French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and cut Glass chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Each arm displays a tear drop glass central reserve and a group of scallop and tear drop cut glass pendants hanging below the foliate designed candle cups.
Ormolu
Warm Gold Murano Glass Flower Scalloped Pendant Chandelier, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Warm Gold Murano Glass Scalloped Floral Pendant Chandelier. Handmade in Venice, Italy, this unique chandelier features individually hand-cast Murano glass scalloped elements ...
Brass
Antique Early 20th Century Scalloped Milk Glass Dome Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant, early 20th century pendant light features a 10 inch height ribbed milk glass dome shade with scalloped edge paired with a white porcelain socket with paddle switch and ...
Brass
Hand Crafted Opalino Murano Glass Flower Pendant with Scalloped Rugiada Details
By Venini
Located in LA, CA
A playful pendant of handblown Murano glass flowers in opalino amber with cristale clear twists – all blooming from a scalloped rugiada glass bowl and suspended from a handblown twis...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modernist Scalloped Four-Tier Cut Triedre Crystal Camer Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist four-tier cut triedre crystal Camer chandelier. This chandelier features four-tiers of individually hung crystal triedre Camer rods. The top-tier features a sca...
Glass
Industrial Scalloped Prismatic Holophane Bell Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, early 20th century, Holophane glass pendant light features a deeply cut, prismatic, dome or bell shaped shade with scalloped edge, brass fitter with paddle switch is newl...
Brass
French 20th Century Hanging Globe with Scalloped Bottom, Unique Pendant Light
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gorgeous French 20th Century glass Bell shaped hanging globe decorated with fine etching and scalloped bottom.
Glass
Six Sided Glass rod and Aluminum Art Deco Chandelier w/ scallopped stem
Located in New York City, NY
An Industrial six sided, hexagonally shaped pendant light with glass rod insets and suspended by six splay arms decorated with a lovely scalloped detail.
Aluminum
$4,800 / item
Set of Scalloped Light Fixtures. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 Danish light fixtures with glass inset and 3 candelabra lights. Sold and Priced Individually. Measurements: Diameter: 12" Present drop: 9.75" Height of body: 4"
Metal
French 20th Century Hanging Globe with Scalloped Bottom
Located in New Orleans, LA
French 20th Century Bell shaped hanging globe with cobalt blue tinted glass decorated with fine gold etching. Each piece in our shop is professionally rewired and in working order. ...
Glass
Empire Style Chandelier in Gilded Brass and Scalloped Crystal
Located in Mortsel, BE
1950s Neoclassical Revival Cage Chandelier with Large Flat-Cut Crystals A grand Empire-style chandelier dating to the mid-20th century, characterized by its open "birdcage" structur...
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Five Arm Ribbed and Scalloped Cristallo Murano Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
This tasteful mid-century modern Murano chandelier has five scroll arms, a bulbous center column with sprouting leaf details, and scalloped rims. The body and arms of this piece are ...
Blown Glass
$2,469 / set
Pair of 19th Century Cranbury Glass Lustres
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid 19th century cranberry glass Vases, having scalloped tops holding cut-glass pendant drops raised on circular stems.
Glass
MWLC Gripoix Glass Decorated Scallop Shell Pendant Brooch
By Mark Walsh Leslie Chin
Located in New York, NY
The large artisan natural white sea scallop shell brooch is embellished with small fronds of gilt bronze seaweed and varisized cabochons of turquoise hand poured Gripoix Glass enamel.
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Italian 19th century Louis XV st. Gilt Iron, Crystal, and Glass chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Coming from the circular base of the frame are the eight scrolling arms that end with lily candle cups and decorated with scallop shaped Crystals, berried Glass pendants, and prism c...
Crystal
12-Arm Murano Glass Chandelier w/Scalloped Bobeches
Located in New York, NY
#4411 Elegant 12-ARM MURANO GLASS CHANDELIER WITH ELONGATED CENTER SPIRE. Scallop detailing on all cups and on top of center spire. Brass detailing throughout.
I...
Brass
Scalloped Iron & Glass Pendant
By CHANDELIER
Located in Encinitas, CA
Part of the chandelier product line, the scalloped coast Lantern is perfect for interior or exterior use. Seeded glass with closed bottom for easy access to replace bulbs. 3 candelab...
Iron
Unavailable
H 7.09 in Dm 11.42 in
Late 19th Century English Ribbed Milk Glass Dish Light with Scalloped Edge
Located in London, GB
With ormolu ornate gallery decorated with cast acanthus leaves. England circa 1880 Currently electrified for the UK. We are members of LAPADA and CINOA.
Brass
Italian Scalloped Glass Pendant Light
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful scalloped glass pendant light from Italy, 1950's. Textured clear glass dome with scalloped edge and brass detailing.
Brass
Murano Scalloped Glass Pendant Light
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely Italian glass pendant light with blown Murano glass dome shade with wavy scalloped edge.
Brass
Murano Scalloped Glass Pendant Light
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely Italian glass pendant light with blown Murano glass dome shade with wavy scalloped edge.
