Iron Rose Covered Chandelier
Sold|$1,200
Iron Rose Covered Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
shaped ceiling cap. 4 hanging globe lights (new globes). Rewired.
Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Sold|$1,200
Iron Rose Covered Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
shaped ceiling cap. 4 hanging globe lights (new globes). Rewired.
Iron
1960 Sonneman-Style Chrome Ball Hanging Light
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Hudson, NY
4- 8 inch wide chrome globe lights. 3 top heads can be pointed up, down, or out. Chrome is in good
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Triad Light Fixture Designed by Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
. The light fixture is fitted with three adjustable and rotating globe lights in polished dark brass
Sold|$389
Globe Holophane Pendant Lights
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A run of Holophane prismatic globe pendant lights. Very original condition, wear and
Sold|$12,500
Set of Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Miami, FL
Super cool Glass Globe Pendant Lights featuring interior chrome metal cylinder mount with eight
Metal
Sold|$4,630
Pair of Italian Four Globes Ceiling Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful pair of ceiling lights in the style of Stilnovo, in excellent condition.
Metal, Brass
Sold|$1,400
Pair of Crackled Ice Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of modern pendant lights with a crackled ice pattern hung from polished nickel ceiling mount
Nickel
Sold|$15,300
Pair of Italian Globe Hanging Lights, circa 1990
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Italian brass globe hanging lights in the form of armillary spheres, circa
Brass
Set of Three Smoked Glass Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Miami, FL
Two bulbs per globe and the three look great together. PRICED TO SELL.
Brass
Huge Pair of Italian Twelve Globes Ceiling Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Twelve opaline glasses mounted on a brass structure.
Trio of Mid Century Influenced Globe Ceiling Pendant Lights
Located in Alton, GB
Trio of mid century Influenced globe ceiling pendant lights.
Glass
Brass and Glass Globe Pendant Lights, France, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Unlacquered brass pendant lights with glass globes. Three available (Priced individually). Recently
Brass
Mid Century Pair of Chrome and White Glass Globe Pendant Lights
Located in New York, NY
Chrome plated steel stems. White glass globe. Newly rechromed stems. Perfect and pristine finish
Steel
4 Macbeth Evans Monax Globes on 4 Matching Porcelain Fitters. Vintage Lights
Located in Prescott, US
4 matching green striped globes on 4 matching white porcelain bases, all pieces 1930s vintage
Glass
Sold|$335
Globe Opalines
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Opaline globe pendant lights on short chrome ceiling mounted stems. English 1920s. Four (4
Sold|$5,800
Lightolier Globe Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lightolier Globe Chandelier with 28 Lights. Each Globe Screws over the light bulb. Chrome. All
Chrome
Sold|$1,600
Globe Iron Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A globe chandelier encased in an iron cage with six lights. The globe is metal and covered in old
Iron
Sold|$248
Opaline Globe Pendants
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Opaline globe pendant lights with chrome monks cap galleries. Supplied rewired with two metres of
Sold|$246
Small Globe Opalines
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Diminutive Matt opaline glass globe pendant lights. Original copper gallery’s and compression
Sold|$465
Pair of Globe Opaline Pendants
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A pair of smal globe opaline pendant lights with pressed copper galleries, English, 1930s
Opaline Glass
Sold|$12,000
Pair of Large Italian Globe Chandeliers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nickel Globes with Clear Lucite lights Extended on Adjustable rods
Metal
Sold|$2,800
Arts & Crafts Ringed Fixture with Globes
Located in Vancouver, BC
, and clean globe shades - this lights represents the artfulness of minimalist, form-meets-function
Pair of brass & glass globe pendants from Sweden
Located in Hollywood, CA
A pair of lovely glass globe pendant lights with bronze tube fixtures from Sweden. Price is for the
Bronze
Pair of brass & glass globe pendants from Sweden
Located in Hollywood, CA
A pair of lovely glass globe pendant lights with bronze tube fixtures from Sweden. Price is for the
Bronze
1920's School House/Industrial Glass Globe Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, CA
A very nicely made 1920's chandelier with large milkglass globe and four down-lights. It would be
Iron, Brass
French Art Deco Chandelier with Six Glass Globe Shades
Located in Fairfax, VA
French 1930s nickel on bronze chandelier with six geometric design glass globe shades. Six lights
Nickel
Sold|$800
Pair of Kurt Versen Pendant Lights
By Kurt Versen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of oversized white glass globe pendant lights by Kurt Versen. The globes are hung from a
Metal
Antique American Departmnet Store Brass and White Glass Globes Chandeliers
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American Brass & White Glass Globes Ceiling Lights
Brass
Outstanding Modernist Chandelier with Smoked Globe Pendants Designed by Raak
By RAAK
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
fittings. Fitted with four lights and globes with bubble design in gradient smoked grey and amber hues
Sold|$14,100
French bronze dore chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bronze dore chandelier with frosted and etched central globe. 8-perimeter lights.
