Vintage Italian "Grotto" Chandelier Encrusted with Sea Shells and Coral
Located in Dallas, TX
The Vintage Italian "Grotto" Chandelier is a unique and elegant lighting fixture that adds a touch of coastal charm to any room.
Coral
Unavailable
H 36.23 in Dm 39.38 in
Italian Painted and Gilt Tole and Crystal Six-Light Grotto Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian painted and gilt tole and crystal six-light grotto chandelier, circa 1925-1930.
Crystal, Tôle
Glamorous Grotto Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very glamorous fixture.
Shell Encrusted Grotto Chandelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Shell encrusted four light grotto style chandelier, late 20th century.
Grotto Style Three-Light Chandelier
Located in East Hampton, NY
Heavily and beautiful patinated grotto style three light aluminium chandelier.
Large Grotto Style Coral Branch Chandelier
Located in North Miami, FL
Five exposed light bulbs embedded within this oversized life-like rough textured coral branch style chandelier. Very natural and organic - perfect seaside or neutral style hanging l...
Resin, Plaster
A White Grotto Form Chandelier by Sirmos
By Sirmos
Located in Plainview, NY
A striking asymmetrical scalloped chandelier in white fiberglass resin by Sirmos with scalloped edges and ribbed textures with three newly wired sockets for standard bulbs for the U....
Resin
Bronze 3-Light Grotto Dolphin Chandelier w/ Glass Petal Shades
Located in San Francisco, CA
A bold and elegant, antique, Grotto style chandelier with pale yellow, leaded glass, petal shades.
Bronze
American Shell Grotto Pendant Light
Located in Kent, Dover
An American shell grotto pendant light, set with various sea shells and coloured beach glass. By Jose Produit studios.
Metal
Mid Century Hand Made Seashell Encrusted Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 6-arm Palm Beach or Grotto style seashell encrusted chandelier with conch shell bottom finial and original shell covered canopy.
Shell
Iron Grotto Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical,handwrought chandelier with salamander and alligator motif. Electric for light bulbs is in salamanders mouth.
Iron
Glamorous Grotto Chandelier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very glamorous fixture.
Shell Encrusted "Grotto" Chandelier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A well done shell encrusted chandelier. Unique.
Italian grotto style silvered bronze 6-light chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian grotto style silvered bronze six-light chandelier, the open cage form cast as branching intertwining coral shoal with whelk and starfish surmoutned by a corona of conch and c...
Bronze
8 Italian High Back Ribbon Back Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful with a venitian Chandelier and Grotto Dining Table. Very comfortable and good support.
Sold
H 34.65 in Dm 31.5 in
Twelve-Arm French Bronze Grotto Chandelier with Seahorses, Shells and Dolphins
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual circa 1930 French cast bronze twelve-arm grotto theme chandelier. Fine detailed castings of dolphins and seahorses decorate the central column while the twelve arms are cast ...
Bronze
Italian Florentine Chandelier with Gold Flecked Glass, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly decorative Italian Florentine chandelier from the 1970s, distinguished by its expressive, sculptural form and richly layered materials. The hand-worked iron frame unfolds i...
Metal
$2,808Sale Price|41% Off
H 16 in W 22 in D 14 in
Serge Roche Attributed Cast Painted Plaster Clam Shell Chandelier, 1950s
By Serge Roche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Serge Roche Attributed Cast Lacquered Plaster Clam Shell Chandelier Of the period, France, circa 1950s, attributed to Serge Roche (1898-1988) Sold individually. Serge Roche attrib...
Metal
Italian Tôle Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A cheery patinated Italian six-light tôle flower chandelier from the 1960s. The charming piece will add a touch of freshness to whatever room you place it in. Measures: Diameter 50...
Metal
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 34 in D 34 in
Antique Reproduction Italian Chandelier with Rock Style Crystals
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique reproduction Italian chandelier with rock style crystals This beautiful reproduction was designed by Full Bloom Cottage, handmade in Italy. This large tiered chandelier has ...
Crystal, Iron
$2,550Sale Price|25% Off
H 32 in Dm 30 in
Gorgeous Italian Painted Metal & Murano Glass 8 Arm Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very elegant contemporary Italian 8 arm large chandelier having cream painted metal body and arms decorated with glistening Murano glass flowers in amber and clear. By Mechini
Metal
$3,750
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Vintage Italian Chandelier w / Murano Glass Shells Designed by Mazzega, c 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier w / Murano glass shells Designed by Mazzega circa 1960s.
Murano Glass
Amazing Italian Opaline Palmette Leaves Chandelier, Murano, 1980
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
It is not a chandelier. It is an apparition. Composed of 152 Murano glass elements, each piece shaped by hand like a suspended petal, this chandelier forms a structure that seems to...
Metal
Vintage Coastal Coral Branch Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with the captivating artistry of this vintage coastal coral branch chandelier, a unique lighting fixture that evokes the organic beauty of the sea. Expertly cra...
Metal
Spectacular Italian Chandelier Gold Inclusions, Murano, 1980s
Located in Budapest, HU
24 arms and a multitude of flowers in glass paste and gold inclusion.
Murano Glass
French Sea Shells Chandelier or Pendant
Located in Atlanta, GA
French sea shells chandelier or pendant lamp, France, circa 1960s. It has been rewired and is ready to mount.
