1940s Italian Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Venetian Murano 1940s style (modern) clear glass chandelier with six fluted scroll arms supporting a large bowl with large 6 glass feathers emanating from a centre shaft with...
Metal
Art Deco Donald Deskey Style Glass Disc Chandelier
By Donald Deskey
Located in Astoria, NY
Art Deco Donald Deskey Style Glass Disc Chandelier, fluted chromed body and stacked opaque glass discs. 17" H x 19" Diameter.
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Gold Dusted Glass Chandeliers
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Murano gold dusted fluted glass 6 arm chandeliers with scroll shaped arms issuing from a simulated bamboo stem with large dish shaped bobeche (PRICED EACH)
Bamboo
Italian Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and fluted white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Alabaster 12 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency Style Alabaster Silver 12 Light Chandelier. Alabaster fluted vase shaped dome with twelve flowing silver scrolled arms, each with an alabaster boboche and silver li...
Alabaster, Silver
Italain Venetian Murano Gold Dusted Bamboo Glass Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Venetian Murano gold dusted 6 fluted "bamboo" arm chandelier with flower bobeche & cup and three scroll arm supports rising from a 7th central light.
Gold
Monumental Italian Giltwood Six Arm Chandelier Circa 1940
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A monumental Italian giltwood six arm chandelier, circa 1940. The chandelier is carved with intricate details that include scroll arms, curved leaves, bead detail and fluted carving.
Giltwood
Exquisite French Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Cherubs Putti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Suspended from an ornately decorated canopy via three fluted and ornamented rods, this chandelier is a true statement piece, suitable for refined interiors — from grand salons to lux...
Bronze
20th Century English Georgian-Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier, Six Arms
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-Style (20th Century) gilt bronze 6 arm fluted column chandelier with acanthus leaf trim. 1 scroll is missing from top
Bronze
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Fine Large French 1950s Brass and Glass Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine large French 1950s brass and red lacquer framed chandelier with frosted, fluted and etched glass shades.
Brass
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
H 53 in W 40 in D 40 in
Monumental French Bronze and Alabaster Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Featuring a finely carved alabaster bowl with fluted detailing, the chandelier exudes warmth and sophistication as the natural stone softly diffuses light.
Alabaster, Bronze
French Art Deco Frosted Glass Bowl Pendant Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco (circa 1925) round pendant form frosted glass bowl form chandeliers with a fluted design and star finial bottom suspended by 3 chains.
Metal
French Louis XVI Chandelier, Hand-Carved Wood, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (19th/20th Century) carved grey painted chandelier with 6 fluted arms and gilt trim with a finial at bottom.
Paint
Large and Massive French Modernist Circular Chandelier, Petitot
By Atelier Petitot
Located in New York City, NY
A very large French Art Deco round chandelier with fluted glass rod surround, tubular glass rod stem, and frosted art glass center all mounted in original aluminum and nickeled bronz...
$12,823
H 49.22 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Louis XVI style marble, gilt bronze and jasperware chandelier
Located in London, GB
The lower section of the chandelier’s body is fluted and the fillets are filled with gilt bronze (ormolu) husk trails and grape vines.
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Chandelier A fluted tapering central body, twelve rope and foliate candelarms, five foliate winding scrolls, the central bo...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Art Deco Chandelier by Daum, Frosted Glass, 1930s Design
By Daum
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco frosted glass large bowl form chandelier with a fluted top section below a "dot" design bottom with a matching canopy shade supported by 3 chains (attributed to Daum).
Glass
Fine Twelve-Light Cut-Glass Chandeliers by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An important cut-glass twelve-light chandeliers by F&C Osler. The flute and slice cut baluster stem centred by six rope twisted reversed crooks these terminating with thumb cut coll...
Silver Plate
$17,500 / set
H 35 in W 24 in D 24 in
Art Deco Polished Nickel and Bronze Four-Arm Chandeliers, Early 1900s
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Art Deco Polished Nickel and Bronze Four-Arm Chandelier with a fluted trim and round tapered top stem (PRICED AS PAIR)
Bronze
$12,500
H 27 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Italian Murano Soffiati Gold Dusted Glass Chandelier, Six Arms, 1990
Located in Queens, NY
Two Italian Murano "Soffiati" gold dusted glass chandeliers with six fluted and scroll design arms supporting a dish shaped shade (canopy) (PRICED EACH).
Glass
Price Upon Request
H 50 in W 39 in D 39 in
Spectacular Antique French Louis XVI Style Baccarat Bronze & Crystal Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
From this stem, scrolling gilt bronze branches extend outward in two tiers, each terminating in candle-form electric lights set within cast bronze drip pans enriched with acanthus an...
Crystal, Bronze
$6,800
H 25.5 in Dm 18 in
French Bronze & Crystal Eight Arm Amethyst Prism Chandelier Orig. Candle, C 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
French bronze and crystal eight scrolled arms amethyst prism chandelier with a fluted central bulbous column, floral medallions, and crystal ball finial.
Crystal, Bronze
$4,475 / set
H 7 in Dm 9.5 in
Pair of Mid Century Mottled & Fluted Murano Glass Flush Mount Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
This pair of mottled and fluted glass flush mount chandeliers, crafted in Italy during the 20th century, beautifully showcases a harmonious blend of sleek design and understated ele...
Nickel
$526 / item
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 6.5 in
Flute Wall Light in Polished Nickel with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Tom Kirk
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
It is the ideal accompaniment to the Flute Pendant or Flute Beam Chandelier, working brilliantly to build continuity throughout your home.
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
$681 / item
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 6.5 in
Flute Wall Light in Polished Gold with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Tom Kirk
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
It is the ideal accompaniment to the Flute Pendant or Flute Beam Chandelier, working brilliantly to build continuity throughout your home.
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
$526 / item
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 6.5 in
Flute Wall Light in Polished Chrome with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Tom Kirk
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
It is the ideal accompaniment to the Flute Pendant or Flute Beam Chandelier, working brilliantly to build continuity throughout your home.
Stainless Steel, Brass, Steel
$566 / item
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 6.5 in
Flute Wall Light in Brushed Nickel with Frosted Glass Diffuser by Tom Kirk
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
It is the perfect accompaniment to the Flute Pendant or Chandelier, working brilliantly to build continuity throughout your home.
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid 20th Century Bohemian Glass "Wine Decanter" Circa: 1940
Located in London, GB
Hand-cut, engraved, blown and painted decorative glassware ranging from champagne flutes to enormous chandeliers, ornaments, figurines and other glass items are among the best known ...
Glass
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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