$1,273Sale Price / item|20% Off
Modern Marble Lighting Pendant 'Sencer' by On.Entropy, in Translucent Marble
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
‘Sencer’, is a floating marble sculpture by marble atelier on·entropy, which can be used as a contemporary design pendant lamp. It consists of two U-shaped concave shapes of solid...
Marble
Lighting pendant by Harald Notini for Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik / 2 available
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lighting pendant designed by Harald Notini for Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Model 11868. Stockholm, 1950s. Double-etched shades with clear decoration, suspension in brass. Shade heigh...
Blown Glass
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Nova' by AGO 'Pink and White'
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
Nova pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 240-110V (not included) Available colors: Black / White and Pink / Coral and Green Dimensions...
Aluminum
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Nova' by AGO 'Coral and Green'
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
Nova pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 240-110V (not included) Available colors: Black / white and pink / coral and green Dimensions...
Aluminum
Wonderful Hudson Valley Lighting Large Southold Pendant Drop Brass Glass Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Hudson Valley Lighting Large "Southold" Pendant Drop Brass & Glass Shade Ceiling Light Fixture
Brass
$2,094Sale Price|35% Off
Nemo White Kepler LED Pendant by Arihiro Miyake in STOCK
By Nemo Lighting 1
Located in New York, NY
Kepler pendant downlight 3000K LED Finish: White The Kepler LED Pendant by Nemo Lighting is a vision in sleek fluidity that explores the possibilities of contemporary lighting techn...
Aluminum
$852Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; metal frame with glass pendants. Dimensions: 50x50 cm.
Metal
Vintage Italian Chrome Pendant by Sciolari, c. 1960's
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chrome pendant with seven trumpet-like shapes and spiraled design. Made in Italy by Sciolari, c. 1960's. *Already rewired to fit US Lighting Standard Dimensions: 30"...
Chrome
Large Kalmar Glass and Brass Pendant Light, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare and exceptional pendant light fixture by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s-1970s. A large textured glass shade with drop shaped engravings is hanging on a brass mount...
Brass
$3,414Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Chandelier - 19th Century
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Chandelier - 19th Century. French, 19th century; bronze structure with glass and faceted crystal pendants. Height: 80 cm
Metal
$853Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light. European; 20th century with metal structure and cod-shaped crystal pendants. Lampshades. Length: 73 cm.
Metal
Natural Alabaster Brass and Glass Art Deco Pendant
By Nulco Lighting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and impressive 1980s alabaster bell jar pendant, designed on a monumental scale and weighing approximately 200lbs. this dramatic fixture features a bell-shaped alabaster shade...
Alabaster, Brass
$4,268Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Circular ceiling light
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Circular ceiling light. 20th century Europe; metal structure with crystal and faceted glass pendants. Dimensions: 100x120 cm.
Metal
$1,024Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Circular ceiling light
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Circular ceiling light. 20th century Europe; metal structure with crystal and faceted glass pendants. Dimensions: 50x70 cm;
Metal
$853Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; in bronze and glass. Relief decoration with crystal pendants. Height: 100 cm.
Metal
$512Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. Single flame design; with glass pendants. Height: 85 cm.
Metal
$853Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. Two lights; glass with pendants. Length: (approx.) 74 cm.
Metal
$1,365Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling lamp. 20th century Portuguese (second half); with glass pendants. Dimensions: 75x90 cm
Metal
$511Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. From the 20th century; made of metal with glass pendants; decorated with floral motifs. Length: 90 cm
Metal
$1,024Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling lamp. 20th century Europe; gilded metal frame and glass pendants. Missing parts. Dimensions: 86x44cm.
Metal
Triple Orbit Pendant Lights by Ango, Organic Modern Rattan-Handcrafted Lighting
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Triple Orbit pendant lighting, a large scale light that presents infinite possibility, is a unique eco spectacular lighting piece uniquely created by Ango alluding to infinity and a ...
Rattan
$1,024Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light. Eight lights; metal frame with cod-shaped crystal pendants. Fabric lampshades. Length: 73 cm.
Metal
$341Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. Portuguese; 20th century, 6 lights; in gilded metal with glass sconces and pendants. Small. Length: 80 cm.
Metal
Mid-Century Pendant by Kalmar Vienna. Austria, 1950's.
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant Austrian pendant, crafted by Kalmar Vienna in the late 1950s, boasts a nickel-plated metal frame supporting exquisite textured ice glass in a sophisticated Chevron patte...
Nickel
$341Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. From the 20th century; made of metal with embossed decoration and faceted glass pendants. Dimensions (height): 70 cm.
Metal
4th Floor Pendant by Paul De Haan for Jolina Lighting, Netherlands, 1990s
Located in Mortsel, BE
“4th Floor” pendant designed by Paul De Haan for Jolina Lighting, the Netherlands, dating from the 1990s. The fixture has a geometric Space Age composition built around a chrome str...
Metal, Chrome
$8,420 / item
Timeless Lighting Fixture
By Officina Ciani
Located in Milan, IT
This stylish and elegant timeless lighting fixture will bring a Classic look to your favorite sitting area. Featuring decorative laminated and hand-bent stainless steel leaves, the d...
Steel, Stainless Steel
"Aim" Pendant Lights by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Flos Lighting, Italy.
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of "Aim" pendant lights designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec and manufactured in Italy by Flos lighting. Aim puts height and space in perspective. Its suspended orientable lig...
Metal
Midcentury Pendant Lobby Light Brass and Opaline Lampshade, 1950s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant lights from the late 1950s, designed in the Art Deco style with an opaline lampshade Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, making it an iconic example ...
Brass
$1,023Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. Eight lights; metal frame with embossed decoration depicting plant motifs with crystal pendants. Fabric lampshades. Length: 82 cm.
