Giltwood Figurehead Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
6-arm giltwood chandelier featuring ornate carved figurehead and foliate details.
Vintage 1950s French Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants
Giltwood
Giltwood Figurehead Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
6-arm giltwood chandelier featuring ornate carved figurehead and foliate details.
Giltwood
Otto Silvery Octagonal Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Light interacts with metal in this stunning chandelier to dance and shimmer across surfaces. The octagonal structure accommodates both internal and external lights, creating suggesti...
Metal
$6,230Sale Price|30% Off
Rectangular Crystal Chandelier
Located in Toledo, OH
42" Rectangular Crystal Chandelier. Circa 19th Century. Hand cut crystals. Gold frame. Cut and polished tear drop rock crystals. Great condition. Dimensions: 42" W x 25" D x 36" H.
Rock Crystal, Brass
$10,800
Swedish Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Swedish crystal chandelier. Antique brass and crystal drop four light pendant, with central suspended waterfall pendant and very large carved crystal tassel. Newly cleaned and rewire...
Crystal, Brass
$3,945 / item
Contemporary Chandelier #1
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Exquisitely crafted by expert glassmakers, this stunning chandelier showcases an essential and distinctly modern silhouette comprising a dainty metal stem from which 10 inclined arms...
Metal
$11,185 / item
Satin Brass Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This eye-catching chandelier showcases an elegant silhouette composed of a central frame in satin brass embraced by a vertical, grooved element in transparent glass. The 15 upward-be...
Brass
$2,633 / item
Tronchi Chandelier Murano, 1990
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Budapest, HU
Three-tier Murano glass tube chandelier, 48 white glasses, Mid-Century Modern Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armour polished nickel...
Metal
Otto Bronzed Octagonal Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This Stillux lamp reflects years of artisanal refinement, where meticulous attention to detail and elegance culminate in one-of-a-kind pieces. The octagonal structure of the chandeli...
Metal
$4,445 / item
Cage Indoor Brass Chandelier
By Bronzetto
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Cage collection by Brass Brothers & Co., this captivating chandelier stands out with its unique cylindrical silhouette meticulously crafted from solid brass bars. Availab...
Brass
Baccarat Crinoline Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine "Crinoline" Chandelier by Baccarat featuring the classical crystal "plumes", octagon graduated chains and long slinder prisms. 8 lights. France, circa 1930. Dimensions:...
Crystal, Bronze
$14,500
Large Tiered Wood Chandelier
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Hand crafted custom made large tiered solid oak wood chandelier. Chandelier is 40" high to loop, chain and canopy are included, please confirm your desired overall drop height. Featu...
Wood, Oak
Pink Functionalist Chandelier
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Pink functionalist chandelier from functionalist villa in Slovakia. Excellent original condition.
Chrome
$12,000
Venetian Murano Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian Murano chandelier with gold flecks.
Glass, Murano Glass
$7,695Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Poliedri Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 amethyst and clear Murano glasses and a gold painted and brass structure creat...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,603
Yellow Murano Chandelier
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Yellow Murano chandelier in good original condition, one edge on lower glass bowl.
Glass
$1,500
Brass Plume Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Brass plume chandelier from the 1960s.
Tole Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Tole and crystal chandelier. Eight arms. Ready to hang with original ceiling cap. Measures: 26" diameter x 28" length without chain. With chain and cap it hangs down 42"....
Crystal, Metal
18th c Italian chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
18th c Italian chandelier. An 18th‑century Italian beaded chandelier evokes the theatrical elegance of late‑Baroque and early‑Neoclassical Italy, where artisans combined metal armatu...
Metal
1970s Sciolari Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Sciolari chrome chandelier.
Chrome
$1,500
Murano Leaf Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Murano leaf chandelier. This chandelier was never used, was still in original box when I purchased it.
Murano Black Palm Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Murano black glass palm leaf chandelier. Circa 2000. The chandelier has been professionally rewired, comes with matching chain and canopy. It is ready to hang!
Blown Glass
$5,496
Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Murano glass and brass chandelier, wired for Europ and USA ( 4 bulbs E27, compatible E26).
Brass
Colorful "Harlequin" Chandelier
By Arredoluce
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Harlequin" chandelier composed of rays ending in colored enameled metal shades.
Metal
$7,200
Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s French painted and gilt tole chandelier. Measurements: Drop: 25" Diameter: 16".
Metal
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Murano Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Italian chandelier.
Murano Glass
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Small French crystal chandelier, 1 light on the fixture.
Crystal
$2,932Sale Price / item|20% Off
Murano Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian Sputnik chandelier in a black and brass metal, 51 unobtainable trasparent and black glass tips. Murano blown glass in a traditional way. 10 light points. Period: late xx cent...
Metal
$7,700
Petite Beaded Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming, beaded glass chandelier with amethyst and clear crystal tear drops and spheres. 6 lights. Wired for U.S. Measures: 46.5”H with adjustable chain and canopy. Chandelier on...
Crystal, Metal
French Armillary Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French 1950's painted metal chandelier with gilt details. Measurements: Drop: 25" Diameter: 23".
Iron
Extraordinary 1950s Murano chandelier
By Ferro Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
MURANO CHANDELIER Glass That Tells a Story. This extraordinary 1950s Murano chandelier seems born from a botanical metamorphosis. Its large smoky green transparent glass leaves open...
Murano Glass
$7,115 / item
Contemporary Gold Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
An enthralling interplay of different textures distinguishes the elegant design of this chandelier. The cylindrical, grooved lampshades in transparent glass hosting the 17 tubular LE...
