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Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier

13 Tier Wedding Cake Chandelier, Crystal Prisms, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
A wedding cake chandelier circa 1970s from a Greenwich CT estate. This 34 bulb (40 watt), 60 inch
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Chrome

Vintage French Draped Crystal Tiered Wedding Cake 15-Light Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage French chandelier offers tiered wedding cake form with fifteen lights having draped
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Wire

Hollywood Regency Empire Amethyst Crystal Wedding Cake 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning French Hollywood Regency Empire amethyst cut crystal and gilt brass 10-light chandelier
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Hollywood Regency Empire Amethyst Crystal Wedding Cake 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning French Hollywood Regency Empire amethyst cut crystal and gilt brass 10-light chandelier
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Antique French Louis XIV Style Polychromed Wedding Cake Crystal Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
Louis XIV Style Polychromed Wedding Cake Three-Light Chandelier with Draped Cut Crystals C1930 Measures
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Early 20th Century American Louis XIV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cut Glass

Stunning Hollywood Regency Wedding Cake Crystal & Gilt Brass 8-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning vintage high quality gold-plated chandelier. Large, heavy with 156 multifaceted Swarovski
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Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Midcentury Clear Murano Crystal Glass Prisms Gilt Brass Wedding Cake Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Coimbra, PT
Measures: Diameter 16 in/ 40 cm Height 30 in (24 in and 6 in/chain)/ 75 cm (60 cm and 15 cm/chain) Weight: 18 lb/8 Kg 5 light bulbs E27/ good working condition Assembly required. Bul...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

French Hollywood Regency Chrome Cut Crystal Beads 8tiers Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
8 light bulbs E14/ good working condition. Assembly required. Bulbs not included. Measures: Diameter 20,5 in (52 cm) Height 40 in (17 in + 23 in) / 100 cm (44 cm + 56 cm/chain) Weigh...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Chrome

Louis XVI Regency Empire Crystal and Bronze Twelve-Light Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning large French Empire cut crystal and bronze twelve-light chandelier with crystal drops and
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

French Empire Regency Crystal and Gilt Bronze 12-Light Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning large French Empire cut crystal and bronze twelve-light chandelier with crystal drops and
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Early 20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Gilt Hollywood Regency Wedding Cake Chandelier in Pink Murano Glass and Crystal
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous Italian Murano Art Deco, pink glass drops and crystal 4-light gilt chandelier Dimensions
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Mid-20th Cent. Neoclassical Cut Brass & Crystal Wedding Cake Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
Here is a handmade, Neoclassical, 4-tiered, wedding cake-style hanging light fixture from the mid
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Brass

Large Midcentury Hollywood Regency Crystal Waterfall Weddingcake Gilt Chandelier
By Palwa
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier with nine-light flushmount chandelier
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Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Metal

Large Midcentury Hollywood Regency Crystal Waterfall Weddingcake Gilt Chandelier
By Ernst Palme
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier with nine-light flush mount chandelier
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Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Metal

Large Venini Camer Midcentury Gilt Brass 94 Crystal Rods Waterfall Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large and heavy crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier with eight-light flush mount chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Large Venini Camer Midcentury Gilt Brass 94 Crystal Rods Waterfall Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Large and heavy crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier with eight-light flush mount chandelier
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Massive Murano Crystal Glass Drop Waterfall & Gilt Brass Venini Style Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning "Drop" In the style of Paolo Venini crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier dates
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Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Murano Crystal Glass Drop Waterfall and Gilt Brass Venini Style Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning "Drop" in the style of Paolo Venini crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier dates
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Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Murano Crystal Drop Waterfall in Venini Style Hollywood Regency Gilt Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning "Drop" In the style of Paolo Venini crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier dates
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Venini Murano Crystal Drop Waterfall Hollywood Regency 10-Light Gilt Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
This stunning "Drop" In the style of Paolo Venini crystal waterfall wedding cake chandelier dates
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Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

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Flush Mount Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Flush Mount Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier. Dripping with crystals, this chandelier is sure to
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Continental Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Delightful Continental crystal wedding cake 3-light chandelier. Having four tiers of drop prisms
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Vintage 1910s European Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

1920's Silvered Brass 5 Tier Wedding Cake Chandelier
By CHANDELIER
Located in Denver, CO
1920's silvered brass five tier wedding cake chandelier suspended from a silvered cast brass
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Vintage 1920s American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Silver, Brass

Continental Reverse Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
Continental six-light cut crystal and polished brass inverted wedding cake chandelier, each tier
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Antique French Art Nouveau Crystal Bead Wedding Cake Style Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Art Nouveau chandelier features strung crystal beads in feathered, scroll and swag
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

