$10,270 / item
Passementerie Chandelier
Located in Ballard, CA
Inspired by an Italian chandelier, a ten armed wrought iron ice cream shape is wrapped with our silk/acetate cording. At the bottom, five strings made of loops support a ring of ligh...
Wrought Iron
$4,766 / set
Chandelier, 12625
Located in PARIS, FR
This chandelier has six lights and is made exclusively of bronze. Its old gold finish and the many details that adorn its branches make it an exceptional lighting fixture.
Bronze
$11,555 / item
Pair Murano Chandeliers
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair chandeliers featuring a circular metal frame with a gold finish, suspended from a matching chain. The light fixture is composed of a rich cascade of poliedri. The transparent li...
Metal
$11,555 / item
Pair Murano Chandeliers
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair chandeliers featuring a circular metal frame with a gold finish, suspended from a matching chain. The light fixture is composed of a rich cascade of poliedri. The transparent li...
Metal
$2,218Sale Price|20% Off
Metal Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A metal chandelier can be adjusted.
Chrome
$6,250
Chandelier 11
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century round chandelier with 12 dark metal scroll arms surrounding beaded glass panels with a central raised center having beaded strands Condition: (Missing two small c...
Glass
Midcentury Italian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960's Italian tiered white and clear Murano glass petals chandelier with 9 interior lights. Measurements: Drop: 16" Diameter: 30"
Murano Glass
$3,400
Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian nickel-plated chandelier with glass.
Glass
$14,640 / item
Flavia Chandelier
By Aiardini
Located in Milan, IT
A tribute to aesthetic and visual harmony, this chandelier is a piece of rare elegance that stands out for its exquisite details and extraordinary craftsmanship. Showcasing a polishe...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$4,391 / item
Murano Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 80 large pink and white alabaster glass tube. The alabast...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,875Sale Price|50% Off
Poliedri Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear hand blown polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses suspended on white metal frame / Made in Italy in the style of Venini, circa 1960s Measur...
Metal
$17,300 / item
Nymph Chandelier
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The Nymph Chandelier captures the innocent drama of a whimsical butterfly in flight, transforming nature’s most delicate creature into an unforgettable work of luxury lighting. Inspi...
Gold Plate
$9,600 / item
Fibonacci Chandelier
By Stamford Modern, Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The Fibonacci chandelier takes inspiration from the Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical pattern found in nature, art, and architecture. The perfectly balanced spiral pattern of this c...
Brass, Enamel
$6,200
Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian glass chandelier with 3 downward lights. Measurements: Minimun drop: 28" Diameter: 18".
Murano Glass
$8,390 / item
Alice Chandelier
By Aiardini
Located in Milan, IT
A modern revisitation of the Classic chandelier, this splendid lighting piece stands out for its combination of traditional elements and modern sensibility that makes it ideal for ec...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$7,500
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Hand Hammered Iron Chandelier. The work of a Master Iron Worker. Hexagonal shape issuing "S" shaped arms, suspended by six rods. Elegant top crown. France, circa 1900. S...
Iron
Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Bronze chandelier with 36 lights. Highly ornate with intricate designs and an abundance of crystals. Featuring a dark-toned antique bronze with multiple tiers of elegantly curv...
Crystal, Bronze
$18,100 / item
Gia Chandelier
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The Gia Chandelier brings poetic beauty and sculptural elegance to luxury interiors, transforming the ceiling into a radiant bouquet of metallic blooms. Inspired by the gentle curves...
Brass
$7,750
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Iron Chandelier, the pierced circle issuing four lights on top and four arms with lights suspended by four chains. Elaborately decorated crown. France, circa 1890. CW5375
Iron
$7,800
Etoile Chandelier
By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two rings of ostrich eggs connected by braided silk wire give this chandelier a majestic presence. This chandelier has 16 lights with the real ostrich egg diffusers. The light is mad...
