Mid-Century Italian Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Crystal chandelier made in Italy in 1950. Very good original condition. 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb US wiring compatible
Metal
Vintage crystal chandelier, Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
An elegant gilt bronze and crystal chandelier made in Italy in the 1950s. This classic chandelier has a slender and curvaceous gilt bronze.
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Xl Vintage Crystal Chandelier Italy 1950s Hollywood Regency
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Rare vintage large crystal chandelier made in Italy in the 1950s. The chandelier has 12 solid bronze arms that takes 12 small screw fit light bulb sockets.
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Large Crystal Chandelier Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unique vintage large crystal chandelier made in Italy in the 1960s. Three-tier metal base and 45 glass elements.
Glass
$15,120 / item
Gold Brass Chandelier with Crystal LEDs, Made in Italy
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (1.8) Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum, this ch...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Waterfall Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Crystal Waterfall Chandelier made in the Manner of Venini. This Chandelier is 100% Venetian, and not a Replica Very nice quality Crystal
Crystal
$847Sale Price / item|20% Off
Italian Chandelier in Bohemia Crystal and Brass
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful 1960s brass and Bohemia crystal chandelier. The chandelier has a brass frame, its circular shaped shade has been finely crafted with beautifully carved Bohemia crystal. T...
Crystal, Brass
Articolo 8 Light Italian Hand Made Iron Chandelier with Crystal Flowers
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning eight arm, eight light iron chandelier with crystal flowers and crystal bulbs. The iron is a distressed antique white and gold finish with crystal flowers and bulbs.
Crystal, Iron
Custom Made Handcrafted Gilt Iron and Murano Crystal Chandelier, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely decadent Italian custom made crystal chandelier handcrafted in Italy with hundreds of Murano glass crystals of sizable weight.
Iron
Italian Gilt Tôle Crystal Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
An Italian Hollywood Regency style four-light gilt metal chandelier with tôle leaves and crystal prisms.
Crystal, Tôle
Italian Florentine "Birdcage" Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning Italian chandelier from the 1950s, crafted in the French Rococo style.
Crystal, Brass
Chandelier Made Out of Cut Crystal Glasses
Located in Antwerp, BE
This chandelier has a very unique design, as it is made out of cut crystal glasses, with a unconventional shape whereas the chandelier has a Classic shape itself. The body of the cha...
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
Hollywood Regency Chandelier in gilt metal and crystal, Italy 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Beograd, RS
It blends Hollywood Regency glamour with modernist lines, characterized by its upward-sweeping arms and delicate glass accents. Made in Italy in the 1950s. Chandelier is in good vin...
Crystal, Metal
$16,957Sale Price / set|20% Off
Sert 6 Italian Chandeliers Made by 107 Crystal Prism Quadriedri, Murano
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic vintage Murano chandelier made by 107 Murano crystal prism quadriedri in a nickel metal frame. The glass has a slightly pink color. Period: 2010s Dimensions: 45.25 inches h...
Metal
Italian Gilt Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Italian Gilt Tole Chandelier. Highly glamorous this six light chandelier would be perfect in a powder room or entryway. Stamped with a metal tag " Made in Italy". Matching tole canopy.
Crystal, Iron
Crystal Teardrop Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful teardrop chandelier, made of Murano glass crystals, Italy, 1950s.
Crystal, Brass
Italian Gilded Iron, Tole, & Crystal Directoire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Directoire gilded iron & tole chandelier features tole candle cups & bobeches with a crown adorned with a bronze floriate design and crystal teardrops.
Crystal, Gold Plate, Iron
Vintage Italian Rock Crystal & Gilt Metal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian chandelier fixture made in the 20th Century, consisting of a gilt metal frame and rock crystal shapes; mostly drop and spheres.
Rock Crystal, Metal
Italian Midcentury Brass and Crystal Glass Chandelier in Pietro Chiesa Style
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Brass and Crystal Glass Chandelier in Pietro Chiesa Style Magnificent chandelier made of frosted and cut crystal glass and brass base.
