Capri, Extra Large Big Size Vintage Murano Trasparent Glass Ceiling Light
Located in Roma, IT
Extra Large and elegant built-in Murano glass chandelier in neoclassical style, Italy, circa 1970s.
Murano Glass
1 of 4 Extra Large Brass Glashütte Limburg Globe Pendants, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Echt, NL
Large Glashütte Limburg pendants in beautiful condition. Brass hardware. Handblown clear glass globes which give a warm light effect, 40 cm. in diameter Black cord and ca...
Brass
$1,250Sale Price / item|32% Off
Extra Large RAAK Hand Blown Glass Globe Light with Copper Toned Hardware
By RAAK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large RAAK blown glass ceiling lamp with copper toned metal hardware. A cluster of 4 cylinder sockets encased in a huge blown glass globe. 4 lamps available, 2 have a hole dril...
Aluminum
Murano Art Glass Oval Pink Color Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Murano chandelier with an elongated design with a brass structure and special pink and darker colored glass. All in Murano glass with a brass structure. The glasses are treated with...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Camer Sculptural Murano Tronchi Chandelier w 24 Prisms Italy
By Camer Glass
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very special oval murano chandelier with tronchi shades by Camer Glass Italy. 22 large tapered and hollow prisms with a tree bark organic texture to each shade. 2 extra shades come...
Steel, Chrome
32" Large Orrefors chandelier Carl fagerlund, Sweden 1950
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in Bronx, NY
Extra large Orrefors chandelier 1950 Sweden. This is the largest version Orrefors made of the Embassador series. Eight pie shaped crocodile pattern glass slices together make up the...
Brass
One of Three of Extra Large Biomorphic Pendant Lights for Peill & Putzler, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful mid-century design by iconic German lighting manufacturer Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. This is an absolutely Classic piece of design, featuring a clear glass globe shade w...
Chrome, Aluminum
Monumental Mid-Century Modern Regency Style Faux Bamboo Tole 12 Arm Chandelier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing chandelier ! It is quite large with 12 arms with sockets. It has modern regency faux bamboo tole styling. The fixture is a pale gold or yellow captured well in the...
Metal
Extra Large Highly Stylish Brass and Beveled Glass Pendant Light Ceiling Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous design and beautifully executed, large 3 light pendant / lantern. If you are looking for a stylish and quality crafted light to grace your entry hall, landing or bedroom t...
Brass
Gorgeous Pair Large Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Art Pendant Lights
By Murano 5
Located in Lisse, NL
So if you are looking for pendants to bring some extra light and color into your life then this aesthetically pleasing, handcrafted Italian pair from the Mid-Century era could be per...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier 'Soria' by Kalmar, Ice Glass Nickel, 1970, 1 of 3
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three extra large light fixtures model 'SORIA' by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s-early 1970s). These chandeliers are the largest version o...
Metal, Chrome, Nickel
Large & Marvelous Shape Austria Kalmar Chandelier Iced Murano Glass & Nickel
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Lisse, NL
Large Mid-Century Kalmar Chandelier with Iced Murano Glass and Nickel, Austria/Italy, 1960s.
Nickel, Wire
Pair or Single, Large Modernist Ten-Arm Austrian Chandelier, Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in New York City, NY
Pair or single available Very large modernist highly architectural ten arm chandelier comprising bi level rectangular boxes of interlacing lines in a grid pattern mounted in a polis...
MidCentury Modern French Chandelier Maison Baguès 1950s Large Scale Murano Glass
Located in Palermo, PA
This French chandelier from the 1950s by Maison Baguès is a highly decorative and expressive piece in a rare larger scale. The generous proportions make it stand out compared to more...
Iron
Large Contemporary Chandelier Tan Brown Tapestry Murano Glass by AD, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Chandelier ceiling pendant light lighting lamp flush mount in Murano glass tapestry tan brown. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop AD Murano. Minor imperfection...
Murano Glass
Large Chandelier, Opaline Frosted White Milk Plexiglass Acrylic Brass, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar, Rupert Nikoll, Stilnovo, Stilux
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An extra large 8-arm chandelier by Austrian light maker J.T. Kalmar manufactured in midcentury, crica 1960. The light is made of a solid and polished brass frame with curved arms. Ea...
Brass
Large Art Deco & Timeless Design MidCentury Made White Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, excellent condition and rare design, three light chandelier. Thanks to its 'calm' and timeless Art Deco design this alabaster chandelier will look great in all kinds of inter...
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Large Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Patricia T372/24' Chandelier, Markaryd, Sweden 1960s
By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Kalmar Lighting, Stilnovo, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantatsic and extra large 24-arm chandelier model 'Patricia T372/24' designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Swedish light maker AB Markaryd manufactured in midcentury, crica 1960. The...
Brass
Pair of Large Kinkeldey 5 Tiers and Gilt Metal Crystal Chandeliers, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
This pair of Modernist design chandeliers were designed by the Kinkeldey design team during the 1970s, and manufactured in Germany by Kinkeldey. The frame is also stamped with the Ki...
Crystal, Brass
1960's Large Chrome & Thick Glass Chandelier Attributed to Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Schoorl, NL
For those that like a modern edge to their lighting, this piece is a truly stunning example. Personally one of my favorite pieces. Attributed to designers Fontana Arte, this 1960s li...
Chrome
Large Kalmar Chandelier Pendant Light Sputnik Atomic 43-Arms Glass Aluminum 1970
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An extra large 43-arm atomic chandelier/pendant light model "RS 43 Kugel HL" by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (at the end of 1960s and beginning of 1970s.) ...
Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
Extra Wide Cocoon Two-Light Pendand Lamp Castiglioni, Flos Style, Italy, 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Extra wide Mid-Century Modern Cocoon two-light fixture lamp or flush mount in the style of Achille Castiglioni, Flos era, Italy, 1970's. With two light sockets for E-27 large-sized s...