Ostrich Eggshell, Silk, Cord
$6,590 / item
20615 Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Paying bold homage to the dynamism of art deco, this stunning Chandelier combines traditional inspiration with a contemporary flavor. Crafted in hand forged iron, the structure featu...
Metal
$1,675
Italian Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chandelier in metal with eight E27 bulbs. Measures: Diameter 58 cm. Height fixture 33 cm. Total height with the chain 70 cm.
Metal
$6,800
English Metal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An English circa 1920's tole 8-light chandelier. Measurements: Diameter: 22.5" Height of body: 24"
Metal
$6,850
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Iron Chandelier. The Hexagonal hand hammered frame issuing six "S" shaped arms with lights suspended by six chains. The top crown having a pierced circle. France, circa 1...
Iron
$3,950
Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass Italian chandelier newly rewired for 12 candelabra bulbs.
Brass
$37,000
Russian Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine and Elegant Gilt Bronze & Crystal Russian Chandelier having six arms in a neoclassical style translucent and blue glass. Russia, circa 1880. Dimensions: Height 49" Diameter ...
Crystal, Bronze
$1,750
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Iron chandelier. 6 lights Dimensions: Height 35" x diameter 30.5" CW4165.
Iron
$2,650
Iron Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Hand-Hammered Louis XIV style Iron Chandelier. Exquisite Detail. 10 lights. France, circa 1910. Dimensions: Height 37" Width 41" Depth 31" CW5276.
Iron
$4,650
Empire Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Empire taste, featuring gilt bronze swans issuing lights. An exquisite eight wreath top canopy. 8 lights. France, circa 1900. Dimensions:...
Bronze
$4,850
French Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French iron chandelier with brass bobeches; newly wired for twelve candelabra sockets, each up to 60 watts.
Iron
$8,925 / item
Conchiglia Chandelier
By Officina Ciani
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent chandelier from the Conchiglia collection (meaning "shell" in Italian) is defined by a design that evokes an organic shape rendered entirely using hand-bent stainles...
Stainless Steel
$21,825
Olympic Chandelier
By Hilliard Lamps
Located in Arcata, CA
The Olympic Chandelier is crafted from a plaster of paris composite base that is hand sculpted to perfect planar surfaces. After sculpting it is repeatedly sanded and primed to a mat...
Bronze
$33,500
Baltic Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Baltic Chandelier featuring elaborate bead work as well as graduated oval crystal bead chains, crystal columns and finials. 12 lights (8+4). France, circa 1900. Dimensi...
Crystal, Bronze
$11,555 / item
Pair Murano Chandeliers
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair chandelier featuring a circular metal frame with a gold finish, suspended from a matching chain. The light fixture is composed of a rich cascade of poliedri. The pink light glas...
Metal
$10,400 / item
Pair Murano Chandeliers
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair chandelier featuring a circular metal frame with a gold finish, suspended from a matching chain. The light fixture is composed of a rich cascade of poliedri. The transparent lig...
Metal
$11,555 / item
Pair Murano Chandeliers
Located in Budapest, HU
Pair chandelier featuring a circular metal frame with a gold finish, suspended from a matching chain. The light fixture is composed of a rich cascade of poliedri. The transparent lig...
Metal
$2,080
Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Sputnik chandelier. Diameter 60 cm. Height 80 cm. Nine E14 bulbs inside.
Metal
$1,905
Flat Golden Chandelier
By Stilux
Located in Milan, IT
The Stillux Flat chandelier is a lighting masterpiece that blends modern elegance with craftsmanship. Handcrafted with hammered metal, the slender and sophisticated shape that define...
Metal
$13,750 / item
Starburst Chandelier
By Tracey Garet
Located in Carpinteria, CA
Starburst chandelier by Tracey Garet of Apsara Interior Design. Multi layered chandelier with 16 candelabra lights coming out of starbursts. The piece shown is in white plaster. . Th...
