Gilt Metal Chandelier, Italian Design, Six Lights, Circa 1950, 63cm
Located in PARIS, FR
Gilt Metal Chandelier – Italy, circa 1950 Superb Italian gilt metal chandelier with six lights, featuring an elegant vegetal motif typical of 1950s Italian design. The slender leave...
Metal
Venetian Murano glass chandelier, Italy, circa 1980
Located in Brussels, BE
Venetian Murano glass chandelier, Italy, circa 1980
Murano Glass
Antique Italian Chandeliers, Carved Wood, Gilt Finish, Circa 1780
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of late 18th century wooden carved chandeliers composed of six arms leaf decorated with original gilt, in good condition. The Italian light fixtures are electrified t...
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Sciolari Cubic Chandelier, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century Cubic chandelier by Sciolari from 1970s. The chandelier is made in chrome with plexiglass shades / covers. Bulb holders: E14 type, 13 pieces (bulbs are not includ...
Chrome
Frans Schrofer, Very Large Suspension Adjustable in Height, circa 1980
By Frans Schrofer
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Very large suspension adjustable in height circa 1980 "Plume" model adjustable in height from 155 to 178 cm Sold without bulb.
Metal, Aluminum
Italian Chandelier, attributed to Brusotti, circa 1938
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
attributed to Brusotti, circa 1938 chandelier.
Brass
Brass / Black Chandelier, Italy circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Italy, 1950 With original brass and painted aluminum finish. 60”dia x 93”h $ 6,800
Aluminum, Brass
$4,638Sale Price|20% Off
Wrought Iron Chandelier with Dragons, Italy, circa 1900
By Alessandro Mazzucotelli
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb wrought iron chandelier / pendant composed of 4 winged dragons each holding a torch / torchiere. Good quality of manufacture: well-made subjects, beautiful patina of the meta...
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Crystal Glass Chandelier by Lumi, circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A refined vintage Art Deco Italian chandelier made of handcrafted brass and hand-blown smoked crystal glass, designed by Lumi, in good condition. This sculptural ceiling pendant ref...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Italian Hollywood Regency Tole Floral Bouquet Chandelier, Circa 1960
Located in COLMAR, FR
A captivating Italian tole chandelier of exceptional botanical detail, made in Italy circa 1960s in the Hollywood Regency manner. The fixture takes the form of a naturalistic wildflo...
Metal
Italian Polychrome Floral Tole Chandelier, circa 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative Italian floral chandelier dating from the 1960s, designed as an exuberant bouquet of hand-formed and hand-painted flowers, leaves and sweeping foliage. The compo...
Metal
Italian 18-Light Carved Wood & Gilt Metal Chandelier, Circa 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning vintage Italian 18-light chandelier dating to circa 1970s, featuring an elaborate combination of hand-carved wood and scrolling gilt metalwork. The chandelier is centered b...
Wrought Iron
Chandelier, Cut Crystal Navette Tassels, Circa 1800, Height 170cm
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Important sac de perles chandelier, cut crystal shuttle pendants, circa 1800
Crystal, Metal
Six-arm chandelier, R. Lunel, circa 1950
By R. Lunel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Six-arm chandelier in brass and black lacquered metal. Oval lampshades arranged asymmetrically. French work by R. Lunel, circa 1950. This chandelier has been completely restored, the...
Metal, Brass
Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier By Barovier Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier By Barovier Circa 1940
Metal
$2,700Sale Price|43% Off
Circa 1900 Blacked Scrolled Metal 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A boldly elegant and elaborate blacked scrolled metal 8-light chandelier with gilt metal acanthus and floral shaped gilt metal bobeche, c. 1900. Extensively draped with colored glass...
Metal
Chrome "Snowflake" Chandelier, France, circa 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chromed metal "Sputnik" chandelier with a snowflake motif. Holds 12 lights.
Chrome
Louis XV Style Italian Crystal Beaded Arm Chandelier, Circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian 24 light crystal beaded arm chandelier adorned with garlands of crystal swags, crystal spheres, and crystal pendants throughout. The fixture is wired with new drip...
Crystal, Metal
Vintage Guzzini Wood Cascada Chandelier, Italy, 1960 Circa
By Guzzini
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Guzzini Wood Cascada Chandelier, Italy, 1960 Circa This rare vintage five-spot hanging lamp, manufactured by Guzzini its refined craftsmanship embodies the sophisticated yet...
