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French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier
French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier

French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in Queens, NY

French Empire (circa 1820) bronze & gilt trimmed chandelier with 8 scroll arms emanating from a

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Gilt Metal Chandelier
French Empire Style Gilt Metal Chandelier

French Empire Style Gilt Metal Chandelier

Located in Astoria, NY

French Empire Style Gilt Metal Chandelier, with applied putti busts and molded acanthus leaf motif

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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

French Gilt Bronze Empire Chandelier
French Gilt Bronze Empire Chandelier

French Gilt Bronze Empire Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1900 French bronze doré chandelier with crystal pendants and Wedgwood plaques on body

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Antique Early 1900s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Large Gilt Bronze French Empire Style Chandelier
Large Gilt Bronze French Empire Style Chandelier

Large Gilt Bronze French Empire Style Chandelier

Located in London, GB

A large very well cast and gilt bronze chandelier or plafonnier from the late 19th to early 20th

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier
French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier

French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

Outstanding late 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and crystal basket chandelier. Circa 1880

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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

Located in Queens, NY

French Empire (circa 1810) gilt bronze and cut glass chandelier with cut crystal strands emanating

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

French Empire Gilt Cast Bronze 5 Light Chandelier
French Empire Gilt Cast Bronze 5 Light Chandelier

French Empire Gilt Cast Bronze 5 Light Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

French Empire style chandelier made of bronze with a gilt finish. It has multiple arms extending

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20th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Period French Empire Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Period French Empire Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Period French Empire Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier

By Claude Galle

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An early 19th century period French Empire chandelier in crystal and gilded bronze. The typical

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in London, GB

This beautiful antique French chandelier dates from the 19th Century and could be attributed to the

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Empire style Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier
Antique French Empire style Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier

Antique French Empire style Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier

Located in Aachen, NRW

A striking and highly decorative French Empire–style chandelier featuring 12 elegantly sculpted

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Mid-20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier
Antique French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier

Antique French Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A superb antique French Empire-style gilt and Patinated Bronze Chandelier. This chandelier is

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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier
French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier

French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Eight-Light Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

This chandelier is a French Empire eight-light fixture made in 19th century from patinated and

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Antique French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Antique French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in London, GB

Antique French Empire style glass and gilt bronze chandelier French, Late 19th Century Height 32

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier

Located in Queens, NY

French Empire Style (1880) gilt bronze 5-light chandelier in neo-classic form with sphinx figures

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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Steel Figural Chandelier
French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Steel Figural Chandelier

French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Steel Figural Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A French Empire neoclassical gilt bronze and steel figural chandelier of refined execution. The

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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Small Gilt Bronze Empire style Chandelier
Small Gilt Bronze Empire style Chandelier

Small Gilt Bronze Empire style Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Very Fine & Decorative Gilt Bronze & Patinated Bronze Empire style Chandelier. 6 lights. France

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Vintage 1920s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Gilt Bronze & Crystal Empire Style Chandelier
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Empire Style Chandelier

Gilt Bronze & Crystal Empire Style Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Superb gilt bronze & crystal Empire style Chandelier. Top ring featuring anthemia. Main ring with

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Vintage 1910s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

A Unique Large Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Chandelier
A Unique Large Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Chandelier

A Unique Large Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A unique, large antique French Empire neoclassical gilt bronze chandelier. The chandelier is

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Fine Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier
Fine Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier

Fine Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and Patina Bronze Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A fine antique French Empire neoclassical gilt and patina bronze chandelier. The chandelier is

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Empire Style 4-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Style 4-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Style 4-Light Gilt Bronze Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

19th century gilt bronze chandelier in the French Empire style with circular form with reticulated

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Antique Late 19th Century Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and patinated Bronze Chandelier
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and patinated Bronze Chandelier

Antique French Empire Neoclassical Gilt and patinated Bronze Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent and richly detailed late 19th century French Empire gilt and patinated bronze

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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier
Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier

Antique French Empire Style Neoclassical Gilt Bronze 10-Light Chandelier

Located in London, GB

A French Empire Style Ormolu 10-Light Chandelier Constructed from gilded bronze, with hand-chased

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier
Very Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Empire Style Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A very Elegant gilt bronze empire style chandelier. Exquisite detail. 4 lights. France, circa 1920

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Vintage 1920s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi

By Gherardo Degli Albizzi

Located in Florence, Tuscany

This French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi chandelier features best

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2010s Italian Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Tin

Pair of Large and Important Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandeliers
Pair of Large and Important Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandeliers

Pair of Large and Important Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Chandeliers

Located in New York, NY

A pair of large and important antique French Empire gilt bronze chandeliers, each of circular form

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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Empire Ebonized & Gilt Metal Chandelier circa 1930
Antique French Empire Ebonized & Gilt Metal Chandelier circa 1930