Metal, Enamel, Steel
$13,750 / item
Starburst Chandelier
By Tracey Garet
Located in Carpinteria, CA
Starburst Chandelier by Tracey Garet of Apsara Interior Design. Multi layered chandelier with 16 candelabra lights coming out of starbursts. The piece shown is in white plaster. . Th...
Metal, Enamel, Steel
$2,030 / item
Vintage French Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage French Chandelier crafted entirely of clear glass and crystal, featuring a central glass column with delicate cutwork and four curved arms.
Crystal
$6,285 / item
20716 Chandelier
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This deluxe Chandelier combines traditional inspiration with a contemporary flavor, paying bold homage to the dynamism of art deco. Crafted in hand forged iron, the metal structure i...
Metal
$6,735 / item
Dodecaedro Chandelier
By Officina Ciani
Located in Milan, IT
A rigorous geometry dominates the design of this striking chandelier of strong visual impact. The brass structure, shaped like a dodecahedron, features two pentagons connected in a t...
Stainless Steel, Brass
$2,160
Bronze Vine Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bronze chandelier featuring a whimsical design with twisted branches and vines throughout. 8 lights with each arm are adorned with delicate metal leaves and clear crystals.
Bronze
$2,080
Italian Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian glass chandelier. Measures: Height fixture 73 cm. Diameter 45 cm. Total height with the chain 115 cm.
Brass
$10,041
Decorative Timber Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A decorative timber chandelier. The shaft with acanthus leaves and foliage, the eight arms with foliage and gadrooning. English, circa 1900. Photo prior to restoration. Measures: ...
Wood
$6,570 / item
Bamboo Chandelier
By Officina Ciani
Located in Milan, IT
Best paired with the bamboo sconce or as a standout element to add a rustic-chic accent in a modern living or dining room, this stunning chandelier will not go unnoticed, thanks to i...
Stainless Steel, Metal
$14,000
Large Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th Century French Empire style chandelier with gilt and painted finish. Measurements: Height: 45" Diameter: 28.5"
Bronze
$6,800
Italian Tulip Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian chandelier with tulip bobeches, 9 candelabra lights Measurements: Diameter:26" Drop:20"
Brass
$3,950
French Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed three-light French iron chandelier with new mica.
Iron
$7,240 / item
Infinity Chandelier
By Officina Ciani
Located in Milan, IT
A magnificent addition to both traditional and modern interiors, this chandelier boasts a Renaissance-inspired design interpreted with a combination of classic and modern materials. ...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$6,800
French Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French iron chandelier with original wax candle covers (may be changed for new brass tubes); newly wired for seven standard sockets up to 75 watts each.
Iron
$6,200
Venini Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tiered Venini chandelier.
Glass
$6,000
Poliarte Chandelier
By Albano Poli
Located in Albany, NY
Chandelier composed of 36 cast glass cylinder components. With single 100watt lightbulb.
Glass
$6,300
Curve Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with vintage 1960s clear ribbed curved Murano glasses, mounted on newly made chrome finish metal frame / Made in Italy 12 ights / E26 or E27 type / max 60W each Me...
Murano Glass
$2,764Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pleyel Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
Chandelier Pleyel with all structure in solid brass in polished finish, with clear glass. 8 bulbs, lamp holder type E14, bulbs not included, max 40 watts. Dimmable, dimmer not inc...
Brass
$2,400
Rectangular Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long rectangular chandelier. Flush mount is adjustable. Height of just the chandelier is 9 inches.
Chrome
$10,625
Bronze Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze chandelier depicting ram's heads stylized flower garlands, exquisite decorative chains. Crystal bobeches. France, circa 1900. 12 lights. Dimensions: Height ...
Bronze
$17,500
Italian Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian eight-light chandelier festooned with beaded roping; a central glass baluster column surmounted with a crown of cut crystals and branches heavily ornamented with long tear dr...
$32,415 / item
ASTRAL Chandelier
By Thomas Cooper Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A study in equilibrium - a spiked starburst of handblown Murano glass hovers opposite a cluster of Austrian crystal facets - balanced on a solid brass arm. Models in the collection ...
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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