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Gilt Bronze Chandelier Neoclassical Scroll

Neoclassic Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French gilt bronze neoclassic style chandelier with scrolling arms and 16 lights
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Neoclassical Three-Arm French Bronze Swag and Scroll-Arm Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Understated elegance is the best description of this three-arm chandelier. Beautiful box chain
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Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Large Neoclassic Bronze Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
lights. Gilt bronze with original patina. The body with scrolling foliage motif.
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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Clear and Blue Cut Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
or contemporary in its style. The chandelier features an elaborate gilt bronze top canopy
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and large French 19th-20th century Neoclassical Revival style gilt bronze five-light
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1850
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scrolling corona.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

A German Neoclassical Silver And Gilt Bronze Twelve Light Crystal Chandelier
By Werner & Mieth
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An elegant gilt bronze chandelier with drop hung corona interlaced with faceted beads, supporting
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Antique 18th Century German Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Antique Baltic Gilt Bronze, Blue and Amethyst Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Baltic Neoclassical ormolu, blue and amethyst glass 16-light chandelier Baltic, Early 19th Century
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Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

American Neo-Renaissance Gilt Bronze and Green Slag Glass Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
green glass panels are set in a gilt bronze hexagonal frame, surmounted by a crown-shaped cap with
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Baltic Neoclassical Doré Bronze and Crystal Red Glass Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful French Baltic doré bronze chandelier with two top layers of crystal prism drops and
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Vintage 1920s French Baltic Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Empire Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Six-Light Bowl Chandelier
Located in London, GB
, characterised by its use of Imperial Roman and ancient Egyptian motifs. The chandelier is crowned by a gilt
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze 8-Arm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Louis XIV style gilt bronze 8-arm chandelier Date: Late 19th/20th c. Origin: France
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Twenty-Four-Light Figural Chandelier, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent Louis XVI Style gilt bronze twenty-four-light figural chandelier. This fine
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Franco-Russian Neoclassical Style Ormolu & Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ornamental gilt-bronze chains. Bearing spurious unknown and unverified stamped markings. Circa possibly Saint
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Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine French Belle Époque early 20th Century Neoclassical Style Dragon Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
frosted cut-glass "Lyre Style" six-light figural chandelier. The slender scrolled gilt bronze body flanked
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Bronze dore classic French style chandelier with 12 lights
Located in Houston, TX
This chandelier has fine definition because the casting of this Bronze is very fine quality. The
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Russian 19th c. Neo-Classical St. Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze & Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze and Glass chandelier. This most decorative seven light chandelier is centered around a circular
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Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Bourbon Restoration Period Ormolu 24-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Bourbon restoration period Twenty-four light ormolu chandelier Constructed in
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Ormolu Chandelier, 19th Century Signed BR
Located in Cypress, CA
Sensational 19th century French Louis XV style doré bronze two-tier 42-light chandelier with birds
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated 6-Light Chandelier "aux Termes"
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, François Rémond
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
adorned on its belly with frieze and leaves scrolls in gilded bronze, surmounted by a blue patinated
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Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Large Prussian Chandelier After a Design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Berlin
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
, terminating in a pinecone boss with gadrooned collar. The restrained neoclassical form of the chandelier
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Vintage Wall Lamps Gold Gilt Bronze Ribbons Porcelain Neoclassical sconces pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair vintage Italian Wall Lamps cast gold Gilt Bronze with Ribbons and Porcelain. Style: Italian
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Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Magnificent E. F. Caldwell & Co Gilt Bronze Two Arm 6-Light Wall Sconce
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent E. F. Caldwell & Co Gilt Bronze Two Arm 6-Light Wall Sconce. E. F. Caldwell & Co. was
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Seven-Light, Electrified Candelabras
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of late 19th century gilt bronze seven light candelabra, after Claude-Michel Clodion
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI clock garrison and chandeliers. POCHON. Paris, circa late 18th century
By Jean Charles Pochon
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI clock garrison and chandeliers. Gilt bronze, marble. POCHON, Jean-Charles (act. last
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Other

