German Lusterweibchen Chandelier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Antique German Lusterweibchen carved and polychrome wood barmaid and antler chandelier. The German term “Lüsterweibchen” refers to the sculpture, while the lamp itself is categorized...
Wood
$262Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier, Chrome Metal & Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Chrome metal and glass ceiling lamp. Good Condition
Metal
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
Chandelier Bronze and Polychromy, 1940
Located in Marseille, FR
Stamped copper chandelier decorated with polychrome flowers. The copper is gilded, the chandelier includes 6 lights.
Sheet Metal
Impressive Art Deco Style Chandelier with Alabaster Bowls and Illuminated Cones
Located in Ulm, DE
This huge Art Deco style chandelier decorated for many years the staircase of the prestigious 5 star Grand Hotel ""Les Trois Rois" in Basel, Switzerland. A ceiling lamp of impressi...
Alabaster, Metal, Nickel
Antique Faux Bamboo Palm Leaf Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful rare and highly ornate polychrome painted Palm Tree Chandelier, in wrought iron.
Iron
Sabino Art Deco Lantern Chandelier Frosted Glass Nickeled Steel, France, 1920s
By Sabino Art Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful Sabino attribution Art Deco lantern chandelier, single socket, standard incandescnet bulb, wattage variable, hardwired, and ready for use. Frosted glass globe is free of ...
Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Art Deco Chandelier by Marius-Ernest Sabino, France 1930s, glass ball with chain
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in Ulm, DE
Step into the opulence of the 1930s with this extraordinary Art Deco chandelier by renowned French designer Marius Ernest Sabino. Crafted with impeccable precision, this statement pi...
Metal
Mediterranean Revival Wrought Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dekalb, IL
Mediterranean Revival chandelier with polychrome finish salvaged from a Masonic Lodge.
Metal
Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Porcelain and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique antique French Louis XVI style ormolu chandelier, mounted with porcelain flowers and rock crystal pendants. The chandelier is structured with a circular central frame, suspe...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
3-Arm Art Deco Style Chandelier with Alabaster Bowls and Illuminated Cones
Located in Ulm, DE
For many years, this Art Deco Style chandelier adorned the corridors of the prestigious 5-star Grand Hotel "Les Trois Rois" in Basel, Switzerland. The ceiling lamp has a diameter o...
Alabaster, Metal, Nickel
15-Arm Art Deco Style Chandelier with Alabaster Bowls and Illuminated Cones
Located in Ulm, DE
For many years, this Art Deco Style chandelier adorned the entrance to the Art Deco suite of the prestigious 5-star Grand Hotel "Les Trois Rois" in Basel, Switzerland. The ceiling ...
Alabaster, Metal, Nickel
Important Wrought Iron Chandelier with Blue Blown Glass, Art Deco, France
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We present to you an exceptional chandelier, a centerpiece of the Art Deco style, perfectly combining forged iron and blue blown pâte de verre. This chandelier, with its elegant an...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Art Deco Chandelier Lamp in Nickeled Brass with big Glass Plate, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Exquisite 1930s French Art Deco Nickel-Plated Ceiling Lamp with Glass Plate Illuminate your dining space with this stunning French Art Deco ceiling lamp, a true masterpiece from the...
Brass
Important gilded bronze and blown glass chandelier, Muller Frères, France, 1920
By Muller Fres Luneville, Muller Frères
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
We are pleased to present an important and exceptional chandelier created by the renowned Muller Frères Lunéville workshop, a true masterpiece of French Art Deco. Crafted in the 19...
Bronze
Very Large Antique Baccarat Overlay Glass Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
The polychrome accents in this chandelier suggest it was crafted specifically for the Indian market.
Glass
Gilt Metal and Tole Cherub Motif Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Very nice quality French mid century gilt metal and tole cherub motif chandelier with polychrome painted flowers, working and ready to hang and install.
Metal
Italian Florentine Tole Flower Chandelier, Gilt Iron, circa 1950
Located in Hannover, DE
This remarkable piece combines delicate hand-shaped iron craftsmanship, elegant gilt details and a beautifully preserved original polychrome painted finish. The chandelier is a wond...
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Chandelier in Wrought Iron and Blown Glass, Muller Frères, France, 1920
By Muller Frères, Muller Fres Luneville
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Art Deco Chandelier in Wrought Iron and Blown Glass by Muller Frères Lunéville, France, Circa 1920. We are pleased to offer you an exceptional chandelier, emblematic of Art Deco, si...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
$3,623Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Architectural Italian Baroque Revival Giltwood 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-carved entirely in wood and retaining its original polychrome and gilt surface, the chandelier displays pronounced dimensional carving and finely articulated detailing throughout.
Metal
1920's American Tudor Revival Open Lantern
By CHANDELIER
Located in Denver, CO
1920's American open lantern featuring suggestions of Tudor revival scrolls and shield appliques. A central single medium base socket illuminates each of the four strap arms. We ha...
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Six-Light Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant early 20th-century Italian Florentine chandelier, dating from circa 1920, beautifully crafted in carved and turned wood with a warm gilt finish and subtle deep red polychrome...
Metal
Monumental Venetian Murano Colored and Clear Glass 9 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Unusual and very Rare Antique Venetian Polychrome Murano glass Nine Light Chandelier in Colored and Clear Blown Glass with Extensive Foliate and Floral Ornament A monumen...
