Globe Crystal Beaded Small Pendant Light with Gold Plate finish
Located in New York, NY
Globe Crystal Beaded Small Pendant Light illuminates the room with style.
2010s American Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Globe Crystal Beaded Small Pendant Light with Gold Plate finish
Located in New York, NY
Globe Crystal Beaded Small Pendant Light illuminates the room with style.
Crystal, Brass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Brass and Crystal Open Globe Pendant Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and crystal open globe pendant light with three candle incandescent illumination. Fluted stem and cast and pierced canopy. To increase the drop it also can be hung from chain. ...
Brass
One of Two Crystal Glass and Brass Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Italian Murano crystal glass globe pendant light gives an amazing effect in the dark. The globe has a chrome hardware. Measures: Diameter 20 cm. Height 58 cm.
Crystal, Chrome
$1,102Sale Price|55% Off
Italian 1970s Chrome Globe & Crystal Pendant Light Manner of Oscar Torlasco
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in New York, NY
A very cool and chic 1970s Italian chrome and crystal pendant light in the manner of designer Oscar Torlasco. The 10 inch diameter chrome globe is mounted with 8 sided faceted cut cr...
Crystal, Chrome
Globe Crystal Beaded Chain Small Pendant Light with Gold Plate finish
Located in New York, NY
The Globe Crystal Beaded Chain Small Pendant Light radiates timeless glamour and exquisite artistry. A signature piece from our Heritage Collection, this pendant evokes the elegance ...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
1950’s Original Large Crystal Wave Pendant Globe Lamps - 40cm
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original Large Crystal Wave Pendant Globe Lamps – 40cm. Extraordinary glass lamps mouth blown in crystal by the iconic Lustry Kamenicky Senon glassworks. The Czech republic ...
Glass
$437Sale Price|25% Off
Very Large Smoked Glass Globe Pendant Lamp, Melting Snow Crystals, 1970s Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany, Helena Tynell
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautifully designed pendant lamp from the German 70s. Fantastic design in a smoked light coffee brown with melting snow crystals patterns all over the globe. Decorative copper fitti...
Copper
Bespoke Italian Black & Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Big Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely handcrafted in Italy, here with brass hardware, ...
Brass
Bespoke Italian Black & Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Big Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely handcrafted in Italy, here with brass hardware, ...
Brass
Bespoke Italian Black & Pink Crystal Murano Glass Brass Pendant Big Globe Light
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary orientalist style custom lantern chandelier, of a modern Venetian geometric series with 4 shapes as per images, entirely handcrafted in Italy, here with brass hardware, ...
Brass
Globe and Diamond Crystal Midcentury Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Rome, IT
Glamorous gold-plated brass and diamond shape crystal globe chandelier designed in the 1960 by Gaetano Sciolari. Four E14 light bulbs.
Brass
French Art Deco and Art Nouveau Chandelier with Clear Cut Crystal Glass Globes
Located in Coimbra, PT
An unusual antique French Art Deco cut crystal glass globes 4-light chandelier, circa 1920s. Measures: Glass bowl 20 x 22 cm. Glass globes 13 x 15 cm. Four bulbs E27/ good working...
Crystal, Metal
French Gilt Bronze Argand Floral & Crystal Globe Chandelier, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt bronze three-arm argand chandelier with centered urn reservoir, original keys, original bulbous frosted etched globes, and filigree floral motif. Chandelier was originall...
Bronze
McQueen Globe Pendant Light with Amber Swarovski Crystals
By Luxxu
Located in New York, NY
Like a savage beauty, this masterpiece brings the powerful evocation of the sublime. It’s perfect to use as a single item or in harmony with more than one element in the same area. I...
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
Large All Crystal Chandelier with Etched Globes
Located in Chicago, IL
2 tier chandelier with 12 arms (6+6). Arms are rope twisted and the frosted globes have a hand cut Greek key design. Part of the center shaft has frosted glass; clear rope twisted sc...
Crystal
Italian Floral Crystal Globe Pendant
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming brass and crystal globe pendant. Individual crystal flowers and cut crystal balls are attached to curved brass arms extending from an open brass frame in the shape of a globe.
Crystal
Regency Brass & Crystal Open Globe Pendant Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and crystal open globe pendant light with three candle incandescent illumination. Fluted stem and cast and pierced canopy. To increase the drop it also can be hung from chain.
Crystal, Brass
Large Murano Crystal Glass Globe Pendant, Italy, 1980s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Murano crystal glass globe pendant from the 1980s. Brass lamp holder and fixture.
Crystal
Globe Pendant Chandeliers
Located in Stamford, CT
Exquisite globe pendant chandeliers, each in oval shape wired with crystals. Please note the pictures didn't show but they come with short chains and canopies. Can sell separately.
Crystal, Metal
Globe Pendant Chandeliers
Located in Stamford, CT
Exquisite globe pendant chandeliers, each in oval shape wired with crystals. Please note the pictures didn't show but they come with short chains and canopies. Can sell separately. P...
