Rustic Wood Pendant Light
French Rustic Wood and Glass Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A vintage French three-light rustic wrought iron and wood three arms chandelier with beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
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Carved Wood Five-Light Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique carved wood chandelier with five arms. Excellent craftsmanship. Comes with chain and
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Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage Midcentury Glass, Teak Wood and Sisal Rope Pendant Light
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage midcentury glass, teak wood and rush pendant light 1960s Mid-Century Modern pendant ceiling
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Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Rope, Teak, Glass
Rustic English Vintage Wooden Barrel Light Fixture with Three Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
in England during the midcentury period, this rustic light fixture features a wooden barrel
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Mid-20th Century English Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Mid-Century Modern NOS Wood and Smoked Glass Globe Pendant Light Black Chain
By Hamilton Cosco
Located in Topeka, KS
-Century Modern-Brutalist-rustic pendant light! This fixture is considered new old stock as it seems, due
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
French Rustic Wood Beam Chandelier with Six Forged Iron Arms, Mid 20th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French six-light rustic beam and metal arms chandelier. This French mid-20th century
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Mid-20th Century French Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal, Iron
H 33 in W 38.5 in D 16.5 in
Carved And Paint Decorated Wood Six Light Chandelier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and Rustic style painted chandelier. With a turned leafy standard and scrolled arms in
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20th Century French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wood
French Mid-20th Century Long Wood Beam and Iron Eight-Light Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-20th century eight-light wood and iron chandelier. This mid-century chandelier from
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20th Century French Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
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Iron
Gothic Style Gilt Wrought Iron and Black Wood Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Gilt wrought iron and black wood four-light chandelier or pendant light, Spain, 1930s.
This
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Vintage 1930s Spanish Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
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Wrought Iron
Medieval Gothic Spanish Revival Iron & Wood Beam Hanging Light Fixture Mexico
Located in Topeka, KS
hanging light fixture comprised of a beautiful horizontal rustic wood beam featuring a black hand hammered
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass, Iron
H 22 in W 28 in D 15 in
Paul Ferrante Rustic Style Chandelier "The Clinton" with Pillar Candles
By Paul Ferrante
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two-tiered massive 12 light chandelier with wrought iron scrolled arms with twist edges and wax
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21st Century and Contemporary Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants
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Iron
Spanish Colonial Sunburst Light Fixture in Carved Wood with Amber Glass Globe
Located in Barcelona, ES
Starburst Light Fixture // Wooden Sunburst Pendant Light // Carved Wood Spanish Light Fixture //.
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20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants
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Glass, Wood, Pine
Gray Industrial Lighting Rustic Lamp Shade by Donatas Žukauskas
By Donatas Žukauskas
Located in Rudamina, LT
Pendant light “BALANCE”, gray, low.
A combination of natural stone-like rigidity and lightness
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2010s Lithuanian Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Drop Lamp, Minimalistic Wooden Pendant Lighting
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
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Pendant light. Kitchen, Living room, bedroom.
"Illuminate Your Space with Elegance and Simplicity with
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2010s Turkish Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
French Turn of the Century Painted Six-Light Chandelier with Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved décor, C-scroll arms and rustic wash painted finish. Created in France at the Turn of the Century
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Distressed Antique Persian Mashhad Rug with Modern Rustic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77662 distressed antique Persian Mashhad rug with Modern Rustic style 13'00 x 16'05. This hand
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique-Worn Persian Tabriz Rug, Rustic Sensibility Meets Nostalgic Charm
Located in Dallas, TX
similar richness and rustic vibes including natural wood furnished chalets, estates, cottages, and
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
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Wool
Worn-In Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Rustic Lodge Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52779 Worn-In Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Rustic Lodge Style. Rusticity meets
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
19th Century Mexican San Miguel Wrought Iron Lantern
Located in Forney, TX
like independently hung fixture adorned with six faux candle flame light bulbs.
Originally made
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Antique 19th Century Central American Rustic Lanterns
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Wrought Iron, Tin
Arreio Armchair, with Handcrafted Natural Leather Belts from Interior of Brazil
Located in Maceió, BR
resistance and durability.
Cumaru wood is the material used to make the base of the armchair, which makes it
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2010s Brazilian Armchairs
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Iron
H 30.32 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Rebenque Lamp Experimental Design with Whips
Located in Maceió, BR
The Rebenque Light is a unique and autonomous piece that presents a fascinating experimental design
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2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
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Antique Persian Farahan Accent Rug with Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
richness and rustic vibes including natural wood furnished chalets, estates, cottages, and mountainside
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Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Persian Rugs
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Wool
Distressed Antique Persian Lavar Kermanshah Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
interiors with similar richness and rustic vibes including natural wood furnished chalets, estates, cottages
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
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Wool
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
A contemporary, unique pendant light by Craig Jenkins. Natural birch illuminated by Led strips set
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Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Amber Glass Celling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Warsaw, PL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Houston, TX
Charming, rustic light with interesting "cap" detail and nice forging.
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Houston, TX
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Unusual French Yoke Chandelier hand-carved wood and iron billard light
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Good Looking Home Design Leather, Fringes, Wood and Rope Pendant Light, 1930s
Located in Lisse, NL
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H 8.27 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in New York, NY
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pleasing, rustic appearance even when its light is off.
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Expressing
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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Pair of Rustic Wood and Iron Six-Light Chandeliers, France circa 1920
Located in Houston, TX
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Gold Colored Heart Shaped Chandelier, Mid-20th Century
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
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Rustic Wood Pendant Light For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic rustic wood pendant light available at 1stDibs. A rustic wood pendant light — often made from wood, metal and fabric — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect rustic wood pendant light — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A rustic wood pendant light is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern and industrial styles are sought with frequency. A well-made rustic wood pendant light has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hamilton Cosco and Paul Ferrante are consistently popular.
How Much is a Rustic Wood Pendant Light?
The average selling price for a rustic wood pendant light at 1stDibs is $4,075, while they’re typically $358 on the low end and $31,999 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 and vintage 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 (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), 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.
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 whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — 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.
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