Wonderful Beaded Crystal Red Tole Gilt Pagoda Lantern Pendent Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful beaded crystal drop and red tole with gold gilt pagoda / lantern form pendant chandelier with 4 candelabra lights, completely rewired and ready to install and enjoy in th...
Crystal
$5,240Sale Price|47% Off
19thc Grand French Louis XVI style Gilt Bronze Palace Lantern/ Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Grand Scale 19thc French Louis XVI style Palace Lantern/ Chandelier. This Bronze lantern holds over 100 lights. This fixture needs to be rewired, all old cloth lighting remnants have...
Bronze
Antique French Gold Decorative Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French decorative lantern. Fixture H 30.5”, chain 33”. Recently rewired. It holds one bulb.
Iron
A Large French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze and Crystal Bell Jar Lantern Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A grand and exquisitely detailed large Antique French neoclassical gilt bronze and crystal 9 light bell jar lantern chandelier. This impressive fixture harmoniously blends classical ...
Crystal, Bronze
$3,375Sale Price / item|25% Off
Art Deco Style White Milk Glass Octagon Shaped Chandelier, Pendant or Lantern
Located in Plainview, NY
An Art Deco style chandelier, pendant or lantern. Featuring a stylish octagonal shape, the chandelier or pendant is finely hand-made of individual sandblasted frosted milk glass pane...
Bronze
Pair of French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Lantern Chandeliers, Frosted Glass Panels
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique pair of French Art Nouveau lantern chandeliers, each with a rare hexagonal design. The six sculptural panels are framed in finely cast gilt bronze with ornate flowi...
Bronze
Unique French Gilt Bronze Crystal Three-Light Lantern or Chandelier, 1910-1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Unique, Wonderful Art Deco gilt bronze and crystal chandelier or lantern with a three-light central candelabra cluster, France, 1910-1920. Crown-shaped, richly decorated frame made o...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair French Empire Caryatids Gilded Bronze Cut Glass 4-Light Lantern Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful pair of antique large French Empire caryatids cast bronze lanterns. Fire gilded solid heavy bronze and cut glass shade with four-light. Dimensions : Diameter 12 in/ 30 cm ...
Bronze
French Hexagonal Empire Gilt Bronze & Etched Glass 3-Light Lantern or Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Antique French Empire cast bronze lantern. Gilt bronze and etched glass shade with 3-light. Measures: Diameter 12 in/ 30 cm Height 20.5 in (10 in, chain)/ 75 cm (25 cm, chain) Weight...
Bronze
French Art Nouveau & Art Deco Bronze Purple Pink Glass Fringe Chandelier Lantern
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique French Art Nouveau Art Deco bronze lantern and purple and clear glass straw fringe, 2 tiers. Age Patina, Measures: Depth 7.8 in /20 cm Width 7.8 in /20 cm Diagonal ...
Bronze
"Versailles" style Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Lantern, "Versailles" style depicting lion's masks, shells and mythilogical figures. Stylized crown on top. 3 lights. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height...
Crystal, Bronze
Large Scale Pink and Gold Murano Glass Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a large scale Murano glass lantern featuring a stunning blend of pink and gold colors.
Murano Glass
$1,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Deco Style White Milk and Red Glass Pendant, Lantern or Chandelier, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Art Deco Style White Milk and Red Glass Pendant, Lantern or Chandelier, a Pair : This exquisite pair of Art Deco-style pendants showcases masterful craftsmanship and timeless desi...
Bronze
Pair of Antique Louis XVI French Lanterns Chandeliers in Gilt Bronze & Cut Glass
Located in Coimbra, PT
Beautiful antique pair of Louis XVI French lanterns. Four cast gilt bronze frames with cut and etched glass panels shade. Price per unit. Dimensions : "Width" 7.88 in/ 20 cm "Depth"...
Bronze
A Gold Murano Hanging Lantern by Barovier e Toso
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1960 A mid twentieth century large Murano glass hanging lantern with gold flecks throughout, the trumpet flared canopy shade with scalloped rim and terminating in a sph...
Murano Glass
$2,800 / item
Late 19th Century French Gold Painted Lantern
Located in Chicago, IL
Large antique French decorative lantern. Fixture 42.75”, chain 33.75” long. Recently rewired. It holds one bulb. 3 lanterns available.
Iron
Antique Gold Toned Regency Style Iron Hanging Lantern
Located in Sheffield, MA
Be it classical, Neoclassical or Regency style, this gold toned hanging lantern will add a touch of classic influence to your entryway hall interior or exterior. Crafted in iron this...
Iron
Rare 1800s Sanctuary Lantern
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a fine 19th century hanging church sanctuary lantern. It was electrified at some point in the 20th century. The look is very rich in detail and in very good overall condition...