Metal, Chrome
Top DESIGN & Large Art Deco Style Brass and Glass Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
This also unique and good size, eye pleasing Art Deco Style pendant light, stands out for several reasons: Firstly, it has a stunning brass 'body' which is in excellent condition. ...
Metal, Brass
Wonderful Mid Century Modern Italian Aquamarine Murano Art Glass Lantern Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
This mid century Italian Art Deco design extra large round pendant chandelier is entirely handcrafted.
Brass
Pair of Large Glass Globe Chandeliers in the Style of Hans-Agne Jakobsson, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Pair of extra large and absolutely amazing eighteen-light chandeliers in the style of Hans-Agne Jakobsson by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, circa 1970s. These impressive, hight-quality ...
Brass, Nickel
Uhura large Brass 2 Arm Chandelier with movable arms and rotatable light shades
Located in London, GB
The Uhura II pendant is designed by Andrew in the Mid-Century modern style and made exclusively for Andrew Kornat Designs by an historic Spanish Lighting manufacturer with over 120 y...
Brass
Vintage Italian Extra Latge “Medusa” Glass Pendant After Scavo Murano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with the mesmerizing beauty of this Vintage Italian Extra Large "Medusa" Glass Pendant, Aftwr Murano. a true masterpiece of Venetian artistry. Handcrafted on th...
Murano Glass
Pencil Reed Pendant Lamp with Extendable Brass Rod, Italy, Mid-Century Modern
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Cork, IE
UK & EUROPE CUSTOMERS: PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A CUSTOMIZED SHIPPING QUOTE! We always like the 'witch-hat' shape when it comes to pendant lights. Its a timeless design classic that wo...
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Geometric Chandelier, 19 lights, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Impressive extra-large 1970s Gaetano Sciolari chandelier for Boulanger with 19 lights.
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no55)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:55) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no56)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:56) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no37)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:37) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no38)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:30) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no41)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:35) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no30)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:30) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no35)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:35) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no31)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:31) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no32)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:29) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no29)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:29) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no28)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:28) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no27)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:27) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no19)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:26) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no22)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:22) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no26)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:26) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no17)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:17) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no15)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:15) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Metal, Aluminum
24-Karat Gold Monumental Sputnik Chandelier
By Beyond Gorgeosity
Located in Hanover, MA
Custom-made 24-karat gold plated brass Sputnik chandelier over 5 feet wide. 66 inches in diameter including lightbulbs. 32 inches height but we can lengthen or shorten by request....
Brass, Gold
Monumental Italian Modern Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Arteluce, Sciolari Lighting, Stilnovo, Reggiani, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental Italian Modern Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. Huge Magnificent large 24-light Italian mid-century chrome chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari lighting.
Chrome
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:1)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:1) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czechos...
Metal, Aluminum
Sculptural Italian XL Chandelier, Brass & Opaline Glass, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Sculptural Italian XL Chandelier, Brass & Opaline Glass, 1970s Priced per chandelier – 5 available A bold and sculptural expression of 1970s Italian design, this extra-large chandel...
Brass
$1,044Sale Price|57% Off
Toni Zuccheri chandelier glass murano ! model unique
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Toni Zuccheri chandelier with large bicolore glass Murano with chrome structure . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design ....
Chrome
Gio Ponti 0024 Clear Glass Chandelier for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti 0024 Clear Glass Chandelier for Fontana Arte. Originally designed in 1933 by the eternally iconic Gio Ponti, the 0024 pendant light features transparent tempered glass dis...
Metal, Chrome
Italian Brass and Glass Modernist Chandelier-Fontana Arte Style
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Houston, TX
Italian brass and glass Modernist chandelier-Fontana Arte Style. This stunning Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte style modernist brass and glass chandelier is comprised of six l...
Brass
XL Brass and White Opaline Glass Chandeliers, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
XL Brass and White Opaline Glass Chandeliers, Italy, 1970s This exceptional extra-large chandelier, crafted in Italy during the 1970s, exemplifies bold mid-century design and refin...
Brass
Original Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier Attr. to Stilnovo Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Rome, IT
Large original Stilnovo opaline glass and brass chandelier 1950’. The frame with central red insert , upturned Opaline Murano Glass shades with light green and red ad black shade cup...
Blown Glass
Customizable 8 Arm 16 Lights Stilnovo Style Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Customizable Large Stilnovo inspired 8 arm chandelier with 16 lights. Socket are E12 candelabra size rated at 60 watt for bottom section and 25 watt for top part. No wattage limi...
Metal, Brass
$7,925Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Light Fixture in Black Iron, 10 Lights
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding XL spanish foliage sunburst flush mount ceiling light in black iron by Ferro Art, 1950s Extra large size ( 35,83 inches diameter). 10 Lights. This stunning 10-light ceili...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Huge Modernist Brass and Glass Ten-Arm Austrian Chandelier, Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in New York City, NY
Very large Art Moderne highly architectural ten-arm chandelier comprising bi level rectangular boxes of interlacing lines in a grid pattern mounted in a polished brass armature. The ...
Sculptural Italian XL Chandelier, Brass & Amber-Gold Opaline Glass, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Sculptural Italian XL Chandelier, Brass & Amber-Gold Opaline Glass, 1970s Priced per chandelier – 5 available This sculptural extra-large chandelier, crafted in Italy during the 197...
Brass
Massive Venini 'Fortress of Solitude' Tiered Glass Chrome Chandelier Italy 1960
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This chandelier is absolutely monumental. In my 30 years in this industry, I have never seen one quite like this. This masterpiece features 5 tiers of crystals, in with 21 bays total...
Steel, Chrome
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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