LUstice Chandelier
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUstice chandelier by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. A double cone
Aluminum, Brass
Black Murano Glass Disc Chandelier in Double Cone Shape
Located in New York, NY
Custom black Murano glass disc chandelier in double cone shape. Customization is available in
Metal
White Murano Glass Disc Chandelier in Double Cone Shape
Located in New York, NY
Custom white Murano glass disc chandelier in double cone shape. Customization is available in
Metal
$9,800 / item
H 34 in Dm 30 in
Custom Alex Iridescent Murano Glass Disc Chandelier in Double Cone Shape
Located in New York, NY
Custom Alex Iridescent Murano glass disc chandelier in double cone shape. Customization is
Metal
Large 1950s Italian Perforated Brass Double-Cone Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Italian perforated brass double-cone pendant attributed to Stilnovo. A highly
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian mid century double cone diabolo pendant lamp, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Forserum, SE
An elegant mid-century double cone pendant lamp produced by an unidentified Swedish manufacturer in
Aluminum, Brass
$670Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Authentic 60s Hanging Lamp - Stilnovo Style Double Cone Vintage Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Charming vintage hanging lamp with the distinctive double cone shape, made in lacquered metal and
Metal
Kurt Versen Style Cream Double Cone Hanging Lamp with Red Fiberglass Hat
By Kurt Versen, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Bainbridge, NY
H x 5 D) cone fiberglass shades detailed with round Red fiberglass hat. Complimentary. Compact
Brass
$1,235Sale Price|65% Off
H 34.65 in W 29.93 in D 5.12 in
French Midcentury Black Double Cone Diabolo Pendant Chandelier, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This elegant double cone chandelier was manufactured in France in the 1950s. It is made of brass
Aluminum, Brass
Swiv-O-Lite Double Cone Pendants for Prescolite
By Prescolite
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 1950s pair of Prescolite double cone swiv-o-lite pendants Each cone can be rotated
Aluminum
Large Perforated Double Cone Pendant by Gerald Thurston
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Providence, RI
Perforated double cone pendant designed by Gerald Thurston, circa late 1950s for Lightolier
Aluminum, Steel
Disderot Double Cone Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six lamp chandelier with diffuser
Metal, Brass
Spun Aluminum Double Cone Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Hanover, MA
Sputnik-Age rocket propulsion design straight out of Palm Springs.
Double Cone Pendant Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine and Minimalist Mid-Century Modern Italian double cone pendant chandelier in original brass
Aluminum, Brass
Double Cone Shade / Brass Chandelier
Located in Culver City, CA
Black and cream enamel shades with solid brass center ring.
Brass, Metal
Striking Large Double Cone Perforated Aluminum Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful striking double cone perforated triple head chandelier, circa 1950s double sockets in
Aluminum
Double Cone Ceiling Gooseneck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large American 1950s double cone (one large cone and one smaller cone) ceiling gooseneck fixture in
Brass
Rare Large Double Coned Mid-Century Chandelier in the Art of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
hold black lacquered diabolo shaped double cones. Each cone is powered with E14 socket together 16
Brass
Large 1950s Italian Perforated Brass Double-Cone Pendants
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Italian perforated brass double-cone pendants. A quintessentially midcentury Italian
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Two Arm Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two arm chandelier with double cone shades mounted on a double ball swivel for lamp direction
Brass, Metal
Five Arm Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
refinished, rewired five-arm, double-lit cone Italian chandelier
Metal, Brass
Vistosi Vibrant Orange & Clear Murano Glass Disc Chandelier 1970s
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
collaborating with various outside designers. This 1970's double cone Murano disc chandelier exemplifies the
Chrome
White Pierced Double-Cone Pendant, 1950s
By Stilnovo, BAG Turgi
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful large double-cone or 'diabolo' pendant attributed to BAG Turgi, Switzerland, 1950s. The
Aluminum
1950s Italian Blown Glass Double Cone Pendants
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of midcentury Italian pendants of blown glass double cones and brass tips and brass ceiling
Blown Glass
1960s Brass Starlite Chandeliers with Double Ended Fluted Cones
Located in Portland, OR
These brass colored perforated five coned chandeliers are great for the home your office
Aluminum
Double Cone Brass Chandelier by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
A two-light chandelier with perforated brass cones in a polished finish, each with a white glass
Brass
Large and Authentic Double Coned Italian Mid-Century Sputnik Chandelier
By Arteluce
Located in Hem, NL
Wonderful and rare brass and black lacquered Italian manufactured Sputnik chandelier of very high
Brass, Metal
Huge Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Double Cone Light Chandelier Pendant Lamp
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
This is a large chandelier in great vintage condition has wear from age and use some paint
Metal, Steel
Double Cone Twin-Pendant Lamp, Switzerland, 1950s
By BAG Turgi
Located in Bern, CH
Four lampholders for direct and indirect lighting, manufactured by BAG Turgi, Switzerland 1950s, new white Lacquer, rewired.