Crystal, Brass
Italian Eight-Light Crystal Chandelier with Elegant Crystal Waterfall Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian eight-light crystal chandelier is made of a succession of levels leading your eye down to the dance of crystals happening in its lowest part.
Crystal
Italian Chandelier Murano Glass Elements Crystal Chandelier with Colored Drops
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant Italian chandelier featuring refined proportions and subtle colored accents.
Crystal, Brass
$2,449Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Crystal Glass Chandelier in the Style of Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare ceiling lamp pendant chandelier made of large clear crystal petals mounted on a metal frame silver painted, Europe 1960s. Illuminated by six standard E27 bulbs functioning on 22...
Metal
Venetian Style, Large Chandeliers, Brass, Crystal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Stamford, CT
Venetian Style, Pair of Large Russian Cut Crystal Chandeliers, Brass, Crystal, Italy, 1960s A fine pair of Venetian-style hanging chandeliers, custom made to hand over a long dining...
Crystal, Bronze
Venini Original Signed 1960s Crystals Italian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury ORIGINAL modern signed Italian spiral chandelier manufactured by Venini Marked “VENINI SAS MURANO MADE IN ITALY” Multiple tiers of Italian Murano crystals cut into triang...
Crystal, Metal
Vintage crystal chandelier Dandelion Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unique vintage crystal chandelier Dandelion made in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal
Set of 4 Italian Florentine "Birdcage" Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant set of 4 Italian mid-century Florentine chandeliers with curved gilt metal frames in a distinctive birdcage shape, richly adorned with faceted crystals and embellished with p...
Crystal, Metal
Italian 19th Century Gilded Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fantastic Italian gilded iron and crystal chandelier dates back to the 19th century and is truly breathtaking.
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Gilt Tole and Crystal Palm Frond Chandelier
By Hans Kögl
Located in Antwerp, BE
Attributed to Hans Kögl and made in Italy. Original candle covers and canopy.
Crystal, Brass, Metal
Crystal 12 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal 12 Lights Chandelier in Polished Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight.
Crystal, Chrome
Crystal Shadow 12 Lights Chandelier in Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Shadow 12 Lights Chandelier in Chrome and Crystal by Aggiolight.
Crystal, Chrome
$7,065 / set
Pair Italian Amber Crystal Murano Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair huge Italian vintage Murano chandeliers made by 75 glass petals (amber crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside.) in a nichel metal frame.
Metal
Venetian Citrine & Rock Crystal Chandelier. Italy, c. 1950's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian citrine and rock crystal chandelier with beading details. Made in Italy, c. 1950's.
Rock Crystal, Metal
Venetian Rock Crystal Beaded Chandelier, Italy, c. 1950's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in Italy, c. 1950's. Dimensions: 44"H x 33"D
Rock Crystal, Metal
Vintage crystal chandelier Sputnik Dandelion Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Unique vintage crystal chandelier Sputnik Dandelion made in Italy in the 1960s.
Murano Glass
1990s Italian 9-Light Baroque Chandelier – Antique Brass & Crystal Accents
Located in Dallas, TX
Made in Italy, this decorative ceiling fixture combines classical grandeur with luminous crystal detailing, creating a striking architectural focal point.
Crystal, Brass
$2,261Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Mid-Century Sputnik Italian crystal chandeliers
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandeliers made by 51 transparent crystals in a burnished brass metal frame.
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$4,710Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Italian Amber Crystal Chandelier, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair of Italian vintage Murano chandeliers each made by 52 glass petals (amber crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside.) in a chrome frame.
Metal
$4,710Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Italian Amber Crystal Chandelier, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair of Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 glass petals (amber crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside.) in a chrome frame.
Metal
Antique Italian Baroque Style Crystal Chandelier Brass Basket Form Restored
Located in Berlin, DE
Stylistically, this chandelier is an Italian chandelier with Baroque influence.
Crystal, Brass
Stilux Milano Chandelier with Copper and Crystal Glass, Italy
By Stilux
Located in Hellouw, NL
Impressive chandelier by Stilux Milano, Italy midcentury. This chandelier has five branches and is made of copper and crystal glass.
