Good Size & Pure Art Deco Layered Glass Art Pendant / Chandelier with Rope, 1915
Located in Lisse, NL
Height of this stunning shade: 6.5 inches. Thanks to the long rope chain we (or you) can also adjust the height.
Brass
Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal Napoleon III Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Napoleon III style chandelier with rope twist arm having a bronze dore frame ornate with clear, "fumee" and amethyst color hand cut pendalogues as well as uncut prisms an...
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-Century Large Rope Chandelier with Glass Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Large rope chandelier with glass Audoux Minet Circa 1960.
Rope, Glass
Spanish Rope Hand Woven Pendant Lamp / Suspension with Fringe
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dome Shaped Pendant Hanging Light, Rope, Jute, Fringe. Spain, 1960s Rare suspension with hand-woven cord semi-sphere lampshade hanging from a rope chain and topped by a woden canopy...
Jute, Rope, Cord, Trimming
$1,765Sale Price|24% Off
Bamboo Rattan Pendant Light with Woven Rope Globe Lampshade
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern woven rope and bamboo pendant / hanging light. Spain, 1960s. Rare find! This beautiful suspension lamp features a bamboo rattan structure with vertical bars with a...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Rope
Cocoon Ceiling Lamp with Rope by Linus Bopp, Limbach, 1960s, Germany
By Linus Bopp
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon Ceiling Lamp with Rope by Linus Bopp, Limbach, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use w...
Resin, Rope, Wood
1970s Leather Pendant Lamp with Hand-Stitched Leather Shade and Rope Suspension
Located in Stockholm, SE
This 1970s leather pendant lamp features a sculptural shade constructed from shaped leather panels joined with visible hand-stitched seams. The natural leather creates a warm surface...
Leather, Rope
$10,024 / item
Plaster Bowl Chandelier with Inner Lighting
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Bowl shaped fixture made of a metal frame covered in plaster with four inner lights. The holding rods are wrapped with natural fiber rope.
Rope, Plaster
„Veris" Plaster Pendant 26" with Rope, in the Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Also available as a rod-suspended Veris chandelier (30" and 26"), and on request in a 30" rope version.
Metal
Striking Classical Design Press Glass with Original Rope Pendant / Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and practical size 1920s ceiling lamp. This rare and thick glass shade pendant comes with a number of striking, neoclassical features that make this wonderful light fixture ...
Brass
„Veris" Plaster Pendant 30" with Rope, in the Manner of Jean-Michel Frank
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Also available as a rod-suspended Veris chandelier (30" and 26"), and on request in a 26" rope version.
Metal
French Victorian Chandelier with Upholstered Green & Orange Design
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style (20th Century) upholstered green and orange chandelier with twisted rope design and tassels
Rope
1970s Murano Rope Glass and Brass Five-Arm Chandelier in the Manner of Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Charleston, SC
Five-arm handblown Murano glass and brass chandelier in the manner of Barovier & Toso. Roped glass arms with heavily bubbled opaque reeded bobeches.
Metal
Audoux-Minet Bamboo chandelier with drum-shaped lampshades.circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Rope chandelier with drum-shaped lampshades. The lampshades are in poor condition.
Rope
Unique Art Deco Chandelier with star-shaded shades, France 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking and highly decorative Art Deco chandelier composed of three sculptural pendant shades in pressed amber glass, suspended on braided silk cords...
Rope, Glass
$2,208Sale Price|24% Off
1930 Alabaster Pendant With Rope Suspension and Alabaster Matching Canopy Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Art Nouveau alabaster bowl pendant lamp, dated 1931. The lamp features a beautifully veined alabaster shade suspended by knotted cords, giving the piece a distinctive and decorative ...
Alabaster
1950s Italian Chandelier with Murano Glass Fruit and Crystal Garlands
Located in Antwerp, BE
This unusual Italian chandelier was made during the 1950s and is richly decorated with hand-blown Murano glass fruit suspended from an elegant green-painted metal frame. Pears, apple...
Crystal, Metal
Swedish Art Deco Alabaster-Style Glass Pendant Lamp with Gilt Rope Detailing
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant and timeless, this Swedish pendant lamp from the 1940s features a semi-translucent glass bowl with an alabaster-style veining pattern, evoking the refined beauty of natural s...
Glass
Sirius Amber Color Chandelier with Mold Blown Glass, Brass and Leather Details
By Bianco Light & Space
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Drawing inspiration from infinite patterns, the Tessellation Series is a sculptural investigation using light, symmetry, and modular tessellation as concepts for building forms. Con...
Brass
Marvelous Wooden Art Deco Chandelier / Pendant with Five Large Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
A striking and highly decorative Art Deco chandelier, crafted in solid oak and fitted with five generous hand-carved alabaster shades. Dating from the earliest decades of the 20th ce...
Alabaster, Brass
MARVELOUS Bronze Art Deco Chandelier / Pendant with SIX LARGE Alabaster Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking and exclusive 1920s bronze and alabaster light fixture for the perfect atmosphere. If you are looking for a remarkable light fixture to grace your living space then this an...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
1920s Art Deco Bronze Chandelier with Large Alabaster Shades and Sculptural Arms
Located in Lisse, NL
A bold and elegant 1920s Art Deco chandelier that combines sculptural bronze with luminous alabaster.
