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Red Tole Chandelier

Antique Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French circa 1920's painted tole chandelier with gilt details with 5 candelabra lights
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Vintage 1920s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Antique Red Tole Chandelier
Antique Red Tole Chandelier
$8,800
H 27 in Dm 21.25 in
French Painted Red Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's French painted tole and gilt bronze chandelier. Measurements: Drop: 25
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Vintage 1950s Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of Painted Red Tole Chandeliers in Leaf Motif
Located in Washington, DC
French, 1950 delicately carved leaf motif chandelier which is painted with gilt bronze and red
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

A Late 19th Century Whimsical Red and Gold Tole Pagoda Chandelier
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1880 A rare late nineteenth century red tole chandelier, in whimsical Chinoiserie
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Antique Late 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950
Located in Antwerp, BE
Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950 A striking vintage tole chandelier with three
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950
Red Neoclassical Tole Chandelier, Europe, ca. 1950
$2,213 / set
H 15.75 in Dm 15.75 in
French Empire Style GIlt Bronze and Red Painted tole Swan Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A unique and spectacular French Empire-style gilt bronze and red-painted tole chandelier featuring
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Bronze, Tôle

Wonderful Tole Rock Crystal Baguès Red Trim 6-Light Petite Chandelier Fixture
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful tole rock crystal and faceted tear drop crystal Baguès style, red trim 6 candelabra
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Mid-20th Century Italian Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Tôle

Wonderful Beaded Crystal Red Tole Gilt Pagoda Lantern Pendent Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful beaded crystal drop and red tole with gold gilt pagoda / lantern form pendant
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20th Century Italian Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Italian Tole Red & Gilt Decorative Foliage Fruit Basket Shaded Chandelier 20th C
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian tole red and black paint decorated six light chandelier with central urn foliage gilt fruit
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tin, Wire

French 1940s Art Deco Chandelier
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic brass and red-painted tole chandelier, with six lights. Height indicated below is without
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Metal

French 1940s Art Deco Chandelier
French 1940s Art Deco Chandelier
$4,068
H 20.48 in Dm 27.56 in

Recent Sales

Pair of Red/Gilt Tole 5 Light Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of red and gilt tole five light chandeliers with gilt pierced urn form center.
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Tole Three-Light Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Red tole-painted three-light chandelier in the chinoiserie style. Freshly rewired for USA.
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Spanish Red Tole Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
A Spanish Baroque style red tole five-light chandelier.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

Red Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2538 A red tole bamboo five light chandelier having a capiz shell shade. keyword search
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Red Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1900 French painted tole chandelier with glass hurricanes. Available at our showroom at 241
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Red Painted Tole Chandelier
Red Painted Tole Chandelier
H 29.5 in Dm 18.5 in
Italian Beaded Red Drops Tole Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights, bulb holders in wood. Gold gilt tole metal. Macaroni beaded swags with tiny
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Vintage 1930s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Tole and Alabaster chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Red painted tole four-arm chandelier with a large polished alabaster egg-form knob.
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Vintage 1930s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Alabaster, Tôle

ON SALE Red Faux Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-2538 Red tole faux bamboo 5 light chandelier with capiz shell shades ON SALE Regular price
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Mid-Century Red Faux Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Bellport, NY
frame is metal (tole) with an oriental red lacquer finish. Tulip form cups hold six white candle
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Vintage 1950s British Chinese Chippendale Chandeliers and Pendants

A French Empire Red Tole Ring Form Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire red tole ring form chandelier. The round body suspended from 3 lengths of chain and
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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Painted tole chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A painted red tole four light chandelier
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Painted tole chandelier
Painted tole chandelier
H 33 in Dm 22 in
18th Century Italian Tole and Wood Chandelier Silver Blue Red Candleholder
Located in Milano, MI
leaf shaped iron tole with a central ivory, blue and red color painted wood stem decorated with six
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tôle

Vintage English Red Tole Six-Light Chandelier with Chinoiserie Gold Color Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage English red tole six-light chandelier. This English chandelier from the mid 20th century
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Tôle

