Horizontal Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An antique hammered wrought iron six-arm chandelier with central figure and original finish.
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Figural Chandelier
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German Lusterweibechen Figural Poly Chromed Hunter w/ Flanking Antlers, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
German Lusterweibechen central Figural poly chromed hunter smoking a pipe while holding his rifle, harvested antler deer in back pack, and flanking rear stag antlers with connecting ...
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Antique 1870s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Antique Ebonized Bronze & Brass Figural Indian Chief Wall Sconces C1920
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique Ebonized Bronze & Brass Figural Indian Chief Wall Sconces C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of Antique Ebonized Bronze & Brass Figural Indian Chief Wall Sconces C1920 Measures - 26.5"H x 15.5"W x 6"D A striking pair of antique wall sconces from circa 1920, featuring e...
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20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Bronze
German Lustermannchen Carved-Wood Pendant Light with Figural Railway Official
Located in Barntrup, DE
A rare German figural pendant light featuring a carved wooden railway official suspended beneath antlers, executed in the traditional Lustermannchen (Lüsterweibchen) style. This str...
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Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
German Folk Art Pendant Light with Night Watchman Figure, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Expressive Night Watchman with Lantern Motif, Hand-Carved German Folk Art Pendant Light. This charming German Folk Art pendant light features a wooden figure depicting a traditional...
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Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arts & Crafts Figural Stained Glass Brass Pendant Light Rectangular
Located in New York, NY
Crafted with a rectangular brass frame, it features beautiful stained glass panels with figural motifs. This pendant light encapsulates the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Spanish Neoclassical Revival Style Figural Gilt Iron Lantern or Pendant
$1,160Sale Price|35% Off
Spanish Neoclassical Revival Style Figural Gilt Iron Lantern or Pendant
Located in Plainview, NY
An exceptional Spanish neoclassical revival style lantern or pendant. The pendant is hand crafted of gilt iron in a cylindrical shape. Featuring classical revival scrolls ad leaves ...
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20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Marc Wood Figure Pendant Luxury Light Large, Brushed Brass & Alabaster
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the notion of quiet luxury, Figure is handmade from alabaster and solid cast brass. The design is contemporary and timeless, combining natural materials with a minimalist...
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2010s British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Marc Wood Figure Pendant Luxury Light Small, Brushed Brass & Alabaster
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the notion of quiet luxury, Figure is handmade from alabaster and solid cast brass. The design is contemporary and timeless, combining natural materials with a minimalist...
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2010s British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Marc Wood Figure Pendant Luxury Light 7 piece, Brushed Brass & Alabaster
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the notion of quiet luxury, Figure is handmade from alabaster and solid cast brass. The design is contemporary and timeless, combining natural materials with a minimalist...
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2010s British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Marc Wood Figure Pendant Luxury Light 5 piece, Brushed Brass & Alabaster
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the notion of quiet luxury, Figure is handmade from alabaster and solid cast brass. The design is contemporary and timeless, combining natural materials with a minimalist...
Category
2010s British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This adorable German figural pendant lamp from the circa 1950s features a hand-carved figure of a smiling mountain climber. The detailed carved linden wood mountaineer is holding ont...
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Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Large Pendant Light Fixture with Carved Climber Figure and Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large Pendant Light Fixture with Carved Climber Figure and Lantern, Germany This impressive German figural pendant lamp features a masterfully hand-carved linden wood figure of a han...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Pendant Light Fixture with a Wooden Figure of a Mountain Climber
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber in natural brown wood tones. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer with a backpack is ...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pendant Light Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountaineer Climber with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German Black Forest figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The intricately carved wooden mountaineer, complete with a backpack, grip...
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Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German Black Forest figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding...
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Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Pendant Light with a Large Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A wonderful German figural pendant lamp showcases a large hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The intricately carved wooden mountaineer holds onto a rope while gripping a woode...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage figural Pendant Lamp a Mountain Climber & Lantern in Black Forest Style
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning very rare hand carved Black Forest style wood mountain climber lantern or ceiling light. Pendant lamp off a mountain climber hanging from a rope with a lantern in his hand. ...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Whimsical French Belle Epoque Patinated & Gilt Bronze Hovering Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French Belle Epoque patinated and gilt bronze and gilt-metal four-light whimsical chandelier with a figure of a hovering cherub holding a gilt-metal floral arra...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Victorian Brass and Opaline Round Shade Pendant or Chandelier
$1,792Sale Price|43% Off
Victorian Brass and Opaline Round Shade Pendant or Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century Victorian brass pendant or chandelier featuring stunning figural and flowers design and its original opaline" heavy" round handcrafted shade decorated with hang...
