Gilt Bronze Venetian Multi-Colored Glass Pastille Chandelier
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with the captivating Venetian Chandelier, a true testament to the timeless artistry of Murano glassmaking. This rare fixture dates from the mid-20th century, sh...
Bronze
Art Nouveau Period Bronze and Colored Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This marvellous three-light Art Nouveau patinated bronze and glass chandelier would make a charming addition to any room. The body of the chandelier is formed of a large patinated br...
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Colored Glass Chandelier in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
A French eight light gilt bronze and colored glass chandelier in the Empire style.
Bronze
Large French Bagues Style bronze, crystal and colored glass fruit chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
This exuberant Extremely Large and Unusual French chandelier in the manner of Maison Baguès features a richly adorned 24 light frame with layered tiers of sweeping crystal-beaded ar...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Bronze
5 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
5 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Bronze
11 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
11 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier with Colored Fruit
Located in Pembroke, MA
Gilt bronze chandelier with cut crystal central column and colored bohemian glass drops in the shapes of apples and pears.
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XV Style Gilded Bronze, Crystal and Glass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, Louis XVI style gilded bronze and crystal chandelier featuring colored glass pears, apples and grapes. 9 lights.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Bronze and Brass Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century bronze and brass chandelier with colored glass globe.
19th Century Russian Gilt Bronze and Colored Glass Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional Russian gilt bronze, crystal and emerald colored glass ten-light chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Lovely Italian Gilded Bronze and Colored Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful and refined Italian 1930s chandelier with six bulbs. In patinated gilded bronze completely covered drops of rare colored murano glass and transparent crystal .
Crystal, Bronze
Art Nouveau Five-Arm Bronze Chandelier with Colored Glass Shades
Located in New York, NY
An Art Nouveau 5 Arm Bronze Chandelier with Colored Glass Shades in Daum Nancy Style Stock Number: L376
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H 26.78 in Dm 18.12 in
Pair of Small Empire Style Swedish Chandeliers with Six Lights and Colored Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Swedish work Gilt bronze Empire style Six lights Crushed raspberry colored glass 1950.
Bronze
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H 24.41 in Dm 20.08 in
Vetri Murano Glass Ceiling Lamp Large Country-Style Chandelier, Italy, 1980s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Featuring a beautiful hand blown brown glass shade, thick glass ceiling with wooden fittings and bronze colored chain.
Murano Glass, Wood
Small Vintage Round Bronze & Colored Glass Encrusted Pendant Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exotic round bronze pendant encrusted with gem like domed pieces of colored glass. Comes with matching ceiling cap. Single socket. 10" of chain
Bronze
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H 22.84 in Dm 13.78 in
French Art Nouveau Lustre Colored Glass & Bronze Ceiling Pendant, late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art Nouveau chandelier or lustre, French Colored glass and bronze Made in the late 19 th century, it is a luminaire designed to operate on gas which has been electrified in the 20th ...
Glass
Vintage Brass Moroccan Pendant with Colored Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage brass Moroccan pendant with old patina. This light fixture is delicately hand chased and hand-hammered with open work in Moorish and Islamic floral design, inlaid inside with...
Brass, Bronze
1970s Champagne-Colored Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A hand-blown glass chandelier made of famed Murano glass. Simple yet elegant, this eight-light piece is in a campaign color and dates from the 1970's.
Bronze
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H 29.5 in W 27.1 in D 27.1 in
1930s Dutch Art Deco Bronze Colored Chandelier with Green Glass Lampshades
Located in Raalte, NL
5-armed bronze-colored Art Deco chandelier with green satin-finished lampshades and it's in a good working condition, from the 1930s. The measurements are, Depth 69 cm/ 27.1 inch...
Metal
Maison Baguè Gilt Wrought Iron Crystal Nine-Light Flush Mount France, 1940s
By Maison Baguès
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large gilt Iron and crystal nine-Light flush mount by Maison Baguès, France, 1940s. Wonderful art environment handcrafted in iron gild with gold leaf beautifuly decorate with amber g...
Crystal, Iron
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Navagero Murano Glass Mirror
By Fratelli Tosi
Located in Milan, IT
Bold yet feminine, this exceptional mirror handcrafted by Venetian master glassmakers will be a splendid focal point in classic or eclectic decors. The indented frame in golden cryst...
Murano Glass
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
$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
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$114,868
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$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
$10,203Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 39.38 in Dm 39.38 in
Italian multicolor Rezzonico Chandelier 6 Arms Murano glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, clear Murano glass with colorful details in vitreous paste by Multiforme. This chandelier is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By Maurice Dufrêne, La Maitrise
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...
Wool
$6,015Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 25.99 in Dm 29.53 in
Semi-Rezzonico Chandelier 8arms Amber, Green, Colors Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Semi Rezzonico chandelier 8 arms, on 2 levels in amber and green Murano glass multicolor flowers in vitreous paste by Multiforme This is an artistic model manufactured by our skille...
Blown Glass
$162,326
H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 19.69 in
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'. Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Marble
$1,981
H 23.63 in Dm 14.97 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Green Glass and Wrought Iron Pendant Light, 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French Art Nouveau Green Glass and Wrought Iron Pendant Light, ca. 1920. Add a timeless touch of elegance to your interior with this Antique French Art Nouveau Pendant Light...
Wrought Iron
$7,321Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 29.53 in
Rich Rezzonico Chandelier 6 Arms Murano Clear-Gold-Green Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rich rezzonico chandelier 6 arms, clear- gold-green Murano glass, double level of flowers by Multiforme This chandelier evokes the splendour of the past centuries. It is an evergree...
Blown Glass
$14,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 40 in D 36 in
Suzanne Geismar Swan Leda Lounge Chairs in Mink Velvet and Ivory Parchment Swans
By Suzanne Geismar, Vermillion
Located in Saint Louis, MO
These glamorous, and so beautifully delicate, Leda Swan lounge chairs were inspired by Eileen Gray's "Dragon Armchair" for Yves Saint Laurent and are transformed from dragons into sw...
Velvet, Parchment Paper
Large Murano Grape and Bronze Art Glass Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
I tried to count just how many individual Venetian hand-blown glass grapes it took to make this amazing chandelier.... The number is about 3000 and there are no missing parts. No two...
Art 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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