Sold|$15,500
Vintage Tole Metal and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This chandelier from the 1920s features eight electrified candle arms and dozens of teardrop crystals. Stock number: L408.
Sold|$8,800
Gilt Bronze and Tole Empire Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Swedish Empire style, eight-light chandelier with eagle's heads motif, original painted and gilt finish. Measurements: 19" diameter 20" present drop.
20th Century French Tole Wildflower Chandelier
Located in High Point, NC
Made in France in the 20th Century, this beautiful metal chandelier imitates the form of a bouquet of wildflowers. Ox-eye daisies blossom among green leaves; a woven cord wraps round...
Metal
Italian 1870 Tole Polychrome Porcelain Flowers with Chain Pastel Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for other countries and ready to hang. Red and green chippy tole leaves. Handmade p...
Tôle
Huge Italian Tole Porcelain Flowers & Cherubs Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6 lights, pointing down. Will be newly rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Original ...
Tôle
Huge Italian Tole Porcelain Flowers & Cherubs Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5 lights. Will be newly rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United States and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Original color tole with...
Tôle
Italian Tole Porcelain Roses & Flowers Chandelier
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights, bulb holders in wood. Original color huge leaves. Really big roses and flowers! Some may have flea bites. Gold gilded accents. Original leaves and flower tass...
Sold|$3,200
Cream-Painted Tôle Six-Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A charming rustic design in the style of Louis XV. In the form of a basket issuing foliate scrolling candlearms suspended from an oval foliate wreath. Comes with small cream-painted ...
Tin
Sold|$3,300
1940s Gilt Tole & Crystal Italian Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilded metal foliage supported by five arms with lights. Many crystal drops embellish the fixture.
Crystal, Metal
Sold|$4,200
Italian 1960s Gilt Tole Six-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish Italian 1960s gilt-tole six-light chandelier; composed of flared gilt-tole fronds supporting five lights with scalloped bobeches.
A 27 Light 2 Tiered Chandelier with Tole Sunflower on Underside
Located in New York, NY
A 27 light 2 tiered American metal chandelier, the wire frame wrapped with raffia and having tole sunflower on underside.
Metal, Tôle
Sold|$25,000
8035 A GILDED TOLE AND CRYSTAL CHANDELIER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 6 LIGHT TOLE AND CRYSTAL CHANDELIER. VERY BELLE EPOQUE.
Iron
Sold|$1,900
French Gold Leafed Tole and Iron Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful French gold leafed tole and iron four light chandelier, rewired.
Sold|$1,700
French Gold Leafed Tole and Iron Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful French gold leafed tole and iron three light chandelier, rewired.
Vintage Italian Tole Floral Chandelier with Roses
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency tole floral chandelier with roses. Original ceiling CAP.
Iron
Sold|$7,250
French Louis XV Tole Six Light Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Louis XV tole peinte six light chandelier with flowers and ribbon motif.
Vintage Italian Tole Floral Tulip Bouquet Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Tole Floral Tulip chandelier. Six arms. Measures: 12" diameter x 24" long with chain and original ceiling cap. 16" long without chain and cap.
Metal
Sold|$2,700
French Gold Leafed Tole and Iron Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful French gold leafed tole and iron five light chandelier with wheat stalk decor, rewired.
Italian White Painted Tole Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian White-Painted Tole Four-Light Chandelier, the body in tent form with scrolling leaf work.
Metal
Beautiful French Tole Gold Bows Chandelier, circa 1940 Never Used
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 3 lights. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets or appropriate sockets for other countries and ready to hang. I found these still in the original box, never used! Perf...
Tôle
Painted and Gilt Tole Flower Basket Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French tole flower basket shaped iron chandelier with painted finish, with flowers and foliage motif, circa 1920s.
Sold|$8,900
19th c. Empire tole and crystal chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
19th c. Empire gilded tole and crystal chandelier with with twelve lights.
Italian Tole Floral Bouquet in Basket Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Italian Tole Floral Bouquet in Basket Chandelier. Gorgeous yellow flowers so happy and vibrant.
Iron
Sold|$8,700
Gilt Tole and Glass French Empire Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Gilt tole and glass French Empire: Neoclassical style chandelier constructed circa 1820-1850 from gilded tole and iron.
Metal, Iron
French Tole and Floral Chandelier, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
Stunning 19th century French floral and vine chandelier with a multitude of porcelain flowers and tole leaves.
Iron
English Regency Style Tole Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
English Regency Style Cream and Parcel-Gilt Tole Peinte Six-Light Chandelier, with vasiform central element issuing six shaded lights. 37.5" H x 24" Diameter; each lamp: 11" H.
Giltwood
Tole Peinte Floral Glass Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Tole Peinte Floral Glass Six-Light Chandelier, in basket form with glass flowers and drop prism crystals. 16" H x 28" Diameter.
Metal
Astonishingly Pretty French Iron & Tole Painted Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic French painted iron and tole floral chandelier having muted pastel colors and porcelain flowers adorning 6 arms and drip candlesticks. 12" of chain, no ceiling cap Wired...
Metal, Iron
French Iron, Tole Leaf and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Pembroke, MA
A stunning French iron, gilded and tole leaf chandelier, electrified with eight lights, thick amethyst, amber-colored and clear cut-crystal drops in an array of shapes and sizes, and...
