Modern Counter Balanced Brass & Enamel Light Fixture in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Miami, FL
Solid brass Italian modern counter-balance ceiling light fixture, in the style of Stilnovo, with a black enamel shade.
Brass, Enamel
Lightolier Black Enamel Sixteen-Light Mid-Century Light Fixture
By Lightolier
Located in St. Louis, MO
Black enameled light fixture with sixteen arm light fixture made by Lightolier, original enamel in excellent condition, measures 24" H from bottom to top of ring, 45" H to canopy, 24...
Metal
Italian 1950s Large Brass & Black Enamel Star-Burst Ceiling Mount Light
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large 1950s Italian brass and satin black enamel light fixture in a star-burst design. 12 candelabra sockets.
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Blue Enameled Iron Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Modern blue enameled iron pendant light fixture from circa the 1960s.
Brass, Iron
Industrial style enameled pendant fixture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Industrial style, black enameled pendant light fixture.
Metal
$5,800
Art Deco Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A, circa 1930s French Art Deco light fixture with enameled decoration on body.
Metal, Silver
Six-Light Fixture in the Manner of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six-light ceiling fixture with handblown glass shades.
Chrome, Enamel
MCM White Dome Swag Pendant Hanging Light Fixture or Lamp Style of Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Mid-20th Century Mid Century Modern white enameled metal dome swag pendant hanging light fixture or lamp in the style of Lightolier.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Enamel Workbench Light, Metal, Circa 1940, Black
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enamel workbench light. Angular light fixture that was placed on the walls of factories and workshops to light up a workbench.
Metal
$720Sale Price|40% Off
Brass and Black Enameled Metal Pendant Lamp, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Brass and black enameled metal vintage pendant light fixture. The mid-century modern lamp features a perforated canister surrounded by a saucer shaped metal cage with solid brass acc...
Brass, Metal
Set of Four Brass Pendant Lights with Enamelled Glass by Loys Lucha
By Loys Lucha
Located in Barntrup, DE
A set of four elegant pendant light fixtures with enameled hand-painted glass lampshades by Loys Lucha.
Brass
1970s Italian Opaline Glass Pendant Light by Sothis
Located in New York, NY
The shade encases a chrome iron tube that houses the bottom light socket. Ivory enamel metal top. The light fixture is suspended by a wire cable.
Glass
$945Sale Price / item|40% Off
Streamline Ceiling Pendant w Textured Blue Glass Stepped Glass Globe 3 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Art Deco chrome ceiling pendant featuring a long four-and-a-half-foot chromed streamline light fixture with enameled black Saturn ring accents with a unique textured blue geomet...
Chrome
"Mezzaluna" Floor Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper
By Bruno Gecchelin
Located in New York, NY
Light is controlled by a dimmer switch on enamel fixture.
Carrara Marble, Chrome, Enamel
one having meaning (inferno installation)
By Sabina Ott
Located in Chicago, IL
Sabina Ott one having meaning (inferno installation), 2014 styofoam, digital inkjet print on canvas, spray foam and enamel, light fixture and mirror 120" x 12" x 12" A 2015 Guggenhe...
Enamel
Five Vintage Danish Enamel Metal Pendant Light Fixtures, circa 1960
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Houston, TX
Each circular metal pendant light fixture has an enameled yellow upper section and a white interior chosen to provide maximum reflection when the light bulb is illuminated.
Metal
Double Pendant Industrial Light Fixture
Located in Round Top, TX
Dome shaped green and white enamel double pendant light fixtures from the mid-20th century.
Enamel, Metal
Unavailable
H 15.5 in Dm 6 in
Danish Modern Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Double Pendant Light Fixture
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A fairly rare Midcentury light fixture with two suspended pendants by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen circa 1950s in thick Lucite and enameled metal.
Enamel, Metal
Hanging Light Fixture by Vico Magistretti for O Luce
By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce
Located in Brambleton, VA
A rare, white enameled aluminum double cone hanging light fixture Designed by Vico Magestretti, 1920-2006, Italy for O' Luce in 1979.
Unavailable
H 15 in Dm 14 in
Italian Midcentury Chrome and Glass Fontana Arte Style Light Fixture, circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
Thick curved glass contrasts with thin enameled chrome in this circa 1970 Italian ceiling light in the manner of Fontana Arte.
