Dark Green Delicate Metal Saucer Hanging Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
An unique vintage industrial saucer pendant light in dark green colour made out of metal. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb. Additional information: Materials: Metal Period: 19...
Metal
Delicate Gilt Brass Bouquet Crystal Glass Flush Mount by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Delicate floral Flush mount with crystal glass and gilded brass parts made by high-class lighting company Palwa, Germany, circa 1960s, documented in the Palwa sales catalog.
Crystal, Brass
Sold|$2,251
Toronto Chandelier
Located in London, GB
The Toronto Chandelier is a 1970s inspired tiered chandelier formed from delicate ribbed panels of glass, suspended from a round tiered brass frame.
Iron
Sciolari Chandelier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gorgeous Sciolari glass chandelier, the delicate brass frame supporting rows of overlapping cut glass resembling fish scales.
Glass
Sold|$3,450
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine French provincial iron chandelier. Exquisite, delicate and highly skilled ironwork.
Iron
Sold|$2,600
1940s Austrian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate brass chandelier from Austria with soft, elegant curves.
Sold|$3,600
Antique Beaded Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French delicately beaded basket chandelier "Marie Antionette" Dresden Flowers.
Sold|$3,200
Emil Stejnar Chandelier
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
beautiful and delicate 5-light chandelier with curved brass arms extending out to individual florettes by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll.
Brass
Sold|$12,800
18th c. Genovese Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Delicate Crystal Chandelier
Crystal, Tôle
Sold|$4,400
Barovier & Toso 60s Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, delicate opaque glass flute chandelier
Sold|$2,130
Antique Gilt Iron Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and delicate gilt iron chandelier with five lights. Early 20th c.
Iron
Sold|$3,750
Large Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini, Gio Ponti, Vi-Art
Located in Dronten, NL
Delicate white Murano glass chandelier with chrome hardware.
Chrome
Sold|$6,800
Barovier & Toso Murano Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate, finely detailed Murano chandelier from the 1940s.
Metal
Sold|$4,400
19th Century Tôle Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century five-arm delicate tôle chandelier from Tuscany, newly wired with extra chain and a canopy.
Tôle
Sold|$600
Charming French Pendant Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A charming French pendant chandelier A charming pendant chandelier, this delicate light has a pressed glass dome shaped top and is hung with cut glass beads and lustres below th...
Glass
Sold|$4,700
Murano Chandelier by Barovier
Located in Chireno, TX
Beautiful Murano chandelier by Barovier. Delicate ribbon striping in the glass .
Bronze
Sold|$10,800
Refined Italian crystal chandelier
Located in Westport, CT
Graceful and delicate Italian six-light chandelier shown with a tapered crystal center column and adorned with gold and two- toned emerald green crystal accents, beading, swags, drop...
Crystal, Iron
Sold|$1,250
Vintage large Moroccan Chandelier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Brass Chandelier. Delicately carved and hand-hammered with Moorish geometrical and floral designs, encrusted with small jeweled colored glass.
Brass
Sold|$3,850
Crystal Chandelier Attributed to Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate crystal chandelier.
Crystal, Chrome
Sold|$4,200
Brass Twelve Arm Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate twelve arm brass chandelier.
Brass
Sold|$8,500
Belle Époque Bronze Foliate Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delicate looking bronze chandelier is made of bronze and has a combination of foliate and geometric designs on the chandelier.
Bronze
Sold|$4,250 / item
1960s Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate crystal and silver plate chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari; nine arms.
Crystal
Sold|$3,800
19th Century Crystal Venetian Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
19th century rewired six-arm Venetian crystal chandelier. Delicate beading on the arms.
Crystal, Brass
Sold|$3,800
Jacques Biny Five Arm Chandelier
By Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
delicate five arm chandelier by Jacques Biny ivory conical perforated shades on brass arms
Brass, Metal
Sold|$3,900
Jacques Biny Five Arm Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
delicate five arm chandelier by Jacques Biny ivory conical perforated shades on brass arms
Brass, Metal
Sold|$2,195
Italian 1940s Crystal Beaded Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very pretty and delicate in shape, the chandelier would look wonderful in a powder room .
Crystal, Iron
Sold|$5,950
A Very Fine Baltic Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exquisite & Delicate Baltic Crystal Chandelier. Excellent Bead & Rosette Work.
Crystal
Sold|$2,500
Floral Hand-Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Floral hand-painted tole chandelier. Delicate basket of flowers with traveling vines and blossoms.
Iron
Sold|$6,565 / set
Pair Italian beaded crystal chandeliers
Located in Eindhoven, NL
An elegant pair of identical Italian chandeliers. Each with 6 lights around the chandelier.
Crystal, Metal
Sold|$3,600
Silver Plated Brass Six Light Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
This silver plated chandelier has six delicately scrolled arms supporting dish style bobaches.
Sold|$6,500
Murano Glass & Brass 8 Arm Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful murano glass and brass chandelier with 8 arms and candle like lights. The chandelier is beautiful, delicate yet very imposing, hard wired and fully functional.
Brass
Sold|$6,400 / set
Pair of Gold Leaf Foliate Chandeliers
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of gold leaf foliate 6-light metal chandeliers. Delicate fern frond shapes with bows at joints.