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Glass Chandelier with Orange Red Swirls Alabaster Style, 1920s Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Impressive art deco chandelier in oranges natural white and dark red swirled glass.
Brass
Rare 1920s Bronze Art Deco Chandelier with Six Large Alabaster Shades 9.3" Diam.
Located in Lisse, NL
There are antique chandeliers that simply illuminate a room, and there are chandeliers that completely transform it. This remarkable 1920s Art Deco fixture undoubtedly belongs to the...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze, Metal
Sirius Amber Color Chandelier with Mold Blown Glass, Brass and Leather Details
By Bianco Light & Space
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Drawing inspiration from infinite patterns, the Tessellation Series is a sculptural investigation using light, symmetry, and modular tessellation as concepts for building forms. Con...
Brass
Stylish Art Deco Chandelier, Frosted Glass with Flying House Sparrows by Muller
By Muller Frères, Muller Fres Lunneville
Located in Lisse, NL
Graceful pendant light by Muller Freres with house sparrows flying in the rain sculptures in relief. This early 20th century, French Art Deco light fixture is another great example ...
Brass
$17,500
Italian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian eight-light chandelier festooned with beaded roping; a central glass baluster column surmounted with a crown of cut crystals and branches heavily ornamented with long tear dr...
$75,000
Ormolu Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Ormolu cire perdue chandelier in tied rope pattern with tassels. Adorned with cherubs and acanthus leaves with sunburst design at cap.
Ormolu
$13,500
French Regency Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Regency style six-arm crystal chandelier. Designed with draped glass-bead roping that supports a white bronze frame inset with large square cut crystals.
French Hand Carved Mahogany Chandelier
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
There is a central solid wood support that is exquisitely decorated with a draped freeze & tassel design. This wonderful chandelier is beautifully festooned with carved rope decorati...
Mahogany
1960s Industrial Caged Hanging Ceiling Pendant Lamps/Lights with Original Glass
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s industrial caged hanging ceiling pendant lamps/lights with original glass – Various quantities available 1960s vintage industrial caged hanging ceiling pendant lamps/lights wi...
Steel
Art Deco pendant in salmon alabaster, with bronze details, France 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptional Art Deco pendant light crafted from richly veined salmon and honey-toned alabaster, dating to the 1920s–1930s. The sculptural shade is ca...
Alabaster, Bronze
Large Danish Teak Pendant Lamp with Counterweight by Domus 1960s
By Domus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome, Danish Mid-Century, teak ceiling lamp, manufactured in the 1950s by acclaimed Danish post-war manufacturer Domus. With the use of a pulley counterweight system, this exquis...
Linen, Rope, Teak
$471Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage hanging lamp with two shades and teak, 1960s Sweden
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage hanging lamp with two shades and teak, 1960s Sweden This is a nice Swedish hanging lamp made on a beautifully shaped teak holder. This is nice as a lamp above the table or ...
Rope, Teak
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Style Baccarat Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
From this stem, scrolling gilt bronze branches extend outward in two tiers, each terminating in candle-form electric lights set within cast bronze drip pans enriched with acanthus an...
Crystal, Bronze
Handwoven Brown Thick Thread Pendant with Ball Glass, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Handwoven Brown thick thread and metal body XL Pendant with ball glass shade, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. No crack, no missed piece. Original canopy....
Metal
Attributed to Tomaso Buzzi Art Dèco Style Brass Murano Glass Lantern Chandelier
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Art Deco style lantern chandelier with brass structure and roped glass diffuser, attributed to the architect and designer Tomaso Buzzi, ceiling lamp mod. 5265, from 1936.
Brass
$1,858Sale Price|20% Off
Rattan Bamboo Pendant Hanging Light / Lantern with Chinoiserie Accents, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Modernist Bamboo Rattan Pendant Lamp Woven Rope Globe Lampshade, Spain, 1950s. Rare find. Pagoda Shape. This sculptural oriental inspired lamp is hanging from a rattan chain ...
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Rope, Cane
Extra Large 21.65" Art Deco Alabaster Three-Light Pendant with Silk Cords, 1920s
Located in Lisse, NL
With its impressive 21.65-inch diameter, beautifully rounded proportions and remarkable natural markings, this antique alabaster pendant has the presence to become the defining light...
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Style Enameled Cameo Glass Pendant with Butterfly and Flowers Pattern
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and stunning work of lighting art. If you are passionate about early 20th century decorative art then you will love this very rare (or possibly unique) art glass light fixt...
Metal, Brass
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Black Tar Ceiling Lamp or Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi Sculptural tar floor lamp created with a Vintage chandelier, tar, rope.
Cement, Metal
19th Century, French Four-Arm Giltwood Chandelier with Rope
Located in Boston, MA
19th century, French four-arm giltwood chandelier with rope and glass inset.
