Brushed Aluminum Industrial Round Swag Ceiling Fixture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brushed aluminum industrial round swag ceiling fixture. Measures: 18" high x 18" diameter.
Vintage 1980s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
Brushed Aluminum Industrial Round Swag Ceiling Fixture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brushed aluminum industrial round swag ceiling fixture. Measures: 18" high x 18" diameter.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Spaghetti Swag Pendant Fixture in Orange
Located in Dekalb, IL
Striking mid-century pendant light featuring an outer globe of translucent amber-orange lucite formed into looping, interwoven strands resembling spaghetti or poured resin ribbons. T...
Brass
$399Sale Price|60% Off
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Spaghetti Swag Pendant Light
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in East Freetown, MA
Authentic mid-century modern swag spaghetti lamp. Cloudy clear lucite with 8 foot cord.
Lucite
Hollywood Regency Amber Glass Caged Onion Swag Pendant Light
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Midcentury, Hollywood Regency, onion-shaped pendant light features an amber glass shade blown into the metal cage frame. Gorgeous amber light fills the room. Iconic statement piece...
Metal
Swag Hanging Lamp by Paul Secon for Sompex
By Paul Secon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pendant light by Paul Secon for Sompex. Total height measure: 90 cm.
Fiberglass
Large rock crystal and clear crystal with clear crystal swags
Located in Houston, TX
The large scales impressive with a wid open cage that is strung with beadd Swags. The rock crystal adds a very mystical appearance with good Depth. The wiring is good and it is ready...
Rock Crystal
Vintage 1960s Custom Hexagon Mirror Lamp Swag MCM retro
By Zanetti Murano
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Custom made hexagonal mirrored glass and smoked lucite pendant lamp with 15’ of chain. Smoked lucite bottom allows light to shine through. The top half and top is mirrored glass an...
Glass, Mirror, Plexiglass
Pair of Mid-Century 1960's Ceramic Swag Pendant Lights
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of Mid-Century ceramic swag pendant lights, circa 1960's, done in deep mustard yellow with an earth tone dark brown sponge and drip accent. The lamps are open on the bottom an...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Murano Ribbed Pendant Swag Shade Green to Blue
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colors dark emerald green to a bluish green. Ribbed glass body with lots of chain to be hung swag style in any room and add a little bit of color. In excellent vintage condi...
Brass
Louis XVI Brass Round Lantern with Rams Heads and Chain Swags
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large neoclassical hall lantern of fine design and execution in the Louis XVI taste. Convex glass panels are set within heavy cast brass details include a pierced brass gallery bas...
Brass
Burnt Bamboo Rattan and Wicker Pendant Swag Light with Glass Diffuser
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern bamboo and wicker woven pendant lamp or chandelier features trapezoid structure of burnt or tortoiseshell bamboo with geometric rattan weave forming the sides of t...
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
$320Sale Price|20% Off
c.1970s Wicker Rattan Swag Lamp, Vintage Scandinavian Design Mid-century Modern
Located in Skien, NO
1970s Scandinavian Rattan Swag Lamp – Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Light Vintage wicker rattan and beech wood swag lamp with warm, cozy Nordic charm. Fully functional, perfect for liv...
Metal
Mid Century Italian Venitian Murano Caged Glass Swag Lantern Pendant Light 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Venetian Murano caged glass pendant light, circa 1960s. Hand blown by the Seguso glassmakers in Murano / Venice Italy. Dimensions: 10" x 15" (D x H)
Metal
$1,599Sale Price|39% Off
Pair Mid Century Modern Swag Lamps! Iconic 1950s Gino Sarfatti for Raymor! Gold
By Raymor, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peoria, AZ
Magnificent! Pair Italian Metal Pendant/Swag Lamps for Raymor Attributed to Gino Sarfatti These are the quintessential, mid century modern Italian swag lamps! Beautiful in their ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Steel & Spike Swag Light and Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This artisan made swag lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1965 and done in the Brutalist style. The light shade is composed of to...
Cut Steel
Brutalist Swag Pendant Light Lamp Tom Greene Brass Feldman Co Mid-Century Modern
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Wayne, NJ
Brutalist Swag Pendant Light Lamp Tom Greene Brass Feldman Co. This plugs into a wall outlet. It has approx 13' Cord/chain.
Brass
MCM White Dome Swag Pendant Hanging Light Fixture or Lamp Style of Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous Mid-20th Century Mid Century Modern white enameled metal dome swag pendant hanging light fixture or lamp in the style of Lightolier. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind th...
Metal
Red Swag Hanging Flower Pot Pendant Lamps by E. S. Horn, 1970s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of red plastic ceiling pendants with chain suspended planters suitable for a flower pot. These were manufactured and designed by E. S. Horn in Denmark during the 1960s or 70s....
