Bauhaus Indirect Ceiling Light, Nickel, Czechoslovakia 1930s
By Bauhaus
Located in Praha, CZ
Authentic Bauhaus ceiling light from the 1930s, crafted in Czechoslovakia. This elegant pendant features a wide, dish-shaped reflector in nickel-plated metal, designed to provide ind...
Metal, Nickel
Bauhaus Brass pendant with Indirect Light, 1930s - Czechoslovakia
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
- Two separate circuits: 2+2 E25-E27 bulbs. Max 4x40W. - Cleaned, polished, rewired - compatible with US wiring - Beautiful age patina on brass surface. jr
Brass
Antique XL Osler / Holophane 'Semi-Indirect' Glass Plafonnier Light, c.1910
By Holophane, F. & C. Osler
Located in London, GB
An exceptional prismatic glass plafonnier pendant by Holophane. c.1910. The deep‑cut glass bowl bears the Holophane stamp to the rim and throws a beautifully even, characterful ligh...
Steel
Murano Moon Pendant Lamp Orange & White Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
The white inner glass ring is rotatable for indirect light. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light.
Murano Glass
Unavailable
H 72.05 in W 92.49 in D 2.84 in
Artemide Suspended Square LEDBAR 96 w/ Direct & Indirect Light by NA Design
By Artemide, NA Design
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple LED suspension lighting with steel cables for direct or direct/indirect lighting. The body is constructed of extruded aluminum with a clear, anodized matte finish and aluminu...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 72.05 in W 58.08 in D 2.84 in
Artemide Suspended Square Ledbar 60 with Direct and Indirect Light by NA Design
By Artemide, NA Design
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple LED suspension lighting with steel cables for direct or direct/indirect lighting. The body is constructed of extruded aluminum with a clear, anodized matte finish and aluminu...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 72.05 in W 58.08 in D 2.84 in
Artemide Suspended Round Ledbar 60 with Direct and Indirect Light by NA Design
By Artemide, NA Design
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple LED suspension lighting with steel cables for direct or direct or indirect lighting. The body is constructed of extruded aluminium with a clear, anodized matte finish and alu...
Aluminum
Bauhaus Chandelier with Indirect Light, 1930s
By Franta (Frantisek) Anýž
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Bauhaus aluminum chandelier with two separate circuits: 2+3 E25-E27 bulbs. Max 5 x 40W Original condition, polished, rewired, US compatible. Bottom plate has some deformation....
Aluminum
A Decorative Chandelier for indirect light in the Louis XVI style.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine and Decorative Chandelier for Indirect Light in the Louis XVI style.
Crystal, Bronze
Spectacular Gerald Thurston Indirect Light Ceiling Fixture for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular Gerald Thurston indirect light ceiling fixture for Lightolier. Unusually large and in excellent condition for a vintage piece. Rewired with original stem and canopy.
Brass
Sold
H 55.12 in Dm 43.31 in
Extraordinary Large and Rare Gino Sarfatti Chandelier, Model "2040, " 1948
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Rome, IT
Load-bearing conductor cable Model n. 2040, made in 1948 Brass, enameled aluminium Measures: H. 140 cm diam. 110 cm ; each light :10 x 7 cm. Model 2040, an indirect light chand...
Brass
Bauhaus Brass Chandelier with Indirect Light, 1930s
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
Two separate circuits: 2+2 E25-E27 bulbs. Max 4x40W. Cleaned, polished, rewired - compatible with US wiring Beautiful age patina on brass surface.
Brass
Bauhaus Brass Chandelier with Indirect Light, 1930s
By Franta Anyz
Located in Praha, CZ
- Two separate circuits: 2+2 E25-E27 bulbs. Max 4x40W. - Cleaned, polished, rewired - compatible with US wiring - Beautiful age patina on brass surface. jr
Brass
Rare Bauhaus Chandelier with Indirect Light by IAS, 1920s
By Franta (Frantisek) Anýž
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful simple and elegant chandelier with indirect light and adjustable lower bulb designed by Franta Anyz and executed by IAS in 1920s.
Metal
Rare Bauhaus Chandelier with Indirect Light by IAS, 1920s
By Franta (Frantisek) Anýž
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful simple and elegant chandelier with indirect light and adjustable lower bulb designed by Franta Anyz and executed by IAS in 1920s.
Metal
Rare Bauhaus / Functionalist Pendant with Indirect Light, 1930, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Made by IAS in early 1930 in Czechoslovakia. A very eye-catching piece! Carefully restored, nickel polished, new white paint, rewired. The height of central rod can be adjusted on ...
Nickel
Bauhaus Nickel-plated Chandelier by Napako, 1940s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Completely restored chandelier with indirect light. Made by Napako in 1940s.
Nickel
Art Deco Pendant Light Signed Arvers (André Delatte)
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco pendant light, circa 1930. Molded-pressed glass bowl featuring a dahlia motif with blue patina. Signed "Arvers" (Arvers France mark), a line created by André Delatte for his...
Bronze
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$434 / item
H 3.54 in W 4.92 in D 5.51 in
Galupa Art Deco Wall Sconce, Optical Glass & Aluminum, Up/Down Lighting
Located in İstiklal, TR
GALUPA Art Deco Wall Sconce, a masterpiece of design that effortlessly combines elegance and functionality. This stunning wall sconce is crafted in the timeless Art Deco style, featu...
Aluminum
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
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$3,305 / item
H 14 in W 48 in D 8 in
4-foot Pendant Light in Black Walnut with Brass Fixtures by Hinterland Design
By Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
It’s believed that ancient Egyptians may have had the technology to harness electricity and create light thousands of years ago. This technology is referred to as the light of the De...
Brass
$4,837Sale 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
$1,736 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$1,067 / item
H 118.12 in W 34.65 in D 34.65 in
Douglas Mont 'In The Air' 3 Chandelier by DCW Editions Paris
By Douglas Mont
Located in Tilburg, NL
Douglas Mont 'In The Air' 3 Chandelier by DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production. A chandelier from space With its UFO-like lights, the chandelier In the Air created b...
Metal
Barovier & Toso Crystal Glass Flush Mount
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barovier&Toso, ceiling light, brass, crystal glass, Italy, 1980s An elegant flush mount by Barovier & Toso, expertly crafted in Italy from finely textured crystal glass. The...
Brass
$9,940 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Wall Kitchen Task Lamp Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Wall Light – G An early French glass coolie light. The conical milk glass shade has been hand spun from opaque glass. The light has an aged brass gallery...
Brass
Yki Nummi 'Lokki' large white acrylic pendant for Innolux Oy
By Innolux Finland, Yki Nummi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yki Nummi 'Lokki' large white acrylic pendant for Innolux Oy. Designed in 1960, Nummi's innovative 'Lokki' is one of the best-known finnish design Classics. The name Lokki comes fr...
Metal
$2,337Sale Price|50% Off
H 65 in Dm 45 in
Art deco Marble chandelier with bronze structure large model, France 1920
Located in La xara, VC
Art deco pendant light in black-veined white marble alabaster with full structure bronze fittings. Adorable alabaster pendant light dating from the 1920s. This antique and magnificen...
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top. These are made to order in Italy. They can...
Brass
Set of French Carved Alabaster Fixtures. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
Set of six circa 1950's French carved alabaster light fixtures with 3 Edison interior lights and patinated bronze chain and canopy. Sold & priced individually. This is a natural...
Alabaster, Bronze
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.