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Antique Crystal and Bronze Chandelier by Maison Baguès, Circa 1880
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Crystal and Bronze Chandelier attr. to Maison Baguès, France, circa 1880 Shipping & Location This item is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We offer secure, professional packagin...
Crystal, Bronze
A Fine 18th Century Venetian Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine and Impressive Venetian Crystal Chandelier with solid crystal arms and 8 lights, originating in Italy during the 18th Century. The circular corona with stylized twisted c...
Crystal
Italian Green Drops Macaroni Swags Rock Crystal Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6-light, bobeches in crystal, dripping with vintage rare shape crystals sitting on giltwood posts. Swags of rock crystal beads, crystal prisms and rare green Murano drops. Ad...
Rock Crystal
Italian Florentine Giltwood and Crystal Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Round Top, TX
Italian Florentine Chandelier. Antique or vintage item selected for its decorative presence, scale, and character. Please review photographs and condition details before purchase. We...
Metal
Baccarat "Zénith" 8-Arm Chandelier in Black Crystal by Philippe Starck
By Baccarat, Philippe Starck
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking example of Baccarat's celebrated Zénith collection, reimagined in smoked black crystal by Philippe Starck. This 8-arm chandelier preserves the architecture and ornamentati...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
French chandelier in wrought iron, crystal and glass style of Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in Mouscron, WHT
French chandelier in wrought iron, crystal and glass style of Maison Baguès six lights.
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Wonderful French Bagues Iron Gold Gilt Crystal Obelisk Chandelier Scroll Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French wrought iron Gold gilt crystal obelisk Center chandelier With scroll Work In The Manner Of Bagues. Measures: 33" H x 26" W.
Crystal, Wrought Iron
19th Century Toscano 12 lite Iron & Crystal Chandelier , US wired
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant 19th-century Toscano iron and crystal twelve-light chandelier, distinguished by its graceful proportions and richly embellished scrolling framework. The beautifully formed...
Iron
18th Century Style Cut Crystal and Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Elegant Italian Rococò Style Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi made by blown glass, in transparent color with silvered cups , composed by ten arms in the middle part of the chande...
Crystal
18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Italian Rococò Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is made in transparent color with gilded cups.
Crystal
18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This is a huge Italian Rococò style chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is made with blown glass, in transparent color with gilded cups.
Crystal
Romantic Antique Gilt Chandelier with White Opaline Teardrop Crystals
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This chandelier is gilt metal with leaves and 6 arms having elegant opaline bobeches. It is dripping with strands of opaline beads and crystals. There is a sphere in the center and h...
Metal
Italian Green Crystal Prisms Gold Gilt Wood Swags 4 Tier Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5-lights, crystal bobeches sitting on giltwood posts. Will be rewired and for the United States, we will install UL US certified sockets and will put in appropriate sockets f...
Crystal
18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This 18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, is made in transparent color with gilded cups. This chandelier is composed by three branch layer...
Crystal
18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This 18th Century Style Crystal and Blown Glass Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi is made in transparent color with gilded cups. This chandelier is composed by three branch layers...
Crystal
Swedish Six-Light Chandelier with Cut Crystal Leaf Shaped Prisms, circa 1870
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Late 19th century interpretation of Swedish Rococo. Crystals prisms were designed to refract light. Originally it was candle light that was being refracted but it works just as well ...
Crystal
Crystal Chandelier Baccarat with 12 Arms Finely Decorated with Pearls, 19th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Very beautiful Baccarat crystal chandelier in crystal, very thin and transparent with 12 appliques. Central baluster with hand-blown glass rod. 20th century. Height 100 cm. diameter ...
Crystal
18th century antique silvered candle cage crystal chandelier in style of Karl VI
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful and rare chandelier, so-called "lustre d'église". Cage-shaped frame, probably metal tinned. This method dates back to ancient times. With 4 candle arms and 4 cage arms. ...
Crystal, Metal
Italian 19th Century Crystal and Murano 12-Light Cage Chandelier, Louis XV Style
Located in Firenze, IT
Antique Italian cut crystal and beaded glass Genoese chandelier in the Louis XV "cage" style, dating from the late 19th century. This sophisticated lighting fixture features a finel...
Crystal, Brass
Maria Teresa Chandelier in Murano Glass and Cut Austrian Crystal Pendants
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning example of an Italian Maria Teresa chandelier that features mouth blown supports secured with the traditional Venetian glass rosettes and elaborately hung with a m...
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal 6-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality antique bronze and crystal chandelier in the Louis XV Rococo style with six foliate shaped electrified arms with candelabra size sockets and wiring, ready for use.
Bronze
Round Seeded Glass Five Candle Candelabra, Smokey Crystals & Metallic Floral
Located in Asheville, NC
Mysterious Spanish style five light candelabra twinkles with gold & silver patinaed iron flowers with smokey topaz crystals. Hangs from 28” chain. 60 watt bulbs
Crystal, Iron
Original Antique Maria Theresien Chandelier 18th Century 1790, Restored
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique Rococo chandelier, with zinn-plated iron frame, partly with rose resin-hanging - restored Wired for the US.
Crystal, Iron
Porcelain, Crystal and Gilt Bronze Pendant, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Porcelain, crystal and gilt bronze pendant. France, early 20th century.
Crystal, Bronze
French Brass and Crystal 6 Branch Chandelier Table Lamp, Girandole
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Brass and Crystal 6 Branch Chandelier Table Lamp, Girandole This is a rare and stunningly attractive piece, the lamp has a decorative brass frame which is hung with crystal l...
Brass
The Masquerade – 19th-Century Engraving after Edward Corbould, London & Paris
Located in Langweer, NL
Behind them, masked figures glide across the dance floor beneath crystal chandeliers and ornate Rococo columns. The artist’s mastery of gesture and detail conveys a sense of intrigue...
Paper
Italian Rococo Style 1890s Six-Light Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal Armature
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style six-light crystal chandelier form the late 19th century, with gilt armature.
Crystal, Metal
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.