Hot Air Balloon Form Tole Chandelier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and whimsical gilt and bronzed tole hot air balloon form chandelier. Balloon adorned with draped swags and roses.
Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Hot Air Balloon Form Tole Chandelier
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unusual and whimsical gilt and bronzed tole hot air balloon form chandelier. Balloon adorned with draped swags and roses.
Wrought Iron
$1,500 / item
1990s Bruce Eicher Iron Hot Air Balloon Fixture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Bruce Eicher iron hot air balloon fixture.
Iron
French Tole Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful hand - painted hot air balloon chandelier, France, circa 1950s.
Metal
Giant Italian Tole Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
An amazing, giant, Italian hand - painted hot air balloon chandelier, circa 1950s. Socket: 6 x e14 (Edison) for standard screw bulbs.
Metal
1940s Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, Painted Metal, Hollywood Regency
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming 1940s painted tole or metal six arm hot air balloon chandelier. The chandelier is primarily painted white with a yellow "basket", blue "rope", and blue and yellow "balloo...
Metal
Patinated Hot Air Balloon with Crystals. French Work. Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative hot air balloon is made of patinated sheet of metal with crystals.
Sheet Metal
Fine Beaded Italian Amethyst Purple Crystal Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine beaded Italian amethyst purple and clear crystal hot air balloon chandelier light fixture with eight lights.
Amethyst, Crystal
$3,150Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Beaded Italian Gilt Bronze Clear Crystals Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful beaded Italian gilt bronze and clear crystals hot air balloon form chandelier with 6 candelabra lights completely rewired with new sockets.
Crystal, Bronze
$3,573Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Hot Air Balloon Style Chandelier in Silvered Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful hot air balloon style chandelier in silvered bronze of the 19th century with drop crystals, nine lights.
Bronze
$2,380Sale Price|20% Off
1940s French Hollywood Regency Cut Crystal Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Lovely 1940's Hollywood Regency Cut and Beaded Crystal Hot Air Balloon. Wouldn't this be nice in the babies room??
Crystal
Fine Beaded Italian Baby Blue Crystal Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Fixture Pendent
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine beaded Italian baby blue and clear crystal hot air balloon chandelier eight-light fixture.
Crystal
Wonderful Crystal Beaded Vintage Large Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Bague Fixture
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful beaded crystal hot air balloon complete with basket has 6 arms each rewired with candelabra sockets .
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Murano, Glass Single Light Fixture in the Form of Hot Air Balloon
Located in Buchanan, MI
A Murano, glass single light fixture in the form of hot air balloon. Single bulb inside balloon. Great Style And Decoration.
Murano Glass
Wonderful Vintage Italy Gilt Beaded Crystal Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage Italian gilt and beaded crystal hot air balloon chandelier light fixture with beaded crystal swags and adorned with cut crystal drops throughout.
Crystal
Wonderful Vintage Italy Gilt Beaded Crystal Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful vintage Italian gilt and macaroni beaded crystal hot air balloon chandelier, light fixture with beaded crystal swags and adorned with cut crystal drops throughout.
Crystal
$1,838Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Bagues Attributed Hollywood Regency Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique and well crafted hot air balloon chandelier likely by the renowned company Maison Bagues.
Crystal, Brass
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
1940's French Hollywood Regency Green Iron Hot Air Balloon Candle Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
French 1940's Hollywood Regency Verde/ Green Iron Hot Air Balloon Chandelier. Candle Light, not electrified.
Iron
Charming Hanging Ship, Hot Air Balloon Easily Converted Into A Chandelier. Decor
Located in Buchanan, MI
Vintage hot air balloon model by Authentic Models, which has been joined with a wooden sail ship model.
Wood
1940's French Hollywood Regency Micro Crystal Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's French Hollywood Regency Micro Crystal Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier/ Pendant. I am told this piece was at one time was purchased from the Jackie Gleason Estate on Miami B...
Crystal
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
French Gilt Iron and Painted Tôle Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, Mid-20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chandelier in the shape of a hot air balloon, mid-20th century. A whimsical structure with arched metal rods forming an open dome, and decorative draped garlands.
Metal
Mid-Century French Flag Tole Hot Air Balloon Chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing four lights. This will be newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Rare original off-white pa...
Metal
Louis XVI Style Hot Air Balloon Chandelier Lead Crystal and Gilded Brass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. The e...
Brass
1950 Colorfull Hot Air Ballon Toleware Pendant , France
By Maison Charles
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Playfull and colorfull hand painted hot air balloon toleware from France , 1950s era.
Metal
Italian, Neoclassical, Chandelier, Glass, 8 lights, Antique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This invention inspired cabinetmakers and decorators of the 18th and 19th centuries. Hot air balloon chairs, clocks, and pendulums as well as the hot air balloon chandeliers in the s...
Glass, Cut Glass
Up, Up and Away: Large Vintage Hot Air Ballon Chandelier, 58" H
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical and finely crafted vintage chandelier modeled in the form of a hot air balloon, constructed of patinated metal with an openwork wire frame forming the balloon canopy above.
Metal
French Blue and White Beaded Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A fantastic vintage blue and white opaline beaded French hot air balloon chandelier covered in opaline beads.
Brass, Metal
$9,309Sale Price|25% Off
Empire Style Balloon Chandelier with pendants
Located in Paris, FR
Large Empire-style hot-air balloon chandelier with tassels and ormolu mount with palmettes.
