Mid-Century Brass Sputnik Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century brass and chrome Sputnik chandelier attributed to J.T.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier, Yellow and Purple Spheres
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A striking Italian chandelier with a sculptural design inspired by the Sputnik, crafted with a refined brass frame and embellished with vibrant hand-blown Murano glass elements.
Brass
Modernist Brass Sputnik Chandelier w/ Hand Blown Translucent Murano Glass Discs
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic and graphic sputnik was realized in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. It features a weal...
Brass
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Frosted Glass and Brushed Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning chandelier was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an abundance of ...
Brass
Modernist Italian Murano Flower Bouquet Art Glass Gilt Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano flower bouquet in the style of Venini. Art-glass with hand blown white and clear art glass flowers and gilt brass. Pair also available. Measures: ...
Brass
Modernist Italian Murano Flower Bouquet Art Glass Gilt Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano flower bouquet in the style of Venini. Art-glass with hand blown white and clear art glass flowers and gilt brass. Pair also available. Measures: Di...
Brass
Modernist Italian Murano Flower Bouquet Art Glass Gilt Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian Murano flower bouquet attributed to Venini. Art-glass with hand blown white and clear art glass flowers and gilt brass. Pair also available. Measures: Diam...
Brass
Italian Puntali Murano Glass Shards and Brass Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian modern Sputnik chandelier with clear and smoky Murano glass shards spikes, mounted on natural unlacquered brass frame with black enameled centre, designed by Fabio Bergomi fo...
Brass
Italian Murano Ice Cubes Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian Sputnik chandelier composed of 96 unique clear Murano glass cubes blown in Pulegoso technique to provide an opaqued appearance with clustered bubbles within the glass,...
Brass
Amber Orange Color Murano Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier with 30 Spheres
Located in Florence, IT
Amber Orange Color Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier with brass finish. The glass spheres are in "incamiciato" handblown Murano glass, meaning there is a double layer of glass, amber o...
Brass
Rare Stilnovo 16-Arm Brass Sputnik Chandelier – 92 cm Diameter – Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, CT
Elegant and iconic 16-arm Sputnik chandelier produced by Stilnovo in Italy during the 1950s.
Brass
Mid-century Stilnovo Six Arm Brass Sputnik Chandelier Pendant Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Gorgeous and very elegant Stilnovo style six-arm pendant chandelier. This timeless chandelier from the 1950s 1960s is fitted with six curved brass arms.
Brass
Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful chandelier made by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, Austria in the 1960s. The lighting has an amazing midcentury design. It is made of brass and small glasses. The fixture...
Brass
Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier, Belgian Creation Signed "JN"
By Jacques Nonnon
Located in Brussels, BE
Glass and brass contemporary Sputnik chandelier - Belgian creation signed "JN" - using glass of Val Saint Lambert from the 1930s.
Glass, Mirror
$8,640Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Large and impressive modern Murano glass and brass sputnik chandelier. Circa 2000. The chandelier has been professionally rewired, comes with matching chain and canopy.
Brass
Custom Doria Sputnik Chandelier, Brass & Glass, Scandinavian Modern
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in New York, NY
Custom made, exquisite large-scale brass Sputnik chandelier with 25 blown seed glass globes by Doria.
Brass
$14,500
Murano Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Impressive large scale Italian Murano glass and brass sputnik chandelier. A Murano Sputnik chandelier combines hand‑blown Venetian glass with a radiating brass armature, creating a d...
Brass
Brass and Austrian Crystal Sputnik Chandelier with Black Centre Spheres
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite crystal and polished brass Sputnik chandelier with ebonized spheres.
Crystal, Brass
Midcentury Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A brass Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
$16,500 / item
Italian Milk Glass and Brass Sputnik
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Italian milk glass and brass Sputnik chandelier. Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes and finishes.
Brass
20th Century Sputnik or Sunburst Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful and Large Blown Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier. Rare size as 48" diameter sunburst.
Brass
German Vintage Brass and Glass Pendant Light Chandelier 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful 18-arm geometric clear glass and brass Sputnik chandelier. Germany, 1960s/1970s Measures: Diameter: 26 Inch Height min.
Brass
24-Karat Gold Monumental Sputnik Chandelier
By Beyond Gorgeosity
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom-made 24-karat gold plated brass Sputnik chandelier over 5 feet wide. 66 inches in diameter including lightbulbs. 32 inches height but we can lengthen or shorten by request....
Brass, Gold
Modern Electric Blue and Brass Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning modern electric blue Murano glass and brass chandelier. Crafted for those who appreciate contemporary elegance, this Electric Blue Murano Glass and Brass Sputnik Chandelier ...
Brass
Huge Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier in the Manner of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Berlin, BE
Huge Murano glass and brass Sputnik chandelier in the manner of Fontana Arte.
Brass
Huge Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier in the Manner of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Berlin, BE
Huge Murano glass and brass Sputnik chandelier in the manner of Fontana Arte.
Brass
1950s Sputnik style chandelier
Located in Palermo, IT
Chandelier in the Stilnovo-Sputnik style, circa 1950s-60s. Brass structure, with six brass arms each ending in red lacquered brass cups and opaline glass shades. Good condition as p...
