Murano Tobacco Art Glass and Brass Round MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear Murano chandelier, simple but very elegant.
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Murano Tobacco Art Glass and Brass Round MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear Murano chandelier, simple but very elegant.
Brass
Murano Pink Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Characterized by simplicity and linearity Murano chandelier, its beautiful colors with more shades of pink color.
Brass
$7,102Sale Price|20% Off
Original Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier Attr. to Stilnovo Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Rome, IT
Wiring compatible with Europe and UK For customers in the USA they will require European light bulbs easily sourced online. Linear elegance, brass six arm chandelier, holding uptu...
Blown Glass
Murano Round Gold Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Simple but very elegant linear Murano chandelier. Murano chandelier in artistic glass and brass.
Brass
Murano Rectangular Gold Black Art Glass and Brass Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Characterized by simplicity and linearity, the Murano chandelier has a combination of beautiful colors with multiple shades.
Brass
Murano Violet Glass and Brass Midcentury Italian Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Characterized by simplicity and linearity Murano chandelier, its beautiful colors with more shades of violet.
Brass
Murano Pink and White Art Glass and Brass Round Chandelier and Pendants, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A linear Murano chandelier, simple yet very elegant.
Brass
Tall French Four Light Black Iron C-Scrolled and S-Scrolled Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French four-light iron chandelier. This French mid-20th century black iron chandelier features a linear column in its centre with s-scrolls at the and bottom, and four reverse scro...
Iron
Murano Art Glass and Brass Round Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Simple but very elegant linear Murano chandelier. Murano chandelier in artistic glass and brass.
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Round Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Simple but very elegant linear Murano chandelier. Murano chandelier in artistic glass and brass.
Brass
Murano Round Pink Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear Murano chandelier, simple but very elegant.
Brass
Murano Pink Art Glass and Brass Round Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Simple but very elegant linear Murano chandelier. Murano chandelier in artistic glass and brass.
Brass
Murano Green Art Glass and Brass Round Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Simple but very elegant linear Murano chandelier. Murano chandelier in artistic glass and brass.
Brass
Murano Art Glass White Color and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear and precious sputnik chandelier with a very particular design also due to the choice of materials such as brass and white Murano glass.
Brass
French Art Deco Chandelier in Wrought Iron and Press Molded Glass, Circa 1930's
Located in Beirut, LB
The frosted glass is delicately textured with raised circular and linear patterns, giving the chandelier a soft, diffused glow when illuminated.
Wrought Iron
Signed Degué Pair of Large French Art Deco 6 panel art glass nickel chandeliers
By David Gueron Degue
Located in New York City, NY
The ironwork showcases a linear pattern throughout, lending the chandelier a distinct Modern architectural quality and timeless aura.
Wrought Iron
Cassina Starburst Chandelier, Black Metal & Glass, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A linear chandelier 120 cm in length, with black painted structure.
Glass
Bola Disc Pendant 32 Light * new matte colors * by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Studio, Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fully dimmable, Bola provides warm, ambient illumination and can be configured across flush mount, pendant, multi-drop, linear, and chandelier typologies for residential, contract, a...
Aluminum
Bola Disc Pendant 22 * new matte colors * by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Studio, Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fully dimmable, Bola provides warm, ambient illumination and can be configured across flush mount, pendant, multi-drop, linear, and chandelier typologies for residential, contract, a...
Aluminum
Bola Disc Pendant 18 Light * new matte colors * by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Studio, Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fully dimmable, Bola provides warm, ambient illumination and can be configured across flush mount, pendant, multi-drop, linear, and chandelier typologies for residential, contract, a...
Aluminum
Bola Disc Pendant 12 Light * new matte colors * by Pablo Designs
By Pablo Studio, Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fully dimmable, Bola provides warm, ambient illumination and can be configured across flush mount, pendant, multi-drop, linear, and chandelier typologies for residential, contract, a...
Aluminum
Art Deco Style Streamlined Machine Age Two Tier Mottled Glass & Chrome Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Balanced and with a cohesive and modern feel, the linear directional quality of this Chandelier is distinctive yet versatile, and will style beautifully in a wide array of spaces and...
Chrome
$319 / item
Bullet Wall Lamp by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Two of the chandelier arms are turned upwards to ensure lighting towards the ceiling, while the other lampshades are facing downwards to brighten up the space below the chandelier.
Bronze, Iron
Niamh Barry, What if Everything is Not Linear?, Light Sculpture, Ireland, 2022
By Niamh Barry
Located in New York, NY
Niamh Barry often says that her sculptures are drawings in bronze and light. Inspired by natural beauty, her work transcends utility. She strives, above all else, to achieve striking...
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.
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.