
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Murano Drops and Bobeches Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights sitting in blue Opaline bobeches. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets
Crystal
French Murano Blue Bobeches Drops & Beads Opaline Beaded Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing five lights, sitting in blue opaline bobeches with blue opaline beads. Will be wired with
Crystal
Italian Blue Opaline Beaded Chandeliers, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
opaline glass bobeches, drops and bead swags. Newly rewired. New bee wax candle sleeves. Each chandelier
Iron
French Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and beautiful French blue opaline chandelier. Opaline body and bobeches. All beads and drops
$1,372 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$3,408 / item
H 31 in W 72 in D 31 in
Madison Slip Covered Ticking Stripe Linen Sofa with Scallop Skirt Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Madison Slip Covered Sofa Our sofa has been designed with a linen slip cover in a flax with ecorcé (bark/brown) ticking stripe. The fabric is designed and made specially for us! The ...
Linen, Foam, Wood
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
Circular Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb chandelier in Murano glass with a brass canopy. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,984Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
$2,800 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
1950s Murano glass mirror
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Palermo, PA
1960s Murano glass mirror with delicate flowers. The mirror glass it self has a beautiful patina on the glass. The mirror is designed to be standing or hung on the wall.
Mirror, Murano Glass, Wood
$2,228 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
21st Century Chandelier, 6 arms Light Blue Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, in light blue artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a resea...
Blown Glass
$4,871Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,424Sale Price / item|39% Off
H 19.69 in Dm 17.72 in
Chandelier 5 Arms Blue Murano Glass Capriccio by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Capriccio chandelier, 5 lights, blue artistic glass, with curly ornamental elements by Multiforme. Inspired by the Classic Venetian tradition it is characterised by a central column ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French Beaded Murano Green Drops Macaroni Swags Flowers Chandelier circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light in center. Body completely macaroni beaded with swags of crystals. Adorning 9 big Murano glass green flowers with green beads. Also, green Murano drops. Adding anot...
Murano Glass
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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