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17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Copper, Gold

Russian 19th Century Neoclassical St. Ormolu, Crystal and Green Glass Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, and green glass chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn fin...
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Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Opaline Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and opaline chandelier. The six arm, seven bulb chandelier is centered by exquisite extremely decorative branch ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Ormolu

Eight-Arm Brass Chandelier, Ivory or Black Heads, Gold Inside in Stilnovo Style
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Best size for dining room use. Enchanting 54in - 135cm diameter chandelier. Midcentury eight-arm spider chandelier with ivory or black shades and natural patinated brass. Pivotting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Brass, Aluminum, Metal

Branching Chandelier, Black/Ivory with Gold Inside, Stilnovo Style, solid brass.
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
For a large room, a hall or an urban loft. This midcentury style chandelier has 32 lights. Branching chandeliers has the limit of dim light output, this has finally the right design ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

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Metal, Aluminum, Brass

Round Black and Gold Brass Italian Chandelier Stilnovo Style 1950s Murano Glass
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier Stilnovo attributed Italian mid-century circa 1955, form and technique of very interesting construction, production of excellent quality.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper. Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
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President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Exceptional Pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival Silver Inlaid Quran Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and rare pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival silver and copper inlaid Quran Koran side tables, Egypt, circa late 19th century. Fully silver inlaid cairoware tables. Very...
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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Islamic Side Tables

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Silver, Brass, Copper

Large Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Thirty-Light Cage Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and important Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut-crystal thirty-light cage chandelier. French, circa 1870. This fine chandelier is of a grand scale at 223 cm high (88 ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Large Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture in Hand Hammered Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gold leaf gilt wrought iron sunburst flush mount, Spain, 1950s. Large Hand-hammered sunburst light fixture richly decorated in the central part by the hammer marks. Curly iron rays ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron

Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Qua...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Ceramics

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Porcelain

1920's Caldwell Gilt Bronze Light Fixture with Opaline Glass
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Caldwell neoclassic style light fixtures with beautiful Opaline glass inset.
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Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Belle Epoque Gilt and Patinated Bronze Twenty-One Light Chandelier
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An impressive Belle Epoque gilt and patinated bronze twenty-one light chandelier. Attributed to Maison Millet, Paris. This spectacular chandelier is modelled with a sinuous gilt-...
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Opaline and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Hollywood, SC
French opaline nine light chandelier suspended by original canopy and floral ormolu chain. The chandelier has the original floral ormolu scrolled candle holders as well. Originally c...
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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19th Century Fine-Cut Glass Chandelier
By Thomas Hope
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
decorated with anthemions,having bronzed masks to the circular base ring, from which stem six scrolling
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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Ladybugs & Flora Scrolls
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Art Nouveau, gilded bronze chandelier with beautifully cast ladybugs, flora scrolls, foliage
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Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

A Fine Gilt-bronze And Cutglass Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
A fine gilt-bronze cut glass and ruby red-glass Neoclassical baltic chandelier with three graduated
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Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

French Antique Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique chandelier, featuring exquisitely cut hanging glass droplets, would make an
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Neoclassical Crystal and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Splendid French neoclassical eight-light gilt bronze and crystal chandelier. Having wonderful
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Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

French Empire Dore Bronze & Marble 9 Light Cherub Putti Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
gilt bronze scroll arms supporting the 3 winged cherubs holding a flower surrounded by 3 lights. The 9
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Marble, Bronze

Italian Gilt Bronze and Onyx Chandelier, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt bronze and onyx six-light chandelier with scrolled floral arms, original keys
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Antique 1840s Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

Large Baccarat Neoclassical Crystal and Ormolu Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisite French Empire style gilt bronze and crystal neoclassical chandelier, Signed Baccarat
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine quality late 18th or early 19th Century Neoclassical chandelier, the original gilt
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Directoire Chandeliers and Pen...

