Empire Eighteen-Light Bronze and Ormolu Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Spectacular French early 19th century bronze and ormolu chandelier, the 12 scrolling arms molded with leaves and interspersed with six additional lights, the bronze body partially ...
Bronze
1950 Empire Crystal Chandelier 18 Lights Two Tiers
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1950’s French Empire style 18 lights crystals and bronze chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Tole & Wood Bead Chandelier, Empire Style, 1950s
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Stamford, CT
1950s Italian tole and wood beaded chandelier in the Empire style most likely imported by Chapman Manufacturing Company.
Metal, Tin
Italian Empire Crystal Single-Light Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Italian Empire crystal single-light gilt-tole chandelier circa 1830-1849.
Crystal, Iron, Tin, Gold Leaf
French Ormolu Bronze Empire Style Chandelier, ca.1960s
Located in Warsaw, PL
A beautifully detailed Empire-style chandelier made of gilt bronze. The chandelier features six gracefully scrolling arms adorned with classical motifs such as acanthus leaves, palm...
Bronze, Ormolu
Modern Gold Chandelier Crystals Empire Basket New Classic
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant chandelier featuring a dense crystal structure and a distinctive shape. Its tapering form and decorative upper elements lend the chandelier a sophisticated and high-end a...
Crystal
Antique Empire Bronze Ormolu 6 Light Chandelier Restored
Located in New York, NY
This antique chandelier is an example of the Empire style, constructed from heavy cast bronze with a finely chased ormolu (gilt bronze) finish.
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Gilt Cast Bronze 5 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style chandelier made of bronze with a gilt finish.
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Bronze 8 Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century French Empire style bronze chandelier with 8 lights. Beautiful decorative detail on the base and arms.
Bronze
$5,925Sale Price|20% Off
Empire style bronze chandelier with Royal Eagle heads and flame. This chandelier
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice 6 arms Empire style chandelier is made of chiseled bronze with Royal Eagle heads around a center flame.
Bronze
French Empire style fifteen light bronze dore chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional quality is amazing in this classical style chandelier. It has fifteen Brilliant lights and the wiring is very good. The crown at the top is lovely And makes the top spec...
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze Basket Chandelier With Six Branches
Located in Astoria, NY
French Empire Style Bronze Basket Chandelier, the six branches with ribbon and garland frame, top tier of faceted drop crystals and basket form prism below. 33" H x 22.5" Diameter.
Crystal, Bronze
Elegant Crystal Empire Style Chandelier, French, Antique, 1920s
Located in Austin, TX
Antique chandelier from France made with cut crystal elements of cabochons and pendants. They are displayed on a brass structure with a stylized Art deco details and brass crown. It ...
Crystal, Brass
Swedish Empire Ceiling Chandelier in antique Classicist Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Swedish Empire ceiling crown in the style of classicism Polished brass and facetted prismatic trimmings. Starting from narrow, ornamented brass hoops, eight curved can...
Brass
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Empire style black enamel and gilt brass chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
This unique fixture is made in a classic empire style It hangs from a crown in black with gilt enhancements The gilt chain is decorative and can be adjusted by Eliminating some lin...
Brass
Empire Style Four Light Green Painted & Gilt Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Empire style, green paint decorated four-light colza form chandelier, having gilt bronze foliate accents, with torch-form arms.
Bronze
Empire Style Six Light Tole Chandelier With Arrow Motif
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An Empire style, vintage six light tole chandelier with gilt accents and an arrow motif.
Metal
Vintage French Empire Style Crystal Basket Chandelier Neoclassical Crystal
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant crystal chandelier in the Empire Revival style, most likely dating from the first half of the 20th century.
Crystal, Metal
Antique French Empire Gold Bronze Chandelier, Circa 1875-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Gold Bronze Chandelier, Circa 1875-1890.
Bronze
Fine 19th c. French Empire Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century French Empire bronze and crystal chandelier is a luxurious and elegant lighting fixture.
Crystal, Bronze
Large French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Large French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier French, 20th Century Height 170cm, diameter 145cm Created in France during the late nineteenth century, this impressiv...
Bronze, Ormolu
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Style Chandelier with Frosted Glass Flame
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Empire style chandelier with gilt bronze arms, neoclassical mounts, ornate chain and canopy.
Ormolu
Large French Empire Style Balloon Chandelier A Fine Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Empire Style Balloon Chandelier A Fine Piece, with an age darkened Brass metal frame and set with crystal pendants, it has 6 bulbs giving a very attractive atmospheric ...
Crystal
Antique Empire Style Brass Crystal Chandelier Neoclassical European Basket
Located in Berlin, DE
This impressive antique chandelier, dating from around 1930, draws its design inspiration from the classic Empire tradition.
Crystal, Brass
$3,266Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Pair Of French Empire Style Bag Chandeliers
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing pair of French Empire Bag Chandeliers , each one with six internal lights , aprox 98 cm height , PAT tested.
Crystal, Brass
19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
It is cast entirely in gilt bronze, and features Empire style and neo-Grec ornamentation all over.
Ormolu
French Empire Style Chandelier This is a lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Empire Style Chandelier This is a lovely piece especially where a very large chandelier is not suitable, it has a bright brass crown hung with chains of cut crystal beads, co...
Crystal
Antique French Empire style Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier
Located in Aachen, NRW
A striking and highly decorative French Empire–style chandelier featuring 12 elegantly sculpted bronze swan arms.
