Early 20th Century Rococo Style Dresden Porcelain Chandelier
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Chicago, IL
This small and gorgeous Dresden porcelain chandelier has three undulating arms with hanging floral
Porcelain
Antique Dresden Baroque Chandelier, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Dresden Baroque chandelier, circa 1880. Gilded bronze casting. Multiple curly arms. High
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Dresden Porcelain Chandelier.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century German Dresden Porcelain Chandelier.
Porcelain
$579
H 15.75 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Vintage Dresden Style Porcelain and Brass Chandelier, Four Lights
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful vintage porcelain and brass four light chandelier decorated with garlands of
Brass
$235 / item
H 12.6 in Dm 14.97 in
East German Enamel Factory Light by LBD Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory lamp made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Enamel, Iron
$235
H 11.82 in Dm 14.97 in
East German Black Enamel Factory Light by LBD Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory light made by LBD Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Enamel, Iron
$235
H 18.9 in Dm 18.9 in
East German Black Enamel Factory Light by LBD Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory light made by LBD Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Enamel, Iron
$235
H 16.15 in Dm 16.54 in
East German Black Enamel Factory Light by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory light made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Enamel, Iron
Petite Chandelier Hand Painted and Gilded Porcelain, circa 1940
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of opulence to your home with this charming chandelier! It’s a petite Dresden Porcelain
Metal
Vintage Dresden Chandelier
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful large Dresden chandelier with 9 lights
Porcelain
Early 20th C Basket Of Dresden Roses Chandelier
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful re-wired and cleaned basket of porcelain Dresden roses.
Porcelain
Antique French Dresden Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Dresden chandelier.
Antique Porcelain "Dresden" Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Porcelain chandelier rendered in soft tones
Porcelain
Antique French Dresden Flower Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze with Dresden flower basket.
Bronze
Antique French Dresden Flower Bronze Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Dresden Flower Bronze Chandelier, c.1890-1910
Bronze
Bronze D'ore and Dresden Porcelain Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Bronze D'ore and Dresden Porcelain Louis16th Chandelier "Saxe Flowers"
Sold
H 23 in Dm 16 in
Antique French Wrought Iron Chandelier with Dresden Porcelain Flowers Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small antique French wrought iron chandelier with Dresden Porcelain flowers, circa 1910.
Iron
Antique French Bronze Dore With Dresden Flowers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Bronze Dore With Dresden Flowers Chandelier.
Antique Bronze Lantern with Dresden Flowers, circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique bronze lantern with Dresden flowers, circa 1900.
Bronze
Sold
H 16.54 in Dm 16.54 in
Industrial Black Enamel Factory Light by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory lamp made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Aluminum, Enamel
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 16.54 in
East German Black Enamel Factory Light by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden, 1950s
By VEB
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial enamel factory lamp made by Lbd Veb Leuchtenbau Dresden in East Germany during the
Enamel, Iron
Antique French Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Dresden Flower Chandelier
Antique French Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Gold Bronze Chandelier with Dresden Flowers
Gold, Bronze
Antique Beaded Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French delicately beaded basket chandelier "Marie Antionette" Dresden Flowers.
Antique 18th Century Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Tole Chandelier with Dresden Figure
Crystal, Iron, Tôle
Antique French Delicately Beaded Marie Antoinette Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Marie Antoinette style chandelier with Dresden flowers and a delicately beaded
Antique French Bronze D'ore Chandelier with Dresden Flowers
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze D'ore chandelier with Dresden flowers.
Bronze
French Rococo Bronze Guilt 1800s 8 Light Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
chandelier with Dresden flowers, circa 1880. It has 8 frosted glass rose shades. The each sockets has been
Bronze
Mid 19th C French Chandelier With Dresden Porcelain Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 19th Century French Chandelier With Dresden Porcelain Flowers 19''h X 14''w
Dresden Porcelain Chandelier with Polychrome Flowers, 1970
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Wingene, BE
Porcelain chandelier by Dresden Porcelain in Germany. Made circa 1970. Six points of light
Porcelain
$750,000
H 132 in W 87.5 in D 8 in
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas Portrait Isabelle McCreery
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in LA, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Oil
$2,959Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
$2,481
H 19.1 in W 13.98 in D 1.58 in
Venetian Modern Octagonal Small Wall Mirror with Pink Purple Glass and Brass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool Venetian style Hollywood Regency octagonal mirror with iridiscent and mirror glass panels. Spain, 1960s This glamorous wall mirrors features a double layered mirror frame made o...
Metal, Brass
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
Huge Italian Tole Porcelain Flowers Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870 Rare
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights, 3 encircling and one in center. Will be newly rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready t...
Tôle
Capodimonte Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
Magnificent Capodimonte chandelier with six lights and three hand painted Cherubs + seven hanging roses. This one-tier porcelain chandelier has an exceptional quality. It is crafted ...
Brass
19th Century Baroque Style Traditional Floral Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite multicolored 19th-century floral Murano glass chandelier has three lights disguised by a cascade of flowers and leaves, evoking a wild garden. Featuring a scroll cente...
Blown Glass
Italian Porcelain Flower Roses Tole Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Italian handcut tole chandelier. The cage form metal frame ornamented with tole leaves, and pink-white porcelain flowers. The chandelier has five sockets for small incandescent ...
Metal
$17,728Sale Price|50% Off
H 50.4 in Dm 33.47 in
19th Century Capodimonte Porcelain Chandelier, Rococo Style, 12 Lights
By Capo Di Monte
Located in Firenze, IT
A remarkable 19th century Italian porcelain chandelier from the renowned Capodimonte manufactory, distinguished by its sculptural richness and exceptional decorative detail. This imp...
Porcelain
Antique Rococo Style Porcelain Mirror by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Rococo style porcelain mirror by Meissen German, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm, width 66cm, depth 14cm Manufactured by the renowned Meissen Porcelain factory, whic...
Porcelain, Mirror
$313,622
H 81 in Dm 50 in
A Large Twenty Four Light Cut Glass Victorian Chandelier By Perry & Co London
By Perry & Co
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine twenty four light cut-glass chandelier by Perry & Co the main baluster stem unusually with two upper receiver bowls issuing two tiers of drop hung rope twist crooks and drop h...
Cut Glass
$200,920
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$163,629
H 90.95 in W 61.03 in D 77.56 in
IMPORTANT BISHOP JAMES STANLEY 1508 KING HENRY VII ENGLiSH OAK TUDOR TESTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly important, Museum quality, English Tudor King Henry VII Oak tester bed made for an...
Oak
$15,955
H 90.56 in W 86.62 in D 53.15 in
"canopy bed" in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX .FULL RESTORED
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
" lit à baldaquin " in walnut style louis XIII, period XIX completely restored for the filming of a historical film custom-made box spring and mattress new tapestry... the box sprin...
Walnut
Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
Kingwood, Vernis Martin and Gilt-Bronze mounted side cabinet by Linke French, Late 19th Century Height 127cm, width 147cm, depth 50cm Made in the late-nineteenth century in the heig...
Marble, Ormolu
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Chandelier by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain chandelier by Meissen German, late 19th Century Height 118cm, diameter 97cm This magnificent chandelier is an exceptional example of the Rococo styl...
Porcelain
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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