Wood, Teak, Plexiglass
Murano Chandelier by Barovier&Toso, Gold Dusted Glass, Circa 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Queens, NY
Italian (1940's) Murano chandelier with 6 swirl design gold dusted glass arms holding a large fluted clear bubble glass shade with scalloped top. (att: BAROVIER E TOSO)
Brass
Antique Baccarat Crystal & Ormolu Chandelier circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent antique Napoleon III baccarat crystal 42 lights and ormolu chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Midcentury Italian Sciolari Chrome Chandelier, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian midcentury chandelier by Sciolari from 1970s. The chandelier is made in chrome. This chandelier includes 16 pieces of E14 bulbs. It is in a very good original vintage cond...
Chrome
French Black Lacquered Wood Ceiling Lustre Eight Lamps, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
Eight-light French chandelier in black lacquered in carved wood, circa 1960. An imposing French chandelier from the 1940s, crafted from turned and carved wood and fully lacquered in...
Wood
Painted Pineapple Chandelier, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Fun and rather lovely painted iron and tôle four-light chandelier from the 1940s-1950s. The body is painted gold and the leaves and arms shiny dark green. Complete with original chai...
Metal
Vittorio zecchin chandelier Murano Venice circa 1930
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant tall 6 arms chandelier in clear glass attributed to vittorio Zecchin Murano Italy circa 1930
Glass
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless Murano Glass Circa 1970
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in colorless Murano glass circa 1970, new electrification
Metal
Lustre à six lumières en Inox et laque blanche, circa 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Lustre à six lumières en Inox et laque blanche, circa 1970 Quelques rayures sur le vernis.
Steel
$641Sale Price|20% Off
Decorative Art Nouveau Hammered Copper Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Faversham, GB
Copper mounted ceiling hook and rose above three bayonet light fittings. With elegant graceful lines highlighted by beautiful curved forms. British, circa 1900. Additional infor...
Copper
$1,206 / set
Copper & Enamel Art Deco Uplighters Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Copper & Enamel Art Deco Uplighters Circa 1930s - Price is for the pair - Stepped vitreous white enamel shades - Original ceiling roses - Each light takes 1x E27 fitting bulbs - Ger...
Enamel
Susse & Lelievre, Neo-Gothic Dragons Chandelier, France, Circa 1890, Alabaster
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant 19th century neo-Gothic gilt bronze chandelier attributed to Susse and Lelievre with seven lights, composed of a veined alabaster bowl mounted in a bronze frame and ending in...
Alabaster, Bronze
French Bronze Chandelier, circa 1900s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large Louis XVI style six-light massiv bronze chandelier, France, circa 1900s. Socket: 6 x e14 for standard screw bulb (newly rewired).
Bronze
$4,140Sale Price|40% Off
Brass Chandelier or Flush Mount Lamp, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Large 30” ornamental brass light with 16 bulbs, Italy, circa 1960 This piece will work as a semi flushßmount or chandelier. Ornamental 30 inch Italian flat chandelier from the 1960s...
Brass, Metal
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Empire Ebonized & Gilt Metal Chandelier circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire chandelier offers ebonized and gilt metal frame with scroll and foliate elements, hanging cut crystal highlights throughout, c1930 Measures - 19"h x 24"diam...
Metal
Geometric Wooden Chandelier, England circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
England, 1960 Carved wood chandelier with turned central column, circular decorative frame, and four vellum lamp shades, suspended by original wooden chain. 23.5”dia x 34”h (64.5”h w...
Wood
Pair of chandeliers, Venini, Murano, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Venini Murano chandeliers in light amethyst blown glass with twelve arms of light. They are stamped “Venini” in a glass cartouche.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Bespoke Glass and Chrome Chandelier, Italy, circa 1970
By Carlo Nason, Gaetano Sciolari, Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
Well preserved 1970s chandelier, Italy, circa 1930. Dimensions are 26.4" x 47" (total drop); We have a smaller one available also. Elegant chandelier in very good original vintage ...
Brass, Chrome
Ceramic, Glass and Brass Chandelier, circa 1900
By Maison Baguès
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Maison Baguès, chandelier Circa 1950
Metal, Bronze
Hanging Lamp in Gerrit Rietveld Style, Wood & Plastic, Circa 1960
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hanging lamp, designed in the style of Rietveld, executed circa 1960 by unknown manufacturer. Painted wooden structure and plastic tube protecting the electricity cable, with three b...
Wood
Bakalowits Crystal Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Prof. Friedl Bakalowits, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, Au
Bakalowits crystal chandelier, circa 1960s Original condition.
