$995 / item
H 23 in Dm 20.5 in
Vintage Murano Glass Crystal Chandeliers, Hurricane Shades, (2) Available
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Murano Glass & Crystal Chandeliers with Hurricane Shades, (2) Available Offered for
Crystal, Metal, Wire
Brass Undulate Arm Six-Light Chandelier with Smoked Hurricane Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
lower finial. Fluted and filigreed bobeches house the smoked glass cylinder hurricane shades. Chain and
Brass
$50 / set
H 7.2 in Dm 5.5 in
A Set of (3) Antique Italian Amber Glass Hurricane Shades with 2" Fitting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
A set of (3) antique amber glass hurricane shades. The color veries a little bit and one of the
Blown Glass
Antique Baccarat Pink and Clear Crystal Eleven-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
original hurricane shades. This magnificent chandelier has eleven arms that snake first down then up to the
Crystal
Large Antique English Billiard Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French 3-arm bronze chandelier with hurricane shades and center shade in green cased
Bronze
Exceptional large Victorian Engraved Period Crystal Chandelier
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
shades the chandelier must likely made for the India market because of the use of this type of shades.
Silver
Unavailable
H 37 in W 32 in D 32 in
Cut Crystal Chandelier with Engraved Hurricane Shades, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine cut crystal chandelier with engraved hurricane shades, 20th century. A 20th century cut
Cut Glass
Bohemian parcel-gilt six-light cranberry glass chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bohemian enameled and parcel-gilt six-light cranberry glass chandelier with matching hurricane
Glass Chandelier with 12 lights by Degrelle Made In Belgium
Located in Wells, ME
Wonderful Glass crystal 12-light chandelier with original etched hurricane shades. One of the
Blown Glass, Glass
Regency Antique Ormolu and Cut Glass Chandelier, English, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
supporting shaped blown hurricane shades. English, circa 1810. There is a smaller chandelier of similar style
Crystal, Ormolu
Elegant 1940s Nickel Chandelier With Hurricane Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean and classic form, this superb chandelier from the 1940s is a refined example of restrained
Nickel, Brass
Elegant 1940s Nickel Chandelier With Hurricane Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean and classic form, this superb chandelier from the 1940s is a refined example of restrained
Nickel, Brass
Brass & Black Lacquer Six-Light Chandelier With Hurricane Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
cylindrical hurricane shades set in brass cups. Center body is lacquered matte black, with a convex brass bowl
Brass, Metal
Brass and Black Lacquer Six-Light Chandelier with Hurricane Shades
By Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
cylindrical hurricane shades set in brass cups. Center body is lacquered matte black, with a convex brass bowl
Brass, Metal
Adirondack Style Wood Chandelier with Orange Glass Globe Hurricane Shades
Located in Plainview, NY
A stylish and one of a kind rustic Adirondack style chandelier with custom orange hurricane glass
Glass, Wood
Rustic Style Wood Decorated Chandelier with Orange Glass Globe Hurricane Shades
Located in Plainview, NY
A stylish and one of a kind rustic style chandelier with custom orange hurricane glass shades. In
Glass, Wood
Sciolari Brushed Brass and Chrome Hurricane Glass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Gaetano Sciolari brushed brass and chrome chandelier with glass hurricane shades, illuminated with
Brass, Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Buchanan, NY
Elegant amber Murano glass chandelier with 6 arms and hurricane shades.
Glass
Antique Lighting, Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible twelve-light crystal chandelier featuring hurricane shades, originally for candles, now
An elegant 1950's Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An elegant brass scrolled chandelier w/ six hurricane clear glass shades.A warm gold patina to the
Brass
Victorian Engraved Period Crystal Chandelier
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
shades the chandelier must likely made for the india market because of the use of this type of shades.
Silver
Fine Pair of Austrian Painted and Enameled Glass Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
impressively detailed hurricane shades, gracefully curved arms, and accented with oil drop crystal prisms and
Glass
12-Arm Ruby, White over Green Cut Glass Chandelier by F & C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in London, by appointment only
ruby red hurricane shades with gilt detailing and suspending clear, green and ruby cut glass drops
Cut Glass
Elegant 1940s Nickel Chandelier with Hurricane Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean and classic form, this superb chandelier from the 1940s is a refined example of restrained
Nickel, Brass
English Cut Crystal Chandelier with Engraved Hurricane Shades
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
brass candle holder supports a hurricane shade etched with flowers and vines. The chandelier was
Crystal
Monumental Custom 10-Light Brass Chandelier with Hurricane Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A massive, quality crafted, solid brass chandelier with fine, hurricane glass shades. Individually
Brass
Georgian style Brass 5 arm Chandelier w/ Hurricane Shades
Located in New York, NY
Georgian-style medium-size chandelier with 5 electrified arms holding clear glass hurricane shades
Brass
Midcentury Pietro Toso Murano Twelve-Arm Chandelier with Hurricane Shades
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Pietro Toso rare 1950s Murano glass 12-arm chandelier with hand cut glass hurricane
Brass
Cobalt Blue Cut Glass Chandelier Attributed to Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Cobalt blue cut glass six light chandelier with Hurricane shades Attributed to Baccarat.
