Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Sold|$1,500
Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
A three light green black tole foliate chandelier with multi colored porcelain flowers
Sold|$1,500
Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Hudson, NY
A three light green black tole foliate chandelier with multi colored porcelain flowers
Sold|$13,800
Pair crystal and tole chandeliers
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of crystal (clusters of cherubs) and tole (crown of cherubs) eight-candle chandeliers
Sold|$3,295
Large French Black Tole Chandelier
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1900 French tole black finish chandelier has twelve candle style lights and a design of
Metal
Sold|$9,500
19th Century Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Whimsical Italian 19th Century polychrome tole 12 light chandelier, with bacchanalian theme
Metal
Sold|$2,150
Italian Green Floral Tole Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Italian Tole Green Floral Chandelier. This highly decorative sculptural light brings not only light
Metal
Sold|$2,400
Hand painted French tole chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Hand painted 6 lite fixture with tole shdes
Metal
Sold|$1,350
Mid Century Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Five light gold painted metal and cut glass multi prism chandelier. Cleaned and re-wired, ready to
Metal
Sold|$1,100
Italian Wood and Tole Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
, holds chandelier size light bulbs. Italian, circa 1950.
Wood
Sold|$3,200
Italian brass and tole chandelier
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Large brass and painted metal 12 light chandelier, up lighting as well as down. Colour could be
Brass, Metal
Sold|$3,495
Italian Gilt Iron Tole Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive, 1940s Italian gilt iron chandelier in the form of acanthus leaves suspended by four
Iron
Sold|$1,195
1940s Italian Gilded Tole Chandelier
Located in High Point, NC
A gilded chandelier from Italy, circa 1940. An elaborate Rococo pendant supports six candelabra
Metal, Bronze
Directoire Style Painted Green Tole Chandelier, Italian Mid Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Italian Directoire style green tole chandelier features beautiful hand painted elements and
Tin
Sold|$1,250
Black and gilt decorated tole chandelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental black and gilt decorated tole 4 light chandelier, mid 20th century or earlier.
Tôle
Sold|$11,500
19th c. Italian Wood/Tole Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Tole and Giltwood Chandelier
Tôle
Sold|$2,200
French Empire Bronze and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Good antique French Empire gilt bronze and tole 6-light chandelier.
Bronze, Tôle
1940s Italian Orange Toleware Tole Chandelier
Located in London, GB
1940s Italian orange toleware chandelier. Superb and rare Florentine hand-painted, six-arm ceiling
Tôle
Sold|$5,400
French Empire Bronze and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Excellent French Empire gilt bronze and tole 12-light chandelier.
Bronze
Sold|$3,580
19th Century French Empire Tole Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ebonized classic Empire chandelier in tole. 19th Century details include arrows on the 8 arms with
Metal
Sold|$2,825
A 19th Century Green Tole Chandelier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Green Tole Shade Chandelier with Brass Gallery Above Four Arms Joined by a Single Brass Bottom
Sold|$9,500
Italian 19th Century Iron & Tole Chandelier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A stunning wrought iron and tole 18 light chandelier with ORIGINAL painted finish in warm Tuscan
Iron
Sold|$2,899
Maison Bagues Faux Bamboo & Tole Chandelier
Located in Kent, Dover
A chandelier by La Maison Bagues of Paris, signed 'Bagues Paris'. Comprising eight gilt bronze
Vintage Coastal Distressed Lemon Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous vintage Coastal distressed chandelier. A throwback from the glory days of Palm Beach. An
Metal
Italian Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers
Located in Winter Park, FL
A charming Italian painted tole six-light chandelier with a variety of porcelain flowers including
Sold|$1,850
Circa 1960's Green Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-1249 Hand painted tole five lights
Sold|$2,700
Italian Beaded Red Drops Tole Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights, bulb holders in wood. Gold gilt tole metal. Macaroni beaded swags with tiny
Metal
Sold|$1,441
Vintage French Gilt Grape Tole Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful french tole light featuring bunches of gold grapes placed among silver grape vines and
Metal
Italian Crystal & Gilt Foliate Tole Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circular chandelier having a branch and leaf form gilt metal frame, with hanging crystals.
Crystal
Tole Chandelier with Porcelain Flowers, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
. The chandelier measures 65cm in height+50cm chain.