French Empire Crystal & Gilt Bronze Wedding Cake 12-Light Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Empire style wedding cake chandelier offers gilt bronze frame with twelve arms terminating
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20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

1900 Pair of Small Glass Wedding Cake Crystal Chandeliers
Located in Surrey, BC
Pair of identical wedding cake style chandeliers with original mounting plates in old oxidized
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Antique Early 1900s Canadian Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

Massive Crystal Wedding Cake Fixture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aluminum, chrome, and brass fixture has 1308 crystals and 31 sockets. Two available.
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Vintage 1960s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Vintage French Crystal and Brass Wedding Cake Form Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage French style chandelier features wedding cake form with brass frame and strung crystal
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20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Antique French Style Crystal & Bronzed Wedding Cake Tiered Chandelier, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French style chandelier offers tiered wedding cake form with bronzed metal frame having
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20th Century French Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Monumental Mid-Century Modern Italian 'Wedding Cake' Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning, monumental Mid-Century Modern Italian 'Wedding Cake', eight-tier cascading crystal
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Petite Wedding Cake Shape Crystal Prism & Bronze 3 Arm Chadelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
petite circular chandelier is for you. Two tiers of bottom crystal prisms capture the light from this 3
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Vintage 1940s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Pair of Bronze and Crystal Drop Chandeliers
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of magnificent doré bronze and crystal drop six-tier 'wedding cake' chandeliers each having
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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Venini Murano Glass Thirty Two Inch Diameter Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Large multi-tiered Murano glass crystal reverse wedding cake style chandelier by Venini. Chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

Midcentury Hollywood Regency Crystal Waterfall 3 Tiered Flush Mount Ernst Palme
By Ernst Palme
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning crystal waterfall wedding cake flush mount chandelier, by Ernst Palme Germany in the 1970s
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Vintage 1970s German Hollywood Regency Flush Mount

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Crystal, Metal

Mid-Century Nine-Light Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Mid-Century five tier crystal chandelier, bronze frame. In total, the chandelier has 568
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Floating Three-Tiered Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant, mid century three tiered floating crystal chandelier. Sometimes referred to as "Wedding
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Small Scale Four-Tier Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier with One Light
Located in Toledo, OH
A great crystal wedding cake style chandelier. This small-scale chandelier is 12" tall and
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Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Vintage 'Wedding Cake' Small Chandelier with Crystals
Located in Pasadena, CA
3-tier metal rings with new bronze finish and draped with hanging crystals, Newly wired.
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20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Iron

Antique French Neoclassical Style Crystal & Bronze Wedding Cake Chandelier c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique five-tier neoclassical style French wedding cake crystal chandelier with pierced bronze
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Murano Hollywood Regency Blue Crystal Teardrops Wedding Cake Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous Italian Murano Art Deco, blue glass drops and crystal 3-light gilt chandelier Measures
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Antique French Style Wedding Cake Gilt Sixteen-Light Crystal Chandelier c1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French style wedding cake chandelier offers gilt metal frame with foliate elements throughout
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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

1920s Silver Plated Crystal Wedding Cake Flush Mount Chandelier with Five Tiers
Located in New York, NY
1920s silver plated crystal wedding cake flush mount chandelier with five tiers. This item can be
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Vintage 1920s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Mid-Century Italian Murano Venini Pink Crystal Waterfall Wedding Cake Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Rare gorgeous midcentury Italian Murano Venini pink fogged crystal teardrop waterfall wedding cake
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Turn of the Century French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Wedding cake crystal chandelier, one-light ceiling hugger with bronze frame. Free shipping
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Large multi-tiered Murano glass crystal reverse wedding cake style chandelier by Venini. Chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Chrome, Metal

Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Large multi-tiered Murano glass crystal reverse wedding cake style chandelier by Venini. Chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Large multi-tiered Murano glass crystal reverse wedding cake style chandelier by Venini. Chromed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal, Chrome

Petite 1920s Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Beautiful wedding cake fixture with nickel-plated canopy, glass top, and three tiers adorned with
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Vintage 1920s American American Classical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Nickel

Undulating Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier after Lobmeyr
Located in New York, NY
Faceted glass crystals mounted in nickeled metal ribbon bands in an inverted wedding cake form
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Chandeliers and Pendants

Wedding Cake Crystal Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Nickel Plated, Crystal Wedding Cake, three tiered Chandelier
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Vintage 1940s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel, Brass

Silver Plated Wedding Cake Chandelier
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Beautiful 5-tier wedding cake chandelier with over 200 multifaceted crystals and a massive finial
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Silver Plate

Tiered Wedding Cake Chandelier, circa 1940
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This stunning chandelier features a crystal top and five tiers of dazzling prisms atop a crystal
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Vintage 1940s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Tiered Wedding Cake Chandelier, circa 1940
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This stunning chandelier features a crystal top and five tiers of dazzling prisms atop a crystal
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Vintage 1940s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Metal