Bronze
Large Louis XVI Style Chandelier In Crystal And Gilded Bronze
Located in BARSAC, FR
Very beautiful chandelier in the Louis XVI style in the shape of a hot air balloon with 6 light arms and 6 light points in the center.
Crystal, Bronze
1960s Montgolfier Tole Toleware Chandelier (Two Available)
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous hand-painted, three-arm Italian ceiling light based on the Montgolfier Brothers' hot-air balloon design. Decorated in the colours of the tricolore with gilt rosettes.
Tôle
$3,000 / item
M4 Suspension Light by Michel Mortier for Disderot
By Michel Mortier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, the M4 ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early 1950s.
Aluminum, Metal
M4 Michel Mortier ‘Adjustable Height’ Suspension Ed.Disderot. AVAILABLE NOW
By Pierre Disderot
Located in London, GB
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early 1950s.
Aluminum
Italian Polychrome Metal Grapes, Vines and Autumn Color Leaves Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
This exceptional and beautiful, hot-air balloon-shaped chandelier is made of metal in green, blue, brown, and dark yellow tones.
Metal
Beligan 19th c. Louis XVI St. Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The stunning Montgolfière three light plafonnier is centered at the bottom by a most decorative cut Crystal finial. The Montgolfière (hot air balloon) shaped body displays octagonal ...
Crystal
Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Iron, Porcelain and Ormolu chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This most charming chandelier displays a hot air balloon shaped Iron and pressed Metal cage with four interior lights and eight scrolled arms fitted with unelectrified wax candles.
Iron, Ormolu
Milan Chandelier with 16 Lights in Nickel Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl
By OMBRES ET FACETTES
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
This chandelier is a reinterpretation of the Louis XV style (with its three floors in the form of a capped eight) but also of the First Empire style (with the balloon models with met...
Bronze, Nickel
French Napoléon III 1850s Montgolfière Crystal and Brass Two-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
This dual-lit crystal chandelier, true to its name, radiates an aura reminiscent of the famous Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloons, evoking a sense of wonder and fascination.
Crystal, Brass
Michel Mortier M4 Suspension Lamp in Red for Disderot
By Michel Mortier, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Aluminum, Metal
Michel Mortier M4 Suspension Lamp in Green for Disderot
By Michel Mortier, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early 1950s.
Aluminum, Metal
Michel Mortier M4 Suspension Lamp in White for Disderot
By Disderot, Michel Mortier
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early 1950s.
Aluminum, Metal
Michel Mortier M4 Suspension Lamp in Dark Gray for Disderot
By Michel Mortier, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Aluminum, Metal
Michel Mortier M4 Suspension Lamp in Black for Disderot
By Michel Mortier, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed is the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early 1950s.
Aluminum, Metal
$975 / item
Pump Pendant Lamp by Kutarq Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The studio’s work with clean and soft shapes recur in the Pump table lamp. Inspired by the hot air balloons the luminaire is lifted off the ground.
Metal
$2,439 / item
M4 Black And White Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Aluminum, Metal
$2,421 / item
M4 Green And White Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Metal, Aluminum
$2,439 / item
M4 White Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Metal, Aluminum
$2,421 / item
M4 Dark Grey And White Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Metal, Aluminum
$2,421 / item
M4 Red And White Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
Designed in the shape of a hot air balloon, this ceiling light represents part of the lighting revolution in the early nineteen fifties.
Metal, Aluminum
Maison Baguès 1930s Hot Air Balloon Chandelier in Gilt Metal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Queens, NY
French (1930's) hot air balloon shaped chandelier with basket supporting 8 gilt metal arms with beaded crystal trim.
Crystal, Metal
Unavailable|$2,400
1950s French Hot-Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Small 1950s French hot-air balloon shaped metal chandelier with a beautiful patina.
Enamel, Metal
Unavailable|$1,840
Mid-Century Italian Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Six lights with hand-cut and hand-beaded crystals over gilt metal frame.
Unavailable|$3,800
Tole Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th C. 3-light hand painted tole "hot-air balloon" chandelier. US wired.
Tôle
Unavailable|$141,047 / set
18th Century Pair of Montgolfier Chandeliers
Located in Wels, AT
The brothers Montgolfier are the Originators from the hot-air balloon. Each Chandelier with 4 Candle-Holder and a later electrification bulb inside the balloon.
Crystal
Unavailable|$3,315
Vintage Kronleuchter aus Facettiertem Kristall Im Empire-Stil
By Ars Murano
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant and very bright chandelier has the shape of the hot air balloon, enriched by rows of octagonal lead crystal with a double facet that give it more brightness, from the crystal...
Crystal
Unavailable|$4,584
Midcentury Woman's Head Luminaire, Attributed to Accolay Pottery
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, FR
This original lamp, made in the shape of a hot-air balloon and overhung by a woman's head, is attributed to Accolay's productions, which were made from the 1940s until the end of the...
Ceramic
Sold|$1,100
Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Hot Air Balloon Chandelier with 6 arms. Very Fun!!
Metal
Sold|$1,900
French Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Whimsical six arm hot air balloon chandelier.
Circa 1950's Italian Hot Air Balloon chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2132 Beautifully crafted Italian six lite hot air balloon chandelier.
Metal
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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