Venetian chandelier in Murano glass, 6 light arms, new wiring, circa 1930
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Murano glass chandelier, 6 light arms, new wiring, around 1930 new wiring
Glass
Chandelier In Golden Wood And Brass, Central Europe Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Chandelier in gilded wood and brass, Central Europe around 1900
Brass
Circa 1890 Italian Hand Beaded Crystal Six Arm Chandelier
Located in Round Top, TX
This is lovely simple beaded metal frame 1890s Italian crystal chandelier with just the right amount of drops and six arms. It sparkles up a room and is great for many spaces in the ...
Crystal, Metal
Dutch Colonial Two-Tier Brass Floral Chandelier, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
Dutch colonial two-tier 13-light chandelier with centered bulbous column, scrolled decorative arms, original bobaches and terminating with a brass ball finial. Mid-18th Century. Chan...
French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt bronze and crystal four-light chandelier with floral decorative canopy, a fluted centered column supporting a six arm lower lit crystal basket, completed with a decorativ...
French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Tiered Chandelier, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt bronze and amber crystal seven tiered chandelier with centered crystal column and intertwined beading between arms. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. ...
French Gilt Bronze and Crystal Floral Chandelier, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt bronze and crystal six-light chandelier with scrolled arms and decorative floral motif. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Mid-19th Century.
American Wrought Iron Scrolled Wire Work Chandelier. Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American wrought iron eight light chandelier with decorative scrolled wire work, pierced decorative bobaches, and terminating on centered tapered iron ball finial. Mid 19th Century....
Rattan Chandelier in the Style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual chandelier is made of rattan. This is a French work in the style of Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet (Audoux-Minet). Circa 1950 Additional Information: Material:...
Rattan
Modernist Italian Chandelier attributed to Sciolari, circa 1970s, Pair Available
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Polished chrome modernist chandelier attributed to Sciolari, circa 1970s Original shades. Wired for US and in working condition. 40 watts max per bulb.
Chrome
$1,599Sale Price|70% Off
Nice Chandelier by Bakalowits, circa 1930s
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, Au
Nice chandelier by Bakalowits. Original condition
Brass, Nickel
French Bronze and Crystal Two Tiered Chandelier. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French bronze and crystal two tiered twelve light chandelier with crystal sphere's. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Early 19th Century
Exceptional Baccarat Chandelier and Its Ten Wall-Lights, France, Circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Provenance : Private palace, Italy. Chandelier- Height : 255 cm (100,4 in) ; diam. : 170 cm (66,9 in). Wall-lights - Height : 102 cm (40,1 in.) ; width : 58 cm (22,8 in.) ; depth...
Crystal
Rare Glass and Nickel Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare mid - century glass and nickel chandelier by Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970s. This high quality piece is made of many clear Murano glass disk hanging on the nickeled brass frame. ...
Brass, Nickel
$799Sale Price|41% Off
Art Deco Chrome Chandelier, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco chrome chandelier. Original condition.
Chrome
Bronze and Glass Chandelier Art Nouveau , France, circa 1890
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional and elegant bronze and glass chandelier, Art Nouveau period, France, circa 1890. With 3 wonderful glass flowers. With 3 french standard bayonet fitting. A statement pi...
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Baccarat Chandelier, Gilt-Bronze & Glass, Circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and moulded-glass twenty-light chandelier by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Stamped to the central stem 'Baccarat'. Moulded 'Bacc...
Bronze
French Art Deco Etched Glass & Bronze Plafonnier Chandelier, circa 1930
Located in Nottingham, GB
An elegant Art Deco plafonnier ceiling light dating to circa 1930, combining a beautifully decorated glass bowl with substantial bronze fittings and refined alabaster detailing. The...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Venetian Rezzonico Chandelier In Colorless And Red Venice Glass Circa 1920
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Rezzonico Venetian chandelier in colorless and red Venetian glass Circa 1920, New electrification
Metal
Murano ceiling suspension by Vistosi, Large Italy circa 1960s
By Vistosi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murano glass ceiling suspension by Vistosi. Designed and made in Italy, 1960s Murano glass in two colors. Translucent light cream yellow on the outside and opaline white on the insi...
Metal, Brass
Large Palwa Crystal Glass Chandelier, Gilt Brass, Germany, Circa 1965
By Palwa
Located in Vienna, AT
Large crystal glass encrusted gilt brass chandelier, Germany 1960 Very well preserved large 25.6" chandelier, handcrafted, consisting of gilded brass rings and cages encrusted with ...
Brass
Amazing Amber Hand Blown Glass Chandelier by Venini circa 1950'
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This elegant amber color chandelier features 6 arms . Cleaned and re-wired, in full working order and ready to use. In excellent vintage condition. The glasses, all original and in...
