$19,825 / item
Anna Karlin Findings Light
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
A perfect cylinder sits alongside a handblown glass orb and a glass teardrop within a perforated metal shade.
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Hollywood Regency Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Ball Form Swan Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The chandelier centers on a spherical patinated bronze body adorned with gilt bronze stars and a central flame finial at the top, representing illumination and energy. From the orb e...
Bronze
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
Tom Dixon Minimal Large Blue Copper Pendant Light, Limited Edition
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Copper is transformed into unapologetic orbs of pure color. No longer in production / limited edition.
Acrylic
French Circa 1900 Bronze and Oversized Quartz Crystal Chandelier
Located in North Miami, FL
Monumental lower finial orb in rock crystal. This is a stunning and rare fixture.
Quartz, Bronze
Rare Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1958. An oval glass orb is caged by enameled rods throughout the body of this pendant.
Steel, Brass, Aluminum
Mid Century Style Sputnik Lamp, Murano Glass and Brass Italian Chandelier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
An impressive and very large Sputnik chandelier made of clear Murano glass shards and brass rods fixed to a central brass lacquered orb. Bulbs are coming from the brass rods ends and...
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier with Delicate White Shades and Gilded Accents from 20th
Located in Villaverla, IT
The chandelier features a beautifully balanced design, with a central stem crafted from clear Murano glass, punctuated by delicately formed orbs and textures. Radiating outwards are ...
Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
1950's New Old Stock Pineapple Shaped Pendant Lamps - Small Batch Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the pineapple shaped glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Listing is for one lamp.
Steel
'Drops 3 Piece' by Marc Wood. Handmade Brass Ring Lamps, Opal Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
The modular collection is comprised of whitened crystal glass orbs, fastened to delicate brass rings. The rings can be hung as singular pieces or in cluster formation of to creat...
Brass
'Drops Pendant Small' by Marc Wood. Handmade Brass Ring Lamps, Opal Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
The modular collection is comprised of whitened crystal glass orbs, fastened to delicate brass rings. The rings can be hung as singular pieces or in cluster formation of to creat...
Brass
'Drops Pendant Large' by Marc Wood. Handmade Brass Ring Lamps, Opal Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
The modular collection is comprised of whitened crystal glass orbs, fastened to delicate brass rings. The rings can be hung as singular pieces or in cluster formation of to creat...
Brass
'Drops 5 Piece' by Marc Wood. Handmade Brass Ring Lamps, Opal Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
The modular collection is comprised of whitened crystal glass orbs, fastened to delicate brass rings. The rings can be hung as singular pieces or in cluster formation of to creat...
Brass
1950's New Old Stock Striped Mottled Pineapple Shaped Pendant Lamps
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the pineapple shaped glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Listing is for one lamp.
Art Glass
1950's New Old Stock Striped Mottled Cylinder Pendant Lamps - Single Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the striped glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Listing is for one lamp.
Metal
1950's New Old Stock Clear Barrel Pendant Lamps - Good Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the clear glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Listing is for one lamp.
Art Glass
1950's New Old Stock Mottled Light Tint Barrel Pendant Lamps - Quantity Availabl
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the mottled and tinted glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Listing is for one lamp.
Metal
1950's New Old Stock Clear Mottled Cylinder Pendant Lamps - Unique Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The gallery tops are original Bakelite (self insulated) and simply screw into the mottled glass orb. Each lamp has been cleaned and restored. Each lamp is individually wired with new...
Art Glass
Stylish French Art Deco Six-Light Chrome Chandelier with Stacked Glass Spheres
By Jacques Adnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shimmering and stylish French Art Deco six-light chrome chandelier with stacked glass spheres; attributed to Jacques Adnet; the central supports of graduated glass orbs all emanati...
French 1950's Four Arm Chandelier in Copper & Turquoise Aluminum
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual chandelier from early 1950's France in copper (as opposed to the usual brass) and Guariche style articulating turquoise enameled aluminum diabolo cones emanating from a centr...
Aluminum, Copper
Italian Gold Murano Glass and Satin Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Plainview, NY
An Italian Murano glass Sputnik chandelier, each of the 40, 16 inch triangular spokes of clear glass infused with actual gold dust radiating from a satin brass orb suspended from a m...