Bronze
Gilt Bronze & Crystal Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Exceptional Gilt Bronze Lantern featuring hand beveled glass panels in three rows. Imposing Size. 3 Lights. France, circa 1920. Dimensions: Height 57" Diameter 24" CW5332
Crystal, Bronze
English Etched Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's etched glass lantern with patinated bronze fittings and etched glass. 3 Candelabra lights. Measurements: Height: 34" Diameter: 17"
Bronze
$19,500
Fine, Gilded, French Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A glittering, four light, 19th c., French carriage lantern with a bronze doré frame featuring a canopy with gilded drops. The barrel-form body surmounted by a series of chain swags p...
Bronze
"Versailles" Style Gilt Bronze Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine "Versailles" style Lantern, gilt bronze, beveled glass panels. Louis XVI style. France, circa 1920. 1 light. Dimensions: Height 22" 11" CW5250.
Crystal, Bronze
Large mouth blown Murano Glass Bell Lantern - Gold Plated & Aquamare Glass
Located in London, GB
Designed by Andrew and made exclusively for Andrew Kornat Designs by one of the most famous Master Glass Furnace's on the Island of Murano in Venice, this beautiful Bell Lantern is m...
Gold Plate, Brass
$6,800 / item
1900 Caldwell Bronze Lantern Neoclassical Design
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A nice gilt bronze neoclassic design Caldwell lantern with interior lights (12 available from nice central park south building)
Bronze
$4,800 / set
Pepe Mendoza Pendant Lantern Pair
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Two large-scale hanging pendant lanterns by Pepe Mendoza circa late 1950's. These examples are done in brass and multi-colored ceramic with echoes of Morroccan flair. Excellent origi...
Brass
MID-19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III LANTERN
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant polychrome porcelain and gilded bronze lantern with four lights. The lantern features a square base, embellished with four cut glass panels engraved with floral and geometric...
Bronze
Modern Murano Glass Lantern with Gold Leaf and Brass Accents
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist lantern from the island of Murano, Italy. This fixture features multiple textured glass blades alternating between a frosted glass and a gold leafed glass. The glass is all...
Brass
Divine Large Pair Black & Gold Gilt Pagoda Bamboo Chinoiserie Lanterns Fixtures
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A divine large pair of black & gold gilt pagoda bamboo form chinoiserie lanterns, each of the fixtures have been rewired and come with chain canopy and mounting hardware for installa...
Enamel, Iron
Large Italian Rococo Gilt-Metal Lantern
Located in London, GB
A large early 20th Century Italian gilt toleware lantern. Sculptural gilt toleware branches suspending a three light fixture in a mouth blown glass bell jar. Hung with gilt oval cha...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Rare 1950s Seguso Murano Lantern in Gold Dust and Ruby Red Glass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
1950s Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Glass Lantern in Gold Dust and Ruby Red Applied Glass Flowers A stunning Mid-Century Murano glass lantern attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte, manu...
Murano Glass
Three Large and Elegant Lanterns in Gold and Silver Metal with Crystals
By Maison Baguès
Located in Mouscron, WHT
"Maison Baguès" style large and elegant lanterns in gold and silver metal, crystal pendants, circa 1950 The price is for 1 lantern 3 lanterns are available Dimension of a single lan...
Crystal, Metal
$2,750 / item
Italian Hexagonal Lantern, Mid 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This classic Louis XVI style hexagonal hanging lantern is made of bronze and paneled glass. The piece is Italian and dates back to the mid 20th century. The design is both classic an...
Bronze
The Enchanted Forest Lantern handmade in wrought Iron and finished in 24Ct Gold
Located in London, GB
The Enchanted Forest lantern by Andrew Kornat Designs is a natural organic design inspired by branches and flower stems. There is an Italian word - Rosaspina which translates directl...
Brass, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Vintage French Bronze Lantern Pendant Light
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This elegant vintage French bronze lantern pendant light is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. It exudes timeless elegance and will add a touch of European sophisticat...
Bronze
"Birds' nest" Murano glass and gold lantern att. to Barbini, Italy ca. 1960
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Alfredo Barbini Attributed Murano "Bird's Nest" Bell Lantern, Italy 1950s Gilt Glass Foliate Form with 24k Gold Inclusions Murano glass bell-shaped lantern attributed to Alfredo ...
Gold Leaf
Solid Gilded Bronze and Glass Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, solid gilt bronze and glass, 4 light lantern with matching chain.
Bronze
English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Verdigris Lantern
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1800 English Georgian Hexagonal Glazed Brass/Bronze Verdigris Lantern Exceptional quality, rewired with original chain & hanging hook Measures: W33 x D33 x H57 cm.
Brass, Bronze
Antique English Adam Style Gold Bronze 6-Light Lantern, Circa 1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Adam style gold bronze 6-light Lantern, Circa 1920.
Bronze
Antique Hand Blown Glass Melon Globe Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful and rustic Lantern finds incredible use of an antique Melon Globe. The glass itself is known in French as ‘cloche’ and translates directly to ‘bell’ in English. It was...
Bronze
Two Opalescent Blue & Gold Murano Glass Lantern attr. to Barovier Toso, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Two Italian Mid-Century Lanterns Attributed to Barovier & Toso, Murano, Circa 1950 Italian lantern, attributed to Barovier & Toso, Murano, circa 1950. Hand-blown opalescent blue gla...
