Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
I've been doing this a while and in all the years we have only found one other example of this rare I. P. Frink Reflector. The double mirrored ring of reflectors has a 36 inch diamet...
Mirror
Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint and Mirrors
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
I’ve been doing this a while and in all the years I rarely get my hands on a one like this. It's the most original example we have ever owned and is museum or advanced collector qual...
Tin
Rare I. P. Frink Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint, Milk Glass and Mirrors
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
I’ve been doing this a while and in all the years I rarely get my hands on a one like this. It's a nice original example and is museum or advanced collector quality. The double ring ...
Milk Glass
Rare Mirrored Reflector Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
We love these mirrored reflector lamps and they are also a favorite of collectors. This example has a 12 inch diameter with 24 separate hand cut mirrors and a filigree bottom edge. I...
Mirror
Ten-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
The diameter of this decagon is almost four foot. They don't get showier than this. We added the brass rods so it hangs and can be adjusted to your desired drop length. The ten refle...
Steel
Original Wheeler Mirrored Reflector Chandeliers
By Wheeler Electric Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
It's hard to believe that incredible attic and barn finds are still being discovered. We just acquired a collection of sought after original and matching Wheeler chandeliers. They ha...
Brass
Original Wheeler Mirrored Reflector Chandeliers
By Wheeler Electric Co
Located in Peekskill, NY
It's hard to believe that incredible attic and barn finds are still being discovered. We just acquired a collection of sought after original and matching Wheeler chandeliers. They ha...
Brass
Ten-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
The diameter of this decagon is almost four foot. They don't get showier than this. We added the brass rods so it hangs and can be adjusted to your desired drop length.
Super Rare Bailey Fourteen-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
By Bailey Reflector Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
I've been doing this a while and in all the years we have never found one other example of this huge Bailey Reflector Company chandelier. The double mirrored ring of reflectors has a...
Frink Style Tin Mirrored Reflector Pendent
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
These early mirrored pendants have always been a first choice for industrial style. The heavy gauge steel shade has an aged patina as well as the mirrors. The rustic look is just rig...
Eight-Light Reflector Chandelier
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large handmade mirrored reflector in the Frink style. The diameter of this octagon is over three foot with a central eight bulb cluster. They don't get showier than this. W...
Mirror
Mirrored Reflector Pendants
Located in Peekskill, NY
These mat porcelain covered reflector pendants have a nice 10 inch diameter and are very clean. We have a small collection of them that are priced per lamp. You can buy only one or t...
Mirrored Reflector Pendants
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have a nice collection of these Classic mirrored ring pendants. In addition to the fluted mirror there are some subtle decorative details that make this one stand out. The most in...
Mirrored Ring Reflector Pendants
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have a nice collection of these Classic mirrored ring pendants. In addition to the fluted mirror there are some subtle decorative details that make this one stand out. The most in...
Brass
Unique Old Style Black Mirror Reflector Gas Lantern Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very interesting dark brass lantern. The 18 inch diameter 12 panel shade features black mirror. This is glass with the back painted black. The mirror shows some age includi...
Brass
Antique French Mirrored Reflector Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A large pendant light, metal framed, with a glass shade, internally there is original glass reflectors. France, c1920s. In addition there is an original four way bulb extender to a...
Sheet Metal
13 Bulb Marque and Frink Style Mirrored Reflector Gothic Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an impressive chandelier with a lot of interesting elements. there is one bottom lamp ringed by 18 pie shaped fluted mirror. The mirror has an aged patina. Not unlike you wo...
Bronze
Unique Half Mirrored Glass Reflector Pendants
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have a nice collection of these early glass shades with the bottom half mirror and the top clear. It gives off nice light reflecting down and the clear top softly lights in the o...
I. P. Frink Mirrored Reflector Gas Lamp, Newly Wired
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large and very rare 1800s signed Frink lamp. The flat circular reflector has a 20 inch diameter and 16 pie shaped mirrors. The three original gas jets were wired to take a ...
Simple, Elegant and Original Mirrored Reflector Pendent with Milk Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early lamp and most likely from the beginning of the electric lights. It's one of the first lamps that came after gas lighting. The milk glass shade is handblown and i...
Small Wheeler Mirrored Reflector Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm always on the look out for these turn of the century mirrored lamps. They are the Holy Grail of industrial lighting. Collectors love them and they are very hard to find. This is ...
Brass
Ten-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
The diameter of this decagon is almost four foot. They don't get showier than this. We added the brass rods so it hangs and can be adjusted to your desired drop length.
Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Mirror Reflector Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
I've been doing this a while and in all the years we have only found one other example of this rare I. P. Frink Reflector. The double mirrored ring of reflectors has a 34 inch diamet...
Frink Style Blue Mirrored Reflector Pendent
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
These early mirrored pendants have always been a first choice for industrial style. The heavy gauge steel shade has an aged patina as well as the mirrors. The rustic look is just rig...
Mirror
Amazing Drop-Down Frink Mirrored Reflector Lamp
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
I've been doing this a while and in all the years I rarely get my hands on an example one like this. The mirrored ring of reflectors has a 35 inch diameter. All the original mirrors ...
Large Wheeler Mirrored Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
These large original wheeler shades are becoming impossible to find. This example has a great aged patina showing the original paint and mirrors. It was once a gas lamp and now elect...
Large 1800s Wheeler Mirrored Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
How amazing is this lamp. Its a Wheeler reflector with a two foot diameter. This 1800s portable gas fixture was carefully converted to electric keeping all its complex character. The...
Early Original Mirrored Pendent
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful early mirrored pendent. It's has just the right look with original finish ad foxed mirrors. We rewired this and it uses a E12 bulb. This example also has a nice p...
Mirror
Pair of Mini Frink Mirrored Reflector Pendants
By I.P. Frink
Located in Peekskill, NY
The signature of a Frink Lamp is the distinctive fluted glass mirrors. I have never seen Frink shades this size. The condition is beautiful and there is a matching pair. Both have 8 ...
Electrified Gas Light Fixture with Mirrored Reflector Panels
Located in Water Mill, NY
Unusual Early 20th century gas light fixture with mirrored reflector panels which has been electrified
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.
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Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
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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.
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