14k Gold
Modernist Brass Starburst Chandelier w/ Clear, Smoked & Graphite Glass Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
It features an abundance of handblown Murano glass obelisks in translucent, smoked and graphite hues exploding from a central orb. The fixture attaches to the ceiling via a cylindric...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Antique French Ball Form Gilt Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Four gilt bronze swan-form arms project outward from the orb, each supporting crystal bobeches fitted with candle-form lights.
Crystal, Bronze
Kadur Drizzle 19 Bundle Blown Glass Chandelier for Foyer or Entryway by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass Pendant Measures: 6" The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Kadur Drizzle Blown Glass Kitchen Islands, Bars, or Hallways Pendant by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass Pendant Measures: 6" DIA The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Mid-Century Murano, Six Light Spheroid Chandelier by Dino Martens
By Dino Martens
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good quality mid-century Murano six light spheroid chandelier by Dino Martens (1894-1970); the long shaft of stacked glass orbs above a spheroid body emanating six scrolled arms; o...
Modernist Polished Brass Sputnik w/ Handblown Murano Translucent Orbital Points
Located in New York, NY
It features a spherical body in lustrous polished brass with an abundance of spokes emanating outwards capped with orbital translucent glass points. These orbs alternate between plai...
Brass
Nimbus 19 Blown Glass Pendant Chandelier for Foyer or Entryway by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nimbus pendant is a smooth blown glass orb with a subtle dimpled surface. Whether you want individual pendants, or a multi-pendant chandelier, you may customize your fixture with...
Glass
Large Bronze Chandelier in the Rococo Manner
Located in London, GB
A large ornate bronze chandelier in the Rococo manner with a highly ornate bulbous stem terminating in a large flattened orb and from which the twelve scrolling, acanthus clad branch...
Bronze
Giant 60-Arm Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant Sputnik chandelier with 60 arms radiating from a central orb. Finished in oil rubbed bronze. 30 arms with lights and 30 arms with metal balls.
Brass, Iron
Nimbus 22 Blown Glass Pendant Chandelier for Dining Room or Kitchen by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass pendant measures: 5"/6"/7" The Nimbus pendant is a smooth blown glass orb with a subtle dimpled surface. Whether you want individual pendants, or a multi-pendant chandelier,...
Glass
Handcrafted Moroccan Gilt Metal Pendant, North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gilt metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa.
Metal
Mid-Century "Medusa" Chandelier Attributed to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Norwalk, CT
A masterpiece of Atomic Age design, this chandelier is perfectly crafted for optimal impact, with 16 gooseneck-style arms emanating from a central brass orb. Each arm can be independ...
Metal, Brass
$5,987Sale Price|50% Off
Grand Saturno Pendant Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A very large, luxurious, artist made chandelier composed of two 40" dark smoked glass elements and two polished brass half orbs. 20 light sources which make a sun pattern when l...
Brass
Kadur Drizzle Blown Glass Kitchen Islands, Bars, or Hallways Pendant by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass pendant measures: 7" Dia The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Kadur Frost 19 Bundle Blown Glass Chandelier for Foyer or Entryway by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UL listed. The center orb of each Kadur frost pendant is frosted, and encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Kadur Drizzle Blown Glass Kitchen Islands, Bars, or Hallways Pendant by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass Pendant Measures: 8" Dia The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
$9,750 / item
Anna Karlin Arc Light
By Anna Karlin
Located in New York, NY
Comprised of a beautifully tapered arc held in perfect balance by a white glass orb and our signature large plumb weight. Available in brushed brass, antique brass and satin black (...
Steel
French 1950s Googie Atomic Chandelier
By M. Kobis & R. Lorence 1, M. Kobis & R. Lorens
Located in Hanover, MA
Red and black enameled cast aluminium 'nucleus' orb with five curved arms radiating like protons and electrons spinning around an atom.
Aluminum
Modernist Brass Snowflake Chandelier with 24-Karat Gold Hand Blown Murano Globes
Located in New York, NY
It features an organic branch-like form in brass capped at each of the ends with hand blown Murano glass orbs of varying diameters replete with an abundance of 24-karat gold flecks.
