Brass and Alabaster Shield Chandelier by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Round chandelier designed by Glustin Luminaires, made of a central vertical stem, eight arms of light each holding a concave satin brass reflector and a convex alabaster diffuser for...
Alabaster, Brass
English Gothic Revival Style Wrought Iron Painted Shield Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival-Style (1920's) wrought iron 8 light octagonal shaped chandelier with mica shades & decoratively painted shields & scroll design with 5 extensions from ...
Wrought Iron
$3,700 / item
Chiton-4 Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful four-shield chandelier 'Chiton-4' designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American aged raw brass, overall height can be customized ( 20in + ).
Brass
$2,300 / item
Handcrafted Chiton-2 Brass Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful two shield chandelier designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American brass.
Brass
$3,200 / item
Handcrafted Chiton-3 Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful three shield chandelier 'Chiton-3' designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American brass.
Brass
French Regal Vintage Six-Light Hammered Iron Chandelier with Shield Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
The chandelier and bobèches display a hammered metal design.
Iron
Antique Viking Longboat Ship Cast Iron Chandelier with Horse Head and Shields
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and unusual cast iron eight light chandelier in the shape of a Viking longboat or ship with a horse head, horse tail, warrior shields, chain and anchor details.
Brass, Iron
Huge White Opaline Glass Shield, Czechoslovakia 1960s
By Napako
Located in Zohor, SK
A striking ceiling light shade in pure white opaline glass, defined by its minimalist form and elegant proportions. The generous scale of the piece creates a bold visual presence, ma...
Opaline Glass
19th Century Flemish 16 Light Brass Chandelier with Ducal Arms
Located in Essex, MA
19th Century Flemish Baroque Chandelier with Ducal Shield Crown. Incredible patina remains.
Brass
Antique French Wrought Iron Oval-Shaped Chandelier, Circa 1890's
Located in New Orleans, LA
A nicely rendered wrought iron chandelier with baronial shield decoration.
Wrought Iron
$20,000
Belle Epoque Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
That's why bulbs were often hidden in the frame, or shielded with silk shades. This chandelier had five sockets behind glass-beaded trelliswork, and another five mounted to the arms.
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Cast Brass Five-Light Shield Motif Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cast brass chandelier with original polychrome accents, circa 1920s.
Brass
Unavailable
H 24 in W 41 in D 14.5 in
Vintage French Iron Wood Chandelier Gothic Medieval Knight Figure, circa 1920
Located in Houston, TX
Made of forged iron affixed to a wooden beam having armorial cast iron shields this chandelier was made to appeal to the period revival movement occurring in France at the beginning ...
Iron
1960s Stilnovo Aluminum Shield Chandelier Pendant Italy
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Mod Italian aluminum shield pendant light 1960s Unmarked. Attributed to Stilnovo 11 H x 10.25 x 10.25 39 H inches with cord. Preowned unrestored original vintage. Refer ...
Aluminum
Chiton-4 Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant four shield chandelier 'Chiton-4' designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American aged raw brass, overall height can be customized ( 20in + ).
Brass
Chiton-4 Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant four shield chandelier 'Chiton-4' designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American aged raw brass, overall height can be customized ( 20in + ).
Brass
Chiton-3 Chandelier by Gallery L7
By Gallery L7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant three shield chandelier 'Chiton-3' designed by Gallery L7, handcrafted and finished in Los Angeles from American brass.
Brass
Glass Shield Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite glass shield Italian chandelier has three slightly green tinted blown glass shades, and a full brass structure.
Brass
Stunning Lobmeyr Chandelier With Crystal Shield-Form Prisms.
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Lobmeyr chandelier with multiple shield-form crystal prisms and gold-plate quill-form accents.
Sold
H 24 in W 36.5 in D 22.5 in
Early 20th Century French Iron Eight-Light Chandelier with Painted Shield
Located in Dallas, TX
The chandelier features a red center carved shield, decorated with gilt painted Fleurs-de-Lys.
