German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This adorable German figural pendant lamp from the circa 1950s features a hand-carved figure of a smiling mountain climber. The detailed carved linden wood mountaineer is holding ont...
Metal
German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German Black Forest figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding...
Copper
Pendant Light with a Large Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A wonderful German figural pendant lamp showcases a large hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The intricately carved wooden mountaineer holds onto a rope while gripping a woode...
Metal
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H 24.02 in W 5.91 in D 9.06 in
German Pendant Light with Carved Wooden Figure Mountain Climber and Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
German Pendant Light with Carved Wooden Figure Mountain Climber and Lantern This wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved linden wood figure of a smiling mountain...
Metal
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H 23.23 in W 5.52 in D 6.3 in
German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand carved figure of a smiling mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding metal and...
Metal
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H 27.17 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
German Pendant Light Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding a lantern in one ...
Metal
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H 39.38 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
German Hand Carved and Painted Figure Bavarian Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved and hand-painted figure of a Bavarian mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden man is holding onto a rope and holding...
Copper
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H 47.25 in W 20.87 in D 7.09 in
Figural Pendant Light of a Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand carved figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding a lantern in one ...
Metal
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H 39.38 in W 9.06 in D 6.11 in
German Pendant Light of a Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German Black Forest figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and holding an i...
Iron
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H 23.63 in W 7.09 in D 7.88 in
German Pendant Light with Hand Carved Mountain Climber Sculpture and Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German pendant lamp or Lüstermännchen features a hand carved figure of a mountain climber in beautifully hand painted Bavarian traditional clothing in brown, green, white, ...
Metal
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H 23.63 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
German Pendant Light with Hand Carved Mountain Climber Sculpture and Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German pendant lamp or Lüstermännchen features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber in beautifully hand-painted Bavarian traditional clothing in brown, green, wh...
Metal
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H 31.5 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
German Pendant Light with Carved Wooden Mountain Climber Figure and Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This exquisite German pendant light features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber dressed in beautifully hand-painted Bavarian traditional attire, adorned with green, black, wh...
Iron
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H 60 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Hand Carved Mountain Climber or Mountaineer Pendant Light with Lantern
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautifully crafted light fixture for Black Forest and mountaineering enthusiasts. This beautifully executed and sculptural light fixture will look great at your home, but it can a...
Metal
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H 35.44 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
Figural Pendant Light with a Carved Mountain Climber Figure and Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
This delightful German figural pendant light features a hand-carved linden-wood figure of a smiling and warm-hearted mountaineer. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding on...
Metal, Brass
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H 35.04 in W 12.6 in D 4.14 in
Pendant Light with Hand Carved Sculpture of a Mountain Climber and a Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a smiling and cheerful mountain climber in beautifully hand-painted Bavarian traditional clothing in brown, green, whit...
Metal
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H 27.96 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
Pendant Light with Figure of a Mountain Climber and a Blue Glass Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a smiling mountain climber in beautifully hand-painted Bavarian traditional clothing in blue, brown, green, white, and ...
Metal
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H 29.53 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
German Pendant Light with a Carved Wooden Figure of Mountain Climber and Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a large hand-carved linden wood figure of a mountain climber. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer is holding onto a rope and ho...
Metal
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H 63 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
German Hanging Lamp with Hand Carved Sculpture of Mountain Climber and a Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
Wonderful German pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a smiling and cheerful mountain climber in beautifully hand-painted Bavarian traditional clothing in brown, green, whit...
Metal
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H 27.56 in W 9.85 in D 14.57 in
Figural Pendant Lamp of a Mountain Climber with a Lantern in Black Forest Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning very rare hand carved Black Forest style wood mountain climber lantern or ceiling light. Pendant lamp off a mountain climber hanging from a rope with a lantern in his hand.
Brass
German Carved Wood Two-Light Wine Cellar Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
This interesting and unusual hand-carved wooden chandelier features a centered large wine barrel and a wooden figurine of the winegrower sitting on it. The ends of the chandelier are...
Metal, Copper
Pendant Light Fixture with a Wooden Figure of a Mountain Climber
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber in natural brown wood tones. The detailed carved wooden mountaineer with a backpack is ...
Brass
$833
H 19.49 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture Lamp Night Watchman with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A masterfully hand-carved wooden lamp features a beautiful sculpture of a night watchman with a lantern and halberd. The lantern is made of glass and copper. This beautiful sculpture...
