c1890-1900 Antique Anglo-Irish Traditional Cut Leaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Masterpiece in Cut Glass and Lead Crystal. c1890-1900 Antique Anglo Irish Traditional style Cut & Leaded Crystal Chandelier. This is a beauty! We acquired this in Nice, the South...
Crystal
Georgian Irish Oval Mirror Chandelier
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A Georgian Irish oval mirror having overlaid cut white segments with applied gilding alternating with multi faceted blue jewels, The mirror issuing a gilt hook suspending a cut glass...
Cut Glass
Monumental Irish Crystal Georgian Nine Light Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Monumental 19th Century Irish Crystal Georgian Nine Light Chandelier. The Refined Anglo-Irish Chandelier has lead crystal stem-pieces comprised with shallow relief cut diamond nest...
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
Large Irish Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Irish Georgian eight-arm crystal chandelier. Beautifully handblown and cut crystal chandelier.
Crystal
Irish Georgian Crystal Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Hand Cut Irish Crystal Eight Arm Chandelier. All original.
Crystal
19th Century Irish Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Irish cut-crystal chandelier of the Waterford area in Georgian style - Early to mid-19th century - Silvered brass fittings - Exquisite cut and design - In very good condition ...
Crystal
19th Century Irish Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
19th century Irish Georgian style hand cut crystal chandelier.
Crystal
Massive Georgian Style Anglo-Irish Crystal Chandelier by Perry & Co.
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This truly amazing twelve arm chandelier is of the finest quality! Purchased from Caldwell (silver plated hardware is signed) by Sarah Mellon Scaife in the early 20th century for her...
Crystal
Period 18th Century Irish Georgian 16 Light Cut Crystal Chandelier, County Cork
Located in Essex, MA
Period Irish Georgian 18th Century 16 Light Chandelier --Hand blown and Exquisitely Cut --Original Numbered Fittings --Of the Blue or Grey Tint Indicating its period and origin...
Anglo-Irish Cut Crystal Waterford Style Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Georgian Style Cut Crystal Chandelier --Six Candle Arms in Lower Tier, Three Candle Arms and Three Spiked Arms in Upper Tier Issuing from a Georgian Cut Bowl --Original Round Dia...
Antique 18th Century Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique 18th century period George III 6-arm crystal chandelier. Superior craftsmanship, tear-drop cut crystal and bobeches, the center rod decorated with beautiful sphere and prisms.
Good Early 19th Century English Georgian Crystal 8 Light Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Period Early 19th Century English or Irish Cut Crystal Chandelier Georgian, possibly by Parker or Perry --Eight Arm --Originally Candle, as Arms are solid --Incredibly Cut an...
Crystal
Outstanding and Simply Elegant 12-Light Waterford Cut Crystal Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Roslyn, NY
Elegance is the feeling when you gaze at this Waterford style crystal chandelier. The beautiful center columns are intricately designed with different techniques. The top section is ...
Crystal, Bronze
Early Waterford Cut Crystal Six Light Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Irish Georgian Crystal Chandelier, hand cut, of the early type.
Crystal
Mid- 19th Century Irish Crystal Eight-Light Chandelier in Georgian Style
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-late 19th century Georgian style crystal chandelier. -- County Cork Ireland -- Bright cut crystal in period late 18th century fashion -- Solid arms -- No restorations -- F...
Crystal
Anglo-Irish Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An Anglo-Irish six branch glass chandelier,late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, having an inverted brilliant cut dish with tear-drops and swag, a cut glass central stem leadi...
Anglo-Irish Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
With canopy with suspended drops and cut urn form central support with six hooked arched arms with trailing drops over six candle arms two of probable later date, ending with a canop...
Other
Fine Anglo-Irish Cut Lead Crystal Waterford Style Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Essex, MA
19th century solid arm Waterford style crystal chandelier. Cut Georgian. Solid arms, made for candle but now electrified. All original and intact.