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Wrought Iron Chandelier, Circa 1840
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French wrought iron chandelier with figural snakes, circa 1840.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Plaza Hotel Russia 12 Arm Crystal Dore Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Russian crystal and Dore bronze 12 arm chandelier with figural details from the Plaza Hotel, New York, New York.
Category
Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A French 19th-20th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt-Bronze Dragon Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French Belle Époque 19th-20th century neoclassical revival style gilt bronze and frosted and cut-glass "Lyre" ten-light figural dragon chandelier with Winged Gri...
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Belle Époque 2-Light Patinated & Gilt-Bronze Cherub-Cupid Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Two-Light Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Figural Cherub (Cupid) Chandelier Pendant. The whimsical black patinated bronze figure of a hovering ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
A French Belle Époque 19th-20th Century 18-Light Gilt Bronze Cherubs Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century eighteen-Light gilt bronze and alloys figural cherubs chandelier. The scrolled acanthus corona suspending a rope-hung quiver, supporting...
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Very Large Antique French Louis XIV Ormolu Gilt Bronze Gold Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Each emblematic figure contributes to the chandelier’s narrative: ribbons for unity, laurel wreaths for honour and glory, and serpents for wisdom.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Meissen and Sevres Parian Chandelier
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century gilt bronze and Meissen with a Sevres Parian figural centerpiece chandelier. This finely cast dore bronze chandelier has a long Louis XVI rod with a ribbon bow canopy su...
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Gilt & Patinated Bronze Cherub Chandelier
$25,164Sale Price|28% Off
French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Gilt & Patinated Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and Rare Whimsical French 19th/20th century Belle Époque Gilt-Bronze and Patinated Bronze Figural Seven-Light Chandelier. The with frosted glass flame shades centered with a f...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque 3-Light Patinated Bronze Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Three Light Patinated, Gilt-Bronze and Gilt-Metal Figural Cherub Chandelier Pendant. The whimsical black patinated bronze figure of a hov...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier after Pierre Gouthiere
$94,500Sale Price|24% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier after Pierre Gouthiere
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A palatial and superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere in the cabinet dor...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier After Pierre Gouthiere
$48,950Sale Price|34% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cherub Chandelier After Pierre Gouthiere
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality French, 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu figural six-light whimsical chandelier with figures of cherubs, after the model by Pierre Gouthiere in the cabinet dore´ ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Gilded Bronze Louis XV / Rococo Style Chandelier 1880 Lamp Glass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
The small details like the original chain and human figure are exceptional. The chandelier has been converted from gas to electric and has 5 lights , it works perfectly.
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Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
$24,750Sale Price|36% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze 7-Light Chandelier with Children, After Gouthière
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI style gilt-bronze figural seven-light chandelier with Figures of Putti (Children), after the model by Pierre Gouthière in the Cabinet doré for Marie-Antoinette at ...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze 39-L Cherub Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Figural Thirty-Nine Light Chandelier. The scrolled arm candle-arms designed with acanthus and floral wreaths protruding from...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Louis XIV Gilt Bronze Figural Cherub Candelabra Chandelier c1880
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Louis XIV Gilt Bronze Figural Cherub Candelabra Chandelier c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style hanging candelabra (chandelier) offers gilt cast bronze construction with center column having cherub, grape form drop finial and ten scroll form fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Interior with iMac and Venetian Chandelier, Single Female Figure, Oil Painting
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
In his painting entitled "Interior with iMac and Venetian Chandelier", Andrew Conklin uses a loose paint brush to capture the scene.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Tabletop Surtout. Date: Around 1900. Émile Froment-Meurice.
By Froment-Meurice
Located in Madrid, ES
Among the large number of works created by the master, it is necessary to highlight and detail some in particular: - A major auction house sold a chandelier with a figure to a privat...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Clock Set, Bronze, Rouge Griotte, Etc, France, 19th C. After Clodion
Located in Madrid, ES
The two candlesticks, raised on legs and bases of the same marble enhanced with a chain of gilt bronze pearls, present figures in dark-blued bronze and two “branches” with grapes fin...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Other
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Figural Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal figural chandelier for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and glass, every figural chandelier was constructed with great care. Find 290 options for an antique or vintage figural chandelier now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer figural chandelier, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right figural chandelier, those designed in Empire, neoclassical and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one figural chandelier that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bourgeois Boheme Atelier, Cornelius & Baker and Cornelius & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Figural Chandelier?
A figural chandelier can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,409, while the lowest priced sells for $0 and the highest can go for as much as $285,000.
Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You
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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