XXL 60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Limburg Spherical Lamp Ball Design
By Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
XXL 60s 70s lamp light ceiling lamp Limburg spherical lamp ball design 60s Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
60s 70s Ball Lamp Hanging Lamp Glass Ceiling Lamp Space Age Design
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
70s lamp lamp ball lamp hanging lamp glass ceiling lamp space age design Object: spherical lamp
Metal, Chrome
XL 60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Limburg Spherical Lamp Ball Design
By Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
XL 60s 70s lamp light ceiling lamp Limburg spherical lamp Ball Design 60s Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Limburg Spherical Lamp Ball Design 60s
By Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
XL 60s 70s Lamp light ceiling lamp Limburg spherical lamp ball design 60s. Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
XL 60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Limburg Spherical Lamp Ball Design
By Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
XL 60s 70s Lamp light ceiling lamp Limburg spherical lamp Ball Design 60s Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
$751Sale Price|20% Off
Fischer Leuchten ‘Germany’ Swirl Ball Pendant Stem Lamp with 6 Globular Lights
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Verviers, BE
three pairs) on a central chromed stem. Each lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate, and each holds a
Chrome
$674Sale Price|20% Off
Swirl Ball Pendant Stem Lamp with 4 Globular Lights Massive Belgium 1960s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 4 lamps on a central chromed
Chrome
$723Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Ball Pendant Stem Lamp with 8 Globular Lights Massive Belgium 1960s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 8 lamps on a central chromed
Chrome
70s Lamp Lamp Ball Lamp Hanging Lamp Glass Ceiling Lamp Space Age Design
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
70s lamp lamp ball lamp hanging lamp glass ceiling lamp space age design Object: spherical lamp
Metal, Chrome
XXL 60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Limburg Spherical Lamp Ball Design 60s
By Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
XXL 60s 70s lamp light ceiling lamp Limburg spherical lamp Ball Design 60s Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Pendant with Two Ball Shaped Shades Fog & Mørup/Lyfa Denmark 1930s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Art Deco pendant manufactured by the Danish Lamp company Fog & Mørup or Lyfa in the 1930s. The frame is made of shiny chromium plated metal with middle piece of wood with black lacqu...
Chrome
Mid-Century Mouth Blown Murano Ice Bubble Glass Ball Pendant, Doria, Germany 60s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Mouth blown Murano ice Bubble glass ball pendant, by Doria, Germany 60s 3 e27
Chrome
1 of 2 Murano Ball Pendant Light by Toni Zuccheri for Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Aachen, NRW
yellow Murano glass in a rounded shape encased in a polished chrome frame. A high quality of materials
Chrome
Unavailable|$18,000
Murano Chrome & Glass Flower Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Murano chrome & glass flower chandelier with chrome frame and hardware. Italian, Circa 1960
Chrome
Unavailable|$18,000
Murano Chrome and Glass Flower Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Murano chrome and glass flower chandelier with chrome frame and hardware. Italian, Circa 1960's
Chrome
Unavailable|$11,500
Murano Chrome and Glass Flower Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Murano chrome and glass flower chandelier with chrome frame and hardware. Italian, Circa 1960's
Chrome
Unavailable|$23,000
Murano Chrome and Glass Flower Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Murano glass flower chandelier with chrome frame and hardware. Italian, Circa 1960's
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,240
Opal Glass and Chrome Nine-Ball Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Frisco, TX
A nine-arm circa 1960s chrome milk glass Sputnik orbit chandelier with interior lights. Each
Metal, Chrome
Unavailable|$1,375
Three Crater Glass Ball and Chrome Chandelier
Located in Frisco, TX
From 1960s Italy. A lovely chandelier in chrome with three cratered glass balls creating lovely
Brass
Unavailable|$1,990
Lightolier 12 Ball Light Chrome Bubble Sputnik Molecule Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Denver, CO
Iconic 12 light Lightolier chrome and smoke glass bubble chandelier. Chrome fixture is 31” long
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,750
German Mid-Century Modern Polished Chrome and Glass Ball Chandelier
By Honsel
Located in Frisco, TX
This Mid-Century Modern chandelier was made in the 1960s in Germany. It is made of nine unique
Metal, Chrome
Unavailable|$1,500
1970's Modernistic Lucite and Chrome Ball Italian Chandelier
By Reggiani Lampadari
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Cool thick Lucite and adjustable Chrome Ball Fixture Chandelier made in the 1970's by Reggianni
Unavailable|$3,500
Frosted Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Handblown Frosted Glass Polyspheres (21) with Chrome Spheres. Actual Height of Glass Parts
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,320
Stunning Mid-Century Modernist Glass Ball Chandelier by Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Kingston, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist chandelier by Doria features seven etched glass ball shades
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,560
Six Ball Opal Glass Chrome Orbit Lamp from the '70's
Located in Frisco, TX
A six-arm chrome milk glass Sputnik chandelier with interior lights, circa 1970s. Each fixture
Chrome
Classic Ball Lamp, Art Deco, circa 1920-1930, Chrome-Plated, White Glassballs
Located in Berlin, DE
Minimalistic, classic Art Deco lamp, chrome plated with two balls lamp, Germany, circa 1920-1930
Chrome
Gaetano Scolari glass and chrome ball chandelier, Italy 1960
Located in Catania, IT
Glass and chrome ball chandelier Gaetano Scolari, Italy 1960 . In good condition with small wear
Chrome
Five-Light Chrome Ball Chandelier Attributed to Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Modernist chrome ball hanging fixture, in very fine original, working condition. Diameter of
Chrome
Sold|$1,500
Unique Murano Handblown Glass Chandelier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chrome ball chandelier with flower-like glass arms
Chrome
Palatial Futuristic Modernist Chandelier attributed to J. Adnet
Located in New York City, NY
magician’s hands revealing a floating chrome ball. Chandelier can be lengthened or shortened for a
Sold|$1,800
Chrome and Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Large scale chandelier with chrome and solid glass balls suspended from chain and chrome stem.
