Sold|$2,832
Extra Large Kalmar Ice Cubes Chandelier
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three tiers textured ice glass chandelier, very nice light, 19 bulbs. Two pieces available.
Glass
Sold|$1,500
A Vintage Murano Glass Pendant Light
Located in Toronto, ON
An "icy" cool modern single light pendant with glass cube decoration.
Sold|$4,438
Large Ice Cube Chandelier by Kalmar, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extraordinary chandelier made by Austrian company Kalmar. Consists of three layers and 32 pieces of solid ice block glass on a silver base. The chandelier-lit by twelve bulbs. Weight...
Metal
Large Thirteen Frosted Cube Gaetano Sciolari Brass Chandelier
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Southampton, NJ
Excellent frosted cube chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier. This piece is in excellent condition with no chips or breaks to any of the 13 frosted cubes. This chandelier i...
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Sculptural 12-Light Ice Cube & Chrome Chandelie
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1970s A Lightolier chandelier by Italian lighting designer Gaetano Sciolari, featuring twelve (12) "ice" cubes of glass with controlled air bubbles . The frame is a chrome tub...
Chrome
Sold|$1,955 / item
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair available of flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixtures by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring a brass plates with four thick bevelled ice block glass shades.
Brass
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A mid-century flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixture by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring brass plates with four thick beveled ice block glass shades. Circa 1960s, US...
Brass
Ice Cube and Brass Twelve-Light Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Lightolier chandelier by Italian lighting designer Gaetano Sciolari, featuring twelve (12) "ice" cubes of glass. The frame is a brass tube with three tiers, in the form of an inver...
Brass
Mid-Century Sciolari Chandelier With Waterglass Cubes, Chrome and Brass
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Scolari chandelier features a central rectangular pillar in chrome with four chrome cube forms attached with curved brass arms. This fixture embodies sophisticated Mid-C...
Brass
Vintage White Glass Cube Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
While dazzling Art Deco lighting was typical in the businesses of its day, the simple lines of this vintage glass globe made it popular among early to mid century establishments to g...
Glass
Sold|$431 / item
Vintage White Glass Cube Ceiling Glass Globe Pendant
Located in Van Nuys, CA
While dazzling Art Deco lighting was typical in the businesses of its day, the simple lines of this vintage glass globe made it popular among early to mid century establishments to g...
Glass
Sold|$5,800
Venini Pendant, Italy circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Italy, 1960 Thick cube shaped glass pendant with brass fitter. 13"w x 13"d x 14”h Ref.
Brass
Pair of Antique Holopahne Cube Opaline Glass Brass Church Kitchen Pendant Lights
By Holophane
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Pair of Holophane Antique Opaline Cube Pendant Lights An unusual pair of antique opaline pendant lights in an art deco style .
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Smoked Glass Cube Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970s, modern, smoked glass, cube, pendant light with chrome fitter is newly wired with 48 in. of brown cloth cord to accept up to a 200 watt bulb.
Chrome
Sold|$1,600
Mid-Century Cube Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful geometric pendant from Italy with two cubic glass shades and patina brass hardware. Candelabra sockets. Total drop: 24”. Fixture height: 13”. Length: 15” . Shade: 4.25”...
Brass
Glass Cube Hanging Pendant Lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Ferndale, MI
Colored Glass Cube Hanging Pendant Lamp Glass Cube Hanging Pendant Lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, hangs 51" top to bottom
Glass
Vintage Antique Art Deco 6" Cube Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1930
Located in London, GB
An incredibly elegant art deco cubed opaline pendant lamp. c.1930. Thick pressed white opaline glass light shade with copper gallery made by Best & Lloyd.
Brass
Vintage Antique Art Deco 6" Cube Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1930
Located in London, GB
An elegant art deco cubed opaline pendant lamp. c.1930. Thick pressed white opaline glass light shade with stepped chrome plated brass gallery.
Brass, Chrome
Zero Quattro Cascade Pendant cube Glass Murano gold plated 24ct , italy 1970
By Zero Quattro
Located in La xara, VC
ZERO Quattro / Zero 4 cascade pendant with cube glass Murano by mazzega oversized with GOLD PLATED 24 CT complete structure.
Brass, Gold Plate
A Cube-Form Pendant Ceiling Fixture Featuring Etched Glass By Kalmar
Located in Antwerp, BE
A glass 2 tiered fixture/chandelier consisting of multiple pressed glass with nickel clip details by Kalmar 1960's
A Cube-Form Pendant Ceiling Fixture Featuring Etched Glass By Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Antwerp, BE
A glass 2 tiered fixture/chandelier consisting of multiple pressed glass with nickel clip details by Kalmar 1960's
Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Copper and Glass Cube Shape Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare shape, copper frame pendant with orange colored glass. If you are looking for a unique Arts & Crafts pendant to grace your hallway, bedroom or perhaps a landing then this all h...
Brass
1960's Italian Scolari Glass Cube And Chrome Chandelier
By Massimo Scolari
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Scolari Glass Cube And Chrome Chandelier, Italy 1960's Fantastic medium-size and tight formation glass cube chandelier in chrome hardware.