Gold, Brass
Kadur Frost 19 Blown Glass Mixed Size Foyer or Entryway Chandelier by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UL listed. The center orb of each Kadur Frost pendant is frosted, and encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Modernist Polished Nickel & Faceted Rock Crystal Chandelier with Quartz Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
The polished nickel rods, extending from a spherical oil rubbed bronze center, culminate in White quartz obelisks, faceted crystal spherical and torus forms, and dappled oil rubbed b...
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Nickel
$1,575 / item
1950's Large Bullicante Smoked Glass Barrel Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The molten clear glass orb is hot rolled rapidly infusing air bubbles into the cooling glass.
Glass
1950's Large Bullicante Glass Pendant Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The molten clear glass orb is hot rolled rapidly infusing air bubbles into the cooling glass.
Glass
$1,300 / item
1950's Large Bullicante Smoked Glass Pendant Lamp
Located in Hook, Hampshire
The molten clear glass orb is hot rolled rapidly infusing air bubbles into the cooling glass.
Glass
Kadur Frost 22 Blown Glass Chandelier for Dining Room or Kitchen by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UL listed. The center orb of each Kadur Frost pendant is frosted, and encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Modernist Chrome and Hand Blown Murano Glass Triedre Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
It features a spherical central orb with an abundance of translucent hand blown Murano crystals extending outwards.
Chrome
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Smoked Bronze Glass and Polished Brass Sputnik
Located in New York, NY
It features an abundance of circular glass shades with an imprinted starburst patter in relief connected to cylindrical polished brass rods emanating from a central orb in the same m...
Brass
Modernist Starburst Chandelier with Clear, Smoked and Graphite Glass Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
It features an abundance of hand blown Murano glass obelisks in translucent, smoked and graphite hues exploding from a central orb. The fixture attaches to the ceiling via a cylindri...
Brass
Murano Glass Triedre Chrome Sputnik Chandelier with 24-Carat White Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handblown Murano glass Sputnik chandelier offers an abundance of Triedre crystals- each replete with a profusion of 24-carat white gold flecks- emanating from a centra...
Gold, Chrome
Kadur Drizzle 22 Mixed Blown Glass Dining Room or Kitchen Chandelier by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UL listed. The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
Kadur Drizzle 19 Mixed Blown Glass Foyer or Entryway Chandelier by Shakuff
By Shakuff Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UL listed. The center orb of each Kadur pendant is filled with drizzled glass fibers, which are then encased within a pristine, outer glass sphere.
Metal
$6,275 / item
Calyx Chandelier
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
Fabricated in brass and shown in our ORB finish, but may be made in any of our six in-house metal finishes or 36 in-house enamel colors (all shown in final images).
Brass, Enamel
$13,875Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Fedele Papagni Five Arm Articulating Pendants
By Fedele Papagni, Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
From a suspended central orb extend five multi-position adjustable arms with articulating shades.
Aluminum, Brass
Modernist Handblown Murano Smoked Bronze Glass and Polished Brass Sputnik
Located in New York, NY
It features an abundance of circular glass shades with an imprinted starburst patter in relief connected to cylindrical polished brass rods emanating from a central orb in the same m...
Brass
Modernist Polished Brass Chandelier with Handblown Murano Topaz Discs
Located in New York, NY
It features an abundance of polished brass rods emanating from a central orb that culminate in handblown Murano discs in translucent topaz glass with opaque centers.
Brass
French Belle Époque style gold ormolu and blue detail nine light chandelier
Located in London, GB
The nine ormolu branches are decorated with delicate foliate motifs and feature a dark blue orb at the centre surmounted by an ormolu filial in the shape of a flaming torch.
Bronze
Modernist Polished Chrome Chandelier with Handblown Murano Black and White Discs
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
The chandelier features an abundance of rods in polished chrome extending outwards from a central orb, which culminate in alternating handblown black and white with translucent perim...
Nickel
Monumental 10 Light Fresnel Sunflower Chandelier by Dirk van der Kooij
By Dirk Vander Kooij
Located in Culver City, CA
But what truly sets this chandelier apart are the circular black balls nestled at its core, reminiscent of the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop. These unique orbs, resembling beautifully...
Plastic
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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