Natural raffia pendant lamp, made in France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Natural raffia pendant lamp, custom-made in France, 1960s–70s.
Vintage 1970s French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Raffia
Natural raffia pendant lamp, made in France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Natural raffia pendant lamp, custom-made in France, 1960s–70s.
Raffia
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Freres
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass and Raffia Pendant Lights, Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
Set of Four 'Cylindre' Patinated Brass & Raffia Pendant Lights by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four 'Cylindre' patinated brass and raffia pendant lights. Great in a hallway, over a bar, a kitchen center island or a long dining table. Matching canopy included. The ...
Brass
$1,725 / item
Raffia Chandeliers only two left sold separately
Located in Washington, DC
Ten Raffia chandeliers sold individually.
Brass
Teakwood and Raffia Bast Cascading Lamp by Jean Rispal
By Rupert Nikoll, Fog and Morup, Jean Rispal, Temde Leuchten, J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Beautiful lamp from the 1960s. Great and unusual design with a fantastically comfortable look. Very nice teak details and high-quality workmanship. A spectacular play of light is cre...
Raffia, Teak
Woven embroidered raffia pendants, France, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful asian style pendant light, in woven embroidered raffia, made in France in the 1960-70s.
Raffia
Woven embroidered raffia pendant, made in France, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful asian style pendant light, in woven embroidered raffia, made in France in the 1960-70s.
Raffia
Pair of woven embroidered raffia pendants, France, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful asian style pendant lights, in woven embroidered raffia, made in France in the 1960-70s.
Raffia
French Rattan Pendant Lamp 1960s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rattan and raffia ceiling lamp, pendant light from france 1960s.
Raffia, Rattan
Large French Wicker Dome Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great large-scale vintage wicker dome light from France, 1950s. Original tight woven wicker with wrapped raffia detail on top showing some nice age and wear. Interior has black iron ...
Brass, Iron
Three Lights Rope Chandelier, Attr. to Audoux & Minet, C.1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Chandelier inrope and raffia with three light made in 1960s. Rewired.
Raffia, Rope
Three Lights Rope Chandelier by Audoux Minet, France, 1960s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
Rope chandelier by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet French Riviera 1960s design European sockets and wiring Original raffia shades.
Raffia, Rope
Riviera Mategot Style Luster, France, 1950
By Jean Luce and Mategot
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful Riviera luster in burgundy with four etched glass shades and typical Mategot perforated metal frame and bast shade, France, 1940s. Measures: 90 H x 65 D cm.
Metal
Set of 3 1970s French Raffia and Oak Pendant Lamps
Located in Aspen, CO
Set of 3 1970s French raffia and oak pendant hanging lamps. Measures: From left: Lamp 1.
Raffia, Oak
Unique French White Lantern with Raffia Tassels
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very interesting White lantern with great raffia tassels. We think its paper mache, but cant be sure.
Five Jacques Quinet lanterns
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Newburgh, NY
Elegant set of five drop lanterns in bronze with original raffia shades. sold as a set or separately. $7500 each
Bronze
$3,305 / item
H 14 in W 48 in D 8 in
4-foot Pendant Light in Black Walnut with Brass Fixtures by Hinterland Design
By Hinterland Design
Located in Vancouver, BC
It’s believed that ancient Egyptians may have had the technology to harness electricity and create light thousands of years ago. This technology is referred to as the light of the De...
Brass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,379 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$8,434 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
Charlotte Pedestal
By Josh Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Josh Greene. Square oak pedestal.
Oak
$6,752 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Espresso Brown Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Fiberglass, Linen, Fabric, Wood
$2,571 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Unavailable|$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
Art Deco French Jules Leleu style Sconces Brass & Crystal, Pair
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco circa 1950 original pair of Jules Leleu style sconces, brass and crystal. Wired for US and in working condition each sconce takes one bulb max. 40 watts. Original ag...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$10,691
H 118.12 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury LB7 modular bookcase designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi. Marked Poggi Pavia. An extremely flexible bookcase, with different modular options, suited to being against a wall or...
Wood
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare and very elegant wooden daybed Varnished walnut and fabric Model created circa 1940 H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Velvet, Walnut
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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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.
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