Chrome
Sold|$2,500
Chrome & Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Larger than most chandeliers of this style, this lovely ball fixture has many arms with glass
Sold|$2,950
Chrome & Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Larger than most chandeliers of this style, this lovely ball fixture has many arms with glass
Sold|$3,325
Sciolari Chrome Glass Ball Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Munich, DE
Italian chandelier made by Gaetano Sciolari, 1968. Chrome tubes on fine chains end in over 30
Chrome
Sciolari Glass Ball Chromed Chandelier, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Slender chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari with 24 solid glass balls hanging in chains. All in chrome
Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Chrome Glass Ball Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Naples, IT
Chrome with chains and glass balls chandelier, circa 1970. The center stem contains candelabra
Chrome
Sold|$3,800
Hand Blown Glass Ball Chandelier with Chrome
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Hand Blown Glass Ball Chandelier with Chrome
Chrome
Sold|$3,475
Art deco Chrome & Glass ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Chrome chandelier with glass ball & mirror detailing
Sciolari Large Glass Ball Chromed Chandelier, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Slender chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari with 32 solid glass balls hanging in chains. All in chrome
Chrome
Sold|$4,475
Machine Age Chrome and Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Acid etched globes with dot design with glass ball and chrome fittings
Sold|$2,975
1940's Glass Ball and Chrome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Chrome base with Glass fittings
Machine Age Chandelier Chrome with Frosted Ball Details
Located in New York, NY
Great modernist design with hand blown frosted glass ball details and chromed fittings
Sold|$9,800
Stilnovo Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
1960's Stilnovo Ball Chandelier
Chrome
1960s Chrome and Smoked Glass Ball Globe Six-Light Modern Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
A 1960s chrome and smoked glass ball globe six-light chandelier with a radiating star or spider
Chrome
Sold|$740
Chrome Ball Cascade Ceiling Light
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD SEPT.'09 Stunning flush mount cascading chromed ball ceiling light with six lights in tweo
Chrome
Machine Age Chandelier in Chrome with Frosted Glass Ball Details
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco chandelier with stylized chrome and frosted glass ball and glass plate details
Sold|$1,662
Sciolari Glass Ball Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Classic Gaetano Sciolari chandelier with multiple glass balls in chains.
Chrome
Sold|$6,400
"Ball" Chandelier by Verner Panton
By J. Luber Ag, Verner Panton
Located in Dallas, TX
Verner Panton for J. Lüber, a 'Ball' chandelier, designed 1970 formed from a series of chromed
Chrome
Sold|$1,781
Murano Glass Ball Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Morazzone, Varese
the flashlight effect. The chandelier received a complete new polished galvanization (chrome plating
Chrome
Sold|$1,337
Sciolari Glass Ball Chandelier, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
Chandelier by Sciolari, with chrome body and 48 glass balls - 12 on the six main verticals and 36
Chrome
Sold|$8,500
Stunning Large Crystal Ball Chandelier
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Diamond-cut iridescent crystal beards and glass strung beads with chromed button finial that un
Chrome
Sold|$8,800
Mazzega Opaline Murano Glass Ball Chandelier
By Zero Quattro
Located in New York, NY
Mazzega Opaline Murano Glass Ball Chandelier
Chrome
Italian Cascading Bubble Glass Ball Chandelier
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Ceiling mounted chandelier comprised of blown glass spheres, chrome fittings; interior five-light
Chrome
Peill & Putzler Chrome Glass Ball Pendant
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Vienna, AT
special thing about the ball is circumferentially coated chrome ring, which is made of gold inside and
Glass
Sold|$3,800
Chain Link Crystal Ball & Rod Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Chrome with crystal balls. Hanging by chain link. Has 7 bulbs.
Crystal, Chrome
Sold|$3,900
Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This elegant chrome tube and glass ball chandelier which glows when illuminated by it seven light
Chrome
Sciolari Glass Ball Chandelier in Gold, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Classic Gaetano Sciolari chandelier with multiple glass balls in chains hanging from a
Chrome
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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