1800s Cast Iron Eastlake Double Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Cast Iron
Large Ornate 1800s Cast Iron Six-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Victorian oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Cast Iron
Monumental Large Neo Classical Gilt Bronze Sculptured Oil Lamp Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and amazing work museum quality of lighting Art. The first owner of this incredible piece of lighting art must have been one of the wealthiest people in town, because this qua...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Large French Chandelier Oil Lamp in Red Pink Porcelain and Gilt Bronze
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous porcelain chandelier in gilt cast bronze Victorian library hanging oil lamp and opaline glass shade.
Bronze, Brass
Electrified 1876 Bradley and Hubbard Oil Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Grandma Chic is now happening and next could be Great Grandma Chic. These signed 1880s oil lamps feel very comfortable with multi layered patterns but also work as a surprising count...
Cast Iron
Italian Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Baroque Revival Pendant Oil Lamp, Circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Italian Grand Tour Baroque Revival Pendant Oil Lamp Gilt Bronze Circa 1870 DIMENSIONS Height: 40 in. (101.6 cm) Width: 12 in. (30.48 cm) Depth: 12 in. (30.48 cm) DESCRIPTION An ...
Bronze
French Opaline Glass and Gilt Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Coimbra, PT
Magnificent French hanging oil lamp. This rare piece masterfully combines white opaline glass with an ornate gilt bronze structure. The central body is adorned with delicate hand-app...
Brass, Bronze
Art Nouveau Majolica and Loetz Art Glass Shade Oil Lamp Adjustable Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare, large and beautiful antique Art Nouveau oil lamp with blackened iron frame in floral decor. This large and impressive oil lamp dates from the earliest years of the 1900s. It i...
Metal, Brass
Cast Iron Electrified Oil Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Cast iron electrified oil lamp with 14" shade featuring hand-painted birds and a weight to adjust the lamp up and down. Iron is a beautiful green color. The smoke reflector is missin...
1800s Cast Iron Eastlake Six-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Iron
1870s Cast Iron Six-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Iron
Large Ornate 1800s Cast Iron Three-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Iron
Large and Important 1870s Cast Iron Eight-Arm Oil Chandelier
By Tucker Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
French 19th Century Brass Oil Burning Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century French Beaux-Arts style brass and glass oil lamp chandelier with large aquamarine blue glass dome shade.
Brass
French Gien Faience and Brass Oil Lamp Chandelier
By Gien
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French brass and ceramic oil lamp chandelier with hand painted faience from Gien.
Brass
Sold
H 41 in W 29 in D 29 in
Antique English Aesthetic Brass Oil Lamp Chandelier with Gilt Blue Opaline Fonts
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Aesthetic partially electrified oil lamp chandelier offers cast brass angular frame with central oil lamp electrified and having hand painted cameo shade, six arms...
Crystal, Brass
1870s Cast Iron Six-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today.
Iron
1870s Victorian Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This 3 arm chandelier is all cast iron in the original aged paint.
Iron
Pompeiian Oil-Burning Hanging Lamp
Located in New Haven, CT
Here is another bronze lighting piece from our personal collection. It is a casting of the original found in Pompeii and it has acquired a beautiful patina. This whimsical example of...
Bronze
French 19th Century Renaissance St. Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large scaled French 19th century Renaissance st. Wrought Iron chandelier. The eleven light chandelier has a bottom half round foliate decorated dome with a central bottom finial an...
Wrought Iron
$184,500 / set
H 60 in W 26 in D 26 in
A Palatial Pair French 19th/20th C. Régence Style Gilt-Bronze 4-Light Lanterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial Pair of French 19th/20th Century Régence Revival Style Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Four-Light Figural Lanterns. The impressive pair of lanterns with a pierced circu...
Bronze
Gilt and Patinated Iron Chandelier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt and patinated iron chandelier. Having an Italian country feel with a nod to Renaissance Revival. Full and clean lines. 36" height not including chain.
Iron
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Crystal Six Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) six light chandelier in the neoclassical style crafted from gilt bronze and crystal glass, electrified with candelabra size sockets and wiring, ready for ...
Bronze
$1,332Sale Price|25% Off
H 24.81 in Dm 35.04 in
Large antique 6 Arm Dutch Brass Chandelier with Habsburg Eagle detail to stem
Located in London, GB
Presenting a beautiful Dutch Colonial Brass 6 arm large chandelier - unpolished and naturally aged bronzed brass This classical chandelier features the cast brass dolphin motif on t...
Brass
$2,700
H 36.75 in Dm 37.5 in
Antique French Wrought Iron 8 Light Chandelier with Scrollwork, Circa 1890-1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Wrought Iron 8 Light Chandelier with Scrollwork, Circa 1890-1900.
Wrought Iron
19th century Giltwood 6-light Italian Chandelier
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Giltwood 6-light Italian Chandelier Anonymous Probably Italy; probably 1880s Giltwood Approximate size: 32 (h) x 29 (w) x 29 (d) in. (not including length of the suspe...
Giltwood
Twelve Light Spanish Wrought Iron & Wood Painted Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(12) light Spanish Baroque style wrought iron & wood painted chandelier. This chandelier has a rustic antique design with a distressed patina finish that blends tones of aged go...
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Iron 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century French iron 8-light chandelier. Reddish to verdigris hues with gilt accents. The design with an abundance of "C" & "S" scrolls, gilt metal acanthus accents, rope tw...
