Moderne Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1940's French gilt bronze chandelier with 20 lights. Measurements: Height:43" total drop Diameter: 39.5"
Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Moderne Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1940's French gilt bronze chandelier with 20 lights. Measurements: Height:43" total drop Diameter: 39.5"
Bronze
$28,000
French Cast Iron Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French cast-iron two-tier iron chandelier with foliage motif on body and arms, floral decoration between the arms, original canopy and patina, circa 1900. Measurements: Minimum...
$3,395 / item
Metropolitan 9-Light Chandelier
By Aiardini
Located in Milan, IT
A marvelous and modern piece, this chandelier boasts nine lights enclosed in white, luminous fabric lampshades with a truncated cone shape. Attached to the ceiling, a metal rose supp...
Metal, Brass
$19,205 / set
Porcelain - Pair of chandeliers - Vista Alegre
By Vista Alegre
Located in Porto, PT
Porcelain - Pair of chandeliers - Vista Alegre. Made of molded and embossed porcelain by Vista Alegre; gold decoration; depicting putti and vegetal motifs. Mark No. 38. Height: 43.5 cm.
Porcelain
$18,679 / item
Selenite Chandelier by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Selenite chandelier by Aver Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 60cm Materials: Aluminum and selenite Designed by Marcele Muraro, it is made of natural stones and inspired by the city of Casablan...
Quartz, Aluminum
Horizontal Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1920's wrought iron chandelier with foliage details and grapes pendants. Measurements: Length 36" Drop 32" Depth 20"
Wrought Iron
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
By AVMazzega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass chandelier. Diameter 76 cm. Height fixture 29 cm. Total height 100 cm. Six E14 bulbs.
Metal
$15,684 / item
Glass Chandelier by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Chandelier by Aver Dimensions: D 78 x H 65 cm Materials: Glass, metal. Finishes: Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, Warm Gold Leaf, Warm Silver Leaf, Warm Copper Leaf, Dark Gold Leaf, ...
Metal
$12,563 / item
Glass Chandelier by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Chandelier by Aver Dimensions: D 78 x H 45 cm Materials: Glass, metal. Finishes: Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, Warm Gold Leaf, Warm Silver Leaf, Warm Copper Leaf, Dark Gold Leaf, ...
Metal
Modern Cascade Chandelier, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Modern wood and brass cascade chandelier with five glass cup. Five E 14 light bulbs.
Cut Glass
Chandelier Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare chandelier by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.
Wrought Iron
Italian Carved Wood Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian painted and gilt carved wood five arm chandelier with floral motif. Originally candle powered.
Italian Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian nine-light painted tole and wood bead chandelier with original patina. Measurements: Drop: 25" Diameter: 20".
Crystal, Metal
Italian Chandelier, 18th Century
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Chandelier Date/Period: 18th century Dimension: 84cm Materials: golden painted wood Additional Information: Italian candle holder from the 18th century.
Wood
1970s Glass Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - 5x , E26-E27 bulb - US wiring compatible - Minor signs of use
Metal
$116,000
French Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Very important chandelier in gilt bronze, with six arms of lights, scrolls, and foliage, each supporting three oil lamps adorned with crystal bowls carved with diamond point pattern....
Bronze
$15,238 / item
Glass Chandelier by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Chandelier by Aver Dimensions: 84 x H 50 cm Materials: Natural rocks, high-quality cut crystals, jewelry chains, hand-blown glass, other. Aver Design offers a possibility to r...
Metal
Patinated Antique Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French bronze chandelier with original patina and 6 lights, circa 1920s. Measurements: Height 50" Diameter 34".
Bronze
Mobile Chandelier by Le Lampade
By Stilnovo
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Inspired by Italian midcentury lighting design this mobile like chandelier features a brass piping with counter balanced light arms and enameled shades in Classic modern shapes. Chan...
Brass
$18,679 / item
Selenite Chandelier by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Selenite chandelier by Aver Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 60 cm. Materials: aluminum and selenite. Designed by Marcele Muraro, it is made of natural stones and inspired by the city of Casab...
