$2,327Sale Price|20% Off
French Stuc Eight Gargoyles Chandelier Ceiling Pendant circa 1850
Located in Labrit, Landes
Large neo-Gothic stucco chandelier with old stone patina, depicting four large and four small gargoyles.
Stucco
9 Arm Gilt Bronze Chandelier w/Lions, Gargoyles & Prometheus ca.1890
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very special chandelier for a discerning buyer.
Bronze
Pair of Nine-Light Crystal and Bronze Domed Chandelier Depicting Gargoyle
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Pair of Gothic nine-light crystal and bronze domed chandelier depicting gargoyle motif. Having one large centre glass bowl surrounded by six smaller glass bowls with a gargoyle motif...
$885Sale Price|20% Off
French Stuc Pair of Winged Gargoyle Sconces circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of neo-Gothic stucco sconces with old stone patina. These gargoyles come from an old light fixture and have been mounted as sconces by our cabinetmaker.
Stucco, Oak
Beautiful and rare large 1920's bronze lantern with Gargoyles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and rare 1920's large bronze lantern, with gargoyles
Bronze
Neogothic Gargoyle Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass chandelier with architectural elements, finely decorated in antique finish. Made for electric light.
Brass
Antique Carved Wood Gargoyle Lantern
By ADG Lighting
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
Antique Italian hand-carved and gold gilt wooden gargoyle chandelier. From the Buster Keaton Villa.
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H 40 in W 55 in D 16 in
Antique Wood and Wrought Iron Horizontal Chandelier with Carved Gargoyle Heads
Located in Round Top, TX
The hand carved, horned gargoyle faces on each end create drama in this oak chandelier from France.
Wood
Enormous Hand-Carved Gothic Revival Art, Four Gargoyles Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing, hand-carved, Gothic Revival work of lighting art. This amazing ceiling lamp did not come from your average home and finding this gem totally made our day. It is most likel...
Oak
Six Arm Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gilded bronze six arm Neo-Classical style chandelier. Gargoyle faces supporting bird head clasps at each double arm support.
Bronze
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H 36 in Dm 26.5 in L 36 in
Architectural Design Bronze Gothic Revival Winged Gargoyle Sculptures Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
With five Gothic style, winged gargoyle sculptures sitting at the base of a striking dome-like structure, this chandelier really is a statement piece which will never fail to impress.
Bronze
Large Gothic Revival Oak Chandelier with Six Gargoyles Holding Lanterns
Located in Lisse, NL
Perched around this architectural structure are six wonderfully expressive hand-carved gargoyles. Each creature leans forward over the edge of the chandelier and holds a small lanter...
Wrought Iron
Rare Hand Carved Wooden Gothic Revival Art Chandelier with Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
If you are looking for an out of the ordinary chandelier then this antique European light fixture in the Gothic style could be perfect for you.
Metal
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H 34 in Dm 29.5 in
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Bronze 12 Candle Chandelier with Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and stunning 19th century copy of a 16th century Gothic art chandelier. With another year of selling rare and beautiful antiques almost over, we are proud to offer you one of...
Bronze
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H 19.7 in Dm 33.8 in
Gothic Revival Pendant w. Hand-Carved Wooden Gargoyles and an Alabaster Shade
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and wonderful chandelier with winged gargoyles with heads of cats.
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
French Mid-20th Century Wood Beam and Iron Chandelier
Located in East Point, GA
A French six-light wooden and iron chandelier with gargoyle motif from the mid-20th century.
Metal, Iron
Rare Wooden Gothic Revival Art Chandelier Gargoyle Notre-Dame Style Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Most striking ofcourse are the cat and bat-like gargoyles carrying the shades in their mouths. We have all six shades to complete this chandelier!
Glass, Oak
Wrought Iron Chandelier with Gargoyles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wrought iron chandelier with a gargoyle at either end clasping two lights.There are two more lights overhead and 1 pendant
Wrought Iron
7-Light Chandelier with Quezal Shades and Gargoyle Design
By Quezal
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This stunningly crafted 7 light chandelier features an intricate scrolling design within the lead and brass of the fixture, 7 lovely Quezal shades, and 3 ferocious gargoyle faces wit...
