Italian Sputnik Chandelier w/ Clear Murano Glass, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Sputnik chandelier with clear Murano glasses with textured bubbles, mounted on brass frame
Murano Glass
Italian Sputnik Chandelier Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Spheres, Early 21st Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian Sputnik chandelier featuring numerous hand-blown cobalt blue Murano glass spheres
Murano Glass
Wonderful Original Stilnovo Italian Sputnik Chandelier * Free Worldwide Delivery
By Stilnovo
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Sputnik chandelier dating from circa 1955. A twelve branch model with opaline glass globe shades this
Brass
$14,000 / item
Pair of Italian Sputnik Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 1960's Italian 18 lights sputnik chandeliers with molded glass elements on a nickel
$2,060Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Sputnik Chandelier by Lumi
By Lumi
Located in Southampton, GB
Super 15 arm brass Sputnik chandelier by Lumi, with natural, untouched patina. This will be sold
Brass
Charming Italian Sputnik Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Original Sputnik 12 brass arms and opaline glass.
Brass
Incredible Mid-Century Modern Italian Sputnik Chandelier
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Sputnik chandelier, having numerous individually multicolor glass
Vintage Italian Sputnik Chandelier/Flush-mount, c. 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Mid-Century Modern Sputnik chandelier having dark Murano triedri glasses all around and
Brass
$1,242Sale Price|31% Off
Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Rosewood Chrome with Glass Shades
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian Mid-century Sputnik chandelier with chrome arms and rosewood accents, circa 1960. Each arm
Steel, Chrome
Italian Sputnik Chandelier with Purple Murano Glass, c. 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking Italian modern Sputnik chandelier, featuring radiant brass arms tipped with hand-blown
Murano Glass
1960 Italy Sputnik Chandelier Cranberry Murano Glass Globes & Silver-Plated
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
modern and glamorous statement chandelier for over a dining table. Rare design. Manufactured in Italy
Silver Plate
Oversized Vintage Italian Sputnik Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Italy, 1960's.
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing vintage chrome metal chandelier in Sputnik design by Gaetano Sciolari, c. 1960's. Consists
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Chrome & Brushed Steel, 1970's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Mid-Century Modern Sputnik chandelier made in Italy in the 1970s. This dynamic fixture
Chrome
1950s Italian Sputnik Chandelier Vintage Elegance with Twelve Spider Brass Arms
By Stilnovo
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This large Sputnik chandelier, crafted in Italy during the 1950s, is an eye-catching piece of
Metal, Brass
Italian Sputnik Chandelier in Brass, Teak and with Egg Rise and Fall
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mounted with 'Jumbo' light bulbs this three-armed Italian chandelier has a lot to offer
Brass
$2,179
Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Sputnik chandelier. Diameter 60 cm. Height 80 cm. Nine E14 bulbs inside.
Metal
$2,690 / set
Italian Twenty Four Light Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian sputnik chandelier in brass, with satin black details comprising twenty four radiating
Brass
$14,000
Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian Sputnik chandelier with extending hand blown glass flowers, a chrome-plated
Chrome
Original Mid-Century Sputnik Chandelier by Stilnovo, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and extraordinary Italian Sputnik chandelier from the 1950s made by the famous Italian company
Brass
$4,843 / item
Sputnik Fireworks Large Italian Chandelier 20 Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous large Italian Sputnik chandelier with twenty lights and "spikes". Made of brass and ivory
Metal, Brass
$3,996 / item
Fireworks Brass Italian Chandelier Sputnik 16 Lights
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Bochum, NRW
Fireworks Brass Italian Chandelier Sputnik 16 Lights, 32 arms Mid-century style Sputnik brass disc
Brass
Fontana Arte Sputnik Cut Glass Dandelion Mid-Century Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and impressive Italian Sputnik chandelier vintage pendant light from the 1960s. 60
Metal, Chrome
$6,300Sale Price|30% Off
Large Murano Smoky Glass Sputnik Chandelier
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with large smoky Murano glass shades, mounted on brass frame / Made in
Murano Glass
$7,600 / item
Nova Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio
Murano Glass
$7,600 / item
Nova Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio
Murano Glass
$7,600 / item
Nova Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio
Murano Glass
Midcentury Italian Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier by Paolo Venini for VeArt
By Paolo Venini
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Wonderful midcentury Italian sputnik chandelier designed by Paolo Venini for VeArt in 1960. The
Chrome
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$9,500 / item
Nova Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 30 Murano glass globes mounted on metal frame in satin nickel
Nickel
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$9,500 / item
Nova Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 30 Murano glass globes mounted on metal frame in satin nickel
Nickel
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
Large Murano Glass Drop Sputnik Chandelier
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with large clear ribbed Murano glass shades hand blown in the shape of
Murano Glass
$6,000 / item
Icicle Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Sputnik chandelier with clear Murano icicle shaped glasses, mounted on chrome finish metal
Murano Glass
$6,000 / item
Icicle Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Sputnik chandelier with clear Murano icicle shaped glasses, mounted on bronze metal finish
Murano Glass
$7,250 / item
Medusa Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier shown in clear and amber murano glass with satin gold finish metal frame
Brass
$7,250 / item
Medusa Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier shown in clear and amber Murano glass with satin gold finish metal frame
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$8,000 / item
Ventiquattro Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 24 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
Brass
$6,900 / item
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio
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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