Chrome
Unavailable
H 25.2 in W 27.56 in D 13.78 in
Large Doria Six Light Chandelier Steel Grey Murano Ice Glass Tubes, 1960s Venini
By Venini, Kaiser, Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
It has six lights surrounded with Murano textured ice glass tubes hanging on a brushed steel, dark grey enameled metal light fixture, and at the ceiling an off-white enameled, boat-s...
Metal, Steel
Rare Garland Originals Mixed Metals Wall Sconce
Located in Southfield, MI
Garland Originals was at one time a Coral Gables, Florida based lighting and design firm that specialized in bronze and enamel floral light fixtures of the highest quality and cost.
Pair of industrial light fixtures
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Black enameled light fixtures with glass domes and metal X fittings.
Metal
Large Enamel Industrial Light, Dutch, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Large Dutch Blue/grey enamel light fixture with white enamel interior.
Enamel
Vintage French Enameled Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French enameled light fixture with foliage motif. Measurements: Height of body: 17" Drop: 22" Diameter: 10"
Art Glass
Italian 1950s Brass & Black Enamel Large Starburst Ceiling Mount Light
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large 1950s Italian brass and black enamel light fixture in a star-burst design. The light measures 34 inches in diameter and is a direct to ceiling mount.
Brass, Enamel
Italian 1950s Large Brass & Black Enamel Star-Burst Ceiling Mount Light
Located in New York, NY
A spectacular and large 1950s Italian brass and black enamel light fixture in a star-burst design. The light measures 31.5 inches in diameter and is a direct to ceiling mount.
Brass, Enamel
Multi-colored enamel Italian light fixture
Located in Dallas, TX
Multi-colored enamel Italian light fixture with brass fittings.
Stilnovo Black and white enamel three light hanging fixture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous Italian Stilnovo fixture with exquisite detail. The outside is enameled in black the interior in off white.
Metal, Enamel
Enameled Metal Brass and Glass Italian Light Fixture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Enameled metal brass and glass Italian light fixture, circa early 1960s.
Pair of American Industrial Enamel Pendant Light Fixtures
Located in Chicago, IL
A great pair of early 20th century American Industrial green enamel metal pendant light fixtures with cast iron cages covering the opaque white shades.
Metal
Modern Pendant Light Fixtures in Brass and White Enamel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modern Pendant Light Fixtures in Brass and White Enamel, in the manner of Paavo Tynell, probably American, circa 1960's.
Brass
Lightolier Midcentury Light fixture
Located in St. Louis, MO
White Enameled metal light fixture by Lightolier, with 24 bulbs that are around the circumference of the fixture.
Metal, Enamel
Danish Modern Light Fixture
By Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
One of Poul Henningsen's designs for Louis Poulsen, this matt white-enameled aluminum light fixture is a versatile ceiling fixture which can be pulled down to hover over the table fo...
Aluminum
Chrome Hanging Shade Light Fixture
Located in Astoria, NY
A modern style light fixture with large Empire shade in chrome, white enamel interior.
Enamel, Chrome
Pair of Industrial Light Fixtures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two enameled Lights. Black/Grey Enamel. New wiring.
Enamel
Italian 4 Light Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning Italian 4 light enamel and brass hanging fixture restored to like new condition.
Brass
Three Modernist Chandeliers or Light Fixtures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three Modernist Chandeliers, American, circa 1950s. Very sculptural form, and nice scale. They exude a wonderful glow out of the perforated central shade. They are executed in white ...
Brass, Metal
Pair of Industrial Pendant Light Fixtures
Located in Karis, Nyland
Pair of old black shade factory lamps with a metal cage around the bulb. New wiring, E27 socket.
Enamel
Italian 1970s Sculptural Glass Disk Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Italian sculptural light fixture in chrome and glass, circa 1970. A chrome plate set with 7 hand formed glass disks is suspended from a white enamel plate that mounts onto the ceiling.
Enamel, Chrome
Industrial Benjamin Explosion Proof Factory Light Fixture
By Benjamin Electrical Company 1
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Excellent example of early Industrial American engineering, the Benjamin Electrical Company's 'Explosion Proof' light fixture is a perfect piece of antique lighting.
Metal, Iron
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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