Rope, Giltwood
Crystal 5-Arm Chandelier with Roping
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This 5-arm chandelier features lovely crystal roping and hanging crystals throughout.
Crystal
Chic 1950s Danish Modern Wicker and Birch Three Light Chandelier
Located in Washington, DC
Chic 1950s wicker and birch Danish Modern three light chandelier with rope cords. Pendants can be adjusted to hang at the same height, or three staggered heights.
Iron Ring Chandelier
By CHANDELIER
Located in Encinitas, CA
Our 8-light forged iron ring chandelier with Clavos and rope details. Made by chandelier. 8 medium base bulbs up to 60 watts/socket.
Wrought Iron, Iron
Rope Chandelier
By Erin Martin
Located in St. Helena, CA
erin martin original. dramatic rope chandelier with inset lighting. metal frame
Metal
Black Forest Chandelier, Hand Carved with Rope Hangings, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black Forest Chandelier, Hand Carved with Rope Hangings, owl motif with six candle arms and wax drip sleeves, newly wired Originally $ 4,300.00 PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE FO...
Mid-Century Venetian Glass Chandelier by "Barovier & Toso"
By Barovier&Toso
Located in New York, NY
Venetian glass six-light oval chandelier with tapered rope twist arms and large bowl shaped shades with a scalloped designs.
Blown Glass
Beautiful 1970's Sirmos Trompe L'Oeil Plaster Chandelier
By Sirmos
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful five light plaster chandelier with a swagged drapery, rope and tassel trompe l'oeil motif made by the Sirmos Company which was influenced by Moderne masters such as Serge R...
Grand wood chandelier with rope detail.
Located in Houston, TX
Very unusual carved oak chandelier with two levels and 12 lights. The light has a nautical feel.
Iron
Pair of Twelve-Arm Metal Chandeliers With Rope Trim of Large-Scale.
Located in Buchanan, MI
One pair of twelve-arm metal chandeliers of impressive scale. Priced per chandelier. Newly wired so installation ready.
Metal
Iron Gilt Rope and Tassel Chandelier
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Iron gilt chandelier with roping and tassels
French Art Deco Glass Fringe Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco nickel plated brass chandelier with rope and tassel trim and tiered tubular glass drops.
Nickel, Brass
English Silver Plated Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s nine-arm silver plated neoclassic style chandelier with rope shaped pendants and original patina.
Silver Plate
Vintage, unusual "Rope" chandelier with 4 lights.
Located in Houston, TX
The braided rope chandelier has iron bobeche. It has been wired in the US.
Iron
Eclips Round Rope Chandelier with Iron Frame and Brass Accents
Located in High Point, NC
The Eclips Round Rope Chandelier is a striking centerpiece that beautifully merges industrial design with natural elements.
Brass, Iron
Silver Plated "Rope" Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French silver-plated chandelier with twisted rope design. Measurements: Height: 40" Diameter: 36".
Silver Plate
Crystal Beaded Rope Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Four light chandelier with crystal beaded rope and crystal drop.
Crystal
1950s Large Audoux and Minet Rope Chandelier
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The chandelier center is adorned with weaved rope motif.
Rope
Rope & Tassel Chandelier with Gold Guilding and Faux Malachite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six arm Chandelier with a rope and tassel accents. The chandelier also has faux malachite and gold gilding and six candle like arms.
Brass
A Three Arm Rope Chandelier after Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1940 An Audoux Minet three arm rope chandelier, with looping arms and knotted central stem, surmounted by an inverted conical ceiling rose.
Rope
Midcentury Italian Rope and Tassel Motif Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage painted iron 10-arm chandelier made in Italy with rope and tassel motif.
Iron
French 1950s Rope Pendant Light with Goose Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
Whimsical midcentury French rope pendant light with goose motif. The light bulb with white glass globe shade form the belly/body within the rope form. 1950s.
Rope
Murano Rope Glass and Brass Five-Arm Chandelier in the Manner of Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage mid-century Italian Murano Barovier & Toso style 5 arm chandelier features Roped glass arms with heavily bubbled opaque reeded bobeches.
Murano Glass
Stick Rattan Hanging Ceiling Lamp with Bamboo Rope Cord
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original near-mint rustic 1990s woven hanging ceiling lamp pendant with raw rust looks perfect to add a little warmth to a loft or modern house. The pendant features a raw woven stic...
Rattan
Sold
H 36.62 in W 34.26 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Modern Three-Light Chandelier with Curved Wood Structure, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-Century Modern three-light chandelier with curved wood structure, 1960s Three-light chandelier with curved wood structure, parts covered in woven straw supporting three bell-sha...
Rope, Glass, Wood
Chandelier, Neoclassical Style Chandeliers
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of 12 light neoclassical style chandeliers. With gilt metal rope and gilt metal tassels.
Metal
Neoclassical Style Chandelier
Located in Rochester, NY
12-light neoclassical style chandeliers. With gilt metal rope and gilt metal tassels.
Metal
FRENCH CRYSTAL CHANDELIER
Located in New York, NY
Majestic French crystal chandelier with cascading crystal bead roping featuring faceted crystal pendants and large pear-shaped prism drops.
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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