Crystal, Metal
Crystal Globe Chandelier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Regency style crystal and brass globe chandelier with rows of individual crystals and brass vertical bars. Newly rewired.
Brass
Crystal Globe Chandelier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Regency style crystal and brass globe chandelier with rows of individual crystals and brass vertical bars. Light shines through crystals to give off stunning sparkle. Newly rewired.
Brass
Art Deco Cut Crystal Frosted Sphere Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A cut crystal design serves as the focal point of this beautiful satin finish Art Deco glass globe that will give your home a classic and timeless upgrade. Available with a new Brass...
Glass
French Art Deco Crystal Globe
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful crystal and polished nickel French Art Deco globe. Rare.
Nickel
Stunning Large Brass Chandelier with Crystal Globes
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful large brass chandelier with nine large and eight structured small handblown crystal balls globes. This chandelier was made by Kamenicky Senov in Czech Republic in the 1960...
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Murano Glass and Crystal Sputnik Globe Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish vintage Murano glass and crystal sputnik globe chandeliers. Creates a great retro vibe! Beautiful! Note: These are priced separately.
Crystal, Metal
Vintage Murano Glass and Crystal Sputnik Globe Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish vintage Murano glass and crystal sputnik globe chandeliers. Creates a great retro vibe! Beautiful! Note: These are priced separately.
Crystal, Metal
Victorian Crystal and Globe Four-Arm Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
A Victorian crystal and globe four-arm chandelier. Long hanging crystal prisms and etched glass globes hi light this late 19th century Victorian chandelier. The central brass crystal...
Cut Crystal Chandelier with Central Globe, Swan Arms and Elaborate Crown
Located in Stamford, CT
Cut crystal six-light chandelier with crystal central globe, gilded swan arms and elaborate crown.
Crystal
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H 51.19 in W 35.83 in D 11.82 in
Modern Customized Goldedbronze Golf Ball Crystal, Opaline Globe Hermes Chandelier
By Hermès
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind, unique sculptural Hermes chandelier in smoked glass with a white opaline balloon and golden bronze finish with golf ball signed by Hermes. For the suspension of the ch...
Crystal, Bronze
Globe Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Globe shaped chandelier, of graduating cut crystals surrounding a frame of gilded iron, having gilt bronze festooning and masks, accented by rock crystal prisms.
Rock Crystal, Metal
Large 1960s French Golden Globe Flush Mid Century Pendant
Located in New York, NY
A large 30 inch wonderful 1960s French gold-plated brass round disc fixture with 17 solid glass orbs. Four 120 watt light sources which emit light downward through the glass as well...
Crystal, Brass
Italian Bronze and Cut Crystal Globe Form Four-Light Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Italian chandelier features bronze frame with strung cut crystal globe form surrounded by four candle style lights, shape reminiscent of hot air ballon, 20th century Measures: 47"...
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Art Deco Pendant Lamp with Frosted Glass Globe, 1940s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous small pendant lamp with beautiful frosted cut glass sphere and metal details. Made in Italy, 1940s The amber-yellow glass is cut with many round windows within the glass s...
Crystal, Nickel
Pair of Crystal Beaded Globe Dore and Patinated Bronze Cherub Form 15-Light
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of crystal beaded globe dore and patinated bronze cherub form 15-light. The cherubs measure 6.5 inches in height. These spectacular monumental chandeliers are simply stunning ha...
Crystal, Bronze
Mid-Century Modernist Seven Globe Faceted Crystal Chandelier by Kinkeldey
By Kinkeldey
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist chandelier by Kinkelday. This chandelier features seven downward hanging shades that each consist of faceted crystal squares with a hand-cut diamond pattern. Ea...
American Bronze and Crystal Gasolier with Original Etched Globes. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American bronze and crystal twelve light gasolier with original etched globes. Chandelier has been converted to electricity. Early 19th Century.
Sold
H 20 in W 20 in D 20 in
Modern Deco Transitional Polished Nickel Chrome Globe Beaded Star Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
This modern Deco style Polished Nickel chandelier has beautiful crystal bead work surrounding the globe and is accented with crystal stars. There are 4 lights in the center of this w...
Crystal, Metal
Peill & Putzler 1960s White Glass Globes and Steel German Chandelier
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind white glass globes and steel German chandelier, circa 1960. By Peill & Putzler (Düren, Germany 1947). Labels in the globes. From a German private collection. Peill & ...
Crystal, Steel
Flos Zeppelin S1 Pendant Light by Marcel Wanders, Faceted Crystal Globe
By MARCEL WANDERS, Flos
Located in Buffalo, NY
Flos Zeppelin S1 Pendant Light by Marcel Wanders, Faceted Crystal Globe,, gently used..
Crystal
Brass Pendant Featuring a St. Louis Crystal Globe, France, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brass pendant featuring a St. Louis crystal globe, France, circa 1900 Dimensions: Height 15 1/2", diameter 8" at top CW4855.
Crystal, 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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