$26,500
Period Empire Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Period Empire Chandelier. Gitl Bronze (matte & burnished) and Patinated Bronze.
Bronze
$6,513Sale Price|28% Off
19th Century Empire Chandelier
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautiful large Empire chandelier with original candleholders, restored and cleaned.
Brass
Doré Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
A magnificent twelve-light Empire chandelier having exquisite doré bronze detailing.
Bronze
Sublime 19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Sublime French Empire chandelier.
Tôle
Tole and Brass Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French Empire chandelier with crystal beads, original finish and patina.
Late 19th Century French Empire chandelier
Located in New York, NY
late 19th Century French Empire chandelier with swam head's. Original finish and patina.
Bronze
Antique French Empire Chandelier circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Chandelier circa 1900.
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A mid to late 19th century Swedish empire chandelier with cobalt glass inset and crystal hanging
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Bronze and Crystal Period Empire Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Empire chandelier, having a frame of finely chased gilt bronze, basket shape, draped in beaded crystals; floral swags connect the four external candlearms, four additional ...
Bronze
18th century Tuscan Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A striking 18th century Tuscan Empire chandelier featuring an elegant iron frame with a beautifully aged patina and refined neoclassical detailing.
Crystal, Iron
Swedish empire chandelier, early 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A magnificent Swedish Empire chandelier in gilt brass, gilt bronze and cut glass, dating to circa 1810.
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A striking 19th-century French Empire chandelier, exquisitely crafted with neoclassical elegance.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Empire Chandelier with Full Figure Swan Arms
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century empire chandelier with full figure swan arms. This simply stunning doré bronze chandelier has full bodied swans holding three candlestick lights.
Bronze
$11,150
Empire Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine & Impressive Gilt Bronze & Patinated Bronze Chandelier in the Empire Taste featuring four eagles.
Bronze
$4,650
Empire Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Empire taste, featuring gilt bronze swans issuing lights.
Bronze
$6,800
Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920's French empire style chandelier with crystal insets in body and with bronze and crystal chains.
Bronze
$5,200
Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Empire style, 1920s gilt bronze and tole chandelier with eight lights.
antique empire chandelier
By French House & Garden
Located in Kiel, SH
high decorative antique bronze candelier from the empire. I guess the chandelier was electrified later .
Metal, Bronze
$14,000
Large Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th Century French Empire style chandelier with gilt and painted finish.
Bronze
$8,500
French Empire Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine quality 19th century French Empire gilt bronze 9-light chandelier. Circa 1870.
Bronze
$4,650
French Empire Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French bronze and crystal Empire style chandelier. Circa 1920. The chandelier has been professionally re-wired, cleaned and is ready to hang.
Crystal, Bronze
$12,500
Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Important and Unusual Empire style Chandelier featuring winged Caryatides, masks and stylized gas keys. 18 lights.
Bronze
$12,000
Large Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French Empire style chandelier with gilt and painted finish.
Impressive French Empire Chandelier, Firegilded Bronze with Alabaster 1830s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Impressive fire-gilded Empire chandelier with very fine imperial and classicist ornaments, which are shade is made of alabaster, The lamp body is framed by a surrounding leaf frieze,...
Alabaster, Bronze
Magnificent Second Empire Chandelier Crystal Gold Antique Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Second Empire Chandelier A stunning original chandelier in the Napoleon III style, embodying the elegance and grandeur of the 19th century.
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small late 19th century French bronze and crystal 3 This small Empire chandelier is made of bronze and draped with oval cut crystal beads.
Crystal, Bronze
Restored Empire Chandelier, Gold Gilding, New Electrification, Austria, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This monumental Empire chandelier is a masterpiece of Austrian craftsmanship from the early 19th century.
Gold Leaf
French Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier, Circa 1920’s 10 lights, with wax candle covers, US wired and certified.
Bronze
$6,328Sale Price|53% Off
Antique French Empire Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Empire crystal chandelier. 18 light with 18 4" wax candle covers.
Crystal, Bronze
French Crystal Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire-style six light chandelier with cut crystal body, gilt and painted finish.
Metal, Bronze
Fine Empire Chandelier Crystal Sac a Pearl Lamp Lustre Silver Art Deco Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Exquisite Italian Empire Chandelier - 1890 This elegant Italian Empire chandelier is a true masterpiece of Art Deco design.
Crystal, Brass, Wire
French Empire Chandelier with Eagles
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French gilt bronze and painted tole chandelier with 8 lights. Measurements: Diameter: 18" Drop: 20"
Brass
Silver Plated French Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French silver plated 6-arm chandelier with cut crystal inset and interior lights. Measurements: Current drop 27" (adjustable) Diameter 20.5".