Quartz, Aluminum
$2,125 / set
Antique Four Bulb Church Chandelier Pair
Located in Dekalb, IL
This pair of beautiful golden church chandeliers feature four bulb sockets each. When lit, the light shines brilliantly through the crosses and slits. These lights are metal in const...
Metal
Moderne Bronze Spiral Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Italian circa 1960s moderne spiral chandelier with 12 lights, gilt and painted finish. Measurements: Diameter 49" Height 29".
Metal
19th c. Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Italian beaded crystal chandelier is a luxurious and elegant lighting fixture . The intricate design and craftsmanship of the chandelier add a touch of sophisticati...
Crystal, Bronze
Italian Midcentury Lucite Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s Italian Lucite "ice" chandelier with four interior lights. Measurements: Height (current drop): 17". Width: 18".
Resin
Sheaf of Wheat Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Five-arm sheaf of wheat metal chandelier.
Metal, Gold
$8,000 / item
Chandelier by Edward Hald
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare chandelier by Edward Hald, Orrefors, 1930s. Clear Rio brown glass plate and four glass pillars in light-brown glass with engraved and blasted geometric décor. Height 85, diamete...
Cut Glass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier SXX
Located in MADRID, ES
This exquisite Mid-Century vintage ceiling fixture is a stunning showcase of Italian craftsmanship, heavily inspired by the iconic Maison Baguès style. The chandelier features a deli...
Bronze
American Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Old stock American chandelier with five up lights and five down lights. Newly rewired for ten 100-watt bulbs.
Brass
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Gilded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
A French, circa 1930s 5-arm gilt metal chandelier with crystal faceted decoration and green glass ball pendants. The size lends itself for a hallway, bathroom, dressing room chandeli...
Crystal
Large Horizontal Iron Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940s Italian wrought iron chandelier with 16 lights. Italian parchment shades sold separately.
Wrought Iron
Unusual Chandelier by Seguso
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual Italian chandelier by Seguso, circa 1950s. Cased white and clear glass with bubbles.
$7,000 / item
Chandelier No. 10 - Vrksa Series
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
The whole piece is handcrafted and is an expression of the studio's unique design aesthetic. This piece can be placed in a minimal or classical setting and will still blend in with s...
Oak, Bentwood
Horizontal Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940s English wrought iron chandelier with gilt details depicting a fox and a hare with 2 hanging bottom rods and 8 lights. Measurements: Length 54" Width 28" Dro...
Wrought Iron
1950s French Leather and Iron Chandelier
By Jacques Adnet, Jean-Pierre Ryckaert
Located in London, London
Leather and wrought iron chandelier In the manner of Jacques Adnet and Jean-Pierre Ryckaert Stitched saddle leather Will be rewired before sale France 1950s
Wrought Iron
$13,700 / item
French Rococo Rustic Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Rococo rustic eight-light chandelier, the striking contrast of glass daisies with the gilt finish creates an organic feel and texture. Fabricated from a painted steel frame, w...
Steel
$13,130 / item
French Rococo Gilt Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Rococo gilded eight-light chandelier, the striking contrast of glass daisies with the gilt finish creates an organic feel and texture. Fabricated from a painted steel frame, w...
Steel
$1,200Sale Price|42% Off
Degue Art Deco Chandelier
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
French Art Deco Chandelier in frosted gold glass with floral pattern, single large shade hung by braided chain. Signed Degue.
Early Two-Tier Forged Iron Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Early two-tier forged iron chandelier circa 1780-1819. Beautiful naturally pitted patina on all hand-forged iron surfaces. All-original. Not wired for electricity. A second very simi...
Iron
$5,715 / set
Pair Italian Chandeliers Murano Glass
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair Elegant Murano Poliedri Chandelier transparent glasses Elegant Italian chandelier made from 56 beautiful Murano trasparent glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colore...