Copper
$8,567
H 40 in Dm 38.6 in
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and superb condition, extra large ( diameter 38.6 inches) pendant light. If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carve...
Oak
$18,000
H 30 in W 37.5 in D 26 in
German Lusterweibechen Figural Poly Chromed & Antler Six Arm Chandelier, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
German Lusterweibechen central carved poly chromed figural lady mermaid playing lute with flanking stag antlers, and six electrified foliage scrolled arms chandelier, 19th Century
Iron
Vintage Black Forest Folk Art Austrian Anri Figure Chandelier, 1950s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Black Forest Hand-Carved Wooden Figural Light Fixture, Austria, 1950s or Earlier A beautifully crafted and highly decorative Black Forest–style light fixture, hand carved entirely f...
Wood
$1,582
H 35.5 in Dm 11 in
Large Midcentury Wooden Pendant / Light Fixture with Rare Amber Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, handcrafted and great condition entry hall light fixture. This vintage pendant is the first one of its kind that we ever had the pleasure of offering and it is in exceptional...
Glass, Wood
$2,570
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Large Pendant Light Fixture with Carved Climber Figure and Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large Pendant Light Fixture with Carved Climber Figure and Lantern, Germany This impressive German figural pendant lamp features a masterfully hand-carved linden wood figure of a han...
Metal
$2,970
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 8.67 in
Large German Black Forest Carved Wood Mountaineer with Lantern, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming and unusually large German Black Forest carved wood pendant light from the 1950s, depicting a smiling alpine mountaineer descending on a rope while carrying a lantern. Bea...
Metal
$1,245
H 31.5 in W 7.29 in D 6.3 in
Pendant Light Hand Carved Wood Figure Mountaineer Climber with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
This wonderful German Black Forest figural pendant lamp features a hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The intricately carved wooden mountaineer, complete with a backpack, grip...
Metal
Italian Carved Wood Painted Monkey Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th century Italian carved wood Palm Beach Style Hollywood Regency chandelier crafted as a monkey standing atop a platform from which extend five curved arms ending in floral fo...
Wood
$15,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 14 in D 14 in
19th C. Large Antique Hand Carved Wood Lantern Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Large Antique Hand Carved Wood Lantern Hanging Ceiling Light Pendant LA , Late 1800’s early 1900’s charming George III Style English Carved Wood antique Partially Gilt hangin...
Wood, Giltwood
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier with Four Folkloristic Male Figures
Located in Lisse, NL
A museum-quality Arts & Crafts folk art chandelier, conceived and handcrafted in southern Germany in the early years of the 20th century. This exceptional sculptural pendant transcen...
Iron
$1,795
H 44 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
Early 20th Century Bronze Outdoor Pendant Lantern Lamp Arts & Crafts
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous C1920 Arts & Crafts Bronze outdoors lantern pendant lamp. Pierced grillwork which fronts the yellow colored and textured glass. One piece of glass has a crack see pics. ...
Bronze
Vintage Hand Carved Mountain Climber or Mountaineer Pendant Light
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautifully crafted light fixture for Black Forest and mountaineering enthusiasts. This beautifully executed and sculptural light fixture will look great at your home, but it can a...
Metal
$1,120
H 50 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Vintage figural Pendant Lamp a Mountain Climber & Lantern in Black Forest Style
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning very rare hand carved Black Forest style wood mountain climber lantern or ceiling light. Pendant lamp off a mountain climber hanging from a rope with a lantern in his hand. ...
Metal
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$902 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 5.52 in
Country Crystal Vase with Easter Rabbit Decor in Blue Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
By Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handblown crystal vase in blue with a country style easter design. Hand-carved by Bavarian glass artists . A rich garland of trees and flowers with rabitts all around. One rabbit sit...
Crystal
$100,799Sale Price|20% Off
W 204 in L 276 in
Antique Oushak Carpet, Turkish Handmade Oriental Rugs, Coral, Orange, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental rugs. size 17x23. ...
Wool
19th Century Black Forest Hanging Wall Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Black Forest small hanging wall box. The entire piece is hand carved to have the appearance of boards with hand carved appearance of graining. There is a single door o...