Bronze
French Empire Style Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A turn of the century French Empire-style 8-arm chandelier with acanthus leaf motif on body and with painted and gilt finish.
Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier, Six Arms, 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Cleaned and re-wired, in full working order and ready to use.
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Tole Chandelier, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire Style Tole Chandelier, Circa 1890's. We have 2 of these chandeliers available, and they are sold individually.
Metal
Empire Style Chandelier with Glass Flame
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 French Empire-style chandelier with flame-shaped glass light in the center.
Metal, Bronze
Large Bohemian crystal chandelier in the style of Empire
By Preciosa
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Handcrafted by the legendary Preciosa Lighting, this monumental 160 cm Empire-style crystal basket chandelier combines historical majesty with breathtaking luminescence.
Crystal, Brass
Empire Style Black Neoclassical Corinthian Column Six Light Chandelier
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Empire Style Black Neoclassical Corinthian column six light chandelier Priced each Additional information: Materials: Lights Color: Black Period: 2000 - 2009 Styles: Empire,...
Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Empire Revival Swan Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive French Napoleon III / Empire Revival chandelier, dating to the second half of the 19th century, circa 1860–1880.
Metal, Brass
Big Crystal Beaded Empire Dome Chandelier circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
I have two similar, if interested. Housing one light, will be rewired and ready to hang. We use certified UL US sockets and appropriate sockets for all other countries. Strands and ...
Crystal
Fine 19th c. Italian Empire Gilt Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Italian Empire gilt tole and crystal chandelier exudes elegance and sophistication.
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A superb antique French Empire-style gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier.
Bronze
$12,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Empire Style Twelve-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
This chandelier combines an understated crisply cast dark bronze body with wonderful quality two-tone gilding. Of classical inspiration, the theme is leafy, repeating borders of anth...
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Experience the grandeur of the 19th century with this elegant French Empire-style chandelier. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the piece features a sturdy bronze framewor...
Crystal, Bronze
French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This chandelier is a French Empire eight-light fixture made in 19th century from patinated and gilt bronze.
Bronze
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Ormolu & Blue Patinated Ball Form Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Ormolu & Blue Patinated Ball Form Chandelier.
Ormolu
Antique French Chandelier, Cut Crystal & Brass, Empire Style, 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Antique chandelier from France made with cut crystal elements of cabochons and pendants. They are displayed on a brass structure. It has been newly wired to fit US standards and is i...
Crystal, Brass
$1,625Sale Price|35% Off
Romantic Italian Empire Style Iron and Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic Empire style iron and frosted glass chandelier having delicate draping necklaces of glass and 6 arms.
Iron
19th Century French Empire Tôle Chandelier with Six Lights
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French, 19th century Empire style ceiling fixture of black tôle using six candelabra lights to illuminate the stunning gold-tone accents. The round, painted metal bowl is suspended f...
Metal, Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Regency Bronze Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire / neoclassical / Regency bronze and graduating crystal basket form chandelier with medusa heads and six candelabra sockets around the outer frame and a beau...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Italian Six Arm Genovese Empire Basket Crystal Chandelier
Located in Round Top, TX
This rare beauty from Italy is a Genovese Empire basket chandelier with blue crystals here and there and the shape is unusual.
Crystal
French 19th Century Empire St. Alabaster And Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Alabaster and Ormolu chandelier. This four arm eight light chandelier is centered by a striking foliate acorn shaped Or...
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style glass and gilt bronze chandelier French, Late 19th Century Height 32, diameter 42cm This French 19th century chandelier is crafted in the Empire style.
Ormolu
French Empire Style Brass and Crystal Glass Basket Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
French Empire-style brass and crystal glass basket chandelier.
Metal, Brass
Swedish Empire Style Cut-Crystal Tent and Basket Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Swedish Empire style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal tent and basket chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Swedish Empire Style Cut-Crystal Tent and Basket Chandelier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Swedish Empire style gilt-bronze and cut-crystal tent and basket chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Dore Bronze Cut Crystal Swan Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire Style Gilt Dore Bronze And Cut Crystal 2 Candelabra Light 3 Swan Chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier, circa 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Cleaned and re-wired, in full working order and ready to use.
Crystal, Bronze
$12,763Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier, circa 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Six E 14 light bulbs.
Crystal, Bronze
Large French Empire Style Crystal Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Empire Style Crystal Waterfall Chandelier This is a large and Stunning piece, it has a gilt brass frame with a crown at the top hung with brightly cut crystal chains ...
Crystal
Empire Biedermeier Chandelier Attributed to the Circle of Josef Danhauser
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
Austria, circa 1810 An elegant Empire Biedermeier chandelier, attributed to the circle of Josef Danhauser, one of the most influential Viennese cabinetmakers and designers of the ea...
Metal
Late 19th c. French Empire Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
The Late 19th c. French Empire Bronze Chandelier is a stunning and elegant ceiling fixture .
Metal, Bronze
$12,763Sale Price|20% Off
Empire Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Chandelier, circa 1815
Located in Rome, IT
Finely chiseled gilt bronze and cut crystal Empire elegant chandelier with six arms. Six E 14 light bulbs.
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Ormolu and Cut Glass Empire Period Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The ormolu finely decorated corona hung with swags of icicle drops and strings cascading down to a corresponding main band supporting fifteen candle branch arranged on two tiers the ...
Ormolu
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.