Metal, Wire
$3,235Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.31 in Dm 27.56 in
Spectacular Murano "Stalactite" Chandelier Attributed to Barovier - Italy 1940.
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and spectacular Murano " Stalactite" six light chandelier. Attributed to Barovier- Murano. Circa 1940.
Murano Glass
$3,200 / item
H 26 in W 22 in D 22 in
Vintage Murano Glass Rostrato Chandelier in the Manner of Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
This small but striking mid-century modern Murano chandelier has three scroll arms and features rostrato detailing in the manner of Ercole Barovier. The body and arms of this piece a...
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century Vintage Coastal Metal Coral Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Coastal painted metal chandelier. The coveted coral brand design in a six arm design. Perfect as is or paint to match your project. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Metal
Truly Sensational Huge White Iron Faux Coral Two-Tier Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very large focal point of a chandelier made of white painted iron to look like wonderfully interlaced tendrils of coral, having two tiers of lights, 3 on the top and 6 on the lower p...
Iron
Vintage Palm Beach White Metal Iron Faux Coral 9 Light Chandelier Two Tier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage two tier faux coral iron white metal chandelier. 9 lights. Tested, working order. Newly lacquered white. New drip wax style candelabra white covers. Comes with original ceili...
Iron
Shell Encrusted Iron Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
A vintage French wrought iron six-light scrolled arm rectangular chandelier encrusted in sea shells. The wrought iron carriage is covered with sand and decorated with masses of shell...
Wrought Iron
Bar Cabinet Carmen by Comité De Proyectos
Located in Geneve, CH
Bar cabinet Carmen by Comité De Proyectos Dimensions: large: W 45 x D 90 x H 110 cm Materials: Huanacaxaxtle Wood, Sisal Fiber, Steel, Wicker, Mirror, Leather. We are an interior a...
Steel
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
Hand-Forged Custom Iron "Mercer" Chandelier with Nine Lights
By Far-Fetched, LLC.
Located in Houston, TX
This hand-forged Iron chandelier is a classic reproduction light of our design. The three arms have three lights each for a total of nine candelabra sockets. Height is to the top of ...
Iron
$2,160 / item
H 10 in W 16 in D 16 in
Collectible Modern Fabric Sculptural Table Lamp by Mirei Monticelli, Aphrodite
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Aphrodite lamp takes form from the godess Venus born of sea-spray, depicted by the revered painter Sandro Boticelli. The lampshade is made from banaca fabric, and the lamp base i...
Cement
$2,993 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 29.53 in
Simplicissimus Chandelier, 6 lights Amethyst Murano Glass by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Simplicissimus 360 chandelier, 6 lights, Light Burgundy / Amethyst artistic glass by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the resul...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Wood and glass coffee table attributed to Osvaldo Borsani. Elegant low table with peculiar shape composed by a circular top and a unique base all realized in glass and finely decora...
Glass, Wood
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
Zebra Hide
$8,800 / set
H 24.5 in W 9 in D 8 in
Pair of David Duncan Celadon Boissy Backplates with Clear Hurricane Shades
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A pair of hand-carved mahogany Boissy backplates with patinated brass sconce fittings and clear glass hurricane shades. Electrified with one candelabra base socket per sconce. Our c...
Mahogany, Blown Glass
$1,750 / item
H 26 in W 16 in D 16 in
FIN Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the imag...
Ceramic
Fabric Pende Woka Chandelier
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Handsewn fabric shade, dessin by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, hanging on a fabric-covered wire, brass-parts in the requested finish. Total drop custom made 2 x Edison screw sockets ...
Brass
$4,800 / item
H 25 in W 32 in D 9 in
Redondo Ship Chandelier by Miamar Home, Gilded Metal, Crystal Beads
By Melissa Levinson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite ship-form chandelier is a custom creation by Miamar Home, an atelier based in Los Angeles renowned for its collaboration with the city’s finest local artisans. Entirel...
Crystal, Metal
Pair of Striped French Bergère Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An elegant pair of French bergères or wingback chairs from France, showcasing timeless appeal and refined proportions. These comfortable lounge chairs feature classic high backs with...
Wood, Fabric, Oak
$8,897 / item
H 23.63 in Dm 22.84 in
Sunshine Contemporary Hanging Lamp Sabrina Landini, Silk Brass, Hand Made Italy
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
SUNSHINE Let the light to come through Thanks to the Italian manufacturing technique used in our workplace, each item is a testament to our commitment to craftmanship, with atten...
Crystal, Brass
French Style Drapers Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large French style pine drapers table. Very distressed paint finish. Custom made to your specification. POA. Dimensions 114.5 inches (291 cms) Wide 35 inches (89 cms) Deep 37 inches...
Pine
Ellipse Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Arc-shaped drawers glide from this inventive side table, pulled by pill-shaped burnished brass hardware with etched midlines. A flat top gives way to a barrel silhouette that tapers ...
Brass
Flora No. 4 Chandelier by J.M. Szymanski, Hand-Blown Glass
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
FLORA NO. 4 J.M. Szymanski D. 2024 What is the architecture of a flower? FLORA, a lighting collection by J.M. Szymanski, explores a flower's remarkable form. The collection is a lin...
Steel
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
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.