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style 10-Light Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Cut Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier Corona
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Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Italian Gilt Wood and Crystal Chandelier. Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and bronze twelve light crystal chandelier with twisted centered floral
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Outstanding French Doré Bronze Four-Light Neoclassical Curved Glass Lantern
Located in Roslyn, NY
accented with beautiful dore bronze supports with delicate scrolls, floral detail and graceful arcs
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Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Glass

Wonderful French Empire Six-Arm Bronze Patina Chandelier Three Winged Cherubs
Located in Roslyn, NY
chandelier. With beautiful bronze scroll along each arm, the cherubs rise out and hold the 2 candle lights
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Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Early 20th century Louis XVI style chandelier, with 6 elegant scrolling arms, adorned by acanthus
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Cut Crystal Beaded Gilt Iron Bird Cage Structure Chandelier
Located in Firenze, IT
Sparkling and shiny this Louis XVI style six arms chandelier manufactured in Florence in early 19th
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Wonderful Pair of Dore Bronze, Readed and X-Pattern Curved Glass Lanterns
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect for a hallway or a covered porch, this classic pair of dore bronze and curved glass 3 light
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Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

George III William Parker Wedgwood and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Girandoles
By William Parker
Located in New York, NY
. The pair has gilt bronze bases with Wedgwood jasperware four-sided plinths in neoclassical revival
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Bronze

Mid-Century, Jules Leleu Elegant Neoclassical Sconces Appliques Four-Piece
By Jules Leleu
Located in Paris, FR
by pair only. Made in gilt bronze and translucent cut-glass with very fine decoration of scroll
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Bronze, Gilt Metal

Wonderful French Empire Medusa Doré Bronze Crystal Neoclassic Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Medusa looks down from the top of this four-light doré bronze and crystal chandelier. Surrounding
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Green Tole Three-Light Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire style gilt bronze and green tole three-light candelier, the circular corona decorated with
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Bronze

Wonderful Pair Of Gilt Bronze Readed X-Pattern Curved Glass Lanterns Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect for a hallway or a covered porch, this Classic pair of gilt doré bronze and curved glass
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Vintage 1960s Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Fine Pair Bronze Readed X-Pattern Curved Glass Lantern Neoclassical Bow Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair of classic gilt bronze and curved glass four light lanterns. With beautiful scrolls
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20th Century Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

Petit Amber Color Antique Alabaster Pendant Light Chandelier with Bronze Hanging
Located in Lisse, NL
this shade look even more beautiful. The gilt bronze canopy and the bronze ornaments for hanging on the
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Two Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Candelabra
Located in London, GB
glass column is set with four tiers of scrolled, gilt bronze arms, from which hang many glass pendants
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

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Ormolu, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Three Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
: The pierce cast coronet suspending a central standard terminating in three C-scrolled and leaf
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Crystal, Neoclassical Eight Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and crystal Neoclassical eight light chandelier, circa1900. The gilt bronze
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Crystal, Ormolu

19thc Swedish Neoclassical Gilt Bronze, Glass 12 Lite Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The brilliant bagues form with cascading clear and smoke glass beads supported by a gilt frame with
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A Handsome Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Chandelier. French Circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
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Ormolu

19th Century Crystal and Gilt Bronze Fifteen-Arm Chandelier
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
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Restauration Period Three-Arm Chandelier
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
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Bronze

Magnificent Baltic Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This Northern European Neoclassical gilt-bronze cut glass six-light chandelier is just the best we
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Crystal, Bronze

Early 19th Century Carved Wood, Gesso and Parcel Gilt Heraldic Lion
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Gilt Bronze Chandelier Neoclassical Scroll For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic gilt bronze chandelier neoclassical scroll available at 1stDibs. A gilt bronze chandelier neoclassical scroll — often made from metal, bronze and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gilt bronze chandelier neoclassical scroll — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right gilt bronze chandelier neoclassical scroll, those designed in neoclassical, Louis XVI and Empire styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Gilt Bronze Chandelier Neoclassical Scroll?

Prices for a gilt bronze chandelier neoclassical scroll start at $1,195 and top out at $176,326 with the average selling for $16,471.

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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.

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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.

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