Fruitwood
$14,850Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 32 in W 15.5 in D 11.5 in L 32 in
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Regency Style Gilt-Bronze Sconces after Feuchèr
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive pair of French 19th-20th century Regence style gilt bronze five-light figural wall lights, each with a ribbon-tied back-plate suspending a plumed helmet and centred by ...
Bronze
$207,707Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
$6,850
H 4.5 in W 9.38 in D 3.38 in
Pair of French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Cachepots by Muller Freres, 1930s
By Louis Majorelle, Edgar Brandt, Muller Frères
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful pair of Muller Freres art glass and nickel-plated wrought iron cachepots. Dating to the Art Deco period. In the style of Edgar Brandt or Louis Majorelle with blown ...
Wrought Iron
English Cast Iron Umbrella / Cane Stand. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast iron umbrella / cane stand with three section top, scrolled floral side mounts, four removable pans, and terminating on decorative cast egg and dart base.
Edgar Brandt and Daum French Art Deco Torchère
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Edgar Brandt. French Art Deco floor lamp on a wrought iron base, with mottled orange glass shade by Daum, 1920s. Measures: H 67.7 in.
Wrought Iron
Hervé Van Der Straeten, Contemporary Bronze Planter, France, 2006
By Herve Van Der Straeten
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary patinated bronze planter by Hervé van der Straeten. Monogrammed: HV.
Bronze
$12,000
H 19 in W 42 in D 13 in
English Cast Bronze Acanthus Decorative Gallery Fire Place Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast bronze fire place fender with decorative scrolled acanthus motif, upper flanking griffons with lower centered wind god flanked by finial urns, pierced bulbous floral gal...
Bronze
Materia Ventaglio Sideboard
By Dale Italia
Located in Milan, IT
This solid wood cabinet represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship in Made in Italy furniture. Handcrafted with passion and skills and finished by hand in every detail. The result is a...
Metal
$43,727Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.93 in W 56.3 in D 32.68 in
Andrea Brustolon Carved Venetian Baroque Walnut Settee Sofa Bench Brown Leather
By Valentino Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare finely carved Venetian Baroque style figural walnut throne settee or bench, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1...
Leather, Walnut
$8,567
H 43.5 in W 28 in D 10 in
Huge Antique Victorian Era Black Forest Wall Clock or Mirror Frame with Hare
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible size and great quality black forest hunting plaque for wall mounting with Fruits of the Hunt. This rare size and all hand-carved, solid nutwood game plaque from the secon...
Nutwood
$72,000 / item
H 120 in W 144 in D 144 in
Hand-Carved White Marble Baradari Pavilion by Stephanie Odegard
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air. The structure has three doorways on every side of the square-shaped structur...
Marble
Framed Collection of Papal Crests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable, one-of-a-kind, hand-carved, gessoed, 22k gold gilded, hand-painted, foliate embellished serpentine, crest-form, 19th century, convex Italian frame inset with ink-on-vel...
Giltwood, Paint
Although its name evokes a mountainous region in Germany, antique Black Forest–style furniture originated in Switzerland. In Brienz, during the early 19th century, wood-carver Christian Fischer recognized the market for tourist souvenirs and helped make the village into a wood-carving destination. The Brienz Woodcarving School was founded in 1884 and had its own small zoo for studying the anatomy of animals, depictions of which are a defining aspect of the style, also known as Brienzerware.
Whimsical sculptures, often depicting bears and other Alpine animals like stags, owls, deer and boars, characterize the work produced in the area. Along with folk art and decorative objects, Black Forest furniture included benches held aloft by bears, umbrella stands carved with acorns and clock cases adorned with scrolling oak leaves. While most wood-carvers adhered to a similar realism in their designs and woods like linden, maple and walnut, their aesthetics varied.
The F. Peter Trauffer family was known for their hand-carved bear sculptures that saw the furry mammals playing instruments, smoking pipes and engaging in all sorts of human activities. They were sometimes detailed with glass eyes and integrated into functional pieces of furniture, including chair backs and bench legs, which generations of cabinetmakers created from the 1880s to the 1950s. Walter Mader and his son Heinrich frequently carved Saint Bernard sculptures that they incorporated into furniture.
As the Black Forest furniture style spread around the world through exhibitions at world’s fairs in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the rusticity of these pieces resonated at a time of increasing urbanization, inspiring other artisans.
Find a collection of antique Black Forest cabinets, bedroom furniture, seating and other items on 1stDibs.
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.