Italian iron and tole Palladian chandelier
Unavailable|$12,800
Italian iron and tole Palladian chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian iron and tole beaded crystal eight-light Palladian chandelier. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Unavailable|$12,800
Italian iron and tole Palladian chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian iron and tole beaded crystal eight-light Palladian chandelier. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Unavailable|$1,350 / set
Pair of French Tole Painted Chandeliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of tole hand-painted red, gilt and black painted chandeliers. The paint is original with a few
Metal
Unavailable|$9,600
Italian Tole and Crystal Neoclassical Chandelier
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking 30" diameter cut crystal and gilt metal chandelier with four added lights on the
Crystal, Metal
Unavailable|$475
Whimsical Spiral French Tole Strass Crystal Chandelier
Located in Oregon, OR
This gorgeous French 4-light, tole Strass crystal chandelier is one of a kind. The brilliance of
Crystal, Metal
Unavailable|$3,800
Tole Model of an Antique Sailing Ship Wired as a Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An unusual tole model of an antique sailing ship wired as a chandelier three lights, Continental
Tôle
Unavailable|$683
Tole Metal and Wood 12-Arm Chandelier
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Large 12-arm chandelier features two levels, gold leaf detailing, and tole metal acanthus leaf
Metal
Unavailable|$8,600
19th Century Swedish Tole and Bronze Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 19th century Swedish tole and bronze chandelier.
Unavailable|$4,600
Painted wood and tole 12-light chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted wood and tole 12-light chandelier with wood tassels. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT
Unavailable|$1,059
Wheatsheaf Vintage Chandelier in Patinated Gilt Tole
Located in Berlin, DE
Wheatsheaf vintage chandelier in patinated gilt tole dating from the 1960s. If sold to the US or
Metal
Unavailable|$18,500
Monumental 18th Century Tole and Wood Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large Continental 18c. or earlier chandelier, having a wooden central column with three tiers of
Unavailable|$11,248
Italian Painted and Gilt Tole and Crystal Six-Light Grotto Chandelier
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian painted and gilt tole and crystal six-light grotto chandelier, circa 1925-1930.
Crystal, Tôle
Unavailable|$4,850
French 2nd Empire Napoleonic Style Tole and Brass Chandelier, circa 1880
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
?This is a very smart French 2nd Empire Napoleonic style tole and brass chandelier, circa 1880
Brass, Tôle
Unavailable|$895
French Tole Metal Chandelier, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
of the fixture. A chain extends from the top loop to hang the chandelier from the ceiling. There is a
Metal
Unavailable|$8,500
Large, Multi-Light Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large, handsome multi-light chandelier, likely produced in Spain, circa 1940 or 1950. Having a
Unavailable|$10,000
A Whimsical Gilt Tôle and Iron Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The open center staff with acanthus motif; supporting eight scrolling arms; each with embellishment of wooden tassel; the whole decorated with later smokey quartz.
Quartz, Iron
Unavailable|$2,650
Iron Chandelier With Tole Shades And Gilt Finish
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking five light chandelier with tole shades with a gold finish.
Metal
Unavailable|$2,850 / set
Pair of Red/Gilt Tole 5 Light Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of red and gilt tole five light chandeliers with gilt pierced urn form center.
Early 20th C French Iron, Tole, and Crystal Chandelier, attributed to Bagues
By Maison Baguès
Located in Charleston, SC
This chandelier was made in France during the first half of the 20th century, circa 1930. It has an
Crystal, Iron, Tôle
Iron and tole Empire style 6-light chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron and tole Empire style 6-light chandelier. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW
Unavailable|$8,500
Early 19 Century Gilt Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A gilt tole six light chandelier, likely Tuscan, suspended from beaded ropes attached to scrolling
Unavailable|$3,800
19th C French Iron and Tole Birdcage Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century hand-wrought birdcage chandelier with seven arms, foliate styling and crystal prisms
Iron, Tin, Wrought Iron
Unavailable|$1,400
French 18 Light Bronze Bouillotte Chandelier with Tole Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze 18 light six arm bouillotte chandelier with tole shades.
Bronze, Metal
Unavailable|$24,000
French, Late 19th Century, Iron, Tole, and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
An interesting example of a French, late 19th century, iron, tole, and crystal chandelier. There
Unavailable|$5,995
19th Century Italian Gilt Iron, Tole and Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very elegant Italian (Venice) gilt iron, tole and crystal six-light chandelier. Has been wired for
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Gilt Bronze and Tole Four-Light Chandelier by "Bagues"
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Gilt Bronze And Tole Four Light Chandelier With Porcelain Chinoiserie Style Urn with Clear and
Unavailable|$1,950
Vintage Tole Light Fixture
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A mid 20th century tole store prop now wired as a hanging sculptural light.
