Empire style black enamel and gilt brass chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
This unique fixture is made in a classic empire style It hangs from a crown in black with gilt enhancements The gilt chain is decorative and can be adjusted by Eliminating some lin...
Brass
$3,904Sale Price|60% Off
Swedish Black & Gilt Bronze Eagle Empire Chandelier, Early 1800's
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Empire-style, black and gold chandelier made in Sweden circa 1830. In a bowl-form with 5 candle-style lights with finely cast, eagle head mounts. The chain, with circle and diamon...
Bronze
$4,500Sale Price|39% Off
French Patinated Gold Gilt Regency Empire Bronze Iron Crystal Ten-Arm Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire style patinated and gold gilt Regency bronze and iron chandelier with crystal ball center with ten-arm and two interiors up lights. This fixture is so impr...
Crystal, Iron, Bronze
STUNNiNG MID 20TH CENTURY GREEN & GILT TOLE CHANDELIER IN THE EMPIRE TASTE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Circa 1950-1970 Green & Gilt Tole Chandelier in the Empire Taste Please note the deliver...
Brass
Palatial French Empire Doré Bronze and Patinated Neoclassical Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Palatial elegant French empire patinated green tone and doré bronze fifteen-light neoclassical chandelier. Measures: 32" H x 32" W.
Bronze
$12,000 / item
Set of 4 Empire Style Chandeliers. Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 circa 1940's French Empire style chandelier with 8 lights. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 45" Diameter: 27"
Bronze, Metal
Unavailable
H 69.69 in Dm 35.04 in
21st Century Empire Style Chandelier with Pendants in Black and Gilt Zinc
Located in Longueil, FR
Balloon chandelier with pendants Empire style revisited. Chandelier with three gold leaf gilded circles, with black zinc tassels. Contemporary creation entirely handmade. Illuminat...
Gold Leaf
Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Metal Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Empire style gilt and patinated metal four-light chandelier. After 43 years of business we are retiring. Everything must be sold. Many of the pieces listed here on 1stdibs represe...
Metal
Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier with fifteen lights attached to the crown by chains. The cup adorned by masks of satyrs is topped by a flame.
Bronze
French Black and Bronze Dore Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is a black and bronze dore chandelier, French empire style. It has six delicate arms with lights that have been electrified. Bronze dore details include foliage, flowers, wrea...
Bronze
Fire-Gilded Empire Ceiling Lamp, France, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
French ceiling chandelier, formerly for use with candles, later electrified, body made of copper and cast iron, partly fire-gilded, 10 burning points with E14 sockets. The Iron par...
Copper, Iron
Empire Black and Gilt Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French painted tole chandelier with five lights, circa 1940. Measurements: 17" diameter. 20" min drop.
Empire Black and Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Millet, France 19th Century
By Maison Millet
Located in Paris, FR
Extremly elegant French Empire 19th century gilt bronze and black patina six light chandelier signed by famous Millet Paris.
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Tole Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Swedish Empire style, eight-light chandelier with eagle's heads motif, original painted and gilt finish. Measurements: 19" diameter 20" present drop.
Vintage French Empire Gilt and Ebonized Metal 8-Light Chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage French Empire style chandelier offers gilt and ebonized metal frame with foliate crest surmounting urn form body having eight C-scroll foliate form arms terminating in drip...
Metal
Sold
H 24 in Dm 21.75 in
French Empire Style, Cast and Gilt Metal Six-Light Chandelier, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast, painted and gilded metal in the Empire style. The main body a flattened urn, painted and with gilt decoration, issuing six cast brass arms. Hanging from original chain and leaf...
Metal
Sold
H 60 in Dm 30 in
French Patinated Gold Gilt Regency Empire Bronze Iron Crystal Ten-Arm Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire style patinated and gold gilt regency bronze and iron chandelier with crystal ball center with ten-arm and two interior up lights. This fixture is so impre...
Crystal, Iron, Bronze
Wonderful French Empire Neoclassical Doré Bronze Patina Figural Lion Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French empire neoclassical doré bronze and patina lady figure chandelier adorned with four lion masks supporting each light.
Bronze
A French Empire Patinated Bronze and Gold Doré Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire patinated bronze and gold doré eight-light chandelier, the vase form body with flame finial and dish shaped underside suspended from four lengths of bronze chain, the...
Bronze, Tôle
Vintage Black and Gold Tole Chandelier with Three Arms, circa 1960
Located in Houston, TX
Charming floral tole chandelier with three arms. Body is black with gold accents on the buttons and bobeche. Newly wired with all UL listed parts and three candelabra sockets. Comes ...
Iron, Tôle
Gilt Bronze and Black Tole French Empire Chandelier
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Gilt bronze and black tole six-light chandelier. Six long upturned arms with swan and foliate decoration. The tole center terminates in a central leaf and large acorn finial. Origina...
Bronze
Sold
H 30.32 in Dm 30.32 in
Gilt Bronze French Empire Chandelier, 6 Swan Arms and Red and Black Lampshades
Located in Coimbra, PT
Splendid gilt bronze French Empire style chandelier with six swan’s light arms and unusual lampshades Measures: Diameter 77 cm Height 77 cm + 83 chain = 160 cm Weight 10 Kg/ 22 l...
