Antique Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Tarporley, GB
#3860 Antique pharmacy pendant light. English 1910. Milk glass shade glass & ornate GEC gallery.
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Tarporley, GB
#3860 Antique pharmacy pendant light. English 1910. Milk glass shade glass & ornate GEC gallery.
Brass
Impressive Industrial Acid Washed Glass Library Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage, early 20th century, oversized and impressive, library or pharmacy pendant light features an acid washed glass shade with original patinated, spun steel fitter, canopy and ch...
Steel
Antique Vintage English Pharmacy Moonstone Opaline Glass Ceiling Pendant Light
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in Sale, GB
- A stunning antique moonstone opalescent glass pharmacy ceiling pendant, England circa 1920. - An incredibly elegant glass pendant light made in England by GEC - General Electric Co...
Copper
Early 20th Century Huge English Pharmacy Moonstone Glass Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Huge English Pharmacy Moonstone Glass Pendant Light Dimensions in inches: H 24” x W 16” x D 16” Age: Early 20th Century Origin: England Condition: Fair Overvi...
Glass
Antique Art Deco GEC Moonstone Pharmacy Opaline Glass Pendant Lamp, C.1920
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in London, GB
An incredibly elegant glass pendant light made in England by GEC - General Electric Company. c.1920 Very heavy duty moonstone glass shade of pressed form, with its original decora...
Copper
Industrial Frosted Holophane Glass Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, pharmacy pendant light features a half frosted glass, half fluted Holophane glass shade circa 1940s with open patinated brass fitter that is newly wired with 48in. of bra...
Brass
Art Deco Painted White Pressed Glass Pharmacy Pendants
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Art Deco, pressed and painted glass, pharmacy pendant lights with brass fitters are newly wired with 44 inches of brown, braided cloth cord to accept 150 watts each.
Brass
Set of Three Fancy Fluted Milk Glass Library, Pharmacy Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 3 fancy, fluted milk glass library / pharmacy pendant lights with matching copper plated fitters, chains and canopies.
Copper
Industrial Art Deco Milk Glass Cone Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, art deco, pharmacy pendant light features a milk glass cone shade with clear ridged bottom attached to a two-tone brass stem with ceiling canopy that ...
Brass
Pharmacy Show Globe
Located in New York, NY
This is a hanging Pharmacy Show Globe. Egg shape hand blown glass, ornate hardware and original bracket. These were filled with colored water and hung in pharmacies to represent the ...
Huge Early Pharmacy Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the largest flat milk glass shades we have ever offered. They rarely exceed 18 inches this striking example is 22 inches. It's crowned by a large turned metal fixture....
19th Century English Pharmacy Lights
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Pharmacy lights We are proud to offer a pair of mid-19th Century English fluted opaque moonstone glass shade. Supported by their original copper and brass gall...
Copper
Classic Flat Milk Glass Pharmacy Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
Original larger diameter milk glass disc shades are very hard to find. All these 16 inch shades are handblown so finding a matching set is difficult. This type of lamp was mainly use...
White Porcelain and Japanned Brass Pharmacy Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
We have a matching pair of this very rare early lamp. They may even be converted to electric from gas. They were found complete including the canopies. They measure 21 inches deep wi...
Brass
Matching Pair of Rare 1800s Pharmacy Gas Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
One of these lamps can be difficult to find but here is a matching pair. They have great detail including a large 18 inch tented milk glass shade and brass crown. The central milk gl...
Brass
Matching Pair of Classic Flat Milk Glass Pharmacy Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
Original larger diameter milk glass disc shades are very hard to find. All these 16 inch shades are handblown so finding a matching set is difficult. This type of lamp was mainly use...
Art Deco Pendant Lights
Located in Baltimore, MD
Sourced from an imperilled Baltimore pharmacy, the large pendant shade measures 17" H x 10" W, and is priced $695.00.
Iron
Industrial Milk Glass and Brass Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, pharmacy, pendant light features a peaked and contoured milk glass shade with patinated brass fitter, chain and canopy, is wired to accept up to a 200...
Brass
Art Deco Milk Glass and Brass Pharmacy Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art Deco, pharmacy pendant light features an elongated milk glass shade with brass fitter, 24 inches of chain and canopy is newly wired and can accept up to a 200 watt bulb.
Brass
Early 20th Century Prismatic Holophane Glass Globe Pharmacy Pendant
By Holophane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Outstanding, large, early 20th century, pharmacy pendant light features a 12 inch diameter, prismatic, Holophane glass globe shade with brass band suspended with 3 chains from a matc...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Pharmacy Moonstone Glass Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
19th century pharmacy moonstone glass pendant light We are proud to offer a mid-19th century English fluted opaque moonstone glass shade.
Copper
19th century pharmacy moonstone glass pendant light
Located in London, GB
19th century pharmacy moonstone glass pendant light A mid-19th century English fluted opaque moonstone glass shade.