Crystal, Copper
Diadema Chandelier 60 in Crystal by Vistosi
By Vistosi, Romani Saccani Architetti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Diadema is a lighting system based on a single element, the rod of pure glass. It takes advantage of the way it reflects and transmits the light, while offering a sense of movement b...
Crystal
1950s Italian Chandelier with Murano Glass Fruit and Crystal Garlands
Located in Antwerp, BE
This unusual Italian chandelier was made during the 1950s and is richly decorated with hand-blown Murano glass fruit suspended from an elegant green-painted metal frame.
Crystal, Metal
Antique Crystal Basket Chandelier Brass Directoire Style Restored Empire Italy
Located in Berlin, DE
A well balanced basket chandelier that stands out not through excess, but through proportion and quiet elegance. This piece has been fully restored in our Berlin workshop. The elect...
Crystal, Brass
$2,639Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Italian Brass & Crystal 10‑Light Chandelier by Lumi
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Paris, FR
A superb 1950s Italian mid-century chandelier in solid brass, elegantly fitted with fine-cut crystal drops by Lumi Milano.
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Italian Antique Amber Crystal Chandelier 28 Inch Diameter Vintage Elegance
Located in Brescia, IT
This piece perfectly embodies the spirit of 1980s Italian design. The amber-colored crystal paired with gold-plated metal make it an iconic piece of the period.
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Italian Silver and Gold Leaf Rock Crystal Chandelier. 1970's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The chandelier was designed and made in Italy, but the rock crystal was mined in Brazil.
Rock Crystal, Iron
Italian Baroque chandelier in gilded bronze with green glass leaves and crystal
Located in Milano, IT
This elegant 19th-century chandelier is a fine example of European decorative lighting, preserved in the private collection of architect Gianantonio Malacrida. Made of finely chisele...
Bronze
Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Waterfall Chandelier in Crystal and Brass, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Made in Italy in the 1960s, in the Art Deco Design from the 1930s-1940s.
Brass
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.
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Hollywood Regency Italian Venini Murano Brass Crystal Prism Spiral Chandelier
By Venini, Camer Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marked: Made in Italy.
Crystal, Brass
$2,908Sale Price|35% Off
Italian Rococo Crystal Chandelier, Brass Frame, Six Lights, 1940s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a classic Rococo style chandelier hand made in Italy circa 1940 with an array of crystals on a brass frame.
Crystal, Brass
Italian 1950s Decorative Ship Chandelier With Crystal Beads & Four Lights
Located in London, GB
This very decorative chandelier was hand made in Italy in the 1950s. It has beautiful beaded detail to create the hull, rigging and sails, with an interesting crow's nest at the top ...
Crystal, Metal
Mid Century Crystal and Gilt Brass Chandelier by Stilkronen, Italy 1970s
By Stilkronen
Located in Beograd, RS
It was made in Italy in the 1970s. All crystals are there, no missing pieces.
Crystal, Brass
Italian Iridescent Murano Crystal Teardrop Waterfall Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano teardrop chandelier, made in the 1950s.
Brass
Elegant French-Italian Crystal Chandelier Louis XVI Style Antique Restored
Located in Berlin, DE
Stylistically, this is a classic French-Italian chandelier with Louis XVI influences. Its defining features are the clean, balanced form, the finely crafted metal arms, and the struc...
Crystal, Metal
Denti Di Cane Chandelier by Valentina Giovando, Iron & Crystal, Italy
Located in Geneve, CH
Denti Di Cane Chandelier by Valentina Giovando Dimensions: D 120 x H 100 cm. Materials: Iron, Crystals, Fiberglass, Glass. Valentina Giovando, Lives and works in Sarzana, in Ligur...
Crystal, Iron
Vintage Sputnik Italian crystal chandelier - 12 mulicolored flowers
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Sputnik space age Italian Murano vintage crystal chandelier made by 12 multicoored glass flowes in a metal frame.
Art Glass
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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