Cone Beige Orange Ceramic Pendant Light, Denmark, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning round hanging lamp with an unusual shape, made with rich beige and light orange colored ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Denmark. We also have a multitude of unique co...
Ceramic
$3,400 / set
Set of Three Clear Glass Hanging Lights, 1970
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful clear glass pendants 'Futura' by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970, wave pattern on the underside of an 8.5" globe, chrome hardware, total drop of the pendants is customiz...
Chrome
$1,169 / set
Mid 20th Century Industrial Salvaged Mine Lights
Located in Cirencester, GB
These vintage industrial lights are cast aluminium and were designed to be explosion proof. Designed to light mines, obviously if the lights go out you are in serious trouble! The ...
Aluminum
Black Enamel Bauhaus Factory Lights, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Black enamel Bauhaus Factory lights, circa 1930s - Price is per light - Vitreous black enamel shades - White enamel inner reflectors - Cast iron tops - Comes with 100cm of bla...
Enamel
$3,400 / set
Set of Three Clear Glass Hanging Lights, 1970
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Timeless clear glass pendants by Peill & Putzler, Germany 1970, wave pattern on the underside of an 10.0" globe, chrome hardware, total drop of the pendants is customizable, wired fo...
Chrome
Kinkeldey Cut Crystal Chandelier, Germany, 1960
By Kinkeldey
Located in Bronx, NY
Facet cut crystal Kinkeldey chandelier, Germany 1960, chrome frame 3-tier individual cut crystals, has one downward light and six sideward lights that illuminates the crystals all or...
Crystal, Chrome
$1,200 / item
Peill & Putzler Smoked Glass Hanging Lights, 1970
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful molded, smoked glass hanging fixtures by Peill & Putzler, with an opaque, brass colored layer across the bottom part of the globes, brass colored hardware and custom so...
Brass
$1,028Sale Price|65% Off
Hans Kögl chandelier floral gilt 5 lights , 1970s
By Hans Kögl
Located in La xara, VC
The chandelier is highly characteristic of Hans Kögl, a German designer especially renowned for his gilt-metal lighting and decorative objects, mostly produced in Germany and Italy d...
Metal
Facet Cut Crystal Kinkeldey Chandelier, Germany 1960
By Kinkeldey
Located in Bronx, NY
Kinkeldey chandelier Facet cut crystal , Germany 1960, chrome frame five-tier 66 diamond cut crystals, has one downward light and five sideward lights that illuminates the crystals. ...
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Brass Chandelier from Hönsel Lights
Located in Bastogne, BE
Stylish chandelier from the famous German light company Hönsel Leuchten - Solid textured Murano glass with ice effect. - The plafond itself was made in Murano, Venezia, Italy. - C...
Brass
Contemporary Brass Pendant Lamp, Core Wall Light by Johannes Hemann
By Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporarybrass pendant lamp - core surface light by Johannes Hemann Material: Steel, brass Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 75 cm Just like the universe is made from smallest parts, the ato...
Brass
$1,455Sale Price / set|24% Off
Hans Kögl chandelier floral gilt 5 lights PAIR , 1970s
By Hans Kögl
Located in La xara, VC
The chandelier is highly characteristic of Hans Kögl, a German designer especially renowned for his gilt-metal lighting and decorative objects, mostly produced in Germany and Italy d...
Metal
Brass Church Lights By Glashütte Limburg Circa 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Gloucester, GB
Brass Church Lights By Glashütte Limburg Circa 1970s - Heavy opaline glass shades - Polished brass body - Takes 4x E27 fitting bulbs - Comes with 150cm of cable and chain - Made by ...
Brass
Industrial Double-Neon Factory lights, 1940s, Set of 4
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Set of 4 factory lights from the 1940s. The aluminium frame supports 2 glass tubes containing LED tube light bulbs. The lights have been extensively restored, with the neon tubes re...
Aluminum, Wire
60s 70s Ceiling Lamp Staff Lights Kazuo Motozawa Saturno Chrome Design
By Kazuo Motozawa, Staff Leuchten
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s ceiling lamp staff lights Kazuo Motozawa Saturno chrome design. Object: Ceiling lamp Manufacturer: Staff lights Condition: Good Age: Around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Diamet...
Metal, Chrome
1960's Brass & Crystal Glass Pendant in Style of Palwa
By Palwa
Located in Schoorl, NL
Here we've got a beautifully constructed piece that comes in three main parts. First, two impressive frames of crystal-glasswork slot together over the brass base underneath. It fits...
Brass
1960's Brass & Crystal Glass Pendant in Style of Palwa
By Palwa
Located in Schoorl, NL
Gorgeous modernist faceted crystal and shiny gilded brass wall sconce designed by Palwa. Gold-plated brass rings mounted with large faceted crystals. High-end piece and excellent cra...