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Swiv-O-Lite Double Cone Pendants for Prescolite
By Prescolite
Located in Berlin, DE
pair of double cone Swiv-O-Lite pendants manufactured by Prescolite . Cones can be rotated
Aluminum
Sold
H 37 in Dm 52 in L 37 in
Stilnovo Style Brass and 8-Arm Black Enameled Perforated Steel Cones Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
perforated brass double cone (16 socket) chandelier. This stunning vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian
Steel, Brass
Modernist Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Double cone modernist brass chandelier, all solid brass construction, both the upper and lower
Brass
Multicolored Murano Glass Chandelier with Double Cones, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Hem, NL
A beautiful colored Mid-Century Venetian chandelier in cased glass with double cones and adjustable
Brass
Multicoloured Venetian Glass Double Cone Wall Sconces, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Hem, NL
cream/amber colored twin light with double cones. A matching chandelier is also available.
Brass
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
LUread Spot Sconce 'S'
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lumfardo LUread spot sconce with a push switch on the backplate. A sconce inspired as a contemporary take on classic midcentury lines. Can be wired for any region worldwide...
Aluminum, Brass
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Singl...
Brass, Metal
$2,752 / item
H 33.47 in Dm 55.12 in
Italian Adjustable Three-Arm Triennale Style Chandelier, Brass Patinated
By Arteluce, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The chandelier draws inspiration from the iconic 1950s light fixtures made by the mid-century modern Italian studios. Every detail of this lamp is meticulously crafted. The arms and...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$1,196 / item
H 41.34 in Dm 16.93 in
Beautiful 1970’s Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 24 green disks
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster green discs in a nickel metal frame. Period: late XX century Dimensions:41,30...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
LUroy Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The elegant LUroy Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is a French inspired wall sconce in brass with fabric shade. The brass in finished in an unlacquered lightly patinated brass. This sco...
Brass
Lumfardo Luread "F" Sconces by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A foldable version of our original LUread sconces with a foldable articulated arm to allow for more variance in light direction. Made from solid brass and a hand-painted aluminum sha...
Aluminum, Brass
Zinc Outdoor Sconces '21st Century'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome Zinc Outdoor Sconce in a Classic Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian design. Crafted from zinc plated steel, clear sealed. Wired with a single E26 medium based socket. Light cas...
Steel, Zinc
$3,357 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 55.91 in
Compact Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Low Ceiling Featured
By Silvio Piattelli, Arteluce, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique compact brass chandelier has been expertly designed to work perfectly also with lower ceilings. With a 12-inch (30 cm) tall body, it allows for a 6-inch (15 cm) space to ...
Metal, Brass
$2,877 / item
H 39.38 in W 60.63 in D 26.38 in
Four-Arm Brass Asymmetrical Chandelier, Ivory Gold Pivot Shades, Stilnovo Style
By Silvio Piattelli, Arteluce, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing a captivating and innovative take on mid-century-inspired chandeliers, this design artfully plays with asymmetry in its arm combination. The result is a chandelier that p...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Italian Murano chandelier
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Huge Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 87 pink alabaster disks Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 87 fantastic pink alabaster iridescent glasses...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Robin's Egg Blue Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to three tall stoneware ceramic shades in Robin's Egg, a matte glaze with a tinge of blue. With a fixed black waln...
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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