Magnificent Second Empire Chandelier Crystal Gold Antique Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent Second Empire Chandelier A stunning original chandelier in the Napoleon III style, embodying the elegance and grandeur of the 19th century.
Crystal, Brass
$1,700
Jewelry box Napoleon III
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The key pieces found in almost all Napoleon III decorations are: fireplaces, mirrors, torches and chandeliers. The Second Empire is especially marked by the codes of luxury.
Bronze
19th Century Second Empire Chandelier with Pink Crystals
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
Full restored chandelier from France. New wire and sockets, crystals are complete.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Second Empire Chandelier with Pink Crystals
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
Full restored chandelier from France. New wire and sockets, crystals are complete.
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Chandelier in Gilt Bronze Second Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
19th Century Chandelier in Gilt Bronze second Empire Period, into two patinas, green and gold with heads of man with beard.
French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier with 4 x 2 Arms
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
This French Second Empire gilt bronze chandelier with 4 x 2 arms recently restored, cabling and sockets were completely renewed.
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Unavailable
H 22.84 in W 17.72 in D 27.56 in
Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, Thirteen-Light Gilt Bronze, France, 20th Century
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
The Baccarat Crinoline crystal chandelier was created at the end of the 19th century and its Classic style inspired by iconic Second Empire petticoats.
Crystal, Bronze
French, Second Empire Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gilded, iron and bronze chandelier with angels, griffins, recumbent figures and a large, crystal basket. Originally made for gas.
Iron, Ormolu
Second Empire Bronze Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
9 light solid bronze Second Empire chandelier. Recently rewired, UL listing available for an additional fee.
Bronze
Lengthy Second Empire Crystal & Bronze Basket Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Held with a large, oval linked chain. Second Empire, France, 1870. Newly rewired. Measures: 39" height x 16" diameter, approximately 75.5" total drop.
Crystal, Bronze
A Large French Second Empire Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Kent, Dover
A large French Second Empire, six branch chandelier in gilt bronze, with Ne-Classical features and a cut glass dish to the base.
An Swedish Second Empire Style Giltwood 6-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant Swedish second empire style giltwood 6-light chandelier; the flared canopy suspending 3 chains supporting a scalloped cup-shaped bowl above a fluted pendant; centering a c...
19th century Second Empire French Petite Size Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Savannah, GA
French Second Empire brass waterfall chandelier featuring festoons of clear glass beading.
Brass
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze & Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique French Chandelier in Bronze and Alabaster Napoleon III Second Empire The grand turned alabaster marble bowl sits in a bronze ring decorated with ribbons and floral rosettes...
Alabaster, Bronze
Swedish 8-light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A graceful Swedish second empire giltwood 8-light chandelier with ivory painted scalloped bowl
Giltwood
French Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Kent, Dover
A large French Second Empire, six branch chandelier in gilt bronze, with neoclassical features and a cut glass dish to the base.
Parisian Second Empire Style Darkened Brass Chandeliers 'Pair'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful pair of Parisian, 1920s 2nd Empire style chandeliers with a darkened brass structure. They are decked with pendeloque and rose crystals, 4 spires, and decorative glass di...
Crystal, Brass
19th c. Second Empire Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A beautiful Second Empire chandelier. Made in France, this excellent fixture has been expertly electrified.
Bronze
19th c. Second Empire Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A fantastic eight light Second Empire chandelier. Handcrafted in France during the 1800's, the beautiful chandelier is made of classic bronze and black lacquer.
Bronze
19th c. Second Empire Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A fabulous six light Second Empire chandelier. Originally crafted in France during the 19th century, this chandelier is made of beautiful bronze and black lacquer.
Bronze
19th c. Second Empire Bronze Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
A wonderful six light Second Empire chandelier from France. During the 1800's, this fixture was candle burning, but today, this beautiful chandelier has been been custom converted an...
Bronze
Second Empire bronze and crystal chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Second Empire bronze and crystal chandelier with 8 lights, circa 1865 - 1880.
Handsome French Second Empire 12 Light Chandelier
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
This is an imposing twelve light chandelier originally gas. It is made of bronze with finely cast gilt bronze ornamentation.
Bronze
Rare Original Second Empire Chandelier from 1890
Located in Heemskerk, Noord Holland
This unique gilded Second Empire is in excellent condition. We totally restored this item completely, rewire and new sockets.
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$4,026
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
ANTIQUE ROYAL HAND CARVED ENGLISH OAK ARMORIAL COAT OF ARMS CROWNS EAGLEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques We are delighted to offer for sale this very collectable hand carved Armorial Coat of Arms Depicting a Royal crest This is an exceptionally well made and deco...
Oak
$4,165Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 19.69 in
Montgolfiè Antique Lok Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Lamp Chateau New
Located in Berlin, DE
Montgolfière Style Chandelier - Empire Elegance with Customizability Introducing a new Montgolfière style chandelier that exudes the charm of the Empire era, reimagined with modern ...
Crystal
$7,020
H 36.03 in Dm 31.5 in
Handmade Louis Seize Brass Crystal Chandelier Rare French Style Ceiling Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant Louis XVI Style Chandelier – Handcrafted Masterpiece with Crystal Drops This exclusive chandelier is a true work of classical craftsmanship, inspired by the refined elegance...
Crystal, Brass
$382,202
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Canvas, Oil
$2,668
H 12.6 in Dm 20.48 in
Low Plafonnier Crystal Chandelier Brass Lustre Ceiling Art Deco Gold Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing our beloved old chandelier, restored with love and expertise in Berlin. Its electrical wiring is compatible with the US, as it has been professionally re-wired and is rea...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
$2,200
H 68 in W 19.18 in D 34.85 in
Japanese Antique Japanese Cedar Cabinet, 1920s–1940s - Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique storage and display cabinet crafted entirely from solid Japanese cedar, dating from the 1920s–1940s. Originally used as a merchandise display shelf in a long-estab...
Wood, Glass
Antique Rococo style crystal chandelier
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful Rococo style chandelier with 6 lights. The chandelier is richly decorated with beautiful large cut crystal pendeloques, flower rosettes and stars. Some of the crystals a...
Crystal, Brass
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare elegant Japanese vase cast of metal, possibly brass, featuring a baluster shaped body and a wide short neck. The surface is decorated with a delicate image of a thistle flowe...
Metal
$39,484Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$7,092
H 39.38 in Dm 19.69 in
Fine Empire Chandelier Crystal Sac a Pearl Lamp Lustre Silver Art Deco Antique
Located in Berlin, DE
Exquisite Italian Empire Chandelier - 1890 This elegant Italian Empire chandelier is a true masterpiece of Art Deco design. Its silver-plated brass frame and cascading crystal detai...
Crystal, Brass, Wire
$341,261
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$8,848Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 47.25 in Dm 31.5 in
Montgolfiè Antique Lok Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Lamp Chateau New
Located in Berlin, DE
Montgolfière Style Chandelier - Empire Elegance with Customizability Introducing a new Montgolfière style chandelier that exudes the charm of the Empire era, reimagined with modern ...
Crystal
Tiffany Studios Herringbone (Zipper) Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This Tiffany Studios lamp shade is referred to as a Herringbone or Zipper shade.It has a 16” diameter & is signed “Tiffany Studios, New York on an early tag. The shade rests on a spi...
Bronze
$48,000
H 21.75 in W 11 in D 11 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Paul Dachsel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
Porcelain
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.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
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.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.