Brass
Wonderful Regency Iron Gold Gilt Frosted Glass Hexagon Finial Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful regency iron with gold gilt flower rosette medallion with inset frosted glass panel hexagon hexagon shaped lantern fixture with 3 interior candelabra sockets.
Iron
Antique Hand Blown Glass Melon Globe Lantern
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful and rustic Lantern finds incredible use of an antique Melon Globe. The glass itself is known in French as ‘cloche’ and translates directly to ‘bell’ in English. It was...
Bronze
French Bronze Lantern with Tarnished Verde Patina
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French bronze lantern with tarnished verde patina. The chandelier has been professionally rewired, comes with matching chain and canopy. It is ready to hang!
Bronze
Contemporary Modernist Lantern By Roland Wolff Germany
Located in New York, NY
A Contemporary Modernist Lantern designed by Roland Wolff. Crafted in gilt bronze with Hand-Blown Murano Crystal Beads of Opaline, Topaz, Amber, Rose, and Garnet. With matching can...
Bronze
Bronze Antique Ceiling Lantern, France, 1920's
Located in Bastogne, BE
A golden wire is "hidden" in a chain on which a chandelier hangs. The ceiling cup is also made of bronze with a relief ornament Metal frame of gold color and glass transparent ...
Bronze
Lantern in the Mind of Gilbert Poillerat
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Paris, FR
Pretty lantern from the 1970s in the style of Gibert Poillerat, in bevelled smoked glass plates and gilded brass. Six lights. Height is given without chain and pavilion.
Gold Plate, Brass
Monumental Louis XVI style dore bronze lantern
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Monumental Louis XVI style dore bronze ram's head and floral motif lantern with blue etched glass panels.
Bronze
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Gothic Style Bronze & Iron Bat Motif Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gothic Style Bronze and Iron Bat Motif Lantern Gothic style bronze and iron bat motif lantern, with a total of 45" drop, chain can be removed or added. For sale are two exceptional G...
Metal, Bronze, Wrought Iron
French Maison Baguès Bronze and Crystal Pagoda Lantern
By Baccarat, Maison Baguès
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Baguès bronze and crystal pagoda lantern. Stunning French Maison Bagues designed Chinoiserie style bronze and crystal chandelier or lantern in the shape of a pagoda Ou...
Crystal, Bronze
$8,278 / item
Lantern Oval Pendant By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
a oval pendant designed to evoke a strong sense of understated luxury. crafted with fu’s signature lantern that is made up of two layers of fabric shades, each lamp evoke a sensuous ...
Bronze
$3,560Sale Price|36% Off
Scroll and Spike Cylindrical Beveled Glass Lantern
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brass and bronze lantern with unique, spike and scroll details from the 1920s, holding a beautifully hand etched, and beveled cylinder, glass shade. The decorative chain and ceiling ...
Brass, Bronze
Wonderful Caldwell Bronze Panel Glass Regency Neoclassical Lantern Fixture
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large E.F. Caldwell Style Bronze with Panel Glass Inset on Top and Egg Shaped Bottom with A Beautiful Crown and Central Band Regency, Empire, Neoclassical lantern chandel...
Bronze
1920’s Bronze Arts & Crafts Hall Lantern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1920's Arts and Crafts lantern with patinated hammered bronze frame and curved glass panel. Wired and in working condition with the original 3 light cluster. Uses three 40W bulbs.
Bronze
$2,081Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Venetian Mouth Blown Glass in Gold Painted Metal Frame Lantern, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Venetian lantern in blown glass perfectly and symmetrically in the golden wrought iron structure. This exceptional piece was designed in Italy in the 1940s. This chand...
Iron
$7,200 / item
Set of Neoclassic Style Lanterns, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of four circa 1950's French cast bronze globe lanterns with three interior lights each. Priced and Sold individually. Measurements: Current drop: 24" Diameter: 14".
Bronze
Very Fine Bronze Lantern with Handcut Dome
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and elegant bronze lantern with a handcut crystal dome. France, circa 1910. 1-light Dimensions: Height 25" x diameter 14" CW4088.
Crystal, Bronze
1900 Caldwell Bronze and Leaded Glass Large Lantern
Located in New York, NY
circa 1900 Caldwell patinated bronze and leaded glass large lantern with interior lights (8 Edison base)
Bronze
Italian Hexagonal Bronze Hanging Lantern, Mid 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful bronze lantern features six bevelled glass panes and is adorned with patterned finials at all six corners of the fixture's bottom. The vintage Italian piece dates back...
Bronze
Vintage Silvered Bronze Versailles Diamond Baluster Lantern 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An exceptional and impressive large silvered bronze three light hall lantern after the model made for the Palace of Versailles, dating from he late 20th Century. This superb decorat...
Bronze
French Antique Cut Glass Hall Lantern Louis XVI Style
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Cut Glass Hall Lantern Louis XVI Style This charming French antique cut glass hall lantern is crafted in the elegant Louis XVI style and features a circular clear cu...
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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Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
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The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.