Metal
$2,560Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Chandelier - 19th Century
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Chandelier - 19th Century. French; late 19th century; in gilded and embossed bronze. With crystal beads and pendants. Arms decorated with scrolls and vegetal motifs. Heigh...
Metal
Kalmar Pendant Light, Ice Glass and Chrome, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pendant lamp by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s. It is made of frosted glasses and chrome (or nickel) plated brass. One medium screw base bulb per light. The total drop can be altered to a...
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Midcentury Pendant Lobby Light Forget Metal and Opaline Lampshade
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant lights from the 1960s, designed by Massive Belgium with an opaline lampshade Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, making it an iconic example of midce...
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting
Located in Palermo, PA
This Murano glass pendant light dates from the 1970s and features a distinctive hat-shaped form in a beautiful warm beige tone. The glass is richly worked with a swirl striped patter...
Metal
Montera Biomorphic Pendant Light in ORB and Blown Glass
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The Montera Pendant features an undulating, biomorphic form atop a single-blown satin glass globe. This creates a flattering indirect overhead light—perfect for grouping over a kitch...
Brass
Montera Biomorphic Pendant Light in Brass and Blown Glass
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The Montera Pendant features an undulating, biomorphic form atop a single-blown satin glass globe. This creates a flattering indirect overhead light—perfect for grouping over a kitch...
Brass
$1,080 / item
Large Murano Pendant Lights by Kalmar, circa 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 6 Large Murano pendant lights designed by Kalmar, circa 1960s Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use. Each Pendant requires one E27 sta...
Brass
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Alley' by AGO 'Large - RAW' (Limited Edition)
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
'THE RAW' Collection - Limited Edition Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey...
Aluminum
Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Alley' by AGO 'Small - RAW' (Limited Edition)
By AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
'THE RAW' Collection - Limited Edition Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey...
Aluminum
Set of 3 Murano Glass Pendant Lights by Italian Lighting Company I3
By ITRE
Located in New York, NY
A lovely simple yet elegant set of three canister style hand blown glass pendant lights from Italian lighting company I3 and made in Murano, Italy, circa 1980. The pedants are hand b...
Murano Glass
Geurt van de Heg for Vandeheg Lighting Antique Brass Factory Pendant Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial hanging pendant lamp by Geurt van de Heg for Vandeheg Lighting, constructed in antique brass with a tiered, stepped shade profile and a clear teardrop glass globe. The wid...
Brass
Nemo Ilium Pendant Lighting in Chrome Glass & PC by Foster + Partners
By Foster + Partners
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pendant lamps with a diffused and dimmable light output. Fluorescent, halogen and LED sources, according to versions. Structure with inner diffuser in opal polymeric (pendant LED ver...
Chrome
English 2 Arm 1920's Brass Electrolier / Ceiling Pendant / Kitchen Lighting
Located in Southampton, GB
English 2 Arm Brass Electrolier / Ceiling Pendant. Ribbed holophane glass shades. Main arm can be extended / shortened if required . Decorative original ceiling rose and hook. Perfec...
Brass
Modern Marble Lighting Pendant 'Ray' by On.Entropy, in Translucent Marble
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
The Ray Pendant Light by on entropy design studio, is an exploration of light, material, and minimalism—carved from a single, seamless block of Greek Dionysos marble, and designed to...
Marble
Saturn Ball Murano Glass Pendant Lighting by Murano Due, Italy, 1990s
By Murano Due
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age saturn ball UFO ceiling pendant lighting lamp chandelier white opaline and cream beige stripe decor Murano glass by the italian designer editor manufactu...
Metal
Late 1960s Space Age Two-Tone Acrylic Globe Pendant by Massive
By Massive Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Produced by Belgian manufacturer Massive in the late 1960s, this globe pendant light features a two-tone acrylic construction — a smoked Gray upper hemisphere paired with a clear low...
Metal, Chrome
$426Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th-century Portuguese; made of wrought iron. Height: 58 cm.
Iron
$852Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; metal and glass. Dimensions: 47x37 cm.
Metal
$853Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; metal and glass. Dimensions: 40x28 cm.
Metal
$1,024Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; made of brass with eighteen lights. Dimensions: 86x77 cm
Metal
$682Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th-century Portuguese; made of mahogany wood with carvings. Height: 66 cm.
Metal
$682Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; in yellow brass decorated with winged figures and a braided cord. Height: 100 cm.
Brass
$2,048Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling lamp. Portuguese, from the early 1960s; made of metal and glass. Small. Dimensions: 23x43 cm.
Metal
$1,365Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. Dutch style; 20th century with six lights; made of brass. Length: 70 cm.
Metal
$852Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th-century Portuguese; Dutch style; in yellow metal. Curved arms with coils. Height: 68 cm.
Metal
$1,024Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th century Europe; made of metal; colored, grass-colored glass with foliage and grapes. Height: 64 cm
Metal
$852Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. French, 20th century; in bronze with a glass shade. Dimensions: 42x69 cm. Provenance: Ilda Mégre Casimiro Barbosa Bizarro Collection
Metal
Large White Glass Pendant light by Kalmar-Fazzoletto, Austria, 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning glass Pendant light by Kalmar -Name of this Serie: Fazzoletto , made in the 1970s Nice structured glass, beautifully refracting the light. High quality and in very good co...
Murano Glass
$682Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling lamp. 20th-century French; in bronze, porcelain, and glass decorated with floral motifs. Height: 110 cm. Provenance: Ilda Mégre Casimiro Barbosa Bizarro Collection
Metal
$853Sale Price|50% Off
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture
Located in Porto, PT
Lighting - Ceiling light fixture. 20th-century Portuguese; in gilded brass. Height: 90 cm
Metal
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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