Sold|$1,229
Italian 1950's Apple Tole Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and rare 1950's Italian hand painted chandelier, this captivating light, in the form of
Iron
Italian Tole Chandelier with Vines and Flowers
Located in Houston, TX
Charming antique Italian tole five-light chandelier with vines and tole flowers. This beautiful
Tôle
Sold|$5,500
1950 French Faux Bamboo Palm Tole Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights. Rewired and ready to hang. Vibrant color on tole. Adding another 7 inches of
Tôle
Sold|$20,000
A Fanciful Pair of French Tole Chandeliers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each of hand made tole with six scrolling foliate and floral arms emanating from a basket form; the
Tôle
French Empire Gilt Bronze and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century French Empire gilt bronze and tole 6-light chandelier. Circa 1920. The
Bronze
Sold|$2,175
Oval Gilt Tole Chandelier With Leaf Design
Located in Norwood, NJ
Hollywood Regency Gilt tole oval chandelier with leaf design with a Baroque feel. 10 lights
Iron, Gold Leaf
ON SALE Red Faux Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-2538 Red tole faux bamboo 5 light chandelier with capiz shell shades ON SALE Regular price
Sold|$2,600
Six Arm Tole Chandelier with Copper Finish
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
This tole, six arm chandelier features an all over leaf pattern, with a copper finish and candle
Metal
Vintage Pineapple Metal Tole Chandelier 6 Lights
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage metal tole pineapple chandelier. Newly wired. 6 lights with cute little pineapples
Metal
Sold|$2,800
Large Palm Leaf and Parrot Tole Chandelier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Palm leaf tole and gilt iron chandelier, 1960s. A beautiful chandelier featuring palm leaf stems
Metal
Gilt Iron Gothic Hollywood Regency Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large scale 28" diameter round iron tole gold leaf chandelier with 12 lights, 26" long with ceiling
Iron
Sold|$1,875
Mid-Century Red Faux Bamboo Tole Chandelier
Located in Bellport, NY
A lovely Chinese Chippendale style bell drop chandelier. The gilt bells are all made of wood, the
Italian Beaded Dark Yellow Drops Tole Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
. Gold gilt metal tole with macaroni bead swags throughout. Beading and florets on top and middle
Murano Glass
Circa 1940's Large Gold Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-1628 Large gilt metal leaves and floral chandelier
Metal
French Mid 20th Century Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Small floral form painted metal chandelier. The height below is adjustable.
Tin
Sold|$3,895
Six Light French Tole Chandelier with Birds
Located in Troy, MI
This circa 1900 French chandelier has six candle style lights, flowers, leaves and birds rendered
Brass, Metal
Italian 1950's Fuchsia Flower Tole Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and incredibly rare 1950's Italian hand painted chandelier, in the form of Fuchsia
Metal
Nautical Form Wrought Iron and Tole Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Hand made, a fantastic piece for any room. Beautiful blackened finish with gold wash highlights. Good size and very dramatic.
Iron, Tin
19th Century Russian Empire Bronze and Tole Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Russian Empire chandelier. The gilt bronze and tole canopy with long strands
Tôle, Bronze
Sold|$1,900
Italian Gilded Tole Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Good looking Italian gilded tole ceiling light in Belle Epoque style,with six arms simulating bambu
Metal
French 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze & Tôle Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French, 19th century Empire style ceiling fixture of green tôle using six candelabra lights to
Metal, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Verdigris Tole Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
chandeliers. Each impressive balloon shaped chandelier has a pierced lower tole canopy accented with rosettes
Fine Mid-19th Century Ormolu and Tole Chandelier
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1840 A fine mid 19th century ormolu and tole work chandelier, with six curved and
Metal, Ormolu
Italian Gilt Tole Chandelier with Amethyst Tear Drops
Located in San Francisco, CA
A gilt tole frond leaf six-light chandelier with amethyst tear drop shape pendants. Recently re
Metal
Pair of Painted Tôle Chandeliers, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming pair of five-light chandeliers, painted in a soft green color. Fitted with very pretty
Large Italain Black Wood and Gilt tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#1-2296 A six light Italian black wood and gilt metal chandelier.
Metal
Vintage Mid-20th Century French Rose Tole Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
A stunning caged 6 light chandelier with vibrant roses in a deep red, orange and pink.
Metal
1920's Two Level Hand Painted Tole Chandelier
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-1670 This ring style chandelier has two levels, the top most with five lights and the lower level
A French Neoclassical Style Painted Wood and Tole Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
painted on all surfaces , having a wooden body with tole bobeches and columnar supports
Tôle
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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