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Cranberry Chandelier

Wrought Iron Chandelier with Cranberry Glass
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century American wrought iron chandelier converted from gas with original cranberry
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Antique 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Italian Brass Chandelier with Lilies and Cranberry Glass
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful six-light chandelier with lilies and centre bowl is clear cranberry glass. Measures
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Circa 1930 Czechoslovakian Chandelier with Cranberry and White Overlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This stunning bohemian Czechoslovakian faux-porcelain glass chandelier was created in the style of
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

French Pink Cranberry Crystal Flowers Murano Glass Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Firenze, Toscana
coloured drop flowers and single drops. Rare color, it is a mix between pink and light cranberry. Murano
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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

1960 Italy Sputnik Chandelier Cranberry Murano Glass Globes & Silver-Plated
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant sputnik cluster of gold tinted cranberry and clear glass globes on a silver plated frame. A
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Silver Plate

Victorian Cranberry Pull Down Lantern
Located in Pueblo, CO
This is an extremely rare Victorian pull down cranberry glass lantern. Beautiful hanging piece of
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Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Cranberry Opalescent Cased Glass Hanging Pendant Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
would warm any space with it's ambiance. The glass is a cranberry color cased in an opalescent which
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Thomas Webb. A Large Vaseline And Cranberry Shade. C 1900.
By Thomas Webb & Sons
Located in London, GB
Thomas Webb. A large Vaseline and Cranberry shade. C 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Uranium Glass, Opaline Glass

Banded Cranberry Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Born from a love of color, these striking pieces draw inspiration from the rich hues and undulating topography of Southern California. Alternating layers of opaque and transparent co...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Nickel

Cranberry Pink Vaseline Glass Drop Shade with Polished Brass Crown Gallery
By Was Benson
Located in Nottingham, GB
Beautiful Arts & Crafts Style Pendant Lights with Cranberry Pink Vaseline Glass Shades Stunning
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2010s British Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Gustavian Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Elegant and decorative early 19th century Gustavian neoclassical eight-light chandelier, having
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Antique 1830s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Gustavian Chandelier
Gustavian Chandelier
$18,800
H 40 in Dm 28 in
Neoclassical Russian Style Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Neoclassical Russian style six-arm crystal chandelier with cranberry glass decoration.
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Late 20th Century Canadian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

A Pair of Neoclassical Cranberry glass & Gilt Bronze Lantern Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of magnificent and large neoclassical cranberry glass & gilt bronze lantern chandeliers
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20th Century European Neoclassical Lanterns

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Crystal, Bronze

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Russian Gilt Bronze & Cranberry Glass Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Superb Antique Russian Period Neoclassical Gilt Bronze, Cranberry Glass & Cut Crystal Multi Light
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Antique 19th Century Russian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Ormolu

Bohemian parcel-gilt six-light cranberry glass chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bohemian enameled and parcel-gilt six-light cranberry glass chandelier with matching hurricane
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Antique 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Ornate Brass and Cranberry Glass Converted Gas Fixture, circa 1880
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This beautiful converted gas chandelier features ornate, leafy scrolling arms coming up from a
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Antique 1880s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair of Venetian 8-Light Crystal Cranberry Chandeliers, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of antique Venetian crystal chandeliers with eight lights, circa 1900 in
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

RUSSIAN STYLE CRANBERRY GLASS NEOCLASSICAL CHANDELIER
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Neoclassical Russian Style Chandelier with Deep Colored Cranberry Glass Bowl and Ormolu Swag
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Venini Clear & Cranberry Glass Polyhedral Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Cranberry & Clear Glass with Metal Frame
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid Century Venetian Chandelier with Cranberry Glass
Located in Astoria, NY
A chandelier with clear and cranberry glass detailing adorned with hanging crystals. The brass
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Antique 19c Cranberry Glass Bell Form Pendant Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19c Cranberry Glass Bell Form Pendant Chandelier
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Georgian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Venini Polyhedron Chandelier with Cranberry, Smoke & Clear Glass
Located in New York, NY
Venini Polyhedron Chandelier with Cranberry, Smoke & Clear Glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

19th Century Russian Cranberry Glass Hall Lantern Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
RARE Period Russian Neoclassical Cranberry Glass Hall Lantern. Bell Jar Form with Original Crown
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Antique 19th Century Russian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Russian Neoclassical Gilt Bronze, Crystal and Cranberry Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
lantern chandelier embellished with gilt bronze arms, central cranberry glass, cut crystal chains and
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Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Cranberry Cut to Clear Bohemian Six-Light Crystal Chandelier 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Cranberry Cut to Clear Bohemian Six-Light Crystal Chandelier 20thC Measures- 35.5''H x 22.5''W x
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20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Antique Venetian Eight Light Cranberry Crystal Chandelier, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
. The delicate and elaborate hand blown clear crystal with cranberry red highlights. The chandelier
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Antique French Baccarat Cranberry Red Crystal 12-Light Chandelier, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French belle epoch baccarat cranberry red crystal 12-light chandelier, circa 1880. CHC302.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

90s Postmodern VeArt Cranberry Glass Chandelier by Orni Halloween Artemide Italy
By Artemide, VeArt, Orni Halloween
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
in 1991. This enormous cranberry glass chandelier comprises of two tiers of lights: 12 at the bottom
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Antique Victorian Cranberry Pineapple Parlor Oil Lamp Pendant Light Chandlier
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century converted oil swag hurricane pendant light / chandelier. Repousse brass base with
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Fine 19th Century Cranberry Glass Candle Hurricane, circa 1840-1860
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An outstanding wheel ground Cranberry glass candle hurricane fixture with great color, all over
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Antique Cranberry Glass Hanging Hall Pendant Light Fixture circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pendant hall light offers cranberry glass bulbous globe in frame having scroll and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Hand Blown Cranberry Red Glass Bell Jar Light Brass Finish Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century antique hand blown cranberry red bell jar pendant light. Restored with brass
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Early 20th Century Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Vintage Petite Bavarian Porcelain Chandelier, 5 Armed, Red, Continental Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous diminutive continental Bavarian porcelain 5-armed chandelier with cranberry glass accents
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Early 20th Century European Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Porcelain