Brass
Large, circa 1930, Genoa Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A grand, circa 1930, eight-arm, hand-beaded, Geneovese chandelier. Long swags of clear and ruby red crystals link the basket and top tiers, both embellished with beveled crystal drops.
Crystal, Metal
Crystal and Gilt 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
Designed with a gilt rococo scroll frame and hung with faceted beaded swags and faceted drops, this chandelier has twelve lights, eight below and four above, all with bobeches.
Crystal, Metal
Large Baroque Style Gilt Bronze Eighteen-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
The vase is supported on the heads of term sculptures, with classical female bust tops, wearing strapwork body plates, and scrolled columnar bodies, draped with swags. The chandelier...
Ormolu, Bronze
French Victorian Gilt Metal and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian (19/20th Century) 4 metal arm chandelier with crystal swags & shaped drops and a ball finial bottom
Crystal
Large Empire Style Crystal and Ormolu Eight Light Chandelier
Located in Worcester, GB
Large Empire Style Crystal and Ormolu Eight Light Chandelier A magnificent Empire-style crystal chandelier of impressive proportions, featuring an eight-light gilt metal frame prof...
Crystal
Late-19th Century English Crystal and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A grand English chandelier of classical form, crafted with a finely cast gilt bronze frame and richly adorned with cut crystal drops, rosettes, and beaded swags.
Bronze
Large Pair of Classical Ormolu 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive large pair of 19th century classical ormolu 20 branch chandeliers, each having swag, foliate and scrolling decoration.
Ormolu
Early 19th c. Swedish Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal Ferns
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined and elegant early 19th century Swedish chandelier having crystal swagged garlands on a gilt metal frame featuring gilt metal fern leaves.
Bronze
$3,800Sale Price|60% Off
Rare Important Original European Reverse Painted Glass Floral Andre Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier features Handpainted Swags of Flowers in Multiple Colors.
Bronze
Ten-Light Late Victorian Chandelier Attributed to James Green
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The multi baluster shaft with scale and split diamond cutting terminating with a drop hung Shepard crook corona, the main receiver plate supporting ten rope twist arms supporting sca...
Cut Glass
Beautiful 19th Century Bronze and Beaded Seventeen Light Drop Crystal Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Beaded Seventeen Light Drop Crystal Chandelier Crystal swags along the crown with flowing beads leading down to a designed bronze rim w...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine French Bronze Neoclassical Baltic Empire Crystal Square Basket Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Very Fine French Bronze Pierced Filigree & Maiden Mask Neoclassical / Baltic Empire Crystal Swag Basket Chandelier In A Square Form With 4 Lights Around The Frame And 4 Lights On ...
Crystal, Bronze
A Baltic 19th century Neo-Classical st. Ormolu and Crystal chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The underside of the square frame is decorated by Crystal daggers while the center has elegant hanging Crystal swaging garlands. The chandelier is suspended for four corner chains le...
Crystal, Ormolu
$490Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Aesthetic Period Hurricane Parlor Oil Lamp Pendant Light Chandelier
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century circa 1882 Victorian / Aesthetic period converted hurricane oil lamp swag pendant light / chandelier. Brass frame with etched cranes on the batwing style side suppo...
Brass
Small Hans - Agne Jakobsson Six Light Hurricane Chandelier, Markaryd, Sweden
Located in Doraville, GA
It appears the chandelier had been used as such, but can be easily rewired to use as an accent swag lamp.
Metal
French Neoclassical Louis XV Manner 5-Light Bronze Amethyst Crystal Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French neoclassical Louis XV manner, cage-form, 5-light bronze, with elaborate beaded swags, faceted amethyst and crystal chandelier with contemporary capris shell, measures: 28" hei...
Crystal
Fine Quality Victorian Ten-Light Cut Glass Chandelier by Perry & Co.
By Perry & Co
Located in Steyning, West sussex
The rope twist branches issuing from a miter cut receiver bowl this with a drop hung under canopy and lapidary cut finial, the baluster shaped shaft with draping pan and swaged canop...
Cut Glass
Lucite Ribbon Prism Chandelier in the Style of Triedri and Carlo Nason 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-century clear Lucite ribbon swag prism chandelier, in the style of Carlo Nason or Triedri.
Metal, Brass
Lucite Ribbon Prism Chandelier in the Style of Triedri and Carlo Nason 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Midcentury clear Lucite ribbon swag prism chandelier, in the style of Carlo Nason or Triedri.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Danish Prism Hanging Lamp in Opaline Glass and Brass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual swag style pendant chandelier consisting of a 'spinner shaped' opaline glass shade topped with a solid brass shade decorated with orange prisms.
Brass
Palatial Large French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Ribbon & Bow Swag Lantern Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Exquisite French Louis XVI style gilt bronze three-light lantern fixture adorned with bronze beaded swags and finished with a center medallion of a bow. Measures: 36" H x 18" W.
Bronze
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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