Brass
Large Eight-Armed Mid Century Sputnik Chandelier or Ceiling Light Germany 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in München, BY
Gorgeous, large Mid-Century Modern eight-armed brass Sputnik chandelier or ceiling lamp. Designed and manufactured by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, 1970s.
Brass
Stilnovo Attributed Sputnik Chandelier Brass
By Stilnovo
Located in Westport, CT
Stilnovo Attributed sputnik polished brass 12 arm chandelier. Rewired and new sockets.
Brass
$5,250Sale Price|50% Off
Monumental Sputnik Brass and Glass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, BE
Monumental brass and black metal Sputnik chandelier with stained glass globes.
Metal, Brass
$7,500 / item
Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Sputnik chandelier composed of 15 lights and 16 decorative brass spheres produced by Spark Interior.
Brass
$3,829 / item
Fireworks Brass Italian Chandelier Sputnik 16 Lights
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Bochum, NRW
Fireworks Brass Italian Chandelier Sputnik 16 Lights, 32 arms Mid-century style Sputnik brass disc chandelier.
Brass
Sputnik Brass Chandelier, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale Sputnik chandelier in brass featuring twelve angled arms composed of slender rods, radially arranged around a central spherical body.
Brass
Midcentury Brass Chandelier Sputnik, Germany, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - beautiful style of lighting - representative - very good original condition
Brass
$15,800 / item
Custom Teardrop Oval Sputnik Chandelier in Brass
Located in New York, NY
Custom teardrop oval sputnik chandelier in brass. Customization is available in different sizes, and finishes.
Brass
$6,498Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Brass And Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian handmade Murano glass sputnik chandelier. The base of this chandelier is in brass, decorated with handmade solid Murano glass details in the form of ice icicle.
Brass
$8,876 / item
Large Sputnik Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Modern Sputnik chandelier with an elegant and striking design.
Brass
Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its three brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb.
Metal, Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Brass Starburst Sputnik Chandelier, Italy, 1960
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
A very uniquely designed brass starburst Sputnik chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari.
Brass
American Modern, Brass, Lucite, Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern, Brass, Lucite, Eighteen Light Sputnik Chandelier, USA, 1980s An elegant eighteen-light Sputnik chandelier in the Mid-Century Modern style, featuring a c...
Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian mid-century brass 5-arm Sputnik chandelier from the 1950s is a striking lighting piece that combines sculptural elegance with the playful dynamism of postwar design.
Metal, Brass
Sputnik Chandelier, Zepelin
By Marcelo Bessa
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Custom-made Sputnik chandelier composed of thick glass lenses in nickel finish. 32 sockets inserted on main body.
Nickel, Brass
Custom Sculptural Italian Brass and Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Custom Italian brass and glass Sputnik chandelier with 45 arms. 18 glass spheres that take (1) e-12 Candelabra bulb per sphere.
Brass
Brass and Alabaster Sputnik Chandelier by MATLIGHT Milano
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and Alabaster Sputnik Chandelier by MATLIGHT Milano Dimensions: D 150 x W 150 x H 180 cm.
Alabaster, Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your entire home. The chandelier has a central structure in brass, a half sphere.
Brass
Stilnovo Sputnik Six Arms Brass Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A sputnik chandelier from the 1960s, manufactured in Italy by the renowned manufacturer Stilnovo.
Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Italy in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its six brass arms with plastic shades, each of it with an E14 light bulb.
Metal, Brass
Large Midcentury Brass 10-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its ten brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb.
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Sputnik Spherical Glass and Brass Chandelier, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Structure completely in brass like a sputnik with ice white glass spheres.
Brass
Large Midcentury Brass 8-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its eight brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb.
Metal, Brass
Large Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Brass & Ivory, 20 Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Sputnik Chandelier with Twenty Brass, Spikes and Ivory Shades A sculptural Sputnik chandelier featuring twenty radiating brass spikes, each ending in an ivory‑lacquered metal shade t...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This sputnik chandelier dates back to the 1960s. Its casing is made of brass elements with several arms and legs, either decorative or providing lamp sockets.
Brass
Sputnik Chandelier 'Miracle', Brass Glass Rods, Bakalowits, 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne, Prof. Friedl Bakalowits
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic Sputnik chandeliers by Bakalowits & Sohne, Austria, manufactured in midcentury (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a captivating example of mid-century modern design in the style of Stilnovo. Featuring five arms with brass sockets, this lamp exu...
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a captivating example of mid-century modern design in the style of Stilnovo. Featuring six arms with white acrylic glass shades, b...
Metal, Brass
$2,042Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Midcentury Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a captivating example of mid-century modern design in the style of Stinovo. Featuring five arms with white acrylic glass shades, r...
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a captivating example of mid-century modern design in the style of Stilnovo. Featuring six arms with white acrylic glass shades, a...
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a striking example of mid-century modern design, inspired by the iconic style of Stilnovo. With its six elegantly curved arms and ...
Metal, Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Italian Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1950s is a captivating example of mid-century modern design in the style of Stilnovo. Featuring three arms with white acrylic glass shades,...
Metal, Brass
$3,750Sale Price|50% Off
Large 1960s Italian Midcentury Brass Starburst Sputnik Chandeliers
By Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s Italian brass starburst chandelier. 24 light sources. Rewired and reconditioned. They came out of an Italian holiday resort. Two available.
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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