Kawa Pendant Light from Souda, Porcelain Hanging Lamp, In Stock
By Luft Tanaka, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Souda's Kawa Pendant Lights are slip cast porcelain directly into dozens of leather molds resulting in highly-unique ceramic shades. The finalized pendant lights are dynamic and high...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery
Rare Florian Schulz Counter Balance Light with Ceramic Shade, Germany 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic shade in a soft cream color can be pulled down or pushed up to shorten or extend the length of the pendant easily making the brass ball move in harmony perfectly balancing th...
Brass
70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Ceramic Mid Century Space Age Brown
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
70s lamp light ceiling lamp ceramic mid century space age brown Object: ceiling lamp Manufacturer: Condition: good Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Diameter = 33cm...
Ceramic
Vine Eight- Black Dot Shade: 8-Light Handmade Ceramic & Brushed Brass Chandelier
By lightexture
Located in Troy, NY
The Vine Chandelier is perfect for low-ceiling spaces. Handcrafted ceramic shades branch beautifully from a central brushed brass frame to create a vine-like silhouette and provide s...
Brass
Brown and Beige West Germany Ceramic Fat Lava Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Brown west germany ceramic fat lava pendant lamp. The light spreads a nice warm glow through the holes in the ceramic shape.
Ceramic
Industrial Chic Mid-Century Chemist Pendant Light with Glass Globes
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique chemist lab stand / Old steel finish / Vintage black ceramic sockets / Various globe bulb sizes / Twisted black silk cord Note : Height can be adjusted Quantity : (1) Mat...
Steel
Mid-Century Double Ceramic Globe Pendant, Green Stained Wood, Cutout Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Double ceramic globe pendant light features two large textured ceramic globes with decorative circle cutouts that create intriguing light patterns.
Ceramic, Wood
Gramophone Z: Porcelain Ceiling Light, Handmade Ceramic, Warm Ambient Glow
By lightexture
Located in Troy, NY
This adjustable pendant light glows in an amber tone when the light is on and stays matte white when the light is off.
Porcelain
5" Porcelain Spike Pendant Handmade, Sculptural Light with Warm Amber Glow
By lightexture
Located in Troy, NY
-Pendant is suspended with a white braided cord from a matte white ceramic plate.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Kawa Pendant Light from Souda, Black Cord, Made to Order
By Luft Tanaka, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Souda's Kawa Pendant Lights are slip cast porcelain directly into dozens of leather molds resulting in highly-unique ceramic shades. The finalized pendant lights are dynamic and high...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery
$1,185Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Midcentury Stoneware Pendant Light with Hand-Painted Flowers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Romantic nordic allmoge style ceiling light. Danish midcentury modern handmade stoneware pendant with warm grey glaze over handpainted navy and light blue flowers, leaves and delicat...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Rare Dutch Modern Red Terracotta Pendant Light by Artiforte, 1950s
Located in Mortsel, BE
A rare find from the history of Dutch lighting, this terracotta pendant was produced by Artiforte in the 1950s. While Artiforte is best known for its technical metal designs, this pi...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Petite Italian Ceramic Roses Three-Light Tole Chandelier Gilded Metal
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful midcentury Hollywood Regency chandelier is a striking decorative fixture featuring an elaborate arrangement of gilt tole metal leaves and branches adorned with charmin...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Multi-Light Frosted Glass Pendant Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage hanging ceiling mount pendant light chandelier circa 1960's labeled Lightolier. This unique fixture features 5 sculptural white frosted glass shades suspended at different le...
Metal, Brass
Gramophone Sconce: 6" Porcelain Light, Handmade Ceramic, Warm Ambient Glow
By lightexture
Located in Troy, NY
This gramophone shaped sconce shines through it's translucent porcelain in an amber tone when the light is on and remains matte white when the light is off. The brushed nickel flexib...
Porcelain
Kawa Pendant Light Cluster of Three from Souda, Made to Order
By Luft Tanaka, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Souda's Kawa pendant lights are slip cast porcelain directly into dozens of leather molds resulting in highly-unique ceramic shades. The finalized pendant lights are dynamic and high...
Metal
Indoor/Outdoor Hanging Pendant Light Made from Vintage 1950s Japanese Parasol
By Tennant New York
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
Brass
Kawa Pendant Light Cluster of Three from Souda, Black Cord, Made to Order
By Souda, Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Souda's Kawa pendant lights are slip cast porcelain directly into dozens of leather molds resulting in highly-unique ceramic shades. The finalized pendant lights are dynamic and high...
Metal
Set of Four Strangled Light Pendant Lamps by Gitta Gschwendtner for Artificial
Located in München, BY
Set of four amazing ceramic pendant lamps 'Strangled lights'. Designed by the German designer Gitta Gschwendtner for Artificial, Germany, 2000s. Executed in glazed ceramic, each pen...
Ceramic
Kawa Series Light 05, White Organic Modern Porcelain Pendant Lamp, Leather Cast
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Series Light 05 Pendant Light by Luft Tanaka Studio Tactile and textured porcelain pendant light in an unique and organic form.