Metal
19th Century French Crystal Birdcage Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Lovely delicate 19th century ‘birdcage’ chandelier with hand-cut crystals and retaining its heavy hanging crystal sphere.
Crystal
Sold|$9,990
Paavo Tynell Lightolier 10 Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Paavo Tynell for Lightolier 10-arm Chandelier. USA, circa 1950s. Features ten elegantly curved arms with perforated cream metal shades and delicate brass leaf accents, th...
Metal, Brass
Sold|$1,895
Italian Gilt Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The chandelier features a delicately shaped gilded iron frame which is decorated with garlands of English cut beads and faceted prisms.
Crystal, Iron
Sold|$2,319 / set
Pair of Large Crystal Waterfall Chandeliers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of large crystal waterfall chandeliers These are good quality pieces, waterfall tiered pendant chandeliers, these delicate lights have four layers of crystal icicle pendant...
Crystal
Sold|$3,343
Wrought Iron and Gold Gilt Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Very well executed, finished with delicate gilding and details. The chandelier has 6 branches decorated with foliage and flowers, the bulb holders with worked blooms and a 7th light ...
Wrought Iron
Large bronze and rock crystal chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A very delicate gilt bronze French chandelier with rock crystal and crystal pendants.
Rock Crystal, Ormolu
Elegant & Graceful Chrome & Blown Glass Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD APR 2011 Graceful arching arms ending in blown glass globes of clear glass infused with white highlight this French five light chandelier. Delicate, clean and light in appearan...
Chrome
Micentery Modern floral Murano glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite Hollywood Regency style chandelier adorned with delicate hand blown crystal clear Murano glass flowers is a celebration of Italian craftsmanship at its finest.
Metal
Sold|$6,500 / item
Large Antique Moroccan Bronze Moorish Chandelier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This large Moorish bronze chandelier is delicately hand-crafted and hand-hammered with openwork design, incrusted with small jeweled colored glass.
Brass, Bronze
Sold|$1,100
Steuben Gold Aurene Shade Mini Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This delicate 3 light exposed bulb chandelier has an 18 inch diameter.
Brass
Sold|$1,766
Capiz Shell Lotus Chandelier, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite chandelier captures the delicate beauty of a lotus flower, crafted entirely from shimmering Capiz shells that gracefully reflect light to create a soft, ambient glow.
Brass
Red Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, circa 1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chandelier is both delicate and tense due to combining a structural design with glass.
Glass
Fabulose Eight Light Chandelier by Maison Charels
Located in Miami, FL
Brush steel and Brass detail for this incredible high crafted french chandelier. Delicate details throughout. Also available a single wall sconce.
Brass
A Charming Waterfall 3 Tier Pendant Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Charming Waterfall 3 Tier Pendant Chandelier A Charming waterfall tiered pendant chandelier, this delicate light has three layers of 3 of alternating faceted cut glass pendants wi...
Crystal
1950s Barovier e Toso Murano Glass Chandelier
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
Delicate Murano glass chandelier with 'leaf' motifs springing from a glass basin, held by a 'rope twist' glass support, and finished off by an elegant glass droplet.
Glass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Wooden Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Make a grand entrance in your entryway with this breathtaking Louis XVI chandelier. Delicately carved details make this gold painted fixture a real masterpiece.
Wood
Petite Waterfall and Basket Baccarat Pendant Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A petite waterfall and basket Baccarat pendant chandelier This is a stunning waterfall tiered pendant chandelier, this delicate light has two layers of triple faceted cut-glass pe...
Vintage Baroque Style Pink Caramel Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece is a modern reinterpretation of the ‘Ca'Rezzonico’ style, named after the Venetian palace where Briati’s masterpiece resides, reflecting notions of decadence and extravaga...
Murano Glass
Attributed to Sciolari, Italian Midcentury Brass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Chicago, IL
A dramatic and pretty Italian brass chandelier featuring a delicate, yet impactful curved brass shape.
Brass
Mid Century Murano Chandelier with Green Pomegranates
Located in Chicago, IL
Rigaree is a decorative process that creates texture and a desired raised pattern, as seen in the frond embellishments and trim. This chandelier, with its delicate mid-century desig...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sold|$1,250 / item
Hand-Crafted Moroccan Moorish Pendant Chandelier, 20th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish clear glass with intricate metal filigree hanging chandelier. Delicately handcrafted by artisans in Morocco.
Cut Glass
Italian Design Brass and Glass Chandelier, 1960 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Light and delicate, this mid-century chandelier seems to use the curved screens of frosted crystal as propellers to hang in the air and provide light to the room without apparently b...
Brass
Late 18th c. hand-carved Swedish cup chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
This chandelier makes a delicate, elegant addition to a room.
Wrought Iron
Charming Art Deco 4-Tier Waterfall Pendant Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A charming Art Deco 4-tier waterfall pendant chandelier A charming waterfall tiered pendant chandelier, this delicate light has four layers of crystal icicle pendants hanging fr...
Crystal
Large French Gilt-and-Bronze 'Birdcage' Crystal Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Large French gilt-and-bronze 'Birdcage' chandelier. Delicate and beautiful with intricate scrolling.
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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