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Lüsterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Rare late 19th-century carved wooden Lüsterweibchen chandelier with four lights and original polychrome finish.
Metal, Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Ormolu, Opaline Glass, and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
The middle section of the chandelier is composed of a large circular gilt bronze frame, suspended on heavy chains, also adorned with inset faceted crystals and mounted with alternati...
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Chandeliers, Black, 2000s — Giovanni Dalla Fina
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Add this rare black glass and polychrome murrine chandelier pair to your lighting collection today.
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
A French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze & Bleu 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French Late 19th–Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Polychrome Six-Light Chandelier. The charming ovoid gilt-bronze urn-form body is decorated with a banded flo...
Metal, Bronze
1970s Polychrome Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in IT
Brutalist-style glass and brass ceiling light, designed with a shell-like form. At the center stands a large red glass element, framed by a patinated brass ring. The entire structure...
Brass
$1,778Sale Price|20% Off
Sciolari Cyclone Lamp
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing Sciolari chandelier.
Aluminum
Set of four Spirali ceiling lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Candle, 1970s
By Candle, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Set of four Spirali pendants, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Candle in 1974. The Spirali ceiling lamps have a chrome-plated steel structure, which is as elastic like a spring, a...
Metal
Art Deco Ceiling Lamp with a Square Shaped Frosted Glass, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
A timeless piece of French Art Deco design, this square ceiling lamp from the 1930s offers both simplicity and elegance. Its frosted, textured glass shade is perfectly framed by a br...
Brass
Modernist Art Deco Ceiling Lamp with Thick Glass and Chrome Finish, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Embodying the bold elegance of the modernist movement, this exceptional 1930s Art Deco ceiling lamp blends sleek geometry with high-quality materials to create a timeless centerpiece...
Metal
Chrome pendants with glass plates by Julius Teododor Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pendants, chromed bronze structure with Murano glass plates, by Julius Teododor Kalmar (1884-1968). Austria, CIRCA 1950.
Bronze
Chrome pendant by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti, Livio Castiglioni
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Chrome pendant No. 6505 designed by Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni and produced by Stilnovo Milano in the 1970s. The condition of this pendant is very good. The diameter of the l...
Metal
Chrome and Red Milieu Pendant by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup, 1970s
By Jo Hammerborg, Fog & Mørup
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Milieu pendant designed by Jo Hammerborg that –like many of his designs– has a sculptural quality. Fog & Mørup issued this special edition of Milieu in the 1970s as part of t...
Metal
DIM Ceiling Lamp by O-Luce Alluminium Metal Italy 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling lamp with reflected light, chromed metal, enamelled aluminum.
Metal, Aluminum
Chinoiserie Art Deco Period Polychromed Wrought Iron Pendant Chandelier Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinoiserie art deco period polychromed wrought iron pendant chandelier lantern, the canopy issuing an abstracted calligraphic form holding two chains from which are suspended a colu...
Iron
Large Membrana Pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique hand-blown glass pendant by Italian glass artist Toni Zuccheri. The pendant is part of the Membrana series from circa 1966-1968. This extra large globe from Murano glass is su...
Metal
Pendant by Accolay, Patinated Copper and Multicolored Fractal Resin Medallions
By D'accolay, Accolay Pottery
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Suspension / Chandelier by the Potters of Accolay in Patinated Copper and Multicolored Fractal Resin Medallions, Circa 1970. This exceptional chandelier by the famous Potters of Acc...
Metal, Copper
French Arte Deco Patinated Brass Clear Glass Eight-Sided Lantern, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Elegant, tall Arte Deco patinated brass and glass eight-sided lantern, France late 1930s, with a central three-light candelabra cluster and eight clear glass panels. The lantern is i...
Brass
Art Deco Style Plafonnier Ceiling Lamp with Alabaster Bowl
Located in Ulm, DE
For many years, this Art Deco Style Plafonnier Ceiling Lamp adorned the corridors of the prestigious 5-star Grand Hotel "Les Trois Rois" in Basel, Switzerland. The metal frame of t...
Alabaster, Metal, Nickel
Group of two Lamps Chromed Metal Glass, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Group of three ceiling lamps, chromed metal and glass.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp, Blown Glass & Aluminum, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling lamp, blown glass cylinder, chromed aluminum, methacrylate band.
Aluminum
Set of four Mid Century Pendant Fixtures with Spherical Milk Glass Globes
By Kurt Versen
Located in Surrey, BC
Set of eight pendant fixtures with spherical milk glass globes and satin chrome finished fittings. The eight-inch stems are currently in a short, flush mount style. However, the stem...
Metal
Italian Florentine Polychrome Tole Floral Five-Light Chandelier, circa 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative Italian Florentine chandelier with an elaborate arrangement of hand-painted metal flowers, leaves and curling stems in red, blue, yellow, green and soft cream tones. The ...
Tôle
Baroque wooden chandelier with gilded polychromy
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Unique Baroque wooden chandelier from 1850, gilded and polychromed. Fully functional chandelier, complete (no missing parts).
Other
Ca'Rezzonico Blown Murano Glass 6 Arms Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Palazzo Ca'Rezzonico has a remarkable chandelier with polychrome glass in floral shapes from Giuseppe Briani's Murano glassworks, made in the mid-18th century.
Murano Glass
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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