Metal
4' Diameter Dome Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very large hanging lamp with glass style dome and iron frame. Alabaster style shade looks wonderful under the nine medium base bulbs. Please confirm location with vendor NY or NJ
Iron
$1,480Sale Price|67% Off
Gino Sarfatti Style Chandelier
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier by Gino Sarfatti.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$3,750 / item
Rainbow Leather Meander Chandelier
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Our Meander Chandelier in glorious ROYGBIV colors. Seven flexible leather wrapped arms allows for playful poses and creative customization. As shown or choose from 25 leather colors...
Brass
Unusual Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual Lightolier chandelier with a real mid century style, perspex shades, Measures: approx. 13" diameter, height 31" also adjustable.
Brass
$6,615 / item
Melba Rosa Round Pink Glass Chandelier
By Bottega Veneziana
Located in Milan, IT
The Melba Rosa chandelier features glass modules crafted with a vintage technique from the 1970s, reinterpreted in a contemporary style. Its pink glass pieces diffuse a warm, sophist...
Metal
$10,860 / item
Monumental Felci Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Striking large chandelier with precious Murano glass felci. 21-light bulbs E 17. Measures: Height cm 140 plus chain and canopy. Diameter cm 110. Adjustable height, by removing or a...
Blown Glass
Blue Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian Blue glass and chrome sputnik chandelier, blue glass with etched details on glass.
Glass
Early 19th Century Genoese Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Early 19th century Genoese chandelier consisting of a carved giltwood body, original eight iron arms and three tiers of original crystal prisms (clear and colored). This chandelier i...
Crystal, Iron, Tin
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chrome and Murano glass chandelier. Measure: Diameter 44 cm. Height fixture 52 cm.
Metal
Louis XV Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze & cut crystal chandelier in the Louis XV style. 12 lights. France, circa 1920. Height 39" Diameter 32" CW5040.
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Italian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With scroll corona over graduated tiers divided by vasiform facet standards issuing pendant drops and crystal prisms
Crystal, Brass
$19,289Sale Price|50% Off
C20th Majestic Scandinavian Crystal Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Empire style chandelier Eight Branch Baltic Blue Scandinavian Fully Rewired
Crystal
Square Kamenicky Senov Chandeliers
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
These fixtures are made of a glass square with intricate details and carvings attached together with metal hardware too create a square piece hung by a metal rod. One source of light...
Metal
$46,800Sale Price / item|20% Off
Maria Theresa Style Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful Maria Theresa Chandelier perfect for any grand area. It is a very unique crystal chandelier made in the 19th century. It has been rewired and is ready to hang.
Crystal
A Danish Five-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Danish five-light chandelier. The rod descending to a vase-shaped center element issuing five arms, each with a single light concealed in a fluted, opal glass shade. Circa 1950, pr...
Brass
$13,395 / item
Classic Antique Gold Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
An opulent silhouette embellished with Baroque decorations distinguishes this imposing chandelier, whose circular tier is attached to the ceiling mount by means of four stay rods. A ...
Metal, Gold Leaf
$22,000
Large Blue Murano Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940's blue Murano glass chandelier with 10 lights. Measurements: Height: 48" Diameter: 39"
Murano Glass
$11,555 / item
Zagara Glass Chandelier with Yellow Flowers
By Bottega Veneziana
Located in Milan, IT
A chandelier handcrafted using traditional glassblowing techniques. Made of transparent crystal with 24Kt gold leaf accents, it features a refined bouquet of glass and gold flowers f...
Metal
Very Fine Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and decorative gilt bronze chandelier in the Empire style featuring central frosted and cut crystal globe. 4-light, France, circa 1900 Dimensions: Height 40" x diameter ...
Bronze
$22,500 / item
French Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Empire style eight-light chandelier, with intricate brass casting that, contrasts with the black to create a striking effect. The fine detail of the chains complements the fin...
Brass
Silver Plated Neoclassic Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Silvered bronze eight-light neoclassic style chandelier with original finish and patina. The arms with scrolling and foliage motif.
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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