Porcelain, Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic & Gilt Brass Chandelier Six Light Bulbs Ceiling Lamp
Located in Bastogne, BE
Elegant Handmade ceramic floral Designer chandelier. Hanging 6 horn chandelier, made of brass frame in gold color, body and bobeches with decorative elements of ceramics in pink...
Brass
2022 The Party Suspended Pendant Light by Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille
By Moooi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale are two (sold separately) The Party suspension lights, priced individually, made of ceramic with an enogobio finish, aluminum, and a brass knob. The lamp was designed...
Aluminum, Brass
Customizable Pendant Lamp TRN F2, Brass Rod, Light Blue, Medium Blue, Navy Blue
By Pani Jurek
Located in Paris, IDF
TRN F2 Pendant lamp / ceiling lamp / chandelier Designer: Pani Jurek Dimensions: H 85 x 58 x 5 cm Model shown: Light blue, medium blue & navy blue Bulb (not included): E27/E2...
Brass
Customizable Pendant Lamp TRN D1, Brass Rod, Light Blue, Medium Blue, Navy Blue
By Pani Jurek
Located in Paris, IDF
TRN D1 Pendant lamp / ceiling lamp / chandelier Designer: Pani Jurek Dimensions: H37.5 x 35 x 5 cm Model shown: Light blue, medium blue, navy blue Bulb (not included): E27/E26, c...
Brass
2022 Bell Lamp Large Pendant Light Transparent Gold UL by Bertjan Pot for MOOOI
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Bell Lamp pendant made of transparent mouth blown glass with a gold ceramic bow. The lamp was designed by Marcel Wanders and produced by Moooi in the Netherland...
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Guillerme et Chambron Ceiling Light
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Guillerme et Chambron Ceiling Pendant with simple unique shape , France, 1940s. Features original blue ceramic sockets and a beautifully crafted oak frame. Newly rewired and...
Ceramic, Oak
$4,889 / item
Heavy Light by Olexandr Pinchuk
Located in Geneve, CH
Heavy Light by Olexandr Pinchuk Dimensions: D 12.5 x W 46.6 x H 147 cm. Materials: Ceramic. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA, it will be wire...
Ceramic
$245Sale Price|38% Off
Hanging Rope Light w/ Milk Glass Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A contemporary pendant light with a rope-covered cord, small milk glass saucer shade, and ceramic and brass canopy.
Brass
"Belize" 40cm light blue wall sconce lamp, Barracuda Edition.
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Belize" 40cm light blue wall sconce lamp, Barracuda Edition.
Ceramic
Roman Key Pagoda Six Light Brass and Porcelain Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Aesthetic Movement style chandelier, featuring six lights, mounted in a brass and ceramic frame. Probably made in Italy, in the first half of the 20th Century, unsigned. ...
Brass
Mid-Century Pottery Pendant
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Narrow marble-top console with black steel base. Simple ceramic hanging pendant light with geometric cutouts.
Pottery
Six-Light Candle Style Black and Brass Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Black and gold ceramic body and bobeches with brass arms, chain and canopy. Excellent original condition, UL wired, working ready to install. Height of fixture without chain 20".
Brass
Late 19th Century French Faïence and Wrought-Iron Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th Century French chandelier in white-glazed faïence. The baluster stem and central body moulded with scrolling foliate ornament and applied with putti masks, fitted with six...
Iron
Late 20th Century Venetian 5 light Chandelier with white flowers and shades
Located in GB
An unusual Ferroluce 6 light chandelier. It has a speckled ceramic stem, painted metal leaves and beautiful white Venetian flowers and shades. Circa 1990.
Ceramic, Blown Glass
Unique Danish Søholm Stoneware Lamps in Light Glazing and Earth Colors, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful pair of unique stoneware pendants in white and brown glazing handmade in Denmark in the 1960s. Attributed to Søholm Stentøj at the island of Bornholm, Denmark. The Søholm...
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Wall Light or Pendant Lamp for Plants
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage ceramic ceiling light or wall light for Plants.This is originally a ceiling lamp, but it was later turned into a wall lamp. The total height including the hanging system is 3...
Metal
Nils Kahler rare pendant light ceramic Herman A. Kähler, Denmark, 1960
By Nils Kähler, Herman A. Kahler Keramik
Located in Paris, IDF
NILS KÄHLER. Rare ceiling lamp, Denmark, mid 20th century. Top and bottom in golden glazed ceramic with geometric relief pattern. Fixation of white lacquered steel and lampshade in ...
Stainless Steel
Santa Fe Matteo Thun for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Matteo Thun
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Santa Fe by Matteo Thun for Memphis Milano. Ceramic pendant lamp. Light is E26 or E27. Shade size is F 30/H 20 cm. cable 120cm.
Ceramic
$1,300 / item
Santa Monica Matteo Thun for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Matteo Thun
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Santa Monica by Matteo Thun for Memphis Milano. Ceramic pendant lamp. Light is E26 or E27. Shade size is f 30/H 12 cm. cable 120cm.
Ceramic
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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