Blown Glass
$6,856Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pari of Angelo Mangiarotti “Giogali” Glass Flush Mounts, circa 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Large pair of "Giogali" Murano glass flush mounts by Angelo Mangiarotti for Vistosi, Italy, circa 1960s Each fixture have 200 Murano glass links hanging on the nickeled frame. Soc...
Nickel
$574Sale Price|41% Off
Rewired Vintage Ceiling Pan Light, circa 1930
By Mark Bell
Located in Berkeley, CA
My favorite thing about this fixture is the amazing original patina. The impossible to recreate aged brass with a hint of green. Nothing ages like that, but time. Ceiling light has b...
Brass
French Deco Frosted Glass Chandelier Signed by Degué, circa 1930
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Chicago, IL
This magnificent frosted glass light fixture is a rare French Art Deco chandelier by David Guéron of Verrerie d’Art Degué in Paris, signed with the Degué maker's mark in the central ...
Bronze
Italian Florentine Tole Flower Chandelier, Gilt Iron, circa 1950
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptional Italian Florentine tole chandelier, circa 1950, showcasing the finest tradition of Italian decorative metalwork. This remarkable piece combines delicate hand-shaped ir...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Pulegoso Glass, circa 1960
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and rare Mid-Century Modern chandelier pendant lamp by Mazzega, designed by Carlo Nason, circa 1960, Murano, Italy. The lamp alone measures 21 inches tall and has a 15 inc...
Blown Glass
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Renaissance Style Five-Arm Cast Iron Chandelier, circa 1920s
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage cast iron five-arm chandelier in Renaissance style with fully functioning electrified candles, circa 1920s.
Iron
Gaetano Sciolari chandelier for Stilnovo, circa 1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hanging lamp from the 1950s attributed to Stilnovo. Structure in beige lacquered metal and brass. Curved glass diffuser decorated with a frosted pattern. Adjustable overall height. B...
Metal, Brass
1970's Ten Arms Chandeliers attributed to Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful chandelier with ten arms in clear amethyst blown glass attributed to Barovier e Toso, Murano. Italy circa 1960. In perfect condition.
Blown Glass
Venetian lantern made of gilded Murano glass, circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian lantern in gilded Murano glass, circa 1900 Venetian lantern in gilded Murano glass, circa 1900 newly electrified
Metal
Italian Brass and Crystal Tiered Chandelier, circa 1970 - 1980
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian brass and crystal chandelier, circa 1980. A sculptural composition defined by precision and rhythm. The upper register is articulated with faceted crystal panels set within ...
Crystal, Brass
Pair of table lamps model 1036 by Guy Bertrand, Disderot circa 1969
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pair of table lamps designed by Guy Bertrand in the late 1960s. Each lamp features a folded aluminium sheet forming a cubic, architectural volume that encloses a plexiglass reflect...
Aluminum
"Caifa Circular" by Lolli é Memmoli Crystal Chandelier, circa 2002
By Lolli e Memmoli
Located in View Park, CA
The “Caifa Circular" crystal chandelier by Ivan Lolli and Mario Memmoli, Milan circa 2002. In tones of sapphire, azure, and midnight blue, with diaphanous crystals adorning the inner...
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Enamel Workbench Light, Metal, Circa 1940, Black
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enamel workbench light. Angular light fixture that was placed on the walls of factories and workshops to light up a workbench. Thick black enamel on the outside, white enamel on the ...
Metal
$28,000Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Chandelier by Marius-Ernest Sabino, France, Circa 1930
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent Art Deco chandelier by Ernest (Marius-Ernest) Sabino, France, circa 1930, its six scalloped, frosted molded-glass "wing" panels radiating from a central inverted-heart ...
Bronze
Brass Chandelier with Floral Decoration for Idman Oy, Finland, circa 1950s
By Idman Oy
Located in Utrecht, NL
Finnish designers and manufacturers were true pioneers of Nordic lighting design, with a functionalist nature. Works from the midcentury era today are some of the most coveted collec...
Brass
Italian Multicolor Brass Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful twelve-light brass "Sputnik" chandelier, Italy, circa 1950s. Measurements: Height - 31.49 inches. Diameter - 25.59 inches (without bulbs). Socket: 12 x e14 candelabra ...
Brass
Art Deco Glass Chandelier, France circa 1920s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful 3 light chandelier manufactured in hand carved glass. This is a very unique chandelier as we have not come accross something similar before. Measures 85 cm tall and 51 cm ...
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
French Art Deco Flush Mount, circa 1940
Located in Merida, Yucatan
1940s French chandelier manufactured in laquered metal (TOLE), brass and pressed glass. The chandelier has been carefully restored, the paint and glass are all original and photos o...
Metal, Brass
Large George III Style Cut-Glass Twenty-Light Chandelier, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive George III style cut-glass twenty-light chandelier. English, circa 1910. The shaped, diapered cut, glass bowl issuing spiral rods suspending faceted dro...