Lovely Cranberry Glass Venetian Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful Venetian clear and cranberry glass six-light chandelier. Beautifully adorned with long
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Vintage Bohemian Etched Cranberry Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
surrounding a bulbous center column. Crafted with clear and cranberry crystal, this six-light chandelier will
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Mid-20th Century Czech Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Italian, 1950s Cranberry Red & White Opaline Chandelier
Located in Montclair, NY
. Includes matching cranberry opalice ceiling canopy (not shown). Body of chandelier measures 29" in diameter
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Period Swedish or Russian Cranberry Glass Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th century Swedish or Russian ruby glass chandelier or lantern -- Amphora shape with
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Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Antique Victorian Cranberry Glass Parlor Oil Lamp Pendant Light Chandelier
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century converted oil swag hurricane pendant light / chandelier. Repousse brass base with
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Victorian Hobnail Cranberry Glass Hall Lantern
Located in Hanover, MA
Antique electrified kerosene lantern pendant with hobnail motif cranberry glass globe suspended
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Victorian Cranberry Glass and Bronze Pendant Hall Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
Victorian cranberry glass and bronze pendant hall light. Victorian electrified gas pendant hall
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

English 1930s Art Deco Shell Cranberry Ceiling Light
Located in Devon, England
three soft cranberry shells firmly in place. These are all in excellent condition. Comes with three
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Late 19th Century Cranberry Melon-Shaped English Hall Lantern
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century handblown cranberry hall lantern in a melon shape with embossed brass finial and
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Antique 19th Century British Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Pair Murano Seguso Cranberry Red and Gold Ceiling Light Pendants
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Italian hand blown glass ceiling pendants in red cranberry coloured glass with gold
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Raak Amsterdam, MidCentury Modern Cranberry Glass & Droplet Shape Flush Mount
Located in Lisse, NL
executed, cranberry color flush mount. The exceptional shape and color make this striking fixture a real
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Aluminum

Antique Cranberry Red Crystal Bell Jar Pendant Light w/ Brass Hardware
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand blown cranberry crystal bell jar pendant light with new brass hardware and wiring
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Round Green 5-Piece Lettuce Motif Chip and Dip Platter with Gold Edges, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
chintz tablecloth, brightly colored tableware (See our Kings Crown set of fleshed cranberry
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Cranberry glass chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An unusual cranberry and clear glass basket chandelier, 6 lights, French, early 20th century wired
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Cranberry Glass and Iron Chandelier
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Cranberry color glass and iron chandelier. French, circa 1900. Approximate dimensions: diameter 20
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Cranberry glass and gilt bronze chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Napoleon III cranberry glass and gilt bronze six light chandelier with raspberry motif.
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Venini chandelier in champagne + cranberry colored glass
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Venini chandelier in champagne + cranberry colored glass with 160 glass
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Antique Bronze Cranberry Etched Six Light Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Proudly offering an Antique American Aesthetic Movement Bronze Cranberry Etched globe Six Light
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Antique 19th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Whimsical Cranberry Glass chandelier attributed to Fenton co.
Located in Scarsdale, NY
What a find! This magnificent cranberry glass chandelier is attibuted to the Fenton glass company
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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

19th Century English Engraved Cranberry Glass Bell Jar Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English engraved cranberry glass bell jar chandelier, highest quality, very impressive.
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Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Late 20th Century Cranberry Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Canton, MA
Cranberry bell jar lantern, late 20th century, made in India. Bell jar lanterns first reached
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

MURANO CHANDELIER
Located in Stamford, CT
MURANO GLASS CHANDELIER WITH CUT CRANBERRY GLASS CUPS
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

MURANO  CHANDELIER
MURANO  CHANDELIER
H 30 in Dm 29 in

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Murano Glass

Mazzega Pendant with Glass Murano Bicolore  XXL , Italy, 1970
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Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
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Antique early 19th century Japanes Kaidan Dansu Step Chest in warm brown pine
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Brass

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$6,806
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Rosso Wall Mirror
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

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Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
$1,395 / item
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Gothic Revival Fireplace with its Hood and Carved Salamander, Witch and Ermine
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

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Oak

Jacobean Revival Antique 1833 Dated Hand Carved English Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Antique 1830s European Jacobean Bookcases

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Chinoiserie Lacquer Secretaire Bookcase
By Maitland Smith
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$3,900 Sale Price
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H 86 in W 39.25 in D 20.5 in
Hollywood Regency. Art Deco revival sconces by Mariner S.A., Spain, 1960s
By Maison Le Dauphin, Maison Jansen, Maison Roche
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Oval Burl and Mahogany Coffee Table
Oval Burl and Mahogany Coffee Table
$5,070 / item
H 20 in W 42 in D 32 in
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Reclaimed Pine Arched Internal Door
Reclaimed Pine Arched Internal Door
$2,280
H 83.67 in W 26.58 in D 1.89 in
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Blown Glass

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Blue Depths- abstract painting
$1,760 Sale Price
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
$1,440,874
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Cranberry Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the cranberry chandelier you’re looking for. A cranberry chandelier — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage cranberry chandelier now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer cranberry chandelier, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A cranberry chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Neoclassical and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one cranberry chandelier that is appealing in its simplicity, but Archimede Seguso, Artemide and Orni Halloween produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cranberry Chandelier?

Prices for a cranberry chandelier can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $559 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,935.

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.