Vintage Italian Tole Floral Chandelier With Red Roses & Leaves
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency tole floral chandelier with red roses and leaves . Original ceiling cap. Made in
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Vintage Red Italian Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Tole Metal Pagoda Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous vintage red painted Italian faux bamboo tole metal chandelier. Item features a unique
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Vintage 1940s Italian Chinese Chippendale Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Vintage Red Italian Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Tole Metal Pagoda Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous vintage red painted Italian faux bamboo tole metal chandelier. Item features a unique
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Vintage 1940s Italian Chinese Chippendale Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron

Chippendale Style Red Tole Painted Faux Bamboo Pagoda Chandelier, 8 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Wonderful and just in time for the holidays! This is a Regency style red tole painted faux bamboo
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Chippendale Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Vintage 1940's French Empire Style Red Tole Metal Brass Chandelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
curvaceous arms, pineapple bottom, and glamorous red tole metal accents. This fixture would look lovely in a
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Vintage 1940s Spanish Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Red Tole Four Arms Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Red Tole Four Arms Fixture Featuring hand-painted neoclassical decoration
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Red Foliate Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2529 Beautifully detailed foliate chandelier
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tôle

Red Foliate Chandelier
Red Foliate Chandelier
H 21 in Dm 20 in
Regency Style Italian Tole Red Pagoda & Gilt Tassel 4 Arm Chandelier - 6 lights
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a charming chandelier! It is a regency style red tole pagoda form fixture. It has four arms
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Late 20th Century Italian Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Red Bamboo Pagoda
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2530 Pagoda red 3 lite fixture
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Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tôle

Red Bamboo Pagoda
Red Bamboo Pagoda
H 15 in Dm 13 in
A Six Light French Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A six light French Empire style chandelier, the red tole body in the form of a ring suspended from
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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants

1960s Regency Style Italian Red Tole Pagoda Inspired Lantern Form Chandelier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an regency style Italian red tole pagoda inspired lantern form chandelier. It dates to the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Lanterns

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Metal

Silver-Plate Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Silver plate Bouillotte table lamp with red tole painted shade. Holds two chandelier size light
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Early 20th Century Table Lamps

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Silver Plate, Tin

Italian Tole Ware Painted Chandelier with Red Roses 5 Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Tole ware painted chandelier with Red Roses 5 Light. Diameter 25.9" - 66 cm. Height
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Tôle

Vintage 1960s Pagoda Red Metal Tole Chinoiserie Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage 1960s red and gold metal tole pagoda double tier chandelier. Take one bulb
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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

1950's Italian Hand Painted Red Cherry Tole Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
A charming 1950's Italian tole chandelier, the leaves and branches twist around the arms of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Wonderful Vaughan Red Gilt Hand Painted Tole Pagoda Chinoiserie Chandelier
By Vaughan Designs
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vaughan Designs STYLE Red Gilt Hand Painted Tole Pagoda Form Chinoiserie / Umbrella
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20th Century Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Wonderful Red Pierced Lantern Chandelier Quatrefoil Frosted Glass Tole Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
This Wonderful red lantern chandelier has the whimsical Quatrefoil pattern pierced throughout the
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Vintage 1960s Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

Wonderful Pagoda Tole Red Gold Painted 12 Lights Chandelier Chinese Chippendale
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pagoda tole red & gold painted 12 lights chandelier in Chinese Chippendale style
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20th Century Chinese Chippendale Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Wonderful Vintage Pagoda Red Enamel Rock Crystal Pendant Chandelier Tole Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Vintage red enamel pagoda and rock crystal pendant chandelier with four lights, three up and one in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants

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Rock Crystal, Metal

20th Century Italian Floral Green Painted Metal Chandelier Four-Light
Located in Milano, MI
its green foliage, hand painted red flowers, this lovely Italian tôle chandelier will bring a romantic
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

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Iron, Tôle

Red Tole Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Red Tole Chandelier with shade; five light
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Red Tole Chandelier
Red Tole Chandelier
H 20 in Dm 16 in
Red tole chandelier
Located in Boston, MA
A decorative 4 light bell shaped red tole chandelier with small diamond shaped tassels. Needs
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Red tole chandelier
Red tole chandelier
H 35 in Dm 18 in
French Directoire Style Red Tole Chandelier, Circa 1920's
Located in Lake Forest, IL
French Directoire Style Red Tole Chandelier, Circa 1920's
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tôle

Early 20thc Red Tole Chandelier With Ram Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
EARLY 20thC RED TOLE CHANDELIER WITH RAM HEADS AN ATLANTA RESOURCE FOR FINE ANTIQUES
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Pair Red Tole Chandeliers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair delightful Italian red with gold tole chandeliers.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tôle

