Chandelier Stilnovo Style, circa 1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Wien, Au
Chandelier circa 1958 in the style of Stilnovo. Brass polished and stove enamelled. Aluminium blackened. Priced and sell per piece. We have a third one but a little bit smaller in di...
Aluminum, Brass
Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Louis XVI style bronze basket chandelier, circa 1950
Bronze
Bespoke Glass and Chrome Chandelier, Italy, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari, Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
Bespoke glass tube 1970s chandelier, Italy, midcentury Dimensions are 21.65" x 44" (total drop) Elegant chandelier in very good original vintage condition. It's comprised of a ...
Brass, Chrome
Bronze & Vaseline Glass Chandelier, England circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Bronze & Vaseline Glass Chandelier England, 1910 Bronze fixture with original vaseline glass shades. 19.5"dia x 22"h Ref. L5480 $ 3,600
Bronze
Paavo Tynell model 1082, rattan shade, circa 1960.
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Pendant model 1082 designed bu Paavo Tynell for Idman, the lamp is composed by a Opal glass with a brass decoration and its orginal rattan shade. The lamp is in good condition overha...
Brass
$15,446Sale Price|20% Off
H 51.19 in Dm 29.93 in
Iron and Colored Glass Oriental Chandelier, Circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Moroccan chandelier in patinated and gilded openwork iron with eighteen lights, composed of a baluster shaft ending in a hexagonal crown surrounded by a gallery and decorated wi...
Brass
Victorian Chandelier, Brown Wicker & Frosted Glass, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian (Mission style) chandelier with an exterior circular brown wicker shade and an interior white frosted glass shade.
Glass
Italian Renaissance Revival Chandelier, Bronze Dore, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th Century) bronze dore oval crown shaped chandelier with fleur-de-lis finial and red velvet upholstery.
Bronze
Victorian Style French Bronze Lantern Chandelier, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
Period French Bronze Hanging Lantern Chandelier
Bronze
Crystal Glass "Palwa" Chandelier, circa 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A gorgeous and high quality gold-plated brass chandelier or pendant light by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960. An awesome Hollywood Regency lig...
Crystal, Brass
$42,712
H 41.34 in Dm 31.5 in
H. Vian, "Bacchic" Crystal & Gilded bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
By Henri Vian
Located in PARIS, FR
A fine twelve-light chandelier in chased and gilded bronze, richly adorned with scrolls, garlands, beading, prisms, and faceted cut-crystal drops. The central shaft is formed as a fl...
Crystal, Bronze
Neoclassical bronze chandelier, gilt, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Neoclassical bronze chandelier, gilded. Solid bronze, finely chiseled and gilded. Four lights, each with an E14 bulb. Fluted shaft, decorated with garlands and acanthus leaves. Cu...
Bronze
French Art Deco Chandelier circa 1930 Signed Frontisi
By Gaetan Frontisi
Located in Beirut, LB
This beautiful and authentic French Art Deco chandelier from the early 20th century, circa 1930, is a rare find. The striking structure is made of patinated brass, supporting four el...
Brass
$2,925
H 5.32 in Dm 13.39 in
Ceiling light model 596, Editions Maison Arlus, Paris, France, circa 1960
By Maison Arlus
Located in Paris, FR
White opaline glass ceiling light with gold-plated brass frame. Two lights. It can be fixed to the ceiling or suspended using a cable. Story Arlus was a French lighting publisher, ...
Gold Plate, Brass
Sculptural Mid-Century Italian Chandelier, Circa 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural mid-century European chandelier dating to the 1950s, executed in a refined combination of dark-stained wood, brass, aluminum, and opaline glass. The design is defined by i...
Aluminum, Brass
Five-light circular chandelier, R. Lunel, circa 1950
By R. Lunel, Royal luminaire
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Circular 5-light chandelier, made of brass and gunmetal-patina brass. Oval parchment-style shade. Height can be adjusted. French piece circa 1950 by R. Lunel In perfect condition. Sh...
Brass
$5,616Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in Dm 37.41 in
Large Wrought Iron Chandelier with Dragons, Italy, circa 1900
By Alessandro Mazzucotelli
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb and impressive wrought iron chandelier / pendant composed of 6 winged dragons each holding a torch / torchiere. Good quality of manufacture: well-made subjects, beautiful pat...
Wrought Iron
French Beaded Emerald Green Prisms Petit Beaded Small Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly wired with a certified US UL socket for the USA or appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Rare emerald green crystal prisms. B...
