Large and Beautiful Late 19th Century Russian Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large and beautiful late 19th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty-light Russian Empire style chandelier. With two tiers, each fitted with interior lights, typical Empire bronze...
Crystal, Bronze
Exceptional 19th Century Bronze and Crystal Russian Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Seven Light Russian Empire Style Drop Crystal Chandelier The beautiful crown with a frosted etched crystal ball and dome, abo...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Russian Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Russian Empire style gilt bronze chandelier by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features thirty-six lights and a crown decorated with 12 leaves and a pine-cone, from which large chains ar...
Bronze
Antique Russian Empire Style Bronze Opaline Glass and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique (early 20th century) gilt bronze, opaline glass and crystal chandelier in the Russian Empire style with nine lights.
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Russian Empire Style Baccarat Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Basket Eighteen Light Baccarat Crystal Chandelier In the Russian Empire Style. Six perimeter lights shaped as torches and twelve int...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Baltic Russian Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Faux Lapis 12-Light Chandelier
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in New York, NY
Vintage chandelier in the Baltic Russian or Swedish empire style, finely crafted from gilt bronze with faux lapis lazuli candle holders and assorted crystal pendants.
Metal
Russian Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Empire style chandelier with crystal beads and spears. Gilt finish. 8 lights.
19th Century Russian Empire Style Chandelier with Gilt Bronze and 5 Arms
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional 19th century Russian Empire style gilt bronze chandelier with 5 arms.
Bronze
Russian Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large twenty-four light basket chandelier in the Russian Empire taste hung with faceted crystal pendants, buttons and beads, having a gold finished frame, curving upper corona, centr...
Crystal, Bronze
Russian Style Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large twenty-four light basket chandelier in the Russian Empire taste hung with faceted crystal pendants, buttons and beads, having a gold finished frame, curving upper corona, centr...
Crystal, Bronze
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H 55.99 in Dm 39.02 in
Large Russian Style Chandelier in the 18th Century Empire Neoclassical Manner
Located in Bagshot, GB
A large and very impressive eight-branch Chandelier in the late century Empire neoclassical manner with fine ormolou, green glass and crystal branches, pendants and drops, mid-20th c...
Crystal, Ormolu
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H 35 in W 26 in D 26 in
A Very Fine & Wonderful Baltic French 8 Light Dore Bronze & Malachite Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Very Fine & Wonderful French Baltic 8 Light, Dore Bronze & Malachite Chandelier Russian Empire Style With 3 Internal Lights MEASURES: 26” W X 35” H
Malachite, Bronze
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H 27.5 in Dm 27.5 in
Russian Empire Style Black and Gold Six-Light Chandelier with Classical Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Russian Empire style black and gold bronze chandelier from the 20th century, with six lights, classical figures and foliage motifs.
Bronze
A Russian Empire Style Gilt Bronze Crystal and Blue Glass Globe Chandelier
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Russian influenced crystal and gilt bronze chandelier styled from the early 19th century Empire period, this chandelier likely dating from the early 20th century.
Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th C Russian Empire Style Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This chandelier was made in Baltic region of Europe in the early-20th century and was made to reflect the Russian Empire style.
Crystal, Bronze, Silver Plate
Impressive Russian Empire Style Bronze & Crystal Chandelier with Faces & Eagles
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very impressive and good size Russian Empire style bronze and crystal chandelier featuring the faces of Medusa, and full spread Imperial Eagles.
Bronze
19th Century Russian Imperial Style Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This French made elegant Russian/Baltic Empire style chandelier is doré bronze and crystal with a cobalt crystal mounted hanging center pendant having a doré bronze repousse ring han...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Russian Chandelier in Bronze and Crystal
Located in San Marino, CA
A unique Empire style Russian chandelier in bronze and crystal, circa 1880.
Crystal, 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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
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The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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