Glass
Very Rare Flavio Poli 'Cube' Pendant Lamp for Seguso, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Rare four cube pendant lamp by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1950s.
Brass
Petite Glass Cube Chandelier by Austrolux, Austria, 1960s '1 of 3'
By Eba Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
It is made of metal, a blown glass played and depression glass cubes / Quarters.
Metal
VeArt Cube Murano Modern Space Age Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1970
By VeArt, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rijssen, NL
A unique and stunning Mid-Century Modern Space Age Murano light fixture designed by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt. Consists of a brass base and six huge, solid, blown-molded, clear and am...
Brass
Large Cube Shape Pendant Mid-Century Modern Light Fixture Chandelier Mint
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Victorian Rosewood Sideboard Credenza Etagere Display Cabinet Beveled Glass MINT.
Brass
Pair of Two Tiered Glass Cube Chandelier by Austrolux, Austria, 1960s
By Eba Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pair of Austrian chandeliers by Austrolux, Vienna, manufactured in the mid-century, circa 1960s (late 1960s or early 1970s). Each lamp consists of a silver-colored metal ...
Metal
Sold|$649 / item
One of Three Milk Glass Cube Pendants by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
One of three "flying glass cubes" pendants by Stilnovo, Italy. Very good condition.
Metal
Sold|$2,800
Italian Amber Glass Cube Pendant Light
By Vistosi
Located in Oaks, PA
Circa 1970 Italian pendant fixture. Large cube shade of pale amber over white case glass.
Brass
Sold|$1,200
Cube Pendant
Located in Southampton, NY
Charming bentwood and smoked glass pendant with brass hardware.
Metal
Kamenicky cube glass 1960's modernist Glass Pendant Chandelier #1
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Fairfax, VA
A wonderful modern clear prismatic 1960s Bohemian Kamenicky Senov glass pendant chandelier with 20 pieces of heavy molded square glass and nickel finish hardware.
Nickel
Kamenicky cube glass 1960's modernist Glass Pendant Chandelier #2
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Fairfax, VA
A wonderful modern clear prismatic 1960s Bohemian Kamenicky Senov glass pendant chandelier with 20 pieces of heavy molded square glass and nickel finish hardware. #2
Nickel
Sold|$950
French Cube Pendant Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This stylish, French pendant lamp from the 1970s is composed of a black enameled metal cube pieced with circles on the sides and bottom.
Metal
Sold|$413 / set
Set of three Glass Ice Cube Pendants, Scandinavia, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Midcentury set of three glass pendants suitable both as ceiling -and windowlamps.
Metal
Glass Cube Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Textured glass blocks suspended on brass chains form a brass sunburst shaped top. 4 lights in the center
Sold|$1,920
Clear and White Murano Glass Cube Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Five-tiered Murano glass chandelier with clear and white textured glass square slabs arranged in a cube shape. The glass squares are suspended from silver tone armature. There are fo...
Metal
Mazzega Glass "Ice Cube" Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Hollywood, FL
The stainless steel body with handblown glass drops suspended from the frame and chains.
Glass
Large Round Chandelier with Mulit-Colored Glass Cubes
Located in Stamford, CT
Constructed of iron, the frosted glass diffuser is bordered by multi-colored glass cubes.
Iron
Italian 1970s Ice Cube Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Fairfax, VA
Italian 1970s ice cube glass and nickel chandelier.
Nickel
Sold|$6,900
A Glass Ice Cube Chandelier by Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
A chandelier composed of thirteen "ice" cubes of glass with controlled air bubbles set on three levels each with four cubes and a single cube at the lowest point by Lightolier. Amer...
Aluminum, Steel
Sciolari Glass Block "Ice Cube" Hanging Fixture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lighting fixture in brass and glass for Sciolari with a cluster of nine thick poured glass ice cube form diffusers.
Sold|$1,650
Petite Flushmount Cube Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
beautiful 6 inch glass tubes with organically patterned surfaces line each side of this square flushmount chandelier. Two sockets, 75 watts each.
Glass
Sold|$5,800
Sciolari Ice Cube chandelier for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Miami, FL
Thirteen Glass Ice Cubes with one bulb each attached to the 3"square metal mounts in staggered pattern. All mounted on a square metal carrier. Designed by Sciolari for Lightolier.
Glass
Chandelier "Cube" Made in Czechoslovakia in Fabrique Kamenicky Senov in 1960s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Prague, CZ
Rare pieces of chandelier - "cube" made in Czechoslovakia in fabrique Kamenicky Senov in 1960s. Measures: H 74 cm x W 36 cm x D 36 cm.
Glass
Italian 1970s Ice Cube Glass Chandelier by Mazzega
By AVMazzega
Located in Fairfax, VA
Italian 1970s ice cube texture glass and bronze chandelier 7-light 60 watts max each.
Bronze
Antique Early 20th Century Art Deco Stepped Cube Opaline Pendant Light
Located in Pickering, North Yorkshire
A stunning Art Deco cube opaline pendant light. The light retains the original pagoda shaped vented gallery and ceiling mount that have a wonderful patina. Fully restored, rewired an...
Glass
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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