Blown Glass
Sold
H 49 in W 35 in D 25.25 in
Greenfield Hill Pharmacy, Fairfield CT Large-Scale Bronze Pendant Fixture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Greenfield Hill Pharmacy, Fairfield CT large-scale bronze pendant fixture with eagle, An acanthus leaf decorated back with a scrolled projecting support for the animated eagl...
Bronze
Unique Double Pharmacy Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This double florescent lamp was cane out of a ornate 1930s pharmacy. The black or gold look is very unique with tilted tubes and carved milk glass shades. We have never seen another ...
Milk Glass Pharmacy Lights
Located in Baltimore, MD
These unusual cylindrical milk glass globes with concave bottoms suspend from original bronze finished steel hanging hardware. The lights were removed from a Baltimore city pharmacy....
Steel
Large Classic Milk Glass Pharmacy Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large showy early 20th century milk glass fixture. It was a classic style often found lighting fancy stores and Pharmacies of that era. The ornate shade has an impressive 1...
Pair of Classic Flat Milk Glass Pharmacy Lamps
Located in Peekskill, NY
Original larger diameter milk glass disc shades are very hard to find. All these oversize milk glass shades are handblown so there are slight differences. This type of lamp was mainl...
Collection of Classic Octagon Closed Bell Pendents
Located in Peekskill, NY
These are nice classic pendents. The shape is a closed bell in an octagon. The look is elegant and up scale. Its milk glass with a unique egg shell finish. It still uses the original...
Milk 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
$1,351 / 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
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1920s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass pendant light likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1920s. Dramatic patina; wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 21.0...
Brass
Dutch White Reeded Opaline and Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Dutch opaline glass pendant Brass top 2 meter black wire Weight : 1.85 kg / 4.1 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for inca...
Brass
British Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamps
Located in Amsterdam, NL
British opaline glass flush mount. Metal bulb holder with brass glass holder. White opaline glass Brass ceiling plate / wall plate : diameter 10 cm / 3.94 inches Weight: 0.90 kg / ...
Brass
Pair Of Art Nouveau Sconces In The Taste of WAS Benson
By Was Benson
Located in NANTES, FR
Pair of art nouveau wall lights circa 1900. In the style of Was Benson, in copper and brass. Floral tulip in opalescent glass. In perfect condition, electrified. Width: 12,5 cm Hei...
Brass, Copper
Antique Glass Alabaster Plafonnier Chandelier
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique glass alabaster plafonnier chandelier in great condition and with age related wear. Decorated brass ceiling cup with a brass finial on the bottom. Brass hanging chains. Bra...
Brass
$1,554
H 14.18 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Antique Vintage Edwardian Satin Opaline Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful satin glass church opaline ceiling pendant, circa 1910. - Incredible detail across the opaline and all original patinated copper gallery. - Rewired in braided flex and...
Copper
$1,405
H 24.02 in Dm 11.82 in
Antique Early 20th REVO Enamel Two-Tone Opaline Glass Pendant Light, C.1930
Located in London, GB
A large and early two-tone opaline glass pendant light made by REVO. c.1930 Two-tone blown and rolled glass shade - designed to illuminate a subject, whilst diffusing the bulb from ...
Enamel
A Suite of 6 Large Opaline Globe Bronze-Mounted Pendant Fixtures
Located in Montreal, QC
A 1920s bronze pendant light with a large white opal glass globe. The bronze fitter has a dark antique patina and is cast with decorated wreath and ribbon design, supported by a larg...
Bronze
Collection of Bronze and Hand-Blown Vaseline Glass Flush Mounts
Located in Peekskill, NY
I can't believe we have a collection of these amazing flush mount lamps. The 14 inch bronze ring is a heavy casting with layered decorative detail. The tipped hand blown vaseline gla...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light With Tassel
Located in Charleston, SC
Art Nouveau Opaline Pendant Light with Tassel This is an all original art nouveau light. The glass has a satin finish and is attractively shaped. Fitted with a tall brass gallery w...
Brass
$1,351
H 15.75 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Antique Vintage Copper Church Opaline Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautifully shaped opaline ceiling pendant with original gallery, England circa 1930. - Unusual shape to the glass shade, aged copper gallery with decorative detail and remnants ...
Copper
$2,041 / item
H 15.75 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Set Run Antique Vintage Church Opaline Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful set of satin opaline ceiling pendants with original galleries, England circa 1910. - Sourced from a beautiful chapel in Cornwall, a county on England’s rugged southwest...
Copper
$2,030 / item
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Set Antique Vintage Church Opaline Milk Glass Ceiling Pendants Light By Morco
Located in Sale, GB
-A wonderful set of Chapel opaline ceiling pendants by Morco, England circa 1920. -The opaline shades are of a classic design. Above the glass, a magnificent heavy cast bronze galle...
Bronze
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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