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Pair of Pink Shell Murano Glass Chandelier, circa 2000s
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous three-tier Italian Murano glass chandelier with a Cascade of pink shells giving an extraordinary light effect.
Blown Glass
Hanging Lamp by Gerrit Rietveld, Mid-Century Modern, Circa 1950
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hanging lamp, designed in the style of Rietveld, executed circa 1950 by unknown manufacturer. Painted wooden structure and plastic tube protecting the electricity cable, with three b...
Wood
Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1930, Nickel and Glass
By Fritz August Breuhaus de Groot 1, Bauhaus
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare geometric Art Deco or Bauhaus chandelier, circa 1930. Nickeled brass hardware with unusual glass shades, which are clear on one side and have a white casing on the other, along ...
Nickel
Bakalowits Crystal Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Prof. Friedl Bakalowits, Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Wien, Au
Bakalowits crystal chandelier, circa 1960s Original condition.
Crystal, Nickel
$3,246 / item
Gino Sarfatti, Chandelier, Model 2097/30, circa 1970
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Gino Sarfatti, chandelier, Model 2097/30, circa 1970 the bulbs will have to be changed for the USA two are available.
Chrome
French Heavy Cut Glass Chandelier, circa 1940s
Located in Dallas, TX
Superb French heavy cut glass chandelier with a star-point glass and chromium crown atop a swirl patterned cut glass stem. The chromium bowl-shaped mid-section mounted with cut glass...
Cut Glass
$1,507 / item
Sciolari 9-Arm White Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An extraordinary Sciolari chandelier made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its 9 amazing arms. The two-tier body is made of full metal and has a very elegant style. ...
Metal
Kinkeldey Crystal Ice Glass Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Kinkeldey ice glass chandelier made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its rare glass shapes. Modernist design chandelier with two circular tiers. It has a chrome meta...
Metal
$927Sale Price|50% Off
Chandelier by Kinkeldey, circa 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Wien, Au
Chandelier by Kinkeldey, circa 1960s Original condition.
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|33% Off
Czech Cast Glass Ceiling Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Lamps like this were produced in the first two decades of the communist period. Unlike much later production, the artisans were allowed much artistic freedom and given ample time and...
Metal
Swedish Brass And Wood Chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Large Swedish brass and wood chandelier from the 1940-1950s. Six elegantly curved arms from a centerpiece with turned wood elements and cast bras decorations. Nice original condition...
Brass
Multicolored Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, circa 1980s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Bold five-arm chandelier of thick and heavy handblown colored glass.
Blown Glass
Antique Louis XV Pompadour Fireplace Mantel, Circa 1870
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XV Pompadour fireplace mantel, Circa 1870 A Louis XV Pompadour antique fireplace mantel very finely carved in Italian grey veined white Carrara marble, with a serpen...
Marble
Winston Crystal Chandelier, circa 1940s
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Winston crystal chandelier, circa 1940s, cut glass bead rope and tear drop prisms.
Crystal
Large Painted Wood Chandelier, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and beautifully-carved wood chandelier, with six arms. With original pale green, cream and gold paint.
Beech
Painted Tole Flower Chandelier, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming 1940s painted iron chandelier with six lights. Decorated with climbing, vine-like foliage, daisies and lillies.
Iron
$4,452Sale Price|20% Off
Paris Porcelain Chandelier with Flowers, France, circa 1890
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming painted porcelain chandelier with a blue background, in the shape of a basin with a flared and openwork border decorated with foliage on a platinum background alternating wi...
Bronze
$1,785Sale Price|30% Off
French Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Vienna, AT
French chrome and glass Art Deco chandelier from the 1930-1940s. Decorative chromed-brass structure with frosted glass tubes and rosé-tinted glass discs. Nice original condition with...
Chrome
French Art Deco Chandelier in Lorrain Press Molded Glass, Circa 1930's
Located in Beirut, LB
French Art Deco Chandelier with 6 six sided shades in lorraine pressed moulded glass showing gorgeous sculptural motifs with details of grapes and nature inspired shapes. It can be...
Nickel
$811Sale Price|41% Off
Rupert Nikoll Chandelier, circa 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll chandelier, circa 1950s. Six lights. On top polished wooden plate.
Brass
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Lightolier Cut-Crystal Five-Arm Chandelier, circa 1940s
By Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early example of the craftsmanship of the American lighting pioneer, Lightolier. Five glass arms meet at the bottom the tri-tiered cut-glass centre column. Brass cups und...
Crystal, Brass
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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