Small Clear Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small clear happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities of g...
Nickel
Small Opaline White Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small opaline white happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualit...
Nickel
Small Amber Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small amber happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities of g...
Nickel
Small Steel Grey Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass, Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small amber happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities o...
Nickel
Small Steel Blue Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass, Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small amber happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities of g...
Nickel
Small Size Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass & Brass Circular Shape Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully stylish and elegant, midcentury light fixture. If you are looking for a rare and voguish fixture to grace your home then this handcrafted midcentury light could be your ...
Brass
Small Mid Century Drop Pendant Light in Amber Murano Glass attr. to Max Ingrand
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous small Mid Century Modern pendant light done in amber Murano glass with a distinctive design characteristic for Max Ingrand and the work he ha...
Chrome
Zemlia Stupa Ceiling Small Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Makhno
Located in Geneve, CH
Zemlia Stupa Ceiling Small Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Makhno Dimensions: Ø 28 x H 80 cm. Materials: Ceramic. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it...
Ceramic
Art Deco Stepped Skyscraper Pendant Light in White Opaline Glass, Austria 1930s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful, small Stepped Skyscraper Art Deco pendant light. The glass shade is done in white opaline glass, with gray and red print on it, making it a...
Chrome
Glass Pendant Light in Chrome and Smoked Glass in Fontana Arte style, Italy 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful, small chandelier manufactured in style of Fontana Arte. It features chrome fixture with smoked Murano glass. Due to its size this piece of ...
Chrome
Metal Pendant Lamp by Thorsten Orrling for Temde
By Lyfa, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Thorsten Orrling, Fog & Mørup, Temde Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful white metal pendant lamp by Thorsten Orrling from the 1960s. The unusual design creates a fantastic play of light in the room. Large version with 5 rows. Condition: Very ...
Metal
$2,624Sale Price|32% Off
Stunning large Ceiling light handmade Murano glass suspended cylinders
Located in Venezia, IT
Wonderful Ceiling light with handmade Murano glass suspended cylinders, height 150cm, chandelier design Made in Italy. Each glass is handblown and it's particular texture is called "...
Brass, Steel
Metal Pendant Lamp by Thorsten Orrling for Temde
By Lyfa, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Doria Leuchten Germany, Thorsten Orrling, Temde Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful white metal pendant lamp by Thorsten Orrling from the 1960s. The extraordinary design creates a fantastic play of light in the room. Rare version with 4 rows. Condition: ...
Metal
Metal pendant lamp by Thorsten Orrling for Temde
By Lyfa, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Doria Leuchten Germany, Thorsten Orrling, Temde Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful white metal pendant lamp by Thorsten Orrling from the 1960s. The extraordinary design creates a fantastic play of light in the room. Rare version with 4 rows. Condition: ...
Metal
Space Age 8-Light Chandelier with While Glass Shades, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Space Age 4-Arm Chandelier with 8 lights placed in white glass balls with open ends. Chandelier features silver and ivory metal fixture. Made...
Steel
Set of 2 Metal Pendant Lamps by Bent Karlby for Lyfa
By Lyfa, Jo Hammerborg, Fog and Morup, Bent Karlby, RAAK
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and rare Danish pendant lamps from the 1960s. The design and the appearance of the lamp is particularly beautiful. The shape creates a wonderful light. Exceptionally h...
Metal
Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Leucos
By Leucos, Gino Vistosi, Noti Massari, Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso
Located in München, DE
Impressive beautiful Murano glass lamp from the 1960s. Exceptionally successful design and very high quality processed. The special glass and the decorative red details create a spec...
Metal
Antique Style Brass & Glass Crystal Cut Hanging Pendent Lantern Ceiling Light
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style Brass & Cut Glass Hanging Pendant ceiling light This piece is fully of charm and character and looks amazing Conditio...
Brass
Art Deco Chandelier in Textured Murano Glass by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning and very elegant Art Deco pendant done in Murano glass, designed by Barovier and Toso. The pendant features their signature design with glass...
Brass
Art Deco Chandelier in Textured Murano Glass by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning and very elegant Art Deco pendant done in Murano glass, designed by Barovier and Toso. The pendant features their signature design with glass...
Brass
Art Deco Chandelier in Textured Murano Glass by Barovier and Toso, Italy 1940s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning and very elegant Art Deco pendant done in Murano glass, designed by Barovier and Toso. The pendant features their signature design with glass...
Brass
Large French 1940s Wrought Iron & Tole Wear, Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This large chandelier is constructed using cut glass and rock crystal on a patinated 'verdigris' wrought iron frame. Made in France in the 1940s, the craftsmanship is of a very high...
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
$1,430Sale Price|55% Off
Italian Space Age chandelier 1970s Made in Italy design, chrome and glass globes
Located in Venezia, IT
Large chandelier design 1970s Made in Italy chrome frame and glass diffuser globes in the style of Arteluce. Condition: virtually perfect condition and never used: no heavy scratche...
Brass, Steel
Gran Costellazione, Gemini, Brass Onyx Flush Mount Chandelier Piattelli design
By Silvio Piattelli, Studio BBPR
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Gran Costellazione is a modular collection that combines lighting elements of varying diameters and heights, resulting in a graphic, sculptural composition and a refined light output...
Onyx, Brass
Small Fontana Arte Smoked Glass Chandelier
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
This elegant mid-century four-light chandelier manufactured by Zeroquattro for Fontana Arte features 12 curved, serrated ("scalpellato" in Italian) smoked glass panels arranged in tw...
Chrome
Small Steel Grey Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small steel grey happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities...
Nickel
Small Steel Blue Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
By Siemon & Salazar
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small steel blue happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W These works play with the reflective and malleable qualities...
Nickel
Small Venetian Murano Pendant Light with Mouthblown Clear Glass in Metal Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful glass and practical size Italian fixture with mouth blown glass in a metal frame. If you are looking for a stylish fixture to grace your home then this handmade specimen ...
Iron
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H 18.1 in Dm 8.25 in
Antique Small Venetian Murano Pendant Light Mouthblown Smoking Glass in Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful color, small size and mint condition Venetian pendant. If you are looking for a rare and stylish fixture to grace your home then this handmade and small size antique speci...
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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The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
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