Crystal, Iron
French Tole Painted Floral Chandelier Light Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderfully hand painted tole three-arm light fixture with flowers and scrolling leaves.
Tin, Metal
Italian Vintage Tole-Painted Palm Tree Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The chandelier is constructed of iron with tole-painted finish which shows some wear including minor paint loss and oxidation.
Iron
French Gilt Tole Sheaf of Wheat Chandelier
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This Classic Regency motif chandelier featuring sheaves of wheat is a handsome blend of modern and historical styles.
Gold, Metal
Italian Tole Hand Painted Three Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Tole painted three light chandelier. Hand painted metal frame with three metal attached shades. 35" long with chain and original ceiling cap x 18" diameter.
Metal
Five Arm Italian Tole Floral Daisy Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Tole Floral Daisy chandelier. Looks like a bouquet of daisy's.
Metal
French Tole Bows with Porcelain Flowers and Basket Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing six lights. Will be rewired and ready to hang. Tole leaves, handmade porcelain flowers and tole bows. Metal basket on bottom. Chain and canopy adding another 7 inches. Please...
Tôle
Huge Italian Tole Porcelain Flowers Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870 Rare 1of2
Located in Firenze, Toscana
I have another, roughly the same size with 4 lights. This one Houses 7 lights, 6 encircling and one in center. Will be newly rewired with certified UL US sockets for the United Stat...
Tôle
French Neoclassical Style Painted Tôle Four-Light Chandelier with Lyre Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassical style painted tôle four-light chandelier from the late 19th century, with lyre motif and foliage décor.
Tôle
Sold|$11,652
18c Grande Tuscan Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grande Iron and Crystal Chandelier.
One of a Rare Pair.
Crystal, Iron
Sold|$11,652
18c Grande Tuscan Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grande Tuscan Iron and Crystal Chandelier.
One of a Rare Pair.
Crystal, Iron
Large Made in Italy Crystal and Metal Tole Six-Light Vine Chandelier
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent tole vines with crystals running throughout six-light chandelier.
Crystal, Tôle
French Tole Painted Chandelier With Porcelain Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, 1940s French, painted and parcel-gilt iron chandelier with an abundance of porcelain flowers (mostly roses) in pastel hues. Two tiers, six lights. Wired and in working co...
Iron
Italian Gold Painted Leaf Motif Tole Six-Light Unique Basket Shaped Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian six-light gold painted chandelier from the 1950s. This unique basket shaped chandelier features several draping strands of tole.
Metal, Tôle
18th Century Italian Tole and Wood Chandelier Silver Blue Red Candleholder
Located in Milano, MI
Antique fashinating circular chandelier realized for candle lighting, han-made in Italy in embossed leaf shaped iron tole with a central ivory, blue and red color painted wood stem d...
Iron, Tôle
Vintage Italian Tole Painted Floral 6 Arm Chandelier
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Hollywood Regency painted tole floral chandelier with leaves and vines made in Italy.
Metal
Vintage English Red Tole Six-Light Chandelier with Chinoiserie Gold Color Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage English red tole six-light chandelier. This English chandelier from the mid 20th century features a red tole finish with chinoiserie decor and painted gold figures.
Metal, Tôle
Italian Twelve-Light Chandelier with Tole Flowers
Located in New York, NY
An Italian white marble bust of Solon (638-558), an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. Solon is responsible for laying the foundations of Athenian democracy, circa 1820.
Whimsical and Unusual Tole and Brass Palm Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical and unusual tole and brass palm chandelier.
8229 A Gilded Tole And Crystal Italian Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
An Italian basket shaped gilded tole and crystal six light chandelier
A French Empire Red Tole Ring Form Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire red tole ring form chandelier. The round body suspended from 3 lengths of chain and canopy.
Gold Leafed Tole Ten Light Chandelier from France
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful French vintage ten light chandelier in gold leafed tole, circa 1940.
Louis XVI tole and crystal six-light chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Louis XVI tole and crystal six-light chandelier, center column wrapped with crystal beads
Classic French Empire Style Tole and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful tole and bronze chandelier with 7 lights in total.
Bronze, Metal
Italian One of Two Tole with Porcelain Flowers Polychrome Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Firenze, Toscana
This is for one, however if interested in both, I can offer at a lower price. Housing 3 lights. Original color tole with handmade porcelain flowers, only a few chips. Adding 9 inches...
Tôle
Vintage French Tole Empire Style 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Highwood, IL
Gorgeous vintage French tole black painted 6 light Empire style chandelier with bright gilt details.
Brass
Large Gilt Tole and Crystal Empire Period Chandelier
Located in Chireno, TX
Large gilt tole and crystal Empire period chandelier from Lucca, Italy.
Crystal, Gold, Iron
Hollywood Regency Gilt Tole Pineapple Eight-Arm Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A Hollywood Regency style gilt tole metal chandelier, produced circa 1960s, featuring a pineapple on leaves, bound by stylized rope, with eight curved arms, each with decorative flor...
Metal
Wheat Sheaf and Floral Tole Eight Light Chandelier
Located in Locust Valley, NY
This eight light chandelier is a stunning blend of elegance and rustic charm, crafted from painted tole in the form of a graceful wheat sheaf, adorned with delicate flowers.
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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