Crystal, Metal
Neo-Gothic Chandelier with Lions, France, circa 1860
By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet Le Duc
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful neo-gothic chandelier in patinated bronze with gold highlights and water green opaline glass. The central shaft, decorated with cartridges in imitation of coats of arms, is...
Bronze
Brass and Glass Chandelier Gilt, Palwa, circa 1960
By Palwa
Located in Vienna, AT
Palwa chandelier with encrusted diamond crystals, Germany circa 1960-1970 Beautiful 21 inch chandelier from the 1960's by Palwa. Handcrafted and executed with great attention to d...
Brass
Chandelier White Opaline Glass, Italy, Stilnovo, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
STILNOVO - Chanthelier white opaline glass, Italy circa 1950
Brass
Venini Five Arm Chandelier, circa 1940
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare example of a 1940s Italian glass chandelier by the famous glass house of Venini. Made of hand blown glass with brass. Arms of the chandelier etched with repetiti...
Brass
$440Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Antique Brass Two Drop-Light Hanging Ceiling Fixture, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique ceiling fixture offers brass frame with two drop-lights terminating in hand painted glass shades, c1920 Measures - 24'' H x 13.5'' W x 6'' D; 29'' overall, 6'' chain. This...
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
Pair of Brass Ceiling Lights, Italy, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of brass ceiling lights, Italy, circa 1960.
Brass
Postmodern Red Tube Metal Atomic Chandelier, circa 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern red metal atomic chandelier, circa 1980 Cool architectural contemporary chandelier from the 1980s, Italy. It illuminates with 8 bulbs hidden behind white perforated met...
Aluminum, Steel
Brass Tulip Glass Chandelier England circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
England, 1950 Mid-century brass chandelier with multiple curved arms and tulip-shaped opaline glass shades. 23.5”dia x 29”h Ref. L5440 $ 6,800
Brass
$4,800
H 31 in W 21.65 in D 21.65 in
Salvatore Gregorietti Chandelier in Fiberglass and Brass, circa 1970
By Lamperti, Salvatore Gregorietti
Located in Vienna, AT
Salvatore Gregorietti, chandelier, fiberglass, brass, Italy, 1960s, labeled Lamperti Sculptural chandelier by Italian designer Salvatore Gregorietti. The pendant consists of a hug...
Brass
Postmodern Black Tube Metal Atomic Chandelier, circa 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern black metal atomic chandelier, circa 1980 Cool architectural contemporary chandelier from the 1980s, Italy. It illuminates with 8 bulbs hidden behind white perforated m...
Aluminum, Steel
$13,600
H 41 in W 46 in D 30 in
Antique French Crystal and Bronze Dore Chandelier Aux Beliers, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A stunning bronze dore and crystal chandelier from France, circa 1850. The 12 saucer bobeches are each affixed with a series of crystal pendeloques of...
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
Chandelier in Lacquered Metal and Brass, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chandelier in lacquered metal and brass, circa 1950. Measures: H 110 cm x D 76 cm with the chain H 70 cm x D 76 cm without the chain.
Brass, Metal
Art Deco Chandelier France circa 1920s
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and small 4 light chandelier, manufactured in France circa 1920 in nickel plated brass, pressed glass and crystal beads, showing stylized roses throughout its design. The s...
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Bakalowits Basket Crystal and Brass Chandelier Restored, circa 1950
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Large basket chandelier by Bakalowits & Soehne, Austria, circa 1950 Beautiful and rare,fully restored chandelier by Bakalowits & Soehne composed of hundreds of crystals and delicate...
Brass
French Antique Gilt Brass Chandelier, Cut Glass, Five Arms, Circa: 1925
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
An elegant example of French lighting from the early twentieth century, this antique gilt brass and cut glass chandelier has good decorative detail. The chandelier's gilt brass arm...
Brass
Antique Chandelier, Bronze Frame with Glass Drops, France Circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large ceiling chandelier with finely cut glass drops and eight candle-shaped light sockets. The frame is made of bronze and was electrified.
Bronze
Opaline Globe & Brass Chandelier, Netherlands circa 1950
Located in Culver City, CA
Netherlands, 1950 Brass chandelier with bowed arms and opaline glass globe shades. 29”dia x 27”h Ref. L5463 $ 8,000
Brass
French Empire Chandelier, Gilded Bronze & Crystal, Circa 1920
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An empire style chandelier in gilded bronze and cut crystal. The large central ring is embellished with palmettes and wreaths and supports beaded chains and long crystal French drops...
Bronze
French Gilded Bronze and Crystal Chandelier - Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An opulent French chandelier dating to circa 1880, crafted in gilded bronze and richly adorned with relief-embellished detailing that reflects the grandeur of late 19th-century decor...