Etched Glass Body Wedding Cake with Purple Crystal Ball Finial
Located in Minneapolis, MN
prism shaped glass that accents the bowl. The icing on this (wedding) cake chandelier is the stunning
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Vintage 1920s American Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Gorgeous "Wedding Cake" Crystal Chandelier by E. Miller & Co.
By Miller Lamp Company
Located in Vancouver, BC
-tiered crystal chandelier is in what is referred to as "wedding cake" style. This glorious piece has been
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Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Crystal Chandelier with Wedding Cake Design and a Lovely Cast Brass Crown
Located in Austin, TX
Four cascading rows of crystal prisms topped with a delicate cast brass crown. Total restoration
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Vintage 1940s English Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

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Art Deco and Art Nouveau Crystal Glass Fringe Hollywood Regency Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous midcentury Art Deco or Art Nouveau frosted and clear crystal glass fringe gilt spiral chandelier. Measures: Diameter 20 in/ 50 cm Height 36 in/ 90 cm Weight: 7 lb/ 6 Kg Thre...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Metal

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench Black Lacquered by HOMMÉS
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

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Velvet, Wood, Lacquer, Fabric

Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture. This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Metal

French Louis XVI Hollywood Regency Empire Basket Gilt Bronze Crystal Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
8-light French Empire basket gilt bronze chandelier with crystal plums. Measures: Diameter 18 in/ 45 cm Height 34 in / 86 cm Weight 22 lb/ 10 Kg Eight light bulbs E14, good work...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

French Hollywood Regency Empire Gilt Bronze Crystal Garlands 12-Light Chandelier
By Baccarat
Located in Coimbra, PT
Impressive 12-light French Empire with gilt chiseled bronze frame and pure crystal garlands chandelier. Measures: Diameter 27.5 in/ 70 cm Height 35.4 in/ 90 cm Weight: 55 lb/ 25 Kg 1...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Louis XVI Empire Amber Cut Crystal Basket and Gilt Bronze Chandelier, circa 1920
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous six-light French Empire amber crystal basket chandelier with a hexagonal gilt bronze frame.    Measures: Diameter 19 in/ 48 cm Height 43.3 in(10 in chain) / 110 cm (25 cm c...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt Bronze & Crystal "Basket" chandelier. France, circa 1930. 1 Light Neo Classical style. Dimensions: Height 18" Diameter 12" CW5269.
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Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Art Deco Style Crystal Chandelier Empire Sac a Pearl Palace Lamp Chrome
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Deco Crystal Chandelier - Empire Elegance in Customizable Sizes Introducing a new Art Deco crystal style chandelier that captures the grandeur of the Empire era while offering m...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Empire Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Wire

Stunning Art Deco Art Nouveau Gilt Chandelier with Amber Beaded Fringe c 1940
Located in Coimbra, PT
Fabulous Mid-20th Century Art Deco or Art Nouveau beaded fringe and gilt chandelier. Dimensions: Diameter 25.6 in/ 65 cm Height 40 in/ 102 cm 8 light bulbs E14/ Good working conditio...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

French Empire Regency Baccarat Style 6 Crystal Obelisks Basket Bronze Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Six-light French Empire pure crystal basket chandelier with a clean hexagonal gilt bronze frame and 6-faceted crystal obelisks Measures: Diameter 22 in/ 53 cm Height 55.2 in 31.5 in ...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Monumental Louis XV Empire Green Crystal Bronze 15-Light Basket Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning monumental French Regency Empire emerald green cut crystal beads and swags, basket shaped and bronze chandelier with 15 light Measures: Diameter 32 in / 81 cm Height 52 in (...
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Louis XVI style bronze and crystal chandelier fitted with five interior lights. Graduated beaded garlands join the anthemion corona to the central band from which hangs a hemispheri...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Bronze

Beautiful Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and elegant Hollywood regency chandelier.
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Chandelier Crystal & Gilt Brass by Palwa, Germany 1960
By Palwa
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Glamorous chandelier made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame with crystal pearlss. Manufactured by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany in the 1960s. Style: Hollywood Regency. Colo...
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Vintage 1960s German Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Hollywood Regency Crystal Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Waterfall of beads, electrified.
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Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cut Glass

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Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic crystal wedding cake chandelier available at 1stDibs. A crystal wedding cake chandelier — often made from crystal, stone and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the crystal wedding cake chandelier you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A crystal wedding cake chandelier is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency, Empire and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Crystal Wedding Cake Chandelier?

The average selling price for a crystal wedding cake chandelier at 1stDibs is $2,275, while they’re typically $715 on the low end and $16,500 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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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