Brass
16 x industrial factory lights/lamps by Bolich, ca. 1940s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Set of 16 fabric lamps from the 1940s, manufactured by the Germany Bolichwerke, which has been producing lamps since 1911. The lamp body, with its striking shape and convex curved ...
Metal, Wire
Blown Glass and Chrome Tube Pedant Lights by Staff Leuchten, 1970s
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three original 1970s tubular lights produced by Staff Leuchten, Germany. Heavy quality glass lights with hand blown shades on a chrome pendant.
Chrome
1 of the 8 Small Brass Pedant Lights by Helena Tynell, 1970s
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Small pedant lights from the designer Helena Tynell. Manufactured in circa 1970 (late 1960s and early 1970s), Germany.
Brass
Zeiss Ikon IK180 Mercury Mirror Glass Sconces Wall Lights
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Zeiss Ikon mercury mirror glass wall lamp, sconce by Adolf Meyer Metal and brass top top Diameter wall plate : 110 mm / 4.3” Weight: 0.90 kg / 2 lb Priced per individual item. All...
Aluminum
Large Pair of Rare Brass Bronze Wall Ceiling Lights Flush Mounts 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful set of fore brass, bronze and glass flushmonts. A truly rare find: a set of two identical flush mount wall or ceiling lights in original Jugendstil/Art Nouveau style. Germ...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Cascade Light Fixture with Five Pedant Lights by Helena Tynell, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
A absolutely amazing and huge ceiling mount pendant light fixture with five pedant lights from the designer Helena Tynell.
Chrome
Set of Five Austrian Vintage Glass Globes Ceiling Hanging Lights, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful set of five textured ice glass globes and brass pendant lights with star canopy (on request also separately). Austria, 1960s. Glass globes: D: 6 in.
Brass
Cascade Light Fixture with Three-Pedant Lights by Helena Tynell, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
An absolutely amazing and huge ceiling mount pendant light fixture with three-pedant lights from the designer Helena Tynell.
Chrome
1 of the 3 Iron and Clear Glass Pedant Lights by Glashütte, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Rijssen, NL
This octagonal glass pendant lights were manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany during the 1960s.
Brass, Iron
Modernist Space Age Hanging Light by Ernest IGL for Hillebrand Lights, 1960s
By Ernest Igl, Hillebrand
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Hanging light Design: Ernest Igl Producer: Hillebrand Lights, Germany Origin: Germany Age: 1960s This 1960s hanging light was des...
Metal
Large Cascade Light Fixture with Seven Pedant Lights by Helena Tynell, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
An absolutely amazing and huge ceiling mount pendant light fixture with seven pedant lights from the designer Helena Tynell.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Modernist 6 Lights Ceiling Lamp, Plated Brass With Opal Glass Balls, Bespoke
By Linu Enache
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist ceiling lamp with 6 lights made of plated brass with opal glass balls, bespoke.
Brass
Set of Four-Light Fixtures Koch & Lowy, Two Sconces and Two Pedant Lights, 1970
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Rijssen, NL
A special set of round biomorphic smoked glass light fixtures designed by Koch &; Lowy for Peill &; Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. These Peill &; Putzler vintage wall...
Metal, Brass
Set of Four-Light Fixtures Koch & Lowy, Two Sconces and Two Pedant Lights, 1970
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Rijssen, NL
A special set of round biomorphic smoked glass light fixtures designed by Koch &; Lowy for Peill &; Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. These Peill &; Putzler vintage wall...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Space Age Hanging Light by Ernest IGL for Hillebrand Lights, 1960s
By Ernest Igl, Hillebrand
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Cocoon lamp from the 1960s. Very impressive. Very nice condition. Socket e27. Dimmable. This 1960s hanging light was designed by Ernest Igl and produced by Hillebrand Light...
Metal, Brass
$799Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Orange Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler, 1960
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Oirlo, LI
Typical design of the German makers. More glass pendant lights in stock.
Glass
$1,431Sale Price|20% Off
Large Minimalist Flush Mount Glass Pendant of Wall Lights by N Leuchten, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Extra large flush mount pendant or wall lights in pressed glass with a typical 1960's abstract geometric motive is hold by a black metal frame with brass details, by N Leuchten. It h...
Metal, Brass
Rupert Nikoll Rare Pair of Austrian Brass & Textured Glass Pendant Lights Lamps
By Rupert Nikoll, Vereinigte Werkstätten München, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of those special pieces which seldom becomes available. Stunning elegant pair of brass and clear textured bubble glass light fixtures by Austrian lighting firm Rupert Nikoll. Sim...
Metal, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Brass Pendant Lamps or Hanging Lights, 1950s, Germany
Located in München, BY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern brass pendant lamps or hanging lights. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1950s.
Brass
Set of Four Austrian Vintage Blown Glass Globes Ceiling Hanging Lights, 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful set of four hand blown textured glass globes and brass pendant lights. Austria, 1960s. Glass globes: 3 x D: 6.3 in; 1 x D: 7.9 in.
Brass
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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