Large Industrial Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial pendant light features a large, opaque, milk glass disc shade on a
Early 20th Century American Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Large Industrial Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial pendant light features a large, opaque, milk glass disc shade on a
Brass
Large Industrial Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial pendant light features a large 18 inch diameter, opaque, milk glass
Brass
Large Industrial Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial pendant light features a 17in. milk glass disc shade, porcelain socket with paddle
Brass
Industrial Flat Disc Milk Glass Brass Pole Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Industrial style pendant light with a circular white flat disc shade, a polished brass rod, and an
Brass
Pair of Antique 12" Milk Glass Hanging Disc Pendants , c. 1914
Located in Pasadena, CA
Illuminate your room with this pair of charming antique milk glass hanging disc pendants. They have
Brass
$757
H 36.23 in W 24.41 in D 20.08 in
Mid-Century Chrome Chandelier with Milk-Glass Disc Shades, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
large milk-glass disc shades arranged on a circular chrome structure. The refined balance of reflective
Metal, Chrome
Vistosi Murano Glass Disc Chandelier
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A glass chandelier by Vistosi Murano. 16 glass discs hang on a chrome frame. Each hand blown glass
Chrome
Unavailable
H 28 in W 20 in D 68 in
Klein Chandelier with Hand Blown Milk Glass Roundels & Etched and Polished Disc
By Trella
Located in Brooklyn, NY
glass rondelles and etched and polished brass discs. Mounted to a central white light tube, the Klein
Brass
Milk Glass Disc Pendant
Located in Culver City, CA
America circa 1960
Industrial 3 Bulb Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial pendant light features a flat 16 inch, milk glass disc with a brass and porcelain, 3
Brass
Pair of Industrial Ruffled Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Industrial, milk glass pendant lights feature ruffled disc shades with brass fitters that
Brass
Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Railroad Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1920s, Industrial pendant lights with 10" milk glass disc shades and outstanding, rare brass
Brass
Pair of Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of petite pendant lights with 8.5" diameter, milk glass disc shades and brass turnkey fitters
Brass
14" Milk Glass Disc Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
From the start of industrial lightning's rediscovery large milk glass shades have been one of the
Brass
17' Milk Glass Disc Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
From the start of industrial lightning's rediscovery large milk glass shades have been one of the
Brass
Custom Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three, custom-made for client, 12 inch diameter milk glass disc pendant lights newly wired
Brass
Early 20th Century Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial pendant light with a 10 inch milk glass, sloped disc shade and
Brass
Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
8.25" diameter milk glass disc pendant lights with brass turnkey fitters are newly wired and
Brass
Milk Glass Disc Ornate Brass Stem Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outstanding pair of early 20th century, milk glass, disc pendants with ornate, patinated brass
Brass
Pair of Industrial Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of industrial pendant lights feature 13 inch, milk glass disc shades with open brass fitters
Brass
Early 20th Century Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial pendant light with 10.5 inch, hand-blown, milk glass disc shade
Brass
Pair of Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of petite pendant lights with 8" diameter, milk glass disc shades and brass turnkey fitters
Brass
Pair of Milk Glass Disc Pendant Lights with Brass Fitters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of petite pendant lights with 8.5" diameter, milk glass disc shades and brass turnkey fitters
Brass
Pair Early 20th Century Milk Glass Disc Pendants 14 Inch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of early 20th century, industrial pendant lights feature 14 inch diameter, opaque, milk glass
Brass
Large Flat Milk Glass Disc Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
This lamp has an early, impressive 17.5" diameter flat milk glass shade. You rarely find these
Glass
Unique Midcentury Italian Milk Discs Murano Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
was made during the 1960s in Italy. This unique chandelier is composed traslucent milk Murano glasses
Metal
Vistosi Murano Glass Disc Chandelier
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A glass chandelier by Vistosi Murano. 16 glass discs hang on a chrome frame. Each hand blown glass
Chrome
early electric milk glass disc fixtures
By Edison
Located in Hudson, NY
glass disc suspended on two strand cord. fixtures come complete with junction box cover, made to
Silk
$1,368 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Our updated Meander Reader light with leather wrapped flexible arm and a larger cone shade and new upward angle feature. Bulb can be fully recessed. Comes with suggested LED bulb. ...
Brass
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Brass
$1,687 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 9.45 in
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring. The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system for...
Brass
Pair of Teardrop Shape Prismatic Holophane Glass Pendant Lights
By Holophane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of industrial pendant lights feature teardrop shape, prismatic, Holophane glass shades with porcelain and brass switch fitters newly wired with 36 inches of braided gray cloth c...
Brass
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
$2,145 / set
H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
Oak
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available In patinated unlacquerd brass or aged silver and steel with (1) E26 m...
Steel, Brass, Gold, Silver
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$3,800 / item
H 15 in Dm 19.63 in
VOLARE Large Pendant Light in Dark Bronze & Blown Glass by Blueprint Lighting
By Josef Hoffmann, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Volare draws inspiration from a collection of ornate pendants discovered by founders Kelly and Josh during a family trip to Washington, D.C. Featuring a substantial 20" pressed-glass...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Industrial Green X-Ray Mercury Glass Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, industrial pendant light features a beautifully patinated, X-Ray mercury glass shade with painted green exterior and reflective silver interior with brass fitter. The lamp i...
Brass
Rust Iron French Vintage Industrial Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Small French rust iron industrial pendant 2 meter black cotton flex 2 conductors Weight 0.60 kg / 1.3 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by inter...
Iron
Mini Milk Glass Pendants
By Early Electrics Shop
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a perfect example of engineering and style. This small milk glass shade has been brought down to its simplest form. The lamp is just large enough to defuse the bare bulb and ...
Glass
$13,862 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
Green Industrial Metal Frosted Cut Glass Sconces by Holophane, France
By Holophane
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French Industrial wall / ceiling lamp by Holophane, France, model CE100 Green cast iron with frosted cut glass. Weight : 4.10 kg / 9 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have b...
Iron
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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