Metal
Antique early 20th century Bronze with gargoyle motif
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Antique Bronze, six light chandelier with each arm representing a styalized body ending in a gargoyle head, topped with a beautiful soft light in gently carved alabaster shad...
Alabaster, Bronze
Elegant French Empire Bronze Patinated and Crystal Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Elegant French Empire doré bronze and patinated crystal neoclassical two-tone fixture with four eagle head arms. This chandelier has a beautiful cut crystal bowl with two interior li...
Crystal, Bronze
$18,935 / set
H 43.31 in W 41.34 in D 41.34 in
Antique Pair English 41 light Ballroom Crystal Chandeliers 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of English Ballroom crystal chandeliers each with forty-one lights arranged over three tiers, and circa 1920 in date. This magnificent pair of chandelier ...
Crystal
Pair of Antique Neoclassical Style Chandeliers
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of antique Neoclassical style chandeliers, made in England and dating from around the 1950’s. The quality is superb, they are made from patinated brass and each hav...
Brass
$124,500
H 71 in W 47 in D 37 in
Fine & Palatial French 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French Belle Epoque 19th/20th Century Louis XIV Style Twelve-Light Gilt-bronze Figural Chandelier with frosted glass shades. The ovoid shaped body with scrol...
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Chandelier, Carved Wood & Brass
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th-century French chandelier with carved acanthus leaf and eagle head motifs, painted to look like brass. The wood canopy is decorated with beads and a small artichoke drop fini...
Brass
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.75 in W 25 in D 25 in
Antique French Louis XIV Gilt Bronze 8 Light Chandelier c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV style 8-light chandelier, crafted from gilt bronze around 1900. This lighting fixture embodies the opulent aesthetic of the Louis XIV period, characterize...
Bronze
$2,813
H 41.74 in Dm 25.99 in
French Chandelier Ceiling Pendant Lustre Bronze & Glass Empire Style circa 1890
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bronze chandelier with granita glass. Made in France circa 1890, beautifully ornemented in the style of the Napoleon the 1st Empire. One central light recovered of a glass and six l...
Wrought Iron, Iron
$1,073 / set
H 6.7 in W 9.85 in D 6.7 in
Pair of Victorian Wall Sconces made of Cast Brass, Germany 1890
Located in Hannover, DE
This rare pair of wall lights dates back to the 1890s. They came from a middle-class apartment in Hanover, the state capital. They are made of solid brass and painted white, and the ...
Brass
$35,000
H 56.25 in W 44 in D 18 in
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...
Bronze
Elegant Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Chandeliers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and richly detailed, this pair of French 19th century bronze chandeliers embodies the timeless sophistication of classical European design. Each fixture features an ornate br...
Bronze
$4,733 / set
H 33.86 in W 26.78 in D 26.78 in
Pair of Vintage Venetian 12 Light Crystal Chandeliers 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful pair of vintage Venetian two-tier crystal chandeliers with twelve lights each and beautiful clear crystal drops, dating from the second half of the 20th century. ...
Crystal
Early 20th Century Bronze French Style 4 Light Chandelier With Shades
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Gorgeous Early 20th Century Bronze French Style 4 Light Chandelier With Shades Dimensions : 38" Tall X 18" Wide X 18" Deep This gorgeous chandelier was made in the early 20th centu...
Bronze
Heavy Bronze Double Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was a very well made fixture. I would guess it was an important maker but we could not find a mark on it. The lamp is not this thin brass components but heavy cast bronze With t...
Bronze
French Bronze Gothic Revival Four-Light Dragon Chandelier with Glass Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking early 1900s sculptural chandelier. This antique and good quality chandelier comes with three beautifully crafted winged dragons. With the lamp shades in the position that t...
Bronze
Antique French Baroque Chandelier, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French Baroque chandelier, circa 1930 Brass frame. Many curly basket rods. High baluster-shaped body with eight externally placed flames. Rich, ground hand-wired leaf pris...
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Iron 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century French iron 8-light chandelier. Reddish to verdigris hues with gilt accents. The design with an abundance of "C" & "S" scrolls, gilt metal acanthus accents, rope tw...
Iron
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
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.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.