Iron
Antique Art Deco Slip Shade Five-Light Chandelier, Crown and Shield, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Art Deco five-light chandelier features bi-colored metal frame housing frosted shades with crown and shield motif, newly re-wired, circa 1920 Matching pair of sconces list...
Metal
Sold
H 37.5 in W 64 in L 37.5 in
One of a Kind Pink Blush Murano Glass Shields and Brass Chandelier, Italy, 2020
Located in New York, NY
It consists of six curved pieces of textured, blush Murano glass shields or plates with suspended brass spot lights reflecting light off of each glass shield.
Brass
Antique Asian shield light fixtures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
shield converted in to the chandelier
Bronze
19th c. Iron chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Iron chandelier with decorative shield design
Iron
English Crown-Shaped Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An English circa 1910 cast bronze six-light chandelier with shields and crowns decoration, original patina and paint details.
Bronze
Louis XIII style iron chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Louis XIII hand wrought eight arm chandelier. Shield and rope motifs with rought form bobesche, from Provence.
Wrought Iron
French Eight-Light Spitjack Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A couple of rigid profiled links connect the body of the chandelier to the shield shaped top. This mid-20th century chandelier has been rewired for the US and comes with a compliment...
Iron
A very fine iron chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine iron chandelier featuring round shields and S-shaped arms with hand hammered acanthus leaves.
Iron
European Medieval Style Simple Iron 4 Arm Shield Light
Located in Houston, TX
Hand made iron light. Newly wired in the US.
Iron
Rare Klemm Opal Cluster Reflector Lamp and Smoke Shield
By Klemm & Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a lamp that you would have found hanging in an early Pharmacy. They have great detail including a large 17 inch tented milk glass shade and brass crown. The central milk glas...
Glass
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H 29.53 in Dm 31.5 in
Art Deco Brass Ceiling Light with 2 Sets of Glass Shields, Czechoslovakia, 1920s
Located in Zohor, SK
This is an amazing piece of a vintage gem. Beautiful ceiling light produced in the beginning of 20th century. Used at a priest parish building until recently. The light is made of he...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Mission Bronze Chandelier W. Steuben Calcite Glass Shades
By Steuben Glass
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Mission chandelier offers shield and foliate cast bronze frame with four drop lights having Steuben calcite shades, Gothic elements, 20th century.
Bronze
French Art Deco Frosted Art Glass and Nickeled Bronze Chandelier Signed Gilles
Located in New York City, NY
An unusual and original French Art Deco chandelier with large shield shape panels of geometric design set in a decorative, geometric nickeled bronze original armature.
Bronze, Nickel
Set of 6 Gothic Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A set of 6 Italian patinated metal 2 light sconces, with shield motif backplate. Matching chandelier available. 19" height, 16" wide, 8,5" deep
Brass and Black Metal with Smoked Murano Glass Shields Chandelier, Italy, 2019
Located in New York, NY
It consists of six curved pieces of textured, smoke taupe Murano glass shields or plates with suspended, angled brass and black enameled metal spot lights reflecting light off of eac...
Brass
Saracen Shield Pendant Chandelier in Ivory Silk, Signed Fortuny
By Fortuny
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist Saracen shield chandelier was realized by the esteemed maker Fortuny during the latter half of the 20th century in Italy.
Silk
Iron Chandelier with Shields
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine and decorative provincial Iron Chandelier featuring 6 shields, France, circa 1940.
Iron
Antique Arts & Crafts Moe Bridges Five-Light Chandelier W/Shield, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts and Crafts Moe Bridges five-light chandelier features twisted bronze frame with shield medallion insets, newly re-wired, circa 1920.
Bronze
Vintage Industrial Cage Trouble Light Pendant with Reflector Shield
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original vintage cage light with a metal reflector shield. Reproduction socket in a hand-rubbed antiqued brass finish with flat turn key and 9 ft. cloth cord. Please Note: Priced and...
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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