Signed Schneider art glass chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed Schneider art glass chandelier with central globe and 6-tulip lights on suspended ornate
A Chrome and Glass Prism Sphere Shaped Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
the globe uses five lights.
Chrome
Rare Mid-Century Architectural Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Outstanding sculptural light fixture featuring twelve handblown glass cylinder globes in
Blown Glass
Sold|$335
Large Opaline Pendants
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Extremely unusual and large globe opaline pendant lights. English, 1930s. Three (3) available
Opaline Glass
Sold|$7,500
French 70's Chrome "Satellite" Chandelier
Located in Summerland, CA
An unusualy dynamic design inspired by an armillary. 6 Globes with inner lights and
Modernist Orb Chandelier with Spherical Design in Chrome and Smoked Glass
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
spheres and with smoked glass globes. Fitted with four lights. Height with Chain is 30.5" H, but easily
Sold|$2,400
Modernist French Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
This lovely French chandelier features eight lights with round globe shades. The spear at the end
Bronze
Holophane Acorn Pendant Light with plug-in on Wall Bracket
Located in Madison, WI
, grounded plug-in cord. Light refracts jewel-like through the intricately cut-glass globe. These lights
Cut Glass
Three Globe Pendants by Doria Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Globe lights by Doria Germany. We can offer you three globes of 11.8 inches (with three bulbs each
Brass
Sold|$495
Bulbous Benjamin Copper Pendant
By Benjamin
Located in Minneapolis, MN
These gorgeous industrial style pendants feature lovely copper and large luminous glass globes
Metal, Copper
Large 7 Lights Limburg Cascade Overally Glass Globes Brass Chandelier
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
Multi-tier chandelier by Limburg featuring 7 blown glass globes with overlayered swirls, as each of
Brass
Large 7 Lights Doria Brass Glass Globes Chandelier Pendant Light
By Doria Leuchten Germany, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
Cascade Chandelier by Doria featuring 7 light amber colored structured blown glass globes of 3
Brass, Steel
Limburg Cascade Design Brass and Crashed Glass Globe Chandelier Pendant LIghts
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Bremen, DE
structured glass globes, The glass has a craqueled, shatered effect which sparkles . 57.09 in. H / 145 cm H
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Italian Murano Art Glass Globe Pendant Lights, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of red, white and blue Murano art glass globe pendant lights from the 1960s. Opaque
Brass
Sold|$288
Pair of Globe Opaline Pendants
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Pair of Globe Opaline Pendant lights, wth bronze galleries. All our lights are fully rewired, pat
Early to Mid-20th Century Art Deco Globe Opaline Pendant Light
Located in Pickering, North Yorkshire
A lovely large opaline globe pendant lights with brass galleries. Fully restored, rewired and PAT
Opaline Glass
Sold|$1,400
Hanging Nautical Fixtures
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brass and steel ships lights with holophane globes. Recently wired. Stems, shades and ceiling
Sold|$608
Large Opalines
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Large opaline globe pendant lights, copper monks CAP galleries, English, 1940s. Seven (7
Opaline Glass
Midcentury Chandelier.Brass and Murano Glass Sciolari Style , Italy 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
globes white. It has 5 lights. Excellent quality, is in very good condition of conservation. like new
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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