Cut Glass
Ruby Red and Clear Crystal 8 Light Chandelier & 3 wall lights
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Ruby red and clear crystal 8 -light chandelier attributed to with original hurricane shades. All
Crystal
A four-arm brass chandelier with hurricane shades
Located in New York, NY
frosted hurricane shades. The charge to UL list this fixture is $850. Current height: 65
Brass
An eight-light solid brass chandelier with hurricane shades
Located in New York, NY
AHL3535.A A vintage Dutch style eight-light solid cast brass chandelier with hurricane
Brass
Sold
H 29.5 in Dm 30 in
E. F. Caldwell Brass Chandelier with Frosted Hurricane Glass Shades, Circa 1940s
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
AHL3551 A vintage eight arm aged brass chandelier with frosted glass hurricane shades. The column
Brass
Venetian sixteen-light chandelier with shades
Located in New York, NY
Clear Venetian glass sixteen light chandelier with hurricane shades
Glass
A five arm silverplate chandelier with hurricane shades
Located in New York, NY
HL2966 A five arm silverplate chandelier with wheel cut hurricane shades from a
A five-arm brass chandelier with hurricane shades
Located in New York, NY
HL3269 A five-arm chandelier in its origianl aged brass finish with clear glass hurricane
Brass
8 arm chandelier by Sciolari
Located in Toronto, ON
8 arm brass and nickel Sciolari chandelier complete with glass hurricane shades (shown with 7watt
Brass, Nickel
A three-light black wheel chandelier
Located in New York, NY
HL3137 A three light chandelier with clear glass hurricane shades finished in aged
Brass, Enamel
A Rare Pair of Anglo-Irish Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Charleston, SC
original hurricane shades. This matching pair is absolutely brilliant in every detail. A flowing river of
Crystal, Nickel, Brass
A five arm nickel chandelier with cut glass hurricanes
Located in New York, NY
HL3178 A five light nickel chandelier having wheel-cut frosted hurricane shades.
Nickel
Beardslee Federal Brass 5-Light Chandelier with Hurricane Shades
By Beardslee Chandelier Co.
Located in Minneapolis, MN
hurricane shades.
Metal, Brass
Monumental 19th Century French Baccarat Crystal Chandelier with Hurricanes
By Baccarat
Located in Charleston, SC
hurricane shades. The chandelier has recently been cleaned and rewired with new porcelain sockets.
Crystal
Sold
H 13 in Dm 19.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier in Teak, Brass, and Blown Glass, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
five lights. The chandelier features blown glass hurricane shades in iridescent bronze or amber hues
Brass
$295 / item
H 16 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Metal and Stained Glass Lantern or Pendant
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish metal and stained colored glass candle lantern Handcrafted small Moroccan glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue...
Metal
Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
Stone, Multi-gemstone
Blue Fluorite Crystal Mineral Specimen, Yaogangxian Mine, China
Located in Edison, NJ
The Yaogangxian mine (whose name translates to, “Jade-Mountain god”) is located within a 4 x 2.5 km expanse of a tungsten-tin (W-Sn) deposit in the Hunan Province of China. Although ...
Multi-gemstone
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
Classical Marble Carved Stone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Classical Italian sink basin cut from one single block of white marble with serpentine shaped front and gadrooned carving, these Greek/Roman designs quite happily suit either old or ...
Carrara Marble
The White Peacock
By Jessie Arms Botke
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jessie Arms Botke. "The White Peacock" is a wildlife impressionist painting, oil on canvas in a palette of whites, blues, and browns by female, American artist Jessie A...
Canvas, Oil
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$125,000
H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Amethyst, Quartz
$45,990Sale Price|30% Off
H 38 in W 52 in D 3 in
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
By Emanuel Oberhauser
Located in Queens, NY
Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...
Oil
Unavailable|$9,927 / item
H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 15.75 in
Long brass chandelier in Murano glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long brass chandelier with sculpted Murano glass. Italy, 2024.
Brass
Maison Maire travel necessities Paris 1825-1830 ca
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Charles X-era travel nécessaire consisting of citronnier wood case, decorated with small polished steel studs and fitted with key, containing chiseled gold, turquoise (insets) and mo...
Gold
$10,300
H 24.5 in W 8 in D 8.5 in
Pair of David Duncan Knife Pleat Sconces with Flared Pink Hurricane Shades
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A pair of David Duncan Studio hand-carved shell form mahogany Georgian-style backplates with patinated brass sconce fittings and flared pink hurricane shades. Electrified with one ca...
Brass
$25,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 31 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Amethyst Cathedral Geodes, Violet Purple with Large Amethyst Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Spectacular Large and Tall Pair of AAA-Grade Amethyst Geodes with Violet Purple Purple Amethyst Druzy ▫️ Description A book-matching pair of Amethyst geodes that are top-tier and h...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Antique Ceramic Oyster Platter with Pink and Purple Lavendar Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful purple and pink floral oyster plate. This piece will be a great addition to a hanging oyster plate gallery wall. It has 7 wells, with 6 around the perimeter, and one smal...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
$265,923
H 18.9 in Dm 19.69 in
Exceptional 50's Line Vautrin 'Soleil À Pointes N.3' Mirror in Blue Talosel
By Line Vautrin
Located in Paris, FR
Line Vautrin 'Soleil à Pointes N.3' mirror 1955 Talosel and mirror.
Mirror, Resin, Talosel
Tourmaline "Parrot", Brazil
Located in New York, NY
TOURMALINE Aricanga Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil 9 cm tall x 2.1 cm diameter Crystals of this type are sometimes referred to as "Parrot" crystals due to the multi-...
Other
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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