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 patinated brass pole with brass canopy and paddle switch hardware.
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 switch and brass fitter is newly wired with 48 in. of beige and brown braided cord to ta...
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 exposed bulb. This light requires one Edison style medium base light bulb. Cleaned ...
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 an attractive brass cap, new silk cords and have been newly rewired and are paired...
Brass
$588Sale Price|20% Off
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
Elegant Mid-Century chrome chandelier produced in 1950s Czechoslovakia, distinguished by its four large milk-glass disc shades arranged on a circular chrome structure. The refined ba...
Metal, Chrome
$37,393
H 36.62 in W 53.15 in D 17.72 in
Giovanni Dalla Fina Italian Discs Murano Glass Pendant Chandelier, 1990s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Drawing inspiration from a refined mid-century modern aesthetic, this sculptural pendant fixture is meticulously constructed from dozens of individual, hand-blown Murano glass "disch...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass
Vistosi Murano Glass Disc Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A glass chandelier by Vistosi Murano. 16 glass discs hang on a chrome frame. Each hand blown glass disc ranges from clear glass to an opaque opalescent center. Each disc measures 6” ...
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
The Klein Chandelier embraces a linear series of layered light assemblies comprising hand blown glass rondelles and etched and polished brass discs. Mounted to a central white light ...
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 bulb, Benjamin socket on a brass pole with matching ceiling canopy.
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 are newly wired with 48in. of braided cloth cord to accept 150 watt bulbs.
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 railroad fitters are newly wired with cloth covered wire and porcelain canopies.
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 are newly wired with braided cord and able to take bulbs up to 200 watts.
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 Holy Grails for collectors. Anything over 10" can be very difficult to now find and ...
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 Holy Grails for collectors. Anything over 10" can be very difficult to now find and ...
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 with 36 inches of braided beige cloth cord with canopies.
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 disc shade on a patinated brass pole with brass canopy and paddle switch hardware.
Brass
Early 20th Century Milk Glass Disc Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two other 10 inch milk glass discs available for additional pendants.
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 can take up to 200 watt bulbs.
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 stems, fitters and canopies.
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 are newly wired with 40 inches of braided gray cloth cord to accept up to 150 watt b...
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, porcelain pull chain socket and brass fitter is newly wired with black braided cloth c...
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 are newly wired with braided cord and able to take bulbs up to 200 watts.
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 are newly wired with braided cord and able to take bulbs up to 200 watts.
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 disc shades with brass fitters are newly wired to accept up to a 100 watt medium so...
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 desirable big disc shades as flat as this one. That’s what lamp collectors always look ...
Glass
Unique Midcentury Italian Milk Discs Murano Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique, extraordinary, marvelous and Italian discs Murano midcentury chandelier. This chandelier was made during the 1960s in Italy. This unique chandelier is composed traslucent mi...
Metal
Vistosi Murano Glass Disc Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A glass chandelier by Vistosi Murano. 16 glass discs hang on a chrome frame. Each hand blown glass disc ranges from clear glass to an opaque opalescent center. Each disc measures 6” ...
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 match patinated keyed socket. Vintage glass discs available in various widths.
Silk
$1,340 / 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
$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
Jelly Jar Light by Deborah Ehrlich
By Deborah Ehrlich
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Deborah Ehrlich's elegant crystal Jelly Jar light fixture highlights this renowned glass artist's attention to superior artisanship and craft. The hand blown shades are made from Swe...
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
$414 / item
H 8.67 in Dm 9.85 in
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 CE200 Green cast iron with frosted cut glass. Weight : 5.30 kg / 11.7 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps hav...
Iron
$1,600Sale Price / item|36% Off
H 19 in Dm 19 in
Monumental 1910s Vintage Industrial Holophane Warehouse Pendant Light Cast Iron
By Holophane
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This listing is for lamps identical to the lamp fixtures shown on the right side in the last three images showing a pair. You are buying lamps identical to the one on the right. It ...
Iron
$3,250 / item
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 66.93 in
Adeline Console Table, Large, modern furniture by Sharland England
By Louise Roe (English)
Located in London, GB
Featuring Sharland England’s signature braiding and loops, the Adeline console table is sophisticated and yet still cosy. Handwoven curves flare out at the base like a tablecloth ins...
Rattan
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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