Crystal, Bronze
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
Very large green “bubble” chandelier, Murano, Italy, circa 2020
Located in Paris, FR
Very large chandelier consisting of a round polished brass axle to which are attached twenty-two transparent green glass globes by Vistosi from the 1980s. Modern craftsmanship.
Brass
$11,584Sale Price|40% Off
H 43.31 in Dm 23.63 in
Oriental Style Polychrome Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Oriental style twelve arms chandelier with very fine geometric motifs of polychrome cold enamel on bronze. Suspended by three chains, it is centered by an ornamentation of tracery an...
Bronze
$6,670Sale Price|40% Off
H 25.6 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Midcentury Italian Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian midcentury chrome, brass and plexiglass chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari in 1970s. The design of this chandelier is made in chrome half-round elements with brass stri...
Brass, Chrome
Elio Monesi for Arredoluce chandelier, Italy circa 1960s
By Elio Monesi, Arredoluce
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elio Monesi for Arredoluce chandelier. Designed and made in Italy in 1960s. Very rare ceiling light. Model 12815. Duplex white opal glass, patinated brass, nickel-plated metal. Takes...
Metal, Brass
$3,744Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.68 in Dm 24.41 in
Modernist Art Deco Chrome Chandelier, France, circa 1930
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant silver / chrome bronze chandelier composed of a ceiling diffuser with two lights, and 6 arms decorated with glass spheres, and six tulip lampshades in marbled effect white gl...
Metal, Bronze, Chrome
Large Brass Suspension Chandelier, circa 1950
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Impressive Austrian brass suspension chandelier from the 1940-1950s, attributed to Rupert Nikoll. Polished brass hardware with conical fiberglass shades. Very good original condition...
Brass
$3,218
H 22.05 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Czechoslovak Functionalist Art Deco Chandelier, circa 1930–1935
Located in Voorburg, NL
early 1930s. The fixture features a nickel-plated metal frame with a clean, stepped stem and three radial arms inset with warm cherry wood panels—an elegant contrast of industrial pr...
Chrome, Nickel
Rupert Nikoll Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll Sputnik chandelier circa 1950s Original condition Original glass. We have a second one it is not includet with this one.
Brass
$17,552
H 44.89 in Dm 58.27 in
Monumental Belgian Wrought Iron Chandelier with Matching Wall Sconces circa 1900
Located in Casteren, NL
This exceptional and monumental chandelier with its two original matching wall sconces was crafted in Belgium in the early years of the 20th century. The ensemble originates from For...
Steel
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
$187,312Sale Price|36% Off
H 55.12 in Dm 41.34 in
Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
A very important thirty-five lights crystal and gilded bronze chandelier. The centered stem is made up of baluster-and-bowl-shaped cut-crystal pieces, all of very high-standard quali...
Crystal, Bronze
$14,276
H 33.08 in W 24.41 in D 24.41 in
French Art Deco Chandelier Signed “Degué”, France, circa 1930s
By Degué
Located in Beirut, LB
An exceptional example of French Art Deco design, this chandelier features five beautifully detailed frosted press molded glass shades, four hanging tulip shades, all signed by Degué...
Bronze
$4,212Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.99 in Dm 18.51 in
Art Nouveau Chandelier in Gilt Bronze, France, Circa 1890
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb Art Nouveau chandelier in gilded bronze with floral/plant motifs, formerly gas powered, electrified. 4 lights. Lampshades / floral tulips in multicolored glass paste. France,...
Bronze
French Glass and Brass Ceiling Light, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Ceiling lamp mid-century. Glass and brass, typical mid-century model. Good original condition. This can easily be re-wired and tested to USA or European standards. Shipping: D3...
Brass
Mid-Century Space Age Italian Reggiani Chrome Chandelier, circa 1960
By Reggiani
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century Space-Age chandelier by Reggiani from 1960-70s. The chandelier is made in chrome metal. Bulb holders: E14 type, 5 pieces (bulbs are not included). Measurements: H...
Chrome
Swedish Cut Glass Suspension Chandelier, circa 1950
By Hans Bergström
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine Swedish suspension chandelier from the 1940-1950s. A delicate 5-arm brass structure with blown glass diffusers, which have a satin finish on the outside with cut stripes. Very n...
Brass
Antique French Empire Chandelier circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Chandelier circa 1900.
Bronze
$2,691
H 45.67 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Mid-Century Italian Sciolari Chrome And Glass Chandelier, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century chandelier by Sciolari from 1970s. The chandelier is made in chrome with thick and heavy glass shades / covers. Bulb holders: E14 type, 5 pieces (bulbs are not in...
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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