1930 French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops in three sizes and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
Murano Glass
1930 French Petit Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops in two sizes and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
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 UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to...
Murano Glass
French Aqua Blue Opaline Drops Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Adorning blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Blue opaline rock beading on arms, extremely rare.
Rock Crystal
1930 Petit French Blue Opaline Bobeches, Beads and Drops Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt metal. Murano blue opaline drops and beads. Another blue bobeche on bottom.
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.
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 beads.
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.
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.
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
Florets galore. Adorning 8 huge rare blue opaline drops with matching beads above. Mirrors are in good shape, some silver missing.
French Baroque Aqua Blue Opaline Drop Bead Bobeches Rock Crystal Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Gilt wood on back that has some chipping. Vintage blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and ready to hang!
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
Vintage blue opaline drops with matching beads on top. Re-wired and ready to hang!
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 opaline bobeches.
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.
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.
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.
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 opaline Murano drops and beads.
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 for the USA and certified sockets for rest of countries, ready to hang.
Crystal
French Murano Blue Bobeches Drops & Beads Opaline Beaded Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Giltwood top, centre and posts under the bobeches. Swags of macaroni beads in opaline blue.
Crystal
French Tole Aqua Blue Murano Opaline Drops & Beads Bobeches Sconces
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light each, sitting in an opaline bobeche cup. Adorning blue opaline drops with matching beads on top.
Murano Glass
Italian Blue Opaline Beaded Chandeliers, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite pair of Italian 1940s petite-scale gilt iron chandeliers decorated with delicate blue opaline glass bobeches, drops and bead swags.
Iron
French Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and beautiful French blue opaline chandelier. Opaline body and bobeches.
Lovely Italian Aqua Opaline Blue Chandelier, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful aqua opaline blue chandelier, Italy, circa 1930s. This beautiful handcrafted chandelier is made of patinated metal/iron decorated with aqua opaline blue Murano glass dro...
Metal
Italian Blue Stone Drops Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Six-arm chandelier with blue stone drops. Measures: Diameter 45 cm. Height fixture 45 cm. Total height 65 cm. Six E14 bulbs.
Marble, Brass
French Blue Murano Drops Crystal Prisms Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one big light in center. Will be newly re-wired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for other countries and ready to hang. Gold gilt wo...
Crystal
French Periwinkle Purple Lavender Opaline Drops, Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4-light, periwinkle bobéches. Will be wired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate for all other countries and ready to hang. Metal scroll body with gold gi...
Murano Glass, Giltwood
Beautiful Italian Aqua Opaline Blue Chandelier, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful aqua opaline blue chandelier, Italy, circa 1930s. This beautiful handcrafted chandelier is made of patinated metal/iron decorated with aqua opaline blue Murano glass dro...
Metal
$879Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.59 in Dm 14.97 in
1930s Czech Art Deco Blue Opaline Glass and Chrome Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Praha, CZ
Original Art Deco chandelier manufactured in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s. The fixture features four spherical opaline glass shades in a rare pastel blue color paired with polishe...
Metal, Chrome
$3,400
H 23 in Dm 16.5 in
French Aqua Blue Murano Drops Gold Gilt Crystal Prisms Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches. Will be newly re-wired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for other countries and ready to hang...
Crystal
French Blue and White Beaded Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A fantastic vintage blue and white opaline beaded French hot air balloon chandelier covered in opaline beads. This two tier chandelier dripping with large blue opaline prisms, featur...
Brass, Metal
Green and Turquoise Crystal Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s gilt metal sconces with beaded body and with flowers in turquoise and green colors. Measures: 16" height, 12" wide, 5" deep.
French Aqua Blue Murano Drops Beaded Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights, sitting in crystal bobèches. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang! Double b...
Crystal
French 3 Tier Aqua Blue Rare Prisms Crystal Murano Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
*Rewired and ready to hang! We use certified US UL sockets for the USA as well. Housing five-light, bobéches in crystal. Swags of small macaroni beads, florets and rare blue Prisms ...
Murano Glass
French Aqua Crystal Prisms, Drops and Flowers Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights, sitting in crystal bobeches dripping with crystal spears. This will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for all o...
Crystal
Blue Opaline Drops Beaded Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
I have two of these chandelier and matching sconces on sale as well. Housing 3 lights in centre. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the Usa and appropriate socket...
Opaline Glass
Vintage French Huge Aqua Murano Balls Chandelier One of a Kind c 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 1 light, already rewired and ready to hang! This will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready...
Murano Glass
1970s Large Chandelier, Brass and Robin's Egg Blue, 12 Lights, Vintage
Located in Stamford, CT
Large department store chandelier, new -old 1970s stock. Two available. Brass and wood, Robin's Egg Blue. 12 lights.
Brass
Bronze Blue Opaline Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage bronze, blue opaline floral chandelier, amazing color and pictures with floral design around the candle holders, and on the center. Bronze all on the edges making it look bea...
Bronze
Gilbert Poillerat Art Deco Side Table, 1940s
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gilbert Poillerat Art Deco Side Table, France, 1940s A refined example of French decorative ironwork, this side table reflects the unmistakable hand of Gilbert Poillerat, whose work...
Brass
Rosso Glass 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
$2,851Sale 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 Venezia, Veneto
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
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
$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
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
$2,676 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
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
$4,655Sale 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 Venezia, Veneto
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
Red and gold Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy 1960s
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Large red and gold Murano glass chandelier, Mid-Century Modern, Venini style, Italy 1960s A classical, or neoclassical Murano glass vintage chandelier. The red Murano chandelier has ...
Gold Plate
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne “Chan” Coffee Table, Acid Etched Brass, 1960s
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is an iconic Philip and Kelvin Laverne "Chan" coffee table made of acid etched brass over pewter over wood and patinated brass. The table features a substantial 47.25" round top...
Brass, Pewter
$2,129 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
21st Century Chandelier, 6 arms Light Blue Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
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
1950s Mid-Century Modern Arredoluce Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Arredoluce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Vintage 1950s Arredoluce Brass Sputnik Chandelier – Mid-Century Modern Icon Bring a burst of vibrant mid-century style into your home with this stunning Sputnik chandelier by Arredol...
Metal, Brass
Italian Vintage Murano Glass Ceiling Light Flush Mount Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful Murano glass flower flush mount chandelier. Italy, 1960s. Lamp sockets: 6
Brass
$2,949 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Murano Chandelier 6 arms Blush Pink Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Blush Pink artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Black Leather Chesterfield Sofa From France, Circa 1950
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage Black Leather Chesterfield Sofa From France, Circa 1950. Original black leather upholstery with nice patina and use.
Leather
$29,611
H 27.76 in W 21.86 in D 23.82 in
Original 1930s COMTE S.A. Jean-Michel Frank wrought iron painted gueridons
By Comte S.A.
Located in London, GB
Jean-Michel Franks designed his now famous tripod gueridons in the 1930s. A classic design marrying exceptional quality and demonstrating exactly the designer's mastery of perfectly ...
Iron
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."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
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.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.