1 of 3 Starburst Brass Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass flush-mount light with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa 1960s. Heavy quality and in good co...
Crystal, Brass
$24,000 / item
Austrian Crystal Starburst Sputnik
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Austrian crystal starburst Sputnik with polished nickel arms, bronze sphere and bronze clusters with polished nickel spikes. Currently out of stock but available for custom order in...
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
Vintage Art Deco Glass Starburst Pendant
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of classic glamour into your home with this gorgeous crystal pendant. The flower‑shaped glass panels sparkle beautifully, and the ribbed glass detailing adds a unique a...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Starburst Ceiling Lamp
Located in Munich, DE
A stunning mid-century modern ceiling lamp with spear-like, elongated bulbs radiating from a central golden base. This bold and stylish piece adds a dynamic, retro touch to any room.
Metal
1950's Italian Etched Starburst Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Ornate brass frame lantern chandelier with five etched starburst glass panels, and three candelabra sockets, .Made in .Italy, c. 1950's-60's One brass screw missing.
Brass
Mid-Century Ceramic Stoneware Green Starburst Pendant Light
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-century stoneware pendant light from Germany. Ceramic surface is a nice textured multi-hue green. The pierced circles create wonderful shadows and movement upon the wall. This on...
Stoneware
Italian Cylindrical Ivory Lacquer + Starburst Glass Lantern Pendant, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s Italian lacquered metal lantern pendant with a cylindrical silhouette. The ivory-toned frame descends from a twisted suspension chain, its warm, time-softened finish carrying...
Metal
Italian Tapered Ivory Lacquer + Starburst Glass Lantern Pendant, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s Italian lacquered metal lantern pendant with a softly tapered silhouette. The ivory-toned frame descends from a twisted suspension chain, its warm, time-softened finish carry...
Metal
Antique Style Solid Brass Hanging Hallway Lantern w/ Etched Starburst Glass
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Every angle of this lantern showcases meticulous artistry, highlighted by , clear glass panels featuring beautifully etched starburst (or sunburst) motifs that gently diffuse light a...
Brass
Wonderful Mid Century Modern Transitional Bronze Deco Starburst 3-Light Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Transitional Gilt Bronze Art Deco Starburst 3 Candelabra Light Fixture Rewired With New Sockets
Bronze
Modernist Starburst Sputnik in Brushed Brass and Translucent Murano Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist Sputnik was realized by our custom atelier in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Emil Stejnar Starburst Brass Ceiling Lamp for Rupert Nikoll
By Emil Stejnar
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern Emil Stejnar starburst brass ceiling lamp for Rupert Nikoll. Very great elaborate design in the shape of a hemisphere, high-quality made. With original b...
Metal, Brass
Petite Starburst Brass and Crystal Flush Mount by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful petite starburst brass flush mounts with many of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa the 1960s. Heavy quality and in good conditio...
Crystal, Brass
Petite Starburst Brass and Crystal Flush Mount by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful petite starburst brass flush mounts with many of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa the 1960s. Heavy quality and in good conditio...
Crystal, Brass
1 of 3 Petie Starburst Brass Pendant Lights by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
The drop rod can be adjusted as required, free of charge, for greater or lesser drop. 3 Chandeliers are available.
Crystal, Brass
Sunburst Starburst Pendant or Ceiling Light Fixture in Copper Metal, Spain 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Leafed Pendant Lamp / Lantern, coppered metal This pendant features a leafed sunburst shaped lampshade in coppered iron with two size of leaves. Each leave has an engraved de...
Copper, Metal, Iron
1 of 3 Starburst Brass and Crystal Flush Mount by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass flush mount with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa the 1960s. Heavy quality and in good cond...
Crystal, Brass
Plaster moon chandelier by Spark Interior
Located in Tarrytown, NY
An exclusive custom design by Spark Interior. Enameled metal starburst style chandelier frame with arms terminating in plaster crescent moon shaped elements or glass globes.
Metal
Paul Evans Unique welded Steel Brutalist Chandelier
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Unique welded Steel Brutalist Chandelier with Gold Starburst Design Underside This exceptional chandelier features a solid 28" stem and a distinctive gold starburst design...
Steel
$17,403Sale Price|20% Off
Degué Art Deco Chandelier Pendant, Frosted Glass, 1920s
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Lisbon, PT
The six-arm structure draws the eye upward in a starburst form, making this chandelier both a functional light source and a sculptural centerpiece.