Silver Plate, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 French bronze doré chandelier with crystal pendants and Wedgwood plaques on body. Measurements: Diameter: 27.5" Drop: 36.5" (adjustable)
Crystal, Bronze
$8,800 / item
Pair of Empire Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's French empire style chandeliers. Sold individually. Measurements: Height : 36" Diameter: 24".
Bronze
A Fine Ormolu And Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The patented bronze frame mounted with finely chased ormolu, issuing six eagle heads supporting candle nozzles and save-alls, suspended on three chains from a foliated corona.
Bronze, Ormolu
1920’s French Empire Chandelier with 3 lights
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920’s French Empire three lights chandelier with swans and beaded crystals
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Chandelier, Gilded Bronze & Crystal, Circa 1920
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An empire style chandelier in gilded bronze and cut crystal.
Bronze
A late 19th century gilt bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Beaded Basket Twelve Light Chandelier The upper and lower part of the cage connected by ribbed bronze straps, the straps connected by bronze...
Crystal, Bronze
French Bronze Empire Chandelier with Demeter Finial, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
French bronze Empire style chandelier with the goddess Demeter as the center finial.
Bronze
French Empire Chandelier With Crystal Swag and Rosette Detail
Located in Charlottesville, VA
French Empire-style chandelier featuring a patinated brass frame with rosette medallions and six candle-style arms.
Crystal
French Empire Chandelier, Bronze Dore, 18 Arms, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze dore 18 arm chandelier with winged figures.
Bronze
Empire Chandelier, Bronze with Gilt Finish, Swan Heads, France, 1900
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century French Empire style chandelier with swan’s heads and starts on globe.
Bronze
Small Bronze and Crystal Empire Chandelier, Late 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This small chandelier is from France and is made of beautiful bronze and crystal elements. A bronze ring rests at the center of the chandelier, with palm fronds rising out the top of...
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful French Neoclassical Bronze Crystal Regency Baltic Empire Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French neoclassical bronze and crystal chandelier in the Regency, Baltic design. Each of the eight arms are draped with delicate crystals, and fished with an elegant cut ...
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Chandelier, Gilt Bronze & Glass, Eight Arms, Circa 1810
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire (circa 1810) gilt bronze and cut glass chandelier with cut crystal strands emanating from a gilt bronze center ring with 8 arms.
Crystal, Bronze
$3,904Sale Price|60% Off
Swedish Black & Gilt Bronze Eagle Empire Chandelier, Early 1800's
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Empire-style, black and gold chandelier made in Sweden circa 1830.
Bronze
Empire Chandelier, Bronze and Cut Glass, Twelve-Light, Circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Magnificent twelve-light chandelier with four tiers, surmounted by a crown of stylized sunflowers. Crafted in bronze and cut glass prisms, the widest ring is adorned with a continuou...
Bronze
Putti Face Empire Chandelier Crystal Gold Basket Antique Brass Classic
Located in Berlin, DE
Restored Crystal Chandelier – Handcrafted Elegance We are offering a unique, fully restored chandelier in excellent condition: Completely restored, including fully renewed wiring Ha...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Late 19th Century French Empire Chandelier, Crystal & Brass, 12 Lights
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century French Empire style tear drop cut crystal / brass frame twelve light hanging chandelier.
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Empire Chandelier having Ten Lights, Dore Bronze, Neoclassical
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Neoclassical Dore Bronze and Crystal Chandelier having 10 Lighted Arms An exquisite neoclassical chandelier featuring a beautifully cut crystal bowl at its center, grac...
Crystal, Bronze
Original Art Deco Austrian Mastercraft Empire Chandelier 2nd Historism 1920
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very decorative chandelier in the style of Empire from the historistic Art Deco Period circa 1920.
Brass
Original Historistic Empire Chandelier 20th Century 1920, Six Flames, Restored
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Pretty work, typical for the early 20th century, six flames, restored. Suitable for the US.
Brass
Empire Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French Empire chandelier with 5 lights. Measurements: Diameter:19" Present drop:28" Min drop:18"
Bronze
19th c Rare Crystal Beaded Empire Chandelier French Hand Tied Oval Prisms, c1850
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 4 lights, sitting on metal posts that slide into a small pocket on chandelier. This chandelier was made for candles, but we will rewire with certified UL US sockets for the ...