Cut Glass
$1,212Sale Price|62% Off
French Walnut, Chrome and Glass Ceiling Lustre Eight Lamps, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pendant light chandelier, France, mid-century Eight lamps mounted on a painted wooden fixture, carved in the cactus style. Lustre for a large room. The wooden cups and the bulb holde...
Wood
Iron Textured & Colored Glass Ceiling Lamp Lustre French Lantern, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pendant light chandelier, France, midcentury Glass globe composed of orange and green pieces, all textured in different ways Iron, lead and glass This can be rewired to USA, UK an...
Iron, Lead
Petitot French Art Deco Three-Light Frosted Glass Chandelier, circa 1925
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elegant French Art Deco three-light chandelier by Maison Petitot of Paris, dating to circa 1925 and combining a finely worked wrought-iron fixture with three stylized frosted glass s...
Wrought Iron
Large “Sputnik” chandelier in brass and glass Murano, Italy, circa 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Large Murano glass and brass chandelier, circa 1980. A structure made up of a sphere and brass rods supports « flowers » of brass and glass beads. 56 light bulbs. It is possible to ...
Brass
French Giltwood Crystal Prisms Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights, sitting in crystal bobeches dripping with crystals. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and ready to hang. Swags of macaroni beads. giltwood ...
Crystal
Fine Neoclassical Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier by Baccarat, circa 1890
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine neoclassical eight-light crystal chandelier by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. French, circa 1890. The chandelier having a shallow bowl hung with eight bel...
Cut Glass
Eight-Arm Marie Thérèse Style Crystal Chandelier, Austria, circa 1910
Located in Berlin, DE
An eight-arm Marie The´re'se style crystal chandelier, Austria, circa 1910. The pear-shaped frame supports four arms that folk into two, holding altogether eight lights. The frame is...
Crystal, Brass
Original Old Barock Style Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely chiselled gilded bronze. Multi-sectioned, ornamental relief ball bearing stem. Outgoing nine curved luminaries, ending in vase-shaped spouts over sheet rosettes as eaves. Rich...
Brass
Very Elegant Bakalowits Chandelier, Vienna, circa 1950s
By Bakalowits & Söhne, Prof. Friedl Bakalowits
Located in Wien, Au
Very elegant Bakalowits chandelier, Vienna, circa 1950s Brass nickel-plated Good original condition.
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Nickel-Plated Bakalowits Crystal Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Bakalowits & Söhne, Prof. Friedl Bakalowits
Located in Wien, Au
Nickel-plated Bakalowits crystal chandelier, circa 1960s. Original condition.
Crystal, Nickel
Pair of small modernist chandeliers by Palme & Walter, Palwa, Germany circa 1960
By Palme & Walter, Palwa
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of small modernist lantern-shaped chandeliers, in gilded brass and crystals. One light. Total height: 88 cm (34.64 inches) Height without chain nor pavilion: 16 cm (6.3 inches)...
Crystal, Brass
Alabaster Chandelier, 9 Lights, France, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alabaster chandelier. 9 lights (6 outside & 3 inside dome). France, circa 1920 Dimensions: Height 47", diameter 40" CW2665.
Alabaster, Bronze
$14,140Sale Price|25% Off
Neo-Greek Opaque Crystal Chandelier Attributed to Baccarat, France, Circa 1860
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming six-light chandelier attributed to Baccarat in clear and opaque cut crystal decorated with Greek friezes in orange tones. The central shaft, formed of inverted cones and cup...
Crystal
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Brass 9-armed Chandelier, Sweden, circa 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This rare, brass nine-armed chandelier was created in what we now call “the golden age of Scandinavian design”. Swedish designers were masters of lighting, designing some of the most...
Brass
Rupert Nikoll Chandelier, circa 1950s, Vienna, Austria
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll chandelier, circa 1950s Rupert Nikoll, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). They are made of a seamless brass belt w...
Brass
Impressive Gilt Bronze Regence Style Thirty-Branch Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent large and impressive gilt bronze Regence style thirty-branch chandelier. French, circa 1890. The massive central baluster stem finely cast with ‘C’-scrolls, cher...
Bronze
Pair of Italian Chandeliers in Vistosi Style, Murano, circa 1980
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair of vintage Italian Murano chandeliers in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic Murano multicolored disks in a metal frame. Period: 1980s Dimensions: 41.30 inches (105...
Metal
$457Sale Price / item|20% Off
Vintage Industrial Orange Iron Lamp with Shades, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Industrial Orange Lamp, Italy 1970s. Big industrial orange lampshade from the 1970s. Vintage design. In very good conditions with only few signs of time. 3 available.
Iron
Rare French Art Nouveau Chandelier, circa 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French Art Nouveau Chandelier, circa 1900s.
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.
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