Metal
Vintage Mazzega Chandelier, 1960s
By AVMazzega
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
5 globe murano glass chandelier with a chromed metal frame by Mazzega AV - italy. The chandelier creates a beautiful light. Tested and ready for use. Good condition 1960...
Metal
$4,351 / item
Murano Pink Chandelier. 1990
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Budapest, HU
talian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 78 large pink glass tubes in a star shape. Period: Late 20...
Metal
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French crystal 19th century chandelier.
Crystal, Bronze
Bergamo Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage twelve-arm gilt carved wood and crystal chandelier made with antique and new parts from Begamo, Italy. Newly electrified.
Crystal
$13,250
Carved Alabaster Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand-carved alabaster chandelier with the classic circular flared design. Held by 3 claws, chains and acanthus leaf canopy.
Alabaster, Metal
$18,500
Grand Venetian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Truly stunning grand two-tier Venetian chandelier. The chandelier is elegantly accented with a gold centre armature which supports twenty-one-light sources.
Glass
$10,105 / item
Petals Sanded Glass Chandelier
By Simoeng
Located in Milan, IT
This contemporary modern chandelier features six lights with petals crafted from sanded Murano glass, creating an elegant and impressive design. The chromed metal frame complements t...
Metal
$6,057 / item
Modern Bowl Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern bowl chandelier with a textured white composite canopy above a bronze-finished steel bowl. With a painted chain and ceiling canopy. Dimensions: 43" W x 43" D x 31" H 108" c...
Metal
$10,900 / item
Chandelier by Paavo Tynell
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A chandelier designed by Paavo Tynell model '9030' for Taito Oy. Finland , circa 1950th. Brass frame with perforated flower decoration. Five frosted glass discs with fabric shades. M...
Brass
Crystal Bakalowits Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large and impressive chandelier or pendant light by Bakalowits und Soehne, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970. The fixture is handmade and high quality pieces. A bras...
Crystal, Brass
French Louis XVI Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine French Louis XVI gilt bronze and blue enamel 8-light chandelier. A French Louis XVI chandelier is one of the most recognizable expressions of late‑18th‑century neoclassicism. Ci...
Bronze
$7,958
1970's chandelier
Located in Brecht, BE
a waterfall of glass bulbs gives this 1970's chandelier a transparent and charming look.. in very good vintage condition ..
Chrome
Alabaster Shade/Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a Custom designed Alabaster shade for several Chandelier designs used in our Lighting showroom . This is one piece still in stock that has never been used . ( New/Old ) inve...
Alabaster
$13,500
Silvered Tole Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand pounded and cut silvered tole, 12 light chandelier from the area of Florence. Floral and foliate decoration with wax candle sleeves. Wired for US.
Tin
French Moderne Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six-arm nickel chandelier from France. Newly rewired for six 60 watt bulbs.
Nickel
$14,000
Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian Sputnik chandelier with extending hand blown glass flowers, a chrome-plated body and eight lights. Measurements: Height: 35" Diameter: 28".
Chrome
Murano Vistosi Chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano Vistosi chandelier with 27 orange discs.
Metal
$7,200
Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century French Empire-style chandelier with gilt and painted finish. Measurements: Diameter: 18" Height: 26.5".
Bronze
$15,528Sale Price|20% Off
Crystal Chandelier Kalasjnikov
By Hans van Bentem
Located in Roeselare, BE
Chandelier of Hans Van Bentem in crystal and filled with leds
Crystal
$12,800
Murano Disc Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Murano disc chandelier with pink and champagne glass on a brass frame. Great lines and style appropriate for any home. Sure to make a statement.
Brass
Elegant Italian Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian chandelier. The light requires four single E14 screw fit light bulbs (60Watt max.) LED compatible Measures: Diameter 65 cm. Height fixture 40 cm. Total height including t...
Metal, Brass
$36,000
Large Dutch Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940’s large patinated and hammered bronze 10-light Dutch chandelier with original smoke bells hanging over each arm and original patina. Measurements: Diameter: 56″ Minimum...
Bronze
Jackstone Chandelier Large
By Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Martyn Lawrence Bullard for Corbett Lighting The Jackstone Chandelier is inspired by the classic children's game jacks and is playful and energetic. Metal star shapes in vintage pol...
Brass
$4,285 / item
CENTO Tall Chandelier
By Thomas Cooper Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smooth, curvaceous planes of glowing hand carved natural marbled alabaster poised in linear bronze frames. Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by the skilled arti...
Alabaster, Bronze
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Small French Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Small seven-light chandelier, one of the lights is in the center it's a decorative light, 5 - 4" wax candle covers, American wired.
Bronze
$8,800 / set
Molded Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An Italian molded glass 5-tiered chandelier, 1950s. Three available. Sold individually. Measurements: Height 34" Diameter 20".
$6,325 / item
Stardust Small Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
An ornate Cascade of petals in transparent glass and metal covered with gold leaf hangs from sinuous metal elements sharing with them the same, glowing coating. This is the magnifice...
Metal, Gold Leaf
$10,250
Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Regency stylegilt bronze chandelier featuring Lion's Masks. France, circa 1900. 16 lights Dimensions: height 39" diameter 32".
Bronze
Vintage Tole Daisy Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding mid-century botanical charm, this vintage hand-painted metal tole chandelier features a graceful, bell-shaped cage silhouette. Slender cream-enameled metal ribs sweep upward ...
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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