Crystal
19th Century Irish Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This 19th century Georgian Anglo Irish crystal chandelier that was originally candle is now French wired.
Crystal, Silver Plate
Late 18th C Irish Georgian Crystal Chandelier with Original Hurricanes
Located in Charleston, SC
This grand Georgian crystal chandelier was made in the Ireland, circa 1770.
Crystal
A Very Fine Nine Light Georgian Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The corona hung with pendant drops above a cut baluster stem with two tiers of S-shaped candlearms and three crystal spears all having star-shaped drip-pans hung with beaded chains s...
Early 19th Century Six Arm Waterford Chandelier
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Canton, MA
Early Waterford Chandelier Late 18th to early 19th Century. Dimensions: Height: 35" Width (Diameter): 24″
Crystal
$129,238Sale Price|20% Off
H 51 in W 41 in D 2 in
My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. The influence of Lord Frederick Leighton and the Italian Renaissance can easily be seen....
Oil
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...
Maple
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
Paul Revere Coffee Pot
By Paul Revere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Paul Revere Circa 1775 This phenomenal and incredibly rare silver coffee pot by the legendary patriot Paul Revere is one of only six armorial coffee pots ...
Sterling Silver
$290,000
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
$195,063Sale Price / set|55% Off
H 103.15 in Dm 29.53 in
Pair of Bronze Putti Torcheres Attributed to v. Paillard, France, Circa 1870
By Victor Paillard
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of two patina bronze torcheres attributed to V. Paillard. Each modelled as a pair of putti holding aloft a large foliate shaft issuing eleven berried-acanthus scrolled branche...
Bronze
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Silver
$275,000 / set
H 96 in W 20 in D 20 in
Rare and Palatial Pair of Gilt Bronze and Malachite Seven Light Torcheres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Palatial Pair of Mid 20th Century Gilt Bronze and Malachite Six Light Torcheres The body of baluster form above a gilt bronze mounted circular and square base, the neck m...
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
$500,000
H 144 in W 228 in D 199 in
Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
Marble
$257,500
H 105 in W 58 in D 5 in
Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Unique and Monumental Late 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Mirror This palatial mirror is made up of around 12 wonderful individually hand crafted pieces of porcelain. The...
Glass, Porcelain
$605,803
H 106.3 in W 66.93 in D 22.45 in
‘Grand Psyche’, Monumental Art Nouveau Mirror by Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Claudius Marioton
Located in London, GB
‘Grand Psyche’, monumental Art Nouveau mirror by Maison Millet French, c. 1900 Height 270cm, width 170cm, depth 57cm This exquisite antique mirror was crafted around 1900 by the e...
Bronze, Ormolu
Impressive Irish Country House Regency Hall Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and impressively scaled Irish Regency mahogany hall table, the concave shaped top with ribbed edge over paneled apron with end drawers, and having carved patera over turned and ...
Mahogany
$40,638 / set
H 35.44 in W 29.53 in D 18.9 in
Pair of 19th Century Irish Regency Console Tables by Williams and Gibton, Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
The rectangular white marble tops above lotus-leaf carved friezes, the cabriole supports with acanthus-carved knees and claw and ball feet, on rectangular plinths. Circa 1820 I...
Marble
$75,500 / set
H 15 in Dm 11.5 in
Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...
Porcelain
Neo-Renaissance Period Stone Fireplace, Dated 1534
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This outstanding Tonnerre stone fireplace is a masterpiece of the first French Renaissance. It was sculpted in 1534, under the reign of King François the 1st for Philippe Merlan (150...
Stone
$235,590
H 115.5 in W 62 in D 10 in
19th Century George III Style Carved Mirror after a design by Thomas Johnson
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in London, GB
A George III style carved giltwood mirror After a design by Thomas Johnson Of grandiose proportions, the central oval glass plate built up in a concentric arrangement of mercury ...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
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.