Exceptional Italian Red Tole 9 Light Chandelier
Located in Natchez, MS
Early 19th c. Red Tole Chandelier with original finish. 9 lights. exceptional size and condition.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tin

RED Tole Crystal Neoclassical Chandelier Ceiling mount Fixture
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a red tole chandelier or ceiling mount chain fixture with classic neo-classical
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Vintage 1940s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Two Pair Italian Tole Wall Sconces
Located in Natchez, MS
came from the same room as the red tole chandelier listed also on our page.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Tin

Red Faux Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual eight arm red faux bamboo tole chandelier, very Hollywood Regency.
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Red Tole Gilt Three-Arm Chandelier with Tole Shades
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English red tole gilt three-arm chandelier with tole shades Brand new wiring.
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Antique 19th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Tôle

Possibly Jansen Tole and Crystal Red and Green Chandelier
By Maison Jansen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Possibly Jansen tole and crystal red and green chandelier.
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Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Tôle

19thC FRENCH RED TOLE 4 ARM OVAL CHANDELIER
Located in Atlanta, GA
19thC FRENCH RED TOLE 4 ARM OVAL CHANDELIER
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Antique 19th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Tole Red, White, and Blue French Chandelier with Arrow Motifs
Located in High Point, NC
A fanciful Napoleonic-style red, white, and blue tole 6-arm chandelier with ribbon and arrow motifs
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20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

A Chinoserie Style Red Tole Peinte Six Light Chandelier
Located in Riverdale, NY
the hexagonal pagoda formed lantern centering a bouquet issuing six S-scrolling arms each hung with faceted ruby glass drops ending in a foliate drip-pan fitted for electricity
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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Hanging Beaded Red Tole Fixture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A delightful beaded red lantern chandelier in excellent condition.
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Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants

French Empire Style Red Tole Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
A French Empire Style Chandelier in painted red tole with six arms with gilded bronze swan motifs
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass, Metal

French Red Painted Tole Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Early 19th century French painted chandelier with gold decoration and matching canopy and original
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

Twelve-Light Red Tole and Gold Chandelier with Matching Lampshades
Located in Houston, TX
Two-tiered English tole chandelier with gold detail, including the chain holding the three levels
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Early 20th Century English Country Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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Ceramic, Porcelain

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LU Louis Sconce AS
$1,550 / item
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Rosso Wall Mirror
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Located in Milan, IT
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

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Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
$1,210 / item
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
'Skyline' Brass Chandelier by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
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Brass

'Skyline' Brass Chandelier by Folkform for Örsjö
'Skyline' Brass Chandelier by Folkform for Örsjö
$4,600 / item
H 14.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
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Brass

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Bauges French Mid-Century Metal and Murano Glass Bird Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Queens, NY
French mid-century (1940s) red and white painted metal 10 arm chandelier with Murano glass bird in center with canopy. (Attributed to BAGUES).  
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Pair of Italian Murano Glass Pendants in Pearl Optic Brass Mounted, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A lovely pair of Murano glass globe pendants in pearl optic, brass mounts, chain and canopy, Italy, 1960s. These beautiful and rare pendants look really like a big pearl hanging from...
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Sculptural Swedish Modern Floor Lamp with Table & Turned Orb Arm, Late 1930s
Located in The Hague, NL
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Beech, Birch, Elm

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Unique 19th Century French Shop Sign with a Grouse
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Metal

Pair of Painted Tole Sconces
Pair of Painted Tole Sconces
$4,200 / set
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Large French Bronze Lantern
$3,800
H 28 in W 20 in D 19 in
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Glass

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$3,600
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Red Tole Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the red tole chandelier you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, tôle and stone, every red tole chandelier was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect red tole chandelier — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A red tole chandelier, designed in the Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Red Tole Chandelier?

The average selling price for a red tole chandelier at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $675 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.

Questions About Red Tole Chandelier
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A tole chandelier refers to a type of chandelier that is painted metal, often fashioned to look like greenery and flowers, similar to folk art. Tole chandeliers tend to have a base color of cream, white or gold that seamlessly pairs with a wide range of home décor styles. Shop a selection of vintage and contemporary chandeliers on 1stDibs.