Antique French Empire Ebonized & Gilt Metal Chandelier circa 1930

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French Empire chandelier offers ebonized and gilt metal frame with scroll and foliate

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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier
French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier

French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A unique and spectacular French Empire-style gilt bronze and red-painted tole chandelier featuring

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Vintage 1920s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Tôle

19th Century French Empire Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Chandelier

Located in New Orleans, LA

A striking 19th-century French Empire chandelier, exquisitely crafted with neoclassical elegance

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Fine French Empire Gilt Bronze and Patinated Metal Six Light Chandelier
Fine French Empire Gilt Bronze and Patinated Metal Six Light Chandelier

Fine French Empire Gilt Bronze and Patinated Metal Six Light Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

Classical French Empire gilt bronze, patinated metal and gilt wood six light chandelier. 19th

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier

Early 19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A period French Empire basket style crystal and gilt bronze chandelier with nine candle nozzles

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal

19th Century French Empire Style 24-Light Gilt Bronze / Patinated Chandelier
19th Century French Empire Style 24-Light Gilt Bronze / Patinated Chandelier

19th Century French Empire Style 24-Light Gilt Bronze / Patinated Chandelier

Located in Tarry Town, NY

contemporary standards. Imagine this French Empire Style Chandelier gracing your entryway, dining room, or any

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Antique 1850s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Empire Style Gilt Wood Chandelier
Empire Style Gilt Wood Chandelier

Empire Style Gilt Wood Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

French circa 1920's carved and gilt wood chandelier with original gilt finish and some blue painted

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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood

Large French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze 18-Light Chandelier
Large French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze 18-Light Chandelier

Large French Empire Style Glass and Gilt Bronze 18-Light Chandelier

Located in London, GB

This 19th century French chandelier is designed in the Empire style and wrought from gilt bronze

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Classic Swan Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, French Empire Style, Circa 1880
Classic Swan Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, French Empire Style, Circa 1880

Classic Swan Chandelier, Gilt Bronze, French Empire Style, Circa 1880

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Classic model for this French Empire chandelier, perfect in any particular: gilt bronze, classic

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier

French Empire Gilt Bronze and Crystal Basket Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

Fine 19th century French Empire gilt bronze and crystal basket chandelier. Circa 1870. The

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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Empire Style Four Light Green Painted & Gilt Chandelier
Empire Style Four Light Green Painted & Gilt Chandelier

Empire Style Four Light Green Painted & Gilt Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

Empire style, green paint decorated four-light colza form chandelier, having gilt bronze foliate

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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Crystal Empire Chandelier
French Crystal Empire Chandelier

French Crystal Empire Chandelier

Located in New York, NY

A French Empire-style six light chandelier with cut crystal body, gilt and painted finish

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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Empire Chandelier
Empire Chandelier

Empire Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Very Fine & Impressive Gilt Bronze & Patinated Bronze Chandelier in the Empire Taste

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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Empire Style 16-Light Crystal and Gilt Metal Chandelier
French 19th Century Empire Style 16-Light Crystal and Gilt Metal Chandelier

French 19th Century Empire Style 16-Light Crystal and Gilt Metal Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large French Empire style 16-light crystal and gilt metal basket chandelier from the 19th century

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Empire Style Gilt-Brass and Glass Chandelier
Empire Style Gilt-Brass and Glass Chandelier

Empire Style Gilt-Brass and Glass Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

This listing features an Empire style Gilt-brass and cut-glass chandelier that houses five

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Metal and Cut-Glass Chandelier
French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Metal and Cut-Glass Chandelier

French 19th-20th Century Empire Style Gilt Metal and Cut-Glass Chandelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine French 19th-20th century Empire style gilt metal and cut-glass beaded basket style ten-light

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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Empire Chandelier
Empire Chandelier

Empire Chandelier

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Empire taste, featuring gilt bronze swans issuing lights

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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Chandelier
French Empire Chandelier

French Empire Chandelier

Located in Dallas, TX

Fine quality 19th century French Empire gilt bronze 9-light chandelier. Circa 1870. The chandelier

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Antique 1870s Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Influenced Chandelier, 19th Century
French Empire Influenced Chandelier, 19th Century

French Empire Influenced Chandelier, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century French Empire influenced chandelier, having a coronet with chains

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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

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French Empire Gilt Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French empire gilt chandelier for your home. Each French empire gilt chandelier for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and stone. There are 345 variations of the antique or vintage French empire gilt chandelier you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French empire gilt chandelier, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A French empire gilt chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Neoclassical and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one French empire gilt chandelier that is appealing in its simplicity, but Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Baccarat and Henry Dasson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a French Empire Gilt Chandelier?

A French empire gilt chandelier can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,207, while the lowest priced sells for $832 and the highest can go for as much as $98,000.

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.