Metal, Nickel
Brass And Etched Sunburst Glass Regency Style Low Hanging Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Brass Regency style chandelier with starburst glass bottom. Needs rewiring.
Brass
19th Century Large French Ormolu and Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful casting on all fittings, the ceiling rose is also beautifully cast and chased in a starburst pattern. The chandelier ends in a large Acorn Finial.
Alabaster, Ormolu
Custom Illuminating Glass Rod Sputnik Chandelier in Polished Brass
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom, vintage-inspired, illuminating "Starburst" glass rod chandelier in polished brass finish.
Metal, Brass
Molecular Extra Large Black Lacquer Chandelier, 150 cm, Philippe Starck Style
By Philippe Starck
Located in Bochum, NRW
Molecular amazing Extra Large Black Lacquer Chandelier in the Style of Philippe Starck - 18-Light Starburst Design.
Metal
Foliage Floral Opaline Globe Chandelier in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
We invite you to enjoy the whole collection. Starburst Light Fixture Chandelier with Milk Glass Globes // Leaves Sputnik Globes Ceiling Light Fixture // Foliage Leafed Ferro Art Gil...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Venini Star Burst Sputnik Style Crystal Chandelier, Italian Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and impressive nine light starburst Sputnik style crystal chandelier, having two differing lengths of crystals in a trideri shape with the sockets interspersed among the c...
Crystal, Chrome
Huge J.L. Lobmeyr Metropolitan Opera Sputnik Crystal Brass Met Chandelier Vienna
By Hans Harald Rath, J.L Lobmeyr, J. & L. Lobmeyr Company
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic large mid-century Met Auditorium exploding star / starburst Sputnik chandelier, designed by Hans Harald Rath in 1966 and executed by J. & L.
Crystal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Lightolier Chandelier in the Style of Paavo Tynell c. 1950s
By Lightolier
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Moving forward from similarly shaped floral inspired Paavo Tynell's fixtures, this Lightolier chandelier has a starburst center of black metal rods.
Brass
$7,577Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Foliage Sunburst Light Fixture in Pink and Green Iron, 8 Lights, 1950s
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green and Pink Patinated Starburst Light Fixture Chandelier // Sunburst Light Fixture in Yellow, Pink and Green Iron // Metal Ferro Art Ceiling Flush Mount // Painted Sunburst Flusmo...
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Starburst 27" Flush Mount Chandelier Crystal Glass & Chrome, Italy 1960
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large starburst crystal glass and chrome flush mount chandelier made in Italy in the 1960s.
Brass, Chrome
1950 Italian 32" Starburst Flush Mount Chandelier in the Manner of Arredoluce
By Emil Stejnar, Gino Sarfatti, Arredoluce
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Manufactured by Arredoluce attr., Italy in the 1950s. Model: starburst, flying saucer. Style: Mid-Century Modern.
Crystal, Brass
$5,121Sale Price|20% Off
Sunburst Foliage Floral Ceiling Light Fixture / Chandelier
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Overall Measures: 60 cm W x 58 cm D x 20 cm H // 23,62 in W x 22,83 in D x 7,87 in H Starburst Light Fixture Chandelier // Sunburst Light Fixture // Ferro Art Ceiling Flush Mount ...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron
$6,828Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Foliage Sunburst Light Fixture / Chandelier in Gilt Iron, 10 Lights
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Overall Measures: 91 cm diameter x 31 cm H // 35,82 in diameter x 12,20 in H Starburst Light Fixture Chandelier // Sunburst Light Fixture // Ferro Art Ceiling Flush Mount // Gilt I...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Spanish Foliage Sunburst Light Fixture / Chandelier in Gilt Iron, 5 Lights
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Overall Measures: 70 cm diameter x 25 cm H // 27,55 in diameter x 9,84 in H Starburst Light Fixture Chandelier // Sunburst Light Fixture // Ferro Art Ceiling Flush Mount // Gilt Ir...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Starburst Brass Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass chandelier with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa 1960s.
Crystal, Brass
Starburst Brass Chandelier by Emil Stejnar, Austria, 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass flush mount with hundreds of crystals designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria, circa 1960s. Heavy quality and in good conditio...
Crystal, Brass
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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