Bubble Large Cone Clear, Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These works continue the language of contrast of the lattimo and banded lines, but use a swath of textured whipped glass. This is then paired with a selection of soft colors and simp...
Brass, Nickel
1960s cone pendant lamp in copper by TH. VALENTINER Copenhagen, Made in Denmark
By Th. Valentiner
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, rare, oversized copper pendant lamp by TH. VALENTINER Copenhagen. Stunning minimalist design in the shape of a cone. Made in Denmark. Very good vintage condition, no damag...
Copper
Mid Century brass ceiling cone lamp with a curved perforated sheet lampshade
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Mid Century Modern brass ceiling lamp with corrugated perforated sheet metal lampshade. Very unusual, rare 1950s design. Fully functional, very nice patina in 100% original...
Metal, Brass
Lodes JIM CONE Pendant Lamp in Black and Honey by Patrick Norguet
By Lodes, Patrick Norguet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Immediate function, uncomplicated style, durable materials, modular at will. Inspired by the abat-jours of the ateliers of the early 1900s, JIM is a system of suspension lamps with d...
Metal
Lodes JIM CONE Pendant Lamp in Black and Silver by Patrick Norguet
By Patrick Norguet, Lodes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Immediate function, uncomplicated style, durable materials, modular at will. Inspired by the abat-jours of the ateliers of the early 1900s, JIM is a system of suspension lamps with d...
Metal
Pair of Italian Cone Mid-Century Aluminum Pendant Lights by Ideal Light, 1990s
Located in Hannover, DE
These two beautiful Italian pendant lights are a real treat. They're simple and timeless, and they'll bring a touch of elegance to any space. The lamps are made of brushed aluminum, ...
Aluminum
Set Of 3 Vintage Mid Century Opaline Glass & Teak Cone Pendant Lights, Finland
By Holmegaard
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
This set of three matching pendants is a classic example of Finnish functionalist design. The conical opaline glass provides a soft, diffused ambient glow, while the teak wood neck a...
Glass, Teak
Cone Pendant Lamp, Small by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamps with GU10 LED Bulb
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass.
Brass
Cone Lamp 5-Piece by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamps w/GU10 LED Bulbs
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass.
Brass
Cone Lamp 7-Piece by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamps w/GU10 LED Bulbs
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass.
Brass
Cone Lamp 3-Piece by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamps w/GU10 LED Bulbs
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass.
Brass
Barnacle Large Cone Clear Pendant Light, Hand Blown Thick Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
This series revels in the material and the way the thick crystal forms and light play with each other. The unique light refractions will animate any surface nearby. Extremely hot mol...
Blown Glass
Bubble Large Cone Steel Grey Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
These works continue the language of contrast of the lattimo and banded lines, but use a swath of textured whipped glass. This is then paired with a selection of soft colors and simp...
Brass, Nickel
Lodes JIM CONE Pendant Lamp in Matte Champagne and Honey by Patrick Norguet
By Patrick Norguet, Lodes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Immediate function, uncomplicated style, durable materials, modular at will. Inspired by the abat-jours of the ateliers of the early 1900s, JIM is a system of suspension lamps with d...
Metal
Lodes JIM CONE Pendant Lamp in Matte Champagne and Silver by Patrick Norguet
By Patrick Norguet, Lodes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Immediate function, uncomplicated style, durable materials, modular at will. Inspired by the abat-jours of the ateliers of the early 1900s, JIM is a system of suspension lamps with d...
Metal
Cone Pendant Lamp and Shade 'Medium' by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamp w/GU10
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass, with a hand-blown glass shade delicately sus...
Brass
Cone Pendant Lamp and Shade 'Large' by Marc Wood, Handmade Brass Lamp w/GU10
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass, with a hand-blown glass shade delicately sus...
Brass
Large Size & Great Cone Shape Midcentury Made Art Deco Style Glass Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredibly beautiful, mouthblown glass, adjustable in height light fixture with a marble-look surface with amazing colors. This rare, beautifully designed, upside-down cone shape pe...
Brass
Cone Lamp and Shade, 7-Piece by Marc Wood, Brass & Glass Handmade Lamps w/GU10
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass, with a hand-blown glass shade delicately sus...
Metal, Brass
Cone Lamp and Shade, 3-Piece by Marc Wood, Brass and Glass Handmade Lamps w/GU10
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass, with a hand-blown glass shade delicately sus...