Tôle
Unavailable|$9,900
French 19th century iron and tole Empire-style chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century iron and tole Empire-style chandelier with crown top and 8-perimeter lights
Italian Tole Pagoda Chinoiserie Chandelier Yellow with Brass Finial 1970s
Located in Melbourne, AU
An intricate chinoiserie 'pagoda' chandelier finished with brass finial ball on the underside
Metal, Brass
Unavailable|$1,600
Tole Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tole Lantern
Unavailable|$16,200
A 19th Century Painted Tole & Gilt Bronze French Empire 6 Light Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Painted Tole & Gilt Bronze French Empire 6 Light Chandelier
Unavailable|$18,000 / item
Rustic Glam Swedish Style Multi-Tier Steel Tole Handmade Chandelier – Tent by DH
Located in New York, NY
The Swedish Style Multi-Tier Steel Chandelier is a beautifully crafted piece that brings together
Steel, Cut Steel
Unavailable|$3,800
Yellow Tole Lantern with Glass Globes French Empire Style
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great looking tole bouillotte hanging lantern with paint decorated finish and glass shades and drip
Tôle
Unavailable|$10,400
Italian Chandelier
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Painted and silver leaf 18th Century Italian Chandelier with a painted and silver stalk with an
Crystal, Metal, Tôle
Unavailable|$2,995
Porcelain chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
covered with colorful and delicate porcelain flowers and gilded tole leaves. Marking inside bowl: H39. US
Tôle
Unavailable|$10,900
Italian Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian tole and crystal 6 light chandelier. The tole ring is attached to the crown with glass bead
Crystal, Tôle
Unavailable|$1,800
Italian Tole Painted Three-Light Lantern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian tole painted three-light lantern with polychrome painted decoration throughout. Newly
Metal
Unavailable|$2,800
Gilt tole six arm hanging fixture
Located in New York, NY
C17323 An Italian, C.1930’s, gilt tole six arm hanging fixture newly wired. 25.5
Unavailable|$725
Venetian Style Tole Lantern Larger Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Restored larger Venetian style tole hanging lantern pendant. Gilt metal. Measurements are of
Metal
Unavailable|$2,795
Early 19th Century French Tole Hanging Lantern
Located in Montecito, CA
Whimsical French tole hanging lantern; early 19th century. Extra original hanging extensions
Metal
Unavailable|$6,500
19th.c. French four light tole peinte fixture
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th.c. French four light tole peinte fixture. Three tiers with various crystal drops
Unavailable|$725 / set
Pair of Venetian Style Tole Lantern Pendants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian style pair of restored tole hanging lantern pendants. Gilt metal. Measurements are of
Metal
Unavailable|$10,500
Louis XIV Style Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted blackish brown with gold leaf accents, three arms.
Iron, Tôle
Unavailable|$2,380
Early 20th c Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 20th c. French, Empire, style chandelier. The tole painted dish is mounted with bronze
Bronze, Tôle
Unavailable|$12,300
Italian 20th Century Tuscan Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amber painted and silver gilt chandelier with six iron arms and wood bobeches in the Italian
Iron, Tôle, Vermeil, Silver
Unavailable|$15,400
Italian Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century tole and crystal twelve-light chandelier from Lucca. US wiring.
Unavailable|$4,700
Arteluce Chandelier
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Italian Arteluce 'Monolith' brass and aluminium chandelier with adjustable tole shades. Brass and
Aluminum, Brass
Unavailable|$8,500
A French Gothic-revival Period 6 Light Chandelier
Located in Maastricht, NL
A French Gothic-Revival period tole and glass six branches chandelier in bag shape, so called
Tôle, Iron
Unavailable|$2,600
19th Century French Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Mobile, AL
Antique French iron and crystal chandelier with eight lights. Beautiful original purple, amber
Crystal, Iron, Tôle
Unavailable|$11,735
24-Karat Gilded Bronze with Porcelain Flowers "Pompadour" Chandelier
By Tisserant
Located in Boston, MA
24-karat gilded bronze, tole and white porcelain flowers. Handmade in Paris.
Bronze, Tôle
Unavailable|$6,800
French Wrought Iron Viking Dragon Ship Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
French wrought iron Viking dragon ship chandelier has eight candelabra arms with gilt Viking
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Unavailable|$21,000
Italian Crystal Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Tole and iron beaded crystal chandelier. This eight light chandelier has a rich patina consistent
19th Century French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Iron and Crystal Chandelier
Located in Charleston, SC
This sophisticated French Tole, iron, and crystal chandelier has an open birdcage form with nine
Crystal, Iron, Tôle
Unavailable|$7,400
Hand Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in New Haven, CT
This beautiful wrought iron & tôle nine-arm chandelier was created in the 1940s and inspired by a
Wrought Iron
Unavailable|$2,500
Large Antique Spanish Iron Chandelier
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large and "in charge" tole painted iron eight-light chandelier. Recently wired for US. The stunning
Iron
Unavailable|$3,200
19th Century Empire Style Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
A bronze and tole six-light chandelier with an intricate palmette crowned canopy and incised chain
Metal
Unavailable|$9,500
19th Century Giltwood and Crystal Genoa Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
An Italian, eight light chandelier, with tole arms joined at a finely carved gilt wood column, the
Crystal
Unavailable|$38,500 / set
Pair of Italian Giltwood Regence Style Chandeliers
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of Italian giltwood Regence Style chandeliers with tole candle cups and iron center support
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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