Brass, Bronze
Empire Style Chandelier, Six Lights in Black and Gold with Gilt Chain
Located in Houston, TX
Empire style with a gold and black canopy centered with an acorn finial Six chains drop from the canopy with a black bowl which is adorned with gilt angels At the bottom of this pi...
Metal
French Empire Silver Gilt 5-Candle Light Branch Chandelier, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Empire style branch chandelier features silver gilt metal frame having five s-scroll arms terminating in oversized bobeches and candle lights, cast foliate acanthus leaves t...
Metal
E.F. Caldwell Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Six-Light Chandelier
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This patinated and gilt bronze six-light Empire style chandelier with celestial motifs, is by the pre-eminent American maker, Edward F. Caldwell.
Bronze
Sold
H 29.53 in Dm 28.35 in
Empire Style Large Chandelier of Gilded and Black Patinated Metal Women Figures
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large Empire style eight-armed chandelier made of a combination of gilded and black-patinated metal with women figures. Manufactured in Denmark, circa 1920. Very nice vintage condit...
Metal
Early 20th C Gilt Metal Empire Chandelier
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative and very heavy black and gilt metal empire style chandelier with six lights.
Brass, Bronze
Nine-Light Empire Chandelier
Located in Alexandria, VA
This Napoleonic chandelier was probably made in Paris and is remarkably intact for its age. It has the three graces in the center and caryatids for candle arms. The center bowl is ad...
Bronze
French Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Empire Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant early 20th century six arm gilt bronze black lacquered empire chandelier. Professionally rewired and ready for installation.
Bronze
Six-Light Empire Style Gilt Brass Chandelier with Hand-Hammered Copper Bowl
Located in Alexandria, VA
The hand-hammered copper bowl and exceptionally fine castings set this chandelier apart. The total fixture height could be shortened somewhat, if desired, at no additional cost. Pric...
Brass, Copper
French Gilded Brass Empire 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Chester, GB
A French Empire gilded brass and dark green enameled 6-light antique chandelier, the decorative ram headed scrolling arms with leaf circular bobeche drip pans, issuing from a circula...
Brass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$2,841
H 32 in Dm 17 in
Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze Candle Pendant Light or Chandelier with Cherub
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and small six light chandelier with gilt bronze cherub and swan sculptures. This top quality made, 19th century candle pendant or small chandelier could be perfect for you...
Brass, Bronze
$3,236
H 34 in Dm 24 in
Antique & Striking Empire Revival Gilt Bronze Pendant Light w. Eagle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning six-light chandelier with eternal flames urrounded by gilt bronze Eagle head sculptures. This unique chandelier is a truly stylish, well proportioned and top quality made ...
Bronze
$2,450
H 26 in Dm 14 in
Fine French Empire Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Red Glass Crystal Baltic Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine French Empire / neoclassical style gilt bronze and red glass centerpiece with crystal drop Baltic chandelier having four swan arms rewired and accompanied by Cain canopy and m...
Bronze
$3,154Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.08 in Dm 19.69 in
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 swan, green nail, 6 lights. It's perfect ! over Your table or sleeping room or study...
Bronze
French 19th Century Chandelier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 19th century chandelier.
Bronze, Tôle
Small Gilt Bronze Empire style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine & Decorative Gilt Bronze & Patinated Bronze Empire style Chandelier. 6 lights. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 25" Diameter 16" CW5549
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century bronze and gilded ormolu French Empire influenced chandelier. Having a classical ceiling rose with three foliate linked chains supporting the three branch...
Bronze
French Empire Style Chandelier with Frosted Glass Flame
Located in Pembroke, MA
French Empire style chandelier with gilt bronze arms, neoclassical mounts, ornate chain and canopy. The central body is dark green painted wood, surmounted with a frosted glass flame...
Ormolu
1930's French Empire Chandelier with Eagles
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1930's French Empire style black painted chandelier with eagle's heads.
Bronze
A very fine Gilt & Enameled Bronze Empire style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine Empire style chandelier. Gilt and enameled bronze. France, circa 1910. 4-light Dimensions: Height 34", diameter 18". CW3526.
Bronze
French Empire Influenced Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French Empire influenced chandelier, having a coronet with chains hanging down to the chandelier that has twelve branch sconces each with swan heads, a fl...
Bronze
French Empire Style Ormolu and Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
French Empire style ormolu and bronze chandelier French, 19th century Measures: Height 100cm, diameter 64cm This chandelier is a beautiful example of the Empire style. The chand...
Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage French Tole Empire Style 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Highwood, IL
Gorgeous Vintage French Tole Painted 6-light Empire Style Chandelier with bright Gilt details. A style popular for almost 200 years, this Empire Chandelier is simply gorgeous. Our ow...
Metal, Brass
Elongated Crystal Regency Tent and Bag Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Regency, tent and bag style, crystal chandelier has lovely brass fleurets, and crystal ropes, swags, and pendants; forming an elegant, elongated appearance. American, circa 1920...
Crystal, Brass
Large Antique English Regency Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An enormous and stunning antique English Regency style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. The chandelier is designed with a circular frame suspended by four decorative chains, leadi...
Crystal, Bronze
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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