Metal, Brass
Cone Lamp and Shade, 5-Piece by Marc Wood, Brass and Glass Handmade Lamps w/GU10
Located in London, GB
Cone is designed to showcase the beauty and timeless elegance of geometrical symmetry. Each cone is machined from a solid block of brass, with a hand-blown glass shade delicately sus...
Metal, Brass
Swedish modernist chandelier, brass and glass, 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
Rare and unusual looking Swedish modernist chandelier, featuring five cone shaped glass shades mounted on a brass frame, suspended in brass springs which gives the lamp its distincti...
Brass
$1,200Sale Price|75% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Multicolor Chandelier
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome and multicolor metal cone form shade chandelier. Having central hub supporting 14-arms.
Metal
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Inside each green glass sphere is a light bulb. Finally in the chandelier it is fixed to the ceiling via a brass tube which at its end has a beautiful canopy made in the shape of an ...
Brass
Murano Glass Leaf Chandelier in the Style of Seguso, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large cone-shaped chandelier from the 1960s with leaf-shaped glass in the style of Seguso.
Murano Glass
$3,527Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Italian Design Glass & Brass XL Chandelier, Italy 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Italian Design XL Glass & Brass Pendant Chandelier. Made in Italy, 1950's. Beautiful extra large chandelier with 8 cone shaped white structured glass shades on sol...
Metal, Brass
Futuristic frosted Glass and Bronze Six Arm Chandelier Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York City, NY
The distinctive frosted glass pointed cone shades of this chandelier take on the form of architectural turrets.
Bronze, Brass
Murano Sputnik MultiColor Art Glass and Brass Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Note the shape of the glass spheres: they are spherical, very large compared to a classic sputnik. Finally, the chandelier is fixed to the ceiling via a brass rod that at its end has...
Brass
Dona Furnace Midcentury Modern White Grey Murano Glass Chandelier Faro, 1995
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
With thirty glass cones, this chandelier is unique. Composed of 30 glass elements that have a gradient that changes from gray to straw, reaching a diameter of 100cm.
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Sputnik Periwinkle Art Glass and Brass Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Note the shape of the glass sphere, they are spherical, but the glass internally has micro air bubbles, a process called "pulegoso". Finally in the chandelier it is fixed to the ceil...
Brass
Maison Lunel Chandelier 2 Tone Brass & Opaline Shade France Mid-Century Modern
By Maison Lunel
Located in Miami, FL
Maison Lunel 4 light chandelier with original cone opaline shades, made out of two patina brass and comes with canopy.
Brass
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Inside each white glass sphere is a light bulb. Finally in the chandelier it is fixed to the ceiling via a brass tube which at its end has a beautiful canopy made in the shape of an ...
Brass
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Note the shape of the glass sphere, slightly flattened and frosted. Finally in the chandelier it is fixed to the ceiling via a brass tube which at its end has a beautiful canopy made...
Brass
Gilded bronze Chandelier with Eagle Heads attr. to H. Vian, France, circa 1890
By Henri Vian
Located in PARIS, FR
The base ends with acanthus leaves ending with a pine cone. This chandelier is inspired by the creations of the engraver-gilder Pierre Gouthière (1732-1813), one of the greatest Fre...
Bronze, Enamel
$7,200 / set
Pair of Maison Baguès style Bronze Floor Lamp
By Maison Baguès
Located in Miami, FL
Baguès notably exhibited their pine-cone chandelier with five overlapping rows of seed pods in chromed metal bordered by crystal pearls at the Pavillon d’Elegance of the 1925 Paris E...
Bronze
Unusual Poul Henningsen PH-4/4 Stamped P.H-4 'D.R.P' Deutsche Reichs Patent .
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Because it looks like a pine cone, it is also often called a pine cone chandelier.
Iron
Italian Murano Glass Cone Pendant Light, Red Wavy Spiral Accent, Contemporary
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass cascading cone pendant chandelier showcases dramatic contemporary Venetian luxury lighting design.
Chrome
Epic! 42" Sarfatti Italian Wall Sconce Lamp Atomic Mid Century Modern Brass Cone
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
Monumental Gino Sarfatti perforated brass wall chandelier. This rare and exceptional five cone wall sconce / chandelier exhibits Sarfatti's famed 'flower on vine' motif with perforat...
Metal, Brass, Enamel
LU Five-Arm Flush Mount Chandelier by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Minimalist five-arm flush mount chandelier with five cone shades that pivot up and down for varied lighting.
Aluminum, Brass
$1,197Sale Price|66% Off
French Midcentury Black Double Cone Diabolo Pendant Chandelier, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant double cone chandelier was manufactured in France in the 1950s.
Aluminum, 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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