How do I update an old brass chandelier?

You can update an old brass chandelier in many ways. Refinish it with spray paint to give it a more modern hue or slip new sleeves over the candles. You can also add embellishments like crystals to the frame. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage chandeliers.

How can I tell if a brass chandelier is antique?

There are a couple points to check in determining if your chandelier is antique. The drops were faceted on both sides, and there also may be daisy-shaped glass buttons. You can also shop a range of chandeliers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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Located in Charleston, SC

Dutch Colonial brass two-tier twelve-light chandelier with scrolled decorative arms, original bobeches, centered bulbous columns, and terminating on lower ball with ring finial.

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Located in Charleston, SC

Dutch Colonial brass three-tier brass eighteen light chandelier with scrolled decorative arms, original bobeches, centered bulbous column, and terminating on a lower ball with ring f...

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Sixteen-Arm Wrought Iron and Brass Two-Tier Chandelier from Belgium, circa 1940

Located in Houston, TX

Unique style mixing brass and wrought iron. From Belgium, circa 1940s. Iron twisted balls and arms with brass bobeche, collars and loops. Newly re-wired for the USA with all UL liste...

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French Gilt Bronze Decorative Floral Chandelier, Circa 1840

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French Gilt Bronze Decorative Floral Chandelier, Circa 1840

Located in Charleston, SC

French gilt bronze twelve-light chandelier with centered bulbous decorative floral column, acanthus scrolled arms, terminating on circular gadrooned bulbous finial. Originally candle...

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Located in Westwood, NJ

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Colonial Brass Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic colonial brass chandelier available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every colonial brass chandelier was constructed with great care. There are 50 variations of the antique or vintage colonial brass chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect colonial brass chandelier — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A colonial brass chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made colonial brass chandelier over the years, but those crafted by Delft, Edward F. Caldwell & Co. and Far-Fetched, LLC. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Colonial Brass Chandelier?

Prices for a colonial brass chandelier start at $450 and top out at $26,000 with the average selling for $4,800.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.

Questions About Colonial Brass Chandelier

How do I update an old brass chandelier?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
You can update an old brass chandelier in many ways. Refinish it with spray paint to give it a more modern hue or slip new sleeves over the candles. You can also add embellishments like crystals to the frame. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage chandeliers.
How can I tell if a brass chandelier is antique?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
There are a couple points to check in determining if your chandelier is antique. The drops were faceted on both sides, and there also may be daisy-shaped glass buttons. You can also shop a range of chandeliers from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.