Brass
Italian Scalloped Glass Pendant Light
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely Italian glass pendant light with two blown Murano glass shades with wavy scalloped edge.
Brass
Pair of Scalloped Glass Pendant Lights
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of pendant lights with a sparkly frosted 15" tall, scalloped shape glass body and brass canopy.
Glass
Italian Murano Scalloped Glass Pendant Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian glass pendant light with beautiful blown Murano glass with wavy edge. New brass stem, canopy, and newly wired. Two available, priced individually. Overall height is 26.25...
Brass
Large Scalloped Glass Pendant /flushmount (Two available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2006 ab A scalloped clear and frosted glass pendant. Can be made into flushmount fixtures.
Glass
Milk Glass Scalloped Bell Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial pendant light features a milk glass, bell shape shade with scalloped edge with brass pull chain fitter is newly wired with 48 inches of braided black cloth cord to accept ...
Brass
Scalloped Mercury Glass Pendant Lights, circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Scalloped Mercury glass pendant lights, circa 1920s Product code #OA523 - Price is per light (5 available) - All five lights are deadstock and have never been used - Original...
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Scalloped Milk Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique pendant lights feature fluted and scalloped, thick milk glass shades with decorative brass fitters are newly wired with 50 inches of braided black cloth cord to accept 150 wa...
Brass
Pair of Scalloped Prismatic Holophane Glass Bell Pendant Lights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Industrial, early 20th century, Holophane glass pendant lights feature deeply cut, prismatic, dome or bell shaped shades with scalloped edges, brass fitters and pull chains a...
Brass
Sold
H 34 in Dm 20 in
Mid-Century Modernist Scalloped Three-Tier, Cut Triedre Crystal Camer Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist three-tier cut triedre crystal Camer chandelier. This chandelier features three-tiers of individually hung crystal triedre Camer rods. The top-tier features a s...
Mid-Century Modernist Scalloped Four-Tier Cut Triedre Crystal Camer Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist four-tier cut triedre crystal Camer chandelier. This chandelier features four-tiers of individually hung crystal triedre Camer rods. The top-tier features a sca...
Chandelier with Scalloped Blue Glass
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chandelier with blue scalloped glass, Italian 1960's
Caldwell Scalloped Edged Glass Sunburst Ceiling Light
Located in New York, NY
A Caldwell scalloped edged glass sunburst ceiling light with ridged vertical lines suggest sunrays. The glass interior frosted to diffuse three candelabrum sockets.
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier Scalloped Murano Glass, 1970
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Classic but elegant scalloped Murano glass chandelier, a suspension to place on worktops or simply in the center of a room. Illuminate broadly and evenly. Only the plate measures ...
Brass
Scalloped Lucite and Glass Rod Chandelier by Gaetano Scolari
By Gaetano Sciolari, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous two-tier Lucite chandelier by Gaetano Scolari for Lightolier with brass sockets and hanging scalloped glass rods. The chandelier has been rewired and takes six 40w candelabr...
Brass
Mid-Century Scalloped Glass Chandeliers by Quattro Zero for Fontana Arte
By Quattro Zero Edited By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
This unique and strikingly elegant Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Scalloped Verde Nilo Glass Chandeliers by Quattro Zero for Fontana Arte originates from Italy, Circa 1960. They featu...
Blown Glass
Frosted Tulip Scalloped 2 1/4 Fitter Glass Shade with Brass Fitter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Bell / tulip-shaped glass replacement lighting shade, This vintage shade features a 2 1/4 inch lip fitter. It is pressed into a tulip or bell-shaped glass lamp shade giving a charmin...
Glass
Art Deco Scalloped Dome Chandelier in Rose Glass, Copper-Toned Bronze Fittings
Located in New York, NY
A fine Czech Art Deco scalloped dome chandelier in rose glass with bronze fittings. A rose hued dome-base features a darker band of reverse-painted glass with stylized Art Deco cubis...
Bronze, Copper
Vintage Murano Glass Ceiling Flush Mount Chandelier 3 Light Scalloped Clam Shell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Murano frosted glass and brass clam scalloped shell seashell ceiling flush mount chandelier 3 light fixture. this is a flush mount, the chain is only for hanging purposes at ...
Brass
Sold
H 16 in Dm 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Scalloped Ice Glass Chandelier with Chrome Fittings by Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in New York, NY
This graphic and refined Mid-Century Modern chandelier was designed by the esteemed atelier of J.T. Kalmar of Austria and realized in Murano, Italy circa 1970. They feature a circula...
Chrome
Austrian Bubble Pendant
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful Austrian bubble pendant with a very light amber tint to the glass.
Brass
Pair of Eight Light All Beaded Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Troy, MI
Each fixture has eight sockets, a gold tone frame covered in clear beads, scalloped glass bobeches and several long pendant crystals with round center drops.
Crystal, Metal
Eight-Light All Beaded Crystal Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
The fixture has eight sockets, a gold tone frame covered in clear beads, scalloped glass bobeches and several long pendant crystals with round center drops.
Crystal, Metal
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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