Iron
Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Style Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
8 light, Neoclassical-style chandelier crafted in gilt bronze, featuring an ornamented central column with fluted detailing and finely cast acanthus leaves. 8 arms adorned with class...
Bronze
Heavy Bronze Double Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was a very well made fixture. I would guess it was an important maker but we could not find a mark on it. The lamp is not this thin brass components but heavy cast bronze With t...
Bronze
$5,500
H 26.5 in W 21 in D 21 in
French Provincial Wrought Iron Chandelier with Floral Cut Glass Shades
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial-style (19/20th Century) wrought iron 3 arm chandelier with floral decoration and 4 cut glass shades with metal finials.
Wrought Iron
$2,113 / set
H 23.23 in Dm 6.3 in
French Muller-Strasbourg Glass and Gilt Bronze Pendant Light Fixtures, a Pair
Located in Barntrup, DE
An impressive pair of early 20th-century ornate gilt bronze pendant light fixtures with Pate de Verre glass shades in purple and orange, signed in the glass “Muller Strasbourg”. Each...
Bronze
Large and Important Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Large and Important Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Twenty Four Light Empire Style Chandelier The wonderful casted all bronze frame decorated with empire designs, with bronze chai...
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Wired Empire Hanging Oil Lamps, French 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from beautifully elaborate heavy chain. The crown resembles a gothic revival sunburst, connect...
Bronze
French Regency Style Wrought Iron Chandelier Circa 1960s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant French Regency style wrought iron chandelier, circa 1960s, captures the timeless grandeur of classical European lighting design. Expertly crafted, the chandelier feature...
Metal
Set of 8 Murano Glass Tumblers, Mille Papaveri Rossi, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Designed by my daughter Arianna, this is absolute novelty in glass decoration. She combined the black filigree with a tip of deep red color, ending the glass mosaic with aquamarine....
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,860Sale 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
Collection of Classic Octagon Closed Bell Pendents
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are nice classic pendents. The shape is a closed bell in an octagon. The look is elegant and up scale. Its milk glass with a unique egg shell finish. It still uses the original...
Milk Glass
Antique Medieval Carved Pine Panel of Musical Figures
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive antique early medieval carved pine panel, originating from England's 19th century north country. Dating to circa 1900, this handsome decorative wall hanging is handcar...
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century White Opaline Glass Pendant Light with Brass Top
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant Brass top 2 meter / 80" black wire Weight : 1.90 kg / 4.2 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for inca...
Brass
$4,500
H 39.5 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Giltwood Convex Mirror, 19th Century with Neoclassical Ornamentation
Located in Houston, TX
Urns and foliate carvings adorn this attractive piece.
Giltwood
Large 18th Century Gilt Wood Eagle
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large early 18th century carved gilt wood eagle, mounted on a square red velvet covered plinth. Originally used as a lectern adornment, this architectural eagle ornament is deeply...
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Reverse-Painted IOOF Skull and Bones Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; Independent Order of Odd Fellows This reverse-painted glass "Caution" sign comes with the scull and crossbone, a symbol of mortality to the fraternity, and a reminder o...
Glass, Wood
Clear Graniglia Murano Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass flush mount with clear graniglia glass leaves mounted on gold metal frame / Made in Italy in the style of Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s Measures: Diameter...
Murano Glass
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French Art Deco grand scale (Measures: Width 23.25", depth 11.25", height 7.75") wall sconces enhanced by scroll details. Sconces will be rewired to U.S. standards. Each s...
Brass
$3,490 / item
H 35 in W 86 in D 40 in
Modern English Sofa in Chestnut Brown in Faux Velvet Mohair with Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing Our Modern English Sofa in beautiful rich Chestnut color. This piece is designed to be the centerpiece of your living space, combining contemporary elegance with classic ...
Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Oak, Down
$2,300
H 4.7 in W 7.4 in D 4.3 in
Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany By: Erhard & Söhne Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc Te...
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
$2,970
H 26.78 in Dm 15.75 in
French Art Nouveau Bronze Chandelier with Clear Glass Botanical Shades, ca 1910
Located in Barntrup, DE
Elegant French Art Nouveau chandelier with sculptural bronze arms and clear botanical glass shades, dating to the early 20th century. This elegant antique French Art Nouveau chandel...
Bronze
$7,000
H 1 in W 5.75 in D 5.75 in
8000 Sheet Lot of Antique Extra Quality Composition Gold Leaf Foil Hastings 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare and massive lot of composition gold leaf, approx. 8000 sheets. Includes: 11 intact packets (Hastings & Co, Made in Germany and Italy, 500 Sheets), 5 Open packets (equivale...
Paper
$4,398
H 35.44 in Dm 23.63 in
Fabulous French Art Deco Art Nouveau Brass Molded Frosted Glass Chandelier
By Degué
Located in Coimbra, PT
French Degué style Art Deco white frosted glass, 4-light chandelier/ brass 4 light bulbs (3 bulbs E14 40W + one bulb E27 60W) Good working condition Measures: Diameter 23.6 in / ...
Brass
$2,513
H 15.75 in Dm 27.56 in
Sorrento, Monumental Italian Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid Murano glass ceiling lamp, perfect for decorating a large space. Period: circa 1970. The ceiling light misure 40 cm in height, the diameter measures 70 centimeters. It mo...
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.
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.