Crystal
1900's Swedish Empire 6 Lights Chandelier with Cobalt Blue Glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900 Swedish Empire chandelier with Cobalt blue glass inset, with 6 lights
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Italian Large Empire Crystal & Gilded Iron Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A grand 19th century Empire chandelier with cascading strands of hand-cut crystal and a richly gilded iron frame, showcasing classical symmetry and the opulence of Napoleonic design.
Crystal, Iron
French Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite French Empire chandelier has wings of golden, lacquered bronze that sit atop black cast metal.
Metal
French Empire Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-19th century gilt bronze and bronze French Empire chandelier with swans medallions and a central figure.
Small Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Nashville, TN
This small bronze Empire chandelier has four arms and has been newly rewired for American use.
Bronze
Unavailable
French Empire Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
A fabulous eight-light French Empire chandelier, with eagle heads.
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
19th c. French empire chandelier, featuring swans on the body. Original finish.
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Empire chandelier, with central column and arrow sheath top cascading into an acorn finial.
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A stunning 19th century French empire chandelier decorated with masked ormolu and eagle top, coming down onto tented crystal chandelier flow.
Glass
Empire Chandelier, Early 19th Century
Located in Valbroye, CH
This beautiful chandelier in gilt bronze and gilt brass with eight arms of light is in the Empire style.
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Bronze d'ore Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French bronze d'ore Empire chandelier.
Bronze
Grand Empire Chandelier, Brass and Crystal, 1800
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Grand French Empire chandelier from the late 1800s with six lights in brass and crystal crowns.
Crystal, Brass
Rare Empire chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Rare and magnificent Empire chandelier with original domed glassed and hand cut crystals.
Bronze
Early 1800s French Sèvres Porcelain Regency Empire Chandelier
Located in Mobile, AL
Early 1800s French Sèvres porcelain Regency Empire chandelier, nine lights, bronze or brass arms, originally candle, has been electrified.
Brass, Bronze
Baccarat Style French Empire Chandelier, circa 1920
By Baccarat
Located in Mobile, AL
Baccarat style six-light French Empire chandelier, circa 1920. Brass bronzed, crystal, patinated, very unique crown style, fantastic crystal.
Crystal, Brass
Palace French Empire Chandelier 24 Candles
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Palace French Empire Chandelier 24 Candles A large and heavy chandelier from the 19th century in the Empire style.
Bronze
Bronze Seven-Light Empire Chandelier, France
Located in Oldebroek, NL
French bronze Empire chandelier with seven lights with orange roses of glass and bronze leaves with small porcelain roses.
Brass, Bronze
Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bronze and crystal Empire period chandelier, eight lights. US Wired.
Crystal, Bronze
Empire Chandelier
Located in Chamblee, GA
Empire three-arm gilded bronze chandelier with three frosted glass flame torches designed to appear suspended by rope.
Unavailable
H 47.25 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Fantastic antique French crystal empire chandelier with bronze frame
Located in Worthing, GB
Transform your home into a palace with a stunning French Empire chandelier. This exquisite antique crystal chandelier is the epitome of elegance and luxury, adding a touch of sophist...
Crystal, Bronze
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Extremely rare, early 1800’s bronze and crystal, French empire chandelier
Located in Worthing, GB
Flick through the images to see this beautiful bronze French empire chandelier and take a look at the intricate detailing throughout.
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
Exceptional chandelier in excellent condition made in Paris, circa 1810.
Bronze French Empire Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic 19th century French Empire bronze chandelier was acquired in Pairs and is the perfect size for a powder room, entry vestibule or dressing closet.
Bronze
19th Century Empire Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ten arms bronze and crystal
19th Century French Empire Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Splendid late 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and tole chandelier having a coronet with chains hanging down to the chandelier that has six branch sconces, and a flame to the c...
Bronze
French Empire Chandelier with Six Lights
Located in Charleston, SC
French 1st Empire Pd Chandelier with six lights, France, circa 1810.
Bronze
A Late 19thC. French Empire Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A late 19th c. bronze and dore bronze chandelier with 4 candlesticks (now electrified).
Bronze
Empire Chandelier in Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Valbroye, CH
An Empire style chandelier in gilt and patinated bronze with 8 arms of light. 19th century.
Bronze
A fine French Empire Chandelier, circa 1820
Located in New Haven, CT
An elegant 12 arm French pendant from the 1st Empire Period. The lead crystal prisms are all original and have a subtle grey/purple hue.
Ormolu
1083 ItalIan 19th century carved Empire chandelier
Located in Florida, FL
A beautiful carved and painted Italian carved, Empire style chandelier, having 6 lights. Exceptional quality and very unique.From the top finial to the bottom finial is 21".
Wood
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.